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239 terms across three ancient traditions
Western vs Vedic Astrology
Western and Vedic astrology differ primarily in their zodiac systems: tropical (season-based) vs sidereal (star-based), creating different sign placements.
→Triple Validation Method
Triple validation cross-references Western, Vedic, and Saju systems to identify patterns that appear across all three traditions.
→TriAstra Methodology
The TriAstra method combines Western tropical, Vedic sidereal, and Saju four pillars astrology into an integrated analysis system.
→Solar Time Correction
Solar time correction adjusts clock time to true local solar time, crucial for accurate chart calculation, especially in Saju.
→Why Birth Time Matters
Accurate birth time is essential for calculating the Ascendant, Moon position, house placements, and the hour pillar in Saju.
→Personal Radar
Personal Radar is TriAstra's five-axis chart showing your strengths across Wealth, Status, Vitality, Intellect, and Charm.
→Lifetime Graph
The Lifetime Graph shows your fortune scores across all years of life, combining Western transits, Vedic Dashas, and Saju luck cycles.
→Daily Fortune
Daily Fortune provides daily scores combining Western transits, Vedic Panchanga, and Saju daily pillars for actionable timing guidance.
→Captain System
The Captain System determines which astrological tradition leads scoring for each Personal Radar axis based on system specialization.
→Wealth Axis
The Wealth axis in Personal Radar measures financial potential, material accumulation capacity, and prosperity indicators.
→Status Axis
The Status axis measures career potential, public recognition, authority, and achievement capacity.
→Vitality Axis
The Vitality axis measures physical energy, health potential, and life force based on chart indicators.
→Intellect Axis
The Intellect axis measures learning capacity, communication ability, and mental acuity.
→Charm Axis
The Charm axis measures social attractiveness, relationship capacity, and likability.
→Fortune Score
Fortune scores are 0-100 ratings used throughout TriAstra to quantify astrological favorability for comparison and tracking.
→True Solar Time
True solar time adjusts clock time to actual solar position at your birth location, critical for accurate Saju hour pillar calculation.
→Nadi Dosha
Nadi Dosha is a CRITICAL Red Flag when both partners share the same Nadi type, traditionally indicating health and fertility concerns.
→Manglik Mismatch
Manglik Mismatch is a SEVERE Red Flag when one partner has Mangal Dosha and the other doesn't, traditionally indicating relationship conflict.
→Triple Positive Alignment
Triple Positive is a Jackpot indicator when all three systems (Western, Vedic, Saju) show favorable conditions simultaneously.
→Sun Sign
Your Sun sign is determined by where the Sun was positioned in the zodiac at the moment of your birth, representing your core identity and ego.
→Moon Sign
Your Moon sign represents your emotional nature, inner world, and subconscious patterns based on the Moon's zodiac position at birth.
→Rising Sign (Ascendant)
Your Rising sign, or Ascendant, is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at your exact moment of birth.
→Mercury Retrograde
Mercury retrograde is an optical illusion where Mercury appears to move backward in the sky, traditionally associated with communication and technology disruptions.
→Venus Placement
Venus placement in your birth chart reveals your approach to love, beauty, pleasure, and what you value most in relationships.
→Mars Placement
Mars placement indicates your drive, ambition, anger style, and physical energy based on its position in your birth chart.
→Jupiter Return
A Jupiter return occurs approximately every 12 years when Jupiter returns to the exact position it held at your birth, marking a period of growth and opportunity.
→Saturn Return
Saturn return happens around ages 29 and 58 when Saturn completes its orbit and returns to your birth position, marking major life transitions.
→Birth Chart (Natal Chart)
A birth chart is a snapshot of the sky at your exact moment and location of birth, mapping planets across zodiac signs and houses.
→The 12 Houses
The 12 astrological houses divide your birth chart into life areas, from identity (1st) to spirituality (12th), each governing specific themes.
→Planetary Aspects
Aspects are angular relationships between planets in a birth chart, creating harmonious or challenging dynamics between planetary energies.
→Conjunction Aspect
A conjunction occurs when two planets occupy the same degree of the zodiac, blending and intensifying their combined energies.
→Opposition Aspect
An opposition occurs when two planets are 180 degrees apart, creating tension that seeks balance between opposing forces.
→Trine Aspect
A trine occurs when planets are 120 degrees apart, creating a harmonious flow of energy that indicates natural talents.
