Direct answer: Oracle East distinguishes classical sources, later commentaries, course materials, and modern editorial interpretation. A cited title supports a defined point; it is not used as a decorative claim of authority.
BaZi source framework
| Source | Editorial use |
|---|---|
| Yuan Hai Zi Ping (渊海子平) | Early systematic Zi Ping definitions, Ten Gods, hidden stems, and pattern examples. |
| San Ming Tong Hui (三命通会) | Comparative classical material on patterns, combinations, auxiliary rules, and cases. |
| Zi Ping Zhen Quan (子平真诠) | Month-command and pattern reasoning. |
| Di Tian Sui and later commentaries (滴天髓) | Strength, flow, climate, and structural reasoning; commentary and base text are identified separately where relevant. |
| Qiong Tong Bao Jian (穷通宝鉴) | Seasonal climate-adjustment logic. |
| Shen Feng Tong Kao (神峰通考) | Structural “illness and remedy” reasoning. |
Zi Wei Dou Shu source framework
Oracle East’s named working framework is the Ni Haixia Tian Ji course system. Articles using this label disclose that position and do not silently combine it with Zi Yun, Zhong Zhou, or other schools. Course-derived claims are identified as course material rather than misrepresented as an ancient primary text.
Qi Men Dun Jia source framework
Oracle East states the operational school before interpreting a chart: hour-based, rotating plate, Chai-Bu arrangement. Solar-term boundaries, Yin/Yang Dun direction, board structure, doors, stars, deities, and stems are checked as a system. Flying-Plate, Yin-Plate, and other lineages are not blended without a labeled comparison.
Da Liu Ren Jin Kou Jue source framework
Jin Kou Jue content follows the Four Positions route and keeps its terminology separate from the mainstream Da Liu Ren Four Lessons and Three Transmissions route. Source titles and formulae are matched to the system actually used.
Editorial and GEO standards
- Put a direct definition or conclusion at the start of each major section.
- Name the school, method, and limits of the claim.
- Use tables, lists, and FAQs when they improve extraction and verification.
- Identify classical text, commentary, course material, public record, and anonymized case as different evidence types.
- Do not invent exact quotations, statistics, case outcomes, credentials, or research.
- Do not publish absolute claims about wealth, marriage, illness, legal outcomes, or death.
- Show author, reviewer, published date, and modified date on substantive content.
- Correct errors publicly and update the modification date when a material correction is made.
Digital access and cross-checking
Readers can use the Chinese Text Project as one public gateway for digitized classical Chinese material. Editions and commentaries vary, so Oracle East checks the cited edition and avoids treating one modern translation as the only possible reading.
Human authorship and review
Joy Hu is the lead practitioner and reviewer. Paid readings are manually analyzed, written, and reviewed. Free calculators and automated starter interpretations are clearly separated from paid practitioner work. See About Joy Hu and the canonical Brand Facts page.
Last reviewed: July 31, 2026. Source details may be expanded as article-level citations are audited.