Ziwei Dou Shu is another ancient Chinese astrology. Like the BaZi, it is a fortune telling methodology. It is believed that the Ziweidoushu was first practised in the Sung Dynasty which means it has over a thousand years history.
Ziwei Dou Shu uses a Ziwei chart which is formed by placing “symbols” (or stars) into the 12 different “houses” according to one’s birth time (year, month, day and hour).
From the chart, the Ziweidoushu practitioner is able to analyze the trend of a persons life and, best of all, is able to predict what would be the outcome of a particular issue in much the same way as economists use graphs and charts to predict economic cycles.
Ziwei is one of the “Star” names. The major “Star” and the first “Star” in the ZiWei Dou Shu Astrology. That is why it is called “Zi Wei Dou Shu”