Guides & Magazine
Guides, explainers and deep-dives on astrology, Tử Vi, tarot and the zodiac.
The five elements in wellness: organs, diet and balance
Each element maps to an organ and food group — using the five elements to balance body and diet.
Meditation for beginners: posture, breath and mind
A simple guide to meditation: posture, following the breath, and handling stray thoughts.
Yin, Yang and Qi: the basis of Eastern wellness
Yin and Yang are the complementary opposites of all things; Qi is the energy of life.
Taoism & Wu Wei: living in accord with nature
The Tao, Wu Wei, and Laozi's philosophy of natural living.
Seasonal wellness: living in tune with the four seasons
Each season maps to an element and organ — how to adjust rest, food and activity through the year.
Spirituality & Self-cultivation: a guide to a balanced life
A hub of Eastern self-cultivation: yin-yang, five-element wellness, meditation, Taoism and seasonal living.
What is the I Ching? How to cast and read a hexagram
The I Ching, its 64 hexagrams, and how three coins give a primary hexagram, moving lines and a changed hexagram.
What is bone-weighing fortune? How to compute your bone weight
Yuan Tiangang bone-weighing sums the "weight" of your lunar birth year, month, day and hour. How it works and what the total means.
How to choose a feng-shui phone number that fits your destiny
A lucky number is more than four-of-a-kind. How to judge a SIM by digit-sum, elements, destiny match and patterns.
Meaning of digits 0–9 and lucky endings (Than Tai, Loc Phat)
Why 6 means prosperity, 8 wealth, 9 longevity, 4 avoided? Digit meanings and the famous lucky endings.
Romance stars in Tử Vi: Đào Hoa, Hồng Loan, Thiên Hỷ
The romance stars of Tử Vi — Đào Hoa, Hồng Loan, Thiên Hỷ, Thiên Riêu — what they say about your love life, marriage and charm.
Lucky and malefic stars in Tử Vi: Thiên Mã, Kình Dương, Đà La…
Telling lucky stars (Lộc Tồn, Thiên Mã, Tả Phù, Hữu Bật) from malefic ones (Kình Dương, Đà La, Linh, Hỏa) in a Tử Vi chart.
Business opening ceremony: offerings, timing and how to do it
A guide to the business-opening ceremony: choosing an auspicious date and hour, the offering tray, and the opening prayer.
Housewarming (nhập trạch): the move-in ceremony step by step
The Vietnamese move-in ceremony: picking a good date, the offering, the order of entering, and the prayer to the gods and ancestors.
How to read a Tử Vi (Zi Wei) chart for beginners
A beginner-friendly walkthrough of a Tử Vi chart: the 12 palaces, the Life and Body palaces, main and minor stars, the Four Transformations and luck cycles.
What is Hoang Ốc? The third check for choosing a year to build
Hoang Ốc is one of three checks (with Kim Lâu and Tam Tai) for choosing a building year. How to calculate it from your lunar age.
Expression, Soul Urge & Personality numbers in numerology
Three numbers from your full name: Expression (talents), Soul Urge (inner drive) and Personality (outer impression). How they are calculated.
What is Can Chi? Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches and the cycle
Can Chi (Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches) underpins the lunar calendar and Tử Vi. The 10 stems, 12 branches, the 60-year cycle and how to read a year.
The 15th of the first lunar month (Nguyên Tiêu): what to offer
The first full moon of the lunar year (Nguyên Tiêu): meaning, offerings to Buddha and ancestors, good timing and the prayer.
Đoan Ngọ Festival (5th of 5th lunar month): origins & customs
The Đoan Ngọ "pest-killing" festival on the 5th of the 5th lunar month: origins, offerings, and why people eat fermented rice and ash cakes.
The Nine Luminaries: the 9 ruling stars and how to offset them
The Nine Luminaries are nine stars that rule a person each year — which are auspicious, which are not, and the folk offering to offset a bad one.
What is Tam Tai? How to find your bad-luck years and ease them
Tam Tai is a run of three unlucky years in the 12-year cycle, by zodiac trine group. How to find yours, what to avoid, and how to ease it.
First-footing (xông đất) 2026: how to pick a compatible age
Who should first-foot your home in 2026? How to pick by Chinese-zodiac harmony, avoid the clashing group, and match the Five Elements.
