Fengshui, fate calculation and date selection form the applied layer of Daoist culture: they share the same astronomical calendar and yin-yang / five-phase framework, yet are usually treated apart. This section collects long-form studies of their astronomical basis, geographical range of validity and doctrinal disputes, with sources cited. No fortunes are told and no divination service is offered.
People often ask: can a foreigner's fate be calculated with bazi (八字, the eight characters of a birth chart), and does fengshui apply in the Southern Hemisphere at all? One common answer is that "the …