# Multifate guides

> Ten English guides, two for each supported system. The guide directory also has Chinese, Japanese and Korean interface text; the articles themselves are English.

Canonical page: https://multifate.com/guides

## Tarot

- [Free tool](https://multifate.com/tools/tarot)
- [How to Read a Three-Card Tarot Spread](https://multifate.com/guides/how-to-read-three-card-tarot/index.md): Read past, present and next as positions in a three-card spread. Learn how card orientation, context and a written question fit together.
- [How to Ask a Useful Tarot Question](https://multifate.com/guides/how-to-ask-tarot-questions/index.md): Turn a broad tarot question into a clear reflective prompt. Examples cover decisions, relationships and the difference between facts and assumptions.

## Meihua Yishu

- [Free tool](https://multifate.com/tools/meihua)
- [How to Cast a Meihua Yishu Hexagram With Three Numbers](https://multifate.com/guides/meihua-three-number-casting/index.md): Use Multifate’s three-number Meihua method, check the upper and lower trigrams, and understand how the moving line is selected.
- [Meihua Hexagrams: Original, Moving Line and Changed Result](https://multifate.com/guides/meihua-changing-hexagram/index.md): Understand the original, mutual and changed hexagrams in a Meihua result. Learn how to count the moving line without confusing chart layers.

## Da Liu Ren

- [Free tool](https://multifate.com/tools/daliuren)
- [Da Liu Ren Chart Basics: Four Lessons and Three Transmissions](https://multifate.com/guides/daliuren-chart-basics/index.md): Find the casting time, plates, four lessons and three transmissions in a Da Liu Ren result. A reading order for first-time users.
- [What Time Should You Enter for a Da Liu Ren Chart?](https://multifate.com/guides/daliuren-casting-time/index.md): Check the casting date and local clock time before creating a Da Liu Ren chart. Understand the current input’s timezone and precision limits.

## BaZi (Four Pillars)

- [Free tool](https://multifate.com/tools/bazi)
- [Can You Calculate BaZi Without Your Birth Time?](https://multifate.com/guides/bazi-without-birth-time/index.md): Use a partial BaZi chart without inventing an hour. Learn what three pillars include, what is missing, and how the calculation anchor works.
- [How to Read Your First BaZi Chart](https://multifate.com/guides/how-to-read-bazi-chart/index.md): Find the four pillars and Day Master, check birth inputs, and separate a chart’s calculated fields from an interpretation of your question.

## Zi Wei Dou Shu

- [Free tool](https://multifate.com/tools/ziwei)
- [How to Read the Twelve Palaces in Zi Wei Dou Shu](https://multifate.com/guides/ziwei-twelve-palaces/index.md): Learn the twelve palace labels, distinguish palaces from stars, and find a sensible starting point in your first Zi Wei Dou Shu chart.
- [What Birth Details Do You Need for a Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart?](https://multifate.com/guides/ziwei-birth-details/index.md): Check your date, calendar and two-hour birth period before using the Zi Wei Dou Shu tool. Understand what the current form does not support.