Guides
Guides to help you better understand and use Eye of the Tide
BaZi Fundamentals
Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches: The Building Blocks of BaZi
The fundamental alphabet of BaZi — what Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are, their Five Elements associations, how they interact, and how they form your chart.
How to Read a BaZi Chart
A beginner-friendly guide for those encountering BaZi for the first time. Learn what the Four Pillars, Day Master, and Five Elements distribution mean, and how to start reading your own chart.
What Are the Ten Gods in BaZi? A Beginner’s Guide
A plain-language explanation of the Ten Gods: how they’re derived from the Day Master, what each one represents, and how to find them in your chart.
Luck Cycles & Annual Pillars: Understanding Time in BaZi
Your birth chart is static, but time isn’t. Learn what Luck Cycles and Annual Pillars are, how they interact with your natal chart, and why the same year affects people differently.
Five Elements Dressing: How Daily Colors Are Determined
The logic behind Five Elements Dressing is simple: the Heavenly Stem determines the element, and the element determines the colors. Understand the generating and controlling cycles, and you can evaluate any recommendation yourself.
Why True Solar Time Matters
A key factor behind chart reading differences. Understand why different tools may produce different results, and when you should pay special attention to this issue.
Divination Methods
Six Yao Divination: Question-Based I Ching Reading
A question-based divination method from casting to interpretation. Understand how Six Yao differs from BaZi, hexagram structure, and what questions work best.
What Is Qimen Dunjia? A Beginner’s Guide to the Nine Palace Chart
A beginner’s guide to Qimen Dunjia: how it differs from BaZi and Liuyao, the four-plate Nine Palace structure, and what types of questions it excels at.
Relationships & Beyond
What Is BaZi Synastry? A Beginner’s Guide to Compatibility Analysis
A beginner’s guide to BaZi synastry: Day Master dynamics, Five Elements complementarity, Earthly Branch interactions, and how to interpret compatibility results.
AI Fortune-Telling Results: Which Parts Are Fixed, Which Are Interpreted?
Chart data and Five Elements distribution are fixed results; personality analysis and fortune readings are interpreted content. Learn to tell them apart for clearer reading.