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Plain-English guides to traditional Chinese metaphysics and tarot — no jargon, no gatekeeping. Every master on the site is free for launch.

BaZi

What is a Day Master? The core of your BaZi chart

The one character in your Four Pillars that describes who you are — how to find yours and what it says about work, money and love.

Compare

BaZi vs Zi Wei Dou Shu: which Chinese reading should you get?

Five-element pillars versus a twelve-palace star map — what each is best at, and when to ask which.

Tarot

The three-card tarot spread: past, present & next step

How to read a past/present/next-step spread with real symbolism instead of vague platitudes.

Feng Shui

Feng Shui bedroom direction: where to place your bed

Your life-gua, the commanding position, and the simple placement moves that actually matter.

Wu Xing

The five elements personality types: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water

The oldest personality model still in use — what each element is like, how they create and control each other, and how to find your dominant one.

Qi Men

What is Qi Men Dun Jia? The emperor's art of strategy

The Chinese time-space "battle-map" for decisions, timing and direction — what the board is and how a reading gives you a move.

Liu Yao

Liu Yao coin divination: how six-line reading works

Three coins, six lines, one answer — how Liu Yao turns a single question into a hexagram and reads it, step by step.

Naming

Chinese naming: how the five elements and strokes choose a good name

Why a name is treated as a lifelong adjustment here — the chart's needed element, stroke geometry, sound and meaning, for babies and brands alike.

择日 Ze Ri

How to choose an auspicious date: the Chinese almanac explained

What the Tong Shu's "suitable / avoid" lists really mean, and how to pick a wedding, move or launch date that supports you.

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