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Encyclopedia of Chinese astrology

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Ri Lam's Encyclopedia Of Chinese Astrology provides an informative, engaging introduction to Chinese astrology including the Chinese Horoscope (the twelve animal signs of the Chinese zodiac); I Ching (the Chinese divinatory art for finding solutions to daily problems); Palmistry (the analysis of the patterns found on the human hand); Chinese Sky Chart (the art of Chinese "Star of the King" astrology); Feng Shui (the art of arranging homes and business facilities to create an ideal environment in which to live and prosper); Face Reading (the art of predicting fortunes by analyzing the different elements of the human face). The Encyclopedia Of Chinese Astrology is an important, valued, highly recommended addition to any personal, professional, or academic metaphysical studies collection.

Chinese sky chart (Zi wei dou shu) is practiced within Chinese community all over the world but is never mentioned in any Western literature, this is the only book in English which gives a clear and easy-to-understand analysis of this complicated technique. Buy it, if you want to know the authentic Chinese astrology method used by most Chinese people, it's amazing, not like the other methods you have heart of. The palmistry section is very detailed with many graphics to show you the lines of your hand. A very good book.

Chinese sky chart opened my eyes to the real Chinese astrology, this method is widely used by the Chinese and Vietnamese communities, but I have never read any English book about it, because there aren't any on the market until this one. There are so many and many Chinese astrology books talking about the Chinese horoscope of the 12 animal signs, it's time for a real one -- the Chinese sky chart. Bravo! The Chinese way of reading the face is also very special.

I have read numerous books on Chinese astrology and this is the best book. It is simple, straight forward, concise and yet comprehensive. I highly recommend it for anyone who has an interest in any aspects of Chinese astrology.

If you're only looking for a 12 animal astrology book, than you might want to look somewhere else for Tri Lam's Encyclopedia of Chinese Astrology surpasses all of those. However, if you want a comprehensive "sky chart", palmisty, face reading, 12 animal astrology, feng shui, and I-Ching book, than this book is just right for you!

With step-by-step instructions, Tri Lam gives you a comprehensive outlook within the realm of tradtional Chinese/Vietnamese techniques of divination (I do not use this word lightly), than this book is your guide. Now, you will not become an astrology reader nor a palm reader after reading this but you will definitely get a sense of the field.

I have almost every single Chinese Astrology book out there but not one can ever come close as this.

I noticed that with the Sky Chart, he's missing the "scale/measure of your life" when counting the birthdate and time. It's a number that tells you how your life is whether you will end up a poor, average or rich person. I think he explains that in the Palace of Life section, but in Chinese/Vietnamese culture, there's a number that you come up with when calculating the birthdate/time. The lower the number, the worse off you are, the greater the number, the better.

I was hoping that this "comprehensive" book would tell me about the "scale of life" because I can't read Chinese or Vietnamese text. There is a great website for Vietnamese readers that deals with this. It is quite truthful.

This "scale of life" number is very important and I wonder why he didn't include that?

Overall, it is a good book though, just wish he included that info.

This is one of the worst books I've seen on the subject. Descriptions of all the systems and their images are mechanical, unimaginative and reductionist. They just don't work. Overall, it seems quite self-serving - to demonstrate a "mastery" that, to my mind at least, is just not there.