MICHAEL · SHILAI ZI WEI THE LEARNING GALLERY · 36 LESSONS
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THE ZI WEI LEARNING GALLERY

Thirty-six lessons.
Start with one chart.

All 24 core lessons and 12 workshops from the original app are free. Start with a teaching chart even if you have no chart of your own.

01—36 / CONTENTS

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  1. 01 · L01Palaces, branches and starsLearn to recognise three things on the chart: palace names, branches and star names. This lesson is recognition only, not meaning.
  2. 02 · L02The Life Palace and the Body PalaceFind the Life Palace and the Body Palace on the chart, and know that both are starting markers for reading.
  3. 03 · L03Finding the major stars in your Life PalaceFind the major stars in your Life Palace and write a first observation that states only the facts.
  4. 04 · L04Reading order: data, source, interpretationTell apart the three layers of reading: chart facts, classical sources and interpretation, and read them in that order.
  5. 05 · W02Workshop: comparing two charts' Life, Body and empty palacesPut your chart beside the teaching example and compare only visible facts: the Life Palace, the Body Palace and the empty palaces.
  6. 06 · W03Workshop: reading an unfamiliar chartUse three steps to pick out the frame of an unfamiliar chart in a minute.
  7. 07 · L05Zi Wei, Tian Fu and Tian XiangLearn how the classical text describes Zi Wei, Tian Fu and Tian Xiang, and find them on the chart.
  8. 08 · L06Tian Ji, Tai Yang and Tai YinLearn how the text describes Tian Ji, Tai Yang and Tai Yin, and find them on the chart.
  9. 09 · L07Wu Qu, Tian Tong, Tian Liang and Ju MenLearn how the text describes Wu Qu, Tian Tong, Tian Liang and Ju Men, and find them.
  10. 10 · L08Tan Lang, Qi Sha, Po Jun and Lian ZhenLearn how the text describes Tan Lang, Qi Sha, Po Jun and Lian Zhen, and avoid treating star names as labels for people.
  11. 11 · W01Workshop: one star, different palacesThe same star in a different palace is read under a different topic. Practise naming the star and the palace separately.
  12. 12 · W04Workshop: the five elements phase and where it is shownFind the five elements phase on the chart, and know that its number is the age at which the first decade begins.
  13. 13 · L09Life, Siblings, Partner and ChildrenKnow which part of life the Life, Siblings, Partner and Children palaces each cover.
  14. 14 · L10Wealth, Health, Travel and FriendsKnow which part of life the Wealth, Health, Travel and Friends palaces each cover.
  15. 15 · L11Career, Property, Inner Life and ParentsKnow which part of life the Career, Property, Inner Life and Parents palaces each cover.
  16. 16 · L12Reading one palace: its topic and its starsPut a palace's topic and its stars together into one complete observation.
  17. 17 · W05Workshop: different stars, one palaceThe same palace with different stars: the topic stays, the focus changes.
  18. 18 · W06Workshop: using the teaching example when your chart lacks a combinationWhen your own chart lacks a combination, practise on the teaching example instead of forcing it.
  19. 19 · L13The opposite palace, six positions awayKnow that the opposite palace is six places away, and find the one opposite your Life Palace.
  20. 20 · L14The four positions: Life, Travel, Wealth, CareerCount the four positions of the Life Palace: Life, Travel, Wealth and Career.
  21. 21 · L15Shared palaces: two major stars in one cellRecognise two major stars sharing a palace, and name both when reading.
  22. 22 · L16Empty palaces: two ways of reading a cell with no major starKnow the two ways an empty palace is read, and why this app does not choose for you.
  23. 23 · W07Workshop: trace the four positions on your own chartTrace the four positions on your chart and on the example, and see the rule hold on both.
  24. 24 · W08Workshop: finding where no conclusion can be drawnPoint out where this app cannot yet draw a conclusion on a chart, and say why.
  25. 25 · L17Decades: ten years at a timeKnow that a decade covers ten years, and find which decade you are in now.
  26. 26 · L18The minor period: one palace a yearKnow that the yearly age palace moves one palace a year, starting from the birth year's branch, forward for men and backward for women.
  27. 27 · L19The yearly palace: where this year startsKnow that the year's Life Palace is the palace whose branch matches this year's.
  28. 28 · L20Dou Jun and the monthly palace: where this month startsKnow how Dou Jun is found, and how this month's Life Palace is counted from it.
  29. 29 · W09Workshop: finding this year's life palace on your chartFind this year's Life Palace on your chart, and map love, work and money onto natal palaces.
  30. 30 · W10Workshop: finding this month's life palace on your chartFind this month's Life Palace on your chart, and keep it separate from the year's.
  31. 31 · L21Reading a whole chart: order and checkingRead a whole chart in a fixed order, after checking the birth details.
  32. 32 · L22Backing your notes with sourcesIn your notes, label chart facts, classical text and this app's rules separately.
  33. 33 · L23One chart, different points of focusKnow that different classical sections start reading from different places, so one chart can be approached from different angles.
  34. 34 · L24Completing your natal reading notebookPut the steps you have learned into your own natal reading notebook.
  35. 35 · W11Workshop: an integrated exercise on a labelled fictional caseWalk through a whole reading from start to finish on an openly fictional case.
  36. 36 · W12Final exercise: reading your own chart from start to finishRead your own chart in full once, from the natal chart through to this year.