Climate Regulation (調候) in Bazi
Learn how Tiao Hou evaluates seasonal cold, heat, dryness and dampness, how it differs from strength balancing, and where its health claims must stop.
Overview
Climate Regulation (調候, Tiao Hou) is a Bazi method that evaluates whether seasonal cold, heat, dryness or dampness obstructs a chart’s functional relationships. It commonly begins with the Day Stem and month season, then asks which phase could warm, cool, moisten or dry under the full chart conditions. This is not identical to selecting a phase solely because the Day Master is strong or weak, and schools differ in priority. Climate language is symbolic and calendrical; it does not diagnose body temperature, dehydration, inflammation, organ disease or local weather exposure.
At a glance
- Primary inputs
- Day Stem and month season
- Four conditions
- Cold, heat, dryness and dampness
- Purpose
- Restore functional seasonal conditions
- Distinct from
- Simple strong–weak balancing
- Source tradition
- Seasonal stem guidance including Qiong Tong Bao Jian
- Boundary
- Not weather, diagnosis or medical treatment
Climate Regulation asks whether seasonal conditions permit function
A winter chart may raise questions of cold and a summer chart of heat, but month names alone are not the final conclusion. The entire stem–branch arrangement can add warmth, cooling, moisture or dryness.
The method uses climate words to organize qi. It does not measure Celsius, humidity, blood values or environmental exposure.
- Begin with Day Stem and season.
- Keep symbolic climate separate from physical measurements.
Climate need and Day-Master strength are separate questions
A phase that helps temperature or moisture may not be the same phase selected by a support–drain strength model. Conversely, a phase favorable for strength may intensify a climate problem.
The analysis should state which objective is primary, whether the candidate is available and whether other relations block or support it.
- Name the method behind each candidate.
- Resolve method conflicts explicitly.
OpenFate presents Tiao Hou as a declared interpretive layer
The deterministic chart supplies season, stems, branches and hidden stems. Climate-regulation conclusions require a documented policy layered on that data.
Knowledge copy cannot invent a climate remedy or silently change reports. Any implemented recommendation needs source review, testable inputs and version ownership.
- Separate chart facts from climate policy.
- Do not publish unsupported remedies as engine output.
Cold, heat, dryness and dampness are not diagnoses
調候 cannot diagnose fever, circulation, inflammation, dehydration, edema, skin disease, fertility or mental health, and it cannot prescribe food, herbs, supplements or treatment.
Symptoms and medical concerns require clinical evaluation. Home, travel and workplace decisions also need actual climate and safety information.
- No disease or body-condition diagnosis.
- No medical, dietary or relocation prescription.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》寒暖、燥濕與源流相關論述：季節偏性要連同命局流通與全局作用，不由月份單取一行A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- 《禮記・月令》《禮記・月令》按月記季節氣候與五行配屬，提供調候所依的月令季節語境An early classical source for the seasonal grouping of Jia-Yi, Bing-Ding, Wu-Ji, Geng-Xin, and Ren-Gui.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology產品把調候和扶抑旺衰分層，逐月原則仍需核對全盤干支及來源版本；寒暖燥濕不轉成醫療體質、飲食或居住處方OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.