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Compare mantic systems
Read systems against shared questions to identify common language, procedural differences and distinct limits.
| Dimension | 演禽术 ↗ | 七政四余与五星星命 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Fate calculation and astral nativities | Fate calculation and astral nativities |
| Inputs | Mansion table, day assignments, animal labels and edition | Ephemeris, epoch, time zone, coordinates and interpretive text |
| Procedural structure | A ruling lodge and animal is derived from date, hour or lodge degree, then read through animal symbolism, phase relations and astral status. Animal lists, rotations and starting rules differ substantially. | Calendrical and textual conventions determine celestial and other system-specific positions; these are placed by palace and lunar lodge and read through condition, aspects, motion and time periods. Traditions differ on the four auxiliaries, house systems and time lords. |
| Formation | Gradual medieval formation with cross-cultural astral-calendrical elements | Stabilized in China during Tang-Song through indigenous and Indo-Iranian elements |
| Evidence labels | Textually documented · Cross-cultural formation · Contested lineage or date | Textually documented · Cross-cultural formation · Contested lineage or date |
| Texts | Yanqin Tongzuan / Qinxing Yijian / Dunhuang astral-nativity manuscripts | Guolao Xingzong / Xingming Suyuan / Xingxue Dacheng |
| Limits | It should not be presented as a purely ancient indigenous system, and twenty-eight- and thirty-six-animal variants should not be forcibly merged. | It uses real celestial positions, but natal judgments are not conclusions of modern astronomy. A direct transmission from Zhang Guo has also been questioned by bibliographers. |
| Research question | Are mansion, animal and date mappings stable across sources? | Which sources support position calculation and which support interpretation? |