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To no ones surprise, the knowledge that most westerners have available on Chinese astrology is the equivalent of which sign your sun is located at your birth - but worse because instead of a differentiation of people according to months, a whole swath of people are said to have the same characteristics according to a whole year.
Obviously, this couldn't be the extent of Chinese astrology, and it turns out that this kind of sun-sign facsimile is a truncated version of BaZi Chinese Astrology - which is the Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny - a short introduction can be read on it here - https://thepeoplesoracle.com/a-bazi-chinese-astrology-primer/. Master Tsai's astrological website and predictions are predicated on this type of astrology.
But there is another variant of Chinese astrology, which is called Zi Wei Dou Shu - "Purple Star Astrology":
According to one website - "Unlike BaZi which looks at the position of Earth around the Sun, Zi Wei Dou Shu observes the position of the stars instead, with the major stars coming from that of the Big Dipper and 6 from the Sagittarius constellation."
A graphical comparison is then made between Zi Wei Dou Shu (first image) and BaZi (second image):
The Zi Wei Dou Shu chart has a familiar look to it, doesn't it?
Is there anyone who has more knowledge of Zi Wei Dou Shu, especially regarding how it is used in practice? In what ways does it differ from Indian and Western horoscopic astrology? Unsurprisingly, the information that gets passed the great firewall of China is from those entrepreneurial spirits who keep a lot of their knowledge behind a paywall, and who could blame them?
For those folks who are encountering Purple Star Astrology for the first time, here are some links to get you started:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zi_wei_dou_shu
https://www.masterseanchan.com/blog/assessing-wealth-loss-with-bazi-and-zi-wei-dou-shu/
https://www.liu-fengshui.com/services/life-map/12-sectors-of-zi-wei-dou-shu
And here's a free Zi Wei Dou Shu chart report and analysis, although I suspect it has the same efficacy as other automated astrology programs. https://fate.windada.com/cgi-bin/fate_en
Obviously, this couldn't be the extent of Chinese astrology, and it turns out that this kind of sun-sign facsimile is a truncated version of BaZi Chinese Astrology - which is the Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny - a short introduction can be read on it here - https://thepeoplesoracle.com/a-bazi-chinese-astrology-primer/. Master Tsai's astrological website and predictions are predicated on this type of astrology.
But there is another variant of Chinese astrology, which is called Zi Wei Dou Shu - "Purple Star Astrology":
Zi Wei (紫薇) - purple Rosa Multiflora(薔薇), also known as Baby Rose, Rambler Rose. In the astrological world, this majestic color is related to spiritual aspiration. 微 is used for 薇 in ancient/simplifed Chinese writing. Noble rose referred to the North Star, the most prominent star in the sky.
Dou (斗) - 北斗星 Big Dipper constellation, North Star, Pole star. A prominent star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation. It is used as the coordinate to chart the sky.
Shu (数) - calculation.
According to one website - "Unlike BaZi which looks at the position of Earth around the Sun, Zi Wei Dou Shu observes the position of the stars instead, with the major stars coming from that of the Big Dipper and 6 from the Sagittarius constellation."
A graphical comparison is then made between Zi Wei Dou Shu (first image) and BaZi (second image):
The Zi Wei Dou Shu chart has a familiar look to it, doesn't it?
Is there anyone who has more knowledge of Zi Wei Dou Shu, especially regarding how it is used in practice? In what ways does it differ from Indian and Western horoscopic astrology? Unsurprisingly, the information that gets passed the great firewall of China is from those entrepreneurial spirits who keep a lot of their knowledge behind a paywall, and who could blame them?
For those folks who are encountering Purple Star Astrology for the first time, here are some links to get you started:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zi_wei_dou_shu
https://www.masterseanchan.com/blog/assessing-wealth-loss-with-bazi-and-zi-wei-dou-shu/
https://www.liu-fengshui.com/services/life-map/12-sectors-of-zi-wei-dou-shu
And here's a free Zi Wei Dou Shu chart report and analysis, although I suspect it has the same efficacy as other automated astrology programs. https://fate.windada.com/cgi-bin/fate_en