Foundation of the System
八字 — Eight Characters of Destiny
The Chinese term 八字 (BāZì) literally means "eight characters". Every person is born in a specific year, month, day, and hour — each of the four parameters is recorded with two characters (天干 "Heavenly Stem" and 地支 "Earthly Branch"). In total, there are eight characters that make up the birth chart.
Ancestors, karma, early years
Family, profession, society
Personality, partner, marriage
Descendants, career outcome
The core of the chart is 日主 (Rì Zhǔ), Day Master. This is one of the ten Heavenly Stems of the Day Pillar: it embodies you, your nature, and your resources. All other seven characters are interpreted in relation to the Day Master.
Five Elements
五行 — Wu Xing: Cycle of Generation and Destruction
At the heart of BaZi lies 五行 (Wǔ Xíng) — the Five Elements: Wood (木), Fire (火), Earth (土), Metal (金), and Water (水). They are not physical elements — they are archetypes of movement, transformation, and interaction of energies.
The elements form two cycles. Generation Cycle (相生 Xiāng Shēng): Wood nourishes Fire → Fire creates Earth (ash) → Earth generates Metal → Metal collects Water (condensate) → Water nourishes Wood. Control Cycle (相克 Xiāng Kè): Wood loosens Earth → Earth blocks Water → Water extinguishes Fire → Fire melts Metal → Metal cuts Wood.
Our system automatically calculates the percentage composition of each element in the chart, identifies the dominant and missing elements, and determines the Favorable Element (用神 Yòng Shén) — a resource whose enhancement improves the quality of life.
Relationship System
十神 — Ten Heavenly Gods
Each of the seven characters in the chart (excluding the Day Master) defines 十神 (Shí Shén) — the Ten Gods: the archetypical nature of interaction with the Day Master’s element. This is the key to understanding career, love, health, and resources.
Dynamics of the Chart
Interactions of Earthly Branches
The twelve Earthly Branches (地支 Dì Zhī) are the 12 animals of the Chinese calendar. They not only denote time but also engage in dynamic interactions with each other, forming the hidden forces of the chart.
Time Axis
大运 and 流年 — Major Cycles and Annual Pillars
BaZi views life as a continuous change of energetic phases. 大运 (Dà Yùn) — Major Lucky Cycles: every ten years, fate comes under the influence of a new Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch. The cycles are calculated individually based on the polarity of the chart and the direction of movement.
流年 (Liú Nián) — Current Year — the annual pillar that affects everyone simultaneously. Its interaction with personal pillars and the current Major Cycle determines the quality of a specific year for a specific person.
The system also works with 小运 (Xiǎo Yùn) — Minor Cycles (one year each) for detailed analysis of transitional periods and with 流月 (Liú Yuè) — Current Month when choosing a favorable moment for important decisions.
Our Approach
How Our Analysis Works
True Solar Time (TST)
Before constructing the chart, we correct the date to True Solar Time. Standard time zones can create discrepancies of up to ±2 hours from the actual position of the sun. Our engine calculates the longitudinal correction (4 min/°) and the equation of time, which is critical for the accuracy of the Hour Pillar and Major Cycles.
Determining the Strength of the Day Master
We apply the weighted sum method: each branch holds hidden stems with coefficients of influence (主气 60%, 中气 30%, 余气 10%). The final strength is classified on a scale: 旺 (Flare) → 相 (Growth) → 休 (Rest) → 囚 (Confinement) → 死 (Diminishment). Seasonal adjustment × 1.5 adds influence from the monthly cycle.
Identifying Formations and Interactions
The engine checks all 8 characters for 六冲, 六合, 三合, 三会, 相刑, 相害 and stem combinations (天干五合). Formations change the strength and even the nature of the pillars — this significantly impacts interpretation.
13 Sections of Deep Analysis
The completed chart is sent to a language model along with a knowledge base of over 670 BaZi rules, extracted from classical sources. The system generates a personal analysis: personality, career, finances, love, health, mission, annual forecast, major cycles, and much more.
Sources of Knowledge
Classical Works and Modern Masters
Our knowledge base is built on primary sources and the works of recognized BaZi masters. We consciously do not mix incompatible schools: classical BaZi is based on a unified logic, not on eclecticism.
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渊海子平 Yuān Hǎi Zǐ Píng
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三命通会 Sān Mìng Tōng Huì
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滴天髓 Dī Tiān Suǐ
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穷通宝鉴 Qióng Tōng Bǎo Jiàn
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The Destiny Code / Revealed (series)
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BaZi: The Destiny Code — Ten Day Masters (10 volumes)
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Power of the Pillars / Annual Pillars
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Meow Meow BaZi / Advanced BaZi Studies
Transparency
What We Do Not Promise
BaZi is a tool for self-discovery and navigation, not a prediction of a fixed future. The system describes trends and potentials, not rigid events. The quality of the calculation is limited by the accuracy of the birth time (±15 min changes the Hour Pillar), the correctness of historical data, and the depth of interpretation.
We do not practice magic, religion, or pseudoscience. BaZi is a mathematically formalized system of correlations between time and human patterns, passed down through generations of Chinese scholars and masters.
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