Life Path number in numerology: what it is and how to calculate
The Life Path is the most important number in numerology. How to calculate it from your birth date, plus the meaning of 1–9 and master numbers 11, 22, 33.
Baby full-month ceremony: the offering to the Midwife Deities
A guide to the Vietnamese full-month ceremony: how to date it, the offering to the 12 Midwife Deities, timing and the prayer.
Kitchen Gods on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month: offerings & tips
The Kitchen Gods on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month: meaning, offerings, the carp, timing and the send-off prayer.
Vu Lan / 7th-month full moon 2026: offerings, prayers and trays
The 7th-month full moon (Vu Lan) 2026 falls on Aug 27. Meaning, ancestor and wandering-soul offerings, prayers.
Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 (8th-month full moon): date, meaning, offerings
Mid-Autumn 2026 falls on Sep 25 (8th-month full moon). Origins, customs, the moon-viewing tray and offerings.
Lunar New Year 2026 (Year of the Horse): dates, offerings and first-day travel
The 1st day of Tết 2026 falls on Feb 17. Kitchen Gods, New Year's Eve, offerings and an auspicious first departure.
Tam Nuong and Nguyet Ky days: the days folk tradition avoids
Tam Nuong and Nguyet Ky are lunar days folk belief avoids for big tasks. Which days they are and why.
The five elements: generating and controlling cycles explained
How Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth generate and control each other, and how to apply it.
Zodiac trines, harmonies and clashes of the 12 animals
Which animals match or clash? Trines, six-harmonies and the four-clash groups explained.
The Ghost Month (7th lunar month): what to avoid and how to offer
The 7th lunar month is tied to Vu Lan and offerings to wandering souls. Meaning, taboos and how to make offerings.
Choosing a year to build: avoiding Kim Lau and Tam Tai
Building a house avoids Kim Lau and Tam Tai years. How to compute them and the "borrow age" workaround.
Vietnamese almanac & applied feng shui: the complete toolkit
A hub of every free tool: lunar calendar, auspicious dates, Tử Vi, zodiac, feng shui, numerology, prayers and fortune sticks.
Star worship 2026: which of the Nine Stars is watching over you?
The Nine Stars rotate by age and gender. See which star governs you in 2026 and how star-worship works.
Prayers for the 1st and 15th lunar days: family altar rituals
Common Vietnamese altar prayers for the 1st and 15th, ancestors and the Kitchen Gods, with simple offerings.
What is xin xăm? How to draw and read a fortune stick
Xin xăm is drawing a numbered fortune stick at temples. How to ask sincerely and interpret the verse.
Naming your baby by destiny, five elements and numerology
How to name a baby in harmony with the family: choose supportive elements and blend name numerology.
Feng shui by destiny: lucky colors, numbers and directions
Which colors, numbers and directions suit your destiny element, via the five-element cycle.
Departure hours (Lý Thuần Phong method): pick a good time to set off
The Lý Thuần Phong method of six time slots for choosing an auspicious departure hour.
Your Personal Year in numerology: what number is your year?
Your Personal Year (1–9) sets each year's theme. How to compute it and what each number means.
How to read good and bad days in the Vietnamese almanac
Understand auspicious and inauspicious days, the 12 Day Officers, and how to pick good dates for weddings, openings and groundbreaking.
What are auspicious hours, and how to find good hours in a day
Auspicious hours are the favorable time slots in a day. Learn how they work and how to look them up by the 12 two-hour periods.
Eight Mansions: how to find house directions that suit your age
Your Kua number, East/West group, and the 4 good and 4 bad directions — how to arrange door, bed, desk and stove.
Horoscope for the 12 zodiac animals in 2026: an overview
How does 2026 (Bính Ngọ) affect the 12 animals? An overview of trines, clashes and links to each animal.
All 78 Tarot Cards and Their Meanings (by Suit)
A complete reference to all 78 tarot cards — the 22 Major Arcana plus the four Minor Arcana suits — with core keywords and a link to every card.
Tarot Spreads Explained: One-Card, Three-Card & Celtic Cross
A beginner-friendly guide to the three most useful tarot spreads — one card, three cards, and the Celtic Cross — and when to use each.
Zodiac Compatibility: Which Signs Match Best? (Full Guide)
How zodiac compatibility works and which signs match best — a full guide with a ranking link for every one of the 12 signs.
