Zi Wei Dou Shu Minor Stars and Cycles

Twelve Boshi Cycle: Evidence-Led Guide

Twelve Boshi Cycle: chart evidence, source conditions, method, example, near miss, variants, and limits.

English name
Twelve Boshi Cycle
Pinyin
Bó Shì Shí Èr Shén
Simplified Chinese
博士十二神
Also called
Twelve Boshi Cycle guide · 博士十二神判讀

Editorially reviewed: · Reviewed by OpenFate · Editorial Methodology

Overview

Twelve Boshi Cycle covers the Lu Cun-anchored twelve-position sequence and its role as a minor contextual layer. Start with the calculated chart record and cited source condition, then compare the worked example with the near miss before making an interpretation.

At a glance

Canonical scope
the Lu Cun-anchored twelve-position sequence and its role as a minor contextual layer
Deterministic evidence
OpenFate’s reviewed chart-field contract and OpenFate’s reviewed calculation record persist the Boshi-cycle value, and the cited setup rule anchors the sequence at Lu Cun. Keep the Lu Cun palace, direction policy, cycle label, and target palace together.
Verification question and source scope
For Twelve Boshi Cycle, use this verification question: Can the cycle member be recomputed from the preserved anchor and direction? Keep the answer inside its source boundary: Deterministic evidence ends at the named chart output, exact source condition, and declared rule version. Symbolic meaning remains a revisable interpretation, never a verified event, diagnosis, social rank, or fixed trait.
Worked example
If the target palace stores a Boshi-cycle label, first trace back to the Lu Cun anchor; then use the label as secondary context beside stronger resident-star and palace evidence.
Near miss
Treating Boshi, Lishi, or another cycle member as an independent resident star—or letting it overrule the major-star record—duplicates and overweights a contextual field.
Variant and safety boundary
Treating Boshi, Lishi, or another cycle member as an independent resident star—or letting it overrule the major-star record—duplicates and overweights a contextual field. Do not use a chart symbol alone for medical, mental-health, relationship, financial, legal, employment, or safety decisions. Use consent, current records, qualified support, and observable circumstances.

Definition and Scope

Twelve Boshi Cycle has one defined scope on this page: the Lu Cun-anchored twelve-position sequence and its role as a minor contextual layer

A supported reading of Twelve Boshi Cycle needs this page-specific evidence: OpenFate’s reviewed chart-field contract and OpenFate’s reviewed calculation record persist the Boshi-cycle value, and the cited setup rule anchors the sequence at Lu Cun. Keep the Lu Cun palace, direction policy, cycle label, and target palace together.

  • Before interpreting Twelve Boshi Cycle, identify the smallest chart record that supports the exact claim.

Chart Evidence and Source Conditions

Apply the Twelve Boshi Cycle evidence through this reproducible method: Can the cycle member be recomputed from the preserved anchor and direction?

The source boundary for Twelve Boshi Cycle determines what may be claimed: Deterministic evidence ends at the named chart output, exact source condition, and declared rule version. Symbolic meaning remains a revisable interpretation, never a verified event, diagnosis, social rank, or fixed trait.

Reading Method and Verification Steps

The bounded example applies those conditions without extending the claim: If the target palace stores a Boshi-cycle label, first trace back to the Lu Cun anchor; then use the label as secondary context beside stronger resident-star and palace evidence.

The nearest overreach drops or changes a required condition: Treating Boshi, Lishi, or another cycle member as an independent resident star—or letting it overrule the major-star record—duplicates and overweights a contextual field.

Worked Example, Near Miss, and School Variants

Keep this documented variant separate when comparing results: When sources or schools disagree on Twelve Boshi Cycle, record whether the placement table, geometry definition, pattern threshold, or naming convention changed before comparing results.

Variants, Limits, and Evidence Boundary

The Twelve Boshi Cycle interpretation stops at this stated limit: Do not extend Twelve Boshi Cycle beyond its calculated evidence, cited source condition, and declared school scope.

Consequential decisions remain outside the Twelve Boshi Cycle chart reading: Do not use a chart symbol alone for medical, mental-health, relationship, financial, legal, employment, or safety decisions. Use consent, current records, qualified support, and observable circumstances.

  • Use the Twelve Boshi Cycle result to choose one observable, reversible next step rather than predicting an outcome.

Complete topic index

Every workbook topic assigned to this canonical page appears at a stable anchor. Each entry records scope, inputs, flags, and alias ownership as an auditable reference—not a standalone interpretation. Duplicate backlog rows resolve to the same anchor instead of creating duplicate URLs.

Conditions and inputs
  • Missing-input rule: if a listed input or verified chart value is unavailable, stop at the definition; do not infer, calculate, or predict the missing value.
  • Calculation flag: yes. Reproduce the required inputs and versioned rule before interpretation.
  • School-variant flag: sometimes. Check whether the page’s named rule or school condition applies before using this component.
  • School-variant flag: yes. Apply only under an identified school or calculation policy and compare the alternate rule.
Category and guidance boundary
  • Apply this only under the named calculation or school policy, and compare alternate rules before treating the result as reproducible.
Source inheritance
Complete topic index does not assert an atom-specific citation. It inherits this canonical page’s bibliography and locator notes as page-level context only; verify the relevant cited passage before relying on a claim.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. iztro 紫微鬥數安星訣
    iztro《紫微鬥數安星訣》「42. 安博士十二神」A public rule catalogue for placing the Life and Body Palaces, the twelve roles, Zi Wei, major-star systems, and Four Transformations, with explicit variant notes.
  2. OpenFate Ziwei Minor-Star and Twelve-Cycle Inventory
    app/modules/ziwei/logic/types.ts:192 and engine.ts:662; persisted 博士十二神 fieldVersioned product inventories for auxiliary-star names, configured placement policy, and palace-level twelve-cycle fields. They prove what the engine records, not lineage or a predicted life event.
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