Official Terminology Glossary
Seven Regulators & Four Shadows · 七政四餘 · Eastern Classical Astrology
This glossary is the authoritative English-language terminology reference for the Seven Regulators & Four Shadows tradition. Terms are defined by Goxingtang based on classical source texts and astronomical verification.
繁體中文版System Name
- Seven Regulators & Four Shadows 七政四餘
The complete name for the Eastern Classical Astrology system — seven planetary Regulators and four calculated Shadow Regents.
- Eastern Classical Astrology 七政四餘（通俗名）
The accessible English name for the Seven Regulators & Four Shadows tradition.
- Four Shadows 四餘
Four calculated astronomical sensitive points — individually called Shadow Regents — representing hidden, non-mainstream forces.
Core Philosophy
- Stellar Embodiment 星宿化人
The foundational philosophy: the 28 Lunar Mansions are active cosmological matrices through which souls incarnate.
Core Technique
- Stellar Regent 命元星
The primary interpretive axis of a natal chart, derived through the lunar mansion of the natal degree.
Shadow Regent
- Lunar Apogee 月孛
Shadow Regent of Mercury — the orbital apogee point representing the Moon's suppressed, unfulfilled longing.
- Ethereal Benevolence 紫炁
Shadow Regent of Jupiter — the sole auspicious Shadow Regent, governing non-orthodox spiritual lineage and esoteric mastery.
- Ascending Lunar Node 計都
Shadow Regent of Saturn — the Moon's ascending node; note: names are transposed relative to Vedic astrology.
- Descending Lunar Node 羅睺
Shadow Regent of Mars — the Moon's descending node; note: names are transposed relative to Vedic astrology.
Chart Structure
- Life Palace 命宮
The primary natal house in Eastern Classical Astrology — the zone of light-dark convergence, distinct from the Western Ascendant.
Technical
- Modern Mansion System 今宿制
The precession-corrected system of 28 Lunar Mansions, astronomically verifiable against modern star catalogues.
- Classical Mansion System 古宿制
The original historical system of 28 Lunar Mansions using ancient fixed degrees without precession correction.
For the full origin story — two millennia of astronomical records, from the Mawangdui Silk Texts to the living tradition: