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BaZi · Four Pillars

八字命理

A learning directory for Four Pillars, Ten Gods, chart patterns and luck cycles. Calculation rules and school-specific interpretations are treated separately.

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History & reading context

Four Pillars converts birth data into stem–branch pairs and interprets them through natal conventions. Separate conversion, school rules and evidence.

Sources for this tradition

Scope of this directory

Four Pillars charts四柱排盘Published Day Master日主Published Ten Gods十神Published Hidden stems藏干Published Chart patterns格局Published Favorable elements喜用神Published Luck cycles and annual influences大运与流年Published Apparent solar time真太阳时Published

Suggested learning sequence

Begin with vocabulary and its meaning within this tradition.
Distinguish textual context, calculation rules and school-specific interpretation.
When reading examples, check sources, methods and assumptions.

This directory provides bilingual introductions with concepts, structures, examples and sources. Entries are AI-assisted and editorially checked; deeper research and examples will be added over time.

Common questions

Is this the same as other systems?

Not necessarily. Shared vocabulary can have different meanings across traditions and should be read in its textual and school-specific context.

Are calculators or prediction tools available?

Introductory articles are available; there is no calculator or prediction service for this tradition yet. Available reflection experiences are listed in Tools.