Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul Hexagrams
wandering-soul and returning-soul hexagrams: reproducible rules, a worked check, common errors, sources, and interpretation limits.
Overview
Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul are the seventh and eighth structural positions in every Eight-Palace sequence. Their membership and Shi positions are deterministic; psychological stories attached to the names remain attributed interpretations. The page distinguishes reproducible structure from conditional interpretation and gives one concrete check that can be independently repeated.
At a glance
- Reader question
- wandering-soul and returning-soul hexagrams
- Evidence model
- Fixed chart facts → attributed tradition → conditional interpretation
- Product boundary
- OpenFate /liuyao owns interactive casting and chart generation
- Review posture
- Source-backed reference · interpretation remains conditional
Direct answer
Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul are the seventh and eighth structural positions in every Eight-Palace sequence. Their membership and Shi positions are deterministic; psychological stories attached to the names remain attributed interpretations. The page distinguishes reproducible structure from conditional interpretation and gives one concrete check that can be independently repeated.
Definitions and prerequisites
Before applying the rule, preserve the bounded question, six bottom-up line values, casting time, timezone, day-boundary policy, and named source convention. If an input is missing, stop at definition rather than filling the gap symbolically. Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul are the seventh and eighth structural positions in every Eight-Palace sequence. Their membership and Shi positions are deterministic; psychological stories attached to the names remain attributed interpretations.
Method or reference rule
Use this auditable procedure: Derive the palace walk, verify generation index six or seven, assign Shi at line four for Wandering Soul or line three for Returning Soul, and place Ying three lines opposite. Keep the poetic label out of the calculation. Save the input, intermediate rows, applicable source locator, product version, and any uncertainty before weighing an interpretive effect.
Worked example
Worked check: 火地晉 is Qian Palace’s Wandering-Soul member with Shi at line four; 火天大有 is its Returning-Soul member with Shi at line three. Neither structure alone proves travel or return. Save the input, intermediate rows, applicable source locator, product version, and any uncertainty before weighing an interpretive effect.
Closest failure case
The closest failure case for Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul Hexagrams is to retain its memorable label while dropping the inputs, direction, source rule, or conflicting evidence. That shortcut cannot be reproduced and can turn a conditional classification into an unsupported prediction.
Sources, interpretation and limits
Wandering-Soul and Returning-Soul are the seventh and eighth structural positions in every Eight-Palace sequence. Their membership and Shi positions are deterministic; psychological stories attached to the names remain attributed interpretations. Keep fixed chart output, attributed historical rules, editorial interpretation, and real-world evidence in separate layers. This reference cannot establish hidden thoughts, causation, or a guaranteed future outcome; medical, legal, financial, and safety decisions require direct evidence and qualified help.
The named chapter documents a historical procedure; the OpenFate code locator documents the current deterministic implementation. Differences remain attributed rather than silently reconciled.
Verification checklist
Save the question, cast time, timezone, face convention, six line values, source edition and product version whenever they can change the result.
- Reproduce the six stored line values before interpretation.
- Name the method, edition and product settings used.
- Cite the decisive chart facts instead of one dramatic label.
- Use observable records and qualified advice for high-stakes decisions.
Sources and editorial basis
- Wikisource: 增刪卜易《增刪卜易》 index; use the page-specific chapter locator supplied below and distinguish base text from digitizer/editor notes.Public-domain digitization with named chapters on casting, Eight-Palace names, Yongshen and worked cases. Editorial additions in the digitization must not be silently attributed to the historical author.
- OpenFate Liu Yao deterministic chart contractOpenFate code audit 2026-09-12: app/modules/liuyao/logic/cast.ts, data.ts, engine.ts, evidence.ts, types.ts and topics.ts; current product behavior only.Product evidence for seeded six-line casting and the current deterministic chart fields and policies. It supports current behavior only, not historical priority or predictive truth.
- OpenFate Editorial MethodologyOpenFate Editorial Methodology, stable sections #editorial-principles, #editorial-workflow, #editorial-ai and #editorial-context. Page claim scope: 將遊魂與歸魂放回八宮世代，不固定套用心理敘事。OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.