BaZi Reading Guides

New to Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology)? Start at the Life Palace, then read the main stars, the Four Transformations, the related palaces and your current decade. Includes an interactive example chart.

Zi Wei, Tian Ji, Tai Yang, Wu Qu through Qi Sha and Po Jun: what personality does each of the fourteen main stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) carry? Strengths, watch-outs and common pairings, with an interactive example chart.

From the Life Palace to the Parents Palace, what does each of the twelve palaces in Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) cover? Plain-English meanings, alternative names and how related palaces work, with an interactive example chart.

Want ChatGPT, DeepSeek or Claude to read your Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) chart? Calculate the chart with a proper tool first, then paste the chart text into the AI. Seven prompts you can copy (personality, Lu and Ji, overall pattern, one life area, current decade, compatibility, full reading), plus how to tell when the AI is making things up.

Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) and BaZi (Four Pillars) both read your birth time. How do they differ? One birth date, two charts side by side: what each system is good at, when to use which, and how to combine them.