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Glossary

These are common terms used in NextMove. You can also ask about them in conversation; learning them in advance is not required.

TermMeaning
Fangcun cardsNextMove's cultural card deck based on the 64 I Ching hexagrams, used for reflection
Your daily FangcunThe daily single-card format
SpreadThe number and positions of cards in a reading; current question formats are Find insight, Explore a situation and Make a choice
Basic meaningAn explanation of the card itself, not necessarily personalised with your details
Deep conversationsFocused ongoing discussions about work, wellbeing, relationships and family
Birth chartA traditional structure calculated from birth information and used as cultural context
Bazi / Four PillarsA traditional system expressing the birth year, month, day and hour through stems and branches
True solar timeA time conversion involving birthplace and other factors, which may differ from clock time
Experience calibrationRecording real events by year to provide context for a theme
MemoryInformation summarised from discussion or added manually for later conversations
Saved person / archiveA record of another person's relationship and birth details
Six-line castingA traditional method forming a hexagram from six yin or yang lines
Original / resulting hexagramThe initial hexagram and the form produced by changing lines
Changing lineA line marked as changing in a cast
Date selectionA traditional cultural method for comparing dates for a specific activity
Quick reply / In-depth readingAfter sign-in, Quick costs 2 points per reply and Pro costs 5; Pro requires eligible access
Card journalSaved Fangcun readings with links to their original conversations

Traditional terminology describes a cultural system of interpretation, not a proven causal relationship or a certain future outcome.

Read more: Fangcun cards · Hexagram readings · Experience calibration