Life and Body Palaces
The Life Palace is a reference for core tendencies; the Body Palace shows where effort may be expressed. Start by locating both.
FREE ZIWEI CHART
Free Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart
Use birth details and location to explore the Life and Body Palaces, twelve palaces, major and minor cycles, and annual flow. Alongside Saju's broad themes, Zi Wei maps the life areas where those themes may appear.
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Include your birth time
The Life Palace and twelve-palace layout depend on birth time. Birthplace supports time corrections and comparison with astrology.
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What this reading explores
- Recurring reactions in love and relationships
- Money patterns and the timing of major decisions
- The next 12 months and 5 years: themes and turning points
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How to read your Zi Wei chart
Start with the Life Palace, Body Palace, twelve palaces, and major cycle to understand the structure. Hongsimdang calculates the chart before comparing it with Saju and astrology.
Twelve palaces
The twelve palaces map life areas such as work, money, relationships, travel, and family.
Major, minor, and annual cycles
Read the major cycle, annual focus, and currently active areas together to avoid overstating a single signal.
Compare the systems in a paid reading
Read Saju for broad themes, Zi Wei for life areas, and astrology for timing, keeping each system's role distinct.
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Before calculating your free Zi Wei chart
Start by checking which details to enter and where to begin reading. The free chart focuses on the calculated twelve-palace structure rather than a long personal interpretation.
Details needed for Zi Wei
Enter the birth date, gender, calendar, and birth time. Birthplace also supports astrology and later readings. If the time is unknown, use a reading that can work without it.
What the chart shows
See the Life and Body Palaces, Bureau, twelve palaces, fourteen main stars, support and pressure signals, and timing cycles together. This is a map of active life areas rather than a list of favorable predictions.
Understanding and reading Zi Wei
Zi Wei places twelve life areas using birth time. Begin with the Life and Body Palaces and the palaces highlighted by the current major and annual cycles, rather than memorizing every star.
Calculation comes before interpretation
A plausible description can still be based on a wrong chart. Hongsimdang calculates the chart deterministically first, then compares it with Saju and astrology for a paid interpretation in everyday language.
Why read three perspectives together?
Four Pillars chart
Saju shows broad patterns through the Four Pillars, Five Elements, Ten Gods, and major cycles.
Zi Wei birth chart
Zi Wei narrows the focus to active life areas through the twelve palaces.
Astrology
Astrology adds a timing perspective for matters such as communication, interviews, contracts, and emotional pressure.