Chinese Metaphysics Library
BAZI · I CHING · FIVE ELEMENTS · CHINESE METAPHYSICS
Learn the core ideas behind Bazi charts, I Ching hexagrams, Five Elements, Chinese zodiac, Liuyao, and common Chinese metaphysics terms. Each guide explains what the system is used for, how the method works, and what to read next.
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The Ten Heavenly Stems
Jia to Gui: ten Heavenly Stems with Five Element, Yin-Yang, and classical image notes.
The Twelve Earthly Branches
Zi to Hai: twelve Earthly Branches with zodiac animals, hidden stems, and harmony or clash rules.
Understanding Your Day Master
Strong vs. weak, seasonal strength, and special structures around the core reference point in Bazi reading.
The Ten Gods (Shi Shen)
The relational matrix used to discuss role symbols, psychology, resources, pressure, and chart dynamics.
Yong Shen (用神)
A Bazi balance concept used by traditional readers as a reference point for the chart.
Bazi & Ten Gods
Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, and the modern psychological archetypes derived from the Ten Gods.
Terminology Glossary
Quick definitions for Bazi, I Ching, and Liuyao terms, with usage notes and related concepts.
Liuyao Divination Guide
A guide to Wen Wang Gua, Najia line assignment, Six Relations, Five Elements, and Liuyao reading order.
I-Ching 64 Hexagrams
The Book of Changes, with an index of 64 hexagrams, trigram structure, changing lines, and reading notes.
Bazi vs. Western Astrology
Discover the structural differences between Eastern Luni-solar pillars and Western planetary placements.
How to Read a Bazi Chart
A step-by-step beginner guide to Four Pillars, Day Master, Five Elements, Ten Gods, and Luck Pillars.
Bazi Luck Pillars
Da Yun ten-year cycles, starting age rules, forward/backward direction, and how timing layers activate a natal chart.
Bazi Compatibility (Hehun)
A traditional compatibility reading framework covering Six Harmonies, Na Yin, Day Master pairing, and Yong Shen complementarity.
Current Year: Fire Horse 2026
Bing Wu 丙午 current zodiac year, Chinese New Year vs Li Chun dates, and cultural zodiac outlooks.
Yin and Yang
A guide to opposition, interdependence, mutual change, Five Elements, and Bagua.
The Eight Trigrams (Bagua)
Eight three-line symbols that form the building blocks of the 64 hexagrams.
The Sexagenary Cycle
60 Stem-Branch pairs behind 2026 Bing Wu, 2025 Yi Si, zodiac years, and Bazi pillars.
Feng Shui
Qi flow, Four Celestial Animals, Bagua mapping, Five Elements in rooms, and common layout examples.
Tàijí (Supreme Ultimate)
A guide to Wújí, Taiji, Yin-Yang, the Eight Trigrams, and traditional models of change.
The Chinese Calendar
Li Chun vs Chinese New Year, 24 Solar Terms, leap months, and the Bazi date engine.
The Twelve Growth Phases
A 12-stage lifecycle metaphor for Qi used as one reference in Day Master reading.
Nàjiǎ (Stem Embedding)
The Liuyao rule set for assigning Stems and Branches to hexagram lines and deriving Six Relations.