Guides

How-to guides for the questions people actually ask about Saju, tarot, and the Chinese zodiac — each one ends with the matching free reading.

• How a Three-Card Tarot Spread WorksWhat each of the three positions means, how orientation (upright vs reversed) changes the reading, and how to read the three cards as one connected story.
• How to Read a Four Pillars (Saju) Chart in EnglishA step-by-step guide to reading a Four Pillars / Saju / Bazi chart when the terminology and sources are almost all in Korean or Chinese.
• Western Sun Sign vs Chinese Zodiac — How Mystica Combines ThemYour sun sign and your Chinese zodiac animal come from two entirely different systems — here's what each one actually measures, and how they combine into one reading.
• What Is My Chinese Zodiac Element?Your Chinese zodiac animal has a fixed element that never changes, plus a rotating year element that does — here's the difference, and how to find both.
• What Is My Day Master, and What Does It Mean?A plain-English walkthrough of the day master in a Four Pillars (Saju) chart — what it is, how it's found, and how to read it once you know it.