Adjacent and Flanking Palaces: Evidence-Led Guide
Adjacent and Flanking Palaces: chart evidence, source conditions, method, example, near miss, variants, and limits.
Overview
Adjacent and Flanking Palaces covers the two neighboring palace records, valid flanking conditions, and the difference between adjacency and co-residence. 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 two neighboring palace records, valid flanking conditions, and the difference between adjacency and co-residence
- Deterministic evidence
- OpenFate’s reviewed pattern registry, :116–121, and :458–476 identifies the two neighboring indices and applies bounded flanking predicates. Evidence requires a target palace plus qualifying records on both sides; one neighbor is only adjacency.
- Verification question and source scope
- For Adjacent and Flanking Palaces, use this verification question: Which indices, resident IDs, or table key make this relation reproducible? 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
- For target index 5, inspect indices 4 and 6. Call the structure flanking only when the named detector’s left and right conditions both pass, and retain each contributing star ID.
- Near miss
- One qualifying neighbor, two stars inside the target palace, or a distant triad does not form a flank; using the label anyway hides which predicate failed.
- Variant and safety boundary
- One qualifying neighbor, two stars inside the target palace, or a distant triad does not form a flank; using the label anyway hides which predicate failed. 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
Adjacent and Flanking Palaces has one defined scope on this page: the two neighboring palace records, valid flanking conditions, and the difference between adjacency and co-residence
A supported reading of Adjacent and Flanking Palaces needs this page-specific evidence: OpenFate’s reviewed pattern registry, :116–121, and :458–476 identifies the two neighboring indices and applies bounded flanking predicates. Evidence requires a target palace plus qualifying records on both sides; one neighbor is only adjacency.
- Before interpreting Adjacent and Flanking Palaces, identify the smallest chart record that supports the exact claim.
Chart Evidence and Source Conditions
Apply the Adjacent and Flanking Palaces evidence through this reproducible method: Which indices, resident IDs, or table key make this relation reproducible?
The source boundary for Adjacent and Flanking Palaces 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: For target index 5, inspect indices 4 and 6. Call the structure flanking only when the named detector’s left and right conditions both pass, and retain each contributing star ID.
The nearest overreach drops or changes a required condition: One qualifying neighbor, two stars inside the target palace, or a distant triad does not form a flank; using the label anyway hides which predicate failed.
Worked Example, Near Miss, and School Variants
Keep this documented variant separate when comparing results: When sources or schools disagree on Adjacent and Flanking Palaces, record whether the placement table, geometry definition, pattern threshold, or naming convention changed before comparing results.
Variants, Limits, and Evidence Boundary
The Adjacent and Flanking Palaces interpretation stops at this stated limit: Do not extend Adjacent and Flanking Palaces beyond its calculated evidence, cited source condition, and declared school scope.
Consequential decisions remain outside the Adjacent and Flanking Palaces 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 Adjacent and Flanking Palaces result to choose one observable, reversible next step rather than predicting an outcome.
Complete topic index
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- 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: partial. Some steps are rule-based, but this atom does not establish a complete computed result; verify the page’s stated inputs and interpretive boundary.
- School-variant flag: sometimes. Check whether the page’s named rule or school condition applies before using this component.
- 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.
Flanking Palaces
- Topic-specific scope
- Named inputs: none recorded.
- Conditions and inputs
- Calculation state: Partial
- School-variant state: Sometimes
- Stable reference
- ZW-PUB-0141
- Inventory classification
- 04 命盤結構與讀盤方法 · 命盤解剖與順序
Adjacent Palaces
- Topic-specific scope
- Named inputs: none recorded.
- Conditions and inputs
- Calculation state: Partial
- School-variant state: Sometimes
- Stable reference
- ZW-PUB-0142
- Inventory classification
- 04 命盤結構與讀盤方法 · 命盤解剖與順序
Flanking Palaces and Flanking the Life Palace
- Topic-specific scope
- Named inputs: none recorded.
- Conditions and inputs
- Calculation state: Partial
- School-variant state: Sometimes
- Stable reference
- ZW-PUB-0184
- Inventory classification
- 05 宮位系統 · 隱性宮位與宮位關係
Sources and editorial basis
- 《紫微斗數全書》 (Ziwei Doushu Quanshu)《紫微斗數全書》卷一「太微賦」之「輔弼夾帝為上品」條A searchable transcription of the transmitted three-volume text, used for named rules, palace chapters, and historical star descriptions—not as scientific validation.
- OpenFate Ziwei Geometry and Star-Condition Lookupsapp/modules/ziwei/lookup/geju.ts:83–90, :116–121, and :458–476; adjacent indices, 夾命 predicate, and bounded flanking detectorsProduct-owned coordinates and lookups for opposition, triads, borrowed-star references, and brightness. They do not currently implement dedicated hidden-combination or Li Taiji detectors.