→Synastry (Relationship Astrology)
Synastry is the comparison of two birth charts to understand relationship dynamics, compatibility, and potential challenges between two people.
→Composite Chart
A composite chart is a single chart created by finding the midpoint of each planet between two birth charts, representing the relationship itself as an entity.
→Love Compatibility
Astrological love compatibility analyzes how two people's birth charts interact to reveal romantic potential, challenges, and long-term prospects.
→Transits
Transits are the current movements of planets through the zodiac and their aspects to your birth chart, indicating timing for life events.
→Solar Return
A solar return chart is cast for the exact moment the Sun returns to its birth position each year, forecasting themes for your upcoming birthday year.
→Lunar Phases
The eight lunar phases from New Moon to Full Moon and back create a monthly cycle affecting emotions, energy, and optimal timing for activities.
→Mercury Placement
Mercury placement in your birth chart reveals your communication style, thought processes, and how you learn and share information.
→Jupiter Placement
Jupiter placement indicates areas of expansion, luck, and growth in your life based on its position in your birth chart.
→Saturn Placement
Saturn placement shows where you face challenges, build discipline, and achieve lasting accomplishments in your birth chart.
→Outer Planets
The outer planets—Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto—represent generational influences and transformative forces that shape collective and personal evolution.
→Placidus House System
The Placidus house system is the most popular Western astrology house division method, calculating houses based on time rather than space.
→Angular Houses (1,4,7,10)
Angular houses are the most powerful positions in a birth chart, marking the Ascendant, IC, Descendant, and Midheaven.
→Square (90°)
A square aspect occurs when planets are 90 degrees apart, creating dynamic tension that drives action and growth through challenge.
→Sextile (60°)
A sextile occurs when planets are 60 degrees apart, creating opportunities that require conscious effort to activate.
→House Overlays
House overlays show where one person's planets fall in another's houses, revealing how they affect each other's life areas.
→Double Whammy Aspects
A double whammy occurs when two people have the same aspect between them in both directions, intensifying that planetary connection.
→Secondary Progressions
Secondary progressions move your birth chart forward using the day-for-a-year method, revealing inner psychological development.
→Annual Profections
Annual profections assign each year of life to a house, activating that house's ruler as the year's Lord of the Year.
→Void of Course Moon
The Moon is void of course when it makes no major aspects before leaving its current sign, traditionally a time to avoid starting new ventures.
→Cazimi (In the Heart of the Sun)
Cazimi is when a planet is within 17 arcminutes of the Sun's center, considered supremely dignified and empowered.
→Combustion (Burned by Sun)
Combustion occurs when a planet is too close to the Sun (within 8°30'), weakening its ability to express its qualities.
→Sect (Day vs Night Chart)
Sect divides charts into day (Sun above horizon) and night (Sun below horizon), affecting which planets are most beneficial.
→Hyleg (Life Giver)
The Hyleg is the planet or point in a birth chart that serves as the primary significator of vitality and life force.
→Alcocoden (Life Guardian)
The Alcocoden is the planet that guards and supports the Hyleg, serving as the secondary vitality indicator in a birth chart.
→Part of Fortune (Lot of Fortune)
The Part of Fortune is a calculated point combining Sun, Moon, and Ascendant positions, indicating where prosperity and fulfillment flow naturally.
→Grand Trine
Three planets forming an equilateral triangle 120 degrees apart, creating natural talent and ease in the element involved.
→Grand Cross
Four planets at 90-degree intervals forming a cross pattern, creating intense tension and drive across four signs of the same modality.
→T-Square
Two planets in opposition with a third squaring both, channeling conflict energy toward the apex planet.
→Yod (Finger of God)
Two planets sextile each other with both quincunx to a third apex planet, creating a sense of fated mission or destined purpose.
→Kite Pattern
A Grand Trine with a fourth planet opposing one vertex and sextiling the other two, adding focus and drive to the trine's natural talents.
→Mystic Rectangle
Four planets connected by two oppositions, two trines, and two sextiles, creating a balanced geometric pattern of complementary energies.
→Stellium
A concentration of four or more planets in the same sign or house, intensifying that area of life and creating a powerful focal point.
→Parallel (Declination Aspect)
Two planets at the same declination north or south of the celestial equator, acting like a conjunction in the declination dimension.
