Chinese Astrology
Provide Chinese zodiac, BaZi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, Feng Shui, and Qi Men Dun Jia guidance with explicit inputs, assumptions, and uncertainty.
Scope and routing
- If the user wants Western astrology, route to Western resources (do not improvise).
- If the user wants Jyotish/Vedic, use
../project-astrology-vedic/SKILL.md. - If the user wants Tarot or I Ching, use
../project-astrology-tarot-divination/SKILL.md. - If the user wants numerology, use
../project-astrology-numerology/SKILL.md.
Core workflow
- Collect inputs:
- Birth date (Gregorian), birth time (local), birth place (city/country), timezone/DST at birth. - Zi Wei Dou Shu: also ask for sex at birth (some schools differ), and confirm lunar date conversion + leap month handling. - Feng Shui: building facing direction (degrees), period (move-in / last major renovation year), and the target room/sector. - Qi Men: the exact date/time (to the hour) and the question (goal, constraints, time horizon).
- Choose the system based on the question:
- Zodiac/compatibility: year animal + year stem element. - BaZi: Four Pillars, Day Master, Ten Gods, luck pillars. - Zi Wei: 12-palace chart + key stars + decade/year luck. - Feng Shui/Flying Stars: time + space sectors. - Ze Ri / date selection: references/date-selection-ze-ri.md
- Apply accuracy rules (do not guess):
- Zodiac animal year switches at Chinese New Year; Jan/Feb births must be checked. - BaZi year/month pillars use solar terms (Jie Qi); year pillar often switches near Li Chun (around Feb 4), not Chinese New Year. - Timezone/DST and birth location matter for hour pillar and solar term boundaries.
- Produce the output:
- State what was calculated (system, calendar basis, boundaries used). - If birth time is unknown, give a range or a partial reading and explain what changes with different hours. - Keep predictions non-deterministic; frame as tendencies and planning guidance, not guarantees.
- Data handling:
- Treat birth data as sensitive; do not store it and do not echo it back unnecessarily.
Request-to-resource map
- Compatibility:
references/compatibility-guide.md - Zodiac calculations:
references/zodiac-calculations.mdandreferences/chinese-calendar.md - BaZi:
references/bazi-guide.mdandreferences/bazi-day-master-analysis.md
- Ten Gods: references/ten-gods-guide.md - Combinations and clashes: references/bazi-combinations-clashes.md - Luck pillars and timing: references/da-yun-luck-pillars.md
- Zi Wei Dou Shu:
references/zi-wei-dou-shu.md - Flying Stars / Feng Shui:
references/flying-stars-feng-shui.mdandreferences/timing-fengshui.md - Qi Men timing:
references/qi-men-dun-jia.md - Annual forecast:
references/annual-forecast.md - Animal profiles:
references/animal-personalities.md - Five Elements:
references/five-elements-guide.md
Request-to-resource map (advanced)
- BaZi advanced analysis:
- Na Yin (sound elements): references/na-yin-guide.md - Shen Sha (symbolic stars): references/shen-sha-guide.md - Changsheng Cycle (12 life stages): references/changsheng-cycle.md - Yong Shen (useful god / climate regulation): references/yong-shen-guide.md - Kong Wang (void branch / emptiness): references/kong-wang-guide.md - Special chart structures: references/special-chart-structures.md
- Daily planning / almanac:
references/tong-shu-daily.md - Zi Wei star catalog:
references/zi-wei-star-catalog.md - Yi Jing hexagrams:
references/yi-jing-hexagrams.md - Divination systems:
- Da Liu Ren (Six Ren oracle): references/da-liu-ren.md - Mei Hua Yi Shu (Plum Blossom numerology): references/mei-hua-yi-shu.md
Common pitfalls
- Using Chinese New Year boundaries for BaZi pillars (BaZi uses Jie Qi solar terms).
- Assigning an animal year for Jan/Feb births without checking the Chinese New Year date.
- Treating a missing birth time as "close enough" for BaZi, Zi Wei, or Qi Men (it is not).
- Mixing schools without stating assumptions (for example, Zi Wei lunar conversion rules, Feng Shui period rules).
Templates
assets/template-chinese-reading.mdassets/template-compatibility.md
Sources (non-authoritative)
Use these for cross-checking only; do not treat them as canonical when dates/solar terms matter.