Schools
The main traditions, how they grew, and the books behind them.
四柱Four PillarsTurns the year, month, day and hour of birth into eight characters and reads them from the day stem.易占I Ching DivinationCasts a hexagram with coins, stalks or numbers, then reads the text of the Zhou Yi.擇吉Date SelectionChooses a good day for a task by weighing spirits and rules.八宅Eight MansionsSorts directions into four good and four bad, from a person’s Kua and the house.