Adjacency Rule (Pillar Distance)

In Saju analysis, the four pillars are arranged left-to-right: Year → Month → Day → Hour. Interactions (combinations, clashes, punishments) between adjacent pillars (Year-Month, Month-Day, Day-Hour) operate at full strength. Interactions between pillars separated by one position (Year-Day, Month-Hour) operate at reduced strength (approximately 50-70%). Year-Hour interactions, spanning the full chart width, are weakest (approximately 30%). This rule applies to both Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch interactions. The Adjacency Rule explains why Day-Month relationships are particularly impactful — they're adjacent and represent self (Day) versus society (Month).

Interactions between your middle pillars (Month-Day) are most powerful and shape your daily experience. Year-Hour interactions are background influences.