The 22 Major Arcana Cards and Their Meanings (Full List)
A quick-reference list of all 22 Major Arcana tarot cards, from The Fool (0) to The World (21), with their core upright meanings and links to each card.
The 12 Zodiac Signs: Dates, Elements & Personality (Overview)
A complete overview of all 12 zodiac signs — their dates, elements and key personality traits — with links to each full sign profile.
Cancer Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Cancer zodiac sign (June 21 – July 22): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Cancer is most compatible with.
Virgo Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Virgo zodiac sign (August 23 – September 22): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Virgo is most compatible with.
Sagittarius Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Sagittarius zodiac sign (November 22 – December 21): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Sagittarius is most compatible with.
Capricorn Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Capricorn zodiac sign (December 22 – January 19): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Capricorn is most compatible with.
Aquarius Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Aquarius zodiac sign (January 20 – February 18): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Aquarius is most compatible with.
Pisces Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Pisces zodiac sign (February 19 – March 20): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Pisces is most compatible with.
How to Find Your Nap Am (Sound Element) by Birth Year
What nap am (the "sound element") is and how to look up yours from your birth year using the 60-year sexagenary cycle, with clear examples.
The 8 Moon Phases and What Each One Means
A simple guide to the 8 phases of the Moon — from new moon to full moon and back — and the energy and intention each phase is best for.
Are Libra and Virgo Compatible? An Earth–Air Love Story
Can an airy Libra and an earthy Virgo really work? A closer look at what draws them together, where they clash, and how to make this pairing last.
Ace of Wands Tarot Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career
The Ace of Wands tarot meaning — a spark of inspiration, new creative energy and fresh beginnings. What it means upright, reversed, in love and career.
The Lovers Tarot Card Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career
The Lovers tarot meaning — a Major Arcana card of love, union, values and important choices. What it means upright, reversed, in love and career.
The Sun Tarot Card Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career
The Sun tarot meaning — the most positive card in the deck, symbolizing joy, success, vitality and clarity. Upright, reversed, in love and career.
Ten of Cups Tarot Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career
The Ten of Cups tarot meaning — emotional fulfillment, family harmony and lasting happiness, the "happily ever after" card. Upright, reversed, love and career.
Leo Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Leo zodiac sign (Jul 23 – Aug 22): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Leo is most compatible with.
Libra Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Libra zodiac sign (Sep 23 – Oct 22): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Libra is most compatible with.
Gemini Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Gemini zodiac sign (May 21 – Jun 20): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Gemini is most compatible with.
Taurus Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Taurus zodiac sign (Apr 20 – May 20): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Taurus is most compatible with.
Scorpio Zodiac Sign: Personality, Love, Career & Compatibility
Everything about the Scorpio zodiac sign (Oct 23 – Nov 21): personality traits, strengths and weaknesses, love, career and which signs Scorpio is most compatible with.
Knight of Pentacles Tarot Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career
The Knight of Pentacles tarot card meaning — upright and reversed, in love, career and as your card of the day. The steady, reliable worker of the tarot deck.
The Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Meaning (Upright & Reversed)
The Wheel of Fortune tarot meaning — a Major Arcana card of cycles, luck, fate and turning points. What it means upright, reversed, in love and career.
Sun, Moon and Rising Signs Explained — Your Astrological "Big Three"
Your Sun, Moon and Rising signs form your astrological big three. Learn what each one means and how they work together to shape you.
What Is a Rising Sign (Ascendant) and Why It Matters
Your Rising sign is the mask you meet the world with. Learn what the Ascendant is, how it's calculated, and why it shapes your whole chart.
The 12 Houses in Astrology, Explained Simply
A beginner-friendly guide to the 12 astrological houses — what each one governs and how to read them in your birth chart.
What Does Your Moon Sign Mean?
Your Moon sign reveals your emotional world, instincts, and what makes you feel safe. Here's how to read and understand it.
Saturn Return: What It Is and How to Get Through It
Your Saturn Return is astrology's great coming-of-age. Here's what it means, when it happens, and how to move through it with grace.
What Is Mercury Retrograde? A Practical Guide
Mercury retrograde is an optical illusion — here is what it really means and how to work with it, minus the panic.
Full Moon vs New Moon: What Each Means for You
Understand the difference between the new moon and full moon in astrology, and how to work with each phase for intention-setting and release.
