Four Pillars of Destiny is the most accurate classical Chinese fortune telling system based on the person birth data. The Chinese called this system is Eight Characters or Tzu Ping (balance water, water represents prosperity) and the Four Pillars of Destiny is popular called today, they are hour, month, day and year of the birth data.

In the science of universe, the ancient Chinese believe the universe created and prolong by the basic of the five elements, there are metal, wood, water, fire and earth including our fate and our lives. The five elements interact by cycle of birth as metal give birth to water, water give birth to wood and wood give birth to fire. or cycle of destruction as Earth stops Water, Water puts out Fire, Fire melts Metal…etc…

To connect the human’s destiny with the universe, the Chinese has invented an extraordinaire calendar system not only record the passing time but also reflecting which element is take a power in that particular moment. Example in any moment as hour, day, month and year when converse into this calendar, we can realize which element is on the power. In another word, if we know the person’s birth data and describe by this Chinese calendar we will have a bundle of elements that interpret the composition of the fate of that individual.

For example, this is the birth data of Madonna at the moment she was born:

Hour: Water and Fire
Day: Wood and Earth
Month: Metal and Metal
Year: Earth and Earth

The first day’s element is representing her (Wood) and the other 7 elements symbolize people surrounding her in her life. Thus, we be able to read her destiny through analyzing the interacts between relationship of 5 elements according to the cycle of birth and cycle of destruction. We can interpret in detail of her destiny as character, potential, her relationship, career, money, health and even the up and down cycle in her life.

The art of analyze Four Pillars of Destiny is useful, it not only a power tool help us to understand the hidden mysterious in five elements contains the misfortune or fortune will coming unexpected which we can prevent or minimize if in bad luck cycle or develop, expand fortune in good luck cycle (if apply Feng Shui).

Analysis Four Pillars also help us understand ourselves and others in case facing the problems and the best is it useful in case making important decision or choosing new direction for life.