Bazi, Eight Words Four Pillars 八字

八字篇。論戊己 (2) Further interpretation of Earth energy heavenly stems (2)

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救助咸福

土人獨位。逢諸火更加火旺。增災禍就中。若見水神。波縱免災殃還坎軻。

火數既旺且多。併未生一土。其氣大叚燥。忽見水返來制火。五行雖有救解。終不為吉兆。

基本衰弱

土人若重嫌巳酉區區。終是謾勞。生水近土傍尤見禍。賣盡田園沒地耕。

巳酉乃土水敗地。重重見之則困。若相陵終不為福。蓋水能勝於生火矣。司馬季主曰。水逢沐浴如逢土。土到衰鄉水不如土。到酉宮真敗地。卻逢癸酉祿盈餘。二氣各有勝負耳。 

This is the second part of the last post

When an earth element is independent among the chart, add more fire element will make it more heated up, this is non-preferable.  If water element kicks in, even it can help to reduce the heat but it brought destruction energy.  

八字篇。論戊己 (1) Further interpretation of Earth energy heavenly stems (1)

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氣數淳厚

土人土重火炎揚。職位清華祿益強。火加巳午逢諸土。盛德高風處處彰。

土數既重。必籍火扶持為生。生不窮之貌。若更見火。加巳午火旺之地。土又強壯設。或又見水終丁能勝火土。則為財廩之氣矣。

五木成煙

土人籍木為文曲。四位之中帶來重見。木神臨亦地高。甲陞名福慶開

土無木不能通爽其氣。木無土不能安立。其根二者相須。皆不可闕。五行中若帶火來。又於巳上見木。展轉生育聚成一體。氣數壯實。火神有所蘊籍矣。

After the posts about wood and fire energy, this series is about the earth heavenly stems.

Wu and Ji heavenly stems

When we look at the distinguish property of earth element is the rich and thickness and it carries fire energy inside.  In order to maintain an infinite energy generate cycle, fire energy is essential.  

Earth energy is the main media to hold the wood energy in terms of root firmly.  Therefore, when the wood is firm and hold, then this is auspicious for the blessings from wood energy such as academic and education performance.

八字篇。論丙丁 (2) Further interpretation of Fire energy heavenly stems (2)

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屯蹇多災

眾火須防水在寅。平生迍坎謾勞。神資財必竟難充。溢盛德高風處處彰

火神稍眾於生地。卻見水如甲寅之類（納音大溪水）。何以堪然？

火神既多。須得小木資之。則有不窮之眾。稍多於此終為害也。

In a case when fire energy is plenty among the pillar, it is not prefer to see anymore energy generation, such as Yin wood which is the fire energy birth stage.  On the other hand, when fire energy is the majority, it is still auspicious to see the presence of a small amount of wood as the origin.  This means the energy generation can be there as infinity.  

八字篇。論丙丁 (1) Further interpretation of Fire energy heavenly stems (1)

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根源渾厚

火人日月時遭水。須由直乙為干。若得炎宮納地。實知食祿至清官。

火人月日時帶水神。則火無發露。若亥卯未上。干頭帶陰木。水卻又來生木。木又生火。火生不絕。火神得地。更若寅午戌上納見金。又卻來尅木。木神受制生出火官。五行脫體還元。及為高上之福。

兌官生鬼

火神敗地莫逢金。見水加來愈不禁。不見傷殘並夭折。實須受病肺連心

敗地本自衰微。逢水則金不能為財。而與水為鬼論曰。火至敗地。見金則生出水來。火力既不能勝。安得不傷殘也。

In this article, it is about two heavenly stems fire energy Bing and Ding fire.  

In a case when a fire energy dominates pillar chart, it is preferable to have Yi wood as one of the heavenly stems to generate energy and enjoying a fire energy present earthly branches as base.  

In a case when a fire energy dominates pillar chart but born in a death stage month, and seeing metal energy present, this is unfortunate and have to beware of heart (fire energy) and lung (metal energy) problem. 

八字篇。論甲乙(lI) Further interpretation of Wood heavenly stems (2)

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破禍成福

木逢辛亥不長生。不逢火制祿難存。火神與木俱繁盛。何慮功名事不成。

木生在亥。卻於生處逢金。謂之生地見鬼。得火救之。金不敢用事。木乃出焉。此謂通變自有輕重。五行須明勝負不可一途。取軓火木繁盛。盛金自銷爍。雖是辛亥作禍。得火與木繁盛。始有生殺。若非辛亥見火。木繁多俱壯又不便也。

鬼氣臨官

木人怕見火神。與無水相臨主禍迎。更被金來加局內。一生艱險不安寧。

木人火盛則灰飛烟滅。得水可制火。苟不見水。又加從革金局。其神銳利甲乙之木窘氣可知。

Continue with the last post on heavenly stems wood energy

In case of pillar Shen metal with Hai water, wood at hai water is at birth stage but seeing metal as destruction at the same time.  In this case, fire energy can kick in to keep the metal under control, so as well, wood energy can resume.  

Wood energy person is unfortunate when seeing massive fire energy as this will ultimately drained all the wood energy into ass.  In this case, water energy kick in is counted as auspicious.  

八字篇。論甲乙(l) Further interpretation of Wood heavenly stems (1)

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滋陰福元

木逢癸亥正長生。蔭益根元必大亨。更有金臨西北位。宓主清華祿自存

木生在亥就其位。得癸亥之水滋養。生中逢生最為喜會。更得西北帶金。生出水來轉壯。健源深遠福祿崇峻。

變鬼為官

木人最怕遇𡈼申。若逢癸酉禍增新。但得水臨西北地。返作清華顯赫人。𡈼申。癸酉乃劔鋒金。金乘臨官旺地。剋木甲乙最怕之。若亥子上見水神。化藏金毒。金雖承天將之利。終不能害木。大抵福欲乘之。鬼欲制之然後可觀。

When wood encounters Gui Hai, it is in its stage of growth and vitality.  

Nourished by the shade and essence of water, its roots thrive and prosperity follows.  

If metal further appears in the northwest, the person is destined for clarity, refinement, and enduring fortune.

Wood born in Hai occupies its birth position, receiving the nurturing of Gui Hai’s water.  

Life meeting life is a most auspicious union.  

With metal arising in the northwest to generate water, the source of strength becomes vigorous and deep, bringing noble fortune and elevation in life.

八字篇。丙辛。丁未。戊癸。坐下有化。延續。Heavenly Stems combination mode continues

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丙辛為水。生在亥子月中。其水成象。此月有丙辛日。怕卯巳時多衰蹇也。孫子云。丙辛愛庚子相生之氣。乙庚為福。怕壞氣。

丁𡈼為木。生在寅卯月中。其木成象。此月有丁𡈼日。怕午申時。木為灰化之時也。孫子才云。丁𡈼喜丙辛為福。

戊癸為火。生在巳午月中。其火成象。致用日時犯戊。己土。是大火見土。即暗伏之際也。孫子才云。戊癸愛甲字相生。不喜卯酉無終。始丁𡈼為福。

Combination modes further interpretation 

Bing fire with Shen metal, this generates water energy.  Mao wood and Si fire are two elements are not bearable as this will disturb the generation process. 

Ding fire with Ren water, this generates wood energy.  Wu fire and Shen metal time pillars need to avoid as they will destroy the wood energy produced.

Wu earth with Gui water, this generates fire energy.  Any earth energy is not fortunate to be seen as this is further stranded the energy circulation.  

八字篇。甲己。乙庚坐下有化。延續。Heavenly stems combination modes continue

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甲己化土。生在季月中。其土成象。不可見火。若見火則虛。逢火煉不生物。是季月（辰月）有甲己日。怕丙丁時。是孫子才云。甲己喜丙火大妙。怕木氣尅壞死敗。又木官寅亥卯為妙。

乙庚為金。生在申酉中。其金成象。此月有乙庚日。怕子寅時。以示哀樂無寧之象也。孫子才云。乙庚喜戊土相生。甲己為福。不喜死敗。

Combination modes further interpretation 

Jai wood combines Ji earth, this generates earth energy.  Fire element has to be avoid since this will weakened off the Jai wood and too much heat will destroy any growing energy.  When this person is born in Chen earth month (3rd spring month), fire time pillar has to be avoided.  

Yi wood combines Geng metal, this will generates metal energy.  Zi water and Yin wood time pillars are avoid.  This will disturb the energy generation process.  

八字篇。 (VII) Combine mode among same pillar (7) 受氣臨官 Maximum strength among the chart

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神白經有受氣臨官訣云。氣臨官莫同穴。一時兩犯禍難說。官人到此應無祿。富漢殘年必貧缺。縱然橫得些名利。鋒刃之中化為血。後學消詳。莫順情此說。陰陽幽微別假令。

乙亥年乙酉月乙酉日戊寅時。時上年臨官。日上有受氣。餘同二氣。在日時中亦然。雖犯諸吉象。富貴須有只恐失多。不然死疾也。

又論臨官云。四卦臨官。人不知帶其類。干日兼時重重相犯。還有剋退。即生方進即危。亥卯未人。甲寅巳酉丑人。庚申寅午戌人。丁巳申子辰人。

In a case when we see the graduation stage of a heavenly stem at the same pillar, then the strength is then maximized.  Expert treated this as over fierce and bringing harm to other elements within the chart.  

In the case when 

1. Strong wood energy seeing metal metal trio combo

2. Metal strong energy seeing fire trio combo

3. Fire strong energy seeing water trio combo 

八字篇。坐下有化 (VI) Combine mode among same pillar (6) 戊癸之合

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戊癸化水。非寅午戌月不化。其次四月亦化。凡四柱有戊癸。其間有己字者不化。名曰妬合。凡寅午戌生人。四柱有丁巳者。為受氣臨官。主晚年不佳。有官奪官。有財乏財。

The last combination mode is Wu earth with Gui water and generate an extra trace of water energy.  The prime time condition is the process only available during Yin wood 1st, Wu fire 5th, Xu earth 9th month, apart from that Si fire 4th month (fire generation stage) is also possible.  When Wu earth and Gui water are present and Ji earth is also present, it will disturb the process.  

八字篇。坐下有化 (V) Combine mode among same pillar (5) 丁𡈼之合

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丁𡈼化木。非亥卯未月不化。其次正月亦化。凡四柱有丁𡈼。其間有戊字者不化。名曰妬合。凡亥卯未生人。四柱有甲寅者。為受氣臨官。主晚年不佳。有官奪官。有財乏財。

This is the fourth combination mode.  Ding fire with Ren water, this will generate an extra trace of wood energy.  The condition is must be taken place during Hai water 10th, Mao wood 2nd and Wei earth 6th month and also Yin wood 1st month, since this is the generation stage of wood energy.  In case if there is Wu earth in the chart, this will disturb the generation process.  

八字篇。坐下有化 (IV) Combine mode among same pillar (4) 丙辛之合

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丙辛化水。在申子辰月方化。其次十月（亥月）亦化。四柱有丙辛。其間有丁字者不化。名曰妬合。凡申子辰生人。四柱有癸亥者。為受氣臨官。主晚年不佳。有官奪官。有財乏財。

The third mode is Bing fire with Shen metal, this will generate an extra trace of water energy.  The condition is only takes place during Shen metal 7th, Zi water 11th and Chen earth month 3rd.  Hai water month 10th is also available since this is the graduation stage of water energy.  When Bing fire and Shen metal are seen, then if Ding fire also presents, the generation process is then disturbed.   

八字篇。坐下有化 (III) Combine mode among same pillar (3) 乙庚之合

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乙庚化金。非巳酉丑月不化。其次七月（申月）亦化。四柱有乙庚。其間帶丙子不化。名曰妬合。凡巳酉丑命人。四柱有庚申名曰受臨官。晚年不佳。有官奪官。有財乏財。

The second combine mode is Yi wood with Geng metal.  The conditions are only Si fire 4th, You metal 8th and Chou 12th earth month are feasible to combine and generate an extra trace of metal energy.  Moreover, the seventh month, Shen metal month is also available.  If Yi and Geng are present among pillars and Bing fire with Zi water are also be seen, then this is not feasible.  This is due to Bing fire and Zi water will disturb the process while presence.  

八字篇。坐下有化 。甲己(II) Combine mode among same pillar (2)

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甲己

甲己化土非辰戌丑末月不化。其次十月（亥月）小化。四柱有甲己。其間有乙字者不化。名曰妬合。隨水為受氣臨官。又云己亥是也。若論四季之月。各旺十八日。即穀雨大暑霜降大寒前五日。至四節前三日。並可用甲己正化餘不然。

The first combination mode is Jai wood with Ji earth.  This combo generates an extra trace of earth energy under certain conditions.  First of all, in term of month, it has to be the four earth element months.  Furthermore, Hai month (10th month) also partial generates since it stores Jai wood energy inside.  In a case if Yi wood is present in the chart, this will disturb the generation. 

八字篇。坐下有化 (I) 十干合Combine mode among same pillar (1)

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𡈼午。丁祿在午。𡈼與丁合

丁亥。𡈼祿在亥。丁與𡈼合

戊子。癸祿在子。戊與癸合

甲午。己祿在午。甲與己合

辛巳。丙祿在巳。辛與丙合

癸巳。戊祿在巳。癸與戊合

巳上𡈼午。丁亥最為福深幽。戊子聰明。辛巳權謀。甲午在寅午戌月得地。癸巳貴中有酒色之疾。損壽。甲午亦主有小亨。

This procedure is from the combination mode of ten heavenly stems.  Since there are stored stems in earthly branches, so when the matched stems are present, then this combination will take place.  This will add auspicious energy to the pillar. 

八字篇。十干合 Combination of ten heavenly stems

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甲己。土化。乙庚。金化。丙辛。水化。丁𡈼。木化。戊癸。火化

《三命纂局》

天元變化書云。天干合陽得陰。福慢。陰得陽合。福緊。故甲得己合為財。己得甲合為官。十干倣此。

三命提要云。如陽干遇陰干合止。得干合之福。陰干遇陽干合。又得正官之輔。為兩重福。 

十干者五行之精紀。甲陽木乙陰木也。位旺東方。以比者為兄弟。則乙者甲之妹也。丙陽火丁陰火也。位旺南方。丁者丙之妹也。戊陽土己陰土地。位旺中央。己者戊之妹也。庚陽金辛陰金也。位旺西方。辛者庚之妹也。𡈼陽水癸陰水也。位旺北方。癸者𡈼之妹也。

以我剋皆為妻財。庚金以乙木為妻。故乙與庚合。𡈼以丁火為妻。故丁與𡈼合。丙火以辛金為妻。故丙與辛合。戊土以癸水為妻。故戊與癸合。甲木以己土為妻。故甲與己合。合者常貴乎。得中而不偏。偏則亂。

常貴乎。得中是各有所合。乃為得中。如兩戊得兩癸是謂得中。偏者如一丁合三𡈼。或兩甲合一己是也。陽者夫也。陰者婦也。婦多夫少。夫多婦少皆亂之道也。《燭神經》 

This is another interpretation of the combination mode of the ten heavenly stems. 

八字篇。天乙貴神相還格 Great Nobleman Star combinations

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此格有三。 干合為上。支合次之。無合者又次之。如甲子。己未此為上格。蓋甲己合也。若無死絕。衝破。空亡。更有福神助之。當極一品之貴達。有死絕為鄙吝殺故也。如有死絕。衝破。空亡之類。只作正郎貟。然多難無福耳。

如戊子。己丑此為次格。若無死絕。衝破。空亡。須作兩制兩省。少年登科常居清要華近之選。更有福神相助。為兩府矣。有死絕即減作正郎貟郎。亦須有職名。若有衝破。空亡只作一多難州縣官。晚年得至朝官極矣。

如辛未。庚寅此為三等。若無死絕。衝破。空亡即作正郎卿監。少達曆清要差遣。更有福神為之助。往往為兩制矣。若有死絕。即作負郎京廟官。更有衝破。空亡平生多難。只作州縣卑冗之官。從得改官則壽不永矣。

《林開玉命》

The concept of ancient bazi is when an auspicious star is combined with another auspicious star among the chart, then this will take the blessings to another level.  For example, the Jai wood 甲木 combines with 己土 and 子水， when we see Jai Zi 甲子 and Ji Chou 己丑。It is unfortunate when destruction and emptiness etc。

八字篇。祿位會合 Combining the Nobleman star to boost auspicious energy

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祿若會見則富貴。合則奮迅。遇食神則福緊。值天中（同天牛。為損財，遺力之神。與祿同時出現時。雖仍有福力。但多阻滯拖延）力慢。切忌衝破。甲祿在寅而得己亥。乙祿在卯而得庚戌。丙戊祿在巳而得辛巳癸巳。丁己祿在午而得𡈼午甲午。庚祿居申而得乙巳。辛祿在酉而得丙辰。𡈼祿在亥而丁亥。癸祿在子而得戊子。以上十位謂之相合祿。

When the energy level of the prosperity star is almost at the maximum level, then in order to apply an extra boost, then via combining the particular earthly branch, this means maintain a close bonding with the prosperity star as an extra benefit. 

For example, Jai wood 甲木 prosperity star is Yin wood 寅木， then according to earthly branches combine mode，Yin wood combines Hai water 亥水， then pillar Jai Yin 甲寅 combines with Ji Hai 己亥。  It is the same for the rest combination。

八字篇。天祿貴神 Nobleman Star on Heavenly Stems with auspicious energy

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太歲本干不見祿。取五虎元遁至祿上。看得何干真干見天乙貴神。而貴人所坐之干復。貴於祿上者是也。

假令六丁人祿至午。至午上得丙字。丙貴在酉亥。而得辛酉或亥。則辛貴復見於午也。此為入格。

。丁卯。丁巳。丁未。丁酉。丁亥。丁丑

例如：

丁	丙	辛	0
巳	午	酉	0

又如六𡈼到祿上得辛。而見丙寅者是也。如更入格貴極一品。常格得之不下三品。《玉霄寶鑑》

𡈼寅。𡈼辰。𡈼午。𡈼申。𡈼戌。𡈼子

例如：

𡈼	辛	丙	0
申	亥	寅	0

When experts want to boost the auspicious energy level of a prosperity star, they make used of the combine mode of heavenly stems and earthly branches.  

For example, Ding fire’s graduation stage (prosperity star) is at Wu fire, then the pillar is Bing Wu, then the Bing fire combines Shen metal and Bing fire’s lucky star is You metal.  As a result, the prosperity star, lucky star and prosperity are all appears in the same pillars chart.  This boosts the auspicious energy level to a higher level. 

八字篇。暗祿格 The invisible prosperity star

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暗祿格

甲人辛亥日暗中祿

乙要隆昌甲戌推

丙見戊申尊重處

丁逢辛未福神威

戊人若見𡈼申好

己若繁華乙未隨

庚意多權須己巳

辛來喜合𡈼辰輝

𡈼公元用丙寅輔

癸命生來己丑時

此是上清暗合祿

不回師指若何知

甲	乙	丙	丁	戊	己	庚	辛	𡈼	癸
辛亥	甲戌	戊申	辛未	𡈼申	己未	己巳	𡈼辰	丙寅	己丑
寅	卯	巳	午	巳	午	申	酉	亥	子

The prosperity star is the 5th stage of an heavenly stem, which is the graduation stage.  This implied an auspicious message as this is the matured  stage and bringing positive income to life.  Moreover, ancient experts believed if this star is unseen but the energy is remain, then this will avoid any destruction that maybe seen in the future, this is an auspicious energy boost.  Then this invisible star needs to be connected by another element, this is linked by the earthly branch combined mode.  

八字篇。干支合祿格 Bazi series ~ Stems and branches conjoin the prosperity star 

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如甲祿在寅。見甲寅己亥。乙祿在卯。見乙卯庚戌。丙戊祿在巳。見辛巳。丁巳祿在午。見𡈼午丁未餘倣此。凡值此主官職崇重。台輔之命。《八字金書》

Recap the idea of the graduation stage of a heavenly stem which is the prosperity star as well.  This carries a high level of auspicious energy, this is boost when this star is conjoined with another branches within the bazi chart.  This means the conjoined element is tightly attached to the chart and cannot be disturbed.  

For example

甲寅 Jai Yin	乙卯 Yi Mao	丙申 Bing Shen	𡈼午 Ren Wu	戊申 Wu Shen
己亥 Ji Hai	庚戌 Geng Xu	辛巳 Shen Si	丁未 Ding Wei	癸巳 Gui Si

They are referring to the five conjoining mode of heavenly stems and six conjoining mode of earthly branches.  

八字篇。論祿 Bazi series ~ graduation stage with is the prosperity stage of an heavenly stem 

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十干祿

甲祿在寅	丙戊祿在巳	庚祿在申	𡈼祿在亥
乙祿在卯	丁己祿在午	辛祿在酉	癸祿在子

凡命得一位者。為衣食或多見。更五行相生者為貴。若遇死絕有刑者。作無官閑冗之輩。猥賤之人。《林開五命》

Graduation stage is the most auspicious stage of a heavenly stem.  This carries a pure message of prosperity.  In the eyes of ancient experts, they assume when a heavenly stem reaches the graduation stage, this means savior in your life, which means continues supply of enjoyment and daily needs.  This is especially important in the old days.  When other stems or branches are also generating energy for the graduation stage stem, this will boost the auspicious energy to another level. 

八字篇。神煞。論天乙貴人 (II) Symbolic Star ~ Heavenly Nobleman Star

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甲木陽也。乘少陽之氣而生乎。東至巳而陽用事。畢矣。藏於未而為貴。

庚陽金也。乘少陰之氣而生乎。西至亥而陰用事。畢矣。故藏於丑而為貴。

戊陽土也。冲和中央播於四時。甲回之而萬物生。庚回之而萬物成。則生成之理。備矣。此陽木陽土陽金。喜於印庫也。

丙丁之火。盛夏則其性至酷而害物。惟息於酉藏於亥。而豬雞。所以為貴者和之。以西北方之氣也。

𡈼癸之水。窮冬則其性至嚴而殺物。惟嗇於卯潛於巳。而蛇兔。所以為貴者和之。以東南方之氣也。此水火不嫌於死絕。

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Corresponding nobleman star for:

Jai wood, Geng metal and Wu earth ~ Chou and Wei earth (chinese zodiac cow and sheep)

Bing fire, Ding Fire ~ Hai water and You metal (Chinese zodiac pig and rooster)

Ren water, Gui water ~ Mao wood and Si fire (Chinese zodiac rabbit and snake)

八字篇。神煞。論天乙貴人 (I) Symbolic Star ~ Heavenly Nobleman Star

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（林開云屬武曲星）

天乙貴人者。十干之秀氣。在紫微宮門外。乃天皇大帝。其神為最貴。所至六害一切。凶殺隱然而避。形貌軒昂。性靈穎悟。理烈分明。不喜雜術。純粹大器。身蘊道德。眾人欽愛。此生旺者然也。死。絕則執拗自是。喜游近貴。與劫殺併。則貌厚有威。多謀足計。與官符併。則文翰飄逸。高談雄辨。與建祿併。則文翰純實。齊惠廣施也。《燭神經》

Number 1 auspicious symbolic star is the Heavenly nobleman star.  It carries unique and fine delicate features.  It is refined and graceful among the other nine heavenly stems.  It symbolizes the heavenly King.  It can eliminate damaging relationships between earthly branches, fierce symbolic stars are scared off.  It stands for cleverness, understanding mind.  

八字篇。論受氣（lV）Energy generation in terms of Na Yin 納音

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凡命以胎元論。受氣清濁。如胎元支干納音得地。凡小年賢明古詩云。胎中清氣旺連連。少年為性必須賢。 如胎元無氣。四柱不相入。五行不相生。主為性愚慒。古詩云。胎元無氣殺神虛。一世為人性更愚。

凡胎元被年月日時。刑。衝。破。害。帶殺。空亡。皆主破祖。若時日好。雖破而中未。主當自營立與旺。不可與時日同位。主平生災滯。若同干主。主疾病或為廢人。有破無成。古詩云。時臨胎氣干莫同。此地同之禍必逢。名利縱然微得意。四肢不免疾相攻。對胎破了元無福。此是平生失路翁。（時胎互破。平生不立也）

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When we have to identify the clarity of the energy implied.  In a case when the pregnancy month energy is benefiting from the month weather, then the energy is clear and focused and is auspicious.  On the other hand, when the energy developed is weak, it is then classified as a non-clever person.  

八字篇。論受氣（III）Energy generation in terms of Na Yin 納音

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凡推胎月。矢人貴盛者。謂驛馬建祿在胎月也。假令甲子人十月生。胎月在寅。甲子人祿馬俱在寅。又寅與亥合。是生月與胎月祿馬俱合也。又陽命男順行為向祿馬。干祿亥為長生。支命到亥為臨官。此人三十已前必超越。但亥上是空亡。少年多厄。若胎月在驛馬後二辰亦貴（甲貴到丑）。假令丁亥人。十一月生。以亥人驛馬在巳。二月受胎（卯月）是馬後二辰。又祿干是丁火。十一月生建祿胎也。他准此推之。

How to measure the auspicious between pregnancy and birth month, we see it in terms of graduation stage (salary) and runaround star.  

For example a person is born in Jai Zi month, Jai wood’s graduation star is at Yin wood and it combines with Hai water.  Hai water is the birth stage of Jai wood and it is also the graduation stage of Zi water.  Overall, this person is born to be a successful person at the early stage of life.  This counted as extra volume of auspicious blessings.  

八字篇。論受氣（ll）Energy generation in terms of Na Yin 納音

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郭景初引陳昉說云。凡求胎月遇貴者。若今年受胎。今年生者。隨今年太歲干求之。若去年受胎。今年生者。隨去年太歲干求之。胎月遇去年貴者。差慢於今年貴也。又云康子詳曰。雖去年受胎。便以今年太歲干為主。未知孰是。

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When the pregnancy happened in the year with lucky star and the birth is in the same year, then the lucky star will benefit for the birth life.  In a case the pregnancy and birth took place in two consecutive years, then the energy benefit is counted for the pregnancy year.

八字篇。論受氣（I）Energy generation in terms of Na Yin 納音

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人受天地陰陽之氣。形體具足。然後生。故在胎三百日乃成。則胎中所受之氣。安得不論。如納音屬金年。懷胎即受金氣為形。或次年屬木。即受金木氣也。故遇金木氣得地。且如乙丑年。三月受胎至次年丙寅。正月初一二間生。安得便作火命看。金氣多而火氣淺故也。是須通達造化之理。然後可以語此。今市卜者。止據古人歌訣推論。所以多不準也。

予自得此說於一老先生。以此論命。多人得四柱所不可能推處或云勿用胎元者。其謬論耳。又云胎氣不深者。不能耐久。發即易休。更看納音為何。謂如金年受胎。逢土年生即好。若金年受胎。火年生即不堅固也。又云胎月見貴。必受福陰。

First of all, let’s start with the definition of Na Yin in fortune telling.  Na Ying refers to a traditional Chinese calendrical system where each of the 60 stem-branch pairs corresponds to a specific five element attribute, known as ‘Na Yin five phases”, which applies additional layer of elemental interpretation beyond stem and branch attributes.  

