Astrology Glossary

Bazi

BaZi (八字, 'eight characters'), the Four Pillars of Destiny: the year, month, day and hour of your birth, each written as one Heavenly Stem plus one Earthly Branch, and read through the five elements. The Day pillar's stem is your Day Master, the element that stands for you.

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