Void methods · Error control

Common Mistakes in Void Analysis

Correct common Kong Wang errors: wrong xun, hidden reference pillar, literal disappearance claims, automatic cancellation, and event prediction.

Simplified Chinese
空亡判读常见误区
Traditional Chinese
空亡判讀常見誤區
Pinyin
Kōng Wáng Pàn Dú Wù Qū
Also known as
Kong Wang errors · Void reading mistakes

Editorially reviewed:

Overview

Reliable Void analysis begins with the exact Jiazi, correct xun, two omitted branches, and an explicit reference pillar. Frequent errors include deriving Void from a branch alone, mixing year and day anchors, deleting the branch’s ordinary properties, treating any appearance, clash, or combination as automatic release, and converting a relational label into a concrete event.

At a glance

Error 1
Wrong or missing xun
Error 2
Hidden reference pillar
Error 3
Branch data deleted
Error 4
Automatic release rule
Error 5
Literal event claim
Correction
Inputs, layers, conditions, limits

Do not calculate Void from a branch alone

Void is determined by the xun of a complete Jiazi, not by zodiac animal, element, or branch name in isolation.

A wrong day boundary or wrong reference pillar can therefore change the void pair even when other chart data appears plausible.

  • Verify the complete Jiazi and day boundary.
  • Show the xun and omitted pair.

Do not erase the branch or its ordinary relations

A void branch still has its phase, hidden stems, pillar, Ten-God implications, combinations, clashes, and seasonal context.

Treating every associated palace or person as absent discards direct chart evidence and creates unsupported sensitive claims.

  • Keep base branch data intact.
  • Separate auxiliary qualification from deletion.

Do not use a universal release shortcut

Appearance, filling, clash, and combination are distinct conditions whose effects differ by source, strength, formation, and timing layer.

A page should state the adopted rule and counterevidence instead of announcing that Void has been automatically removed.

  • Test each relation independently.
  • Version school-specific conventions.

Do not turn Void into an event forecast

Void does not prove delay, fraud, loss, infertility, estrangement, unemployment, illness, or death, and its release does not guarantee recovery or completion.

Responsible analysis uses conditional cultural language and sends practical medical, legal, financial, and safety questions to present evidence and qualified professionals.

  • Ban literal disappearance and doom language.
  • Do not promise outcomes after “release.”

Sources and editorial basis

  1. 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)
    《三命通會》卷三「論空亡」同時給出六旬推法、「未可便為凶論」及沖合刑條件,反對脫離條件的字面定論A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
  2. 《五行大義》 (Essential Meanings of the Five Phases)
    《五行大義》干支配屬與生剋關係:須保留完整干支、周期和實際作用,不可只依支名猜測A systematic historical synthesis of Five Phases correspondences and relationships.
  3. OpenFate Editorial Methodology
    空亡常見錯誤頁修正錯旬、混基準、刪地支、萬能解除與事件預測五類問題,並保留現實決策界線OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.
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