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BaZi - The Four Pillars of Destiny

This dialog is divided into Five different panels:

1. BaZi, The Four Pillars - This panels shows four sections each of which displays the Heavenly Stem (Element) and Earthly Branch (Animal) in Chinese characters and in English, relating to each part of your Birth date.

Note: If you hold your mouse over any of the pictures a caption is displayed of the characteristics of the Element or Animal. The captions show the Element or Animal, its Archetype (type of person) and the associated personality aspects.

Each section relates to one aspect of your life:

Year of Birth - this relates to your Heritage, such as your Family background, your inherited Genes, and your likely aptitudes.

Month of Birth - indicates the aspects of your Upbringing, such as your Family, Siblings and Schooling.

Day of Birth - this shows how to see your Self, your ambitions, interests, dreams and desires.

Time of Birth - indications of your Life, in terms of Career, Family, Successes.

2. Your Horoscope - This displays the various readings of your character based on the Animals and Elements of your Horoscope. Use these readings as hints to the way you may think you are, or how other people might see you.

Positive and negative readings are based on the Animal of the Year of your birth. The Dominant element is derived from the most common element in all the Four Pillars sections. Your Likes and Dislikes are based on your Horoscope Animal characteristics.

3. Element Balance - each Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch (Animal) is linked to an Element, as well as being either Yin or Yang. These are then used to check the balance of Elements and Yin Yang. If you have too much, or too little of any aspect, the system provides pop-up windows with hints and suggestions on how to improve or decrease the aspects.

These use Feng Shui Remedies such as Colours, Objects, Furniture, Materials and Ornaments.

4. The Luck Pillars - This screen shows you what luck to aspect for each period. Comprises of Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch (Animal), this method of calculation is based on your Gender and Year of Birth. The Age Limits determines the Luck of a person for each 10 year period.

5. The Chinese Life Cycle - This screen is accessed from the Chinese Horoscope dialog, using a button at the bottom of the screen labelled 'Chinese Horoscope Life Cycle'.

The Chinese believe that your Life is divided into 12 stages, rather like the 7 stages of life specified by Shakespeare. These stages include the time between conception and birth (Pregnancy), and the time after death (After Life).

Although the screen shows your Life Cycle as a Line, it is actually a Circle, with the After Life joining back onto the Pregnancy stage. The Chinese Taoism theory is that when you are conceived a small amount of the Tao is taken for your soul, and when you die this is returned so that it can be taken up by a new life.

Use this screen to see how the 12 stages of your life map to the Five Forces, or Aspects of Destiny. These five aspects overlap the various stages and show how your life is likely to proceed and how you are affected by external forces. The Five Aspects are:

Fate - the main aspect determining the overall direction of your life.

Seal - the time of your life for approval, certificates and achievement.

Official - when you are likely to get recognition and fame

Wealth - governing financial success, business ventures and investments

Opportunity - auspicious time for Travel, Education and Communication.

These are also linked to the five Elements that have shown up in your Horoscope, and these provide readings relating to your character during each stage.

Place your Mouse pointer over the Aspects, Elements and Symbols to see readings for any of the stages of your life. The screen displays the Readings based on your current Age.

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