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Encyclopaedia of Ancient, Obscure and Esoteric East Asian Religious Practices

Calendrical Auspicious/Inauspicious Judgments as Daily Technology

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md.

Research layers

Section titled “Research layers”

Layer 1: Calendrical Auspicious/Inauspicious Judgments as Daily Technology

Section titled “Layer 1: Calendrical Auspicious/Inauspicious Judgments as Daily Technology”

Source file: 20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md

The same miscellany contains judgments about the fortune of calendar days.

Practical architecture

Section titled “Practical architecture”
  1. identify the calendar date;
  2. establish sexagenary designation and other calendrical markers;
  3. consult the manuscript’s day-note;
  4. determine whether the proposed action is permitted, favored, discouraged, or taboo;
  5. alter schedule or choose another day.

Importance

Section titled “Importance”

This is the connective tissue between formal calendar-making and everyday ritual decision-making.