When a new life is born, it received the vital energy presents in the nature of both yin and yang energy, and thus their bodies become complete and is given birth.  As a result, during the over 300 days of pregnancy, it is receiving the energy in nature.  In terms of Na Yin, when pregnancy starts at year of metal, and then the following year is year of wood, then when the life is born, it carries both metal and wood energy.  Therefore, when that particular year is benefiting both wood and metal energy, e.g. water energy, then this is a positive effect.

When pregnancy starts in year of metal, during the year of earth energy, this is a benefit for this life.  On the other hand, during the year of fire energy, this is the destruction relationship, then this is not a credit.  

八字篇。論五行相生 Five elements energy generations 

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凡命五行下生上（例。丙寅）。曰助氣。主一生享福。凡事容易受人福力。上生下（例。甲午）。曰盜氣。主一生為人謀多。庇蔭他人。供人之福。

凡命五行下尅上（例。丙子）。主沉滯難發。上尅下（例。𡈼午）。主有威勢害物。不利妻妾子孫。大抵皆孤獨。生旺則差慢。《並廣信集》

例如年月日時胎納音。皆是木看如何旺。若時上木敗。尤好以其太旺。則剛暴。須有柔弱以禦之。運行金鄉無害。取其不嫌於克制故也。又云。假如命得金為福。但有一金又無氣。而為火木所戰。皆不得力水火土皆然。《林開五命》

When we examine the energy circulation among one pillar, we can distinguish the flow whether the stem is generating the branch or the other way round.  On the other hand, branch is destructing the stem, from this point of view, we can tell whether it is auspicious or not. 

There are various status:

– branch generates stem, e.g. Bing Yin pillar, this is auspicious.

– stem generates branch, e.g. Jai Wu pillar, this is less auspicious since the stem is loosing energy when generating the branch.  

– branch destruct stem, e.g. Bing Zi pillar, this is non-auspicious.

八字篇。進退相傾 Strength of Officer star

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假如辛金以丙火為官星。九夏生則是向官。主官遷進也。八月生氣退。其官不遷進矣。若用支神旺相。則有慶榮。若死絕休囚則無慶。賦云。將來者進。功成者退也。

《補釋》九夏四月。五月。六月共九十日謂之九夏。

The concept of bazi expert in the old days, they focused on the officer star.  For example, Shen metal stem, the officer star is Bing fire.  If the season is Si fire, Wu fire and Wei earth month, then this is proceed to officer star energy and counted as auspicious.  On the other hand, when it proceeds to autumn season as metal energy dominates, this is losing energy for the fire officer star energy, and this is counted as leaving the officer energy behind and non-auspicious. 

八字篇。干與支同損財傷妻 Strong pillar could harm the wife/money star

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干與支同者。甲寅。乙卯之類。又曰若地支同局之命。則損財傷妻。更月令氣旺。年時不見財官。又無格局。窮必徹骨矣。凡干旺為妻財。財乃生日干尅他為財之星也。若柱中財多而日旺者。凡舉動無不稱意。經云。處世安然。然財運有氣。若反此財多。而日干弱者。此命定因妻財而致禍。賦云。力衰不能任厚福。財多身旺者。

假如己未年。戊辰月。甲寅日。癸酉時。如甲以戊己為財。年月日建居財庫。當生年又值己未。土重乃天元貴人。帶財合甲居祿。日建其官祿。財多官旺則多稱意也。

假如一命。乙酉年。𡈼午月。𡈼午日。癸卯時。𡈼癸以丙丁為財。午月自持財旺之丁。逢火祿之鄉。𡈼癸胎元絕之地為身弱。不能任眾財。見𡈼癸為比肩分財。故因妻以致禍。卒死牢獄之中。術經云。六𡈼生臨午位。號曰祿馬同鄉。此之論處。謂年月日時。有卯字尅子。午中己祿之官。故曰六𡈼日祿馬同鄉是也。賦云。福星臨而禍發。以表凶人干與支同。如甲寅之類。雖然強健無他殘疾。亦主損財傷妻。

若年月日時別入他格。或遇四柱中財官印之星。是貴顯有權之命也。若三元無他格。四柱又無財官印。反生氣旺之月。更有背祿逐馬之星。此葷主窮必徹骨。妻多數。終身無依。則是常人。賦云。小盈大虧。恐是劫財之地。

《補釋》己未。戊辰。甲寅。癸酉財旺之命。

乙酉。𡈼午。𡈼午。癸卯。財旺身弱。

When we see the pillar with the same energy, e.g. Jai Yin 甲寅, Yi Mao 乙卯, they are at the same strength and same element.  Even the pillar energy is strong and both money and officer stars are absent, this cannot be counted as auspicious.  To be precise, the stem and branch on the same pillar with the same energy, they are the sibling stars themselves and sharing the same money and officer stars, so if the whole pillar chart is not smooth energy cycle and strong, this is not a positive impact too.  

八字篇。干尅以為妻財 Money/ Wife star

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財多干旺則稱意。若干衰則反禍矣。

財多干旺者。力能任財。則為福。干衰弱力不能任。則反禍矣。

賦云。財多身弱。正為富屋貧人。

For a male bazi chart, the destruction star is the money star and it also stands for the wife star.  When we have to clarify the strength between the chart owner and the money star, we have to compare their status.  

In a case when the money star is strong and the date stem is relatively weak, then this is not an auspicious symbol.  If they are both strong or the date stem is stronger then this is a preferable balance between the two stars.  

If the date stem is too weak when compared to the money star, is just like a broken guy living in a posh house.  

八字篇。干同以為兄弟 Sibling star

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如乙以甲為兄。忌庚重也。甲以乙為弟畏辛多也。

則為傷之論。如辛多。傷其乙木。庚多。傷其甲木。如此則兄弟有尅。四柱有用。則為官鬼也。不可一理而推。干同為兄弟者。蓋生日天元比和。同數之類。甲日生以乙為弟。柱中有辛字多。尅為乙木。不得娣妹之力也。乙日生人。以甲為兄。若四柱中有庚金。重尅甲木。則生平不得兄弟之力也。凡看兄弟有無。倣此以例推之。

《補釋》取陽干為兄。亦以陰干為妹。不可止以兄弟而斷。還在胸中見識。

When we see the identical or the different yin or yang version of the stem or branch, it is considered as siblings.  When different yin or yang, that is brother and sister, if identical that means same sex.  For example, Jai wood and Yi wood are brother and sister, then at the same time, we do not want to see Geng metal or Yin metal, coz they are officer stars that introduce destruction manner to the wood and is not preferred.  

八字篇。擇之日法有三要 Three basic steps of bazi chart analysis (II)

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以日為主。年月時中看官無官。有財無財。有印無印。則貴賤可知。故年月為根苗。看年月中先有財官印綬。是根苗先有氣也。然後功神有象。開花結果也。經曰。根在苗先。實在花後日為己身。搜用八字。有得吉神凶神格局之類。喜者。取之。忌者。捨之。氣旺怕太過。反為不足之命值。此損財傷妻。本是天元地支。看根苗花果之說。仔細說之。

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When the date stem represents the chart owner, then we can derive the whole picture that he/she is connected to.  We have to check if the officer star, money star or mother star are present among the chart, this is an auspicious message.  

As mentioned before, the year and month are the foundation of life, then if officer, money or mother stars are being seen in those pillars, this is auspicious impact.  

八字篇。擇之日法有三要 Three basic steps of bazi chart analysis 

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擇之日法有三。以干為天。以支為地。支中所藏者為人元。乃分四柱。以年為根。月為苗。日為花。時為實。又擇四柱之中。以年為祖上。則知世代宗派盛衰之理。月為父母。則知親廕名利有無之類。以日為己身。當推其干。搜用八字為內外生尅。取捨之源。干弱則求氣旺之藉。有餘則欲不足之營。

When we first start to analysis a bazi chart, there are three fundamental steps to start with.  

1. Year pillar is the foundation of your life, month pillar is the growing energy, date pillar is the flowering bud and finally the time pillar is the future fruit.  This concept illustrates the cycle of the whole life. 

2. Correspondence of four pillars, year pillar is grand parents, month pillar is your parents, date pillar is your own self and the time pillar is the elderly age or future children.  

3. When we analysis the chart, we can clarify the weakness and strength of the stems and branches, in order to derive which element is affective or in-affective.

八字篇。以日為妻如在空。刑。尅。殺之地言尅妻妾之斷 How to clarify the auspicious of spouse star

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論妻妾者。以生日支神為妻妾之星。無所尅之物為土。若在空。刑。尅害之地。則尅妻妾。不然重婚再聚。尅之輕者。主疾病也。

《補釋》如丙午。戊午。𡈼子者。又主妻惡死或殺死。

From a male point of view, the money star among a bazi chart represents the spouse, how to clarify if it is in an auspicious status? 

When the star that is destructed by the date stem, is the money star, which is also the spouse star.  Moreover, the branch that is behind the date stem, is the spouse sector of the bazi chart.  If this spouse star is at the death, empty and destructed mode with the date stem, then this can foresee as possible marriage failure or weak spouse.  

八字篇。以月為兄弟如火命生酉。戌。亥。子月言兄弟不得力之斷 How to identify the strength of the siblings star

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月為兄弟之宮。為男取比和同類。便為兄弟之星。且如六丙日生人。以丁火為弟娣妹。六丁生人以丙火為兄姊。若臨酉戌亥子月。言兄弟不得力之論。謂酉火死。戌月火入墓。亥火絕氣。子月火懷胎。故言兄弟不得力之斷。其餘以此而推。

《補釋》五行旺相之方。可作兄弟多或富或貴之斷。

Regarding the Ten gods concept, when the other stems or branches are at the same elements with the date stem (representing the chart owner), this is the sibling star.  How to identify whether the siblings are strong to help us or too weak we have to support them?  

When we see another stem who is identical as the day stem, then this is treated as brother, or the different yin or yang version of the date stem, then this is the sister (different sex) of the chart owner.  

For example, if the date stem belongs to fire element, then is born in You metal, Xu earth, Hai water and Zi water months, then this sibling star is classified as weak as fire element is not benefiting in those months.  

八字篇。詳解定真論 When the date stem is the main focus

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夫。生日為主者。行君之令法。運四時陰陽剛柔之情。否泰之道。

以日為主者。如人行君之令。四柱尊日為主也。法運四時者。春夏秋冬也。假如孟春木旺。木旺火生。木能生火也。孟夏火旺。土生火能生土也。孟秋金旺。金旺水生。金能生水也。孟冬水旺木生。水能生木也。土旺四季。辰戌丑末月。故法運四時。

剛柔之情者。陰有剛柔。陽有剛柔。月令有氣。月剛無氣曰柔內外否。泰之道。年月日時也。三元配合天干地支。凡天干地支透出。曰外地藏曰內。否塞也。泰通也。

一歲之週也。歲有十二月。日有十二時。蓋積時成歲。歲與日陰陽之主也。

When we first look into a bazi pillars chart, the date stem represents the chart owner, and then derive the whole picture from those stems and branches surrounding the date stem.

The first key is the month branch, this provides the weather picture that rules the whole chart.  That is in spring, wood dominates, summer is the season for fire etc.  When wood is strong, this can generates fire.  Fire can generates earth element and can generates metal elements etc.  

八字篇。論五行生尅制化。各有所喜所害例（2）The preferences of five elements (2)

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尅出。

金能尅木堅金缺。木能尅土土重木折。土能尅水水多土流。水能尅火火炎水㷼。火能尅金金多火熄。

《補釋》此身弱逢財大旺反能相害。身強遇財入格富貴。

身衰。

金衰遇火必見銷鎔。火弱逢水必為熄滅。水弱逢土必為淤塞。土哀遇木必遭傾䧟。木弱逢金必為砍折。

《補釋》身弱退官殺剝雜。大旺多為殘疾貧夭賤。

強金得水。方挫其鋒。強水得木。方洩其勢。強木得火。方化其頑強。火得土方止其熖。強士得金。方制其害。

《補釋》此乃身弱遇鬼。得物必化之則吉。如甲日被金殺來傷。若時上一位𡈼癸水或申子辰。解之即能化凶為吉。餘者做此。

官與鬼一也。身旺逢之為官。身弱遇之為鬼。

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Destruction manner

Metal and wood is destruction relationship, this can break the wood, but if wood is in spring, then metal is not strong enough.  

Wood and earth element, when earth element is too strong, then this can hurt the wood via destruction.  On the whole, when we distinguish the destruction manner, we have to consider which side is taking advantage of the season weather and if one side is dominating by mass.  

Date stem is weak

Metal and fire is destruction relationship, when fire is overloaded, then this will eventually destroy the metal physical status.  Weak fire and water elements, fire element will eventually extinguished.  Weak water and earth elements, this will cause a clotted water circulation.  

On the whole, these are examples of different mass of each element that exist within a relationship.  

八字篇。論五行生尅制化。各有所喜所害例（1）The preferences of five elements (1)

三台命書正宗。十二卷。明。余象斗編集。明萬曆二十六年三台館刊本

乘旺。

金旺得火方成器皿。火旺得水方成相濟。水旺得土方成池沼。土旺得木方能疏通。木旺得金方成楝梁。

《補釋》此乃身旺過官殺入格。純粹不雜運又不背。即至卿相之地。

Generate energy via destruction manner

Metal energy destructed by fire energy and potential is released via this process.  When fire energy is strong and water energy comes in to decrease the heated energy back to reasonable level.  When water energy is strong and earth energy kicks in, it acts as a container keeping water under control.   When earth energy is strong, wood energy acts as a reliever to avoid the earth element staying too tough.  When wood energy is strong, it needs metal energy to trim it in proper stage.  

賴生。

金賴土生土多金埋。土賴火生火多焦。火賴木生木多火熾。木賴水生水多木梁。水賴金生金多水濁。

《補釋》身弱逢印綬大旺。重疊即為所害。

Energy generation 

Metal energy was generates from earth element, if earth element is too heavy, then metal energy is then covered by it and cannot release the shininess.  This is not in good status.  When fire energy generates earth energy but when fire is too much, then it will burn things.  For the rest of the elements, they are referring to similar status.

生出。

金能生水水多金沉。水能生木木盛水縮。木能生火火多木焚。火能生土土多火埋。土能生金金多土變。

《補釋》此乃身弱逢傷官食神大旺。故有所害比肩不忘。

八字篇。論五行墓庫財印。論官殺混殺要制伏 Earth element stored energy and how about the officer stars

三台命書正宗。十二卷。明。余象斗編集。明萬曆二十六年三台館刊本

丙丁生人以辰庫。官水土庫于辰故也。須年月時中有木或亥卯未。并寅卻清。如無木則土奪。丙丁之官則濁。卑而不清亦不顯。

When we know that the four earth elements are safe box for locked energy, then how can we deal with this status and release the useful energy.  For example Bing or Ding fire is born in Chen month.  It is the safety box for water energy and it consists of earth, wood and water elements.  If we see wood element appears on the stems level, then this is a leading energy among the chart and this is the mother star, an auspicious message.  

官星要純不要雜。假如甲木用辛金為官。若年是辛。月是酉。時上亦是死官。雖多儘不妨蓋純一。若有金或庚申。則混雜為殺。以傷其身。要行火鄉制伏則發福也。

When we look into officer star, this is the destruction strength to the date stem.  In order to keep the officer star energy cycle in good order, we do not want to officer and unofficial officer star appear at the same time, since this will lead to disturbing the energy cycle.  

八字篇。看命入式  Elementary way of bazi chart reading

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五行提網。凡看命排下八字。以日干為主。取年為根。為上祖財產。知世派之盛衰。取月為苗為父母。則知親蔭之有無。日干為己身。日支為妻妾。則知妻妾之賢淑。時為花實為子息。方知嗣續之所歸。法分月氣淺深。得令不得令。年時露出財官。須要身旺。如身衰財旺。但多反破財傷妻。身旺財多。財亦旺。財多稱意。若無財官。宜看印綬得何局式。吉凶斷之。

《補釋》稱法。取年干為祖。支為祖母。月干為父。支為母。兄弟附之日為己身。日支為妻妾。時干為子日支為女。看其生旺刑尅如何。以如人之所生。立身行事收程。

When we try to read a bazi chart, we often do not know where to start with.  As we all know, it is made of four pillars, which are the year, month, date and time pillars.  Each pillar carries its unique meaning.  The year pillar means grand parents, month pillar means parents, date pillar means your oneself and the time pillar means children.  

If that particular pillar is strong, which means the chart owner can benefit from the energy derives from that pillar.  We have to also identify whether the month pillar is an advantage for the whole chart, if the weather of the birth month is suitable for the date stem.  

八字篇。論干支字義 The meaning of the ten heavenly stems words

三台命書正宗。十二卷。明。余象斗編集。明萬曆二十六年三台館刊本

群書考異曰。

甲者。拆也。言萬物剖符甲而出也。易曰。百果草木皆甲拆。

Jai wood, broken into small pieces, since it is a tall tree, it has to be separate into smaller pieces then it can evolve into the next stage.

乙者。言萬物初生。曲孽而未伸也。

Yi wood, it stands for bushes, it is small and curly when compare to Jai wood. 

丙者。言萬物炳然著見。

Bing fire, spreading out the strong heat energy in an obvious manner.

丁者。言萬物壯實之形。故邦國圖藉曰成丁。

Ding fire, all the crops are getting matured and fully grown, just like the country are strong and matured. 

戊者。茂也。言萬物之茂盛。故漢志曰。蘖茂於戊是也。

Wu earth, plants are growing strong like a dense forest. 

己者。紀也。言物有形可紀識也。

Ji earth, during Ji earth, all the growing energy evolved into solid shape and status and can be recorded.

庚者。堅強貌。言物收歛而有實也。

Geng metal, hard in features and have a solid shape, it’s time for storage. 

辛者。言萬物方盛而見制。故辛痛也。

Shen metal, when all the crops are fully grown and need to be shaped by using tools, during this process will lead to destruction. 

𡈼者。妊也。陰陽之交。言物懷妊至子而萌也。

Ren water, when yin & yang energy interact, it means reproduction. 

八字篇。論月令 Bazi series ~ Month pillar 

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假令年為本。帶官星印綬。則蚤年有官出自祖宗。月為提網帶官星印綬。則慷慨聰明見識高人。時為輔佐。平生操履。若年月日有吉神。則時歸生旺之處。若凶神則要歸時制伏之鄉。時上吉凶神。則年月日吉者生之。凶者制之。假令月令有用神。得父母力。年有用神。得祖宗力。時有用神。得子孫力。外此則不得力。《補釋》出自祖宗乃庇廕之官。

When the year pillar represents the foundation of the chart owner.  In a case when the year pillar carries officer star or mother star, which means the owner can enjoy blessings from grandparents.  If they come from the month pillar, the owner is a smart and intelligent person.  

In a case when auspicious energy appears among the year, month and date pillars, then the time pillar should carries element that can generate energy.  On the other hand, if non-auspicious element appears, then the time pillar should be able to keep this element under control.  

On the whole, month pillar means blessings from parents, year pillar means from grandparents and time pillar means from our children.  

八字篇。論墓庫刑冲之說(2) Understand the destruction between earth elements (2)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

至於財官為水。冲則反累。如己生辰月。𡈼透為財。戌冲則刦。動行益之有。

丁生辰月。透𡈼為官。戌冲則傷。動豈能無害。其可謂之逢冲。而𡈼水之財庫開乎。令人不知此理。甚有以出庫為投庫。

如丁生辰月。𡈼官透干。不以為庫內之𡈼。干頭透出。而反為干頭之𡈼逢辰入庫。求戌以冲土。不顧其官之傷。 

更有可笑者。月令本非四墓。不以為身坐庫根。而以為身主入庫。求冲以解。種種謬論令人掩耳。 

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In a case, if either the money or officer star belongs to the water element, then destruction action will ruin the stability of the whole picture, then it’s not preferred.  For example, Ji earth is born in Chen month, Ren water appears at the money star, unfortunately, got destructed by Xu earth, then it twisted into sibling stars (featured as sharing the money star).  

Case 2

Ding fire is born in Chen month, Ren officer star appears, this is not being stored inside the earth element anymore, this is the main energy of this pillar.  If this is destructed, then it will disturbed the Ren water as non-auspicious. 

八字篇。論墓庫刑冲之說(1) Understand the destruction between earth elements (1)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

辰戌丑未最喜刑冲。財官入庫不冲不發。此說雖俗。書盛稱之。然子平先生造命。無是說也。夫。雜氣透干。會支豈不甚美。何勞刑冲乎。

假如甲生辰月。戊土透豈非偏財。申子會豈非印綬。若戊土不透即辰戌相冲。財格猶不甚清也。

至於透𡈼為印。辰戌相冲。將以累印謂之冲開印庫。可乎況四庫之中。雖五行俱有。而終以土為主。冲則土靈。金木水火。豈能以四庫之冲而動乎。故財官屬土。冲則庫啟。

如甲用戊財辰戌冲。𡈼用己官而丑未冲之類是也。然終以戊己干頭為清。用干之既透。即不冲而亦得也。

From the point of view of bazi chart reading, the four earth elements, Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei earth elements are safe box for four elements.  In order to release the stored energy inside the safe box, destruction action must be involved.  As one say, when money and officer stars are being kept inside the safe box, destructing will bring positive affect.  Moreover, if the preferred element appears on the stems level, then no destruction needs to be involved.  

For example, Jai wood is born in Chen month, Wu earth appears, this is the unofficial money star, then Shen metal and Zi water are on the branches level, then this turns into the mother star mode.  If without seeing Wu earth, then needs destruction of Xu earth, then this is not as auspicious as before.

八字篇。論雜氣如何取用 How to deal with stored stems in earthly branches (5)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

又有無情而終為有情者。何也。

如癸生辰月。透戊為官。又有會申會子。以成水局。透干與會支相尅矣。然所尅者乃是刦財。譬如。月刦用官。何傷之有。

又如丙生辰月。透戊為食。而又透𡈼為煞。是兩干並透而相尅矣。然所尅者。乃是偏官。譬如食神帶煞。煞逢食制。二者皆是美格。其局愈貴。是皆無情而終為有情也。

There are also scenarios that negative bonding result in closed bonding.  

For example, Gui water is born in Chen month (3rd month).  Wu earth appears as the officer star.  Shen metal and Zi water appear on the branches level as a water trio combo.  When Wu earth meets water trio lead to a destructive relationship.  This is also a sibling star for Gui water.  Back to the concept, when the water trio is strong, it can make good use of the officer star, as a result, this is not a negative bonding.  

Also, Bing fire is born in Chen month.  Wu earth is the child star, Ren water is the officer star.  Both of them appearing and destructive.  Moreover, these two elements can make each other under control, so this is a practical bonding too.  

八字篇。論雜氣如何取用 How to deal with stored stems in earthly branches (4)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

又有有情而卒成無情者。何也。

如甲生辰月。逢𡈼為印而又逢丙。印綬本喜洩身為秀。似成格矣。而火能生土似又清。辰中之戊。印格不清。是必𡈼干透而支又會申會子。則透丙亦無所礙。

又有甲生辰月。透𡈼為印。雖不露丙而支逢戌位。戌與辰冲。二者為朋冲而土動。干頭之𡈼難通月令。印格不成。是皆有情而率成無情。富而不貴也。

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When combining, the auspicious energy can be turned into unfortunate, how can that be?

This energy twisting is due to the stored heavenly stems within earthly branches.  

In a case when Jai wood is born in Chen earth month.  Ren water appears and Bing fire as well.  Ren water is the mother star for Jai wood and this is a proper cycle.  Moreover, Bing fire can further generate earth element and there is a Wu earth inside Chen earth, this energy cycle is not pure.  In order for proper mother star mode, Ren water appears and on branches level seeing Shen metal and Zi water, making a water trio.  

In another case, Jai wood is also born in Chen earth month.  Ren water appears, not seeing Bing fire, Xu earth destruct Chen earth on branches level.  Due to this destruction, the Ren water energy cannot circulate smoothly, mother mode cannot be counted in this case, this will ultimately decrease the auspicious energy.  

八字篇。論雜氣如何取用 How to deal with stored stems in earthly branches (3)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

何謂無情。逆而相背者是也。如壬生末月。透己為官。而地支𨚫亥卯以成傷官之局。是透干與會支合而無情者也。

又如甲生辰月。透戊為財。又或透𡈼癸以為印。透癸則戊癸作合。財印兩失。透𡈼則財印兩傷。又似貪財壞印。是兩干並透。合而無情也。

又如甲生戌月。透辛為官。而又透丁以傷官。月支又會寅會午。以成傷官。是兩干並透與會支。合而無也。

In the last two posts, I talked about closed bonding to bring extra auspicious energy to the chart.  In this post, I will talk about due to the bonding bring a non-auspicious energy to the chart.

For example, Ren water is born in Wei month (6th month of the year), Ji earth appears as the officer star.  Mao wood and Hai water in branches level combines to make a wood trio, this is child star.  Since the child star is demanding energy from the mother star, which is the Ren water in this case, as a result, with the combining behavior bringing an non-auspicious energy to the chart.  

When Jai wood is born in Chen month (third month of the year), Wu earth appears as the money star, Ren or Gui water appearing as the mother star.  Gui water will team up with Wu earth (stems nature) and this will disturb the money and mother stars after the teaming up behavior.  This is another example of combining lead to a non-auspicious energy.  

八字篇。論雜氣如何取用 How to deal with stored stems in earthly branches (2)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

何謂有情。順而相成者是也。如甲生辰月。透癸為印。而又會子會申以成局。即綬之格。清而不雜。是透干與會支合而有情也。

又如丙生辰月。透癸為官。而又透乙以為印。官與印相生。而印又能去辰中暗土。以清官是兩干並透。合而有情也。

又如甲生丑月。透辛為官或己或酉。會成金局。而又逢已財以生官。是兩干並透。與會支合而有情也。 

When we interpret the relationship between stems and branches among a bazi chart, we have to identify the bonding in between words.  

When we see smooth progress is happening, then this is a close bonding.  For example, Jai wood is born in Chen month (3rd month), a Gui water appears, this is the mother star.  When a Shen metal and Zi water appear on branches level, this forms a water trio, then is the trio combo of mother star, this adds another level of auspicious message to the chart. 

In a case, Bing fire is born in Chen month, Gui water appears, this is the officer star of Bing fire; Yi wood appears, this is the mother star.  Gui water generates Yi wood, this is the energy generation flow of Bing fire.  Moreover, this Gui water teams up the Wu earth inside Chen earth, this can ensure the pure energy flow of the chart without the disturbance of the earth element. This is also classified as close bonding.  

八字篇。論雜氣如何取用 How to deal with stored stems in earthly branches (1)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

四墓者。冲氣也。何以謂之雜氣。以其所藏者多。用神不一。故謂之雜氣也。

如辰本藏戊。而又為水庫為乙。餘三者俱有。於何取用。然而甚易也。透干會支。取其清者用之。雜而不雜也。

何謂透干。如甲生三月。透戊則用偏財。透癸則用正印。透乙則用月刦是也。

何謂會支。如甲生辰月。逢申與子會局。則用水印是也。一透則一用。兼透則庶用。透而又會。則透與會並用。其合而有情者則為吉。其合而無情者則不吉。

In this post, it is about the stored elements within the four earth earthly branches.  

Chen earth ~ Wu earth, Yi wood & Gui water

Xu earth ~ Wu earth, Ding fire & Shen metal

Chou earth ~ Ji earth, Shen metal & Gui water

Wei earth ~ Ji earth, Yi wood & Ding fire

How to relate these stored energy when we interpret the earth elements?

