An Introduction to ē“«å¾®ęę°, or Purple Star Astrology
ē“«å¾®ęę° [zĒwÄidĆ²ushĆ¹], or Purple Star Astrology, is one of the two main forms of ancient Chinese astrology (the other is åę±å½ēĀ [shÄngchĆ© bÄzƬ], also called Four Pillars of Destiny or just BaZi). It was mainly used to tell someoneās fortune and maximize their luck and success by looking at their talents and their struggles, both those given by birth and those for specific years or decades. With that, it is commonly referred to as fortune-telling and, wrongfully, a divination art. Purple Star Astrology is a Destiny study and can thus belongs into the Destiny category of the Five Arts in Chinese Metaphysics.
It uses the Lunisolar calender and includes leap years/intercalary months and the new moon.
In ancient times, it was, in big parts, only accessible by the royal family/the emperors.
There are two different Schools ofĀ ē“«å¾®ęę°: One, Flying Star/Si Hua, which utilizes 14 major stars and 4 transformation stars/energies, and San He, which makes use of about 30 to 108 stars. Nowadays, most practioners combine both. Regardless of which school one uses, the Natal Chart is made up of 12 Destiny Courts, also referred to as Palaces (I will further explain those in another post). The Courts can be compared to the 12 Houses in Western Astrology, although they mostly have different themes and are more straightforward in what they govern.
Furthermore, the brightness of each star is taken into account as well as the interactions between the courts/stars in the courts.
This is what aĀ ē“«å¾®ęę° Natal Chart can look like:
(You can calculate yours here.)
The chart seen above is a Heaven Chart [天ē]. In ē“«å¾®ęę° , there are 3 (major) Chart Types. I will talk about these in more detail in another post, but to sum it up:
This philosophical trinity concept is that of San Cai [äøę] which describes the powers of the cosmos. The definitons greatly depend on the different philosophical schools, but the most common idea is that a person as well as their life and destiny are made up/dependant on 3 factors: Heavenly predetermined destiny and luck, earth (environment, nurture), and man (nature, though changeable).
InĀ ē“«å¾®ęę°, the Heaven Chart [天ē] is basically the Natal Chart.
The Earth Chart [å°ē] shows the Decade Chart. It is used to predict the events and nature of a specified decade in the nativeās life.
The Man Chart [äŗŗē] shows the Yearly Chart. It is used to predict the events and nature of a specified year in the nativeās life.
Thereās also the Small Period Chart [å°é] which doesnāt belong to the Trinity concept but is used to predict events within a smaller time frame/measure.
What it is for/How it can be used
ē“«å¾®ęę° is not used for personality study as the most commonly used form of (western) astrology is.Ā
Instead it is, as already mentioned above, a destiny study. It focuses on telling the native about their pre-determined fate and luck as well as about that of decades, years, and other time frames to help build a successful and prosperous life. It can, for example, show things like
where we are naturally lucky
what we naturally struggle with/where weāre unluckyĀ
where we will be most likely to find the most money,Ā
how our relationships and health will be like
what careers we are suited for
how we can obtain happiness
how many children one will have
As it was originally used to help the emperors lead their nation to success, it is a guide that helps to maximize oneās luck if utilized in that way. While it is not definite, it is highly accurate in its predicitions and can thus easily be used in a great array of different situations - be it in choosing oneās path, building oneās team for a project at work, or something completely different.
It does offer some descriptive traits when it comes to a nativeās personality,Ā however, if one looks for that it is better to turn to BaZi/Four Pillars of Destiny Astrology as those revolve more around psychological character study.
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