Innate destiny and fortune analysis through Dangjaju 12-star
Dang Saju (唐四柱) is the origin of Saju Myungrihak that formed during China's Tang Dynasty and spread throughout East Asia including Korea, analyzing fortune through four criteria: birth year, month, day, and time. The Eight Characters (八字) of Saju expand these four criteria into Heavenly Stems (天干) and Earthly Branches (地支), creating eight characters.
Dang Saju is the most widely used Myungrihak system in East Asia including Korea, providing excellent insight into reading individual innate energies and life flows.
The name Dang Saju signifies that this system was systematized during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝). According to legend, Tang scholar Li Xuzhong (李虛中) originated the Three Pillars Method (三柱法), divining fortune through three criteria: birth year, month, and day.
Later, Song Dynasty's Xu Ziping (徐子平) added the time (時) criterion to complete the Four Pillars and Eight Characters (四柱八字) system, which developed into Ziping Myungri (子平命理) and became the standard of modern Saju studies.
Dang Saju reflects this historical development of Myungrihak, maintaining an orthodox interpretation system based on traditional sources including Li Xuzhong's Dang Saju Method and Dang Saju Yoram.
Four Pillars (四柱) refer to the Year Pillar (年柱), Month Pillar (月柱), Day Pillar (日柱), and Time Pillar (時柱), each composed of one Heavenly Stem (天干) and one Earthly Branch (地支). These eight characters are the Eight Characters (八字).
Heavenly Stems are ten: Jia (甲), Yi (乙), Bing (丙), Ding (丁), Wu (戊), Ji (己), Geng (庚), Xin (辛), Ren (壬), Gui (癸). Earthly Branches are twelve: Zi (子), Chou (丑), Yin (寅), Mao (卯), Chen (辰), Si (巳), Wu (午), Wei (未), Shen (申), You (酉), Xu (戌), Hai (亥).
Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches each carry Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin-Yang energies, and through the combination of these eight characters, one analyzes the individual's energy structure and balance.
Dang Saju utilizes an auxiliary system called Twelve Directional Stars (十二支星) to subdivide fortune analysis. The twelve stars are twelve types of stellar energy, each with unique names and meanings.
Tian Gui Xing (天貴星) represents honor and prestige, Tian E Xing (天厄星) trials and overcoming, Tian Quan Xing (天權星) power and responsibility, and Tian Po Xing (天破星) destruction and rebuilding. Others include Tian Jian Xing, Tian Wen Xing, Tian Fu Xing, Tian Gu Xing, Tian Yi Xing, Tian Ren Xing, Tian Shou Xing, and Tian Feng Xing, with fortune quality varying by each star's position in the Saju.
The interpretation of Twelve Directional Stars carries strong Korean characteristics, explaining each star's traits through analogies to traditional occupations such as potter and scholar wearing traditional hats.
The core of Dang Saju is Five Elements (五行) balance analysis. By examining the distribution of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water in the Four Pillars and Eight Characters, one identifies which energies are strong and which are weak.
When Five Elements are balanced, one can expect smooth life flow. If specific energy is excessively strong or weak, corresponding cautions and complementary directions are provided. For example, if Fire energy is too strong, Water energy is needed for regulation; if Wood energy is lacking, the principle of Water generating Wood (水生木) can supplement it.
Yin-Yang (陰陽) balance is also important. Too much Yang in the Saju may indicate hasty and impulsive tendencies, while too much Yin may suggest passive and stagnant tendencies, with harmony between them being the core goal of Myungrihak.
Dang Saju analyzes fortune changes over time through Major Luck (大運) and Annual Luck (歲運) in addition to innate Saju. Major Luck represents the flow of large fortune changing in approximately 10-year cycles, while Annual Luck represents yearly fortune changes.
Major Luck and Annual Luck are analyzed based on the Saju's Day Stem (日干), examining which Five Elements energy enters during each period. Good energy in Major Luck indicates a 10-year period of development, while good energy in Annual Luck indicates smoothness for that year.
Dang Saju remains the most trusted Myungrihak system in modern times. It is used to understand individual tendencies and potential, and to set direction at important life turning points.
Its wisdom can be applied across various areas including business start timing, career change timing, and relationship flow, serving not as simple fortune checking but as a tool for self-understanding and strategic planning.
LunaWitch's Dang Saju is based on authoritative sources including the Dang Saju original text, Dang Saju Yoram, and Li Xuzhong's Dang Saju Method, reinterpreting orthodox Myungrihak principles for the modern era. The little fairy Bunyi in hanbok warmly explains the energies of your Four Pillars and Eight Characters.
Based on authentic traditional Myungrihak principles while providing accessible explanations, it offers deep insight into innate energies and life flows. Discover the story your Saju tells, with LunaWitch.
DangSaju original text, DangSajuYoram, Yi Heo-jung's DangSaju method traditional sources
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