Indigenous Tibetan & Bön traditions
Geomancy, environmental harmonization and methods for reading the relationship between human vitality, place and unseen conditions.
Ancient calculation. Clear modern guidance.
A map for the practice of a lifetime.
A Tse Tsi is a Tibetan lifelong astrological calculation. It traces changing karmic conditions from birth through later life — not as fixed fate, but as guidance for meeting each period with awareness, practice and compassion.
Hand-calculatedTradition-ledMade accessible
Coming to Kickstarter A founding edition of 100 individually calculated Tse Tsi readings for Western practitioners.
The offering
Direction, not destiny.
A Tse Tsi can help you recognize demanding periods, understand supportive cycles and choose traditional remedies. For meditators, it offers a long view: a way to align lifelong practice with the changing conditions of one’s own karma.
It is spiritual and cultural guidance, not medical, legal or financial advice — and never a substitute for professional care or personal judgment.
01 · The tradition
What is Tibetan astrology?
Tibetan astrology, or tsi rik, brings together astronomy, elemental relationships and Buddhist understandings of interdependence. It is traditionally practiced alongside Tibetan medicine and used to support wise timing, reflection and remedial action.
Chinese elemental astrology
The twelve animals, five dynamic elements, nine Mewas and eight Parkhas reveal cycles of change and elemental compatibility.
Indian astronomical astrology
Sidereal planetary calculation, twelve houses and twenty-seven lunar mansions anchor the reading in measured celestial cycles.
Kalachakra · Wheel of Time
A Buddhist cosmology linking outer cycles, the rhythms of the body and mind, and the path of transformation.
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The chart is best understood as a karmic weather map: it describes conditions and probabilities, while leaving room for awareness, conduct and practice to change how they are met.
Our interpretive principle
A different lens
From personality portrait to lifelong sequence
Rather than reducing either tradition to a stereotype, this comparison shows the particular questions a Tse Tsi is designed to answer.
LensCommon Western focusTse Tsi focus
TimeNatal themes and recurring transitsOne non-repeating life sequence
SkyOften tropical and solar-orientedSidereal, lunar and planetary calculations
ElementsFour symbolic elementsFive dynamic elements in relationship
PurposeCharacter and timing insightLife periods, obstacles and remedies
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tshe rtsis · “life calculation”
What makes a Tse Tsi distinctive?
Using exact birth details, a trained tsipa calculates a natal pattern and a sequence of nine planetary periods. The result brings together temperament, the five personal life forces, sensitive years, supportive days and practices traditionally prescribed to meet obstacles.
- Personal: calculated from date, time and place of birth
- Long-range: a continuous sequence across the lifespan
- Practical: includes To Chos, or remedial guidance
The five life forces
Five ways the chart reads vitality
These are traditional categories, not clinical measurements. Together they describe how the individual’s energies are understood to function.
Sok
Vitality and life force
Lu
Body and physical resilience
Wangthang
Capacity, influence and resources
Lungta
Windhorse, momentum and fortune
La
Protective presence and integration
02 · A real case, newly presented
See how a Tse Tsi unfolds.
This sample re-presents a traditional Men-Tsee-Khang calculation prepared for Stéphane Bertha. The original language is distilled into a clear reading while preserving the chart’s sequence and practical orientation.
Case study · shared with permission
Stéphane Bertha
- Western birth record
- 9 November 1967 · 1:15 PM
- Tibetan lunar record
- 8th day · 9th month · Fire Sheep year
- Natal constellation
- Gro-bzhin · Altair
- Natal Mewa
- 5 Yellow · Centre
In plain language
The natal section describes a thoughtful, articulate and creative temperament. Progress is linked less to effortless luck than to sustained effort, ethical conduct and the support of wise mentors.
The nine-period life sequence
Move through the chart by age
Age57
Period 6 of 9
Mercury · Lhakpa
Age 46 years, 2 months to 57 years, 4 months
Positive action & relationships
A constructive phase for work and initiative, with supportive relationships. Financial growth is described as steady rather than rapid, inviting care with resources.
The period ending near age 79 is a traditional astrological horizon in this source chart. It is not a medical prognosis or a prediction of the date of death.
Reading the turning points
Obstacle years
The source identifies ages 25, 31, 35, 37, 46, 49, 50, 61, 70, 73 and 78 as periods calling for added care. The modern presentation frames them as moments for preparation — not reasons for fear.
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Weekly rhythm
Power days
Monday and Friday are described as supportive days for important activity. Thursday calls for extra preparation and steadiness. Other days are treated as neutral.
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To Chos · remedial practice
Insight becomes action.
A reading is not complete at diagnosis. Traditional remedies invite ethical and contemplative responses to difficult conditions.
Protect life
Tshe thar: saving animals from slaughter and acting to preserve life.
Purify conditions
Sang: juniper smoke offering, performed with proper guidance and intention.
Generate merit
Charitable giving and offerings to monastics, elders, people in need and religious communities.
Strengthen practice
Dietary care, patience, generosity and protective practices appropriate to the person.
03 · The first 100
A founding edition for Western practitioners.
Ask a Tsipa is preparing 100 individually calculated Tse Tsi readings for an upcoming Kickstarter. Each calculation will follow the traditional system taught at Men-Tsee-Khang and be presented in accessible, contemporary English.
Kickstarter · coming soon
- 1Precise birth recordDate, time and place are carefully converted.
- 2Traditional calculationPrepared by a trained Tibetan astrologer in Dharamshala.
- 3Human interpretationClarified for Western readers without flattening the tradition.
- 4A lasting life documentDesigned to revisit across decades of practice.