MICHAEL · SHILAI BAZILEARNING GALLERY / 20 LESSONS
時來 · BaziTHE FOUR PILLARS

THE BAZI LEARNING GALLERY

Twenty lessons.
One chart at a time.

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01—20 / CONTENTS

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  1. 01 · F01How to read the four pillarsThe eight characters aren't a secret code. They map how you relate to the world. Learn to read them first.
  2. 02 · F02Stems, branches, and the Five PhasesThe Five Phases aren't substances. They're five ways of getting things done. Spot them, and you'll see which one a person reaches for.
  3. 03 · F03Your Day Master's first relationshipOnce you find your Day Master, the chart stops being a jumble of characters. It starts showing what supports you and what pushes you.
  4. 04 · P01Birth time and time zonesThe hour changes one pillar. It does not change who you are.
  5. 05 · P02Solar terms and month boundariesThe Bazi month follows solar terms, not the calendar.
  6. 06 · P03Following a chart calculationLet the app calculate. Your job is to read what it produced.
  7. 07 · P04Reading with an unknown birth timeAn unknown hour is not a broken chart. Here is what you can and cannot read.
  8. 08 · P05The ten stems and polarityTen stems are five forces split by polarity — two temperaments per force.
  9. 09 · P06Branches and hidden stemsBranches hide stems inside. That is where a chart gains depth.
  10. 10 · P07Generation and controlGeneration and control are push and pull, not good and bad.
  11. 11 · P08Reading from the Day MasterFrom the Day Master outward, each pillar speaks about a different area.
  12. 12 · P09Deriving the Ten GodsA Ten God is simply what a stem is to you. Read it, and the chart starts describing you.
  13. 13 · P10Understanding the five groupsTen Gods come in five pairs. Five is easier to hold than ten, and enough.
  14. 14 · P11Relationships at different positionsThe same Ten God in a different pillar describes a different setting.
  15. 15 · P12Stem combinationsStem combinations tie two characters together, and tied force does not act as before.
  16. 16 · P13The six branch combinationsSix Harmonies pair branches. Things in that area run smoother, and pull you along.
  17. 17 · P14The six branch clashesA Six Clash means two branches collide. Collision brings movement — and movement brings change.
  18. 18 · P15A complete worked readingPut it all together and read one complete chart end to end.
  19. 19 · P16Comparing input changesChange one input and see how far the chart moves. That tells you which data must be right.
  20. 20 · P17Sources, notes and reviewHow to keep it: check sources, write three lines, space your review.