Classical Metaphysics Reference Library
3,329+ pages across 9 systems and 61 clusters. Free, classical, practitioner-grade reference across BaZi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, I Ching, Feng Shui, Chinese Zodiac, Date Selection, and Hellenistic / Western Astrology — all of Master Sean Chan's open reference work in one place.
BaZiFour Pillars of Destiny
The foundational system of classical Chinese astrology. Ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches form four pillars (year, month, day, hour); the Day Master is the lens through which the rest of the chart is read.
Yang/Yin × Wood/Fire/Earth/Metal/Water — the chart’s core lens.
10 pagesEach Day Master read against each of the four seasons — Useful God context.
40 pagesEvery Day Master read against every other Day Master in relationship and partnership context.
100 pagesCompanion, Direct Officer, Hurting Officer, and the seven other classical relations to the Day Master.
11 pagesHeavenly Nobleman, Peach Blossom, Robbery Killings, Academic Star, and 6 more shen sha.
24 pagesYear-by-year reference with Lichun timing, Heavenly Stem, Earthly Branch, and zodiac.
131 pagesRat through Pig — seasons, hours, hidden stems, classical attributes.
12 pagesAll 60 stem-branch pairings used as year, month, day, and hour pillars.
60 pagesClassical poetic Five-Phase classification — Sea Gold, Furnace Fire, Beam Wood, etc.
30 pagesThe 24 solar terms of the Chinese solar calendar — 12 jie sectional terms (marking BaZi month-pillar transitions) + 12 qi mid-terms. Strong cross-linking with QMDJ dun periods.
25 pagesThe 5 classical interaction patterns of the 12 BaZi earthly branches — clashes (沖), trines (三合), hexes (六合), penalties (相刑), harms (相害). 26 configurations across 5 sub-hubs.
32 pages100 classical configurations of BaZi Day Masters meeting Ten Gods — 10 Day Masters × 10 Ten Gods. The relational lens that determines a chart’s life-pattern register.
101 pages120 classical configurations of BaZi Day Masters reading against 12 commercial industries — 10 Day Masters × 12 industries (Finance, Law, Manufacturing, Tech, Marketing, Creative, Real Estate, Construction, Healthcare, Education, F&B, Logistics). First-input career-fit reference; chart-aware reading also requires Day Master strength in season, Useful God, and shen sha.
121 pages100 classical configurations of BaZi Day Masters meeting the 10 commonly-watched shen sha (神煞) auxiliary stars — Heavenly Nobleman, Prosperity Star, Heavenly Virtue, Peach Blossom, Flying Horse, Academic Star, Canopy Star, Robbery Killings, Dominant Authority, Heavenly Joy. Baseline register reference; full reading requires pillar placement + Ten God modulation + chart strength + luck pillar.
101 pagesZi Wei Dou ShuPurple Star Astrology
Consolidated by Chen Xiyi (c. 871–989). Organises every chart around 14 Main Stars across 12 palaces, with the Four Transformations (四化) as the predictive mechanism. One of the most analytically rigorous astrology traditions in continuous practice.
Zi Wei (Northern Dipper), Tian Fu (Southern Dipper), Tai Yang and Tai Yin (Middle Heaven), and 10 more.
14 pagesWen Chang, Wen Qu, Zuo Fu, You Bi, the Four Killings, and the rest of the secondary star system.
10 pagesSelf, Wealth, Career, Spouse, and 8 more — the life-domain axes of every chart.
12 pagesEvery Main Star and key Auxiliary Star read in every Palace.
336 pagesHua Lu, Hua Quan, Hua Ke, Hua Ji — the Four Transformations across the 12 palaces.
48 pagesEach of the 6 Auspicious Auxiliary Stars (六吉星) read alongside each of the 14 Main Stars — 84 classical configurations for ZWDS chart reading.
85 pagesI ChingBook of Changes
The classical divination system anchored in 64 hexagrams (六十四卦) built from the 8 trigrams (八卦). Yarrow-stalk and three-coin methods, with reference layers across line statements, judgement, and inverse / complementary hexagrams.
Each hexagram with classical judgement, line statements, derivation diagram, and KW pair.
64 pagesQian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui — the building blocks of every hexagram.
8 pages256 hexagram-question-type cells — each of the 64 hexagrams read across the 4 most common question domains: career, relationships, decision, health. Plus 4 question-type sub-hubs and a master directory.
