Chapter 02
The Twelve Palaces
Palace structure and role mapping
Introduction
This chapter is part of the Zi Wei Dou Shu foundations textbook track.
It focuses on structured reading and practical interpretation output.
Learning Objectives
- • Explain chapter role in the full course
- • Apply structure-first reading sequence
- • Produce conditional strategy outputs
Core Concepts
- • Palace mapping
- • Star-layer interpretation
- • Cycle-aware recommendation
1. Concept scope
Define exactly what this chapter can and cannot conclude.
2. Structured reading
Use the chapter's core structure before adding detail layers.
3. Applied translation
Write recommendations as pathways with conditions and review points.