Case Method for the Six Harms
Analyze the six fixed branch harms through participants, position, force, overlapping relations, technical effect, timing, and responsible boundaries.
Overview
A Six Harms case first confirms one of the six fixed Earthly-Branch pairs and records position, chart layer, season, roots, hidden stems, and strength. It then evaluates whether the relation actually obstructs a function and how harmonies, clashes, punishments, breaks, and triple frames alter the pathway. Harm is normally supporting evidence, not a standalone verdict. It does not prove betrayal, enemies, abuse, illness, injury, loss, secret conduct, or relationship failure.
At a glance
- Fixed pairs
- Zi-Wei, Chou-Wu, Yin-Si, Mao-Chen, Shen-Hai, and You-Xu
- Context
- Position, layer, season, roots, hidden stems, and strength
- Required question
- Which chart function is obstructed and by what mechanism
- Overlaps
- Harmony, clash, punishment, break, combination, or meeting frame
- Weight
- Usually supporting evidence rather than a standalone conclusion
- Not implied
- Betrayal, enemies, abuse, illness, injury, loss, secrecy, or failure
Confirm the fixed harm pair
Identify the canonical pair, pillar positions, chart layers, season, roots, hidden stems, and force of both participants.
Do not infer harm from a difficult element relation or from a missing branch.
- Use the fixed pair table.
- Require actual participants.
Show the obstructed pathway
Describe which root, hidden stem, structural function, or existing relation is impeded and how the pair creates that change.
If no specific mechanism is visible, keep the relation as a low-weight marker rather than inventing a story.
- Name the affected function.
- Allow a limited-effect result.
Resolve stronger overlapping relations
Map harmonies, clashes, punishments, breaks, triple frames, and timed contacts sharing the branches.
Compare conditions and force without assuming harm secretly overrides every visible relation.
- Preserve all valid relations.
- Do not privilege secrecy narratives.
Do not translate harm into victimization
Six Harm does not prove betrayal, hidden enemies, abuse, disease, injury, financial loss, secret conduct, or relationship failure.
Safety, health, legal, and relationship concerns require direct evidence and appropriate support.
- No accusation or diagnosis.
- No fear-based prediction.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》的子未、丑午、寅巳、卯辰、申亥、酉戌六害及歲運材料提供固定配對與傳統使用脈絡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》的地支害、合沖刑破、藏干與格局材料用於定位六害可能妨礙的實際結構路徑A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology六害案例頁把害視為需有機制的輔助證據，禁止用來指控背叛、敵意、虐待、疾病、受傷、金錢損失或關係破裂OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.