Feng shui basics: the ideas behind the arrangement
Feng shui ("wind and water") is a traditional Chinese practice of arranging space in relation to flow, orientation and symbolism. A cultural introduction, not a design mandate.
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Destiny desk
Chinese metaphysics has 2,000 years of literature and almost none of it is readable in English without either academic density or mystical hand-waving. This desk sits in between: what the system actually claims, where the terms come from, and how to read a chart yourself. It is published for entertainment and cultural interest.
- Four Pillars (Bazi)
- Zodiac & elements
- Feng shui basics
- Calendar & solar terms
- Reading a chart
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Zodiac vs Bazi: why your "sign" is the shallow version
The twelve-animal zodiac is one pillar of a much larger system. What the popular animal actually is, and why Bazi expands it to eight characters.
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Bazi basics: the four pillars, in plain English
Chinese astrology starts from four pillars — year, month, day and hour — each a pair of characters. A beginner-friendly map of what the chart actually contains and what it does not claim.
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