Section 1: Thousand-year-old ancient capital and dynastic time perspective
Visit representative ancient Chinese capitals and historical sites, understand the relationship between the calendar, rituals, political order and the ancients' time perspective, and observe the cultural background of the symbols of Ziwei, Tianfu, Emperor Star and the Twelve Palaces.
Section GoalPut Xingyao language back into the context of Chinese history and system to understand it.
Completion StandardBe able to explain to foreign learners the origins of common cultural symbols in Ziwei Dou Shu.
Section 2: Palaces, academies and classic study
Study relevant classics such as the "Tao Te Ching", "The Book of Changes", and "Liao Fan's Four Trainings" in the traditional cultural space, and understand the relationship between Tao, fate, morality, self-cultivation and choice.
Section GoalEstablish the connection between mathematical techniques and Chinese thought.
Completion StandardCan use classical thinking to correct fatalistic and utilitarian horoscope interpretations.
Section 3: Famous Mountains and Rivers and Symbols of Heaven and Earth
Through on-site observation of mountains, rivers, directions, climate and cultural landscapes, we can understand how the ancients refined the thinking of yin and yang, five elements and xiangnu from the changes in the heaven and earth.
Section GoalTransform abstract mathematical concepts into perceptible cultural experiences.
Completion StandardCan explain the basic logic of Yin Yang and Five Elements with natural and humanistic examples.
Advanced ZiWei Star
Come to China and complete offline training in the land where Xingming tradition grows
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Advanced ZiWei Star
The moment of birth is like a mark dropped into time and space.
The fourteen main stars enter the twelve palaces, while auspicious and challenging stars and the Four Transformations flow through the chart, revealing the hidden order of personality, relationships, career, wealth, and life cycles.
To study ZiWei Dou Shu is to learn to recognize this Eastern star-and-destiny language and make clearer choices between what can change and what cannot.
Enrollment is arranged directly by email or WhatsApp.
Advanced training courses bring learners into the historical scene of Chinese traditional culture. Ziwei Dou Shu is not an isolated prediction technology. It has long been intertwined with ancient astronomical calendars, yin and yang and five elements, Taoist thought, Buddhist mind, Confucian self-cultivation, and the Chinese concept of family and country. Only by entering the cultural environment in which this knowledge is produced and spread can students further understand the source of ideas behind the names of stars, the symbolism of palaces, and the view of destiny.
Students will come to China for offline learning, visiting ancient capitals with thousands of years of history, traditional palaces, academies, historical districts, and famous mountains and rivers. Under the leadership of teachers, students will study classics, observe space, review horoscopes, and conduct face-to-face case training. The course combines classroom lectures, cultural visits, retreat experiences and master seminars to enable learners to move from knowledge-level understanding to experience-level experience.
Course Series Context
ZiWei Star Astrology Series
ZiWei Dou Shu, also called Zi Wei Dou Shu or Zi Wei Star Astrology, is an important branch of traditional Chinese numerology. It builds a personal chart from the year, month, day, and hour of birth, placing fourteen main stars, supporting stars, the Four Transformations (Prosperity, Authority, Reputation, and Obstruction), and twelve palaces on one star chart to observe the connections among personality, relationships, career, wealth, family, and life stages.
The distinctive feature of ZiWei Dou Shu is holistic reading. A single star cannot independently determine a person's destiny. The links among palaces, combinations of stars, brightness, and changes over time jointly shape the judgment. The chart therefore becomes a symbolic map of life through which learners can understand inner motivation and outward choices from multiple dimensions.
After a long transmission, ZiWei Dou Shu has extended from traditional numerology consultation into self-knowledge, psychological observation, relationship communication, team management, environmental choice, and life planning. This series begins with the personality model and gradually enters mental health, Feng Shui, business management, and destiny prediction, allowing learners to build a complete ZiWei Dou Shu analysis system from learning to read one star.
