fortune-telling based on the Chinese twelve-year cycle
A traditional divination method using the twelve zodiac signs and the five elements. Often associated with 九星気学 (kyūsei kigaku), a system of nine stars and directions.
She had her fortune for this year told through kigaku.
Kigaku is based on the Chinese zodiac.
The name was adopted in the early twentieth century by 園田真次郎 for a divination system developed from 九星術 and directional fortune-telling.