261 pagesFeng ShuiEight Mansions & Xuan Kong Flying Star
Classical Eight Mansions (八宅) for personal-direction reading and Xuan Kong Flying Star (玄空飛星) for annual chart and home structural reading. Layout, orientation, palette, and activity-allocation guidance only — no object remedies.
12 rooms read against 8 directions — 96-cell matrix plus 12 room hubs and 8 direction hubs. Layout-discipline only, no object remedies.
116 pagesSleep orientation reading: 8 bed-head directions × 9 Kuas, classified by Eight Mansions doctrine.
73 pagesYear of the Sheep (丁未). Star 9 Purple Fire in centre — the “double 9” year. Sectors, sha, Kuas, life areas, monthly calendar, zodiacs.
67 pagesYear of the Monkey (戊申). Star 8 White Earth in centre — the “double 8 wealth” year. Five Yellow + TaiSui both in SW.
67 pagesYear of the Rooster (己酉). Star 7 Red Metal in centre — the “robbery / sword” year register. Five Yellow + Year Breaker + San Sha all stacked in E (the most sha-loaded sector of the year).
67 pagesTwenty common feng shui claims and retail products examined against classical doctrine. Pi Xiu, bagua mirrors, crystals, salt water cures, mirror facing bed, coffin position — honestly read.
21 pagesTwenty-eight common feng shui layout issues with practical fixes — L-shaped house, missing corner, bed under window, beam over bed, toilet in centre, stove facing front door, and more.
29 pagesClassical 阳宅三要 (Yang Zhai San Yao) and 八宅 (Eight Mansions) reference for Singapore HDB and condominium feng shui — 64 door × master pairings + 40 property-type / facing-direction templated configurations + the developer-design templating thesis.
108 pagesClassical 阳宅三要 stove × door reference under 八宅 (Eight Mansions) doctrine. 64 stove × door pairings + 8 stove octant references + master hub. The third essential of the yang dwelling, governing health, wealth, and household-livelihood register.
73 pages192 classical mountain-kua configurations under Eight Mansions doctrine — 24 mountains (the 15° compass wedges) × 8 personal kuas (the trigram-based East/West Life Group system). Each cell describes how a property facing on a specific mountain reads for a person of a specific kua.
201 pagesClassical reference for the 玄空飛星 (Xuan Kong Flying Star) nine 20-year periods spanning 1864–2043. Each period’s ruling star, element, classical register, and how Period-X buildings are read in current Period 9 (2024–2043).
10 pagesChinese ZodiacTwelve Earthly Branches in Annual Astrology
The twelve zodiac signs anchored to the Earthly Branch system. Annual zodiac forecasts and pairwise compatibility — honestly read, with chart-specific qualifiers and explicit demolition of the “OFFENDING TAI SUI! Buy this!” retail apparatus.
Every zodiac × every zodiac in relationship context — 78 ordered pairs.
78 pagesTwelve sign-by-sign honest reads for the Sheep year — with the four Fan Tai Sui (犯太歲) zodiacs (Sheep, Ox, Dog, Rat) covered in depth.
13 pagesTwelve sign-by-sign honest reads for the Year of the Rooster (己酉) — with the five Fan Tai Sui (犯太歲) zodiacs (Rooster, Rabbit, Dog, Rat + Rooster's self-punishment) covered in depth. Anti-retail-horoscope commentary throughout.
13 pagesAuspicious Date Selection擇日 · Date Selection
Classical Tong Shu (通書) almanac methodology: 28 Mansions (二十八宿), Yi-Jian-Po-Cheng cycle, shen sha taboo flags, solar terms, lunar phases. For chart-specific date selection, book a consultation.
Auspicious wedding dates by month, computed via classical date selection.
36 pagesAuspicious Singapore-style Registry-of-Marriage dates by month.
36 pagesAuspicious dates for opening a new business or storefront, by month, computed via classical date selection.
36 pagesAuspicious dates for signing major contracts, by month, computed via classical date selection.
36 pagesAuspicious dates for moving into a new home, by month, computed via classical date selection.
36 pagesAuspicious dates for starting renovation or building works, by month, computed via classical date selection.
36 pagesMaster index of all auspicious dates across all occasion types — wedding, ROM, business opening, contract signing, moving house, renovation — organised by month, 2026–2028.
