'An in-depth analysis of the core differences between the "Life Chart" (Mingpan / Zhongshen Pan) and the "Hourly Chart" (Shi Pan / Shijia Qimen) in Qimen Dunjia. Exploring from the dimensions of temporal scope, analytical logic, application range, and philosophical essence, this article reveals the dialectical relationship between fate and contingency in Yixue divination.'

Starting from the mathematical structure of Taiji, the Two Modes, Four Images, and Eight Trigrams in the Book of Changes, this article systematically explores the information-carrying capacity of Bazi and Qimen Dunjia as divinatory systems. Through analysis of Yin-Yang, the Five Phases, the Hetu and Luoshu, and other classical mathematical foundations, it seeks to provide a unified perspective for measuring and comparing the information volume of these two arts.

A thorough exploration of the principles behind Qimen Dunjia's capacity for 'multiple judgments from a single chart.' Through holographic cosmology, multidimensional coordinate systems, the symbolic system of universal correspondences, and the shifting of Taiji focal points, this article dissects the core mechanisms of what is regarded as the highest art of divination in ancient China.

This article offers a profoundly detailed interpretation of the Winter Solstice among the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, drawing upon pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist philosophy, etymological analysis, and astronomical calendrics. It reveals the cosmic pivot of 'yin at its extreme giving birth to yang, the return of first yang, and the beholding of heaven and earth's heart,' examines the rites of the Round Mound sacrifice to Heaven, the origin of the calendar epoch at the month of Zi, and the foundational note of the Yellow Bell pitch-pipe, guiding you through the ancient wisdom by which our forebears discerned the generative heart of heaven and earth amid the deepest darkness.

This article offers a deep exploration of the philosophical significance of Hexagram 37 'Jiaren' (Family) in the Zhouyi (Book of Changes), analyzing the relationship between the Wind-over-Fire trigram image and the Way of the family, and elucidating the foundational status of 'family' in ancient social structures through pre-Qin Confucian thought on 'roots' (ben) as found in Confucius, Mencius, and the Great Learning.

Drawing on pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist philosophy, etymology, astronomy, phenology, and the legend of Cangjie's invention of writing, this article offers an in-depth reading of the Guyu (Grain Rain) solar term. It examines the humane grace of Heaven and Earth embodied in "rain giving birth to the hundred grains," the firm-yet-yielding way of hexagram Guai's "resolving away the last remnant of yin," and the profound meaning behind "Heaven rained down millet, and ghosts wept in the night" at the origin of writing—returning readers to the ancient world of the unity of Heaven and humanity.