BaZi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, and Qimen Dunjia ask different questions
Shared vocabulary can make these systems look interchangeable. Their chart structures and typical uses tell a more useful story.
Read the comparisonA map for Chinese metaphysics
BaZi, Zi Wei,
and Qimen.
Study BaZi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, and Qimen Dunjia through their own structures, terminology, and appropriate kinds of question.
Field Map 01 BaZi · Zi Wei · Qimen
Do not collapse the methods
One library, three lenses
01 / Pattern
BaZi
Four Pillars, Day Master, seasonal context, Ten Gods, and changing luck cycles.
Enter BaZi 02 / PalacesZi Wei Dou Shu
Twelve palaces, star groupings, transformations, and chart-wide relationships.
Enter Zi Wei 03 / SituationQimen Dunjia
A time-and-space board of palaces, doors, stars, deities, stems, and layers.
Enter QimenField note
Choose the map before the route
Field rules
Define the board
before reading it.
01 We label the system, school, and calculation assumptions.
02 We compare methods without forcing them into one universal formula.
03 We present these traditions for study and reflection, not guaranteed outcomes.