→Contra-Parallel
Two planets at equal but opposite declinations, functioning like an opposition in the declination dimension.
→Applying vs Separating Aspect
An applying aspect is still forming and carries stronger energy, while a separating aspect has already peaked and is dissolving.
→Aspect Orb
The allowable degree of distance from an exact aspect for it to still be considered active. Tighter orbs mean stronger influence.
→Retrograde Motion
When a planet appears to move backward through the zodiac from Earth's perspective, interpreted as internalized or revisional energy.
→Stationary Planet
A planet that has slowed nearly to a standstill before changing direction, amplifying its influence like a spotlight on one zodiac degree.
→Mutual Reception
When two planets occupy each other's ruling signs, creating a supportive exchange that strengthens both despite challenging placements.
→Unaspected Planet
A planet making no major aspects to any other planet, operating independently—sometimes brilliantly, sometimes erratically.
→Peregrine Planet
A planet with no essential dignity—not in its domicile, exaltation, triplicity, term, or face—wandering without special strength.
→Exaltation (Essential Dignity)
A planet placed in the sign where it is honored and elevated, performing at its highest potential with amplified expression.
→Detriment (Essential Debility)
A planet placed in the sign opposite its domicile, where it feels uncomfortable and must work harder to express itself.
→Fall (Essential Debility)
A planet placed in the sign opposite its exaltation, representing its weakest essential dignity with diminished expression.
→Rulership / Domicile
The sign a planet naturally rules, where it operates with full authority and comfort as the lord of its own domain.
→Succedent Houses (2,5,8,11)
Houses 2, 5, 8, and 11—the stabilizing houses following each angular house, representing resources, creativity, transformation, and community.
→Cadent Houses (3,6,9,12)
Houses 3, 6, 9, and 12—the mutable houses preceding each angle, representing learning, service, philosophy, and transcendence.
→Intercepted Sign
A sign contained entirely within a house without touching either cusp, common at high latitudes with Placidus houses.
→Triplicity Rulers
A dignity system based on elemental groupings, with day and night rulers for each triplicity depending on chart sect.
→Terms / Bounds
Five unequal divisions of each sign assigned to different planets, providing a minor essential dignity with subtle influence.
→Face / Decan
Each sign divided into three 10-degree segments following the Chaldean order of planets, providing the weakest essential dignity.
→Hayz Condition
A planet aligned with its preferred sect, sign gender, and hemisphere, creating a powerful accidental dignity of natural ease.
→Antiscia & Contra-Antiscia
Mirror points across the solstice axis where planets share hidden sympathetic connections invisible in standard aspect analysis.
→Besiegement
A planet trapped between Mars and Saturn by degree, receiving harsh influence from both malefics and creating constraint.
→Tropical Zodiac
The zodiac system used in Western astrology, anchored to the seasons rather than the fixed stars, with 0 degrees Aries at the spring equinox.
→Porphyry House System
A house system dividing each quadrant between angles into three equal parts, used as a fallback for high-latitude births.
→Saturn Square Sun
Saturn Square Sun is a SEVERE Red Flag indicating tension between authority/identity and requiring conscious integration.
→Mars-Pluto Hard Aspects
Mars-Pluto Hard Aspects are CRITICAL Red Flags indicating intense power dynamics requiring conscious transformation.
→Jupiter Return Favorable
Jupiter Return Favorable is a Jackpot indicator when Jupiter returns to its natal position with supportive aspects.
→Vedic Astrology (Jyotish)
Vedic astrology, or Jyotish, is the ancient Indian system of astrology using the sidereal zodiac, lunar mansions, and karma-based interpretation.
→Rashi (Vedic Zodiac Sign)
Rashi is the Vedic term for zodiac sign, calculated using the sidereal zodiac which positions signs approximately 24 degrees behind Western tropical signs.
→Nakshatra (Lunar Mansion)
Nakshatras are 27 lunar mansions dividing the zodiac into 13°20' segments, each with unique mythology, symbols, and characteristics.
→Lahiri Ayanamsa
The Lahiri Ayanamsa is the most widely used calculation for the difference between tropical and sidereal zodiacs, officially adopted by the Indian government.
→Karma in Astrology
In Vedic astrology, karma represents the cosmic law of cause and effect, with your birth chart reflecting accumulated karma from past lives.
