Why Year Branch Comes First
In traditional sequencing, the year branch often works as the anchor for the whole reading. Once this anchor is stable, later calculations stay consistent.
A common beginner error is starting with month or day details too early, which causes interpretation drift.
A Stable Setup Sequence
First confirm birth year and map its branch index in the 12-cycle. Then apply month, day, and hour progression in order.
Keeping this order fixed reduces variation across repeated readings and improves reproducibility.
Turning It into Real Questions
Interpretation becomes more useful when your question is narrow. Replace vague questions with bounded time-and-scope decisions.
Narrow scope makes it easier to convert symbolic results into concrete weekly actions.
Takeaway
The year branch is the coordinate axis of your reading. Keep it fixed before making downstream judgments.
Even three months of anchor-first logging can improve interpretation quality significantly.