Life Palace in Bazi
Distinguish the school-dependent Bazi Life Palace from the four natal pillars and Zi Wei Dou Shu, with a reproducible calculation policy.
Overview
The Bazi Life Palace is a supplementary palace calculated in some traditions from birth-month and birth-hour information under a declared rule. It is not one of the four natal pillars and it is not automatically the same construct as the Life Palace in Zi Wei Dou Shu. Calculation conventions can vary, so a system must disclose the month basis, hour mapping, counting direction, and resulting stem-branch before offering interpretation.
At a glance
- Status
- Supplementary school-dependent model
- Typical inputs
- Birth month and hour
- Required policy
- Month basis and counting rule
- Output
- A derived stem-branch or palace
- Not the same as
- Zi Wei Dou Shu Life Palace
- Boundary
- Does not replace the four pillars
Identify which Life Palace system is meant
Use the name Bazi Life Palace and cite the selected Four-Pillars convention so it is not confused with another divination system.
State whether the page treats it as a derived Jiazi, a palace position, or another supplementary indicator.
- Name the tradition and output type.
- Separate Bazi from Zi Wei Dou Shu.
Publish every calculation choice
Specify how the birth month is determined, how the birth hour is mapped, where counting begins, and in which direction it proceeds.
Return the intermediate values and final result so a reviewer can reproduce the calculation from the same birth data.
- Expose month and hour inputs.
- Show the counting sequence.
Use the palace only after the natal chart
Read the four natal pillars, Month Command, Day Master, structure, and relations before adding the supplementary palace.
Any interpretation should state what the palace adds and what evidence would contradict it rather than silently changing the natal conclusion.
- Keep the four pillars primary.
- Report incremental evidence only.
A Life Palace is not a life diagnosis
It cannot determine personality, lifespan, health, wealth, career, relationships, or fate by itself.
Do not merge incompatible systems for a stronger-sounding claim, and never use the result as professional or safety advice.
- Avoid deterministic identity claims.
- Do not stack systems to manufacture certainty.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》命宮古法以出生月時按特定起數規則推導，屬四柱之外的補充法門A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》命宮相關法保留月令、時辰、起點與順逆口徑，不能和紫微斗數命宮混稱A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology八字命宮頁公開每項計算選擇與中間值，維持出生四柱主位，排除跨系統堆疊及人生診斷OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.