The most straight forward is see what is appearing on the same pillar as the stem, taking the appearing stem as the dominate energy.  

For example, Jai wood is born in Chen month, seeing Wu earth as unofficial money star, seeing Gui water as mother star and Yi wood as sibling star.  

八字篇。論相神緊要 More about the balancing tools among bazi chart reading (2)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

庚生申月透癸洩氣。不通月令而金氣不甚靈。子辰會局則化金為水。而成金水相涵者。全賴于子辰之相。如此等類皆相神之緊要也。

相神無破貴格已成。相神有傷立敗其格。

如甲用酉官透丁逢癸。印制傷以護官矣。而又逢戊。癸合戊而不制丁。癸水之相傷矣。

丁用酉財透癸逢己。食制煞以生財矣。而又並甲己。合甲而不制癸。己土之相傷矣。

是皆有情而化無情。有用而成無用之格也。

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In a case when Geng metal is born in Shen metal month (7th month) and a Gui water appears on the stems level.  This gui water will generate energy out of the metal element.  At the same time, seeing a Zi water and Chen earth on the branches level, then this forms a water trio instead of only a Shen metal.  At the end, the whole picture is a metal generate water energy instead of strong metal energy, this is all due to the effect of Zi water and Chen earth appearing.  

Overall, when the assisting element is not destructed, then it is an auspicious message, on the other hand, this is non-auspicious.  

八字篇。論相神緊要 More about the balancing tools among bazi chart reading (1) 

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月令既得用神。則別位亦必有相。若君之有相。輔我用神者是也。

如官逢財生。則官為用財為相。財旺生官。則財為用官為相。煞逢食制。則煞為用食為相。然此乃一定之法。非通變之妙。要而言之凡全局之格。賴此一字而成者。均謂之相也。

傷用甚於傷身。傷相甚於傷用。如甲用酉官。逢丁逢𡈼則合傷存官。以成格者全賴于𡈼之相。

戊用子財透甲並己。則合煞存財以成格者。全賴於己之相。

乙用酉煞年丁月癸。時上逢戊則合去癸印。以使丁得制煞者。全賴戊之相。

癸生亥月透丙為財。財逢月刦而卯未會。則化水為木。而轉刦以生財者。全賴于卯未之相。 

In this post, I am going to discuss more about the tools in reading bazi chart.

As mentioned the usage of balancing tools.  In order to make the whole picture more auspicious, we need another element among the chart to assist the tool.  

For example, we need to use officer star, it would be perfect if we see the money star to generate energy for the officer star.  The money star is the assist star.  

We need to use the money star, we want to see the child star to generate the money star so we can ensure the stable output of the money star energy.  

八字篇。論用神配氣候得失 Usage of bazi balancing tools according to the weather (2)

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傷官帶煞隨時可用。而用之冬金。其秀百倍。傷官佩印隨時可用。而用之夏木。其秀百倍。火濟水。水濟火也。傷官用財。本為貴格。而用之冬金。即使小富亦多不貴。凍水不生木也。傷官用財即為秀氣。而用之夏木。貴而不甚秀。燥土不甚靈動也。

春木逢火則為木火通明。而夏木不作此論。

秋金遇水則為金水相涵。而冬水不作此論。

氣有衰旺。取用不同也。春木逢火木火通明。不利見官。

而秋金遇水金水相涵。見官無碍。假如庚生申月。而支中或子或辰會水局。天干透丁以為官星。只要𡈼癸不露干頭。便為貴格。與金水傷官喜見官之說同論。

亦調候之道也。

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Recap, the energy balancing tool of reading a bazi chart, we have taken into account the weather of the current month as a significant tool.  

Case 1, metal energy is born in water months, at this time, will need fire as the No.1 element in order to warm up the environment.  

Case 2, wood energy is born in fire months, at this time, will need water as the No. 1 element in order to bring the heat down in order to activate growing energy and as well to avoid the earth energy way heated up.  

八字篇。論用神配氣候得失 Usage of bazi balancing tools according to the weather (1)

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論命唯以月令用神為主。然亦須配氣候而在參之。譬如英雄豪傑生得其時。自然事半功倍。遭時不順。雖有奇才成功不易。是以印綬遇官（官星生印綬）。此謂官印雙全。無人不貴。而木逢冬水（印綬）。雖透官星亦難准貴。蓋金寒而水益凍。凍水不生木。其理然也。

身印兩旺透身則貴。凡印格皆然。而用之冬木尤為秀氣。以冬木逢火。不唯可以洩身而即可以調候也。

傷官現官為禍百端。而金水見之反為秀氣。非官之不畏夫傷。而調候為急。權而用之也。

Recap the first step of reading a bazi chart, finding the focus point is according to the month when the date stem was born.  This indicates the weather of the month.  As a result, when we introduce the balancing tool, this needs to consider the weather of the time factor as well.  

For example, wood is born in winter months which water element dominates,  according to the nature, without sufficient warmth, wood cannot regain active growing energy, therefore, fire element needs to be used in a way.  Back to the language of bazi, water is the mother star and fire is the child star.  

In a case, when both the date stem and mother star are both very strong, then child star appears is a benefit, since this can ensure a smooth energy circulation of the chart, and this is also consider as an auspicious message.  As wood in winter month and fire appears is a benefit.  This illustrates the above principle.  

八字篇。論用神純雜 The usage of a tool to maintain a balanced bazi chart energy. (2)

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何謂雜。互用而兩不相謀者是也。
如𡈼生未月。乙巳並透官與傷相尅。兩不相謀也。
甲生辰月。戊𡈼並透印與財相尅。亦兩不相謀也。
癸生午月。丁己並透財與煞相生而適為累。亦兩不相謀也。

純雜之理不出變化。分而疏之。其理愈明。

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In the last post, discussed about the pureness of energy element of tool used, in this second part, it is about what is a non-pureness of element used. Generally, is the energy introduced is not destructive with the original energy among the chart.

For example, Ren water is born in Wei earth month, Yi wood and Si fire appear, they are the officer and child star, these two stars are in destructive relationship.

Jai wood is born in Chen earth month, Wu earth and Ren water appear, they are the mother and money star, they are also the destructive relationship.

On the whole, in order to clarify the true picture of tool being used, we need to examine in precise.

八字篇。論用神純雜 The usage of a tool to maintain a balanced bazi chart energy. (1)

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用神既有變化。則變化之中遂分純雜。純則吉雜則凶。

何謂純。互用而兩相得者是也。如辛生寅月。甲丙並透。財與官相生兩相得也。戊生申月。庚𡈼並透。財與食相生兩相得也。癸生末月。乙巳並透。煞與食相尅。相尅而得其當並兩相得也。如此之類皆用神之純者也。

As mentioned in the last couple of articles, I mentioned about the usage of tool in bazi chart, the ultimate goal is to maintain a balanced energy flow.  This tool is derived from the five elements in terms of stems or branches.  

If the energy of this tool is pure and undisturbed, this is treated as auspicious but on the other hand, it is non-auspicious.  

What is non-disturbed tool? Generally, it is about when the tool is being introduced to the chart, the effect is a benefit for all the parties.  For example, Shen metal is born in Yin month, Jai wood and Bing fire are present on stems level, then money and officer stars are both generating energy.  This is a positive benefits for both parties.  

In another case, when Wu earth is born in Shen metal month.  Geng metal and Ren water are both presence, then child star is generating energy for money star.  This is a positive benefit for both parties.  

八字篇。論用神變化 Alternative usage of a stem or branch (2)

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何謂變之而不善。

如丙生寅月。本為印綬。甲不透干而會午會戌。則化為刦。

丙生申月。本屬偏財。藏庚透𡈼會子會辰。則化為煞。如此之類亦多。

皆變化之不善者也。

又有變之而不失本格者。何也。

辛生寅月。透丙化官而又透甲。格成正財正官。乃其兼格也。

乙生申月。透𡈼化印而又透戊。則財能生官。印逢財而退位。難通月氣格成正官。而印為兼格。

癸生寅月。透丙化財而又透甲。格成傷官而戊官忌見。

丙生寅月。午戌會刦而又或透甲。或透𡈼則仍為印。而格不破。

丙生申月。逢壬化煞而又透戊。則食神能制煞。生財仍為財格。

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What is an unfortunate swap?

For example, when Bing fire born in Yin month, this is the mother star, and Wu fire and Xu earth appear on the branch level, this will form a fire trio and turn into sibling stars, this will eventually share the resources appear among the chart.  

Bing fire born in Shen metal month, this is the money star, Ren water appears and Chen earth on the branch level, this will turn into an officer star trio with destructive relationship.  

Gui water born in Yin month, Bing fire appears will turn into mother star and Jai wood as well, this will form a child mode and try to avoid Wu earth at the same time.  

八字篇。論用神變化 Alternative usage of a stem or branch (1)

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用神既主月令矣。然月令所藏不一。而用神遂有變化。如十二支中。除子午卯面外。餘皆有藏。不必四墓也。

即以寅論。甲為本主如郡之有府。丙其長生如郡之有同知。戊亦長生如郡之有通判。假使寅月為提。不透甲而透丙。則如府官不臨郡。而同知得以作主。此變化之由也。

若丁生亥月。本為正官支全卯未。則化為印。

己生申月。本屬傷官。藏庚透𡈼則化為財。凡此之類。皆用神之變化也。變之而善其格愈美。變之不善其格遂壞。

何謂變之而美。

如辛生寅月。逢丙而化財為官。𡈼生戌月。逢辛而化煞為印。癸生寅月。藏甲透丙會午會戌。而化傷為財。即使透官可作財旺生官論。不作傷官見。乙生寅月。透戊為財。會午會戌則月刦化為月生。如此之類不可勝數。皆變之善者也。

Generally speaking, the main focus of a whole chart falls on the month branch, this point has been discussed in earlier post.  When we read a bazi chart, we will noticed that there are stored stems within an earthly branch, this will bring an uncertainty to the picture that being conclude at the end.  

For example in Yin wood (stored Jai wood is the main structure,  Bing fire is the energy generated & Wu earth is the next generated energy).  This is the first month of the year.   When we see Bing fire but not Jai wood in a chart, then we will take the fire energy as the focus instead of the wood energy.  

For example, Ding fire born in Hai water month, this is the officer star, then Mao wood and Wei earth on branches level at the same time, this will form a wood trio combo, then this will swap from officer mode to mother star which is a fortunate swap.  

For example, Ji earth born in Shen metal month, then this is the unofficial child mode, then Ren water appears, this is then swap to money mode.  

八字篇。論用神成敗救應（2）The usage of ten gods modes in bazi chart 

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傷官生財或傷官佩印。而傷官旺。印有根或傷官旺。身主弱而透煞。印或傷官帶煞而無財。傷官格成。

羊刃透官煞而露財印。不見傷官。羊刃格成。

建祿月刦透官。而逢財印。透財而逢傷食。透煞而遇伏制。建祿月刦之格成也。

何謂敗官逢傷尅刑冲官格。敗也。財輕比重透七煞。財格敗也。

印輕逢財。或身強印重而透煞。印格敗也。

食神逢梟。或生財露煞。食神格敗也。

七煞逢財無制。七煞格敗也。

Guidelines for the validity of various bazi chart modes

Among the five various ten god modes, which are the,

– child star mode

– mother star mode

– officer star mode

– money star mode

– siblings star mode

In order to rule whether the presence of a particular mode among a chart is valid or not, and with further advanced of another stars, we have to look into the mode careful to prevent making errors.  

八字篇。論用神成敗救應（1）The usage of ten gods modes in bazi chart 

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用神專尋月令。然以四柱配之。有成敗何謂。

成如官逢財印。又無刑冲破害。官格成也。

財旺生官。或財逢食生。而身強帶比。或財格透印而位置妥適。兩不相尅財格成也。

印輕逢煞。或官印雙全。或身印兩旺而用食傷洩氣。或印多逢財。而財透根輕印格成也。

食神生財。或食帶煞而無財。棄食就煞而透印。食神格成也。

身強七煞逢伏（制）。煞格成也。

In the last post, I have talked about the usage of the ten gods concept in chart reading, in this post, I am going to talk about the usage of ten gods modes and their effectiveness. 

The foundation knowledge is we use the birth month branch as the base of deriving the mode.  For example, Jai wood born in Zi (water) month, this is the mother star mode.  

Case 1: Officer mode has money (generate energy)  and mother star (receive energy from officer star), and without destruction elements, then Officer mode is valid. 

Case 2: Money star is strong and generate officer star, child star generate money star at the same time, date stem is strong and the location among the chart is proper, then this is a valid money star mode. 

In various different situations among the ten gods modes, there are always validity criteria to satisfy before judging it to be a workable mode.  

八字篇。論用神 (3) The usage of Ten gods concept in bazi reading

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然後將四柱干支。字字統歸月令。以觀喜忌。

甚至見正官佩印。則以為官印雙全。與印綬用官者同論。

見財透食神。不以為財逢食生。而為食神生財同論。

見偏印透食。不以為洩身之秀。而以為梟神奪食。宜用財制。與食神逢梟者同論。

見煞逢食制而露印者。不以為去食護煞。而以為煞印相生與印緩逢煞者同論。

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Generally speaking, readers always establish the link between the date stem and the month branch, in order to distinguish whether they are generate energy or destructive energy mode.  Moreover, to be precise, in speaking of the ten gods concept, we have to look into the details as well, whether the order of the ten gods, the distance etc, these facts will affect the reader to correctly judge the energy flow of the chart.  

八字篇。論用神 (2) The usage of Ten gods concept in bazi reading

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不善而逆用之。則七煞喜食神以制伏。忌財印以資扶。傷官喜佩印以伏制。生財以化傷。羊刃喜官煞以制伏。忌官煞之俱無。月刦喜透官以制伏。利用財而透食以化刦。

此順逆之大畧也。

凡看命者先觀用神之何屬。然後或順或逆。以年月日時逐干逐支參配。而權衡之富貴貧賤。自有一定之理。不求用神而泛以觀之者。散而主也。不向月令求用神。而妄取用神者。執假失真也。令人不知專主提網。

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Among the ten gods concept, they classified the gods that derived from energy generation is auspicious, on the other hand, it comes from destructive, then is non-auspicious.  This can sometimes be a good tools to use in order to keep the energy circulating is in proper order. 

For example, when a child star is too strong, then we can use an officer star to keep it under control via the destruction relationship.  At this time, mother and money stars are not preferable since this will generate extra energy for both stars.  When a stem reached peak stage, then officer star is a good tool to keep it low profile etc.  This is the use of both auspicious and non-auspicious stars in different situations.  

八字篇。論用神 (1) The usage of Ten gods concept in bazi reading

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八字用神專求月令。以日干配月令地支。而生剋不同格局分焉。

財官印食此用神之善。而順用之者也。煞傷刃刦此用之不善。而逆用之者也。當順而順。當逆而逆。配合得宜。皆為貴格。

是以善而順用之。則財喜食神以相生。生官以護財。官喜透財以相生。生印以護官。印喜官煞以相生。刦財以護印。食喜身旺以相生。生財以護食。

When we read a bazi pillars chart, we always prefer to find the hidden cycle that is flowing among the pillars chart.  Ten gods concept is one of the popular tool that are being widely used.  The very first step is to identify the strength of the date stem which represents the chart owner.  If this stem is under a generate or destruct relationship in the chart. 

The ten gods are the:

Officer, Money, Child, Siblings, Mother stars and they have both yin and yang versions.  They are based on the phenomena of five elements.  

Each of these stars have their own features and characters, and these are also derived from the own features of each of the elements.  For example, wood or metal elements.  

The ten gods cycle is, money stars generate the officer star, generates the mother star, generates the child stars/sibling stars, generates the money star, this create an infinite cycle.  

八字篇。論十干合而不合（3) Does heavenly stems combining modes not combining?

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然又有爭合。妬合之說。何也。

如兩辛合丙。兩丁合𡈼之類。一夫不聚二妻。一女不配二夫。所以有爭合妬合之說。然到底終有合意。但情不專耳。

若以兩合一而隔位。則全無爭妬。

如。庚午乙酉甲子乙亥。兩乙合庚。甲日隔之。此高太尉命。仍作合煞留官。無減福也。令人不知命理。動以本身之合。妄論得失。更有可笑者。

書云。合官非為貴。取本是至論。而或以本身之合為合。甚或以地支之合為合。如辰與酉合。卯與戌合之類。

皆作合官一謬至此。子平之傳掃地矣。

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For example, Bing fire combines Shen metal, two shen metals and one bing fire appear, to be precise, which Shen metal is Bing fire combining?  The rule number one is, there is nothing in between them, both of them must be link together.  If they are separated, then the relationship is interpreted.  

八字篇。論十干合而不合（2) Does heavenly stems combining modes not combining?

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又有合而無傷。於合者何也。如甲生寅卯月。時丙透辛官。以年丙合月辛。是為合一留一。官星反清。甲逢月刃。庚辛並透。丙與辛合。是為合官留煞。而煞刃依然成格。皆無傷於合也。

又有合而不合論者。何也。本身之合也。蓋六陽逢財。六陰遇官。俱是作合。唯本身十干合之不為合去。假如乙用庚官。日干之乙與庚作合。合是我之官。是我合之。

何為合去。若庚在年上乙在月干。則月上之乙。先去合庚。而日干反不能合。是為合去也。又如女以官為夫。丁日逢𡈼是我之天。是我合之正是夫妻相親其情愈密。唯𡈼在月上。而年丁合之。日干之丁反不能合。是以己之夫。被姊妹合去。夫星透而不透矣。

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Ten heavenly stems combined modes.  In one scenario, Jai wood was born in Yin month.  See a Shen metal as officer star (destruction mode) but this Shen is combined with the Bing fire.  This destruction mode is now then diverse to the Bing fire.  

Yang stems combine the money stars, Yin stems combine the officer stars.  In a case, Yi wood combines Geng metal.  When Geng metal in year pillar when the Yi wood on the month pillar, then this Yi combines the Geng year, then the Yi date cannot combines the Geng year.  This is the concept of being combined and the leave behind Yi is isolated.  

八字篇。論十干合而不合（1) Do heavenly stems combining modes not combining?

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十干化合之義。亦有合而不合者。何也。

隔於有所間也。譬如人彼此相好。而有人從中間之。

則交必不能成。假如甲與己合。而甲己中間以庚隔之。

則甲豈能越尅我之庚而合己。以乙間之。則己又豈能越尅我之乙而合甲。

此制於勢者。然也合而不敢合也。有若無也。

又有隔位太遠。如甲在年干。己在時上。性雖相契。地則相違。

如人天南地北。不能相合。一般然於有所制。而不敢合者。亦稍有差。合而不能合也。半合也其為禍福。得十之二三而已。

When we look into heavenly stems combinations, usually readers took it for granted that all combinations are valid, but there are scenarios that even the two stems are present, they cannot combine.  This is more or less depends of the distance and positions of the two stems.

For example, Jai wood and Ji earth, there is an Geng metal in between, the Jai wood cannot skip the destruction Geng metal to combine with Ji earth.  In a case, when there is a Yi wood in between, the Ji earth cannot skip the destruction Yi wood to combine with the Jai wood. 

In another case, in Jai wood year and the Ji earth on the time pillar, they are literally are a pair but in reality they are too far away.  When other stems are between, there are many uncertainties.

八字篇。論十干配合性情 Features and characters of each heavenly stems (2)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

蓋既有配合。必有向背。如甲用辛官。透丙作合而官非其官。

甲用癸印透戊作合。而印非其印。

甲用己財。己與別位之甲作合。而財非其財。

如年己月甲。年上之財。被月合去。而日主之甲已無分。年甲月己。月上之財被年合去。而日主之甲已不與是也。 甲用丙食而食非其食。

此四喜神因合而無用者也。

又如甲逢庚為煞。與乙作合而煞不改身。甲逢乙為刦。與庚作合。而乙不刦財。甲逢丁為傷與𡈼作合。而丁不傷官。甲逢𡈼為梟與丁作合。而𡈼不奪食。

此四忌神因合而化吉者也。蓋有所合則有所忌。

逢吉不為吉。逢凶不為凶。

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When two heavenly stems combine, they have strong bonding, but this bonding can be opposing each other.  

Jai wood has its officer star as Shen metal but when a Bing fire appears, then this Shen metal will automatically combines with Bing fire, then this officer star bonding will be broken.

In a case, Jai wood has it’s mother star as Gui water, when Wu earth appears, this mother star will bond with it automatically, then this will break the bonding as mother star between Jai wood and Gui water.

This is the same for other bonding modes.  This procedures can divert an  non-auspicious relationship into auspicious, this is vice versa.  

八字篇。論十干配合性情 Features and characters of each heavenly stems (1)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

合化之義。以十干陰陽相配而成。河圖之類。以一二三四五配六七八九十。先天之道也。故始於太陰之水。而終於冲氣之土。以氣而語。其生之序也。

十干之化。以甲乙丙丁戊。配己庚辛𡈼癸。後天之道也。

故始於土而终于火。以質而語。其生之序也。

蓋未有五行之先。必先有陰陽老少。而後有冲气。故以土終之。

既有五行。則萬物又生于土。而水火木金亦寄質焉故。以土先之。

是以甲己相合之始。則化為土。土則生金。故乙庚化金。次之金生水。故丙辛化水。又次之水生木。故丁𡈼化木。又次之木生火。故戊癸化火。又次之。而五行遍焉。先之以土。相生之序。自然如此。

此十干合化之義也。其性情何也。

As we already know, all bazi readers know there are five different sets of combinations of the ten heavenly stems, this was already described in earlier post.  In this article, this paragraph from an ancient bazi book described in detail how the combining behavior acts in different bazi chart scenarios.  

The first combining mode is Jai wood with Ji earth release an extra layer of earth energy, and the last mode is Wu earth with Gui water release fire energy.  This is the proper manner of five elements.  Starts with earth energy, generates metal and then generates water energy, follows by water energy and fire energy to complete the cycle.  

八字篇。論刑沖會合解法（II）Bazi series ～ Dissolve the combination modes (II)

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

又有因解而反得刑冲者。何也。

假如甲生子月。子逢月支逢二卯相並。二卯不刑一子。而支又逢戌。戌與卯合。本為解刑而合去其一。則一合而一刑。是因解而反得刑冲也。

又有刑冲而會合。不能解者何也。

假如子年午月。日全丑位。丑與子合。可以解冲。

而時逢巳酉。則丑與巳酉會。而子復冲午。

子年卯月日坐戌位。戌與卯合。可以解刑。而或時逢寅午。則戌與寅午會。而卯復刑子。是會合不能解刑冲也。

更有刑冲而可以解刑冲者。何也。

蓋四柱支中刑冲俱不事美。而刑冲用神尤為破格。

不如以別位之刑冲。解月令之刑冲矣。

假如丙生子月。卯以刑子。而支又逢酉。則又與酉冲。而不刑月令官（子月）

甲生酉月。卯日冲之而時逢子位。則卯與子刑。而月令官星冲之無力。

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In another case, when one branch combines with another branch, and the left behind brand was again attached in a destructive mode.  

For example, Jai wood was born in Zi month.  Zi collision with Mao wood, but there are two mao woods appear on the branch level.  When a Xu earth appears, this will combines with one Mao wood, and the left behind Mao wood will continue to collide with Zi water.  This is one example as one combines and one collide.  

In another case, among these collision mode, not all mode can be dissolved.  

For example, Zi year, Wu fire month, and Chou earth on date pillar.  Zi water combines with Chou earth, this can help to dissolve the collision.  If Si fire or You metal on time pillar, they can join with Chou earth to make a metal trio combination, then the Wu fire remains to destruct Zi water.  

八字篇。論刑沖會合解法 Bazi series ～ Dissolve the combination modes

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

刑者。三刑也。子卯巳申之類是也。

冲者。六衝也。子午、卯酉之類是也。

會者。三合也。申子辰之類是也。

合者。六合也。子與丑合之類是也。此皆以地支宮分而言。

斜對為冲。擊射之意也。

三方為會朋友之意也。並對為合。比隣之意也。

至於三刑。取義姑且闕疑然。不知其所以。然於命理。亦無害也。

八字支中。刑衝俱非美事。而三會六合。可以解之。

假如甲生酉月，逢卯則冲。而或支中有戌。則卯與戌合而不冲。

有辰則酉與辰合而不冲。亥與未。則卯與亥未會。而不冲巳與丑。會而不冲。是會合可以解冲也。

又如丙生子月。逢卯月則刑。而或支中有戌。則卯與成合而不刑。

有丑則子與丑合而不刑。有亥與未。則卯與亥未會而不刑。有申與辰。則子與申辰會而不刑。

是會合可解刑也。

In this article, I will talk about four main issues in bazi patterns.  They are collision mode, i.e. Zi water with Mao wood etc.  Destructive mode, i.e. Zi water with Wu fire, Mao wood with You metal.  Trio combination modes, i.e. water trio which are the Shen metal, Zi water and Chen earth etc.  Combination modes, i.e. Zi water and Chou metal etc.  

Trio combinations are just like three close friends holding each other’s hands making a strong bonding.  Among bazi charts reading, collision and destruction modes are not counted as auspicious message, which combining behavior appears can help to dissolve this kind of behavior.  

For example, Jai wood was born in You autumn month.  During this month, of course metal is the strongest link, while another mao wood is to been at the branches level, this is obviously destructive relationship.  At the same time, Hai water and Wei earth are appear, either at the fate pillars or current years.  This will form a wood trio combination, this can then dissolve the destruction relationship.  

In another case, when Bing fire was born in Zi water month, this is a destructive relationship, then there is another Mao wood appears, then this is another collision mode.  Then at the Xu earth year, then combines the Mao wood, then this will dissolve the collision mode.  

八字篇。論十干得時不旺。失時不弱 Strength of a heavenly stems

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

書云。得時俱為旺論。失令便作衰看。雖是至理亦死法也。

夫。五行之氣流行四時。雖十干各有專令。而其實專令之中。亦有並存者。在假若春木司令。甲乙雖旺。而此時休因之戊己。亦未嘗絕於天地也。冬水司令𡈼癸雖旺。而此時休囚之丙丁。亦未嘗絕於天地也。特時當退避。不能爭先。而其實春土何嘗不生萬物。冬日何嘗不照萬國乎。況八字雖以月令為重。而旺相休囚。年日時亦有損益之權。故生日即不值令（月令）。亦能值年值日值時。豈可執一而論。

有如春木雖強。金太重而木亦危。干庚辛而支酉丑。無火制而不富。逢土生而必夭。是得時而不旺也。

秋木雖弱。木根深而木亦強。干甲乙而支寅卯。遇官（金）透而能受。逢水生而太過。是失時不弱也。

When bazi readers want to identify the strength or weakness of a particular heavenly stem, they will refer it to the month that it was born in.  This is a typical rule but sometimes there are exceptions or another way of measuring it. 

Five elements circulations are according to season changes, when it is the right season, the energy will reach its peak stage, on the other hand, it will be the weakest link.  When referring to the reality, it is not 100% like this.  For example, Jai and Yi wood are strongest in spring season and earth element is at the destructive relationship.  This earth element can still generate growth energy in spring time even it is not at good strength.  

