Face Reading
Face Reading: Moles and What They Traditionally Mean
A measured guide to face mole reading in Chinese physiognomy — how a mole's palace, and whether it is hidden or exposed,…
Guides
Category: <span>Chinese Metaphysics</span>
Qi Men Dun Jia, Da Liu Ren, and the wider arts of Chinese metaphysics.
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Ears
In ears face reading, firm well-set ears and thick lobes are traditionally read for the early years, inherited constitution, and steadiness.
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Mouth and Lips
In mouth face reading, the mouth is the intake official — how full lips, a firm even set, and turned corners traditionally…
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Nose and the Wealth Palace
In nose face reading the nose is the Wealth palace — what the rounded tip, the bridge and covered nostrils traditionally suggest…
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Eyes
In eyes face reading the classical art prizes the steady spirit (shen) over size — a calm guide to what the eyes…
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Eyebrows
Eyebrow face reading in the Mian Xiang tradition — the longevity official, sword and willow brows, and what the classical art links…
Face Reading
Face Reading: The Forehead
A measured guide to forehead face reading in Mian Xiang — the upper court, broad versus narrow, smooth versus lined, and the…
Face Reading
Face Shapes and the Five Elements
The five-element face shapes — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water — the character each traditionally suggests, and how face shape and the…
Face Reading
The Three Courts (San Ting) in Face Reading
Three courts face reading (San Ting) splits the face into upper, middle and lower zones, each tied to a life period, and…
Face Reading
Chinese Face Reading (Mian Xiang): A Plain Guide
A plain guide to chinese face reading (Mian Xiang): its place among the Five Arts, the Three Courts, the Five Officials, and…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui in Singapore: A Practical, Honest Guide
An honest feng shui Singapore guide: what works in HDB flats and condos, what a fixed layout can and cannot change, and…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Wall Art and Paintings
A calm, practical guide to feng shui wall art: choosing imagery, placing water and mountain paintings, pairs for relationships, and what to…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Clock Placement
A practical guide to feng shui clock placement — where a clock helps and where it unsettles, size and material by element,…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Garden and Outdoor Space
A practical feng shui garden guide: winding paths and qi flow, where to place water, healthy planting, the five elements outdoors, and…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Numbers: Meaning and Use
A calm, honest guide to feng shui numbers — the homophones behind lucky 8 and cautious 4, how they apply to house…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Stairs: Guiding Qi Between Floors
A calm, practical feng shui stairs guide — stairs facing the front door, stairs over an entry, open and spiral cautions, and…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui for Apartments and Studios
Feng shui apartment guide for small and open-plan homes: how to zone one room for sleep, work, and cooking while keeping the…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Dining Room: Nourishment and Gathering
A practical feng shui dining room guide — the table as shared nourishment and wealth, table shape and seating, the commanding seat,…
Feng Shui
Feng Shui Entryway: The First Impression of Qi
A calm, practical feng shui entryway guide — the foyer as where qi arrives, keeping it clear and bright, shoes and storage,…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
Zi Wei Dou Shu in Singapore: Reading Your Purple Star Chart
What a Zi Wei Dou Shu Singapore reading covers, how Butcher Boy uses the Purple Star chart alongside Ba Zi, and what…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
Zi Wei Dou Shu vs Ba Zi: The Two Birth Charts
Zi wei dou shu vs bazi: how the two Chinese birth charts differ, what each reads best, and how skilled practitioners use…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
Zi Wei Dou Shu Calculator: Plotting Your Purple Star Chart
How a Zi Wei Dou Shu calculator turns your lunar birth date and hour into twelve palaces and star placements, and why…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
How to Read a Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart
Learn how to read Zi Wei Dou Shu step by step — find the Life palace, read its main stars and trine,…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
The Four Transformations (Si Hua) in Zi Wei Dou Shu
The zi wei dou shu four transformations (四化) explained — what 化禄 化权 化科 化忌 each do, and how the Flying Star…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
The Zi Wei Star (紫微): The Emperor of the Chart
The Zi Wei star (紫微) is the Emperor of Purple Star Astrology — its nature, its role in the Life palace and…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
The Fourteen Major Stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu
A practitioner's guide to the fourteen major zi wei dou shu stars — the Northern and Southern groups, each star's character, and…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
The Twelve Palaces of Zi Wei Dou Shu
The twelve Zi Wei Dou Shu palaces mapped: what each house governs, how the Life palace anchors the chart, and the role…
Zi Wei Dou Shu
What Is Zi Wei Dou Shu? Purple Star Astrology Explained
What is Zi Wei Dou Shu? Purple Star Astrology maps your life onto twelve palaces and fourteen stars — a calm guide…
I Ching
Hexagram 7: 師 Shī — The Army
Hexagram 7 of the I Ching, 師 Shī (The Army), reads Earth over Water: disciplined force held below the surface. Its Judgment,…
I Ching
A Short History of the I Ching
The history of the I Ching, from Zhou-era divination and the King Wen sequence to the Ten Wings, and how it became…