BaZi Learn: Course & Library
Plain-language explanations of BaZi theory and classical sayings, quoted from the original texts with real chart examples.
What Is BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny)? How Your Birth Date Becomes a Chart
BaZi, also called Four Pillars of Destiny, is a Chinese astrological system that converts your birth year, month, day, and hour into four pairs of characters — each pair consisting of a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch — creating an eight-character snapshot of the moment you were born. Practitioners read the relationships among these eight characters to understand personality tendencies, life phases, and timing. It is a framework for self-knowledge, not a fixed fate.
What Are the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches in BaZi?
BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) is built on two interlocking systems: the Ten Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Earthly Branches. Each stem and branch carries a Five-Element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) identity that drives every interaction in a chart. Learning these 22 symbols and their elemental natures is the essential first step before reading any pillar.