The Encyclopedia — The Whole BaZi System on One Map

Part I · Foundations 根基

The ground the whole system stands on: cosmology, the calendar, and the arithmetic of the chart.

What Is BaZi?八字Read →

The Day Master日主Read →

How a Chart Is Built排盤Read →

Yin–Yang & the Five Elements陰陽五行In study

Stems & Branches in Depth干支In study

The River Chart & Luo Writing河圖洛書In study

The Sixty-Pair Cycle六十甲子In study

Part II · Reading the Chart 解盤

From characters to judgement: roles, strength, structure, timing.

The Ten Gods十神Read →

Luck Pillars — the Ten-Year Chapters大運Read →

Strength of the Day Master旺衰In study

Structure & Pattern格局In study

The Useful God用神In study

The Flowing Years流年In study

The Symbolic Stars神煞In study

Womb, Life & Body Palaces胎元命宮身宮Read →

Compatibility — Two Charts Together合婚In study

Part III · Life Topics 斷事

The questions people actually bring, each read through the chart.

Career & Vocation事業In study

Wealth & Business財運In study

Marriage & Relationships婚姻In study

Health in the Chart健康In study

Children, Study & Exams子女學業In study

Part IV · Divination 占卜

The sister arts: asking a question of the moment itself.

Six Lines六爻In study

Plum Blossom Numerology梅花易數In study

Qi Men Dun Jia奇門遁甲In study

Da Liu Ren — the Framework大六壬In study

Part V · Feng Shui & Practice 相宅應用

The art applied to space, dates and names.

Landform & the Compass巒頭羅盤In study

Eight Mansions八宅In study

Flying Stars玄空飛星In study

Choosing a Date擇日In study

Naming — Babies & Businesses起名In study

Zi Wei Dou Shu — the Other Great Chart紫微斗數In study

Faces & Palms — an Overview面相手相In study

Part VI · The Classics 原典

The source texts, read in the original and explained line by line.

Yuanhai Ziping淵海子平In study

Sanming Tonghui三命通會In study

Di Tian Sui滴天髓In study

Qiongtong Baojian窮通寶鑑In study

Ziping Zhenquan子平真詮In study

Shenfeng Tongkao神峰通考In study