I Talk to the Animals�is a comprehensive guide to the Ba Zi, or Four Pillars of Destiny (sometimes misleadingly called a Chinese Horoscope), including Rules of Clash, Combination, Harm and Break-Up, assessment of strength, Special Stars, Special Combinations and Affinities -�and, indeed, everything you need to master drafting and interpreting a Ba Zi in Chinese Characters. Ba Zi's being a life study -�that, of course, is where the work starts. �