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Edward W.
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This book is about a form of Chinese natal astrology called Ziwei Doushu. It is one of the most complex-- and i daresay the most interesting, as it is the only form of Chinese astrology practised today that is vaguely horoscopic in nature.
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Edward W.
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i.e. it still retains the 12 houses, like western astrology; most other forms of Chinese astrology no longer use them. Here's a chart cast in this system
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This arrangement of the 12 earthly branches is also used in horoscopes in the Ziwei doushu 紫微斗數system. The earthly branches->signs stay in the same position, whilst the houses are shifted about. This horoscope incidentally belongs to Chow Yun-fat, an actor.
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Edward W.
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Still, this form of astrology does not actually use the physical planets, but rather calculates astrological factors based on the date of your birth. Eg: "If you are born on the 2nd day of the month, and in hour H, then the Wenchang star goes into the 2nd Palace" etc.
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