Establish the language system of yin and yang, five elements, stems and branches, Tibetan stems and ten gods
01 / 04BaZi
In traditional Chinese numerology, the year, month, day, and hour of birth are regarded as a set of time marks left by Heaven and Earth for each person.
Eight Chinese characters form four pillars. Yin and Yang and the Five Elements move through them in cycles of generation and control, presenting a symbolic picture of personality, relationships, career, wealth, and life stages.
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The beginner class builds the basic language of numerology from scratch. Students will learn the yin and yang and the five elements, the ten heavenly stems, the twelve earthly branches, the combination of stems and branches, the earthly branches, Tibetan stems and the ten gods, and understand why a birth chart is composed of eight characters, and how these symbols form a system of interconnection. After completing this stage, students will be able to understand standard horoscopes and make basic judgments on the main relationships in fortune-telling.
Course Series Context
Understand the birth code through Yin and Yang and the Five Elements; observe life's timing through the Four-Pillar chart.
Beginner BaZi · Intermediate BaZi · Advanced BaZi in-person study in China
BaZi (also written Ba Zi) is also called Four Pillars of Destiny. It uses the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches corresponding to the year, month, day, and hour of birth to form a chart, observing a person's innate endowment, behavioral tendencies, and life rhythm through Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the Ten Gods, hidden stems, and changes in luck cycles.
This course begins with the most basic Yin and Yang and Five Elements, then gradually enters the system of the Ten Heavenly Stems, Twelve Earthly Branches, stem-and-branch combinations, hidden stems, and the Ten Gods. The beginner class addresses how to read chart language; the intermediate class trains chart judgment, school methods, life-theme prediction, chart comparison, and date selection; the advanced class places numerology back into its historical, geographical, and cultural context through study in China.
The course is for international learners interested in traditional Chinese culture, mysticism, self-understanding, and life planning. Every term begins with basic concepts, and practical analysis skills are developed through charts, formulas, chart breakdowns, and real cases.
Identify the Year Pillar, Month Pillar, Day Pillar, and Hour Pillar, and understand the Day Master, the distribution of the Five Elements, the Ten Gods, and the main information in the chart.
Analyze a person's way of thinking, expression habits, action patterns, strengths, and areas prone to imbalance through the Day Master, the Ten Gods, and stem-and-branch combinations.
Observe career direction, working style, resource acquisition, and wealth-management tendencies through the Officer and Killing stars, Wealth stars, Output stars, Resource stars, and luck-cycle changes.
Analyze intimate-relationship needs, relationship patterns, and possible tensions through spouse stars, the Spouse Palace, Peach Blossom information, and the interaction between both charts.
Place the original chart, major luck cycles, and annual cycles on one timeline to identify opportunities, pressure, turning points, and priorities at different stages.
Analyze complementarity, combinations, clashes, and timing differences between two charts, and study basic date-selection methods for weddings, business openings, relocations, and other important events.
Complete a foundational case reading through information collection, chart judgment, theme analysis, timing verification, and clear recommendations.
Core MissionEstablish the language system of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, stems and branches, hidden stems, and the Ten Gods.
Learning StyleConcept explanation, chart memory, formula training, and basic chart construction.
Completion StandardIdentify the chart structure and understand the relationships among the main stems and branches and the meaning of the Ten Gods.
Core MissionLearn judgment methods from different schools and enter timing prediction and thematic analysis.
Learning StyleComparison of schools, chart deduction, public-figure cases, and student cases.
Completion StandardConduct complete analysis around health, love, career, and wealth.
Core MissionReturn to the Chinese cultural setting and understand the connection between numerology, history, mountains, rivers, cities, and the living world.
Learning StyleIn-person teaching, cultural visits, field observation, and mentor discussion.
Completion StandardDevelop comprehensive judgment and cultural interpretation skills and complete advanced case studies.
BaZi belongs to a traditional Chinese cultural and metaphysical system. This course is provided for cultural learning, self-observation, and life-planning reference; it does not guarantee specific results in wealth, marriage, career, or health. Health-related content cannot replace medical diagnosis, and date-selection or career judgments cannot replace legal, financial, investment, or other professional advice. Case teaching respects personal privacy and distinguishes traditional symbolism, factual information, and the instructor's judgment.
Be able to use yin and yang and the five elements to explain basic energy differences in the birth chart and understand the starting point of birth control.
Be able to identify the yin-yang and five-element attributes of the ten heavenly stems, and understand the birth, restraint, combination, and opposition between the heavenly stems and their symbolic meanings.
Ability to identify the spatio-temporal attributes of the twelve earthly branches, and determine combinations such as meeting, conjunction, opposition, punishment, harm, etc. and the direction of their power.
