bazi-reading
Chinese Four Pillars (BaZi 八字) chart interpretation—year, month, day, and hour pillars from birth data; Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Five Elements, and high-level pattern reading. Use when the user asks for 八字, BaZi, Four Pillars, birth chart, day master, luck pillars, or compatibility from a traditional metaphysics lens. Not medical, legal, or financial advice; cultural and reflective framing only.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/codenova58/bazi-readingBaZi Reading (八字算命) — Four Pillars of Destiny
Overview
BaZi (八字, literally “eight characters”) is a classical Chinese framework that encodes a person’s birth moment into four pairs of characters: Year, Month, Day, and Hour pillars. Each pair is 天干 + 地支 (Heavenly Stem + Earthly Branch). Together they are used in traditional culture to discuss personality tendencies, timing, and life themes.
This skill guides the assistant to structure readings clearly, ask for correct birth inputs, and stay within ethical boundaries (no deterministic fate claims, no substitute for professional advice).
Trigger keywords: 八字, BaZi, Four Pillars, birth chart, day master 日主, ten gods 十神, luck cycle 大运流年, five elements 五行, compatibility 合婚
When to use
- The user wants a BaZi-style reading, chart outline, or explanation of pillars/elements.
- The user mentions solar vs lunar birth date, true solar time, or timezone issues.
- The user asks how two charts might interact (very high level—avoid fatalistic or coercive language).
Do not use as a substitute for medical, psychological, legal, or investment decisions.
Required birth information (ask if missing)
| Field | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | Calendar type: Gregorian (公历) vs lunar (农历); note if user is unsure |
| Time of birth | Local clock time; unknown time → say hour pillar is indeterminate or use rough ranges with caveats |
| Place of birth | For true solar time / longitude correction in strict practice (optional; state if you apply or skip) |
| Gender | Some traditional texts use it for 大运 direction or narrative phrasing—ask only if needed for the method you describe |
Always state assumptions (e.g. “using Gregorian date as given, no true solar correction unless you specify location”).
Core concepts (concise reference)
The four pillars
- 年柱 Year pillar — family/era backdrop (high level)
- 月柱 Month pillar — season strength of elements (often key for “useful god” discussions in tradition)
- 日柱 Day pillar — day master (日主) sits here (the “self” stem in many schools)
- 时柱 Hour pillar — later life / children / career nuance in classical texts (varies by school)
Stems and branches
- 十天干 Ten Heavenly Stems — e.g. 甲 Yi wood … 癸 Gui water
- 十二地支 Twelve Earthly Branches — 子 Zi, 丑 Chou, 寅 Yin … 亥 Hai
- 五行 Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and 生克 cycles
- 阴阳 Yin–Yang on stems/branches
Common analytic vocabulary (use carefully)
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