The Four Astrology Elements: Fire, Earth, Air and Water
Discover what the four astrology elements—fire, earth, air, and water—reveal about temperament, compatibility, and personal balance.
Your Venus Sign: How You Love and What You Value
Discover what your Venus sign reveals about your love language, attractions, and the values that make you feel truly cherished.
Retrograde Planets in the Natal Chart, Explained
What retrograde planets in your birth chart really mean — a clear, empowering guide to inward energy, second chances, and personal growth.
Astrology Aspects Explained: Conjunction, Trine, Square, Opposition
A clear guide to the four major astrology aspects—conjunction, trine, square, opposition—and how the angles between planets shape your chart.
Aries Personality: Traits, Love, and Career
Discover the fiery Aries personality — key traits, love style, and career strengths of the zodiac's bold pioneer.
The Most Compatible Zodiac Signs in Love
Discover which zodiac signs share the deepest natural chemistry in love, and how the elements shape lasting romantic compatibility.
Tiger in 2026: Overall Forecast for the Year of the Fire Horse
How the Tiger fares in 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse (Bính Ngọ): career, wealth, love, and health outlook with practical tips.
Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Explained: Tam Hợp & Tứ Hành Xung
Learn how the Chinese zodiac groups signs into harmonious trines (tam hợp) and clashing pairs (tứ hành xung) — and how to use them wisely.
Scorpio in Love: What to Know About Dating a Scorpio
Discover how Scorpio loves — their intensity, loyalty, and need for depth — plus practical tips for dating this passionate water sign.
The 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals and Their Signature Personalities
A friendly guide to the 12 Chinese-Vietnamese zodiac animals and the core personality traits of each sign.
What Is Tử Vi Đẩu Số? A Beginner's Guide to Zi Wei Dou Shu
A clear beginner's introduction to Tử Vi Đẩu Số (Zi Wei Dou Shu): what it is, how the chart works, and how to start reading yours.
What Your Cung Mệnh Reveals About You in Tử Vi
Discover how the Cung Mệnh (Life Palace) in Tử Vi Đẩu Số maps your core self, personality, and life direction.
The Tử Vi Star in the Life Palace: Meaning and Personality
Discover what it means when the Tử Vi (Emperor) star sits in your Life Palace — its noble traits, strengths, challenges, and how to shine.
The Four Transformations (Tứ Hóa) in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Lộc, Quyền, Khoa, Kỵ
Learn what the Four Transformations (Tứ Hóa) mean in Zi Wei Dou Shu and how Lộc, Quyền, Khoa, and Kỵ shape your chart.
Nạp Âm Five Elements: Understanding Your Personal Destiny (Kim, Mộc, Thủy, Hỏa, Thổ)
Learn how Nạp Âm assigns each birth year one of the Five Elements — and what your Kim, Mộc, Thủy, Hỏa, or Thổ destiny reveals.
What Is Đại Vận in Tử Vi? Reading Your 10-Year Luck Cycle
Learn what Đại Vận (the 10-year luck cycle) means in Tử Vi and how to read each decade of your life chart with clarity and confidence.
How to Read Tarot Cards: A Beginner's Guide
A clear, beginner-friendly guide to reading tarot: deck structure, choosing a spread, asking good questions, and trusting your intuition.
The Major Arcana Explained: The Fool's Journey
Meet the 22 Major Arcana cards as one story — the Fool's Journey — a soulful map of growth from innocence to wholeness.
What Does The Tower Tarot Card Mean?
The Tower brings sudden change and truth. Learn its upright and reversed meanings in love, career, and personal growth.
How a Three-Card Past-Present-Future Tarot Spread Works
Learn how the classic three-card past-present-future tarot spread works, how to read each position, and how to interpret the cards together.
The Death Tarot Card: Why It Isn't About Death
The Death card scares beginners, but it rarely means literal death. Here's what this powerful card of transformation truly reveals.
How to Read Your Birth Chart Step by Step
A beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide to reading your Western astrology birth chart: planets, signs, houses, and aspects.
Choosing Auspicious Dates: A Practical Guide to Wedding and Business Opening Days
Learn how to choose good dates for weddings and business openings using traditional Vietnamese methods, made simple and practical.
Checking Marriage Age Compatibility: A Detailed Guide
Learn how to check couple age compatibility using Can Chi, the Five Elements, and zodiac trines — with a balanced, empowering perspective.