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Six Positions Multiplying: Actual Pillars, Derived Positions and Invoked Partners
Six Positions Multiplying is not arithmetic. It combines birth pillars, fetal pillar and Lu/Horse or Life Palace, then considers completion through combining partners. Keep natal characters, derived positions and invoked partners separate. A completed table does not put ten stems and twelve branches into the actual birth chart.
Which inputs are stated in the two examples?
Both four-pillar sets pass calendar-pair checks. Each fetal pillar matches the month-stem (the upper symbol in the birth-month column)-plus-one / branch-plus-three convention. The first adds a Si Life Palace; the second names Lu/Horse at Shen.
| Example | Natal pillars | Additional source positions |
|---|---|---|
| First | Jia-Zi (甲子), Ding-Mao (丁卯), Wu-Yin (戊寅), Xin-You (辛酉) | Wu-Wu fetal pillar; Si Life Palace |
| Author’s example | Ren-Wu (壬午), Gui-Chou (癸丑), Geng-Yin (庚寅), Bing-Xu (丙戌) | Jia-Chen fetal pillar; Lu/Horse at Shen |
How can twelve-branch completion be understood without adding natal branches?
Pairing each of the six distinct stated branches with its Six Combination partner illustrates the proposed completion. The right-hand entries are relations, not natal additions; the passage does not itself enumerate this table.
| Example | Stated branches | Corresponding partners |
|---|---|---|
| First | Zi, Mao, Yin, You, Wu, Si | Chou, Xu, Hai, Chen, Wei, Shen |
| Author | Wu, Chou, Yin, Xu, Chen, Shen | Wei, Zi, Hai, Mao, You, Si |
Do five positions necessarily complete all ten stems?
The first five stems are Jia, Ding, Wu, Xin and Wu. Wu repeats; adding their combining partners gives eight distinct stems, still lacking Yi and Geng. Completing those requires an additional stated convention.
The author’s five stems are Ren, Gui, Geng, Bing and Jia. Their partners Ding, Wu, Yi, Xin and Ji complete all ten. Five positions and five distinct starting pairs are different conditions.
Does Shen contain every Lu/Horse reference in the author’s example?
No. Ren Year Stem has Lu at Hai; Wu Year Branch has Horse at Shen. Geng Day Stem has Lu at Shen and Yin Day Branch has Horse at Shen. Shen serves several references, but Ren’s Lu remains Hai.
The entry helps unpack a composite method’s inputs and gaps. It does not supply one completion convention for every school or establish rank, longevity or wealth.
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- Special patterns overview
Distinguish local configurations, whole-chart methods and source cases.
- Complete Five Elements: define positions and counting first
Compare completing characters with completing phases.
- Officer and actual authority relations
Return the placement to the month and whole chart.