Traditional attribution
The method is traditionally attributed to Chen Tuan (Chen Xiyi), a 10th-century Daoist. The founder attribution is a historical tradition, not independently confirmed authorship.
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命紫 微 斗 数
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A THOUGHT TO TAKE WITH YOU
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Traditional palace themes
01Name what matters
02Look at the patterns
03Choose your own next step
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A chart can give you another symbolic perspective. It cannot tell you with certainty which job, partner or investment is right for you.
01 / ORIGINS AND TRADITION
What is Zi Wei Dou Shu?
Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数) is a traditional Chinese system that arranges symbolic stars in twelve life-domain palaces using a birth date and traditional birth hour. It is a cultural interpretation framework, not a measurement of physical stars or a scientifically established prediction.
12life palaces
14main symbolic stars
4four transformations
Classical transmission
Works such as the Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数全书) preserve rules associated with the Ming–Qing transmission. Schools may use different calendar and star-placement conventions.
Ni Hai-Xia and Tian Ji
Ni Hai-Xia taught a modern interpretation of the method in his Tian Ji lectures. He was a teacher of this material, not the historical inventor of Zi Wei Dou Shu. Ziwei360 is an independent service, not his official or endorsed product.
ABOUT THE COURSE IN YOUR REFERENCEWhat does the Tian Ji course cover?
The supplied index lists 14 main Zi Wei teaching segments and two supplementary segments, with 1,848 indexed statements. That is a catalogue size, not 1,848 verified predictions.
Foundations · lessons 2–4
The twelve palaces, the major and supporting stars, four transformations, relationships between palaces.
Chart combinations · lessons 5–8
How star patterns change with palace position, including Sun–Moon and traditional Sha-Po-Lang combinations.
Case discussions · lessons 9–15
Traditional examples involving relationships, children, work and family. Historical interpretations must not be used as diagnoses or guarantees.
Supplementary topics · lessons 19 and 24
Other traditional concepts, such as Dou Jun and feng shui, beyond the core chart calculation.
The referenced transcript corpus is marked non-commercial. Ziwei360 does not sell, reproduce or claim endorsement of these lecture quotations.
02 / THE RULES BEHIND THE CHART
How is a birth chart calculated?
A chart is produced by fixed traditional placement rules. The computer calculates the positions; interpretation comes afterward.
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Collect birth details
Enter local birth date, traditional two-hour segment, chart gender and birthplace time zone. Accuracy of the birth hour matters.
- 02
Apply the calendar conventions
The engine applies the chosen traditional calendar and time-branch rules, including the configured leap-month convention.
- 03
Set the twelve palaces
Locate the Life and Body palaces and related life-domain palaces under the chart convention.
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Place symbolic stars and transformations
Calculate the Five-Elements Bureau, fourteen main stars, supporting stars and Lu / Quan / Ke / Ji (四化) markers.
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Read combinations responsibly
Interpret palace links and Three Directions & Four Quadrants (三方四正) as cultural themes, not as verified future events.
Which fourteen major symbolic stars?
Zi Wei, Tian Ji, Sun, Wu Qu, Tian Tong, Lian Zhen, Tian Fu, Moon, Tan Lang, Ju Men, Tian Xiang, Tian Liang, Qi Sha, Po Jun.
These star names are positions calculated by convention, not observations of the birth-night sky.
Ziwei360 currently uses local civil birth time, without longitude / true-solar correction. The 23:00 late-Zi convention advances the chart date. Different schools may produce different charts.
03 / WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE VERIFIED
A repeatable example, not a prediction
Here is a fictional test input run through the current Ziwei360 chart engine twice. The same input produced the same twelve-palace output. You can try it yourself before providing your own details.
FICTIONAL INPUT
15 June 1990 · 午 (11:00–12:59) · Male · Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
CALCULATED CHART OUTPUT
Life Palace: 子 (Zi)
Major stars: 武曲 Wu Qu · 天府 Tian Fu
Five-Elements Bureau: 火六局 (Fire Six)
Four transformations: 太阳 Lu · 武曲 Quan · 太阴 Ke · 天同 Ji
Repeated calculation: same chart structure
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What we can check
Rules, star placements, chart structure, deterministic repeatability and the engine's documented conventions.
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What this does NOT prove
That a star arrangement predicts your career, health, marriage or future events. No independent scientific predictive validation is claimed.
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What an optional paid reading would add
A structured seven-day cultural reflection around one chosen question, with transparent scope and price. It will only be sold after report quality and payment testing are complete.
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Enter your birth details and one question. Your free preview is calculated from a real, traditional twelve-palace chart.
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YOUR CALCULATED CHART
Twelve palaces. One unique pattern.
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EXAMPLE STRUCTURE · NOT GENERATED FOR YOU
Clarify
Understand the question and separate known facts from assumptions.
Explore
Choose a small action you can reverse or adjust.
Notice
Review what has actually changed, not what was predicted.
Reflect
Summarize what you learned and decide on a next step.
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