Be able to quickly identify the relationship between the main stems and branches among the four pillars, and determine what role is established and its impact on the destiny.
Be able to dissect the original qi, middle qi and residual qi within each earthly branch, and judge the actual role of Tibetan stems in different seasons and combinations.
Be able to identify the ten gods, understand their positive and negative sides and the six relatives, and conduct basic interpretations of personality, career, wealth and relationships.
Course Curriculum
Yin and Yang and the five elements are the philosophical basis of numerology. This chapter transforms abstract Eastern cosmology into analytical tools capable of observing time, character, and life states.
Chapter OutcomeBe able to use yin and yang and the five elements to explain basic energy differences in the birth chart and understand the starting point of birth control.
Understand the basic meanings of yin and yang, and understand how relative attributes such as movement and stillness, light and darkness, cold and heat, inside and outside can be used in numerology judgments.
Learn the four laws of yin and yang's opposition, mutual roots, growth and decline, and transformation, and understand that the balance in fate is a state of continuous change.
Systematically understand the nature, direction, season, color and relationship between wood, fire, earth, metal and water, and establish the basic coordinates for horoscope analysis.
The Ten Heavenly Stems are energy symbols that appear on the surface of the birth chart and are often used to observe a person's external expression, behavior and event presentation.
Chapter OutcomeBe able to identify the yin-yang and five-element attributes of the ten heavenly stems, and understand the birth, restraint, combination, and opposition between the heavenly stems and their symbolic meanings.
Understand the arrangement of A, B, B, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Rengui, the attributes of yin and yang and the attribution of the five elements.
Master the basic imagery of the Ten Heavenly Stems, and connect natural objects, character expressions and realistic themes.
Learn the traditional correspondence between the ten heavenly stems and the east, south, center, west, north and corresponding colors.
Understand the traditional association of the ten heavenly stems with body surface parts such as head, shoulders, forehead, teeth, chest, abdomen, muscles and limbs.
Learn the traditional correspondences between the Ten Heaven Stems and the liver and gallbladder, the heart and the small intestine, the spleen and stomach, the lungs and the large intestine, and the kidneys and the bladder.
Understand the five constant attributes of wooden, fire ritual, earth letter, metal meaning, and water wisdom, and observe the performance of the five elements' temperament in behavioral ethics.
Master the basic path of mutual generation and mutual restraint of heavenly stems, and understand how power is transmitted on the surface of destiny.
Learn the five combinations and conditions of Jiaji, Yigeng, Bingxin, Dingren and Wugui.
Analyze the different symbols of cooperation, relationships, resource exchange, containment and transformation.
Understand the conflicting relationships of Jia Geng, Yi Xin, Bing Ren, Ding Gui, etc., and understand the expression of impulse, change and opposition.
The natural phenomena, personality, occupation, relationships, body and event meanings of the ten Heavenly Stems are synthesized one by one to complete the integration of Heavenly Stems knowledge.
The twelve earthly branches carry the seasons, months, hours, zodiac signs and spatial directions. They also hide the complex power of the five elements and are an important source of internal relationships in fate.
Chapter OutcomeAbility to identify the spatio-temporal attributes of the twelve earthly branches, and determine combinations such as meeting, conjunction, opposition, punishment, harm, etc. and the direction of their power.
Understand the sequence, yin and yang, five elements and basic imagery of Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai.
Learn the correspondence between the Earthly Branches and the southeast, northwest, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, as well as the seasonal transition stages.
Understand the monthly construction system of the first month starting from Yin month, and master the relationship between earthly branches, lunar months and solar terms.
Integrate the traditional assignments of the twelve zodiac signs, the twelve hours of the day, and body parts into the memory of the earthly branches.
Learning the mutual support and restraint between the earthly branches and the five elements, and understanding the Tibetan stems will make the relationship between the earthly branches appear multi-layered.
Master the three bureaus of the four groups of Yinmaochen, Siwuwei, Shenyouxu, and Haizi Chou, as well as their directions and seasonal powers.
Learn the six Liuhe combinations of Zichou, Yinhai, Maoxu, Chenyou, Sishen and Wuwei and their relationship and meaning.
Master the composition of the four groups of three combinations of Shen Zichen, Haimaowei, Yinwuxu, and Siyouchou, as well as the attribution of the five elements and the conditions for the formation of the game.
Learn the six impulses of Ziwu, Chouwei, Yinshen, Maoyou, Chenxu and Sihai, and understand change, separation, migration and activation.
Recognize the six evil combinations and their traditional imagery in interpersonal misunderstandings, implicit resistance, and relationship depletion.