1 pageThe 28 lunar mansions of classical Chinese astronomy — foundational reference for Tong Shu (通書) date selection and BaZi shen sha derivation. 28 mansion cells across the 4 Four Symbol quadrants (青龍 Azure Dragon, 玄武 Black Tortoise, 白虎 White Tiger, 朱雀 Vermilion Bird).
33 pagesQi Men Dun Jia奇門遁甲 · The Mysterious Gates Hiding Stems
One of the Three Styles (三式) of classical Chinese metaphysics. Originally a military strategy system; today QMDJ is widely used for timing decisions — when to act for a specific purpose. 9 Stars + 8 Gates + 8 Spirits + 9 Palaces + 9 Stems plus Gate×Palace and Star×Palace matrices, applications, and classical formations.
Master hub plus sub-hubs for the 9 Stars, 8 Gates, 8 Spirits, and 9 Palaces.
5 pagesHeavenly stars: 天蓬 / 天任 / 天衝 / 天輔 / 天英 / 天芮 / 天柱 / 天心 / 天禽.
9 pagesModes of action: 休 / 生 / 傷 / 杜 / 景 / 死 / 驚 / 開.
8 pagesInterpretive lenses: 直符 / 螣蛇 / 太陰 / 六合 / 白虎 / 玄武 / 九地 / 九天.
8 pagesLuo Shu directional palaces — 8 directions plus the centre palace.
9 pagesThe Three Wonders (乙 / 丙 / 丁) and Six Yi (戊 / 己 / 庚 / 辛 / 壬 / 癸).
9 pagesEvery gate read at every palace — 8 gates × 9 palaces = 72 combinations.
72 pagesEvery star read at every palace — 9 stars × 9 palaces = 81 combinations.
81 pagesEvery spirit read at every palace — 8 spirits × 9 palaces = 72 combinations.
72 pagesThe temporal axis of QMDJ — 9 yang dun (陽遁) + 9 yin dun (陰遁) configurations spanning the year by solar terms.
19 pages10 common consultation purposes — wealth, career, marriage, legal, travel, medical, fertility, business, exams, competition.
10 pagesNamed component combinations recognised by classical doctrine — 三奇得使, 玉女守門, the six 遁 evasions, 五不遇時, etc.
10 pagesAuspicious NamingChinese Name Selection
Classical Chinese name selection — surname etymology, dialect variants for the Singapore / Asian diaspora, clan history, and the categories of consideration when pairing a given name with a surname under classical naming doctrine. Reference only; chart-aware name selection requires consultation.
Hellenistic / Western AstrologyClassical Hellenistic Natal Astrology
Classical Hellenistic and Western natal astrology — the seven traditional planets across the twelve tropical signs, read in the classical lineage with whole-sign houses, traditional dignities (domicile, exaltation, triplicity, term, face), sect, and time-lord systems (profections, zodiacal releasing, firdaria). Doctrinal sources: Vettius Valens, Dorotheus, Ptolemy, Firmicus Maternus, with modern revival via Project Hindsight, Brennan, and George.
Each of the seven traditional planets read in each of the twelve tropical signs — classical dignity status, sect modulation, decan and term overlays, natal signature. Full 7×12 matrix complete (84 cells).
84 pagesMaster 7×12 dignity grid (domicile, exaltation, fall, detriment, peregrine across all seven planets) plus per-planet drill-down hubs covering each planet's complete dignity profile, sect status, joy house, and dignity-pattern register.
8 pagesOpen, retrospective chart-based case studies on listed mega-cap securities — IPO-chart anchoring, transit-window timing, and the third-lens read alongside fundamentals and technicals. Diagnosis-only voice; not financial advice.
2 pagesFree tools & calculators
Plot your full BaZi chart in 30 seconds — year/month/day/hour pillars + Day Master + Ten Gods.
Free natal chart with all 14 Main Stars in their palaces and the year’s Four Transformations.
Compute your home’s period chart, mountain stars, and water stars from build year + facing direction.
Take a personalised reading
1:1 chart reading with Master Sean Chan — classical analysis with chart-specific guidance.
On-site or remote audit reading your specific home against period chart, facing direction, and occupants’ Kuas.
Chart-specific date selection for marriages, business launches, housewarming, and other major commitments.