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Ten Gods, Five Elements, Sixty Jiazi, and Star Gods reference guides.
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Structured tarot spread guides for love, career, and daily clarity.
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64 hexagrams, core principles, and divination methods.
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Site selection, orientation, and form versus compass methods.
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- When a Direct Officer Destiny Pattern Meets Indirect Officer in Luck Cycles or Annual Cycles — Is It Auspicious or Inauspicious? — Luck Cycle Preference Analysis for Officer Patterns
When a person with the Direct Officer pattern encounters Seven Killings in a luck cycle or annual cycle, the problem of mixed Officer-Killing emerges. This article explains the specific impact of Direct Officer pattern meeting Indirect Officer and coping strategies.
- When an Element Is Too Strong: Should You Control It or Drain It?
An over-strong element needs taming — but should you use ke (control) or xie (drain)? The choice shapes the entire chart's direction. A clear framework based on element nature, Day Master relationship, and Ten God chain effects.
- When Eating God Carries Resource, Reveal Wealth to Resolve It — Resolution Method When Resource Controls Output in Eating God Pattern
When the Eating God Pattern encounters Resource star controlling it, Wealth star is the best resolution tool. This article explains the game relationship among Eating God, Resource star, and Wealth star.
- When Eating God Is Too Strong and Carries Resource — Wealth Cycles Are Most Favorable: Special Luck Cycle Analysis for Eating God Pattern
When Eating God is too strong in the pattern, Resource star is needed for appropriate restraint. But when Wealth cycles arrive in luck cycles, the balance of Resource controlling Eating God may be disrupted.
- When Killings Lacks Food Control, Use Blade to Confront Killings — Special Configuration Analysis of the Seven Killings Pattern
When the Seven Killings Pattern lacks Eating God to control Killings, the Goat Blade can be used to 'confront Killings' — using the Blade's fierce energy to directly face Seven Killings head-on. This article explains the formation conditions and luck cycle considerations for this special configuration.
- When Selecting a Pattern: Address Killings First, Then Discuss Function — Priority Rules in Pattern Selection
Pattern selection has a strict priority: Seven Killings takes precedence over everything else. This article explains why Seven Killings has the highest priority and how to operate accordingly.
- When the Branch Hides Output but the Stem Reveals Hurting Officer — Pattern Determination with Hidden-Revealed Mismatch
When the hidden stem in the earthly branch and the revealed stem on the heavenly stem are inconsistent, pattern determination becomes complex. Using the example of Output hidden and Hurting Officer revealed, this article explains how to determine the pattern when hidden and revealed don't match.
- When the Day Master Is Strong and the Pattern Forms, Wealth and Officer Are Favored — Pattern Useful God Principles for Strong Day Masters
Patterns where the Day Master is strong most need Wealth and Officer to manifest. This article explains the logic, conditions, and luck cycle essentials of using Wealth and Officer in strong Day Master patterns.
- Wood-Fire Mutual Illumination Pattern — Pattern Characteristics Beneficial for Academic Achievement
Wood-Fire Mutual Illumination is a pattern configuration favoring academic achievement and expression. This article explains the formation conditions and real-world manifestations of the Wood-Fire Mutual Illumination pattern.
- Ziping Eight Standard Patterns: Formation, Break, Excess, and Deficiency — A Complete Analysis of the Four Pattern States
Beyond formation and break, patterns can also be in states of excess (too strong, unbalanced) or deficiency (too weak to function). This article provides a complete analysis of the four pattern states and how to address each.