The Dunhuang star chart, the oldest surviving manuscript star map, showing the north polar region
Dunhuang star chart, c. 700 CE (British Library Or.8210/S.3326). CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Key takeaways (~30 sec)

  • Each calendar year carries a stem-branch pair that practitioners use as a background theme.
  • The paid 12-Month Timing Map layers monthly pillar themes on top of your major cycle context — always with citations back to your chart data.
  • We do not predict events or guarantee outcomes.

Annual pillars as themes

Each calendar year carries a stem-branch pair that practitioners use as a background theme. GPTbazi focuses on how that theme interacts with your personal chart structure.

Timing Map connection

The paid 12-Month Timing Map layers monthly pillar themes on top of your major cycle context — always with citations back to your chart data.

Entertainment framing

We do not predict events or guarantee outcomes. Use annual and monthly themes as journaling prompts and reflection windows.

Start with your chart

Free chart generation includes foundational pillars and classical analysis. Unlock the Timing Map when you want the full monthly timeline.

If you only take one thing from a year theme, make it a journal prompt: what pace are you keeping, and what would “enough for this season” look like? That is reflection. A list of events that “will happen in 2026” is not.

A worked example: why the year pillar is only a background layer

2026 is the year `丙午` in the sexagenary cycle: a Yang Fire stem above the Horse branch. The label comes from the year-cycle calculation; it is not a prediction about a fixed list of events. GPTbazi reads that annual pair against your existing chart rather than treating it as a universal forecast.

A chart with strong Fire emphasis and one with little visible Fire can meet the same `丙午` year, but the reflection prompt differs. The first may prompt a question about pace and excess; the second may prompt a question about visibility or initiative. Annual themes are a comparison layer, while decisions remain with the reader and real-world evidence.

If you want to take this further: the year-boundary dataset, where each zodiac year actually starts, and your own chart.

GPTbazi is a personality map for entertainment and self-reflection. It is not medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice, and it is not a prediction of events.