For example, Ren and Gui water are strongest in winter season, but Bing and Ding fire can still keep warm at this time even it is not at ideal status.  

In another case, spring wood is at peak stage but among a bazi chart, when metal energy is piling up, this can also endanger the wood energy.  

八字篇。論十干合而不合（二）Heavenly stems combination modes ~ any restrictions on the combinations?

耕寸集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

又有合而不以合論者。何也。

本身之合也。

蓋六陽逢財。六陰俱是作合。唯是本身十干合之。不為合去。

假如乙用庚官。日干之乙與庚作合。合是我之官。是我合之。

何為合去。若庚在年上。乙在月干。則月上之乙。先去合庚而日干反不能合。

是為合去也。

又如女以官為夫。丁日逢𡈼是我之夫。是我合之。正是夫妻相親其情愈密。唯𡈼在月上而年丁合之。日干之丁反不能合。是以己之夫。被姊妹合去。夫星透而不透矣。

然又有爭合。妬合之說。何也。

如兩辛合丙。兩丁合𡈼之類。一夫不聚二妻。一女不配二夫。所以有爭合。妬合之說。然到底終有合意。但情不專耳。

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There are scenarios even when the two heavenly stems present, they cannot combine, why is that?

For the six yin heavenly stems, they combine with their money star (destruction), while the six yang heavenly stems, they combine their own officer star (destructed by).  

For example, Yi wood combines Geng metal, Yi wood combines its officer star.  When Yi wood on the month pillar and Geng on the year pillar, they combine and the Yi wood on the date pillar cannot combine with the Year Geng metal.  

八字篇。論十干合而不合（一）Heavenly stems combination modes ~ any restrictions on the combinations? 

耕守集。子平真詮。清敬一堂鈔本

十干合化之義。然亦有合而不合者。何也。

隔於有所間也。譬如人彼此相好。而有人從中間之。則交必不能成。

假如甲與己合。而甲己中間。以庚隔之。則甲豈能越尅我之庚而合己。

以乙間之。則己又豈能越尅我之乙而合甲。此制於勢者。

然也合而不敢合也。有若無也。

又有隔位太遠。如甲在年干。己在時上。性雖相契。地則相遠。

如人天南地北。不能相合。一般然於有所制。而不敢合者。亦稍有差。合而不能合也。半合也其為禍福。十之二三而已。

Ten heavenly stems, there are five pairs of combinations, they are:

• Jai wood + Ji earth
• Yi wood + Geng metal
• Bing fire + Shen metal
• Ding fire + Ren water
• Wu earth + Gui water

Is that they always combine when they are both present on the stems level? To be precise, there are some requirements. 

If there is another energy stuck in the middle, this will disturb the combination process.  For example, Jai wood and Ji earth, there is a Geng metal in between.  This is a destructive relationship with Jai wood, how can Jai wood skip this effect to combine Ji earth?  This is the same as Yi wood in between both of them, as Yi wood is also destructive relationship with Ji earth.  

In another case, if the two components are too far away from each other.  For example, the Jai wood on year pillar and Ji earth on time pillar, this is too far away and there are two other components in between to disturb the process.  

八字篇。推陰人命吉凶 Different interpretations of female bazi chart

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

問曰凡女人命。孰為吉為良。為凶為賤。荅曰凡女人命須要五行清淡。不要生旺。又不要暴敗不犯臨官。欲得四柱無氣為佳貴乎。

休囚死絕為上。不要帶貴人。驛馬旺祿合神。巳上為吉為良。若犯生旺。臨官兼有貴人驛馬旺祿合神。皆為不美。若犯亡神劫殺。三刑六害羊刃飛刃皆為不善。

《神白經》有云驛馬遇貴人。終竟落風塵。合絕莫合貴。此法人難知。但以日為年。此法聖人傳帶。祿入生旺產死遭謗。帶祿入衰鄉雖禍未為殃。

《司馬季主》云女人推命。貴人一者為良。若叢雜合多不妮。即妓又兼帶雙鴛合。

This article is about how experts interpret the different way of seeing a bazi chart between a male and a female.  Due to the difference between the culture of ancient society and today, the position of a female among the society is completely different.  

Experts believed the energy flow of a women’s chart cannot be strong and with lucky stars to have an extra boost.  Ideal status is low profile, weak and obviously without destructions.  Since they thought if a women’s chart is too strong, then they will dominate the male position within the society and families which is not preferred.  

論富命 How to interpret rich life in bazi language

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

問曰。何謂富足財食之命。

荅曰。富貴輕重相邇（彼此接近）。陰陽闔闢（閉合。開啟）。乾坤分立。輕而清者為天。重而濁者為地。是以干元為之天清。以支辰為之地。厚清則為貴。厚則為富。

易繫云。天尊地卑乾坤定矣。又曰高矣。登之而不可及也。

又曰草木丘陵㭲如也。以此知莫貴於天。莫富於地。人命亦然。凡推人命。若見合格貴神福氣相助。而又得天清必為貴也。

若或合格貴神相助。天元不秀得地。元氣厚必為富也。

若只是干元有天財。支元有人財。納音有地財。必作財祿之論。

若干元天財者。如甲乙生人見戊己。以木克工則為天財。

丙丁生人見庚辛。以火克金亦為天財。土金水命所克皆倣此論。

地財者如金命人見木謂之財。木命人見土謂之財。但只以生年為主。而克去為財也。

《源髓歌》云攻命先將年作主。次把眾家來比覩。是以當看年干。年納音為主。然而有天財或有地財。又須要財有生旺方且為吉。

若見休囚未必為祥。

《珞祿子》云。但看財命有氣。生逢背祿而不貧。若也財絕命衰。

總建祿不而富。何謂才命有氣。假如戊己人。以癸有財。而見𡈼癸雖為財。若日時見申子辰。乃戊己土𡈼癸。俱到申上而長生。子上而帝旺。辰上為庫墓。此乃謂之財命有氣。

若日時上見卯巳者。乃戊己土壬癸水。俱到卯上而而死。俱到巳上而絕。此乃謂之財命無氣。

有氣為吉無氣為凶。逢此理但要財氣乘旺者為佳。必不在有祿無祿上。若合己上。命格皆可以為富足之命。加以運氣相扶。必主大發財祿。

石崇命造 bazi chart example of a rich ancient man

𡈼 Ren water	丙 Bing fire	𡈼 Ren water	己 Ji earth
辰 Chen earth	申 Shen metal	申 Shen metal	卯 Mao wood

此乃己生人用𡈼為天財。己土𡈼水皆生於申。庫於辰。納音土用水為財。水生於申而庫於辰。此謂財命有氣。

Ji earth person uses Ren water as money star. The birth stage of Ren water is in Shen metal, safety box in Chen earth. This is classify as the money star is strong and safe with a safety box within the bazi chart.

How to expert interpret rich life in bazi reading? 

Money star is a star derive from the stems and branches appear among a bazi chart but after we see this star, how to judge this wealth signal is good or not.  If the money star appears on the stems level, this is clear in feature, if it appears on the branches level, this is thick and rich in feature.  

Moreover, we have to judge if the money star is strong and with an origin to generate energy.  This is non-auspicious to see destruction relationship to weakened it off.  

神煞篇。論無情限殺 Symbolic Star ~ Ruthless star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲乙申酉莫相隨。丙丁亥子要君知

戊己怕逢寅卯位。庚辛巳午不相宜

更有𡈼癸兩干者。辰戌丑末莫逢之

設若五行無氣象。犯著十夭九無疑

問曰何以謂之無情限殺。荅曰無情者。到安處而受克者。乃曰無情也。

且以甲乙生人屬木。本擬到日時上乘勢受生旺。却逢申酉金之所傷。

乃為木命之無情限殺也。

丙丁生人屬火。日時上若見亥子水之所傷。乃曰火命之無情限殺也。

戊己生人屬土。日時上若寅卯木之所傷。乃曰土命之無情限殺也。

庚辛生人屬金。日時上見已午之所傷。乃曰金命之無情限殺也。

𡈼癸生人屬水。日時上見辰戌丑未土之所傷。乃曰水命之無情限殺也。

人命犯此更加無氣。惡殺相併定主少亡。從便少年得養。亦不免於夭折矣。

Derive

Jai, Yi wood ~ Shen and You metal

Bing, Ding fire ~ Hai and Zi water

Wu, Ji earth ~ Yin and Mao wood

Geng, Shen metal ~ Si, Wu fire

Ren, Gui water ~ Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei earth

Explanation

This star is ruthless due to when stems or branches were destructed within a bazi chart.  When this star appears in a chart, this could be a message for early death or serious injury for a minor.  

神煞篇。論關鑰二殺 Symbolic Star ~ Minor sickness star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

春防巳與丑。夏月忌申辰

秋季豬羊死。冬來虎犬驚

能過三五歲。父母也遭迍

求醫猶未了。耗鬼不離門

人生如犯此。難養又難成

苦人逢此地。不請怨天文

問曰何以謂之關鑰殺。荅曰。季則為𨶹。孟則為鑰。

鑰前關後欲進則前有鑰。進之則不能前。

欲退而後有關。退之而不能後。乃曰關鑰殺也。

《神白經》云。人遇鬼門氣度消關。小兒得之決主難養。

又曰何以春防巳、丑。夏忌申辰。秋嫌亥未。冬怕寅戌

荅曰。春三月正月建寅。二月建卯。三月建辰。前乎遇巳。乃夏之孟為鑰。

欲進之而不能前。後有丑乃冬之季為關。欲退之而不能後。

故曰春防巳與丑也。

夏三月四月建巳。五月建午。六月建未。前乎遇申。乃秋之孟為鑰。

欲進之而不能前。後有辰乃春之季為關。欲退之而不能後。

故曰夏防申辰也。

秋三月七月建申。八月建酉。九月建戌。前乎遇亥。乃冬之孟為鑰。

欲進之而不能前。後有未乃夏之季為關。欲退之而不能後。

故曰秋季豬羊死也。。

冬三月十月建亥。十一月建子。十二月建丑。前乎遇寅。乃春之孟為鑰。

欲進之而不能前。後有戌乃秋之季為關。欲退之而不能後。

故曰冬來虎犬驚也。

凡人命之中有關有鑰是為難養。忽然有前鑰而無後關。有後關而無前鑰。

又不足慮。所以二者俱有方且畏之。

有小兒帶關鑰全。若更有凶殺凶神。五行不順。造化無氣反傷倒克。

定主難養。

問人生四季以月論之。皆有關鑰二殺。命何以堪。

荅曰年月日時上見。此乃為害也。

若見五行有氣。造化合格。福神貴氣相助。又且不妨。

又未可專以二者論之也。

Derive

Spring season ~ Si fire & Chou earth

Summer season ~ Shen metal & Chen earth

Autumn season ~ Wei earth & Hai water

Winter season ~ Yin wood & Xu earth

Explanation

This symbolic star is about minor, for kids and children within the family.  If the bazi chart of a minor has this star, this can symbolizes there could be an issue on the kid’s health or an accident.  This is only valid if two earthly branches are present, if only one is being seen, this is not the star.  

神煞篇。暗金的殺 Symbolic Star ~ Non-visible metal destruction star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

子午卯酉蛇開口（巳為殺）

寅申巳亥雞頭粉碎（酉為殺）

辰戌丑未牛頭大忌 （丑為殺）

問曰。何以謂之暗金的殺。曰此三位惡殺者。附于巳酉丑。上蓋巳中有金生。酉中有金旺。丑中有金墓。三殺附於此乃曰暗金的殺也。

犯者必主凶惡。又名曰白衣殺。又名曰破碎殺。又名曰吟神殺。

命若帶之必傷骨肉。歲運逢之主孝服。哭聲小兒生下。犯之主湯火厄。不然身有痕瘕。亦為破相。

《源髓歌》云破碎從來號白衣。運逢之老病危。生子細看須有痣痕瘕。更向火湯期。然則是其殺為凶。亦未必便為之凶。凡諸殺皆如是。

Among five elements, each of them carries unique features, metal element is the only corresponding to killing and damaging force.  This is due to it represents autumn season, this is the time when leaves fall, the majority of growing energy cycle has come to an end until spring.  As a result, the three earthly branches that form a trio metal combination becomes this star.

Derive

Zi water , Wu fire, Mao wood & You metal ~ Si fire

Yin wood, Shen metal, Si fire & Hai water ~ You metal

Chen, Xu, Chou & Wei earth ~ Chou earth 

These are the three stars corresponding to that particular earthly branches. 

Explanation

The interpretation of metal element was mentioned already and when this star appears among a bazi chart, this could means injury, death, scars on body etc.  

八字篇。六害 Bazi series ~ Domestic destruction relationship

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

子害未。未害子

丑害午。午害丑

寅害巳。巳害寅

卯害辰。辰害卯

申害亥。亥害申

酉害戌。戌害酉

問曰。何以謂之六害。荅曰六乃六親也。（父母、兄弟、妻子謂之六親）

害乃損也。犯之主六親上有損克。故謂之六害也。

又曰何以謂之子害未未害子。直上見謂之穿心。子未害者。與衝為合謂之害。

恩未結讎（同仇）已生乃曰害。假如子生人畏午衝。而未却去合午。是以子未為害。

丑生人畏未衝。而午却去合未。所以丑午為害也。

寅生人畏申衝。而巳却去合申。所以寅巳為害也。

卯生人畏酉衝。而辰却去合酉。所以卯辰為害也。

申生人畏寅衝。而亥却去合寅。所以亥申為害也。

酉生人畏卯衝。而戌却去合卯。所以酉戌為害也。

《壺中子》云子衝午兮而未合午。未害子焉恩之未結。巳生焉。

《珞琭子》云六害之徒。命有七傷之事。

詳此可見犯之者。主傷骨肉。

The formation of bazi chart, apart from the four pillars, this also means the picture of family relationship, which includes parents, siblings, spouse.  These are all close relationships, as a result, this star has a direct affect on the chart owner, according to books.  

Derive

This star is being derived from the layout of the 12 earthly branches and vice versa.

Zi water destructs Wei earth 

Chou earth destructs Wu fire

Yin wood destructs Si fire

Mao wood destructs Chen earth

Shen metal destructs Hai water

You metal destructs Xu earth

Explanation 

This is the destructive relationship between close relationships among family, that’s why its interpret as domestic destruction.  

論元辰（又名毛頭大耗) Symbolic Star ~ Isolated Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

子未不同期。午馬獨孤恓

兔猴無伴侶。那堪虎與鷄

蛇犬難相聚。豬龍兇不移

此法人皆捨。常愛悞細微

干利方為用。災來不失期

三元窮此理。四柱審興衰

問曰何以謂之元辰。荅曰元辰別而不合也。

陽前陰後有所屈矣。

屈則於事無所伸。陰前陽後。則直而不逃於事。暴而不治難與同事。

故謂之元辰。是以陽男陰女。衝前一辰。陰男陽女。衝後一辰。此之謂別而不合也。犯之者亦未可便言其兇。此殺蓋因別而不合。忽然遇和又復為也。

《洞玄經》云元辰遇和而大亨也。

Explanation

This star is about the effect of being isolated.  When this star appears within a bazi chart, either on the four pillars, fate pillars or even the current tai sui, this can be a chance of being isolated from an incident or an accident.  About this star, just itself, cannot judge whether is auspicious or not, it has to consider the whole chart if it is balanced and peaceful or not.  

八字篇。論六厄 Symbolic Stars ~ Disaster Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

申子辰在卯。寅午戌在酉

亥卯未在午。巳酉丑在子

問曰。如何斯可謂之六厄。荅曰。厄者遭乎難者一也。

常居驛馬前一辰。死而不生者謂之厄也。

申子辰水局。水死在卯。是以卯為厄也。

寅午戌火局。火死在酉。是以酉為厄也。

亥卯未木局。木死在午。是以午為厄也。

巳酉丑金局。金死在子。是以子為厄也。

其殺亦能為吉。但有救護。有扶持兼有貴氣相助。必為其吉帶之。究竟一生賽滯。

《壺中子》云六厄為剝官之殺。李廣不封候。以此見遇之。必主蹇滯。

《洞玄經》云六厄逢生而喜慶可見。救之為吉。

Derive

Based on the four energy trio combinations.

Water trio ~ Mao wood

Fire trio ~ You metal

Wood trio ~ Wu fire

Metal trio ~ Zi water

Explanation

Disaster star means this is a message for possible disaster for the near future when this star appears in fortune telling.  It is located one earthly branch before the horse star.  

Overall, this disaster star can still have a save when lucky star or mother star appear within a bazi chart or fate pillar.  

論驛馬 Run around star (Horse star) 

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

申子辰馬在寅。寅午戌馬在申

巳酉丑馬在亥。亥卯未馬在巳

問曰。何以謂之驛馬。荅曰驛者郵亭也。安也。馬者駿駟。有傳受之氣。有代勞之功。病處見子謂之馬也。然則如是乎。

何以言之。荅曰。病處見子者。如人病不能進。待子來接。既見子到。則如驛馬之來。故曰驛馳。

申子辰屬水局。生於申病於寅。寅屬木水生乎木。木為子此乃病處見子。所以申子辰用寅是也。

寅午戌屬火局。生於寅病於申。申屬坤為土。火生土土為子。此亦病處見子。所以寅午成用申是也。

巳酉丑屬金局。金生於巳病於亥。亥屬水金生水水為子。此亦病處見子。所以巳酉丑用亥是也。

亥卯未屬木。生於亥病於巳。巳屬火木生火火為子。此亦病處見子。所以亥卯未用巳是也。

Derive

The horse star derives from the energy trio combinations.  

Water trio combo ~ horse star is Yin wood

Fire trio combo ~ horse star is Shen metal

Metal trio combo ~ horse star is Hai water

Wood trio combo ~ horse star is Si fire

Explanations

Horse star is based on the concept of delivery, like a service station, therefore, it has the meaning of running around, like a horse in the old times.  

八字篇。論十干祿 Twelve stages of an Earthly stems ~ 4th stage Graduation stage

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲祿在寅。乙祿在卯

丙。戊祿在巳。丁己祿居午

庚祿居申。辛祿居酉

𡈼祿在亥。癸祿在子

問曰。何以謂之祿。荅曰。祿乃爵祿也。當得勢而享乃謂之祿。

又曰。何以甲以寅祿。乙以卯祿。曰自始分十干十二支時。便以甲乙配同寅卯居東。丙丁配同巳午居南。庚辛配同申酉居西。𡈼癸配同亥子居北。

蓋謂祿隨旺行。所以甲以寅祿。乙以卯祿。戊寄于巳。己寄于午謂巳午乃火旺之鄉。此謂子隨母祿。餘者皆以是論。

又曰。何以十干就支神為祿。內有辰戌丑未四宮。不為祿何也。

曰辰戌丑未為魁剛。名曰邊鄙（注。靠近邊界的地方）

丑未乃天乙貴人。出入之門。魁剛乃惡地。祿元不寄。

丑未為貴人門。祿元避之。所以辰戌丑未四宮。祿元不寄也。

又問。曰凡人命帶祿。或吉或凶或貴或賤。又何以論之。荅曰。祿未可以全靠。便為吉論。

Among the twelve stages of heavenly stems, the first four stages are on upward swing as energy is escalating.  This post is about four stage, the graduation stage.  In Chinese interpretation, this is about remuneration.  As wealth and fortune are at a high energy level  that the chart owner can enjoy. 

Stems Graduation stage

Jai wood ~ Yin Wood

Yi wood~ Mao Wood

Bing fire/ Wu earth Si fire

Ding fire/ Ji earth Wu fire

Geng metal Shen metal

Shen metal You metal

Ren water Hai water

Gui water Zi water

神煞篇。魁罡 Symbolic Star ~ Genius Star

增訂萬歷初刻三命通會。明。萬民英撰

此格有四日。庚辰。𡈼辰。戊戌。庚戌。辰為天罡。戌為河𣁽。乃陰陽滅絕之地。故名。獨除甲干。以居干之首。在辰為青龍。在戌為祿堂。有吉而無凶故也。此格須疊位重逢。日位加臨者眾。以伏為貴。

《經》云。「魁罡聚眾。發福非常」主人為人性聰明，文章振發。臨事果斷。秉權好煞。《賦》云「魁罡性嚴。有操持而為人聰敏。」是也。

運行身旺。發福百端。一見財官。禍患立至。或帶刑煞尤甚。

倘日位獨處。刑衝尅制重臨。必是小人。刑責不已。窮必徹骨。運臨財官旺處。主防奇禍。

若月令見財官、印綬。日主一位。即以財官印食取用。雖微有破敗。財官印食得位，亦無大害。須斟酌提綱。當用者取之。不可拘此小節。

《子平總論》云。「身值天罡地魁。衰則徹骨貧寒。強則絕備貴顯。」

詩曰。𡈼辰。庚戌。庚辰。戊戌魁罡四座神。不見財官刑煞併。身行旺地貴無倫。」

This symbolic star is about a genius character among the bazi chart, and it corresponds to four specific days; 

庚辰。Geng Chen 𡈼辰。Ren Chen。戊戌 Wu Xu。庚戌 Geng Xu

Chen is the genius star from heaven and Xu is the one from earth.  In case of the genius star mode, has to double pillars of these four days within one bazi chart.  

If a person has this star of star mode within a bazi chart, the person has excellent ability in writing, intelligent and has a decisive character.  In case of fate pillars, has lucky star to boost it’s blessings, this can improve the auspicious to another level.  

If the genius star goes through mone

y and officer star fate pillars, then this will kick off the chaotic energy.  

神煞篇。天羅地網 Symbolic Star ~ Capturing Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

戌亥為天羅。辰巳為地網

問曰。何以戌與亥為天羅。辰與巳為地網。

荅曰。五行墓絕處是也。乃暗昧不明不快。謂之天羅地網也。

火命人逢戌亥是為天羅。水土命人逢辰巳是為地網。

大抵世之論命者纔。但見戌亥便以天羅纔（剛）。見辰巳便以為地網。

殊不知唯火命有天羅。水土命人有地網。內金木命人無天羅地網之說。

又況男人忌於天羅。女人忌之於地網。

如人命帶中此。多主蹇滯。如行運到此。多主災危。更加以惡殺相併。五行無氣必至於死亡也。

This star has two version, the heaven star is Xu earth and Hai water. The earth star is Chen earth and Si fire.

Explanation

Xu and Chen earth are both safety box and tomb stage for heavenly stems, this stage is darkened and so it could be danger too.  

For people who are born in fire year, Xu earth and Hai water are the heavenly capture star, while water year born person are the Chen earth and Si fire are the earth capture star.  

There is one saying that male avoids heavenly capture star and female voids earthly capture star.  

Overall, for people with these stars in their bazi charts, this could be a message for stranded fate period and could even be chaotic too.  It will be worsen off when other non-auspicious stars are seen too.  

八字篇。論羊刃 Bazi series ~ Peak stage of an earthly stem

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲生人。羊刃在卯

乙生人。羊刃在辰（十二長生。冠帶）

丙生人。羊刃在午 （同戊）

丁生人。羊刃在未

庚生人。羊刃在酉

辛生人。羊刃在戌

𡈼生人。羊刃在子

癸生人。羊刃在丑

問曰何謂羊刃。荅曰羊訓剛也。刃者主宰割也。祿過則刃生。功成當退。不退乃狠而進也。言進而有傷。故羊刃常居祿前一辰。謂吉極則否生。乃曰羊刃殺。

《洞玄經》云。祿退而羊刃起。凡羊刃衝處謂之飛刃殺。凡人命中帶此亦能為吉。亦能為凶。吉者官印相助福神相資。有禄有刃。必作吉論。凶者亡。劫同徒。惡殺相佐。有刃無祿必作凶論。

《壺中子》云。凡人有祿必𧶽刃以衛之。

Explanations

The peak stage of an earthly stem since it is the strongest stage, as a result, this stage is being treated as strong as a blade, and it can easily harm people.  The peak stage is the stage after the graduation stage.  According to this ancient book, the ideal combination for a bazi chart is, it has both lucky stars and graduation stage to form an auspicious mode.  

On the other hand, if it has non-auspicious stars or symbolic stars in the chart with this peak stage, this will bring non-auspicious blessings.  

論三刑 Bazi ~ Trio Obstruction Mode

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

寅刑巳。巳刑申。申刑寅（曰持勢之刑）

丑刑戌。戌刑未。未刑丑 （曰無恩之刑）

子刑卯。卯刑子 （曰無禮之刑）

辰。午。酉。亥 （曰自刑）

問曰。何以謂之三刑。荅曰。三刑者乃四衝不全也。而謂之刑。

四衝全則立。四位而正缺其一。則欹而不正。三者各自相推。不齊用心而曰刑也。

何以寅巳申為恃勢刑。丑戌未為無恩刑。子卯為無禮刑。

辰。午。酉。亥為自刑。此將何論手荅曰

寅 （甲丙戊）。巳 （丙戊庚）。申（庚𡈼戊）者謂寅中有長生之火。有臨官之木。火為子。父各得其勢在位。巳中有寄宮之土。有長生之金。土金為子父各得其勢在位。申中有臨官之金。有長生之水。金水為子父各得其勢在位。是以三宮各有子父之勢力。而遁互相刑。故曰特勢相刑也。

丑（己辛癸）。戌（戊辛丁）。未（己乙丁）者謂三宮皆屬四維之土。而土見土謂之毗和。毗和者兄弟。是以兄弟各相刑乃曰無恩刑也。

子（癸）。卯（乙）者。子屬水。卯屬木。水能生木則子水為母。卯木為子。而子母自相刑乃曰無禮刑也。

辰。午。酉。亥者。謂寅申巳亥。有寅巳申而互相刑。內亥無刑。辰戌丑未四位。有丑戌未互相刑。而有辰無刑。子午卯酉四位。有子卯互相刑。而午酉無刑。是以此四位謂之自刑者。蓋無所相刑乃曰自也。

又曰刑者。吉凶何以論之。荅曰君子得之吉。小人得之凶。

何為君子。何為小人。五行之中有吉辰旺相。官星印綬貴氣相扶。福神相助謂之君子。似此命得之則為吉為祥。而不能為害也。若更命中駁雜。有凶神惡殺謂之小人。似此命得則為凶為害。

Obstruction Modes

1. Yin wood vs Si fire vs Shen metal ~ Overpower mode
2. Chou earth vs Xu earth vs Wei earth ~ Non-respecting mode
3. Zi water vs Mao wood ~ Impolite mode
4. Chen vs Chen, Wu vs Wu, You vs You, Hai vs Hai ~ Self obstructing mode

Explanations:

Trio obstructing means one component is missing to complete the form.  This missing is counted as non-auspicious, as a result, it complete a strong obstructive mode. 

