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东方MBTI.
Straightforward guides to Bazi, the Ten Souls, and how this 4,000-year-old system compares to the personality frameworks you already know.
What is Bazi (八字)?
Bazi (八字), literally Eight Characters, is a 4,000-year-old Chinese system that maps your birth time into Four Pillars and reveals the Ten Souls. Here is how it works.
What are the Ten Souls (十神)?
The Ten Souls (十神) are ten personality archetypes derived from your Bazi chart — the core of the 东方MBTI. Here are all ten, in Chinese and English.
Bazi vs Western Astrology
Bazi and Western astrology both use birth data, but one reads who you are and the other reads what is happening now. Here is the difference.
Bazi vs the Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese zodiac gives one animal per year; Bazi computes four pillars from your full birth time. Here is why that matters.
东方MBTI vs Western MBTI
The 东方MBTI computes ten archetypes from your birth time; the Western MBTI has 16 self-reported types. Here is how they compare.
Why do I keep attracting the wrong person?
The type you keep attracting is not a coincidence — it is a relationship pattern computed from your Ten Souls. Here is how to break it.
Co-Star vs the 东方MBTI
Co-Star tells you today's energy; the 东方MBTI tells you who you are. One is a daily transit, the other a stable birth-computed pattern.
Human Design vs Bazi
Human Design mixes astrology, the I Ching, and the chakras; Bazi is the I Ching's own descendant. Here is the difference.
Tarot vs Bazi
Tarot reads the present moment; Bazi reads the person. One is a spread, the other is a birth-computed framework. Here is the difference.
Zi Wei Dou Shu vs Bazi
Zi Wei Dou Shu is star-and-palace based; Bazi is element-and-pillar based. Both are Chinese, but only one maps directly to personality archetypes.
Enneagram vs the Ten Souls
The Enneagram has nine types based on motivation and fear; the Ten Souls compute ten archetypes from your birth time. Here is the difference.
What are the Five Elements (五行)?
The Five Elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water — are the building blocks of Bazi. Here is what each one means and how they generate and control one another.
What is Yin and Yang (阴阳)?
Yin and Yang are the two complementary forces behind the 东方MBTI. Here is what they mean and how they shape every Ten Soul.
What are the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (天干地支)?
The Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches are the characters that make up a Bazi chart. Here is how they work.
How to read your Bazi chart
A Bazi chart has four pillars, a Day Master, and ten archetypes. Here is how to read yours, step by step.
The 4,000-year history of Bazi
From the I Ching to the imperial court, here is the 4,000-year story of how Bazi became the 东方MBTI.