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Storage-Stage Half Trine (墓地半合)

Learn the four cardinal-to-storage half-trine pairs, how the center supplies direction, and why storage release, season, roots, clashes, and timing still matter.

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墓地半合

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Overview

Storage-Stage Half Trine (墓地半合) joins the cardinal and storage branches of a Three-Harmony group: Zi–Chen Water, Wu–Xu Fire, Mao–Wei Wood, or You–Chou Metal. The cardinal branch supplies phase direction, while the birth member is absent. Storage imagery does not mean automatic release; actual support and damage must be tested.

At a glance

Pairs
Zi–Chen, Wu–Xu, Mao–Wei, and You–Chou
Members
Cardinal center plus storage stage
Missing
The birth branch of the full trine
Boundary
Storage contact does not automatically open a treasury
Center
The cardinal branch must be one of the two present members
Timing
Arrival of the birth member can complete the set temporarily

Confirm the cardinal-to-storage pair

Match the two branches to one canonical Three-Harmony group.

Name the missing birth branch and keep the pair below full-trine status.

  • Identify the parent trine.
  • Record the missing member.

Test phase direction and storage availability

The cardinal branch guides phase direction, while season, roots, and exposure show whether the route is active.

The storage branch retains mixed hidden stems unless stronger transformation evidence is present.

  • Assess center and roots.
  • Preserve storage composition.

Resolve clash and storage narratives separately

Chen, Xu, Wei, and Chou each have opposing clash partners and other group memberships.

A clash may alter access, but neither clash nor half trine automatically “opens” or “closes” wealth.

  • Map the actual relation.
  • Reject treasury slogans.

Do not turn 墓地 into a literal event

墓地半合 cannot prove inheritance, property, savings, illness, death, or hidden resources.

Timing and real-world facts remain necessary for practical claims.

  • No literal tomb reading.
  • No financial prediction.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)
    《三命通會》卷二地支三合：旺支與墓支同見屬墓地半合，是否有效須察中神力量、墓庫狀態與全局A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
  2. 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)
    《淵海子平》三合與半合諸論：旺墓兩支有聚合方向，但不能等同三支齊備的完整三合局A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
  3. OpenFate Editorial Methodology
    墓地半合頁要求中神加墓支並核對季節、根氣、沖刑與第三支，不把入墓或收藏作事件預言OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.
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