Zi Wei & Bazi Encyclopedia

Reference entries on the working vocabulary of Chinese chart reading: the major stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu and the Ten Gods of Bazi. Each entry covers what the term is, the temperament it describes, and how it reads for career and relationships — best read alongside your own chart.

The Fourteen Major Stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu

The fourteen major stars are the skeleton of a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart. Whichever one sits in the Life Palace sketches the temperament a person starts from.

Zi Wei (紫微) Tan Lang (贪狼) Tian Fu (天府) Qi Sha (七杀) — the star Po Jun (破军)

The Ten Gods of Bazi

The Ten Gods describe how every other stem and branch relates to the Day Master. They are the working vocabulary of Bazi reading — character, career, wealth and relationships all get named through them.

Qi Sha (七杀) — Seven Killings Zheng Cai (正财) — Direct Wealth Shang Guan (伤官) — Hurting Officer Zheng Guan (正官) — Direct Officer Zheng Yin (正印) — Direct Resource Pian Cai (偏财) — Indirect Wealth

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