→Past Life Indicators
Certain chart positions, especially the lunar nodes and 12th house, are believed to reveal themes and patterns carried from previous incarnations.
→Dharma (Life Purpose)
Dharma in astrology refers to your life purpose, righteous path, and the duties you're meant to fulfill in this incarnation.
→Dasha Periods
Dashas are planetary periods unique to Vedic astrology that divide life into cycles ruled by different planets, with profound predictive power.
→Mahadasha (Major Period)
Mahadasha is a major planetary period lasting 6-20 years that colors all life experiences according to the ruling planet's nature.
→Antardasha (Sub-Period)
Antardasha is a sub-period within a Mahadasha, lasting months to years, that modifies the major period with a secondary planetary influence.
→Sade Sati (Saturn's 7.5 Years)
Sade Sati is a challenging 7.5-year period when Saturn transits through the sign before, the same as, and after your Moon sign.
→Mangal Dosha (Mars Affliction)
Mangal Dosha occurs when Mars occupies certain houses in the birth chart, traditionally believed to cause marriage difficulties.
→Kaal Sarp Dosha
Kaal Sarp Dosha occurs when all planets are hemmed between Rahu and Ketu, creating a pattern of intense karmic themes and life challenges.
→Kundali Matching
Kundali matching is the Vedic system of comparing two birth charts for marriage compatibility, typically using the 36-point Ashta Kuta system.
→Bhava (Vedic House)
Bhava is the Vedic term for house, with the Whole Sign house system being traditional where each sign equals one complete house.
→Nakshatra Pada
Each Nakshatra is divided into four padas (quarters), adding nuance to lunar mansion interpretation through Navamsa connections.
→Vimshottari Dasha System
Vimshottari Dasha is the most widely used Vedic planetary period system, dividing life into 120 years across nine planetary rulers.
→Pratyantardasha (Sub-Sub Period)
Pratyantardasha is the third level of Dasha division, providing month-level timing precision within the broader Mahadasha and Antardasha.
→Tithi (Lunar Day)
Tithi is the lunar day in Vedic astrology, one of five Panchanga elements used for muhurta (electional timing) and daily fortune.
→Yoga (Panchanga Element)
Yoga in Panchanga refers to the 27 Sun-Moon combinations that influence daily fortune, distinct from planetary Yogas.
→Karana (Half-Tithi)
Karana is half a Tithi, one of the five Panchanga elements used for timing daily activities and assessing fortune.
→Vara (Weekday)
Vara is the Vedic weekday, ruled by planetary lords from Sunday (Sun) through Saturday (Saturn), affecting daily activities.
→Panchanga (Five Limbs)
Panchanga is the Vedic almanac system using five elements—Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana—for daily timing and muhurta.
→Vedic Yogas (Planetary Combinations)
Vedic Yogas are specific planetary combinations in a birth chart that indicate special life circumstances, talents, or challenges.
→Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is a powerful planetary combination indicating success, status, and achievement, formed when angular and trinal lords connect.
→Dhana Yoga
Dhana Yoga is a planetary combination indicating wealth and financial prosperity, formed through specific house lord connections.
→Gaja Kesari Yoga
Gaja Kesari Yoga forms when Jupiter is in an angle from the Moon, bestowing wisdom, prosperity, and lasting reputation.
→Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas
The five Mahapurusha Yogas form when Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, or Saturn occupy their own or exaltation sign in an angular house.
→Shadbala (Six Strengths)
Shadbala is a Vedic system measuring planetary strength through six different calculations, determining how effectively planets deliver results.
→Ashtakavarga
Ashtakavarga is a Vedic scoring system where eight factors contribute points to each sign, revealing strengths across the zodiac.
→Bindus (Ashtakavarga Points)
Bindus are benefic points in the Ashtakavarga system, indicating how supportive each sign is for a particular planet or overall.
→Gandanta
Gandanta points are the junctions between water and fire signs, considered spiritually significant but challenging positions for planets.
→Combustion (Asta)
Combustion occurs when a planet is too close to the Sun, its energy 'burned' and weakened by solar intensity.
→Nadi Kuta
Nadi Kuta is the most important factor in Kundali matching, assessing genetic and health compatibility through Nakshatra classification.
→Bhakoot Kuta
Bhakoot Kuta assesses the relationship between partners' Moon signs, scoring 7 points in Kundali matching for emotional and prosperity compatibility.
