Determining Mixed-Qi Structures (雜氣取格)
Analyze mixed-qi month branches by separating stored hidden stems, seasonal timing, exposure, roots, and school-specific selection rules.
Overview
Mixed-qi structure analysis applies especially to month branches whose stored qi cannot be reduced safely to one simple label. Resolve every hidden stem, identify seasonal and source conventions, track what is revealed and rooted, compare candidate relationships, and retain ambiguity when no single structure satisfies the declared formation rule.
At a glance
- Common setting
- Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei month branches
- Required map
- All hidden stems and qi layers
- Selection evidence
- Seasonal timing, exposure and roots
- School issue
- Different priorities for stored qi
- Valid result
- Single, mixed, or unresolved structure
- Boundary
- Storage imagery is not a literal event
Inventory the storage branch without collapsing it
List each hidden stem and its role relative to the Day Master before selecting a candidate.
Distinguish principal, middle, and residual qi and document any seasonal-transition convention used.
- Keep all stored stems visible.
- Do not assign one branch-wide Ten God.
Use exposure and roots under a stated school
Some approaches prioritize an exposed stored stem, while others retain the principal month qi unless strong evidence redirects the structure.
Whichever method is used, show roots, support, control, and access rather than relying on storage language alone.
- Name the selection convention.
- Audit every selected stem.
Permit mixed or unresolved outcomes
Several candidates can remain operational or interfere with one another, preventing a clean single-pattern label.
Reporting mixed evidence is more accurate than forcing a pure structure for convenience or search keywords.
- Preserve uncertainty.
- Separate presence, priority, and quality.
Storage branches do not conceal factual secrets
Stored qi does not prove hidden money, hidden relationships, illness, trauma, or undisclosed intent.
Use the term as a technical branch classification and keep sensitive claims outside the method.
- Reject literal vault metaphors.
- Protect third-party privacy.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》雜氣財官印綬諸格：辰戌丑未藏氣取用須看透出、沖開及整體條件A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》雜氣與庫墓諸論：本中餘氣不可合併成單一未經驗證的格名A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology雜氣取格頁保留全部藏氣候選、採用優先規則、主從關係與未決狀態OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.