Learn how a Saju chart works

1. What is Saju? The Four Pillars, explained for beginners

Saju (사주) turns your birth year, month, day and hour into eight characters. Here is what each pillar means and why the system works differently from Western astrology. · 5 min read

2. Your Day Master: the ten characters that stand for you

The top character of your day pillar is your Day Master. It is one of ten natures — from Tall Tree to Rain — and it sets the tone for how the rest of your chart reads. · 6 min read

3. The five elements: how Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water interact

Every character in a Saju chart belongs to one of five elements. Two cycles — feeding and restraining — decide how they interact, and a missing element is a direction, not a defect. · 5 min read

4. The Ten Gods: what each character in your chart is to you

The Ten Gods (십성) translate every character in a chart into a relationship with your Day Master — wealth, career, talent, learning or self. This is where money and job readings come from. · 6 min read

5. Special stars: Noble Helper, Scholar's Star, Peach Blossom and more

Beyond the elements, certain character pairings mark 'stars' (신살) in a chart. Here are the five that matter most and how to read them without superstition. · 4 min read

6. 10-year luck cycles: reading your life as a timeline

Saju divides life into 10-year cycles (대운) that each carry a stem and branch of their own. Here is how they are calculated, why they run forward or backward, and what 'current cycle' means. · 5 min read