→Yoni Kuta
Yoni Kuta assesses physical and intimate compatibility between partners based on Nakshatra animal symbols.
→Graha Maitri (Planetary Friendship)
Graha Maitri Kuta assesses compatibility through the friendship between partners' Moon sign lords, scoring 5 points in Kundali matching.
→Divisional Charts (Vargas)
Divisional charts (Vargas) are sub-charts derived from the birth chart that reveal specific life areas in greater detail.
→D9 Navamsa (Spouse/Dharma Chart)
The Navamsa (D9) is the most important divisional chart, revealing marriage dynamics, spiritual path, and the matured expression of planetary energies.
→D10 Dasamsa (Career Chart)
The Dasamsa (D10) divisional chart specifically reveals career potential, professional achievements, and public reputation.
→D7 Saptamsa (Children Chart)
The Saptamsa (D7) divisional chart reveals matters related to children, fertility, and creative progeny.
→Viparita Raja Yoga (Reversal of Fortune)
Viparita Raja Yoga is a powerful combination where lords of dusthana houses (6, 8, 12) create unexpected success through adversity.
→Kendra Houses (1,4,7,10)
Kendra houses (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) are the angular houses in Vedic astrology, considered the pillars of the chart providing strength and stability.
→Trikona Houses (1,5,9)
Trikona houses (1st, 5th, 9th) are the trinal houses in Vedic astrology, considered the most auspicious positions bringing dharma, creativity, and fortune.
→Dusthana Houses (6,8,12)
Dusthana houses (6th, 8th, 12th) are the difficult houses associated with obstacles, transformation, and loss, though they serve important karmic purposes.
→Hora (D2 Wealth Chart)
The Hora (D2) divisional chart divides each sign into two halves to assess wealth potential and financial inclination.
→Drekkana (D3 Siblings Chart)
The Drekkana (D3) divisional chart divides each sign into three decans to examine siblings, courage, and co-born relationships.
→Chaturthamsha (D4 Property Chart)
The Chaturthamsha (D4) divisional chart divides each sign into four parts to assess property, real estate, and fixed assets.
→Shastiamsha (D60 Past-Life Chart)
The Shastiamsha (D60) is the most granular divisional chart, dividing each sign into 60 parts to reveal past-life karma and the soul's deeper patterns.
→Whole Sign House System
Whole Sign Houses is the traditional Vedic house system where each house equals exactly one complete zodiac sign, starting from the Ascendant's sign.
→Balance of Dasha
Balance of Dasha is the remaining portion of the birth Nakshatra's Dasha lord period at the time of birth, which starts the Vimshottari Dasha sequence.
→Budhaditya Yoga
Budhaditya Yoga forms when Sun and Mercury conjoin in the same sign, bestowing intelligence, eloquence, and analytical ability.
→Ruchaka Yoga (Mars Mahapurusha)
Ruchaka Yoga is the Mars-formed Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga, occurring when Mars occupies a Kendra house in its own sign (Aries/Scorpio) or exaltation (Capricorn).
→Bhadra Yoga (Mercury Mahapurusha)
Bhadra Yoga is the Mercury-formed Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga, occurring when Mercury occupies a Kendra house in its own sign (Gemini/Virgo) or exaltation (Virgo).
→Hamsa Yoga (Jupiter Mahapurusha)
Hamsa Yoga is the Jupiter-formed Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga, occurring when Jupiter occupies a Kendra house in its own sign (Sagittarius/Pisces) or exaltation (Cancer).
→Malavya Yoga (Venus Mahapurusha)
Malavya Yoga is the Venus-formed Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga, occurring when Venus occupies a Kendra house in its own sign (Taurus/Libra) or exaltation (Pisces).
→Sasa Yoga (Saturn Mahapurusha)
Sasa Yoga is the Saturn-formed Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga, occurring when Saturn occupies a Kendra house in its own sign (Capricorn/Aquarius) or exaltation (Libra).
→Vish Yoga (Poison Combination)
Vish Yoga forms when Saturn and Moon conjoin, creating emotional heaviness, delayed nurturing, and melancholic tendencies that require conscious management.
→Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga occurs when a debilitated planet's weakness is cancelled by specific conditions, converting debilitation into exceptional strength.
→Vargottama
Vargottama describes a planet occupying the same sign in both the Rashi (D1) chart and the Navamsa (D9) chart, gaining doubled strength and purity.
