Bazi Knowledge Base
Use a 394-topic source catalog as the baseline, then follow the roadmap from chart calculation and hidden stems to useful gods, luck cycles, and applied reading.
Overview
The 394-topic workbook is an imported source baseline, not a claim of complete Bazi coverage. OpenFate prioritizes the rules needed to calculate, judge, time, and apply a chart.
At a glance
- Primary structure
- Year, Month, Day, and Hour Pillars
- Learning sequence
- Calculation → structure → interpretation → timing → application
- Imported baseline
- 394 topics across 12 source categories
- Expansion roadmap
- 20 Bazi knowledge domains
Explore concepts
- Five Elements in Bazi
- Ten Heavenly Stems in Bazi
- Twelve Earthly Branches in Bazi
- Stem and Branch Relations in Bazi
- Ten Gods in Bazi
- Fate Stars and Shen Sha in Bazi
- Thirty Nayin in Bazi
- Standard Patterns in Bazi
- Special Patterns in Bazi
- Void and Kong Wang in Bazi
- Twelve Life Stages in Bazi
- Bazi Glossary
- Bazi Foundations: A Reliable Starting Point
- Bazi Calendar and Pillar Calculation
- Four Pillars and Palace Positions in Bazi
- Hidden Stems and Root Qi in Bazi
- Day Master Strength and Month Command in Bazi
- Useful Gods and Climate Regulation in Bazi
- Ten-God Combinations in Bazi
- How to Determine Bazi Structure
- How to Calculate and Read Bazi Fate Stars
- How to Calculate and Read Nayin in Bazi
- How to Calculate Life Stages and Void in Bazi
- How to Calculate and Read Bazi Luck Cycles
- Family Roles and Life Themes in Bazi
- Relationships and Compatibility in Bazi
- Bazi Classics, Schools, and Case Methods
A reliable learning order
Learn in the same order a chart is built and judged: calculation, Four Pillars, hidden stems and roots, Month Command and strength, useful gods, Ten God combinations, relation conditions, timing, and life applications.
- Calculation: calendar rules, Four Pillars, time zone, and solar time
- Structure: hidden stems, roots, Month Command, and strength
- Interpretation: useful gods, Ten God combinations, patterns, and relation conditions
- Timing and application: Luck Pillars, annual cycles, relationships, career, and wealth
What OpenFate expands first
Rare patterns remain available as references, but they do not lead the curriculum. A term becomes an editorial page only after its rule and localized review are complete.
- State the definition, required conditions, exclusions, and exceptions.
- Explain the role in the whole chart rather than labeling one symbol in isolation.
- Cover strength, weakness, favorable, unfavorable, and timing context when relevant.
- Include sources, common errors, related definitions, Insights, and applicable tools.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial MethodologyOpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.