# Antaisui: 2027 Zodiac Signs and How to Do It > A complete guide to Antaisui: where Tai Sui comes from, which zodiac signs clash with 2027 and 2026 (value, clash, harm, break, punishment), what to prepare, how the online rite actually works, and how it differs from a physical temple. Every lunar new year the most common question is: "Do I need to do Antaisui this year?" It is not a prayer for wealth; it is a prayer for a smooth year with fewer bumps. This guide covers the zodiac chart, how the rite actually works at Tianyun Temple, and how it compares with a physical temple. ## What Antaisui is Tai Sui is the presiding stellar deity of the year in Daoist belief, rotating through the sixty-year cycle with one deity per year. Folk practice treats the zodiac sign of the year's Tai Sui as holding office: if your sign clashes with it, harms it, breaks it or punishes it, or is the same sign (your own zodiac year), you are said to "offend Tai Sui". Antaisui means going to a temple, addressing the year's Tai Sui, and lighting a Tai Sui lamp so the deity watches over you for the year. ## The five relationships Value (值): your sign matches the year's — your own zodiac year, traditionally the most changeable. Clash (沖): six signs apart, directly opposing; often associated with moving, changing jobs, long journeys. Harm (害): prone to misunderstandings and friction with people. Break (破): plans easily disrupted by outside forces. Punishment (刑): watch for gossip and minor accidents. There is also a harmonious relationship with Tai Sui, meaning stronger support and connections this year — you do not necessarily need the rite. ## 2027, the year of the Goat: who is affected Here is the whole chart for 2027. Find your sign and you have your answer. | Sign | Relationship to 2027 | Traditional reading | Advice | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Goat (未) | Value | Own zodiac year, most changeable | Recommended | | Ox (丑) | Clash and punishment | Direct opposition; moves, job changes, travel | Recommended | | Dog (戌) | Break and punishment | Plans disrupted; watch what you say | Recommended | | Rat (子) | Harm | Misunderstandings, quiet losses | Optional | | Horse (午) | Harmonious | Stronger support and connections | Not needed | | Other signs | No direct relationship | — | Not needed | ## 2026, the year of the Horse (this year) Horse: value (own year). Rat: clash. Ox: harm. Rabbit: break. Goat: harmonious. If you only thought of it after the lunar new year, a late rite is fine — the intention is the point, and there is no need to wait for next year. ## What to prepare At a physical temple, usually: a donation for the Tai Sui lamp, a petition form (provided by the temple, with name, lunar birth date and address), and flowers and fruit. Most temples hold the rite in the first lunar month and accept late arrivals. The Tai Sui hall at Tianyun Temple is completely free — no donation, no personal details. ## How to do it online 1. Enter the main hall and walk to the dragon side — your right as you face the gate — to the side hall, the Tai Sui hall. 2. Tap the Tai Sui hall at the moon gate and choose your zodiac sign. 3. The page calculates your relationship to this year's Tai Sui from the sixty-year cycle (value, clash, harm, break, punishment or harmony) and shows what to watch. 4. Press "offer the Tai Sui lamp" and a lamp is lit for you in the hall. It will still be there when you come back. ## The Tai Sui hall It sits on the dragon side of the main hall, your right as you face the gate, behind a moon gate, and houses Doumu. After you make the offering, a Tai Sui lamp is lit for you inside. Next time you return, you can confirm from outside the moon gate that it is still burning. To look at the year's prospects again, draw a Mazu fortune slip in the main hall, or queue at the fortune-telling stall beside the gold furnace. ## How the rite actually works There is no form to fill in. You pick your sign, and the site works out the relationship from the sixty-year cycle — value, clash, harm, break, punishment or harmony — then shows what to watch for. The lamp is private. Nobody else entering the Tai Sui hall sees your name or knows whether you did the rite. Going back in does not light a second lamp. You see the same one, and you can check from outside the moon gate that it is still lit. The temple does not email you, call you, or upsell anything afterwards. Antaisui is Antaisui — there is no next step. ## Online versus a physical temple Same rite, very different in cost, paperwork and time: | | Physical temple | Tianyun Temple online | | --- | --- | --- | | Cost | Donation, usually a few hundred TWD | Free | | Paperwork | Petition: name, lunar birth date, address | None | | Queue | Busy in the first lunar month | No queue | | Hours | Temple opening hours | 24 hours | | Where the lamp is | On the public lamp wall | Inside the hall, visible only to you | | Follow-up | The temple may call or write | Nobody contacts you | ## Three common misconceptions "Antaisui brings wealth" — it asks for smoothness, not money. For wealth, worship the wealth deity separately. "Doing it when you are not affected is bad" — no, it is simply unnecessary. If you want peace of mind, a Light of Brightness lamp suits better. "You can do it many times a year" — traditionally once a year is enough; repeating adds nothing. Online, re-entering the hall shows you the same lamp. ## Afterwards Antaisui is a reminder to slow down this year and pay attention to safety and relationships. At the end of the year or the following one, return to the hall, take the lamp down and thank the Tai Sui for the year's care — that completes the rite. ## If you are outside Taiwan The temple runs on Taiwan time (UTC+8). Evenings there are the busiest; from Europe or the Americas you will often have the hall almost to yourself. The 3D interface is in Traditional Chinese, but the controls are icons — incense, blocks, slip, lamp. Follow the order in this guide and you can complete the visit without reading a word. Nothing here takes payment: no donation button, no card form, no account, no email. The first load pulls the 3D models, so it is heavier than an ordinary page. Wi-Fi is worth it the first time; afterwards the assets are cached. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does it cost? The Tai Sui hall at Tianyun Temple is free, one lamp per person, no registration and no name required. Physical temples usually ask a few hundred TWD in donation. ### Can I do it if I am not affected? You can, but it is not necessary. A Light of Brightness lamp or a simple incense offering is enough for a peaceful year. ### When should it be done? Traditionally in the first lunar month, around the Lantern Festival; some do it at the end of the previous year. A late rite is fine — sincerity matters more than the date. ### Can children or pregnant women do it? Yes. Parents can do it on a child's behalf by choosing the child's sign. Pregnant women doing Antaisui is common and does not affect the birth. ### How is it different from a Light of Brightness lamp? The Light of Brightness asks for a bright year and anyone can light one at any time; the Tai Sui lamp is for signs that offend the year, asking to resolve the clash. They do not conflict. ### Does online Antaisui work? The ritual is about intention. Online Antaisui keeps the address and the lamp offering intact. The form differs, the intention does not. ### Which signs offend Tai Sui in 2027? Goat (value), Ox (clash and punishment), Dog (break and punishment) and Rat (harm) have a direct relationship with the 2027 Tai Sui. Horse is harmonious and does not need the rite. ### Can other people see my lamp? No. The lamp is shown only to you; nobody else entering the Tai Sui hall sees your name or your lamp. ### Can I do it after the first lunar month? Yes, any time of year. The first month is simply the busiest; the rite itself is not tied to a date. --- Updated 2026-11-12 · Tianyun Temple 天雲宮 · https://tianyungong.com/en/guide/antaisui