Combining Six-Relative Stars and Palaces (六親星宮同參)
Learn to combine Ten-God-based Six-Relative stars with pillar and palace context without treating either layer as a literal family record.
Overview
Six-Relative stars and palaces are complementary, not interchangeable. A star is a Ten God relation calculated from the Day Master; a palace is a positional context assigned to a pillar or branch under a traditional convention. A careful reading identifies the relevant star, its strength and interactions, then examines the associated palace and timing. Neither layer proves a relative’s identity, conduct, health, consent, or fate.
At a glance
- Star layer
- Ten God relation to the Day Master
- Palace layer
- Traditional positional context
- Strength checks
- Season, roots, exposure, and interactions
- Timing checks
- Luck and annual pillars
- Boundary
- No literal record of another person
- Core rule
- Read relative star and palace position together
Calculate the Six-Relative star first
Identify the Day Master, then derive the relevant Ten God from element generation or control and polarity. Traditional gendered correspondences vary and should be stated rather than assumed.
Locate every visible and hidden instance of the star and assess season, roots, strength, combinations, control, and support. A missing visible star is not the same as complete absence.
- Show the Ten God formula.
- List visible and hidden occurrences.
Identify the palace convention separately
Map the Year, Month, Day, or Hour position used for the relationship question and state the school’s correspondence. The palace can contain several different stars and interactions.
A star found outside the expected palace does not stop being that Ten God, and a palace does not become the relative itself.
- Keep star identity and palace position separate.
- Declare the adopted correspondence.
Look for support, tension, and timing across layers
Compare whether the star and palace support the same hypothesis, point to different conditions, or are activated by a moving pillar. Name the symbols behind every connection.
Agreement raises contextual relevance, not certainty. Conflict should produce a narrower, conditional statement rather than an invented reconciliation.
- Show convergence and contradiction.
- Separate natal state from timing activation.
Protect relatives and modern family realities
Do not infer a relative’s health, morality, finances, sexuality, fertility, consent, or future from someone else’s chart. Traditional role labels do not cover every modern or chosen family.
Use the reading for reflection on the chart owner’s context, and rely on direct communication, records, and qualified help for consequential family decisions.
- No third-party diagnosis or surveillance.
- Allow diverse family structures and roles.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)「論日為主」以日干生剋與陰陽推財官印食六親星，「看命入式」另以年月日時提供六親柱位語境A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)卷十六親諸論合參財官印食、透藏、旺衰、宮位和歲運，六親星與六親宮互補但不可互換A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology六親星與宮位分欄並顯示支持及矛盾，不由命主一人的命盤診斷親屬健康、品格、財務、性向、生育、同意或未來OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.