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Zi Wei Dou Shu

What is Zi Wei Dou Shu ? This is where you find out more about the elusive Chinese Astrology system known as the Zi Wei Dou Shu. The Zi Wei Stars is variously known as the Purple Star, the Purple Planet or the Pole Star. Dating from the T'ang Dynasty (618-907 AD), it was first recorded by the master Astrologer Ch'en T'u Nan aka Ch'an Tze Yee, during the Sung Dynasty (960-1280 AD). In Chinese Astrology and Astronomy, the Pole Star stands as the symbol of imperial stability not unlike the importance of the Pole Star in the Western Great Bear Constellation. The Big Dipper is a part of the Great Bear -- a constellation within a constellation. Although the Zi Wei Stars itself can be equated with the Pole Star, the other stars in the group do not correspond to other stars in the Great Bear (or Dipper) Constellation. The other stars are mostly, if not all, imaginary. Thus, in this manner, the Pole Star is the centre of the Chinese Astronomical system and the Astrological calendar. Its two closest constellations -- Ursa Major and Ursa Minor -- are seen as the North and South Measures, the measures of each person's life-span. The God of Birth is found in the Southern Measure and the God of Death, in the Northern Measure. At the centre of the entire (Chinese) Universe, stands the Pole Star. All other stars used in the Zi Wei Dou Shu system are there because of their relation to the all important Pole Star. The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches of any eight-character horoscope (known as the Part-Chi, in Chinese -- Part meaning 'eight', Chi meaning 'character', thus called the 'Part-Chi') consist details of a person's birth day, month, year of birth, time of birth and corresponding values, totaling eight in all. This system is based on Twelve Palaces not unlike the Western Astrology twelve houses only the palaces describe and indicate different aspects of the life. The Zi Wei Dou Shu system of divination does away with the Western Astrology chart positions of the Ascendant, Mid-heaven, Nadir and Descendant points of a horoscope. And, has no connection whatsoever with transiting planets making aspects to the natal chart. As such, the place of birth is not required except for checking the element of the country of birth in association with compatibility charts. What IS required: ?The year of birth -- to study the animal and the element of the year in which you were born. Also the fixed element of your animal sign. ?The time of birth -- to determine the Lunar (Ascendant) sign that ruled the hour of your birth. See Chinese Ascendant Signs. ?The month -- to know the Moon sign that corresponds to the Western Sun sign. See Eastern Moon Signs. You might have noticed that the Day of Birth was left out in the above list. Actually, the Month and Day are more involved with the Chinese Astrology system known as The Four Pillars. Here's a breakdown for those interested: 1. The year indicates - the animal sign, aka the Earthly Branch. - the positive or negative pole. - the element of the year. 2. The month indicates - the animal sign governing the month. - the positive or negative pole. - the element of the month. 3. The day indicates - the animal sign governing the day. - the positive or negative pole. - the element of the day. 4. The time indicates - the animal sign governing the time. - the positive or negative pole. - the element of the time. By integrating these factors, their attributes and the effects of positive and negative forces, and all the possible combinations and variations, one can not only understand personalities but go on to predict personal and professional relationships, and forecast what to expect of any given year. The 12 boxes represent the checkerboard of a paddy fields where the 109 stars (or energies) with poetic names (King of the Stars, Palace, Blue Dragon, Servitor, Honest, Seven-Swords. . .) Their distribution depends on the birth data (Chinese Year, Chinese Moon, Chinese Day and Chinese Hour) and on the sex. The date is computed according to the Chinese division of the year in 12 or 13 moons. The solar hour of birth is likewise converted into a Chinese lunar hour (12 hours a day). Each energy is more or less powerful: it can be faint (&), neutral, shining (*), very shining (**) or sparkling (***), according to the date and hour of birth. Twelve Palaces (or Houses) are then settled, corresponding each to one of the twelve previous boxes. These Houses govern the particular aspects of a human life: Destiny, Parents, Luck, Vocation... Remark: a Chinese year is characterized by: . its polarity Yin/Yang, . its 5 Elements (Wood, Water, Fire, Metal, Earth), . its Earth Branch or number in a cycle of 12 years (Rat, Buffalo...) , . its Heaven Stem (or root), i.e. a number in a cycle of 10 (Giap, At, Binh, Dinh.. . . in Vietnamese or Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding. . . in Chinese). For instance, 1997 is Yin, its element is the Water of the little Stream and it is a year Buffalo of Dinh (Ding-Chou in Chinese). 1955 is Yin, its element is Metal in the Desert and it is a year Goat of At (Yi-Wei). All these characteristics play a part in the positioning of the energies. The Chinese year consists of 12 moons, and even of a 13th one sometimes, called the intercalary moon. This additional moon, that does not fit in the 12-based system, is shared among the adjacent moons. A technical detail: for the great majority of Chinese astrologers, the first Chinese Hour (the Rat Hour) begins at 11H pm (23 H). The program agrees with that. ¡@

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