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Nine Palaces and orientation

Identify nine-grid positions, orientation conventions and layered arrangements.

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Nine Palaces and orientation. Institute of Chinese Mantic Arts. https://www.manticarts.com/en/learning/nine-palaces

Read and understand

Compare Hetu-Luoshu and Qimen, separating position, direction, number and assigned objects. Identify the top direction before reading a diagram.

Transcribe a sourced arrangement onto separate grid layers. Rotate the presentation and check that relationships and labels remain consistent.

Output: a layered diagram with an orientation key and sources for each assignment.

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