神煞篇。空亡 Symbolic Stars ~ Empty star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲子旬中戌亥是。甲戌旬中申酉是

甲申旬中午未是。甲午旬中辰巳是

甲辰旬中寅卯是。甲寅旬中子丑是

問曰。何以謂之空亡。荅曰。甲旬盡處曰空亡。

空對實。亡對有言。

神白經云。空亡幾多般。十干不到作空看。

洞玄經云。遁窮而空亡生。故以甲旬盡處曰空亡也。但看旬盡處前二辰是。

甲子旬遁至酉。而十干足。所以無亥戌是為空亡也。

甲戌旬遁至未。而十干足。所以無申酉是為空亡也。

甲申旬遁至巳。而十干足。所以無午未是為空亡也。

甲午旬遁至卯。而十干足。所以無辰巳是為空亡也。

甲辰旬遁至丑。而十干足。所以無寅卯是為空亡也。

甲寅旬遁至亥。而十干足。所以無子旬是為空亡也。

然而空而有實。亡而有存。所以未可便為凶論。

珞琭子論空亡云。五陽令用一陽。五陰令用一陰。陽用陽。

假如甲子、丙寅、戊辰、庚午則用戌為空亡。亥不是。

乙丑、丁卯、己巳、辛未、癸酉則用亥為空亡。戌非也。

指迷賦云。祿入空亡之內。必分為後之辰。亦可以表陰陽之分也。

亦有命中見空亡。而合格者多矣。

洞玄經云。淵淨而倥侗無氣（空亡多謂之清淨路）圓機而自立一家。

（祿貴官上見空亡為九流格）

辭有章而賁名（學堂見空亡也）。

性無為而湛如（自死自見空亡）。

美質可愛。功力可珍（貴人多見空則可愛。華蓋多見空亡則可珍）。

優游恬淡。無累雕鏤華藻有功（休囚旺相見吉神而見空亡也）。

詳此可見亦有吉處。

Stems and branches pillars, there are sixty combinations and they are being grouped into ten period started with Jai wood.  In each period session, there are two earthly branches are not included, that are the empty slots.  

Long story short, lucky stars fall into the empty slot means the blessings has vanished, on the other hand, chaotic stars fall into this slot, means the non-auspicious affect has gone too, so this is a good one.  

神煞篇。災殺（常居劫殺前一辰）Symbolic Stars ~ Obstruction of Admiral Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

申子辰在午。寅午戌在子

已酉丑在卯。亥卯未在酉

問曰。何以謂災殺。

答曰。災殺者其性最為勇猛。居乎劫殺之前。衝破將星者謂之災殺也。

如。

申子辰將星在于子。而午却去衝子。即午為災殺也。

寅午戌將星在于午。而子卻去衝午。即子為災殺也。

其餘二局同論。

人命如帶此有福神相助。多主武權。亦要如劫殺之狀要見官星。印䛵生旺處為佳。

神白經云。災殺畏乎克生處。卻為祥者正謂此也。

Derive of this star

Based on the trio combinations of the fire, water, wood and metal energy.  

The destruction force of peak stage of the trio combination.

For example water combination

Shen metal, Zi water and Chen earth, the destruction force of Zi water is Wu fire, as a result, the obstruction star of the Admiral star is Wu fire.

For example fire combination

Yin wood, Wu fire and Xu earth, the destruction force of Wu fire is Zi water, as a result, the obstruction star of the Admiral star is Zi water.

This is the same for the rest of the two combinations.

Explanations

If a bazi chart has this star and there is another lucky star to boost this star, then this can be a blessings for if the person wants to have a high position among the army force.  This star is non auspicious if there is an obstruction force to weaken it off.  

神煞篇。將星（附華蓋）Symbolic stars ~ Admiral Star and Emperor Shade star 

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

寅午戌生人。將星在午。華蓋在戌

申子辰生人。將星在子。華蓋在辰

亥卯未生人。將星在卯。華蓋在未

巳酉丑生人。將星在酉。華蓋在丑

問曰。何以謂之將星。何以謂之華蓋。

荅曰。將星者如將劄中軍也。故以三合中位謂之。將星華蓋者。喻如寶蓋其星常覆乎大帝之座。故以三合底處。乃庫位謂之華蓋也。

洞玄經曰。將星處乎中軍。華蓋張乎庫上。凡將星常欲吉神相助。貴殺加臨乃為吉矣。

珞祿子云。將星扶德。太乙加臨乃合貴格。又不欲主本休囚。（年為主。日為本）方為美矣。

理愚歌云。將星若引吉神臨。為國楝梁與心膂（注。重要地位）此皆言吉助之為貴。

華蓋本為吉。凡人命中得之。多主孤寡。縱貴亦不免孤獨也。遇之多作僧道藝術論。

壺中子云。華蓋為術藝星。王冰為太僕。

理愚歌云。華蓋雖吉亦有妨。或為姰子（注。私生女）或孤孀填房作贅多。闕口缺鉗頂笠披錨黃。以此論之。斯可表華蓋為孤星者矣。

Rules 

Derived from the four main elements trio combinations 

Fire combination

Yin wood, Wu fire and Xu earth ~ Admiral star is Wu fire and Emperor Shade star is Xu earth

Water combination

Shen metal, Zi water and Chen earth ~ Admiral star is Zi water and Emperor Shade star is Chen earth

Wood combination 

Hai water, Mao wood and Wei earth ~ Mao wood is Admiral star and Wei earth is Emperor Shade star

Metal combination

Si fire, You metal and Chou earth ~ You metal is Admiral Star and Chou earth is Emperor Shade star

Explanations

Admiral star is like the commander in the army, so it is the peak stage of the trio combination which stands for the strength and strong status.  The emperor shade star is like the star that shines on the emperor all the time but it is not the main character, so it is the earth element among the trio combinations.  

When the admiral star joins with the lucky stars, it can act as a boost of the auspicious to the bazi chart. 

Since the emperor shade stars are the four earth element and the foundation meaning of the earth element is a lonely star itself, so even it can blessed on artistic potential of a person, it can still leave the people to be a loner at the same time.  

神煞篇。劫殺（亡神附名破軍咸池) Symbolic star ~ Dead end star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

寅午戌生人。亥為劫殺。巳為亡神

亥卯未生人。申為劫殺。寅為亡神

申子辰生人。巳為劫殺。亥為亡神

巳酉丑生人。寅為劫殺。申為亡神

問曰。何以謂之劫殺。答曰。劫乃絕地窮也極也。欲進無門可進。欲退無路可退。乃曰劫殺也。

又曰何以謂之亡神。曰亡者妄也。妄起事端乃日破軍殺。常與劫殺相對。二者衝而為殺。又曰何謂進無門退無路。曰劫居四位占四方。常在化局絕處為劫。欲進則有天地日月門。兇狼之徒安敢進乎。

吉門此之謂欲進無門也。欲退後有化局墓門。遇墓則不能退。此之謂欲退無路也。

然則二殺如是。而吉凶何以論之。曰大抵見殺。則未可便言其凶。若殺逢休囚。又見惡殺互加。五行無氣。當作凶論。

若殺逢生旺。加以吉神相助。五行有氣當作吉論。又有殺中藏貴。當作權論也。

司馬云。亡劫官印相扶。須持節龯（盾類之武器）之威。

壺中子云。亡劫儻逢生旺。閫外持權。

According to ancient books, this star is defined as this is the dead end of everything, cannot proceed and cannot backup, just stranded at a hopeless spot of life.  This is a fierce star just like a killer, in the eyes of ancient experts.  

This star is derived from the four energy trio combinations. 

Fire combinations

Yin wood, Wu fire and Xu earth ~ Hai water is the dead end star

Wood combinations 

Hai water, Mao wood and Wei earth ~ Shen metal

Water combinations

Shen metal, Zi water and Chen earth ~ Si fire

Metal combinations

Si fire, You metal and Chou earth ~ Yin wood

八字格局。印綬格 Bazi chart modes ~ Mother mode

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

印以行權。故曰印。印者蔭也。承上人之蔭者即此星。又為生我之父母也。

月逢印綬喜官星。運入官鄉福必清。死絕運臨身不利。後行財運百無成。

又曰。重重生氣若無官。當作清高技藝看。官殺不來無爵祿。總能百技也孤寒。 

又曰。印綬干頭重見。比如行運助必傷身。莫言此格無奇處。運入財鄉福祿真。 

又曰。印綬官星旺氣純。傷官多遇轉精神。如行死絕並財地無救。反為泉下人。

又曰。印星偏者是梟神。柱內最喜見財星。身旺遇之方是福。身衰梟旺更無情。（太約後母欺弱畏強。以上古歌）

印綬不喜見臨官。帝旺逢之亦不懽（同：歡）。八字見財無所用。行財不利卻多端。（寸金鑑）

有印無財是福媒。喜逢官位怕臨財。主人襄括文章秀。一舉丹墀面帝來。（淵源歌）

As the same as the other bazi modes, it has both official and unofficial modes.  The basic character of mother star is to generate energy, that’s why in English, it is interpreted as the mother star.  In Chinese, it means the stamp.  It means the official stamp grants an extra power for a person to carry out some duties.  Furthermore, it carries a meaning of power granting behind the back, so it is yin.  

Referring to the five elements process, mother star likes officer star.  For example, for wood energy.  Water energy is the mother star and Metal energy is the officer energy.  As a result, the officer energy can generate energy for the mother star, so this is an auspicious message.  

It is unfortunate to see money star.  Back to this example, money star is earth energy, this money star can destruct the mother star, as a result, this is non-auspicious to see money star.  

八字格局。傷官格（3）Unofficial child mode (3)

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

火土傷官宜傷盡

金水傷官喜見官

木火見官官要旺

土金官去反成官

惟有水木傷官格。財官兩透始為歡

古歌。塗山曰。他格無真假名色。惟從化與傷官有之。假非不好字也。

傷官當令為真傷害。傷官不當令。或會局或透出則為假傷官。

假傷官有更妙于真傷官者。

如木火見官官要旺。此論春令假傷官。若夏令真傷官則不然矣。

火上之必不可見官者。過于燥烈。水激去反有凶災也。

金水之必用見官者。金寒水冷非火不克也。而土金必要有官去官。然後做官。非全然不見之謂。

至於水木無別義可解。不過土以培之火。以溫之耳。

In terms of five elements to distinguish the different features between different child modes.

Fire earth child mode ~ must not see officer star (officer star is water element, this will obstruct earth element directly).

Metal water child mode ~ an advantage to see officer star (this combination has a worry that temperature is too low for energy to stay active, so fire element which is the officer star can be an advantage to see).

Wood fire child mode ~ if seeing the officer star, this star has to be strong (this officer star is metal, this metal energy has to be strong since it will be in destructive relationship with fire energy, so it has to be strong).

Earth metal child mode ~ in this mode, water energy is the officer star, when trying to eliminate this star, eventually the metal energy can generate water again. 

Water wood child mode ~ this is the only mode that both officer star (earth) and money star (fire) showing are advantages since this will complete the growing picture. 

八字格局。傷官格（下）Unofficial child mode (when yin meets yang) (2)

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

《塗山》曰。世之府縣官不好財者。百不得一二。我或傷犯了他。賂以苞苴。則彼怒我者。轉而愛我矣。故曰傷官無財。不可以見官。傷官有財可以見官。

食神格亦多類此。

若二三點食神重見。作傷官看。單只一點則為食神生財格。

食神純粹。主人財厚食豐。度量寬洪肌體肥大。喜謳歌善飲食。優游自足。

有子息獲壽考。古歌云。食神生旺。喜生財。日主剛強福祿來。

身弱食多反為害。或逢梟奪主凶災。

又曰。食神衰旺無刑剋。命逢此格勝財官。更得運行生旺地。少年折桂步金鑾。又曰。食神明朗壽元長。綏母逢之不可當。若無寵妾來救助。恰如枯草遇秋霜。

This second part of the unofficial child mode, will discuss the relationship between the child star and money star.  

First of all, the nature of the unofficial child star is to weaken off the harmful act against the officer star, moreover, this child star can generate energy and this is the money star of the bazi day stem.  

The interpretation is as follows, all governors need money to support their life.  Therefore, if you upset a governor, we can provide money to it to keep it happy instead of harming us.  

This phenomenon is similar of the child star.  

In a case, when a chart is more than one child stars to be seen, this is treated as integrated force, then same as the unofficial child star.  If only one, then this child star can generate money star.  

In a chart, if only one child star and this is strong, then can foresee the chart owner is big, wealthy, like going out, socialize with people and live a relaxing life with longevity.  If the day stem is weak, then child stars are in plural form, this will eventually harm the day stem and non-auspicious.  

八字格局。傷官格（附食神格）（上）Bazi Chart modes – Unofficial child star (yin meets yang) 

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

張神峯曰。

人必由府縣官管。出入動作。皆循規矩不敢妄為。

今傷官者。則是傷犯其官。不服官管。多傲氣精華發於外。多聰明。

如此者不該見官。若再去見官。官肯放汝乎。

故曰傷官見官。為禍百端。又曰傷官傷盡始為奇。猶恐傷多反不宜。

又曰破了傷官損壽元。又曰傷官無官。再見蹇滯。運入官鄉局中反貴。

又曰傷官無財可恃。雖巧必貧。

又曰傷官有財。死官有子。傷官無財子宮有死。

又曰傷官其志傲。王侯好勝。剛中強出頭。

又日男重傷官固剋嗣。

又曰女命傷官格。中大忌財旺印生。反成富貴。

又曰傷官不見夫星。尤為貞潔。

又曰凡傷官行旺相吉。死墓皆凶。總之傷官格與七殺同。

主人才高氣傲。常以為天下人不如己。多誦詐侮人。

庸人多畏之。貴人亦憚之。

The meaning behind this unofficial child star is to eliminate the fierce strength behind the 7 killing star (unofficial officer star).  

How ancient expert interpret this star?

Just like when the governor try to rule over it’s people, his people has to follow the law.  This unofficial star acts like when people are not obeying their governor due to they are the intelligent group of the society.  

Scenarios of this unofficial child star

1. When a chart is using this star, should not interact with an officer star again. 

2. When a chart only the unofficial child star to be seen it an auspicious message.

3. When the star is destructed, there is a chance to lead to chaos. 

4. When the chart only has unofficial star, and meeting officer star fate pillars, this is a boost. 

When a bazi chart is dominated by this star, can foresee the owner is a smart person.  

八字格局。從旺五格 Bazi chart modes ~ Single energy absolute domination

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

炎上格

純火不見水是。夏火炎天焰高。無水方知是顯豪。運行木地方成器。一舉崢嶸奪錦袍。

Extreme Fire mode

When a chart with a single fire energy and water is nowhere to be seen.  When the chart goes through wood fate pillars, this will further boost the chart to a higher level. 

潤下格

純水不見士是。天干壬癸喜冬臨。更值申辰會局成或是全歸。亥子丑等閒平步上青雲。

Water moisturizing mode

When a chart showing a dominating water energy, it is born in winter months with Ren and Gui water showing on the stems level.  On the branches level, we also see a water trio combination, when fate pillars are going through water energy, this will boost the chart to another level.

稼穡格

純土不見木是。戊己生居四季中。戌辰丑未要全逢。喜逢財地嫌官殺。運到東方定有凶。

Heavy earth energy mode

When a chart showing only earth energy and was born in earth energy months.  On the branches level, are showing Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei earth.  It is another credit seeing money or officer stars to clash these earth elements.  It is a non-auspicious when the fate pillars are going through wood elements.  

從革格

純金不見火見。金居從革貴人欽造化。清高福祿貴。四柱火來相剝削。空門藝術漫經綸。

Concentrate metal energy mode

When a chart is only showing metal element and not seeing fire element for destruction.  

曲直格

純木不見金是。甲乙生人寅卯辰。又名仁壽兩堪評。亥卯未全嫌白帝。逢坎位必身榮。

Longevity Wood Mode

When a chart is only showing wood element and not seeing metal energy.  Stems level showing Jai and Yi wood and branches level showing Yin, Mao and Chen (three spring months).  It is not preferable seeing metal energy while seeing water energy will eventually boost the chart to another level. 

八字格局。從兒格 Bazi chart mode ~ Child mode

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

一出門來要看兒。吾兒成氣搆門閭。從兒不論身強弱。（此句最重）

只要吾兒又遇兒。《滴天髓》吾兒之兒生孫也。

The child star is the energy that generates energy from the 1st party, in the language of bazi chart reading, that is the day stem that represents the chart owner.  When the majority of the child star’s energy dominates the chart, then this will be classified as the child mode.  

Once the chart has been counted, reader do not need to consider the strength of the day stem.  When the child star further generates the next energy, this is the money star of the day stem and this completes the cycle. 

八字格局。棄命從財格。棄命從殺格 Bazi Chart modes ~Strong money and officer stars

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

語云。識時務者呼為俊傑。彼勢盛我勢衰。顧戀不得。身家盡心投托入孰無情。雖兇盜之徒。亦必放出慈悲。既不能令。又不受命是絕物也。

齊景公之言可玩。

棄命從財須要會財。

棄命從殺須要會殺。

從殺喜財。從財忘殺會逢根氣。命損無情。

《四言獨步》

Among a bazi chart, after careful analysis, the money or officer star is absolutely dominating the whole chart and at the same time, the energy of the day stem is extremely weak, then in order to survive, the day stem’s energy has to put down it’s own characters and pick up the features of the strong energy stream.  

To bear in mind that, this following manner is not forever, in terms of fate pillars or currently year, if the energy is benefiting the day stem, this will disturb the following manner and retrieving back the own features of the day stem energy.  

神煞篇 (10) 。金轝  Symbolic Star (10) ~ Golden Cart Star

增訂萬歷初刻三命通會。明。萬民英撰

轝者。車也。金者。貴之之義。譬之君子。居官得祿。須坐車以載之。故金轝常居祿前二辰。如甲子人祿在寅。辰為金轝是也。

「此殺乃祿命之旌旗。三才之節龯主人性柔貌願。舉止溫克。婦人逢之。不富即貴。男子得之。多妻妾。陰福相扶持。生日生時遇之為佳。骨肉平生安泰。得賢妻妾。子孫茂盛。如皇族類。多帶此殺。常格得之。身在無氣中者。主作贅。」《燭神經》

《紫虛局》云：「祿前二辰號轝。遇此之福最殊。偏主聰明多富貴。一生清泰亦虞。」

《八字金書》云：「驛馬前辰居二位。此名金轝在其中。生於此處並行運。到老為官轉自通。」是又以馬前二辰為金轝。若人命官貴。夾擁金轝引從。主大貴。若金轝見福貴。並將星者妙。

Symbolic star, the Golden cart.  This is derived from the 5th stage of a heavenly stem of your day stem.  For example, the day stem is Jai Wood, the graduation stage (strong energy applied) is Yin wood, then two earthly branches that is in front of it is the represents the Golden cart, therefore, is the Chen earth.  

The graduation stage means benefits derived from the strong energy and the golden cart further means there is a media carrying an advanced benefit to the day stem to enjoy, this is obviously an auspicious message.  

八字格局。時上偏財格（附月上偏財格）Bazi chart modes ~ Unofficial money mode (on the month pillar)

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

時上偏財一位佳。不逢沖破享榮華。敗財劫刃還無遇。富貴雙全比後家。

（貴因富生。石崇不過一富翁耳。）

偏財本是眾人財。最忌干枝比劫來。身強財旺皆為福。若帶官星更妙哉。

（古歌）

Among the whole bazi chart, it is ideal only one unofficial money star appears on the time pillar, since this means the good thing last until later stage of life, provided that not of another energy comes in to destruct it or damaging it. 

Not like the money star is designated yours money, instead the unofficial money star is public fortunate, anyone can benefit from it if you have enough strength to earn it.  As well, the day stem and the money star have to be strong at the same time, then this is an auspicious message.  Furthermore, if there is one officer star among the chart, then this money star can generate strength for the officer star.  

八字格局。正財格 Bazi Chart mode ~ Money mode

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

受我制攝者財也。養命者。以此殺身者亦以此。

語云人為財處。守錢虜視一文錢如性命。真塗。山所不解也。

然財可通神。原不得棄。擲如糞土。故孔方見誓。不宜跟豪俠之士。

豪俠之士。八字多露財財亦薄。孔子曰慢藏誨盜。財之不可露如是。

正財有氣喜身強。陽取陰財陰取陽。身弱財旺反成禍。

身強財旺利名長。只愁官鬼怕空亡，印緩相生榮貴昌。休囚少年不如意。

老臨旺運晚風光 （古鷓鴣天）

In terms of bazi language, money star stands for wealth, fortune etc.  This is the main source that support our life and is the star that we use force to destruct, then this is the money star.  

Money star that can work for us properly, the day stem that stands for the bazi chart owner has to be strong.  On the other hand, is the money star is way too stronger than the chart owner, this will lead to disasters eventually.  

八字格局。偏官格（3）去官留殺去殺留官格 Bazi Chart modes ~ how to deal with officer and un-office star appearing at the same time

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

官星怕行七殺運。七殺猶畏官星臨。官殺混雜當壽夭。去官留殺仔細尋。

留官去殺莫逢殺。留殺去官莫逢官。殺俱傷人必夭。更宜時格定前程。

（萬金賦）

貪合忘殺貪合忘官。（雜說）

官殺相連只論殺。官殺各分無混雜。

食神重見作傷官。（此句是客）疊見官星作殺論。（此句是主）

露殺藏官只論殺。露官藏殺只論官。身強遇此多清貴。身弱重重禍百端。

又曰。去殺留官方論福。去官留殺有威權。

When analyzing the energy flow, it is preferred one obvious flow and not a good idea that a mixture of two energy are interacting.  In this officer star case, the unofficial officer star appears at the same time as the officer star.  As the yin & yang energy is mixing together and this will reflect to reality that the life is not stable and the mind is not clear for that person.  

1). When the officer star is dominating and the fate pillar is reflecting an unofficial officer star energy.  

2). The solution is we use tools to either eliminating the unofficial officer star or the other way round.  

3). Use the combination mode to combing the unwanted officer or unofficial star.

4). The star that is showing at the stems level is the focus and the star that is staying at the branch level to classify as not the dominating energy. 

八字格局。偏官格（2）時上一位貴格 Bazi Chart modes ~ Unofficial officer mode (part2) Un officer star at the time pillar

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

時上偏官一位強。本身健旺富非常。年並無官與殺。運逢財地利名當。

時上偏官喜刃衝。身強制服祿豐隆。

正官若也來相混。身弱財生主困窮。

時上偏官一應強。日辰自旺貴非常。有財有印多財祿。注定天生作楝梁。

時逢七煞是偏官。有制身強好命看。制過喜逢殺旺運。三方得地發何難。

（三方猶言三合）

時逢七煞本無兒。此理人當仔細推。歲月時中如有制。定知有子貴而奇。

《古歌》時殺無根殺旺取貴。時殺多根殺旺有晦。《四言獨步》

This is part two of the unofficial officer star within the pillar chart, and this is focus on this star appearing in the time pillar.  

If there is only one unofficial officer star in the time pillar, this is a sign of auspicious and the date stem has to be strong itself, so it can use the strength of this star to benefit yourself.   On the other hand, if the day stem is not strong enough to bear the fierce strength from this officer star, ad the will eventually lead to unfortunate to future life.  

八字格局。偏官格 Bazi chart modes ~ Unofficial Officer mode

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

偏官者第七位。七殺是也。一名貴偏官乃佐貳掌印者也。

語云。權官惡如劫賊。故必用制必用化。猶上司清廉當道。在前不敢作威作福。殺者殺也。殺我之神也。

何以主貴？我夫子孟氏曰。人無敵國外患者。國恆從曰。困於心積於慮而後達。

偏官如虎怕衝多。運旺官強怎奈何？身弱虎強成禍害。

身強制服貴中和。偏官不可例。言凶有制還他衣祿豐。幹上食神又帶合。兒孫滿眼福無窮。

偏官有制化為權。聽俊文章發少年。歲運若行身旺地。功名大用福雙全。

殺星原有制神降。制旺身強貴必昌。若見制神先有損。將富貴變災殃。

《古歌》

身強殺淺殺無妨。殺重身輕制鄉為福。《玄機賦》

殺星重而行殺旺運。蚤赴幽冥之客。《玄機賦》

七殺無制逢官祿。為禍而壽元不久。《定真篇》

Unofficial officer mode (sometimes call it seven killing star) is the same yin or yang destructive energy towards us.  Since this is the same yin yang as the bazi chart owner, then this symbolizes a strong force in destruction.  As a result, experts treated this as a vicious stars that is bringing harm.  

Since the foundation concept of the unofficial officer star is a deadly force towards us, then a control force can keep this officer star under control is preferable.  If an energy can keep this officer star under control and let it act properly for us, this is then auspicious.  

For example, if the date stem is Jai wood, then the unofficer officer star is Geng metal.  If the date stem is Bing fire, the seven killing star is Ren water.  As we can see same yang destructive force is the maximum force so experts classified it as a deadly killing force too.  As a result, an energy which can keep this star under control is an auspicious message.  

八字格局。正官格（附時上官星格）Bazi chart modes ~ Officer mode

星平大成.七卷.沈義方纂集.懷德堂.清康熙時期刊本

官者管也。即府縣也。有父母之義。多仁慈兼教養人。無官管則放逸。為非甚矣。人之不可無官也。官可人事謀為故。賴財生。

正氣官星月上。推無衝無破始為奇。中年歲運來相助。

將相公候總可為。（古歌）

真官時遇蚤登金紫之封。（司馬季主）祿得天時奇花生於金帶。

《通明賦。官為祿。天時。言時干》

In bazi charts reading, there are ten different modes that we treated as main tools in order to help reader to read the chart and identify that possible problem of that chart.  

Officer mode, this is the energy that destruct us, just like our boss, our superior to take control over us, just like governor to control over people, employers control over employees, and in the family, the father figure.  Through control and educating us, this will eventually lead us to an improvement.  In the bazi language, an officer is generated from the money star, which stands for the close relationship between officer and money stars.  

In order to distinguish whether the physical officer star is healthy, there must not be an destructive energy via the officer star or damage to it.  

神煞篇（10）。月德貴人 Symbolic Star (10) ~ Luna lucky star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

寅午戌月在丙。申子辰月在𡈼

巳酉丑月在庚。亥卯未月在甲

問曰。何以謂之月德

答曰。一月之內有和氣而為德矣。蓋甲庚丙𡈼乃四大吉神。謂。

寅午戌三個月屬火。故以丙為和（乃正。五。九月為是）

申子辰三個月屬水。故以𡈼為和 （三。七。十一月是）

巳酉丑三個月屬金。故以庚為和 （四。八。十二月是）

亥卯未三個月屬木。故以甲為和 （二。六。十月是）

亦須在日上見方始佳。更得四柱閒兼得福神助之勝。如美錦添花者也。

Last post was about heaven lucky star, this one is luna lucky star.  This lucky star is based on the four main elements trio combination.

Fire trio month (first, fifth & ninth month) is Bing fire.

Water trio month (seventh, eleventh & third month) is Ren water

Metal trio (forth, eighth & twelfth month) is Geng metal

Wood trio ( tenth, second & sixth month ) is Jai wood

With this luna luck star, will the smoothness within the original bazi chart, it is a boost. 

