Core framework
Three lenses, one wider view
Understand Western zodiac signs, the Chinese zodiac year pillar, and Zi Wei Dou Shu as distinct traditions that can be compared without being collapsed.
Read guide →Learning library
Begin anywhere. Go as deep as you like.
Start with the three-lens framework, explore a Western sign or Chinese zodiac year sign, then move into Zi Wei Dou Shu's palaces and stars with the cultural context intact.
Western astrology
The twelve Western zodiac signs
Learn the seasonal sign system, four elements, and three modalities—and why a Sun sign is only one part of a natal chart.
Read guide →East Asian astrology
The Chinese zodiac year pillar
Explore the twelve animal signs, heavenly stems, five-element correspondences, date boundaries, and the difference between a Chinese zodiac year sign and a Zi Wei star.
Read guide →Start here
What is Zi Wei Dou Shu?
A calm introduction to the tradition, its vocabulary, and a modern way to approach it.
Read guide →Reference library
The fourteen major stars
Original field guides with traditional context, practical examples, common misconceptions, and reflection exercises.
Read guide →Read a chart
How to read a chart
Move from the twelve-palace structure to a useful, grounded reading.
Read guide →Time & calendars
True solar time, simply explained
Why location and time-zone history can matter when a chart is calculated.
Read guide →Glossary
The Life Palace
One of the system’s central ideas, explained without jargon.
Read guide →Glossary
The twelve palaces
A map of the areas people traditionally explore through a chart.
Read guide →Culture
Four Transformations
A primer on a symbolic layer that changes with the heavenly stem.
Read guide →Compare
Eastern and Western astrology
A careful bridge between two symbolic traditions, without pretending they are the same.
Read guide →Use Compare
How to read a three-lens relationship report
Turn evidence from three traditions into a useful conversation.
Read guide →Comparative practice
When the three systems disagree
Keep different signals separate and use tension as a better question.
Read guide →Western astrology
A Sun sign is not a full natal chart
Understand the scope of a Sun-sign layer and what a complete chart would add.
Read guide →Chinese zodiac
Chinese zodiac year boundaries
Learn why lunar and tradition-specific solar-term boundaries matter when assigning a year pillar.
Read guide →Calculation
How birth input becomes a twelve-palace map
Follow the path from a recorded birth moment to a Zi Wei chart.
Read guide →Privacy
Use Compare with consent
Protect another person’s information and keep the report in its proper role.
Read guide →Chart privacy
Save, export, and restore a private chart
Understand browser storage, data loss, and portable backups.
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