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Understanding Bazi

Guides on chart reading, elemental patterns, and how Bazi applies to career, money, relationships, and everyday life.

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What Is Bazi?Start with the Four Pillars and the basic shape of a chart.How to Read a ChartSee how stems, branches, elements, and timing fit together.Career in BaziApply chart patterns to work style, pressure, money, and timing.

April 21, 20269 min read

Branch Clashes: When Opposing Forces Collide 六冲

Branch clashes (六冲) create opposing pressure between specific branches, with the result shaped by effective strength, other branch relations, and timing.

April 18, 20269 min read

Branch Harms: Subtle Friction Between Earthly Branches 六害

Branch harms (六害) are indirect relations between six branch pairs; their meaning depends on effective qi, competing relations, and timing.

April 15, 202617 min read

Branch Punishments: When Tension Becomes Tangled 三刑

Branch punishments (三刑) are specific branch relations whose meaning depends on effective qi, competing relations, and timing—not on the alarming label.