The four pillars of destiny is one of the main feng shui techniques used by some of its classical schools in order to learn useful data regarding all the people and their relationship with their environment. The four pillars of destiny is somehow similar to the occidental birth chart since it provides personal understanding based on the persons instant and place of birth.

This technique allows us to have a birth chart which is based on four pillars. These four pillars are made of four stems and four branches, and each one of them is based on the persons birth understanding. The first one of these four main pillars is the year pillar which provides data regarding the persons family background and his relationship with the society in general.

Secondly, the month pillar provides experience about the persons childhood and his relationship with his parents. In third place comes the day pillar which lets the person understand about his relationship with his spouse as well as with partners. And, in fourth place comes the hour pillar making available understanding regarding the persons career as well as about his relationship with children.

This way, the technique of the four pillars of destiny allows its users to learn information about the different aspects of his life. By properly applying and following this method, a person may know more about his relationships with parents, superiors, children, spouse, siblings, friends, and every other kind of bonds. It might also let him learn more about his career and guide him about how to overcome in his professional life. It also allows us to understand which is an ideal moment for us to do something or which of our skills should we pay more attention to.

A very important aspect of the four pillars of destiny is that it also allows us to learn more about our health and how to improve it. It might give us knowledge regarding which of our organs are the most vulnerable to become ill and to which we should pay special attention and have medical revisions more generally than we do with others.