Traditional systems Bát Tự chart A Bát Tự chart from your birth date and hour, with luck pillars.
Start Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Shen Sha in BaZi are auxiliary stars read from the day stem, year stem, year branch or day branch. They weigh less than the Ten Gods and the Useful God.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selection Origins of Thiên Đức, Nguyệt Đức and Thiên Cương in day-selection calendars, traced through the Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Dịch Mã lookup by Tam Hợp: a 12-branch table, why Mã always falls on Dần Thân Tỵ Hợi, and the schools that root it on the year or day branch.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Hoa Cái is the Mộ character of the tam hợp, always on Thìn Tuất Sửu Mùi. This analysis covers its placement and its links to art, religion and scholarship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Thiên Ất Quý Nhân in Bát Tự is looked up by day stem or year stem, with two noble branches per stem, no Thìn or Tuất, and schools split on the stem Canh.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Đào Hoa, or Hàm Trì, is found by the year or day branch triad and always falls on Tý Ngọ Mão Dậu. See inside and outside the wall.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Văn Xương Quý Nhân is found by day stem to yield one branch, but its weight depends on thap than and position, not a promise of exam success.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Dictionary › Other Hỉ Thần is a symbolic star in BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) that brings joy, happy events and favorable circumstances to the native.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Dictionary › Bát Tự (Four Pillars) Dụng Thần is the element among the Five Elements most needed to balance and remedy a Four Pillars chart, helping it reach harmony in BaZi theory.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Strong Self (Thân Vượng) and Weak Self (Thân Nhược) in BaZi measure the Day Master's strength through its links with other elements in the Four Pillars.
Updated 18 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Dictionary › Bát Tự (Four Pillars) Thập Thần are ten relationships of generation and control between the Day Master and the other stems and branches in a Four Pillars chart.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Chính Quan in Bát Tự controls the Day Master with opposite yin-yang polarity, governing reputation, discipline, and the husband in female charts.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Seven Killings in BaZi is a Ten God of pressure, challenge and authority that also brings resilience and ambition. See how it shapes personality and fortune.
Updated 21 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Bát Tự reads career and money through Ten Gods combinations: Quan Sát, Tai Tinh, Thực Thương generating Tai, Sát Ấn, and Quan Ấn, plus a lookup table.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Chính Thần is the ruling period direction, Linh Thần the opposite palace. How to tell Chính Thủy from Linh Thủy and locate Thành Môn in each period.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Bát Tự reads family members through palace position and the Ten Gods, then reconciles the two layers by the chart's favorable elements.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy In Eastern physiognomy the eyes are the Giám Sát Quan, and spirit matters more than shape. Bright, clear eyes point to a clear mind and good fortune.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief At shops and at home, Thần Tài shares a low shrine near the door with Ông Địa; shops make offerings every morning on opening. Origins and open debates.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi A guide to the Ten Gods (Thập Thần) in Bát Tự astrology, what each of the ten deity stars represents and how they relate to personality and career.
Updated 15 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Cô Thần and Quả Tú stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: their origins in yin-yang and five elements, and how loneliness is read through palace positions.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
Updated 17 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Dictionary › Tử Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu) Sát Phá Lang names the triad of Thất Sát, Phá Quân and Tham Lang in Tử Vi astrology, symbolizing strong character and a pioneering spirit.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Enneagram Explore Enneagram Type 5 (The Observer) in depth: core motivations, fears, strengths, weaknesses, and growth advice for Type 5 individuals.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy The five peaks of the face in physiognomy: forehead, chin, nose and the two cheekbones, each named for a mountain in Thần tướng thiết quan đao.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Duong Nhan is the branch one position before Loc of a yang stem, the same as Đế Vượng. See how to look it up by day master and where schools disagree.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Fortune telling on social media often exploits existing anxieties rather than supernatural ability. Spot vague statements, cold reading and upselling.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Eating God in BaZi's Ten Gods: its meaning, traits, and use in destiny analysis. See how it shapes talent, career and fortune in a chart.
Updated 28 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Spirit chronicles and imperial edicts show how villages and the state shaped the Thành Hoàng, and why Southern communal houses worship other origins too.
Updated 28 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Heavenly Seal in BaZi: its meaning as a Ten God, traits, positive and negative sides, and how it is applied in destiny analysis.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Worship of Thần Tài has Chinese roots but surged with Vietnam's market economy. Researchers show traders are the main group seeking gods of fortune.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Folk belief is not science, but that does not make it worthless. The right way to read it is as cultural heritage, a symbolic language of community.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Celestial Executioner (Tian Zhan Sha) forms when a straight road, corridor or gap points at a house. See how to spot it and which remedies may deflect it.
Updated 27 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animals Monkey (Thân) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality, Metal element, harmony with Rat and Dragon, clash with Tiger, Snake and Pig, and notable birth years.
Updated 26 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The four foundations of mindfulness are body, feelings, mind and dhammas. How the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta describes the contemplation of each one.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou Shu Tử Vi and Thiên Phủ share a palace only at Dần and Thân. How the stars are placed and what four Vietnamese Tử Vi books say about this pairing.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology How Vietnamese Tử Vi books order a chart reading: Mệnh and Thân first, then Cục, the major stars, the palaces in aspect, auxiliary stars and the periods.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dress Explore the origins, four-panel construction, variations, and cultural significance of Ao Tu Than, the iconic traditional dress of Northern Vietnamese women.
Updated 13 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam Thức Cửu Tinh in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp are nine stars from Thiên Bồng to Thiên Anh, each tied to a palace and element, while Bát Thần are eight spirits.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Enneagram Type 5 The Observer integrates toward Type 8 and disintegrates toward Type 7 under stress, with practical uses for growth.
Updated 12 Jun 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Philosophy of science What is pseudoscience? A look at the definition, Popper's demarcation criterion, critiques from Duhem, Quine and Kuhn, and the practical stakes involved.
Updated 13 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › Psychology A review of 104 research samples found the Enneagram correlates reasonably with the Big Five, yet no study confirms a nine-type factor structure.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › Psychology Contagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › Psychology Apophenia explains why the brain sees faces in clouds, repeating numbers and patterns in random data, plus where the line to delusion lies.
Updated 13 Sept 2026
Dictionary › Tử Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu) Tứ Hóa are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, standing for prosperity, power, reputation and adversity.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Open data The date and time the sun enters each zodiac sign, computed per year instead of using a fixed boundary.
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Open data The start moment of each solar term across 201 years in Vietnam time, with the solar longitude of the mark and a flag for moments falling close to midnight.
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Open data Every solar day from 1900 to 2100 with its ruling hexagram under the Gua Qi method (six days seven parts), the line ruling the day, the position in the sixty-hexagram cycle, the winter solstice anchor and the minutes elapsed since it, the solar term and the cardinal hexagram line for that term. Enough to recompute every row independently.
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