What is BaZi? Four Pillars of Destiny explained
What is BaZi? The Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny: a birth year, month, day and hour written as four stem-branch pairs. See what a chart holds and needs.
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Five divination tools, no account. Draw the cards, cast the I Ching hexagram or build the chart, then ask one question about it.
Tarot
Draw cards for where you stand now.
Draw three cards: past, present, next
Draw the cardsMeihua
Cast an I Ching hexagram for the direction of a change.
Give three numbers, or cast from this moment
Cast the hexagramDa Liu Ren
Build a plate from one confirmed moment.
Confirm this moment
Build the plateBaZi
Build a chart from birth details, for the longer view.
A birth date and hour
Build the chartZi Wei Dou Shu
Build a twelve-palace chart from birth details.
A birth date and hour
Build the chartThen add a second system
Any chart can open a reading. Members can add another system to the same question for a second look.
Ask a questionExplore the fortune telling systems
Understand the inputs and the symbols before reading your chart.
How to read a BaZi chart, step by step
How to read a BaZi chart: check the receipt, find the four pillars and the day master, then read hidden stems and element percentages in order.
BaZi without birth time: reading three pillars
BaZi without birth time still gives three pillars and the day master. Choose the right input, keep the hour open and record candidate times.