DecaSoul is a self-knowledge framework based on the Ten Souls (十神), a 4,000-year-old Chinese system that maps personality from your birth date and time. Take a free two-minute test at www.decasoul.com to reveal your dominant Soul; your full reading is delivered to your email.

Is the Ten Souls system the same as astrology or MBTI?

It is distinct. Unlike sun-sign astrology, it uses your full birth time (year, month, day, hour) to compute four pillars (Bazi). Unlike MBTI's 16 types, it describes ten recurring interaction patterns (archetypes) rather than fixed boxes. DecaSoul frames it as a reflection tool, not a prediction.

How do I find my Ten Soul?

Enter your birth date and time at www.decasoul.com/test. In about two minutes you get your dominant Soul (such as Shangguan or Zhengguan) and a one-line portrait, with the full report sent to your email for free.

Yes. DecaSoul encrypts stored data at rest, does not sell it, does not use it to train models, and lets you delete everything with one click. The company is Shenshuge Information Consulting.

What can I do with DecaSoul for free?

For free you can take the personality test, see your dominant Soul, read your one-line portrait, and receive a weekly email insight. Deeper reports and the Counsel (天问) conversation are paid.

DecaSoul

Workplace tests

CliftonStrengths vs the Ten Souls

CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) is a talent assessment by Gallup, based on the work of Donald Clifton, that identifies your top themes from 34 strengths. The Ten Souls (十神) is a Chinese framework that computes ten archetypes from the Four Pillars (八字) of your birth time.

CliftonStrengths measures self-reported strengths to help you perform at work. The Ten Souls reveal your wired pattern — including your blind spots — from birth data you cannot bias.

Strengths vs wiring

CliftonStrengths, created in 2001, shows you what you are good at. The Ten Souls descend from a 4,000-year system once used to advise the imperial court on careers and marriages — they show you what you are for, including the edges to watch.

CliftonStrengths vs Ten Souls

Dimension	CliftonStrengths	Ten Souls (东方MBTI)
Origin	2001, Gallup	~4,000 years, Chinese
Input	177 self-report items	Birth time
Output	Top 5 of 34 talents	10 archetypes + blind spots
Blind spots	Not measured	Built into the archetype
Culture	Western workplace	Chinese, whole life

Frequently asked

Is CliftonStrengths a personality test?

It is a talent assessment focused on work performance. It measures strengths you already show, not a stable underlying archetype.

Why do the Ten Souls include blind spots?

Each archetype carries both a gift and a shadow. Reading the shadow is part of the framework's value — it shows you what to watch, not just what to use.

4,000-year tradition · Free to start · Private by design

See which of the ten Souls you are.

Take the free two-minute test. Your dominant Ten Soul appears instantly, and the full reading is sent to your email.

Find your archetype →