Plain-language guides to the divination systems behind ORACUL — what they are, where they come from, and how readings work.
Saju (사주) is Korea’s Four Pillars system: your birth year, month, day, and hour read as eight characters. Learn where it came from, how it differs from Chinese BaZi, why saju cafes are everywhere in Seoul, and what a reading covers.
A kundali (janam kundali) is the birth chart of Vedic astrology — a map of the nine grahas across twelve houses, drawn on the sidereal zodiac. Learn how it differs from Western astrology, what the Moon sign and nakshatras mean, and what a reading covers.
Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) maps 14 major stars into a 12-palace chart of your life — self, wealth, career, marriage, and more. Learn how it differs from BaZi, how the palaces work, and what the Four Transformations mean.
BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) is a classical Chinese system that reads the year, month, day, and hour of birth as eight characters. Learn how a chart is built, what the Day Master and Five Elements mean, and what a reading actually covers.
A natal (birth) chart is a map of the sky at the moment you were born. Learn what the planets, zodiac signs, houses, and aspects mean, why your rising sign needs an exact birth time, and what to expect from a chart reading.
Tarot is a 78-card symbolic deck read through spreads. Learn the difference between the Major and Minor Arcana, how common spreads like the three-card draw work, how meaning emerges, and what a good reading can and cannot tell you.