All guides to BaZi, Zi Wei and Qi Men
Choose a system or a focused question. Each guide shows where to find a chart element, how to read it in context and why interpretation must never become a promise about the future.
Foundations of a BaZi chart
Start with the Day Master, then explore Five Elements balance, accurate birth data and timing cycles.
The Day Master
Find the central Heavenly Stem and understand why it sets the point of reference without becoming a complete personality label.
Read the guide → StructureFive Elements balance
Why counting Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water cannot replace an analysis of season, roots and relationships.
Read the guide → Calculation accuracyTrue solar time
How longitude, time zone and date contribute to the Hour Pillar, including cases close to a calculation boundary.
Read the guide → TimingDa Yun and Liu Nian
How a ten-year Luck Pillar differs from an annual Pillar, and why both layers must be read against the natal chart.
Read the guide →Palaces and Stars as one chart
Begin with the life areas, then add Major Stars, Four Transformations, connections and timing periods.
The Twelve Palaces
What the Life, Career, Wealth, Marriage and other Palaces describe, and why no Palace should be read in isolation.
Read the guide → Leading rolesThe 14 Major Stars
Read Zi Wei, Tian Fu, Tai Yang and the other Stars with the context that changes how each role is expressed.
Read the guide → Moving emphasisThe Four Transformations
Read Hua Lu, Hua Quan, Hua Ke and Hua Ji through their Star, Palace and timing layer.
Read the guide → Two chart centresLife Palace and Body Palace
Distinguish Ming Gong and Shen Gong, locate their markers and read both through stars and Palace links.
Read the guide → Calculation accuracyBirth time in Zi Wei
Why the hour affects the Life and Body Palaces, how location matters and what to do with an uncertain record.
Check the input →A chart for one moment and one clear question
Explore the Nine Palaces and the reading order for Gates, Stars, Deities and Stems in a focused situation.
How to read a Qi Men chart
A practical order for reviewing the question and target Palaces, Gate, Star, Deity, Stems and special structures.
Read the guide → Eight GatesThe Eight Gates of Qi Men
Read Rest, Life, Open and the other Gates together with their Palace, Star and the question being examined.
Explore the Eight Gates → Question designHow to ask a Qi Men question
Use one moment, one actionable task and clear options instead of a vague request about the future.
Frame the question → Chart dynamicsFu Yin, Fan Yin and Void
Distinguish repetition, reversal and reduced manifestation without turning any structure into a verdict.
Understand the structures →Compare patterns without labelling people
Compatibility is a set of interaction themes, not one percentage or a verdict about a relationship.
BaZi compatibility
Which layers are compared and how observations can become useful conversation prompts instead of a score.
Read the guide → Method choiceBaZi or Zi Wei
Compare input, chart structure, timing layers and question types to choose the more useful starting lens.
Compare the systems →Match the system to your question
A short quiz distinguishes a birth chart, a map of life areas and a chart for one current situation. It is product guidance, not a personality assessment.