ONE BIRTH MOMENT.
ONE CHART. SEVERAL LAYERS.
In traditional BaZi, your birth year, month, day, and hour are translated into a chart.
That chart can then be read through several connected layers.
YOUR BIRTHDAY ISN’T A SIGN.
IT’S A COORDINATE.
In BaZi, the year, month, day, and hour of birth are each translated into a pair of Chinese characters.
Eight characters become a structural map—not a single label.
the moment YOU WERE BORN
Translate
into
Bazi
8 Characters
your cosmic coordinates
yEAR
PILLAR
庚
午
mONTH
PILLAR
甲
申
DAY
PILLAR
壬
子
HOUR
PILLAR
丁
未
八字 · Eight Characters
WOOD IS NOT ABOUT TREES.
FIRE IS NOT ABOUT FLAMES.
In traditional Chinese thought, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are not simply five substances. They describe five recurring patterns of movement and change found throughout nature—and within us.
Each of your Eight Characters carries elemental information. Together, they form your Five-Element structure, while their patterns of support and restraint shape how these forces (Qi / Aura / Energy) interact within you—and with others.
· EARTH ·
stability
Generation
· METAL ·
refinement
· WATER ·
adaptation
· WOOD ·
growth
· FIRE ·
expression
RESTRICTION
Water generates Wood: Water nourishes all things and fosters tree growth
Wood generates Fire: Wood acts as fuel to sustain fire
Fire generates Earth: Fire turns matter to ash, which becomes soil
Earth generates Metal: Metals are hidden in mountains and soil, nurtured by Earth
Metal generates Water: Metal condenses into dew when exposed to cold
Metal restricts Wood: Metal blades and axes can cut down wood
Wood restricts Earth: Tree roots break through soil and absorb its nutrients
Earth restricts Water: Earth can absorb and block water, preventing flooding
Water restricts Fire: Water can extinguish fire and curb its momentum
Fire restricts Metal: Blazing fire can melt metal and alter its form
THE SAME FIVE PATTERNS
APPEAR IN YOU.
Your Eight Characters carry elemental information.
Together, they reveal how the Five Elements appear, interact, and balance within your personal chart.
ONE BECOMES YOUR STARTING POINT.
WITHIN THE FIVE,
5 ELEMENTS
×
1 YIN / 1 YANG
=
Jia Wood · Yi Wood
YOUR TYPE IS ONE POINT.
YOUR CHART IS THE WHOLE PATTERN.
甲
乙
丙
丁
戊
己
壬
癸
庚
辛
Ren Water · Gui Water
Bing Fire · Ding Fire
Wu Earth · Ji Earth
Geng Metal · Xin Metal
Generation
RESTRICTION
10 QI TYPES
五行 · Five Elements
SOME PATTERNS ONLY APPEAR
WHEN CERTAIN CHARACTERS MEET.
Within the same Eight Characters, certain relationships can produce traditional symbolic markers known as Shen Sha.
They are not separate planets or signs added to your chart.
They emerge from patterns already hidden inside it.
THEY ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF CONTEXT.
THEY DON’T REPLACE THE CHART.
A Shen Sha does not define a person on its own.
Its meaning depends on where it appears, what surrounds it, and how it interacts with the rest of the chart.
WHICH ONES APPEAR IN YOURS?
Attraction. Support. Movement. Connection. Distance.
Different charts reveal different combinations.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, the system of Shensha began to take shape, with approximately 30 types of basic Shensha recorded in Yuanhai Ziping. By the time of the Ming dynasty's Sanming Tonghui, the number of Shensha had increased to 386.
born with
SHEN SHA · 神煞
Hidden Shen Sha may appear in your chart
SUPPORT & CAUTION STARS
神煞 · Shen Sha
THE CHART REMAINS.
THE CYCLE TURNS.
Your birth chart begins with a fixed structure.
Timing adds another dimension: the conditions around that structure continue to change.
In traditional terms, Ming 命 describes the pattern you are born with; Yun 运 describes how that pattern meets changing periods of time.
The chart stays.
&
The timing moves.
Luck Cycles & Annual Timing · 大运流年
RISING
Momentum · Expansion · Opportunity
RECEDING
Adjustment · Reflection · Repositioning
ANNUAL TIMING · 流年
The year within the cycle
Within each Major Cycle, every year adds its own layer.
A year may reinforce the wider cycle, soften it, or pull in a different direction.
MAJOR LUCK CYCLES · 大运
A longer chapter of time
Major Luck Cycles are individually calculated periods traditionally read in roughly ten-year stages.
When one cycle reaches its end, another begins—bringing a new set of conditions around the same birth chart.
Rise and fall
COEXIST.
NO PHASE REMAINS.
A supportive Major Cycle can still contain demanding years.
A more difficult cycle can still hold periods of support, connection, or opportunity.
KNOWING THE CYCLE DOESN’T STOP CHANGE.
IT HELPS YOU MEET IT PREPARED.
Understanding the phase ahead is not about controlling what will happen.
It provides context—when to move with greater confidence, when to allow more room for adjustment, and when patience may matter more than speed.
1 Major Cycle = 10 Annual Timing Years
PERSONALIZATION
RARE IN STRUCTURE.
DIFFERENT IN TIMING.
A Qi Type, a zodiac animal, or a single symbolic marker can describe one part of a pattern.
But a full chart is read through structure, balance, relationships, symbols, and timing together.
8,200,000,000
people worldwide
÷
518,400
possible Four-Pillar structures
60 Year Pillars × 12 Months × 60 Day Pillars × 12 Double-Hours
=
≈ 15,800
people per structure
↓
÷ 2
approximate split by sex
≈
only 7,900
people of the same sex may share the same bazi - 8 characters with you worldwide.
Even among those few, a chart is not a duplicate of a life.
The same structure can meet different families, places, choices, relationships and circumstances.