Method for Analysing Bazi Cases
Use a reproducible Bazi case method that separates data, calculation, interpretation, timing, observed outcomes, counterevidence, and uncertainty.
Overview
A useful Bazi case study is a documented test of a method, not a story written backward from a known outcome. Begin with provenance and consent, freeze the birth data and calendar policy, calculate the chart independently, declare the interpretive school and question, then analyse natal structure before timing. Observed events and dates belong in a separate evidence ledger so the reading cannot quietly borrow information it claims to predict. Record supporting, neutral, contradictory, and missing evidence, compare plausible alternatives, and state what the case cannot establish. One case can illustrate a reasoning chain; it cannot validate a universal rule or replace a controlled evidence base.
At a glance
- Case unit
- One documented chart, question, method, evidence set, and conclusion
- Data layers
- Birth record, calculated chart, observed facts, and interpretation
- Required declaration
- Calendar policy, school, rule order, and question
- Evidence classes
- Supporting, neutral, contradictory, missing, and uncertain
- Valid use
- Illustrate and audit a reasoning chain
- Cannot prove
- Universal accuracy, causation, or guaranteed prediction
Pre-register the case question and protocol
State the question, accepted data, calendar conventions, interpretive school, decision order, and stopping rule before reading the known outcome. This reduces hindsight editing.
If the case is retrospective, mark which facts were already known to the analyst. Do not present a post-hoc explanation as a blinded forecast.
- Write the protocol before interpretation.
- Disclose prior knowledge.
Keep calculation, interpretation, and outcomes separate
Store the birth record and provenance, deterministic four-pillar output, derived relations, interpretive claims, and observed events in distinct fields. Each claim should point to its inputs.
Correct a calculation without rewriting the original record. Version changes so readers can reproduce both the earlier and revised analysis.
- Maintain separate evidence ledgers.
- Version every substantive correction.
Test alternatives and counterevidence
Run the declared reading order, then compare plausible alternative birth times, conventions, or schools when relevant. Record evidence that does not fit the preferred explanation.
A good case states which observations would weaken or falsify the interpretation. Similarity between a broad theme and an event is not automatically a match.
- Include disconfirming evidence.
- Define what counts as a match.
Limit what one case can support
A case can demonstrate calculation, terminology, and a reasoning path. It cannot establish population-level accuracy, causal influence, or safety for consequential decisions.
Anonymize or obtain consent, minimize personal data, and avoid diagnosing, accusing, or exposing third parties. Real-world decisions require direct and professional evidence.
- No universal claim from one case.
- Protect consent, privacy, and safety.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》的月令、十神、格局、六親與歲運材料提供案例技術分析的文本基線，必須先核對規則再比較事件A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》多卷命例與干支、神煞、格局材料用於辨認案例引用層次、規則組件及不同方法，不能只摘取應驗句A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology案例分析方法頁把原始資料、排盤、解釋、已知事件、反證與不確定性分欄，要求同意、版本與可重現推理OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.