Four Pillars
Year, month, day, and hour form the visible chart plate.
Method
Calculation first. Rules second. AI writing last.
GetMingPath is built as a chart-first BaZi tool. The birth chart is calculated by deterministic calendar logic, the interpretation is assembled from structured rule evidence, and AI is used only to turn approved evidence into clear English prose.
Birth data
Solar-time correction
Four Pillars chart
Rule evidence
Plain English report
What BaZi means
A Chinese language for reading time, pattern, and self-reflection.
BaZi, also called Four Pillars, converts a birth moment into eight characters: four Heavenly Stems and four Earthly Branches. These characters are read through Five Elements, Ten Gods, hidden stems, symbolic stars, and timing cycles.
Five Elements
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water show balance, support, pressure, and movement.
Ten Gods
Ten Gods describe how each stem relates to the Day Master.
Luck Cycles
Ten-year cycles show when certain chart themes become more visible.
Calculation
Where the chart numbers come from.
The calculation layer uses the birth date, local clock time, selected timezone, birthplace coordinates when available, and the sexagenary calendar cycle. Month boundaries are based on solar-term logic, not the Western calendar month.
Birth Input
Collect local date, time, birthplace, timezone, and optional coordinates.
True Solar Time
Adjust clock time by longitude and equation-of-time approximation when coordinates exist.
Solar-Term Boundary
Use solar terms to decide the BaZi month pillar rather than a simple calendar month.
Four Pillars
Calculate year, month, day, and hour pillars from deterministic calendar conversion.
Derived Evidence
Derive hidden stems, Ten Gods, Five Elements, symbolic stars, and timing markers.
Versioned Output
Chart and rule versions should be saved so future reports remain reproducible.
Rule evidence
How interpretation is kept grounded.
GetMingPath separates chart facts from interpretation. A rule layer turns chart facts into structured evidence before any report prose is written.
Day Master
The Day Master is the reference point. It is not a personality label by itself.
Element Balance
Element scores rank visible themes, not fixed outcomes or guarantees.
Ten Gods
Ten Gods are interpreted by position, visibility, hidden stems, and chart balance.
Symbolic Stars
Stars are cultural archetype markers. They describe tendencies, not specific events.
Luck Pillars
Timing cycles highlight periods of emphasis, not unavoidable fate.
AI Boundary
AI writes from structured evidence only. It does not calculate or invent chart facts.
Symbolic stars
Modern labels for traditional markers.
Symbolic stars, also called shen sha, are formula-based markers. GetMingPath uses neutral English labels first, then shows the traditional name and formula context for transparency.
Helpful Signals
Examples: Grace Star, Blessing Star, Helpful People Signal, Scholar Star.
Dynamic Signals
Examples: Movement Signal, Charm Signal, Harmony Star, Joy Star.
Advanced Signals
Examples: Inner World Signal and Insight Star need careful chart context.
Sensitive Signals
High-intensity markers are framed as pressure or drive, never as fear or danger.
Classical framework
Traditional sources, modern safety boundaries.
Classical BaZi texts inform the rule layer, but GetMingPath translates them into a safe, self-reflective product for modern English-speaking users.
Di Tian Sui
Classical structure reading
Strength, structure, useful elements, and whole-chart coherence.
Zi Ping Zhen Quan
Ten Gods discipline
Pattern judgment, evidence-based interpretation, and role clarity.
San Ming Tong Hui
Pillar and star context
Combinations, clashes, pillar positions, symbolic stars, and case logic.
Qiong Tong Bao Jian
Seasonal balance
Climate, month command, warmth, moisture, and element adjustment.
Yuan Hai Zi Ping
Foundational mapping
Stem-branch basics, Ten Gods meanings, and position mapping.
Modern Calculation Layer
Timezone and coordinates
Online BaZi needs timezone handling, birthplace coordinates, and solar-time review.
What this is
A cultural self-reflection tool that turns BaZi chart evidence into practical English explanations.
What this is not
Not fortune-telling, not a prediction of specific events, and not medical, legal, financial, or relationship advice.
Privacy baseline
Birth data should be used only to calculate and deliver the requested report, with payment secrets kept server-side.