神煞篇 (9)。天德貴人 Symbolic Star (9) ~ Heaven Kindness lucky star 

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

正丁二坤宮。三𡈼四辛同

五乾六是甲。七癸八艮宮

九丙十乙取。子巽必有功

庚尋丑月內。值者乃興隆

間曰。何以謂之天德。

答曰。德者莫非利物濟人。掩兇作善而為之德。

謂周天有三百六十五度。二十五分半除十二宮分野。

每宮名占三十度。共計三百六十度。外有五度二十五分半。

散在十二佐宮也。佐宮者甲庚丙𡈼。乙辛丁癸。乾坤艮巽此十二宮。

謂之神藏殺沒。每宮名得四十四分。所以。

子午卯西中有甲庚丙壬（子中有𡈼。卯中有甲。午中有丙。酉中有庚）

辰戌丑未中有乙辛丁癸（丑中有癸。辰中有乙。未中有丁。戌中有辛）

寅申巳亥中有乾坤艮巽（寅中有艮。巳中有巽。申中有坤。亥中有乾）

此十二位宮能回兇作善乃天德也。《閻東叟》云貴神在位。諸殺伏藏一德扶持。眾凶皆散。凡人命中帶凶殺。得之乃蓋之兇不甚也。

又須要在日上見。方為的當。若他處見未當作德論。

既於日上見了。又不要時上克破。衝破。刑破又為不吉。 

What is heaven kindness?

This is the most natural blessings of kindness from heaven.  This can ensure all growing energy and lead to benefits to living things on earth.  To eliminate all vicious energy and replace with kindness.  

神煞篇 (8)。福星貴人 Symbolic Star (8) ~ Mascot  Lucky Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲丙相邀入虎鄉。更遊鼠穴最高強

戊猴己未乙丁亥。丙人唯喜戌中藏

庚趂馬頭辛到巳。𡈼騎龍背喜非常

更有丁人愛尋酉。癸乙宜牛卯自昌

問曰。何以謂福星。

答曰。福享受自然者謂之。福遁得本旬中真食神者。

斯謂之福星也。若遇之者。雖不貴顯亦為富足之命。

甲生人用丙為食神。遁本旬內得丙寅丙子。所以甲人見丙寅為真食神也。

乙生人用丁為食神。遁本旬內得丁亥。所以乙生人見丁亥為真食神也。

丙生人用戊為食神。遁本旬內得戊戌。所以丙生人見戊戌為真食神也。

丁生人用己為食神。遁本旬內得己酉。所以丁生人見己酉為真食神也。

戊生人用庚為食神。遁本旬內得庚申。所以戊生人見庚申為真食神也。

己人用辛。得辛未

庚人用壬。得𡈼午

辛人用癸。得癸巳

𡈼人用甲。得甲辰

癸人用乙。得乙丑

This symbolic star is focus on mascot and derive from the child star like the last one.  This is the nature bring blessings and no extra boosting needs to be done.  This is will not bring huge wealth or fortune but will bring smoothness and lucky to life.  

For example:

Jai wood, the child star is Bing fire, if we see Bing Yin pillar, then this is the real child star.

Yi wood, the child star is Ding fire, if we see Ding Hai pillar, this is the real child star.

Bing fire, the child star is Wu earth, if we see Wu Xu pillar, this is the real child star.

Ding fire is Ji You pillar

Wu earth is Geng Shen pillar

Ji earth is Shen Wei pillar

Geng metal is Ren Wu pillar

Shen metal is Gui Si pillar

Ren water is Jai Chen pillar

Gui water is Yi Chou pillar

神煞篇 (7)。天廚祿貴 Symbolic Stars (7) ~ Graduation stage of Child Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

問曰。何以謂之天廚祿。

答曰。此乃食神就見祿是謂天廚祿也。既有食神又就位見祿。豈不美哉。

又曰何謂食見祿。答曰。且如。

甲人以丙為食神。丙祿在巳。所以甲人見巳是也。

乙人以丁為食神。丁祿在午。所以乙人見午是也。

丙人以戊為食神。戊祿到巳。所以丙人見巳是也。

丁人以己為食神。己祿在午。所以丁人見午是也。

其餘同推。

此貴常用食神與褖。全見者方為是也。且如甲生見丙又見巳方是。

如有丙無巳。有巳無丙皆非也。餘傚此論

此雖為貴亦要四柱順當者為佳。

Child star ~ it is the element that we generate their energy, just like our child.  For example, I am Jai wood, Bing fire is my child star.  In order to illustrate the child star is strong in status, it has to be in the graduation stage (12 stages of heavenly stems).  If we see this symbolic star, this is showing an auspicious message and a blessing from this star.

For example, I am Jai wood, Bing fire is my child star, if we also see Si fire, this is the 5th stage, graduation stage of Bing fire.  As a result, Jai wood person seeing Si fire in the same bazi chart, this is the auspicious blessings from this symbolic star.

Example II

I am Yi wood, Ding fire is my child star, Ding fire’s graduation stage is at Wu fire.  If the bazi chart consists of Yi wood, Ding fire and Wu fire all inclusive, then this symbolic star is valid.  

If either one is absent, then this is not counted.  

On the top, the basic energy cycle of the chart has to be smooth and strong, then with this symbolic star is then valid.  

八字命例 #70 Bazi case study #70

命主：左宗棠 （清朝政治家。軍事家）乾造

丙生於坤卦亥月。亥為水祿見申為水長生，年干透𡈼，辛金長生於子，年月兩柱水氣旺盛，不利丙本質。又新前兩柱子丑兩地，此局急需火氣調候。日時兩柱見火炁強旺，寅午半火局，配上丙辰丁巳戊午三運皆以火炁為主。命主平定新疆，建省為新疆王。

丙辛作合，辛為財星妻星，此妻可旺夫因財貴自坐日元坐下，月令亥水為丙火貴人，此為貴人互換貴徵所在。時支寅為辛貴人，命主原配妻子出身名門望族，家境富裕。妻子家族也大力支持左讀書科考，更是左事業的堅定支持者。

神煞篇 (6)。太極貴人 Symbolic Stars (6) ~ Tai Chi lucky star

欽定協紀辨方書。三十六卷。清乾隆四年。允祿等人奉敕編撰

甲乙生人子午中。丙丁雞兔定享通

戊己兩干臨四季。庚辛寅亥祿盈豐

𡈼癸巳申偏喜美。值此應當福氣鍾

更須貴格相扶合。侯封萬戶列三公

問曰何以謂之太極貴人。日貴同前論。

太極者大乃初也。始也。物造於初為太極者。乃成也收也。

物有歸曰極。貴乎始終相。保乃曰太極貴也。

又曰何以甲乙用子午。丙丁用卯酉。

戊己用辰戌丑未之屬。

曰甲乙乃木也。先喜子坎水而助生。後終乎午離火位而死。此乃為有始有然歟

丙丁乃火也。先喜出乎震卯也。後喜藏乎兌酉也。此非有始有終歟。

戊己乃土也。喜辰成丑未為正庫也。

《理愚歌云》四庫全時為貴位。班上列據權衡。

庚辛乃金得寅乃金生乎。艮見亥乃金廟乎乾。此有始有終也。

𡈼癸水也。先得申而生也。後得巳而納也。

經曰地陷東南。四瀆俱流巽位巳屬巽也。水至是而歸也。

命入格更有福氣助。豈不貴哉。

Tai Chi lucky star

Year Pillar Heavenly Stems ~ Designated lucky star

Jai Wood, Yi wood ~ Zi water and Wu fire 

Geng and Shen metal ~ Yin wood and Hai water

Ren and Gui water ~ Si fire and Shen metal 

Wu and Ji earth ~ Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei earth

In order to enjoy the blessings from the Tai Chi lucky star, the original bazi pillar chart must have a smooth and strong flow of energy.  

Tai Chi in the language of ancient culture, it means when the world was first born, this is the very beginning of every substance in this world.  This is a brand new status with a fresh energy cycle, and it also consists of a meaning of decent finished.  When a living energy starts from newborn, process and a decent finish, this is a perfect cycle and a blessing too.  Tai Chi lucky star stands for this concept.  

神煞篇 (5)。天福貴人 Symbolic Stars (5) Lucky star for Officer Star

欽定協紀辨方書。三十六卷。清乾隆四年。允祿等人奉敕編撰

甲愛金雞乙愛猴

丁豬丙鼠己寅頭

戊尋玉兔庚𡈼馬

辛癸逢蛇官未休

問曰何以謂之天福貴人。

曰貴同前篇

論天福者。謂官星就處見祿是為天福。如人有官。

甲戊庚者。甲陽木乘少陽之氣。生乎東方至巳而陽用事畢矣。

故退藏未而為貴。庚陽金乘少陰之氣。而生乎西至亥而陰用事畢矣。

故退藏於丑而為貴。戊陽土衝和中央播於四時。

甲因之萬物生。庚因之萬物成。則生成之理畢矣。

此三者到丑未以喜而為貴也。

又曰何謂乙己用申子為貴。

曰乙乃陰木。己乃陰土。二位無氣失類而無所居。

必待申子生旺。水土滋養充實補助不足。此二者喜見申子而貴。

又曰何以丙丁酉亥為貴。

曰丙丁之火。當盛夏則其性至酷而害萬物。性熄於酉藏於亥。以西北成齊之氣而和矣。此二者以酉亥陰氣和而為貴也。

又曰何以𡈼癸卯巳為貴。

曰𡈼癸之水。至窮冬則其性嚴而殺。萬物唯嗇於卯潛於巳。以東南溫燠之氣和而為貴。此二者以巳卯陽氣和而為貴也。

甲生人以辛為官星。辛祿在酉是以甲人見酉是也。

乙生人以庚為官星。庚祿在申是以己人見申是也。

丙生人以癸為官星。癸祿在子是以丙人見子是也。

丁生人以𡈼為官星。𡈼祿在亥是以丁人見亥是也。

其餘同推。

凡命帶此加以福神助之有氣為佳。若只尋常命見未可便作吉論。

Officer Star lucky stars are as follows:

Jai wood ~ You metal

Yi wood ~ Shen metal

Bing fire ~ Zi water

Ding fire ~ Hai water

Wu earth ~ Mao wood

Ji earth ~ Yin wood

Geng metal ~ Wu fire

Shen metal ~ Si fire

Ren water ~ Wu fire

Gui water ~ Si fire

This lucky star is the designated star for the officer star.  This is checking the heavenly stems combo officer stars, and the graduation stage ( twelve stages of heavenly stems). This will bring huge blessings for the officer star for yourself, as a result, this is treated as an auspicious message based on symbolic stars concept.  

神煞篇。總論 What is it about Symbolic Stars?

欽定協紀辨方書。三十六卷。清乾隆四年。允祿等人奉敕編撰

神煞總論

舉事無細大。必擇其日辰義歟。日敬天也記曰。易抱龜南。面天子卷冕（帝王皇冠）北面。雖有明智之心。必進斷其知焉。示不敢專以尊天也。

夫古之君子。居則觀其象。而玩其辭一事之。至其合於何卦何爻。應有何變何應。早已謀諸乃心而灼（指：明白透徹）。然況又謀及卿士。大夫至於庶民。 夫亦何患其不審。 乃又必動則觀其變。而玩其占耶。

凡以血氣心知之性。必合諸虛靈不昧之天。而後天下之理。得使足已而不問。則未事而先失也。選擇之義亦猶。夫是天地神袛之所。向則順之所。忌則避之。既奉若於宮廷以彰昭事（指：祭祀）之忱（指：真誠）。又申布於閭（指：人聚居處）。左以協休嘉之氣。凡以敬天云爾如。曰若是則福。不若是則禍。則術士之曲說。而非其本原也。

充論衡闢之不遺餘力。則又儒士拘迂。而未見大義善。夫荀悅申（東漢儒學思想家）鑒曰。或問時羣忌曰。此天地之數也非吉凶所從生也。則固修身者。所當順也。知其非吉凶所生。則一切拘牽謬悠之說（指：不合事實）。具廢而所為順之。避之者亦必有道矣。

From the point of view of fortune telling, when readers have a whole lots of symbolic stars to look up to check whether it is auspicious to carry out one thing or an event, this is the most straightforward way to predict future.  

Back to the basic, this is based on the concept of following the proper way of doing things to ensure smoothness and to prevent chaos.  If people act according to the way their god agree, then this is auspicious, if it is the other way round, then this is not acceptable.  

As a result, there is a bundle of auspicious symbolic stars, to boost luck, on the other hand, to prevent chaos, there is also a bundle of unfortunate symbolic stars.  

神煞篇 (5)。天官貴人 Symbolic Stars (5) Officer Star lucky star (5)

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

天官遁甲入羊群。乙貴清龍事可陳

丙見巳兮為官貴。己共𡈼人酉戌尋

戊用卯兮庚宜亥。辛喜申兮丁愛寅

六癸之人逢見午。必作清朝顯職人

問曰何以謂之天官貴人。

答曰貴人者如前天一貴人篇。

同論天官者。謂官星所居之地。以本旬遁得支元是也。

如甲人以辛為官星。本旬遁得辛未。所以未為天官為人。

乙人以庚為官星。本旬遁見庚辰。所以辰為貴也。

兩人以癸為官星。丙本旬遁見癸巳。所以巳為貴也。

餘皆傚此例論。

雖然命中有得者。尤要天元清秀不反傷。納音和而福神助

乃為吉也。

《洞玄經》云天官惡而吉去。

（惡乃反傷。反克不順。無氣為惡）

命例。余狀元（諱申）

此庚寅見癸亥三元皆有和氣。所以為貴也。

神煞篇 (4)。天乙貴人 Symbolic stars (4) ~ Lucky star from heaven

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

甲戊庚。牛羊

乙己。鼠候鄉

丙丁豬雞位

𡈼癸免蛇藏

六辛見虎馬

此是貴人方

十干臨十位

不臨魁與罡

問曰。何以為之天乙貴人？

答曰。夫。天乙者在紫微宮門外事。天皇大帝下遊三辰。

家在己丑斗牛之次。出乎己未井鬼之舍。玉衡較量天人之事。

乃上天之神而日天一也。

又曰。何以謂之貴人？

答曰。貴以喜而位。禮以和為貴。

乃曰貴人又曰何以？

甲戊庚以丑為貴。曰甲戊庚者。甲陽乘少陽之氣生乎。東方至巳而陽用事畢矣。故退藏未而為貴。

庚陽金乘少陰之氣而生乎。西至亥而陰用事畢矣。故退藏於丑而為貴。

戊陽土冲和中央。播於四時。甲因之萬物生。庚因之萬物成則生成之理畢矣。此三者到丑未以喜而為貴也。

又曰何謂乙己用申子為貴？

曰乙乃陰木。己乃陰土。二位無氣失類而無所居。必待申子生旺。水土滋養充實補助不足。此二者喜見申子而貴。

乃又曰何以丙丁酉亥為貴？

曰丙丁之火。當盛夏則其性至酷而害萬物。性熄於酉藏於亥。以西北成齊之氣而和矣。此二者以酉亥陰氣和而為貴也。

又曰何以𡈼癸卯巳為貴？

曰𡈼癸之水。至窮冬則其性嚴而殺萬物。唯嗇於卯潛於巳。以東南溫燠之氣和而為貴。此二者以巳卯陽氣和而為貴也。

又曰何以六辛以寅午為貴？

辛乃陰金。執方不能自化。須用假寅午生旺之火。剉剛革而成形為貴。此辛者乃寅午成而為貴也。 （近輩以庚辛貝寅午為貴人大謬也）

又曰十干臨十支外有辰戌二位而貴不臨。何也？

辰戌𣁽剛惡弱之地。而天一不臨。所以不為貴也。

《壺中子》云辰戌名為邊。鄙天一不臨此之謂也。

凡命中有見貴人而吉者。亦有見而凶者。何也。

曰凡貴人所臨之處。亦要有生旺無衝破。理順不落空亡為佳。

《理愚歌》曰貴人或落空亡裏。祿馬背違如不值。

《洞玄經》云貴人嗔則凶來。何以謂之嗔曰。天元納音意不相和為嗔也。

Designated lucky stars

Jai wood, Wu earth & Geng metal ~ Chou and Wei earth

Yi wood & Ji earth ~ Shen metal and Zi water

Bing & Ding fire ~ Hai water and You metal

Shen metal ~ Yin wood and Wu fire

The two isolated earthly branches are not lucky stars ~ Chen and Xu earth

This is the number one lucky star in not only bazi reading and it widely covers various field of fortune telling.  

Ancient experts believed lucky stars from heaven will bring auspicious and smoothness to the original bazi chart.  

神煞篇 (3)。學堂詞館 Symbolic Stars (3) ~ Academic Star

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

復問曰何以謂之學堂詞館

答曰夫學堂詞館者。只長生臨官處是也。

壺中子以正印作詞館論。非也。正學堂乃長生。是如金命見辛巳是為真學堂。

正詞舘乃臨官。是金命見壬申是為正詞舘。

凡學堂詞館切不要犯空亡及衝破。支干納音不要見克方為得用。

祝勝經云。甲辰丙寅學堂不真或成富廕官職。卑貧讀書修學空有虛名。

（雖甲辰火命《佛燈火》見丙寅是真學堂終犯空亡）

理愚歌云。學堂如更朝驛馬。位極勳高壓天下 （此言學堂有祿也）

又云。生來祿馬若同鄉詞館。又兼真學堂。遇中不遇人。誰會不遇如何福祿昌（遇不遇者謂犯空亡及受克衝破也）

又云。文星聚處。人中瑞聲華。獨冠英雄輩降生。只逢卑學堂才學。豈能為拔萃。（卑學堂亦是衝破受克是也）

又況命若入格合造化又不苦在學堂詞館上而得也。

The academic star is the blessings from this star that all parents loved.  If this star is present among a bazi chart, this will take effect to the chart owner.  

Theoretically, this is the birth and graduation stage of the five ‘Yang’ stems.  For example, for birth year branches with metal energy, the bazi chart with a Si fire 巳火 present, this is the academic star.

With the present of this star, it has to avoid any collision and destruction since this will hurt the star directly or weaken it off. 

神煞篇。論孤神。寡宿（2）Symbolic Stars (2) Lonely stars part 2

三車一覽命書詳論。十卷。宋。方謙之編

亥子丑生人。寅為孤辰。戌為寡宿

寅卯辰生人。巳為孤辰。丑為寡宿

巳午未生人。申為孤辰。辰為寡宿

申酉戌生人。亥為孤辰。未為寡宿

問曰何以謂之孤辰寡宿。

答曰所謂孤寡者。孟子言之詳矣。老而無妻曰鰥。

老而無夫曰寡。老而無子曰獨。幼而無父曰孤。

謂人命犯此殺。主孤寡辰宿者。辰謂星辰。宿謂星宿也。

又曰何以亥子丑人有寅孤辰。戌寡宿之類何也。

曰陰惆陽帳。前有孟為孤。後有季為寡。

乃母絕為孤辰。夫墓妻墓為寡宿。

造物中以生我者為母。克我者為夫。我克者為妻。

且以亥子丑屬北方水位。水用金為母絕於寅。是母絕。

水用火為妻火墓在戌。是妻墓。所以亥子丑生人用寅為孤辰。戌為寡宿。

寅卯辰屬東方木位。木用水為母絕于巳。是母絕。

木用金為夫金墓于丑。是夫墓。所以寅卯辰生人用巳為孤辰。丑為寡宿。

餘下二局同論。

神白經云。後關為寡宿前鑰是孤神。四柱如逢此平生少六親。

壺中子又云。孤寡兩犯損頂方袍斯可見。犯之主傷骨肉也。

This is another article about the symbolic star ~ Lonely star.  Let’s have a look into another book, see how this author interpret this star.  

What is a lonely star in bazi chart?  

For a man, become a widower, for a woman, become a widow, for an elderly, he/she has no children, and a minor become an orphan.  

The designated star is the same under the same rule.  The reason is due to:

The water trio combination, the mother star of the water combo is metal energy and the death stage (12 stages of heavenly stems) is at Yin wood.  The money star (stands for wife star too) of the water trio is fire energy, Xu earth is tomb for fire energy.  As the result, Yin wood and Xu earth are the lonely stars for a person with birth year of the water trio combinations. 

Example two:

Wood trio combination, mother star of wood energy is water energy, Si fire is the death stage of water trio and wife star of wood energy is metal energy and the tomb stage is Chou earth.  As a result, Si fire and Chou earth are the lonely stars for the wood trio combinations. 

This is the same for the rest of the two trio combinations.  

神殺篇。孤辰寡宿 Symbolic Stars (1) ~ Lonely Star

新刻星平總會命海全编.10卷.首1卷.明薛承愛. 遺稿.夏從仁編.明萬歷39年

歌訣

寅卯辰人怕巳丑。巳午未人畏申辰

辰酉戌人嫌亥未。亥子丑人寅戌嗔

若人值此多孤寡。刑害兼湏（須）損六親

男遇孤辰湏切忌。女逄寡宿獨眠瞋

歌斷

孤辰切忌男妨婦。寡宿湏教害夫

兄弟亦當離別去。爺娘骨肉不同居

孤辰寡宿好為僧。若居庶俗必伶仃

更被穿心來守破。不然帶疾主雙盲

Symbolic star is analyzing a bazi chart from another point of view.  This way of thinking is from the ancient time and this is more straight forward then judging via five elements since it is already assigned with its definition.  

This is the first article of the Symbolic star series

Lonely star

From the ancient people point of view, getting married and having children are the main task for an adult, as the result, whether a person can find the suitable person to get marry is critical.  From checking a designated bazi of a person if there is any likely chance to get alone for the whole life is kind of scary.  

Rule

Spring three branches。Yin wood, Mao wood & Chen earth is Si & Chou

Summer three branches。Si fire, Wu fire & Wei earth is Shen & Chen

Autumn three branches。 Shen metal, You metal & Xu earth is Hai & Wei

Winter three branches。 Hai water, Zi water & Chou earth is Yin & Xu

Explanations

If a man has this star, is a non-auspicious message for his wife, and the other way round is the same effect.  This star is like to harm spouse and family members which include those who are close to you.

When reading a bazi chart, it includes six main types of family members, who are parents, siblings, spouse, children and close friends.  This lonely star covers them all, and it has to depends on which pillar it falls on and it stands for which type of family and friends.  

八字命例 #69 Bazi case study #69

命主：北平李麗命造（坤造）東北名媛，電影明星

丙火生寅月，正月三陽之時，丙火長生，強論。年月戌寅加上日干丙火為火局，丙火旺盛。戌土人元丙戊庚全透天干，年月日三柱為火炎土燥，萬物不生，年干庚金亦不利。

命主家庭背景一般，幼年喪父，母親唯利是途之人，被二哥用一百五十元錢賣到妓院。

命主欠缺技能，但生得美人脖子，所以在異性身上容易得到金錢資助。夫宮寅木長生，源源不絕供給丙火生氣，命主一生有很多異性願意提供生活，但他們全都不是大富之人，不能當正妻，只能當外室。亥子丑運為水地，丙火官星。

這三運天干木火，使命局加劇火炎之勢，所以基本上至甲運命主只是為了生存而選擇生活模式。

年月日柱庚金唯一缺口，但年青時受尅太過不能用。

子運，乙亥流年，拜梅蘭芳為師學習平劇，使往後日子在以演戲成名。

戌運，大運轉走金水地，命主46歲決定長居台灣。49歲己亥年名正言順注冊結婚。往後日子一直在台灣唱戲到74歲。

年干庚金直到晚年己亥時柱才能得用。己土潤金，亥合夫宮寅木，丙火貴人。

巳運冲亥，命主93歲台灣逝世。

八字命例 #68 Bazi case study #68

命主：載笠。中華民國情報首長。軍統領

八字命例 #67 Bazi case study #67

命主：陳璧君 （汪兆銘太太）坤造

乙木生於戌月，戌為秋土帶燥，內含火金，正財格成。乙木生於火地，發榮要水潤。卯年為乙祿，辛金發水源，未土為乙根，寅木帝旺之所。年月卯戌作合。原局火氣較重，大運走水地較佳，利辛金。剛好大運五十年水運。再者全局木金氣主導，走水地有調候效果。

庚運合乙官星，認識汪精衛。

乙巳運再走火地，命主病逝於己亥流年，是謂歲運並臨。

八字命例 #66 Bazi case study #66

命主: 宋教仁 (中華民國政治人物。乾造)

甲木生季春辰月，內藏甲木餘氣，月令又透甲，此甲氣旺，年干午火藏甲木財星作合，又得壬水生扶。可見命主上半生較暢順。所以命主生於書香之家，有知識，愛讀書。年，月，日三柱以木火為主，為上升之氣，又三陽柱，可看命主個性鮮明突出。

因為前三柱木火主炁，遇上大運丙午便可一登青龍，一展抱負，成立革命會，成主要領導人。但革命之途，何其凶險。因時柱與其三柱截然不同，轉向陰地，人生逆轉，在丁未運，癸丑年，成三刑之勢，未土伏吟，丁癸相尅，重重相戰。被黑道在上海車站伏擊， 兩天後身亡。

從此成為一件未破的懸案。

八字命例 #65 Bazi case study #65

命主：汪希文（乾造）曾任汪偽政府行政院參事

Bazi chart reading highlights:

Gui water was born in Xu earth month.  Xu month is the last month of autumn, it belongs to earth element.  Since the metal energy from autumn has already faded away and stored in Xu earth.  The feature of Xu earth is with heavy metal and fire energy.  It is also the safety box of fire energy.

The Yin wood from year branch joins with Xu earth with Bing fire stem making a complete fire trio combinations.  This fire energy is strong and complete.  For the year stem Geng metal, this is also too strong

癸水生季秋之土，戌土合寅上透丙為火局，年干庚金仍過於燥烈。上半生癸生嫌太弱，只可合戌中戊土財星存點生意。可幸前三柱水地可幫身，但天干走土運仍屬不足。下半生酉金發水源，辰中癸水為根，由弱轉強。辰酉作合為金可助日元。時干丙火作合酉中辛金，不至尅傷癸水。

原局火重，不宜再見火土。 

八字命例 #64 Bazi case study #64

命主：胡蝶（演員）坤造

八字命例 #63 Bazi case study #63

Bazi chart owner: Ms Chen Chieh-Ju ~ 2nd wife of Chiang Kai Shek

Bazi chart reading highlights:

Ren water was born in Shen month.  This is the first month of autumn season and metal can generate energy for Ren water.  Moreover, Shen is the birth stage of Ren water.  As the result, this Ren water is identified as moderately strong.  This Shen is important for the survival of Ren water. 

Generally, the year and month pillars are with strong fire energy, this Ren water depends on the presents of Shen metal but unfortunately, this Shen metal and Yin wood are in destructive relationships.  This can reflects that Ms Chen’s life is unstable.  

During Jai Wu fate pillar at the age of 16, with the presence of Jai wood, stems level is smoothened.  At the pillar, Chen got to know Chiang and her life is not the never the same again.  

壬水生於孟秋申月，金旺生水，印緩格成。申又為水長生之所，此壬不為弱。年丙午火旺，月令透丙，天干火重，此申為暖帶火，壬當上潤下保濕角色，防原局過於燥烈。日柱見寅，雖藏丙火，但幸木身仍帶水氣。

年，日地支見寅午火局，天干又透兩丙，原局火重，地支月日寅申衝尅帶不穩，時支見申，亦為凶中帶吉。此𡈼只能靠申中一點根存活。

甲午一運因遇上蔣介石而改變一生。天干本水火衝尅，但見甲為調候而順水，但見午運伏吟太歲亦同時帶來改變。

Bazi case study of a late famous female escort in the Qing Dynasty 賽金花。清末民初交際花 #62

Background:

This is the bazi case of a late Qing period famous female escort.  She was born in Suzhou and gained her famous in Shanghai and Beijing.  She got married three times and they all didn’t last long enough and she went back to her escort career three times after she became a widow.  

