Case Method for Simultaneous Combinations and Clashes
Evaluate simultaneous combinations and clashes without applying a universal priority rule or deleting competing relations.
Overview
When combinations and clashes appear together, the case method must keep every participating stem or branch visible. It identifies the exact pairs, chart layer, pillar position, season, roots, strength, transformation conditions, and whether one symbol is claimed by multiple relations. There is no universal rule that every combination cancels every clash or that every clash breaks every combination. The result should state which relation is detected, which is effective, and which remains conditional. This pattern does not prove reconciliation, separation, conflict, marriage, relocation, injury, or litigation.
At a glance
- Inputs
- Exact relation pairs, shared symbols, pillars, layer, season, strength
- Separate states
- Detected, effective, transformed, constrained, unresolved
- No universal shortcut
- Combination does not always cancel clash, or vice versa
- Shared symbol
- Competing claims require an explicit priority test
- Timing
- Natal and temporary relations remain separate
- Does not establish
- Reconciliation, separation, conflict, marriage, move, injury, lawsuit
Map every relation before ranking any of them
List each fixed combination and clash, the participating symbols, positions, and natal or timing layer. Mark symbols that belong to more than one relation.
Do not discard a relation merely because another is present. Detection remains a reproducible step separate from interpretation.
- Build a complete relation map.
- Mark shared participants.
Test the effective state of each relation
Evaluate seasonal support, roots, relative force, proximity, interference, and any transformation requirements for the combination.
State whether each relation is active, restricted, diverted, transformed, or unresolved. Avoid a single universal “combination wins” or “clash wins” rule.
- Use declared priority criteria.
- Allow unresolved outcomes.
Keep natal structure and timing contacts distinct
Apply a luck pillar or annual branch to the fixed natal map and limit its contribution to the qualifying interval.
A temporary relation can activate or alter a pathway without rewriting the natal symbols or proving a corresponding event.
- Name the active interval.
- Do not rewrite the natal chart.
Do not literalize harmony and conflict
Combination and clash terminology does not establish love, reconciliation, divorce, violence, relocation, surgery, job loss, or litigation.
Use observed behavior, documents, professional evidence, and consent for consequential decisions.
- Avoid relationship fortune-telling.
- Do not predict harm.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》的天干地支合沖、合化、柱位及歲運材料提供多重關係同時出現時的傳統條件背景A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》的合沖刑害、旺衰、根氣與格局材料用於比較同一符號參與多個關係時的有效狀態A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology合沖並見案例頁保留完整關係圖，拒絕「合必解沖」或「沖必破合」通則，並分開偵測、有效、轉化、受限與未決OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.