Astrology & BaZi guides
Longer, step-by-step guides from the Star & Fate Academy. Short introductions live on the Academy page.
Born in January or February? Finding your true Chinese zodiac sign
Why people born in January or early February often get the wrong Chinese zodiac animal, and how the Start of Spring (Li Chun) solar term sets the year in BaZi.
6 min read →How to find your Day Master in BaZi
A step-by-step guide to finding your Day Master in a BaZi chart: what the day pillar is, why birth time and time zone matter, and what the ten Day Masters mean.
6 min read →The Four Pillars of Destiny, explained for beginners
A beginner's guide to the Four Pillars of Destiny: the year, month, day and hour pillars, heavenly stems and earthly branches, hidden stems, ten gods and luck pillars.
7 min read →The 14 main stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu
An introduction to the 14 major stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology): the Zi Wei and Tian Fu groups, what each star traditionally represents, and empty palaces.
7 min read →BaZi vs Western astrology: what's the difference?
How BaZi (Chinese Four Pillars) and Western astrology differ: calendars, what each one measures, the role of birth time, and how to look at both charts side by side.
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