Course Series Context
ZiWei Star Astrology and Numerology
Read the symbolism of the stars, observe the movement of destiny, and find a workable path between timing and human affairs.
Beginner ZiWei Star · Intermediate ZiWei Star · Advanced ZiWei Star in-person study in China
Who This Course Is For
- International learners interested in Chinese astrology, Eastern mysticism, and traditional culture.
- Learners who want to master ZiWei Dou Shu systematically, progressing from the foundations to independent chart reading.
- Learners who have encountered ZiWei Dou Shu but lack structured study of the Four Transformations, star placements, chart compatibility, and timing systems.
- People working in traditional-culture education, numerology consultation, psychological support, management, or cross-cultural communication.
Course Features
- Build a continuous path from Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to the Four Transformations, flying stars, major cycles, annual cycles, and monthly timing.
- Study personality reading, event analysis, chart compatibility, date selection, and real consultation so knowledge can enter practical use.
- Preserve ZiWei Dou Shu's symbolic star language while requiring clear reasoning, real-world verification, and responsible consultation boundaries.
- Read classics including Liaofan's Four Lessons, the Dao De Jing, and the Diamond Sutra to connect numerology with cultivation of the mind.
- Complete advanced study in the setting of traditional Chinese culture through in-person visits and supervised case analysis.
- Section 1: Thousand-year-old ancient capital and dynastic time perspective
Put Xingyao language back into the context of Chinese history and system to understand it.
- Section 2: Palaces, academies and classic study
Establish the connection between mathematical techniques and Chinese thought.
- Section 3: Famous Mountains and Rivers and Symbols of Heaven and Earth
Transform abstract mathematical concepts into perceptible cultural experiences.
- Section 1: Complex horoscope consultation
Training to extract core mechanisms in information conflicts.
- Section 2 On-site consultation and questioning techniques
Improve face-to-face consultation and communication skills.
- Section 3 Numerology Judgment and Mind Cultivation
Establish the mental foundation required for long-term learning.
Course Curriculum
Advanced ZiWei Star
Section 1: Complex horoscope consultation
Conduct collective consultation around complex horoscopes with conflicting patterns, intertwined four modernizations, coexistence of good and bad luck, and overlapping time levels, and compare different judgment paths.
Section GoalTraining to extract core mechanisms in information conflicts.
Completion StandardAble to identify main contradictions, secondary information and parts that require further verification.
Section 2 On-site consultation and questioning techniques
Learn how to conduct horoscope interviews while respecting privacy and obtaining consent, verify your horoscope judgments through open-ended questions, and translate abstract numerology language into expressions that the other party can understand.
Section GoalImprove face-to-face consultation and communication skills.
Completion StandardAble to complete a Ziwei consultation with complete structure and clear boundaries.
Section 3 Numerology Judgment and Mind Cultivation
Discuss the common conceit, fear, obsession and illusion of certainty among magicians, and learn to maintain humility, moderation and compassion in judgment.
Section GoalEstablish the mental foundation required for long-term learning.
Completion StandardAbility to differentiate between insights, speculation and the unconfirmable.
Your Teacher
Learn With Dr. Phoenix Chao
BaZi, Zi Wei Star Astrology & Holistic Wellness
Dr. Phoenix Chao, Doctor of Laws, has studied traditional Chinese culture since childhood. He works with BaZi and Zi Wei Star Astrology to explore personality, customised life planning, and forward-looking counsel, while drawing on traditional Chinese medicine and wellness practices to support balance between body and mind.
Meet Dr. Phoenix ChaoRead Before Your Next Lesson
Understanding the ZiWei Twelve Palaces
A map for reading relationships between life areas rather than treating stars and palaces as isolated labels.
Personality Through ZiWei
How personality models can organize observation without turning a living person into a permanent chart label.
What Is Dao?
An introductory reflection on change, relationship, and the limits of the language used to describe the Dao.
Five Elements & Body Organs
A careful introduction to traditional correspondences between the Five Elements, seasonal change, and bodily systems.