Yin-Mao-Chen Wood Directional Meeting (寅卯辰木局)
Learn how Yin, Mao, and Chen form the spring Wood Directional Meeting, what strengthens the assembly, and why membership does not erase clashes or hidden stems.
Overview
Yin–Mao–Chen is the complete spring Directional Meeting associated with Wood. All three distinct branches must be present in the evaluated layer before full-meeting status is assigned. Spring command, Wood roots, exposed Wood, proximity, and limited counterforce strengthen the route, while clashes, competing groups, and timing boundaries remain visible.
At a glance
- Members
- Yin, Mao, and Chen
- Seasonal direction
- Spring and Wood
- Full-status rule
- All three distinct branches must be present
- Primary support
- Spring command, Wood roots, and exposed Wood
- Competing evidence
- Shen, You, or Xu clashes and other branch groups
- Boundary
- The meeting does not guarantee growth or success
Verify all three spring branches
Locate Yin, Mao, and Chen and identify the pillar or timing layer of each member.
A duplicate cannot replace a missing member, and a two-branch contact remains an incomplete meeting.
- Require three distinct members.
- Keep natal and timing layers separate.
Measure whether Wood can organize the group
Spring command, rooted Wood, and visible Jia or Yi support a coherent Wood route.
Strong Metal, dryness, damaged roots, or distant contact can reduce effective force without deleting membership.
- Test season and roots.
- Publish supporting and opposing evidence.
Retain clashes and competing assemblies
Yin can clash Shen, Mao can clash You, and Chen can clash Xu while every branch also has other group memberships.
Resolve overlaps by position, season, roots, and timing rather than declaring the meeting universally supreme.
- Map every simultaneous relation.
- State the priority evidence.
Keep Wood imagery within technical limits
寅卯辰木局 does not by itself prove creativity, expansion, health, wealth, or a favorable spring event.
Practical conclusions require Ten-God roles, whole-chart balance, timing, and real-world context.
- No phase stereotype.
- No event guarantee.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷二東方一氣與地支會局：寅卯辰為春季木方，三支齊備、月令與沖破須分別審查A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》「方局」評註：方氣成勢仍須察月令、根源與全局是否承載，不能只見三字便論結果A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology寅卯辰木局頁分開成員資格、木勢強度、重疊沖合與實際事件，行運補字另標有效期間OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.