Which is more accurate, Bazi, Zi Wei, or astrology?
This is a commonly asked question because the theories differ and the charts are arranged differently. Some say that both Zi Wei and astrology have twelve houses that can be clearly subdivided, making their predictions more accurate. But is that really the case?
Let me explain so that everyone can understand. However, before I explain, I must first inform you that I teach all three of these divination methods, and I have also written a book on Zi Wei, which will be released gradually after this book is published. Therefore, please do not doubt my explanations below.
In China, astrology is called “Five Stars,” or “Guo Lao Xing Zong.” It uses the five celestial bodies—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—along with the sun and moon for a total of seven stars. Additionally, it incorporates Rahu and Ketu as well as other minor stars to predict people’s fortunes and misfortunes through the transitions of celestial bodies across houses. We refer to this as the “Seven Political Stars and Four Residuals Divination Technique.” However, it may seem complicated; hence I recommend learning Western astrology instead. It is clearer and has more reference materials available and is quite popular among young people today. Its advantage lies in being able to analyze a person’s fate in detail within four minutes! However, if there is an error of more than thirty minutes in birth time, it can lead to significant discrepancies. For older generations who may not have precise birth times available, this method may not be suitable.
As for Zi Wei astrology, it arranges the life palace based on lunar time as the Tai Chi point. This point serves as our reference point while interacting with the other eleven houses. Due to overlapping house relationships where thirty-six houses are analyzed simultaneously, predictions can also be very exciting and accurate! However, if birth time is uncertain, just correcting the chart can be quite troublesome due to many blind spots. For instance, those born during midnight may share similar charts whether they were born early or late in that hour; there are also controversies regarding leap months in chart arrangements. Additionally, overlapping charts can pose problems as well; if anyone has interests or questions about this topic, you may refer to “In-depth Bazi” for explanations without further elaboration here.
Of course! When it comes to Bazi (Four Pillars), it’s much more convenient. A single perpetual calendar can cover everything worldwide; even if you’re unsure about your exact birth time, correcting your life chart becomes simpler. Moreover, even if you only know your year, month, and day without knowing your hour of birth—you can still form three pillars with six characters to outline a summary of one’s life accurately; it’s just that you cannot draw final conclusions from it alone. Furthermore, certain charts may not be applicable—for example: should one abandon their fate? Is one truly prosperous? When in doubt about such matters using this method would not be advisable due to its blind spots—this should not be overlooked.
Therefore it can be said that all three divination methods mentioned above are quite accurate! As long as your skills are sufficient regardless of which system you use for predictions; their conclusions should align closely with each other. Each divination method has its pros and cons; perhaps what you’re asking about might be very clear in Zi Wei or astrology but hard to discern in Bazi—or vice versa—it’s true! You can compare them yourself to see this clearly; naturally when conflicts arise between them I would recommend taking Bazi as a baseline since it does not have overlapping charts within sixty years nor does it suffer from minor timing discrepancies—it has significant drawbacks otherwise—which is why I suggest this approach based on sound reasoning.
Excerpted from Bazi Arena