己土生於戌月，雖同為土謂之劫財但性本有異。己為卑濕，好火性保溫燥，剛好戌同為土性但內藏戊和丁可為己補上不足。年柱見申金水主，月堤戌土為重同忌合去擾亂。 己土在原局天干處於洩出和受尅狀態。 

己土在地支得到扶持，但又處於三刑局面，反影命主一生難得平靜。

己土坐丑土為夫宮，丑藏己為根但丑為凍土，己要暖而丑給不了但同為己官貴人。所以命主雖然三嫁，但第一和三任夫婿同可給她最渴望的真情真義。

庚戌月柱魁罡，主人個性耿直, 胸無城府, 疾惡如仇, 聰明果斷, 善用權力, 賞罰分明, 喜歡見義勇為。

癸卯一運命主不堪疾病折磨，丙子年病逝。癸水衝尅己土，合去戌土，子年又合去丑土，破壞全局支撐點，命主撒手而寰。

八字命盤 #61 Bazi case study #61

Bazi chart owner: 胡漢民（政治人物）

丙火生于水旺子月，偏官格成。太歲見卯刑子月，反影命主童年環境頗艱難。子又透一丙，日同，年干己土又受卯木衝尅。時干丁又尅傷酉金。天干又火重，地支水旺。原命局充滿衝尅，反影命主本性格不平靜，常有鬧爭思想，從來不是𣈱順人生。

辛未一運當上省長和立法院院長因辛合丙火，未土又合歲支卯木。

庚年一運丙子流年甲午日，因腦溢血而亡，年57。二午衝三子水，此謂凶險之象。

八字命例 #60 Bazi case study #60

Bazi chart owner: 陳平 (陳懋平) 三毛 台北女作家

癸水日元生於木旺卯月，謂之食神格。食神為洩之英華，才能之星。年柱癸水可水潤燥熱未土。卯未合木局月令透乙謂之木炁得勢。上前生乙木為陰，下前生甲為陽木，下半生比上半生走得更前，更為人熟識。

原局氣清，時支見寅為長生火，大運見南奔成木秋通明，利文章，作家之類。

八字命例 #59 Bazi case study #59

Bazi chart owner: 梁士詒 （政治人物。曾任中華民國國務總理）

丙生季春辰月，水庫之地，木炁已退，火炁漸壯，丙火沐浴之地未為強也。年支巳火為祿地，見時支午火成南方之炁。得地勢承之，此丙火旺盛。日支自坐申金陽金帶有性，亦為水局長生，可減低全局炎性，年干己土帶潤，得以辰土承之。原局炁勢從木火到金水地，用金為妙。

乙丑一運合金和金地為順勢。

甲子一運合己，地支全水局，衝動火炁，命主仕途再上層樓，但危險更穩伏。

八字命例 #58 Bazi case study #58

Bazi chart owner: 蔣光鼐 （中國軍事人物。政治人物）乾造

Background:

The owner of this pillar chart, 蔣光鼐 was a general born in year 1888.  He was born in the Guangdong province and went to a military school for professional training since young age.  He joined the army and became the vice-captain in the year of 1926 at the age of 38.  Later he played a critical role in the revolution.  

蔣光鼐 was later defeated in the year of 1933 by Chiang Kai Shek 蔣介石 and left to Hong Kong.  After the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to China and employed as critical role in the Government.  In the year of 1966 was diagnosed with cancer and died a year later.  

Bazi chart reading highlights:

Ding fire was born in Hai month.  Hai month is the first month of winter season which water element dominates.  This is also the graduation stage of water.  Ding fire is obviously at a weak status in this month.  

As we see Chou earth and Hai water on year and month pillars, this is the first and third month of winter season, with the Ji earth on the year stem, this is water dominates environment.  Under this circumstance, fire element is especially important to keep Ding fire in good form and the Yi wood active.  

We also see another Shen metal and Chou earth on time pillar, with the Si fire, this is the trio metal combination.  This metal combo is warm.  

On the whole, as we can see water environments on the first half of the chart and warm metal combo on the last half of the chart, obviously this is a warm progression chart since warm temperature is accumulating.  This is a credit. 

Referring to the fate pillars, the flow of the pillars are from metal pillars to fire pillars.  This is a support for the bazi chart.  

丁日主生于水祿亥月，孟冬之月不利火性，七殺格成。丑年亥月水地，年干透己濕土，年月水重，可幸見月令乙木為丁印。但生於水地宜用火調候。日柱見巳火謂丁火帝旺有力。時柱見辛又結成全局。此金局帶火炁。

原局從水地走到金地向陽，陽火漸壯為吉兆。丁生亥月謂貴人。金局金是謂天乙貴人。大運從金地走進火地配合得宜。

八字命例 #57 Bazi case study #57

資料:

小時候讀書聰明。家庭環境好

甲木生於火刃之地， 太歲亥水為木長生存點根氣。月令透一壬水可為生扶之用。奈何地支火勢太炎，勢走南方火地，為甲木之食傷星。命主年少已學習能力高。  甲木賴以水生，年支見亥為水祿，同為長生之所，壬水印星，命主年少得生扶。

甲炁聚於天干，缺乏地支承載，反見食傷旺盛不為吉論。時干透一辛官不能謂有力。用神為己土，己土卑濕，己土支藏午火和未土，可減低火地之炎，生扶辛官，甲己作合不為尅傷。此己為財星。

八字命例 #56 Bazi case study #56

甲木生於祿旺之地，木炁旺盛。又見寅年寅時，此木秉令，因日支見子水，暗藏一丑土。剛好庚金，戊土和日主甲木貴人同到丑，此為一貴徵，又忌填實，而大運不見為吉。命主雖出身耕讀家庭，但自入軍校開始就算一帆風順，雖身處政治不穩年代，但仍可逆流而上。終當上雄據粵地區的南天王。

地支見三寅和子水均以甲為益，日元旺盛當可任財官。年月干見庚官戊財皆得貴而主早年。 原局用神當以火為流轉之炁。原中見寅為長生火，天透透一丙，大運見火地為美。

Background:

The owner of this bazi chart is called 陳濟棠 Chen who was born in year 1890 and died in year 1954 at the age of 64.  He was born in late Qing dynasty and after the Qing emperor stepped down and left the forbidden city, China officially entered a long period of absolutely unstable environment.  He was from a farming family and received education at the age of 7 and entered military school later on.  He then started his career ladder in military field until he dominated the Guangdong area for seven years.  

He was forced to leave Guangzhou and escaped to Hong Kong and later left for Taiwan.  He died a few years later in Taipei at the age of 64.

Bazi chart readings:

– Jia wood was born in Yin month, Yin is the graduation stage and this illustrated this date stem is a strong one.  With the identical year and time pillar, this Jia wood is definitely extremely strong.  

– Yin wood not only stands for wood, it also stands for the birth stage of fire.  As we can see a Bing fire on the time stem, in order to promote a smooth circulation of this chart energy, fire is the first element that should be introduced, and this is stated in the fate pillars from 28-48.

– Another highlight of this chart is, as we can see Geng metal, Wu earth with Jia wood, they all share the same lucky star with is Chou earth.  In examining the flow of the branches, we see Zi water and Yin wood, there is obviously a Chou earth in between and unseen.  This is counted as an auspicious credit.  

八字命例 #55 Bazi case study #55

甲日生火旺午月，見亥為長生。申辰水局，地支以午為要，以火炁保全局以防過濕。甲見辛為正官，辛官見申為帝旺，日時水地為甲木辛金生炁。戊土財星生午月為祿。

縱觀命局甲木，戊財和辛官皆旺，三炁同承于地支。

辛卯運 Musk 開始從商而獲利。辛年又見辛官，卯為甲祿和印星貴人。

庚寅運合午為火局，辛官遇貴，冲剋地支水地形成動盪。 Musk 利用之前商場獲之巨利再投資更為創新業務而獲成功，例如 Starlink 和 OpenAI。

戊子一運為天尅水冲，冲動午火而水局全，勢將迎來全新局面。

之後兩運皆為水火相戰局面。

八字命例 #54 Bazi case study #54

Background

This bazi chart owner is the 梁啓超 and he was a revolutionary in the late Qing dynasty.  He came from a poor family but his father hoped he can have achievements in his academic field so he sent him to school at early age.

He did well in his studies and got top results in national examinations.  He later act as the follower of another famous revolutionary at late Qing period too.  

During the year 1929 at the age of 57, he was died of blood problem. 

Bazi chart reading:

– Bing fire was born in Yin month.  This is the mother star and also the birth stage of Bing fire, this is an advantage.  As we can also see the Wu fire on date pillar and Si fire on time pillar, this makes a strong fire energy flow among the chart.

– By referring to the fate pillars, we can see the first three fate pillars are water energy strong, this makes a strong destructive relationship.  This lead to an extremely unstable status to those period of life.

– During the fate pillar at year 1910, when Geng metal meets Bing fire, this will bring the Geng metal to a higher level by releasing its potential.  This chart owner finally addressed an important role in the new government.

– After this fate pillars, we see water element again, during this period of time, the owner step down from the politics and became a librarian in the Nanjing library.  

八字命例 #53 Bazi case study #53

Bazi chart reading:

– Geng metal was born in Hai month, jointed with Zi month makes a trio water combination.  Year and month stems Wu earth and Gui water forms a fire mode.  This will cause a destructive relationship between the stems and branches level.

– On date pillar, for both date and time Yin wood is in another destructive relationship with Geng metal.  At the same time, these Yin wood is the birth stage for both Wu earth.  This is the mother star for Geng metal.  To be precise, there is no metal energy on the branch level, this is a supportive for the stem level.  

– On the whole, this Geng metal is not strong in this pillar chart.  

– He founded his snack company in the third fate pillar with Bing and Yin.  This is a fire pillar, this will lead to a more serious destruction affecting to the chart and is pushing the Geng metal further.  

– Once the officer star (fire) and money star (wood) are getting stronger, the Geng metal date stem is getting weaker at the same time.  This is causing a serious problem for this whole life.  

八字命例 #52 Bazi case study #52

Bazi chart reading:

– Ren water was born in Chen month.  Chen month is the third month of spring and it stored water energy inside and with another Ren water appears on the month stem, this Ren at day stem is strong.

– The Zi water, Chen earth and the Shen metal on the branches level makes a full water trio with two Ren water on the stems level, this water energy is in full swing among this Bazi chart.  Moreover, the Si fire on the time branch combines the Shen metal makes another water energy too. 

– When we look into the Bing fire on the year stem, this is further weakened as the water is strong.  The Yi wood needs heat and moist to grow.  Within this chart, obviously heat energy is more desperate than water. 

– Water energy means intelligent, clever, like to hang out with friends, enjoy his social life etc.  These features were also reflected in this owner’s real life.  

– Referring to the fate pillars, we can see fire energy entered a first fate pillars until 51 and on the last pillar, we see Ji Hai 己亥, this pillar is filled with water, so the chart owner was died in this pillar. 

八字命例 #51 Bazi case study #51

Bazi chart reading:

– Ding fire was born in Xu month.  Xu month is the 9th month of the year.  This is the last month of autumn which means this Xu earth contains metal and fire energy, plus Ding fire was one of the components being stored in Xu earth.  

– The year branch Wu fire, it is the graduation stage of Ding fire which stands for strong stream of Ding energy.  Moreover, the Wu fire and Xu earth combines a firm combo which forms a fire energy which is out-balanced the date stem, this is not as good as it looks. 

– The date branch You metal, which is the birth stage of Ding fire and the correspondence lucky star for it, therefore, this will add to the Ding fire’s strength.  

– The Mao wood at the time pillar is the mother star of Ding fire. 

– As we can see from the fate pillars, fire and wood energy presents from early stage, which means Mei started to enjoy his success at early age.  

– As the chart is strong on wood and fire energy, this is not preferable for interactions with water element.  

八字命例 #50 Bazi case study #50

戊土生水旺子月財格成，戊土合子中癸水實屬有性。年月地支申子合水局，水勢成旺。天干甲戊成火土，和地支成冲尅之象。日柱戊戌土氣自成，又尅水局，辰戌又尅傷，全局不得情和，反影人生比較崎嶇。

命局中辰戌二土孤寡星，反影命主晚年比較冷清。

命主終在巳運巳年巳月逝世。此巳合辰為木火，合戌為火局，合子屬有情，合申化出水，擾亂原局流轉。

八字命例 #49 Bazi case study # 49

Bazi chart reading:

– Gui water was born in Hai month.  Hai is the first month of winter season and water dominates the season.  Moreover, Hai water is the peak stage of Gui water, it is very strong in this chart.

– With the connection of Chou earth, this forms the seasonal mode of winter.  Overall, water energy is too much for this chart, the Ding fire and Yi wood has deteriorated growing strength.  

– Obviously, this chart needs heat to keep this chart active and circulating.  According to the fate pillars, his good days started from the Wei fate which is age 31 onwards.  

– Water energy stands for intelligent and wisdom, therefore, this chart owner is smart and clever.  

癸水生於水旺亥月，年支見丑合水局。原局水旺，丁火乙木了無生意。水主聰慧，命主少年入草堂，師從康有為。1904年為晚清最後一屆進士，入翰林院。因命局水重，急需以為調候。所以從未運開始，命主方可平青雲。少年大運見金地，命主出身富戶，此乃印運未見作為。

八字命例 #48 Bazi case study #48

Background: Zhang family, comprador of HSBC bank in the year of 1800s until early 1900s.  This chart owner is the third generation of the comprador position within the HSBC bank.  

戊土生於火旺夏月，使之火性更炎。年月午申拱未，未為天干甲、戊、庚之貴人。未為強土(最旺之火生最旺之土)，戊戌，午未申氣行西方，月透一庚得氣，謂之傷官星，此星壯旺可生財。 局為食傷生財。

年干透一甲，看似無生機，自坐一申，長生水可養根。甲為偏官，地支無根，此星弱也。偏官從年出，為祖上，命之根，席氏祖業來到命主手上，已有苗冇根矣。

大運見辛即酉為金刃，壬運見申為庚祿，庚金更加秉令，癸酉運，財來合我更怎。見水即為財星。財氣源源湧入，水更生旺偏官星。日元戊土，性為燥炎，見水則崩，加上甲木更強而直尅。時柱辰土又冲尅，此戊極為鬆散。

水性盪，喜醉酒花街，聰明善變，戊土以水為財星有此特性。財重身輕，更見失控狀態。

交入甲戌運，偏官星加強，又兩戌冲一辰，平衡崩壞，最終巳年戌日戌時因槍擊去世，終年45歲。

八字命例 #47 Bazi case study #47

Pillars chart owner: A politician and poet who was born in the year of 1894 in China.  

Chart owner background:

This owner was an orphan and he was raised by his elder sister and he did not receive any education until the age of 7.  

八字命例 #46 Bazi case study #46

癸水生於季冬丑月，寒天凍土，生意全藏於土中，靜待大地迎來第一度太陽，萬物便能破土。丑月二陽，寅月三陽，陽氣漸壯。

年月日地支水局，承上癸水，水氣秉令。年月干丙辛作合化水， 命主人生用神以水氣為主，這點水走過大運，從陰水向陽，生旺木地。地支順氣暗拱寅木，丙火根氣，可溫暖原局。

命局水神忌遇丙午以激起水火相戰。

命主原局水性秉令，水性主蕩，主智慧，喜玩樂。蘇軾為世人所熟悉是好美食，品茗和雅好遊山林。

此水到了陽盡為乙巳運，命主遭彈劾，被貶惠州。巳亥冲尅，此運冲丙貴帶來動盪。

丙午比乙巳更動盪，強水戰剋火刃。此運水神已過最陽，掉頭轉向陰地。

命主終在丁未運辛巳年病逝。巳亥，丑未相冲。

八字命例 #45 Bazi case study #45

戊土生于木旺二月，本性財格。卯戌作合化火為戊印，以防命局過於命局過於燥烈，年月兩干丙辛化合化水，謂之水火既濟，此水炁得日支長申水承之。前三柱炁聚融和，此戊為強，強者用官，乙官坐卯祿，乙木長生于火，此火源自年月兩柱，實為本命，命主官炁從小已有陪養。

命局宜走木火金炁，一生大運皆相宜。命盤炁聚于高處而不散實為貴徵，此人在職場上可財權秉美。

This is the pillar chart of the youngest son of a huge entrepreneur in the States.  

Wu earth was born in Mao month, this is the second month of spring season, so obviously wood energy dominates at peak stage.  Xu earth with Mao wood combines together to generate another layer of fire energy (12 earthly branches combinations), moreover in order to prevent the pillar chart becoming too dry and heated, the Shen metal with Bing fire combines together to generate extra layer of water energy.

This water is supported by the Shen branch metal on the day pillar.  Overall, the day stem Wu earth is strong as the fire energy generates from Mao Xu combination.  

When the Wu day stem is strong, it can have complete and proper control of the officer star on the time pillar.  The Yi wood’s birth stage (12 stages of earthly branch) is from Wu fire (午火), as the result, this officer star originates from the year and month pillars which represents pillar chart’s owner original family.  

八字篇。正財格 Bazi series ~ Money mode/ Official money star

星平大成。七卷。沈義方纂集

受我制攝者。財也。 養命者。以此殺身者。亦以此語云。人為財O。守錢虜視一文錢。如性命真塗。山所不解也。然財可通神。原不得棄。擲如糞土。故孔方見誓不肯跟豪俠之士。豪俠之士。八字多露財。財亦薄。孔子曰慢藏誨盜財之不可露如是。

正財有氣喜身強。陽取陰財。陰取陽財。幹弱財旺反成禍。身強財旺村名長。只愁官鬼怕空亡。印綬相生榮貴昌。休囚少年不如意。老臨旺運晚風光。

This is a new series of the bazi mode identification and reading.  The last series is about the officer mode and this is the money mode. 

In the language of bazi, money is the item that is under control by means of your own effort and support your life.  People can treat this money as the most precious things and not willing to share or use it, on the other hand, some people will treat this item not the most important things in life. 

Official money star is the combo with yin & yang, this star needs a strong day stem energy, in order to take good control.  Since, based on the five elements theory, the money star can generate energy for the officer star and eventually this is a destructive relationship with the day stem, therefore, this is not preferable.  

八字篇。附去官留殺。去殺留官格 Bazi series ~ how to manage when official and unofficial stars appears within the same bazi pillars chart?

星平大成。七卷。沈義方纂集

官星怕行七殺運。七殺猶畏官星臨。官殺混雜當壽夭。去官留殺仔細尋。

留官去殺莫逢殺。留殺去官莫逢官。傷俱傷人必夭。更宐（同宜）時格定前程。

會合忘殺。貪合忘官涌。

官殺相連只論殺。官殺各分無混雜。

食神其作傷官。疊見官星作殺論。

露殺藏官只論殺。露官藏殺只論官。身強遇此多清貴。身弱重重禍百端。

去殺留官方論福。去官留殺有威權。

There is always a situation when we see both official and unofficial officer stars appears among the same chart or on the fate pillars.  

The fundamental rule is the two types of officer stars do not coincide at the same time.  If this happens, then this will lead to unfortunate to happen.  Due to this golden rule, experts use different bazi tools to either eliminates the unofficial one due to this carries a fierce character or by keeping the unofficial star when it is under control.  

Tools that experts use are stems and branches combining mode, stems and branches destructive mode etc.  

If both of them do exist at the same time, readers will more focus on the unofficial officer star since it is more complicated.  In a case, officer star exists more than one, then the energy will be treated as unofficial officer star since it is stronger and can be harmful.  

八字篇。時上一位貴格 Bazi series ~ The unofficial officer star falls on the time pillar

星平大成。七卷。沈義方纂集

時上一位貴格

時上偏官一位強。本身健旺富非常。年月並無官與煞。運逢財地利名當。

時上偏官喜刃冲。身強制服祿豐隆。正官若也來相混。身弱財主主困窮。

時上偏官一位強。日辰自旺貴非常。有財有印多財祿。列定天生作棟梁。

時逢七殺是偏官。有制身強好命看。制過喜逢殺旺運。三方得地發何難（注：三方猶言三合）

時逢七殺本無兒。此理人當仔細推。歲月時中如有制。定知有子貴而奇。

時殺無根。殺旺取貴。時殺多根。殺旺有晦。

In this paragraph, it is focused on the unofficial officer star falls on the time pillar.  The time pillar represents the elderly age status which includes family, health and grandchildren.  As a result, this is particularly important when we are less active and not as strong as middle age. 

With one presence, and the day stem is strong, there is no other officer stars appearing on the year and month pillars, then can bring further wealth and good names of the person.

With one presence, the day stem is supported with the peak stage on the branches level, which means the day stem is particularly strong, this is considered as glorious since extra fortune is expected to come from the unofficial officer star.  This is non-preferable to see an extra officer star to join in to mess up the energy circulation.  

With one presence, the day stem is strong itself, with the enhancement with a mother star and money star, this is considered as an infinite flow of energy into the day stem itself, this often appears in a person with extra-ordinary achievements. 

八字篇。偏官格 Bazi series ~ Unofficial officer mode (ten gods of bazi reading)

星平大成。七卷。沈義方纂集

偏官格

偏官者即第七位。七殺是也。一名官偏官。乃坐貳掌印者也。語云權官惡如劫賊。故必用制。必用化。猶上司清廉當道。在前不敢作威作福。殺者殺也。殺我之神也。何以主貴。我夫子孟氏曰。人無敵國外患者。怕凶曰。困於心橫於慮。而後達。

偏官如虎怕多冲多。運旺官強怎奈何。身弱虎強成禍害。 身強制服貴中和。偏官不可例。言凶制還他衣祿豐。幹上食神又帶合。兒孫滿眼福無窮。

偏官有制化為權。聰俊文章發少年。歲運苦行身旺地。功名大用福雙全。

殺星原有制神降。制旺身強貴必昌。若見制神先有損。反將富貴變災殃。

身強殺淺。殺運無妨。殺重身輕。制鄉為福。殺星重而得殺旺運。蚤赴幽冥之客。七殺無制逢官祿。為禍而壽元不久。

When yang meets yin, this is the official mode, on the other hand, when yang meets yang or yin meets yin, then this is the unofficial mode.  In the last article, it was about the official officer mode, then this is the unofficial officer mode.

The unofficial mode is always the 7th position of the stems and branches cycle from you.  This is the destructive mode which forms the officer mode.  From the interpretations from ancient society, it states something like this:

This officer mode owns power and carries a fierce feature.  This feature can be harmful to your opponent or yourself at the same time.   As a result, the best solution to deal with it is to bring it under control or smoothing it out, at the end you can make use of it.  It is just like a fierce officer has to stay under control in front of his superior.  

In order to properly handle the unofficial officer mode, you have to be in a strong status (in terms of your own bazi pillars and this officer is present within the chart as well).   If you can make it subdue, then it can bring your prosperity and wealth with its power.  

Referring to the bazi chart, if you owns a stronger energy than the unofficial officer, then this will not cause any problem, if on the other round, this could be chaotic to you.  Moreover, with the enhancement from the fate pillars, this could be even worse.  

八字篇。正官格 Bazi series ~ Officer mode (Ten gods of bazi reading)

星平大成。七卷。沈義方纂集

官者管也。即府縣官也。有父母之義。多仁慈兼教養人。無官管則放逸為非甚矣。人之不可無官也。官可人事謀為故。賴財生。

正氣官星月上。推無冲無破始為奇。年中歲運來相助。將相公侯總可為。

真官時遇蚤登金紫之封。祿得天時。奇花生於金帶（官為祿言時干。官祿歸時）

Ten gods concept is one of the straight forward solution for analyzing the messages behind the formation of bazi pillars.  In this post, I am going to talk about how the ancient experts interpreted the meaning of the ten gods mode in depth by means of their culture at their times.  

Officer mode

Obviously this is about the person who can control our behavior to a certain extent.  Officer, act like government officers, who can act according to our benefits and advantages.  In the language of bazi, if a particular chart is without officer star, then this person is not a controllable person and hence without appropriate conduct.  

Officer star can also be treated as career wise and money star can generate according to the five elements theory.

If this officer star appears on the month pillar, without destructive or destroying, further more with enhancement with the fate pillars, then this is being treated as a credit.  

Referring to the twelve stages of an earthly branch, the five stage graduation stage is ideal to be at the time pillar because this symbolized the strong energy can last until elderly age.  

八字命例 #44 Bazi case study #44

甲木生于水旺亥月正印格成。太歲見庚謂七煞，此庚得丁制，丁貴到亥得炁。甲坐春土可扶身。此局日元官炁強，但見大運水地不利甲木發榮。庚運見寅為火助旺甲木和庚金官星，此十年命主勢如破竹，從軍事參議到成功收復外蒙古而任西北邊防軍總司令。

此後辛卯運，官煞混雜又木旺火塞，命局人生下半部見壬申水重，庚金不利，命主終在乙丑年被殺年45歲。

Bazi case study #44

Background:

This is the bazi pillars chart of a warlord during the period 1910s, this was an unstable period among the Chinese history and the whole country was dominated by a group of warlords and wars took place among various part of China.  

The owner of this chart was good at academic performance at early age and got outstanding achievements before 20 years old already.  He was even sent to Japan for military school for further training and was financed by another warlord.  

In this case, the day stem is Jia wood was born in Hai month.  Hai month is the 10th month of the year and the first month of winter season.  Winter is the season of water element and it is also the birth stage of Jia wood (12 stages of an earthly branch).  Overall, this is the mother star and beneficial stage for Jia wood. 

With a Geng metal and Chen earth at the year pillar, this Geng metal is benefiting and also getting the Ding fire to swell and being next to it.  This process will certainly bring the Geng metal to another level.  On the top, the Hai water is the lucky star for Ding fire and this will make sure the Ding fire is powerful enough to survive within the water energy month.  

Referring back to the needs of Jia wood, it needs water and heat for it to stay how it should be.  Only one Ding fire is certainly not enough, therefore, some extra fire coming in from the fate pillars is certainly a credit.  

During the age of 30, it is the fate pillars with Geng metal and Yin wood.  This is a pillar with strong metal energy and fire energy from the Yin wood.  As a result, the chart owner started from the lower position among the army to the commander in chief.  This is the highlight period for this person.  

八字命例 #43 Bazi case study #43

甲木生于金旺申月偏官格，月令透庚為金炁秉令。日月兩柱為金木交戰。 太歲癸亥謂之水盛，庚金坐申內藏甲印，太歲加持可生甲寅。時干乙木作合庚金承以亥中木炁為根。

地支水炁充足，命局為金生水，水生木而相火。火最終冶練庚申得炁作甲官。此火源自寅中丙火。

大運南奔庚官得助而甲賴水生而乙幫身，此為通關之命。

Background:

This is a bazi pillars chart belongs to a Chinese General during the wartime in the early 20th century which is more than one hundred years ago.  He was born in a poor family with no sound background.  He was recruited and entered the military school during his early age and with his ability and hardworking, he finally turned himself into one of the warload in the year of 1910s when the Republic of China was first established.  This was a chaotic period among the Chinese history.  

Jia wood was born in Shen month.  Shen is the peak stage of the metal energy and the first month of autumn.  During this time, the metal energy is already escalating aiming for the peak.  With a Geng metal appearing in the month pillar, this is proved that the metal energy at this particular Shen month has already reached the high spot (graduation stage of the 12 stages of Geng metal).  