Learn about ungrateful punishment, power-taking punishment, disrespectful punishment and self-punishment, and understand stress, entanglement and repetitive patterns.
Analyze the drain, support, convergence, restriction and transformation between the earthly branches from the flow of power, laying the foundation for comprehensive judgment of fate.
This chapter transforms the aforementioned knowledge into actual judgment rules in the natal chart, focusing on training students to be able to identify the nature, conditions and sequence of actions after seeing a combination.
Chapter OutcomeBe able to quickly identify the relationship between the main stems and branches among the four pillars, and determine what role is established and its impact on the destiny.
Review the five-combination combination to further determine whether the combination is successful, whether it is broken, and whether the combination is not resolved.
Analyze the manifestations of conflicting heavenly stems in different positions, and understand the impact of distance, strength, and year-round movement.
Compare same-sex resistance to opposite-sex resistance and observe the relationship between restraint, management, pressure, and action.
Comprehensively judge the conditions, strength levels, and changes to the distribution of the five elements in the original game of the three games.
Analyze the relationship between longevity, emperor prosperity and the tomb in the triad, and understand the gathering power of the complete triad.
Distinguish between the birthplace half-combination and the cemetery half-combination, and judge whether the half-combination can form an effective trend in the original game and year luck.
Analyze the affinity, cooperation, binding and restraint of Liuhe, and determine whether the integration is established.
Observe the movements, substitutions, conflicts and changes brought about by the six clashes from the perspective of palace position, six relatives and yearly fortune.
Understand the inherent pressure, conflicting rules, and repetitive patterns of squares, and make qualifying judgments based on combination positions.
Analyze the traditional imagery of Chenchen, Wuwu, Youyou and Haihai self-punishment in the cycle of emotions, behavior and self-depletion.
Learn the six broken combinations and understand the meaning of loose relationships, damaged plans, and dispersed resources.
Comprehensively judge the effects of harm, opposition, conjunction, and punishment, and avoid mechanical explanations of a single relationship.
There is only one word on the surface of the earthly branches, but there may be one to three heavenly stems hidden inside. Zangqian reveals the power that is not directly manifested in destiny, and is also the key to the analysis of the ten gods, patterns and fortunes.
Chapter OutcomeBe able to dissect the original qi, middle qi and residual qi within each earthly branch, and judge the actual role of Tibetan stems in different seasons and combinations.
Memorize the heavenly stems hidden in the twelve earthly branches through traditional formulas and build the ability to quickly call them.
Distinguish between the original qi, the middle qi and the remaining qi, and understand why each earthly branch contains different levels of components of the five elements.
Analyze the influence of month order, season, thorough dryness, root opening and combination on the strength of Tibetan stems.
Observe how the Tibetan stems supplement the surface information of the Earthly Branches and form potential motivations for personality, six affinities, and events.
Reclassify Zanggan into wood, fire, earth, metal, and water to determine the true quantity and quality of the five elements in your destiny.
Analyze how the internal Tibetan stems interact with each other when meeting, combining, clashing, and punishing occur.
Understand the connection between Zangqian and Toukan, root energy, ten gods and patterns, and avoid looking at the superficial horoscopes.
Track the transformation of restraint at the Tibetan stem level and establish an analytical path from surface combination to internal power.
The Ten Gods are a relationship system centered on the Sun Lord. It transforms the five elements into people, things, resources, desires and social roles. It is the key for the eight characters to move from symbols to life interpretation.
Chapter OutcomeBe able to identify the ten gods, understand their positive and negative sides and the six relatives, and conduct basic interpretations of personality, career, wealth and relationships.
Understand the formation rules of Bi Jian, Jie Cai, God of Cookery, Hua Guan, Partial Cai, Zheng Cai, Qi Sha, Zheng Guan, Zheng Yin and Zheng Yin.
Systematically study the symbolic meanings of the ten gods in terms of character, ability, learning, expression, wealth, power, rules, relationships and resources.
Match the ten gods with parents, siblings, spouses, children, and other relationship roles, and explain gender and genre differences.
Your Teacher
Mr. Yiming, Ph.D. in Management, studies the inheritance and contemporary transformation of traditional Chinese philosophical thought. His work connects Daoism, Legalism, modern management theory, BaZi, traditional Chinese medicine, and Zi Wei Dou Shu in a practical path toward clearer decisions and a more harmonious life.
Meet Dr. MingA careful introduction to traditional correspondences between the Five Elements, seasonal change, and bodily systems.
A structural overview of how stems, branches, elements, and cycles become a vocabulary for discussing time and pattern.
An introductory reflection on change, relationship, and the limits of the language used to describe the Dao.
How to approach compact classical language with patience, structure, and room for more than one reading.