Learn Zi Wei Dou Shu
Six plain-language essays on how a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart is built and read — start anywhere, or read them in order as a short course.
What Is Zi Wei Dou Shu? A Beginner’s Guide
Zi Wei Dou Shu, or Purple Star Astrology, reads a whole life from your birth time through twelve palaces and fourteen stars. A calm, clear guide to how it works.
9 min read
The Twelve Palaces: A Plain Guide to Your Chart
The twelve palaces of a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart, explained: what the Life, Spouse, Wealth, and Career palaces govern, and how to read a chart with the twelve as your map.
9 min read
The Fourteen Main Stars: Which One Are You?
The fourteen main stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu shape your character. Meet each star — its gifts, its shadow, its inner lesson — and learn how to find your own Life Palace star.
11 min read
The Four Transformations: Lu, Quan, Ke, Ji
The Four Transformations are the soul of Zi Wei Dou Shu: your birth year turns four stars into Lu, Quan, Ke, and Ji. A gentle guide that reframes the feared Hua Ji.
9 min read
Decade Cycles and Annual Luck: Reading Timing
How Zi Wei Dou Shu reads timing through three layers — the natal chart, the ten-year decade cycle, and the yearly annual cycle — and how to see where you stand right now.
9 min read
Unsure of Your Birth Time? Read This First
Unsure of your birth time? Why the hour shapes the whole chart, how the twelve two-hour branches map to the clock, and how to recover a birth time you cannot find.
8 min read