Long-form articles on how Bazi actually works: the concepts, the algorithms, where accuracy comes from, and where it commonly goes wrong.
Total: 8 articles
The Day Master is the single stem your whole Bazi chart is read against. Here is what it means, how it is found, and why every other pillar is interpreted relative to it.
Fundamentals · 2026-10-24 · 6 min
Bazi and Western astrology are often compared because both claim to read a birth moment. They use different calendars, different reference points, and different logic. Here is the honest comparison.
Comparison · 2026-10-24 · 7 min
Two people born at the same clock time in Beijing and Taiyuan can have different hour pillars. Here is why — longitude, time zones, and the equation of time, explained without hand-waving.
Method · 2026-10-24 · 6 min
Ten Gods are not deities. They are ten relationship categories between your Day Master and everything else in the chart. Here is what each one actually describes.
Fundamentals · 2026-10-24 · 8 min
Six steps, in order. What to look at first, what to ignore until later, and why reading the pillars left to right is the wrong approach.
Beginner · 2026-10-25 · 9 min
The natal chart is fixed. Luck Pillars are the ten-year periods that decide which part of it gets activated, and when. Here is how they are calculated and how they are read.
Fundamentals · 2026-10-25 · 7 min
Wood feeds Fire, Fire creates Earth, Earth bears Metal, Metal carries Water, Water nourishes Wood. And then there are the five controls. Here is how the cycle actually gets used in a reading.
Fundamentals · 2026-10-25 · 8 min