MANTICARTS / STUDY PATH
Space: orientation, environment and selection
Keep environmental observation, directional coordinates, diagram assignments and selection rules at their respective evidentiary levels.
Study sequence
Begin spatial records with scope, map orientation, scale, measurement method and directional reference. Field observations and textual prescriptions can sit side by side, but a symbol on a plan should not be treated as an environmental fact by itself.
Nine-grid, trigram and phase assignments offer shared vocabulary, yet each use needs a source. Geomantic, almanac and selection materials also involve local practices and textual circulation. Record variations without assuming a single standard across places and periods.
Course diagrams support transcription and comparison. Building safety, engineering surveys and public decisions require their own professional evidence. Historical diagram study does not replace those procedures; clear scope improves public communication.
CURRICULUM
Four connected units
- 01
Nine Palaces and orientation
Preserve both original and standardized orientations.
OUTPUTDiagram with direction key
- 02
Five Phases and correspondences
Source every adopted category and relation.
OUTPUTSourced relation table
- 03
Calendars and solar terms
Identify date and term conditions in a selection rule.
OUTPUTTime-condition card
- 04
Bibliography and editions
Compare two editions and retain agreements and differences.
OUTPUTSmall collation table
CAPSTONE
Bring the work together
Draw a fictional site with separate observation, textual-rule and interpretation layers, and document one edition difference.
Portfolio methodCONNECTED DOSSIERS
Explore the specialist dossiers
堪舆与风水
A family of site-selection traditions combining landform, water, orientation, time, yin-yang, phases and compass layers for dwellings, settlements and burials.
河图、洛书与九宫
Spatial-numerical models of parity, generative numbers, center, cardinal and corner positions; a foundational node for the Three Boards, fengshui, date selection and Song correlative Yijing studies.
择日与选择术
A widely enduring temporal technology matching stems-branches, month command, seasonal nodes, Twelve Officers and other factors to marriage, travel, construction, burial and daily activities.
分野占
A spatial technique mapping celestial regions, lunar lodges or Jupiter stations to terrestrial states and provinces so that an omen could be assigned to a political region.
风角、云气与物候杂占
Reading winds, cloud forms and colors, rainbows, thunder, animal behavior and unusual phenology for war, weather and affairs, at the boundary between practical observation and symbolic omenology.
Open self-study path · 2026-10-24. Exercises are editorial material; references appear in each unit. Images are thematic illustrations. Study records are separate from formal assessment and credential procedures.