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- AI Timing Advisor: Find the Best Time for Big DecisionsDiscover how BaZi AI can help you time life's biggest decisions—career moves, marriage, investments—with ancient wisdom and modern AI | deeporacle.ai
- The Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions: Celestial Coordinate SystemThe Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions are 28 divisions along the celestial equator used in ancient Chinese astronomy to track the positions of the sun, moon, and five planets. This page explains the division principle, mansion names and determinative stars, and their foundational role in traditional calendrics and astrology.
- Almanac Auspiciousness Terms: Jianchu, Star Gods, and Lunar MansionsThis page explains the common auspiciousness and inauspiciousness terms in the Chinese almanac, including the Jianchu twelve deities, daily star gods, and the twenty-eight lunar mansions, along with Pengzu's taboos and directional clashes. These systems operate independently without overriding each other, together forming the reference framework for daily recommendations.
- Funeral Date Selection: Almanac Terms and PracticeThis page explains the standard terms used in traditional Chinese almanacs for funeral-related date selection, such as encoffining, moving the coffin, donning mourning clothes, ending mourning, reopening a grave, and burial. It clarifies how these fixed terms correspond to actual funeral procedures. The content is based on common almanac conventions and does not assess or predict auspiciousness of specific dates.
- Whose BaZi Is Used in Date Selection: Almanac vs. Personal ChartThe auspicious and inauspicious indications in the Chinese almanac belong to the calendar-day system, which is based solely on the stems, branches, and solar terms of the year, month, and day. It contains no personal birth data and therefore cannot distinguish between individuals. For personalized date selection, one should refer to the person's own BaZi chart rather than directly applying the almanac's generic advice.
- What to Do When There Is No Auspicious DayThis page explains why different date selection systems can yield contradictory results: almanacs, Jianchu, Congchen, and others operate under independent rules without cross-validation. Thus any day may be auspicious in one system and inauspicious in another, and no date is absolutely devoid of auspicious indications. Users should understand this parallelism to avoid delaying matters based on a single system's verdict.
- Date Selection: Define Window First, Separate Ritual from DecisionThis page explains the sequence for date selection matters: first define a feasible time window, then choose a specific date within that window, and finally separate ritual from decision. Choosing a date first and then adapting reality to it is the most common disorder in this practice. The content does not involve predictive promises, only a procedural framework.
- Choosing an Auspicious Date for Picking Up a New CarThis article explains how to choose an auspicious date for picking up a new car using traditional Chinese almanac (Tong Shu) entries. Since there is no fixed entry for 'picking up a car' in the standard list of auspicious and inauspicious activities, related items such as traveling, making transactions, or receiving wealth are typically used as references. The article introduces common reference activities, how to read the Tong Shu's auspicious/inauspicious indications, and basic considerations when selecting a date.
- Tong Sheng: Cantonese Term for the Traditional AlmanacThis page explains the Cantonese term "Tong Sheng" and its use as a common name for the traditional Chinese almanac.
- Tongshu vs. Huangli: Naming and Usage of Chinese AlmanacsTongshu, huangli, and nongminli refer to the same type of traditional Chinese almanac, with names varying by region and publisher;
- What information is needed for date selectionDate selection begins with clarifying the matter itself: the specific event, its location, and whether there is a corresponding traditional term.
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