4 Pillars of Destiny
A form of Astrology that provided deeper insight into a person’s destiny path of life.
The four pillars chart reveals the destiny of an individual and his future happenings.With the help of the four pillar chart one can to some extent find his future and change his course in the right direction.
The four pillars chart must be balanced for a life free of troubles and turmoils.We have to locate the right elements that are needed so that the chart is balanced evenly. Then the total capability of an individual can be harnessed in the right spirits.
Ancient Chinese devised a method of reading the life of a person from his birth Year, Month, Day, and Hour. This information is displayed in the form of four columns each consisting of two characters. Each column is called a Pillar. The four pillars together will contain eight characters. This method of Life Reading is called "The Four Pillars of Destiny" or simply "The Eight Characters".
Ancient Chinese used the combinations of two sets of words to denote time. A year is represented by two words. So is a month, a day or an hour.
The first set of words is the set of the "Ten Heavenly Stems". They are the yin and yang components of the Five Elements: Yang Wood, Yin Wood, Yang Fire, Yin Fire , Yang Earth, Yin Earth, Yang Metal, Yin Metal, Yang Water, Yin Water.
The second set of words is the set of the "Twelve Earthly Branches". They are more popularly represented by the twelve animals of the Zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
In the beginning, the Year Branch was used to represent the person. This is the animal sign of the person. Even today, when people talk about Chinese Astrology, they talk about your animal sign and describe your character according to the behaviour of the animal. This is the primitive level of Chinese Astrology.
Larra Shah recommends the 4 pillars of destiny chart if you have your time of birth accurately. It is a life path reading that can give details for a full year on month to month basis.It can be an eye opener if one is planning a goal and its path.
