Methodology & Boundaries
FateForge separates verifiable chart construction from AI interpretation. This page describes what the product does—and does not do—so you can decide how to use your results.
Chart construction inputs
When you submit birth data, FateForge applies consistent corrections before pillars, palaces, or timing structures are shown. Timezone is resolved from birth location and date, not from your browser clock alone. Historical daylight-saving rules for that place and date are applied so spring-forward and fall-back transitions do not silently shift the hour. When true solar time is enabled, local clock time is adjusted toward solar time from longitude within the timezone, which can change the hour pillar in BaZi-style charts. Zi-hour handling follows the active product convention (typically treating 23:00 as the start of the new traditional day); the setting in use is visible in the chart UI. Month pillars and jieqi-dependent calculations follow solar-term instants rather than civil-calendar month boundaries alone. You can verify these behaviors by changing inputs and inspecting the structured chart—without relying on any unpublished audit claims.
Deterministic charts vs AI prose
Structured outputs—pillars, palaces, stems and branches, tarot draws, hexagram lines, and similar tables—are produced by deterministic rules for a given input. Explanatory text, synthesis, and conversational follow-up are generated by AI and may vary between sessions even when the underlying chart is unchanged. When both appear on a page, treat the structured chart as the fixed reference and the AI narrative as interpretation with stated limits.
Reflection and education, not professional advice
Readings are for reflection, pattern-spotting, and cultural learning. They are not medical, mental-health, legal, tax, or investment advice, and they are not factual predictions of fixed outcomes. Important decisions should rely on real-world evidence, your judgment, and qualified professionals—not on symbolic readings alone.
Your agency; no fear selling
FateForge does not claim that fate is fixed, that disaster is inevitable, or that payment removes harm. We do not use fabricated urgency, curse or hex language, or pressure tactics to convert. You choose what to explore, whether to purchase deeper AI reports, and what actions to take in real life. The path stays yours to forge.