LESSON L22 / 32 OF 36
Backing your notes with sources
In your notes, label chart facts, classical text and this app's rules separately.
Original app lesson · free on the web
This lesson has been self-reviewed and is awaiting final sign-off. The classical passages have been checked word by word; the plain-language text and the exercises are written by this project.
After a while I can't tell whether my notes came from a book or from me.
Fictional birth data · teaching example · not a real person's chart · 2026-10-12
In plain words
A good note shows where it comes from. Chart facts, such as Zi Wei being in the Travel Palace, come from the calculation; classical text needs its volume and section; this app's rules, such as the modern decade method, should be marked as the app's choice. Keep the three apart so you can tell them apart later.
What the text says
For example, the palace names can be cited to Volume 2's list of the twelve palaces, while the app's Partner and Friends should be noted as modern wordings.
Compare with your own chart
Find which palace Zi Wei is in, write one note, and label it a chart fact.
An everyday example
For a note such as 'I overthink', add a real example and identify the star and palace that prompted the question. Sources support a reading method; experience supports personal observation.
Separate the source, chart position and everyday example in your notes.
CHECK YOURSELF
Now, try it yourself.
Answer both questions correctly to complete the lesson. The original explanation appears after each answer.
FIND IT IN THE CHART
Find it on a chart.
Say which palace Zi Wei is in on your chart.
Open my chart ↗Classical sources
一 命宮、二兄弟、三妻妾、四子女、五財帛、六疾厄、七遷移、八奴僕、九官祿、十田宅、十一福德、十二父母
First the Life Palace, second Siblings, third Wife and Concubine, fourth Children, fifth Wealth, sixth Illness, seventh Travel, eighth Servants, ninth Office, tenth Property, eleventh Blessing, twelfth Parents.
Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu, Volume 2, "Placing the Twelve Palaces"; traditionally attributed in received editions
Classical texts provide cultural context. Everyday examples and exercises are written by this project.
YOUR STUDY / L22