→Paksha (Lunar Fortnight)
Paksha divides the lunar month into two fortnights — Shukla (waxing/bright) and Krishna (waning/dark) — affecting the Moon's strength and auspiciousness.
→Graha Yuddha (Planetary War)
Graha Yuddha occurs when two planets are within 1 degree of longitude, creating a planetary war where the loser is weakened and the winner is strengthened.
→Baladi Avasthas (Age States)
Baladi Avasthas classify planets into five age states — Infant, Youth, Adolescent, Old, and Dead — based on their degree within a sign, affecting their ability to deliver results.
→Argala (Planetary Intervention)
Argala is Jaimini astrology's system of planetary intervention, where planets in the 2nd, 4th, and 11th from a house exert influence that modifies that house's results.
→Moolatrikona
Moolatrikona is a Vedic dignity state between exaltation and own sign, where a planet operates in its optimal working range with focused, productive energy.
→Debilitation / Neecha
Debilitation (Neecha) is the weakest dignity state where a planet occupies its most uncomfortable sign, struggling to express its natural qualities.
→Exaltation / Uccha (Vedic)
Vedic Exaltation (Uccha) is the highest dignity state in sidereal astrology, where a planet expresses its qualities with maximum power and purity.
→Arudha Lagna
Arudha Lagna represents how the world perceives you — your public image, reputation, and material manifestation — as distinct from your true self (Lagna).
→Sidereal Zodiac
The sidereal zodiac aligns zodiac signs with actual star constellations, accounting for Earth's axial precession, and is used in Vedic and Saju astrology.
→Sade Sati Peak
Sade Sati Peak is a SEVERE Red Flag during the middle phase when Saturn transits directly over your natal Moon.
→Gandanta Critical
Gandanta Critical is a CRITICAL Red Flag when the Moon or Ascendant falls within 3°20' of water-fire sign boundaries.
→Gaja Kesari Active
Gaja Kesari Active is a Jackpot indicator when this powerful yoga is triggered by favorable transits or Dasha.
→Saju (Four Pillars of Destiny)
Saju is the Korean system of destiny analysis using four pillars derived from birth year, month, day, and hour.
→Four Pillars Explained
The Four Pillars are the year, month, day, and hour pillars that form the foundation of Saju analysis, each representing different life domains.
→Day Pillar (Ilju)
The Day Pillar (Ilju) is the most important pillar in Saju, representing your core self, personality, and spouse characteristics.
→Year Pillar
The Year Pillar represents your social face, ancestral inheritance, and early childhood environment in the Four Pillars system.
→Month Pillar
The Month Pillar represents career, parents, and early adulthood (ages 16-30) in the Four Pillars system.
→Hour Pillar
The Hour Pillar represents children, students/followers, and later life (ages 46+) in the Four Pillars system.
→Five Elements (Ohaeng)
The Five Elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—are the foundational energies in Saju that interact through generating and controlling cycles.
→Heavenly Stems (10 Stems)
The Ten Heavenly Stems combine five elements with yin/yang polarity, forming the upper character of each pillar in Saju.
→Earthly Branches (12 Branches)
The Twelve Earthly Branches correspond to the Chinese zodiac animals and form the lower character of each pillar in Saju.
→Yin-Yang Balance
Yin-yang balance in Saju refers to the equilibrium between passive (yin) and active (yang) energies across your four pillars.
→Daeun (10-Year Luck Cycle)
Daeun is the major luck cycle in Saju, with each 10-year period bringing distinct themes based on a transiting pillar.
→Sewoon (Annual Luck)
Sewoon is the annual luck pillar in Saju, showing how each year's energy interacts with your natal chart.
→Lucky Meter
TriAstra's Lucky Meter combines daily, monthly, and yearly Saju influences to show your current fortune level and optimal timing.
→Gunghap (Saju Compatibility)
Gunghap is the Korean term for Saju-based compatibility analysis, examining how two people's pillars interact.
→Ten Gods (Sipsin)
The Ten Gods are relationship types between your Day Master and other elements, revealing personality dynamics and life patterns.
→Element Balance
Element balance examines the distribution of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water across your four pillars to assess harmony.
→Useful God (Yongshin)
The Useful God is the element that most benefits your Day Master, providing balance and support to your chart.
