Lookup Order for Bazi Fate Stars (神煞查表順序)
Use a repeatable Shen Sha workflow: verify pillars, lock the source table, resolve anchors, scan targets, deduplicate matches, then interpret.
Overview
A fixed lookup order prevents missed markers, duplicate counting, and silent mixing of schools. First verify the Four Pillars and timing layer, then select a source table, group rules by anchor type, scan every permitted target once, preserve pillar placement, and separate raw matches from later structural interpretation.
At a glance
- Step 1
- Verify chart and layer
- Step 2
- Lock source table
- Step 3
- Group anchor types
- Step 4
- Scan valid targets once
- Step 5
- Deduplicate with placement retained
- Step 6
- Interpret after structure
Freeze the chart and requested time layer
Keep natal pillars separate from Luck Pillar and annual symbols before starting the scan.
The same marker found in a natal branch and a temporary branch represents two records with different durations.
- Identify the chart layer first.
- Attach dates to temporary matches.
Process one anchor family at a time
Group Day-Stem, Year-Stem, Day-Branch, and Year-Branch rules instead of jumping between unrelated tables.
For each family, record the anchor once and inspect all authorized target positions in a stable pillar order.
- Use Year, Month, Day, Hour order.
- Do not substitute a different anchor.
Preserve placement while removing duplicate claims
If two rules return the same marker through different valid anchors, retain both evidence paths but avoid presenting them as two independent events.
If one marker appears in several pillars, store each placement and count the repetition only once at the interpretation layer.
- Deduplicate labels, not evidence.
- Keep anchor and target provenance.
Move from table facts to bounded meaning
After the raw scan, compare only relevant markers with structure, strength, Ten Gods, relationships, and the user’s question.
Markers with no clear contact or evidential value can remain in the technical record without being promoted into the narrative.
- Use relevance, not catalog volume.
- Do not force every marker into prose.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《御定星曆考原》卷一《御定星曆考原》神煞分類與逐條起例：不同基準表不可跳列混查A historical source for stem and branch Yin-Yang, Five Phase, direction, seasonal, and calendrical correspondences.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷三諸神煞：干基、支基與三合局取法須各按完整規則掃描A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology神煞查表順序頁依命盤層、來源、基準群、目標柱、去重及結構相關度固定工作流OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.