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Four Positions Complete: Birth, Cardinal and Storage Sets with Their Interactions
Four Positions Complete chiefly concerns a chart containing all four members of the Birth, Cardinal or Storage branch family. Complete means all members are present, and pure means one family. It does not mean conflict-free: every family contains opposing pairs, and some also contain combinations.
Which members and clashes belong to the three sets?
All four distinct members must appear. Four branches by themselves are insufficient: Zi-Zi-Wu-Mao still lacks You, and a repeated Zi does not fill that gap.
| Family | Four members | Two internal clash pairs |
|---|---|---|
| Four Births | Yin, Shen, Si, Hai | Yin–Shen; Si–Hai |
| Four Cardinals | Zi, Wu, Mao, You | Zi–Wu; Mao–You |
| Four Storages | Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei | Chen–Xu; Chou–Wei |
How can a set be identified in four pillars?
These are synthetic positional examples with valid pillars and compatible year/month and day/hour pairs, not verified birth dates or biographies. Extract the branch of each pillar to check completeness.
| Synthetic pillars, year to hour | Branches in original order | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Jia-Yin (甲寅), Ji-Si (己巳), Ren-Shen (壬申), Xin-Hai (辛亥) | Yin-Si-Shen-Hai | Four Births |
| Jia-Zi (甲子), Gui-You (癸酉), Ding-Mao (丁卯), Bing-Wu (丙午) | Zi-You-Mao-Wu | Four Cardinals |
| Jia-Chen (甲辰), Ding-Chou (丁丑), Wu-Xu (戊戌), Ji-Wei (己未) | Chen-Chou-Xu-Wei | Four Storages |
Does the source’s no-combination wording fit the Four Births literally?
The Four Births actually include Yin–Hai and Si–Shen Six Combinations alongside Yin–Shen and Si–Hai clashes. A literal claim that the whole family has no combinations conflicts with the basic relation table. Their coexistence does not mean automatic cancellation.
The Cardinals also involve Zi–Mao punishment and Zi–You / Mao–Wu breaks; storage branches have further punishment/break accounts. List the actual relations before interpreting positions, season and strength.
Are four Day Virtue or Kui Gang positions the same branch table?
No. The appended Day Virtue, Kui Gang and Daily Noble accounts use complete stem-branch lists, not just one four-branch family. Pure Unity with repeated stems or branches is another account with its own conditions.
Completeness establishes membership, not inevitable family separation, morality or authority. A four-character list alone does not explain the actual interactions, Ten Gods (traditional labels for relationships to the birth-day element) and month.
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- Special patterns overview
Distinguish local configurations, whole-chart methods and source cases.
- Eight Specials: full-pillar lists versus branch sets
Compare the precise scope of two purity accounts.
- Officer and actual authority relations
Return the placement to the month and whole chart.