→Jijanggan (Hidden Stems)
Jijanggan are the Heavenly Stems hidden within each Earthly Branch, revealing deeper element influences in your chart.
→Six Combinations (Yukap)
Six Combinations are harmonious pairings between Earthly Branches that transform into new elements when combined.
→Six Clashes (Yukchung)
Six Clashes are opposing Earthly Branch pairs that create conflict and disruption when they meet in a chart.
→Three Harmonies (Samhap)
Three Harmonies are powerful trios of Earthly Branches that combine to strongly manifest a single element.
→Punishments (Hyung)
Punishments are specific Earthly Branch combinations that indicate karmic challenges, legal issues, or health problems.
→Harm (Hae)
Harm relationships between Earthly Branches indicate subtle damage, often affecting relationships or causing hidden problems.
→Wonjin
Wonjin is a Korean-specific antagonistic relationship between certain Earthly Branch pairs indicating hidden resentment.
→Beom Taesal
Beom Taesal occurs when your birth year animal clashes with the current year's animal, bringing annual challenges.
→Peach Blossom
Peach Blossom stars indicate charm, attractiveness, and romantic appeal in the Saju chart.
→Nobleman Star
Nobleman stars indicate helpers and benefactors who appear at crucial moments to assist your success.
→Traveling Horse
Traveling Horse indicates movement, travel, change, and mobility in a Saju chart.
→Direct Wealth
Direct Wealth represents stable, earned income and proper wealth in the Ten Gods system.
→Indirect Wealth
Indirect Wealth represents windfall gains, speculative income, and unconventional wealth sources.
→Direct Officer
Direct Officer represents legitimate authority, career position, and proper recognition in the Ten Gods system.
→Seven Killings
Seven Killings represents aggressive ambition, risk-taking, and unconventional paths to power.
→Eating God
Eating God represents creativity, enjoyment, and productive output in the Ten Gods system.
→Hurting Officer
Hurting Officer represents rebellious creativity, unconventional expression, and challenging authority.
→Resource Stars
Resource Stars (Direct and Indirect) represent learning, support, and nurturing influences in the Ten Gods system.
→Gyeokguk (Structural Pattern)
Gyeokguk is the structural classification of a Saju chart based on the month pillar's Ten God relationship to the Day Master.
→Jong-Gyeok (Follow-the-Leader)
Jong-Gyeok is an extreme chart structure where one element dominates so completely that minority elements surrender their energy to the dominant force.
→Gokjik-Gyeok (Follow Wood)
Gokjik-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where Wood dominates the chart so completely that all other elements surrender to Wood's energy.
→Yeomsang-Gyeok (Follow Fire)
Yeomsang-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where Fire dominates the chart so completely that all other elements surrender to Fire's energy.
→Gasaek-Gyeok (Follow Earth)
Gasaek-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where Earth dominates the chart so completely that all other elements surrender to Earth's energy.
→Jonghyeok-Gyeok (Follow Metal)
Jonghyeok-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where Metal dominates the chart so completely that all other elements surrender to Metal's energy.
→Yunha-Gyeok (Follow Water)
Yunha-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where Water dominates the chart so completely that all other elements surrender to Water's energy.
→Jongwang-Gyeok (Follow Strength)
Jongwang-Gyeok is a Jong-Gyeok subtype where the Day Master's own element is overwhelmingly strong, making it the dominant force.
→Johu Yongsin (Climate Useful God)
Johu Yongsin is the Useful God selected to balance the seasonal climate of the birth chart, ensuring the Day Master thrives in its environment.
→Eokbu Yongsin (Balance Useful God)
Eokbu Yongsin is the Useful God that strengthens a weak Day Master or restrains an overly strong one to achieve elemental balance.
→Tonggwan Yongsin (Flow Useful God)
Tonggwan Yongsin is the mediating element that resolves clashes between two warring elements in the chart by bridging the generative cycle.
→Bungchung (Friend Clash)
Bungchung is a special Earth-Earth branch clash (Jin-Sul, Chuk-Mi) that activates hidden vault energy rather than causing destruction.
→Tuhap (Jealousy Combination)
Tuhap occurs when two stems compete to combine with one stem, creating rivalry that weakens or blocks the intended combination.
→Gongmang (The Void)
Gongmang marks two Earthly Branches in each 60-year cycle that are void, indicating life areas that feel unfulfilled or karmically incomplete.
