08Tools

8.1Quota rules

The six tools fall into two groups, with different rules — because their cost structures differ.

Group one: calculation (chart casting, date selection)

These two are pure calculation — no large language model involved — so we can afford to be generous. But you get 10, not 10 a day: enough to understand your chart, not enough to live on.

Group two: generation (hexagrams, synastry, tarot, naming)

Each of these runs a language model, so the cost is real. Ten a month is enough for one synastry reading, one naming, and four questions to the hexagrams.

Two general rules

• 1.

  Quota accumulates on the account — it doesn't reset when you change devices, and it doesn't refresh

• 2.

  Members pay half for overage (100 vs 200 credits)

8.2The six tools

① BaZi chart casting · 200 credits

When: you want to see your four pillars, or cast a chart for someone else

You'll see: four pillars, day master strength, five-element distribution, ten-god layout, decade cycles

Note: casting shows structure; it doesn't judge. For interpretation, use the book.

② I Ching (hexagrams) · 200 credits

When: you have one specific matter you can't decide

How: hold the question in mind → follow the prompts → receive the hexagram

You'll see: primary hexagram, changed hexagram, moving lines, six relations, interpretation

Key: the more specific the question, the better. "Should I change jobs" works; "how is my future" doesn't.

③ Auspicious date selection · 200 credits

When: moving house, opening a business, signing, weddings

How: choose the event type and a date range → candidate dates and hours

Note: this is traditional folk reference. For major matters, let real-world conditions decide.

④ Synastry · 200 credits

When: you want to see the rhythm between two people

How: enter both birth details → the two charts are set side by side

You'll see: five-element complementarity, tension points, ease and friction

Note: synastry reads how you get along, not whether you should be together. Every relationship has tension; don't read tension as incompatibility.

⑤ Chinese name reference · 200 credits

When: naming a newborn, or considering a change of name

How: enter surname + birth details → suggested characters

You'll see: element supplementation direction, meaning, sound and rhythm

Note: this is a direction for choosing characters, not a mandate. Combine it with family custom and personal taste.

⑥ Tarot · 200 credits

When: you want another angle on a situation

How: choose a spread → draw → read

Note: tarot and BaZi are two languages; there's no need to verify one against the other.

8.3Three ways to spend fewer credits

• 1.

  Check your quota first — credits only start deducting after the lifetime 10 / 3 are used

• 2.

  One question per synastry reading — repeating a reading is no substitute for reading one well

• 3.

  Use member quota for the expensive tools — hexagrams and naming cost the most; keep them inside your 10 per month