→Banghap (Directional Combination)
Banghap is a Directional Combination where three Earthly Branches sharing a cardinal direction unite to powerfully amplify their common element.
→Banhap (Partial Combination)
Banhap is a Partial Combination where two of three Samhap branches are present, creating an incomplete but still meaningful elemental pull.
→Hap-Hwa (Successful Transformation)
Hap-Hwa occurs when a Heavenly Stem combination (Cheongan-Hap) successfully transforms into its resultant element, changing both stems' elemental nature.
→Hap-Bulhwa (Non-Transforming Binding)
Hap-Bulhwa occurs when a Heavenly Stem combination binds two stems together without successfully transforming their element, reducing both stems' effectiveness.
→Cheongan-Hap (Heavenly Stem Combination)
Cheongan-Hap is the combination system for Heavenly Stems, where five specific stem pairs attract each other with potential for elemental transformation.
→Pa (Breaking)
Pa is a Breaking relationship between Earthly Branches that disrupts existing combinations and weakens structural integrity, though milder than clashes or punishments.
→Wang-Ji (Peak Phase)
Wang-Ji identifies Earthly Branches that represent the peak energy phase of each element within the twelve-stage life cycle.
→Geunmyo (Rooting Strength)
Geunmyo describes how deeply a Heavenly Stem is supported by its pillar's Earthly Branch through the hidden stems (Jijanggan) system.
→Day Master Strength
Day Master Strength assesses whether the Day Stem (Day Master) is strong (Singang) or weak (Sinyak), which determines the entire chart's treatment strategy and Yongsin selection.
→Seasonal Support
Seasonal Support (Wollyeong) measures how much the birth month's seasonal energy strengthens or weakens the Day Master's element.
→Dominant Element Analysis
Dominant Element Analysis identifies which of the five elements holds the most influence in a chart, revealing the person's primary energetic tendency.
→Jin-Jong (True Following)
Jin-Jong is a True Following structure where the Day Master completely surrenders to the dominant element, gaining power by flowing with rather than resisting the chart's overwhelming force.
→Ga-Jong (False Following)
Ga-Jong is a False Following structure where the Day Master appears to follow the dominant element but retains hidden support, creating instability between following and asserting.
→Gaego (Vault Opening)
Gaego occurs when an Earth-Earth branch clash (Bungchung) opens a storage vault, releasing the hidden stems contained within the Earth branches.
→Adjacency Rule (Pillar Distance)
The Adjacency Rule states that interactions between stems or branches are strongest between adjacent pillars and weaken with distance.
→Hwagaesal (Canopy Star)
Hwagaesal is the Canopy Star indicating artistic talent, spiritual sensitivity, and a tendency toward solitary contemplation or religious/creative pursuits.
→Geopsal (Sword Star)
Geopsal is the Sword Star indicating boldness, risk-taking, and a tendency toward danger or dramatic life events that forge inner strength.
→Jaesal (Disaster Star)
Jaesal is the Disaster Star indicating periods of unexpected challenge, natural disruption, or karmic tests that prompt necessary life changes.
→Bigyeon (Companion)
Bigyeon is the Companion star — a Ten God representing peers, competitors, and siblings who share your element and polarity, creating both support and rivalry.
→Geopjae (Rob Wealth)
Geopjae is the Rob Wealth star — a Ten God representing ambitious allies and rivals who share your element but opposite polarity, creating dynamic tension between cooperation and competition.
→Jeongyin (Direct Resource)
Jeongyin is the Direct Resource star — a Ten God representing nurturing support, education, maternal energy, and traditional knowledge that strengthens the Day Master.
→Pyeonyin (Indirect Resource)
Pyeonyin is the Indirect Resource star — a Ten God representing unconventional wisdom, intuition, alternative knowledge, and creative intelligence that supports the Day Master through non-traditional means.
→Three Punishments
Three Punishments is a SEVERE Red Flag when all three branches of a punishment set appear, indicating karmic challenges.
→Beom Taesal Clash
Beom Taesal Clash is a CAUTION Red Flag during years when your birth animal directly clashes with the year's zodiac animal.
→Six Harmony Day Master
Six Harmony Day Master is a Jackpot indicator when the luck cycle's branch forms a Six Combination with your Day Branch.
→Three Harmonies Complete
Three Harmonies Complete is a Jackpot indicator when timing completes a Three Harmony with your natal branches.
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