When wood borns in this time, this is obviously not a benefiting status.  The year pillar is Gui and Hai water, this is also the peak stage of Gui water.  Moreover, there is a stored Ren water among the Shen metal, as a result, by making use of the water element among this chart, this can be treated as the mother star for the Jia wood to generate water energy for its growth.  Eventually this will benefit the fire energy.

Referring to the fate pillars, it is entering the fire energy three pillars.  With the presence of fire energy, this will strengthen the Geng metal in the manner of swelling.  At the same time, with the assistance of the water element, Jia wood is strong and can make use of the officer star metal energy among the pillars chart.

This is an example of two destructive energy and with the presence of a third energy act as the media in between to balance off the unstableness. 

八字命例 #42 Bazi case study #42

This is the bazi pillar chart of a successful business person in the late Qing Dynasty.  He was born in year 1867 and died in 1945 at the age of 79.  

Background:

He was born in a peasant family and his father was a tailor whom earned little money to support his family.  Apparently, he lost his father at aged 5 and his mother worked very hard to bring him up.

Geng metal was born in Wu fire month.  Wu fire is the peak stage of fire and it is in a destructive relationship with Geng metal and at the branches level, metal energy is absent.  

On the branches level, they are all the branches that benefit Yi wood which is the match with Geng metal, as a result, we can make use of this Yi wood energy to survive in this bazi chart.  

Referring to the fate pillars, we can see wood energy in the early stages of life, and gradually it enters the metal stages, this will boost the metal energy of the date pillar and make it strong.  

八字命例 #41 Bazi case study #41

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館 （中央研究院歷史語言研究所。台北）

Bazi pillars chart readings:

– from bazi reading, conclude the features of this person is a fierce person with a busy life, like to stay active all the time and overall is only an average life.  His lived a stable family life with a normal income.  His wife was a pleasant woman who lived in a low profile style and liked saving up money.  

– Wu earth borns in You month, You belongs to metal and this is the child star of Wu earth.  With Shen metal appearing on the stem level which indicated this month pillar showing a peak stage metal energy.  We see another Shen metal on the year pillar with Wei earth.  

– Both year and month pillars showing a strong metal energy flow and the date and time pillars are dominated by earth element.  

– Overall, this pillar chart should make good use of the child star to bring out the potential as much as possible.  

– In bazi reading, child stars stands for abilities, potential and cleverness.  

– Referring back to the chart, since metal energy needs fire to destruct in in order to bring out the potential, but due to this metal is a ‘Yin’ metal, we cannot just use fire element, it will be better if we can use Ding fire to bring up the heat within the earth element to swell the metal.  

– This chart would be unfortunate to see Yang wood since this is a direct destruction relationship with the metal energy.  

八字命例 # 40 Bazi case study #40

此八字戊土生金為傷官之格。

其為人也豐姿隱厚。性格多能。生於喬木出於名門。

詩書博覧今古皆通。遇貴扶持方是吉。莫辭勞力與勞心。

南來北往徃受驅馳。 從得身閑心未靜。

家居重整頓。財帛晚從容。此則特達之命。

鴛幃得贅。名門子嗣。斑衣彩舞。

運行初庚申。未斷榮枯。

己未戊午運中。東嶺栽松西嶺秀。南園種柳北園陰。

丁巳運中春雷驚起龍蛇塢猶。恨天寒未稱情。

丙辰運中得志交泰。時來別稱情。

坎離交會處。黃白始成功。

乙卯運中權高損福慎則為祥。甲寅運中春夢難還。

Bazi pillars chart readings:

– Wu earth borns in You metal month.  This is the middle of autumn and the metal energy has escalated to the peak.  You metal is the child star of Wu earth which means it is generating energy from the date stem.

– The month pillar is pure metal energy.  Child star correspondent to your abilities, cleverness and potential.  When this star is strong, this means the person is born with high potential and capabilities and this can generate money in long term.  

– The same pillar repeats in the time pillar again, this means this person can enjoy the same status in his elderly stage.

– Shen and You metals are ‘yin’ metal and the Chen earth from date pillar is the perfect mother star for them.  Chen is warm and carries water, when it generates ‘yin’ metal, it will be warm and shiny.  

– According to information provided, the best period of life for this person is the fate pillar Bing fire and Chen earth.  While Bing combines with Shen metal on the stem level and Chen can generate both You metals.  

– This chart does not like wood energy since it will destruct the earth energy and destructed by the metal energy (causing it to loose energy).  

八字命例 #39 Bazi case study #39

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館 （中央研究院歷史語言研究所。台北）

此八字丁火克金為財。歲干癸水為殺。此則財殺格論。

其為人也豐姿磊落。標格奇儀。生當穩厚長於深閨。

有剛斷明敏之才。理白分清之志。學問聰明英才拔萃。

講道齌中絃管脆。升堂座上綺羅新。

貴人提挈職品高陞。此則陞榮之命。

鴛幃重飲交盃酒。子嗣蘭花後遇春。

運行初庚申。父母之鄉榮枯未斷。

己未戊午運中十年。窗下淹留。一日聲名達鳳城。

丁巳丙辰運中。重重祿位赫赫威權。

乙卯甲寅運中。宮袍稱體霞光動。驛馬暌途雪蕚浮。

癸丑運中歸去來兮。

Bazi pillars chart readings:

– Ding fire borns in You metal month, this is the eighth month of the year and the middle of autumn.  When metal energy dominates autumn, then You month marks the peak of the metal energy.  

– According to the ten gods concept, from the Ding fire to You metal, this is the Money star relationship.  There is a Shen metal on the stem level, this money star is a strong status.  

– The year pillar is Gui water and Wei earth, these two components are taking up energy from the Ding fire.  

– The time pillar is Wu earth and Shen metal, these are burning Ding fire energy as well.  According to the five elements theory, there Mao wood underneath the Ding fire is the only source for the date stem.

– According to information provided, the highlight period of this person is  the fate pillars with both Ding and Bing fire appearing.  As well the two fate pillars with Yi and Jia wood are both considered as mother stars for the Ding fire are also preferable.  

– This pillars chart does not prefer to see water element since this will destruct the Ding fire, loosing energy for the metal money stars and make the only Mao wood mother stars too watery.  

– Last but not least, in order for the date stem to make good use of the resources among the pillars chart, the date stem has to be strong.  As a result, in this case, fire and wood element are two resources that are benefiting the Ding fire date stem.  

八字命例 # 38 Bazi case study #38

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館 （中央研究院歷史語言研究所。台北）

此八字丙火克金為財之格。財盛生官。終身有慶。

其為人也豐姿穩厚。性格志誠。立事操持。行藏有慶。

祖基祖業重新整。桑柘田園自琢成。

芛長名園過舊竹。花開上苑勝先枝。田園樂意。

財帛無虧。此則平穩之命。

鴛幃勤儉內助之明。桂子不孤。 斑衣愛日。

運行初庚申。未斷榮枯

己未戊午運中。花正開時逄雨驟。月方明處被雲迷。

丁巳丙辰運中。財源進益。喜滿門欄。

乙卯甲寅運中桑榆暮景梅柳春歸。

癸丑運中黃粱尤未熟。一枕夢夢難回。

Bazi pillars chart reading:

– Bing fire borns in You month, which is the month with strong metal energy, which this is a destructive relationship according to the five elements theory.  Shen and You metal month pillar marks the strongest metal energy (12 stages of an earthly branch), as a result, this Bing fire is loosing energy to this money star.  This owner, which stated, he was a rich man.

– As we can see the year pillar is Gui water and Wei earth, Bing fire cannot benefit from this pillar as well.  The same scenario applies to the time pillar as well.

– The Yin wood on the date pillar can generate energy and this is the birth stage of bing fire as well.  This is the only section that Bing fire can rely on.  The date branch stands for the spouse section, apparently, the wife of this person helped him a lot on various aspects. 

– In order to identify the best usable element to this date stem obviously is fire element.

– Referring to the fate pillars, there are two fate pillars with fire element, according to information, this was the two years that sparks the highlight of the owner’s life.  

八字命例 # 37 Bazi case study #37

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館 （中央研究院歷史語言研究所。台北）

Bazi chart readings:

– In this bazi pillars chart, Yi wood borns in You month which is strong metal energy month, this is a destructive relationship.  According to theory, wood is the weakest link when metal is strong (autumn time).

– The month pillar is showing a Shen metal as the stem, this month is marking the strongest metal energy, which is the officer star of Yi wood.  

– On the branches level, we see three earth element, this is definitely too much for a single Yi wood to destruct, luckily the metal is strong too, this is demanding energy from the earth element.  

– In order for the Yi wood to stand strong and firm in this environment, we need some more wood energy to strengthen it.

– As a result, the best fate pillar are suppose to be the Mao and Yi wood pillars towards the end of the chart.  

– This chart cannot see anymore earth and water element since this will further blocking the survival conditions of Yi wood.

八字篇。十二辰（2） Bazi series ~ Twelve earthly branches (2)

月令廣義。二十四篇。明馮應京纂輯

辰為申

《晉樂志》申者身也。萬物身體皆成就也。

辰為酉

酉者緧（注：拴在牲畜股的皮帶）也。時物皆緧縮（注：收歛）也。

其辰戌

戌者滅也。時物皆衰滅也。

《說文》土盛于戌土。陰土之主也。萬物畢成。陽下人也。

月建亥

辰為亥。亥者劾（注：揭發罪狀）也。言陰氣劾。殺萬物也。

月建子

《前漢書》陰陽合德。氣鍾于子。化生萬物也。故孳萌于子。

《史記》 子者滋也。言萬物滋于下也。

《說文》子十一月陽氣動。萬物滋入。以為稱徐鉉日十一月。

夜半陽氣所起。人承陽故以為稱。

《白虎通》子滋也孶。孶無巳也。

于易為坎之險也。

辰為丑

丑紐也。其終始之際以紐結為名也。

《說文》十二月萬物動。用事象手之形。時加丑亦舉手時也。

This is the second part of the earthly branches interpretation according to ancient experts based on the Chinese characters they assigned for each one of them.

7th month ~ Shen 

– In Chinese language, Shen is the same pronunciation as body, which means by this time of the year, living things are all matured with fully grown body.  This is a physical appearance for people to see.

8th month ~ You

– This is the second month of autumn season.  In Chinese word 酉, this is the belt people installed on the back of livestocks e.g. horses, donkeys etc.  People observed by this time of the year, these belts shrink which they interpret as the growing energy of this period is not going forward anymore since it reached the peak, but instead it is working backwards.

9th month ~ Xu

– This is the end of autumn season and by referring to the monthly trigram, the last ‘yang’ line remains during this month, as a result, in further interpretation, it carries a deeper meaning as demolish.  People observed that the last bit of growing energy seems disappearing, therefore, they put it into a demolish mode.  

10th month ~ Hai

– People named these earthly branches, they did it according to their culture and traditions.  During autumn, the most important tradition was the emperor will judge those who committed crimes, and they will be put into jail and wait for the execution after autumn which stands for Hai month.   As a result, Hai carries a meaning of crimes exposure in Chinese characters as well.  

11th month ~ Zi 

– According to the ‘Yin’ and ‘Yang’ circulation, Zi month has the first ‘yang’ line appears again, which means the very first trace of yang energy revisit again.  Living creatures on and under the ground was waken by this first trace.  

12th month ~ Chou 

– Chou month, is the last month of the year, people by this time will evaluate their performance for this year, they will use a rope and make knot to record the good or bad they did during this year.  Chou in Chinese character is the same as knots, therefore, ancient people use Chou 丑 to name this last month of the year.

八字篇。十二辰（1）Bazi series ~ Twelve earthly branches (1)

月令廣義。二十四篇。明馮應京纂輯

月建寅

《晉樂志》寅者津也。生物之津塗也。

月建卯

卯茂也。陽生而萬物滋。茂也。

月建辰

辰震也。時物動長也。

月建巳

巳起也。物至此畢盡而起也。

辰為午

《晉樂志》辰為午。午者長也。大也。

言物皆長大也。

月建未

《說文》未味也。滋味也。五行本老于未也。

木重枝葉也。

Twelve different earthly branches representing by twelve Chinese characters, and each of them carry a primary meaning of that character itself.  From interpreting from its own meaning, it carries messages of how people want to express the ultimate features of that specific month or the earthly branch. 

1st month Yin 

– moisturizing, energy in Yin month was moisturized sufficiently and growing energy is definitely picking up from the winter season.

2nd month Mao

– rapid growing, during this month/period, all the growing energy is strong and very active.

3rd month Chen

– strong energy circulation, this is the third month of spring, all the growing energy has brought living things (including plants and animal in the wild) long and big.  

4th month Si

– all up and strong, this is the first month of summer season, heat is an obvious symbol for this period, and when living energy gets heat, its growing cycle has reached a maximum point already. 

5th month Wu

– this is the middle of summer, all the living energy has already brought itself to a long and big status, this is the peak stage for the cycle.  

6th month Wei

– in Chinese character, it also means taste, five elements also cover taste and from this point of view, when an energy gets old, it represents via the taste and smell too.  This is Wei month.  

八字命例 #36 Bazi case study #36

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館 （中央硏究院歷史語言硏究所。台北）

此八字偏官之格。日祿歸時之助。注人豐姿清楚。性格能為有剛。斷明敏之才。理白分清之志。十年窓下淹留志。一日聲名達鳳池。黃堂聲價重。

鳳闕錦衣此則英貴之命。駌幃賢曉治家齊子息。梅蘭還愛。

日運初庚申。如月入雲清光未皎。

己未戊午運中。何事不辭。窓下苦他年。竹帛要名題。

丁巳丙辰運中榮沾。

𧶽墨恩光重。拜授除書喜氣新。

乙卯甲寅運中。猛虎渡河民樂業。飛蝗過境歲豐登。

癸丑運中。春夢無憑。歸去也。

Bazi pillars chart readings:

– The relationship between the day stem and month branch is Officer Star (destructive relationship).  Mao wood in day branch is the graduation stage (12 stages of an earthly branch) towards the day stem, which stands for strong energy status.  

– The chart owner was described as with attractive appearance and a smart and clear mind with logical thinking.  

– At the old days, he spent years and years studying in hoping one day can have excellent academic achievement and have a good career.

– He has a good family with loving wife and children.

Fate pillars:

– 1st fate pillar with strong metal energy, not much achievement yet, still working hard.

– 2nd and 3rd fate pillars with strong earth and fire energy, still studying hard and starting to have a small reputations in career.

– 4th and 5th fate pillars with fire and earth energy, keep on climbing up in career path and earning good names.

– By this time, he finally earned good titles in academic achievements and was given a title by the emperor.   

– It was the 6th and 7th fate pillars with strong wood energy.  Since this is making the date stem (representing the chart owner) strong by adding more wood energy to it.  By being strong himself, he can make good use of his officer stars and mao wood in the branch level at a smart way.  

– Finally it gets to the finally fate pillar which is water and earth energy pillar, this is too cold for the date stem to grow, as a result, is about time to retire and gets back to his family life.

八字命例 # 35 Bazi case study #35

八字譜一卷。傅斯年圖書館（中央研究院歷史語言研究所。台北）

This is a bazi pillars chart example in an ancient bazi book.  

Chart reading highlights:

– Jia wood borns in strong metal element season, You month with Shen metal appears on the stem level.  Back to the five elements concept, wood is the weakest link in strong metal season due to destruction relationship.  

– A critical save is the water element Zi and Hai on the date and time branch.  These water can generate wood energy to survive towards the metal element.

– In ten gods concept, this is a generation cycle with mother and officer stars,  i.e. metal generates water generates wood.  

– In the old days, this is an ideal combination since everyone wants to have a strong officer stars in their bazi chart for good protection.  This concept is valid unless there is a breakage in the formation such as other elements come in to disturb it.  

– This person is also an intelligent person with good academic achievements. 

– Referring back to the pillar chart, we see Jia and Yi wood, Shen metal with Gui water on the stems level, they are carrying some forms of water elements with them.  On the branch level, there are two waters and a You metal, these are cold and watery too.  The warmest element is the Wei earth but it is not showing, as a result, in order to make this chart active and into a better circumstances, we need fire element.

– This fire element can warm up the chart, gives both wood growing energy under warm weather and dry up the watery environment.  

– As a result, it stated that the best period of this person’s life was the two fire fate pillars with Bing and Ding fire showing on the stems level.  

– After the fire fate pillars, then entered the wood pillars, by this time, the wood energy was too heavy and with the absence of fire element, then it is gradually turning back to the original status.  

八字命例 #34 Bazi case study #34

Pillars chart owner information:

– male

– Date of birth: 20/4/1901

– Date of death: 9/1/1972 (71 years of age)

– Famous Chinese architecture 

– Son of a famous late Qing Dynasty politician 

八字命例 #33 Bazi case study #33

Pillar chart owner information:

– Date of birth: 10th June 1904 9-11pm

– Death: 1st April 1955

– Famous female architect and poet in China

– Went to study in London with father at teenager period

– Got married at her 20s

– Professor at Architect Faculty in Qing Hua University at 40s

乙木生於火旺午月，長生之地。辰月為冠帶，此乙炁上升。年柱甲木辰年，正中春土盤根。年月兩柱以火炁為主，合乙木特質，沒有冲尅。女命主要看官子兩星。 乙木以庚為官，午為沐浴，辰為冠帶。此官星在命盤亮麗。食神傷官子星，時干透出丙火傷官星。

命局全為木火炁為主，大運乙丑，命主身邊出現問題，丑遇上亥水為水地形成冲尅。根基動搖，甲子運首年，命主即病殃。

八字命例 #32 Bazi case study #32

Pillar Chart Owner Information:

– Male

– born in 30th May 1893

– Famous politician, geologist

– after graduated from university, studied in Germany

– became a politician in year 1926

– in year 1930s, was the director of the Department of Education, Transportation and President of the Zhejiang Province

– Principal of the Sun Yat Sen University

– Died in year 1963 at age 70

八字命例 #31 Bazi case study #31

Theme: Identifying the development of energy flow from year pillar until the time pillar

Information:

– chart owner: male, late government officer of the late Qing dynasty 

– responsible and good personalities

– brilliant in academic results but no achievements

– a smoother elderly age when compare to younger age

– before age 38, no big achievement

– since age 39, still only normal, no big improvement

– until age 62, even worked for the government but still has not been able to earn a big fortune.

– age 64 the fate pillar is the best period of the life

八字命例 #30 Bazi case study #30

Theme: Identify the time pillar is at a destructive manner

Information: 

– chart owner: female

– before age 30, need to deal with various troubles in life

– age 30-40, happy life with kids at home

– age 41, chances of getting lung and live problem

– age 47, likely to have accident

– around age 60 still healthy

Pillars chart readings:

– Bazi masters reading a female bazi chart, they tend to focus more on their spouse and kids status showing from the chart.

– Wu earth born in Xu month, which is the third month of autumn and they both belongs to earth element, so this can be ruled as strong.

– Year pillar showing a Hai water, which is the birth stage of wood, and having a Yi wood on the stem level, so this Hai water is generating the Yi wood and makes it stronger.

– Month and date pillars are dominating with fire and earth elements, so we can determine that the year pillar is generating energy for both month and date pillars.

– The time pillar referring to a later stage of life, normally it also suggests health and family status.  

– From year to time pillars, fire energy is strong and now we see a Ren water showing on the time stem, this is obviously a destructive relationship, which showing the elderly life of this lady may not be smooth and peaceful.  

– Looking into the fate pillars too, the pillars for age 55-65, it also shows Ren and Gui water on the stems level, this will make the Ren water strong at those years, so this may forecast a challenge period of life.  

戊土生於季秋，同為燥土。太歲亥水木長生生乙木，月時火土皆旺又得木炁生扶，命局溫度向陽，時干為晚年見壬水為前炁有所尅傷，晚年皆宜靜養。

八字命例 # 29 Bazi case study #29

Theme: When there are two different energies circulating within a pillars chart, how to identify?

Information:

– chart owner: male

– before age 23, life was peaceful and smooth

– age 24, year Yi Mao (wood) 乙卯年 was tough

– age 25, year Bing Chen (fire earth) 丙辰年 was a good year

– age 26, had the most successful ten years ahead

– age 36, beware of financial disputes

– age 46-60, smooth and relaxed elderly age ahead

八字篇。五行。十二長生 Twelve stages of an earthly branch

五行精紀。三十四卷。宋。廖中撰

五行

三命提要云

一曰受氣又曰絕。曰胞以萬物在地中未有其象。如毋腹空未有物也。

二曰受胎。天地氣交氤氳而造物在地中成形。始有氣如人受父母之氣也。

三曰成形。萬物在中成形。如人在母腹中成形也。

四曰長生。萬物發生而向榮。如人始生而向長也。

五曰沐浴又曰敗。以萬物始生而形體柔脆。易為所損。如人生後三日。以湯浴之幾至困絕也。

六曰冠帶。萬物漸榮。秀如人具衣完也。

七曰臨官。萬物既秀實。如人之臨官也。

八曰旺。萬物成熟。如人之興旺也。

九曰衰。萬物衰。如人之氣衰也。

十曰病。萬物病。如人之病也。

十一曰死。萬物死。如人之死也。

十二曰墓。又曰庫以萬物成功而藏之庫。如人之終而歸墓也。

When we measure the strength of an heavenly stem, we would like to know how strong or weak it is, we need to use the twelve stages of an earthly branch to identify the status of a stem.

I explained this concept in an earlier post before, this is another interpretation from another ancient book.  This is just like a cycle of a human from the days before fertilization until going into tomb after death.

Stage One: Empty

In the eyes of bazi experts in ancient days, they thought the energy of a life begins from emptiness. The concept is, the womb of a woman symbolizes the possibility of existence of a new life.  As a result, the beginning of a new life starts from empty.

Stage Two: Embryo

The energy gathered here and fertilized, from nothing to something.  Some energy is working inside the womb of a woman.

Stage Three: Expecting a life

After two trend (father and mother or yang & yin ) of energy is working together to form a new human.  

Stage Four: Giving birth

After the two energy working for sometimes, a new life is finally become solid, this is a new and fresh source of growing energy.

Stage Five: Toddler 

After newly born, the solid energy is growing and on the path of improving.  At this stage, yang energy is escalating and not yet mature and strong.

Stage Six: Graduation

This is just like a young life has just finished learning everything, just one step into mature stage.  The new life is already got all the skills and techniques in order to enter the society.  

Stage Seven: Peak

This is the peak stage of life, ready for any achievements that can be acquired.

Stage Eight: Less energetic

After the peak stage, life is gradually downward slopping, become less energetic on various aspects.

Stage Nine: Illness

At this stage, the life energy is not running properly sometimes since it has been running for a long time already, its energy seems fading away. 

Stage Ten: Death

No more make up energy is being supplied, the life is gradually entered its final stage, everything is slowing down and eventually stop.

Stage Eleven: Tomb

Energy is finally not working, this is the stage of tomb.  In the point of view of iching, it seems the final stage but at the same time, it symbolizes the start of another cycle since the five element cannot died even it is at its weakest stage.

These are the twelve life stages of an earthly branches in terms of heavenly stems.  This is also representing the relationship between a stem and a branch. 

八字命例 # 28 Bazi case study #28

Theme: How to identify the energy flow of a bazi pillar chart is going? Is it going to yang and yin?

Pillars chart owner: 

This is a female born in 29th January 1900, the wife of a famous writer in China of early 20th century.  She was then divorced with a son, and later she became a famous banker and died in year 1989 in New York.  

𡈼水生季冬丑月，冰結池塘，歲支亥水壬水祿地，水炁旺盛，己土卑濕，宜以火調候為要。月支丁火透出在水地不力。可幸日時見寅辰木地透出甲木為春旺相火。日元壬水合丁有情。全局地支亥月坤地走來辰月火氣漸壯，大運南奔火地為美。

八字命例 # 27 Bazi case study #27

Theme:  Geng metal in this case is born in peak status, with the encouragement from fate pillars, it reaches to a higher point. 

Bazi chart owner: famous poet in the late Qing dynasty

Date of birth: 9/9/1857

Bazi chart reading highlights:

Properties of Geng metal:

Metal element with yang energy.  Needs fire energy for smelting process to turn into a piece of sharp tool.  Do not like cold temperature and generating water element means losing energy which is not preferred.  Destruction relationship with wood, also means losing energy.

From this chart, the first two pillars has Ding fire and You metal.  Referring to the twelve stages of earthly branches, one is the birth stage with Si fire generating growing energy, and a peak stage as it reaches You metal.  

When we transform this into our daily life, this Geng metal is receiving infinite growing energy at early stage of life and reaches its peak level around middle age.  

With the encouragement from the fate pillars, it benefits from fire energy around age 11, 21, 31 which brings it to a higher point. 

八字篇。命例 #26 Bazi case study #26

Theme: How can the fire energy presence in a bazi pillar chart dominates by metal and water energy without destruction?

Bazi Chart owner:  High officer in the late Qing Dynasty ( year of birth 1672)

火炁存在金水旺之局貴乎本質。如上例除了地支藏一巳，其餘辰土，戌土，庚金透出皆身本帶溫，子歲謂一陽生之地，可暖局溫金。辛金日元以防貼身壬水洩氣太過，加上壬子歲水炁司權，庚戌月令可溫土暖金，庚以本質扶旺日元，得長生巳火生旺。命局干支配合得宜，相互扶持為貴徵。

八字篇。未刑丑。丑刑戌。戌刑未。為持勢之刑 子刑卯。卯刑子。為無禮之刑         Destruction form (II)

五要奇書。五種明江之棟輯。審刑害篇第八（II）

何名恃勢刑。原未陰遁始。與丑陽遁漸盛。各持其勢力而相刑也。

頌曰。持勢之刑意何為。婚姻財產大相虧。是非未可一途取。醉飽姦謀勿怨咨。

子為一陽生。卯為日出地。子尊如父。卯卑如子。雖一陽生而陰遁極矣。不如卯為日出顯照。則卯剛如狼。子柔如羊。尊卑相伏。剛柔相凌。是無禮之刑也。若犯無禮刑者。主臣叛君。僕欺主之禍。

頌曰。無禮之刑。小輩謀。禍災反逆足愆尤。臣反君兮奴欺主。官事重重病未休。

Continue with the last destruction form post, I will discuss the two other destruction forms in bazi chart reading.  

This is a trio form with three earth elements.  

Wei 未土, Chou 丑土 and Xu 戌土 earth elements.  Three elements must be seen to form this trio.  People in the old days believed that, when they see this form, a destructive energy flow is created.  Wei, third month of summer, is about to end the second half of the year, in another word, is entering the yin energy of the year.  

On the other hand, Chou, third month of winter, the whole year is about to end and ready to end a new year start with the wood energy.  At this time, the elements cycle is about to enter yang.

As a result, two strong flows of energy clashes together to introduce an unstable course of manner.  

People believed this behavior can cause a losses of wealth, unhappy marriage life etc.  

The last form of destruction is Zi water 子水 and Mao wood 卯木.

People in the old days interpreted this form like this;

In terms of monthly trigram, at Zi month, the first yang line appears.  In terms of hours, Mao is dawn when the sun comes out.  They believed this nature phenomenon is yang generates the sun.  Zi is the father and Mao is the sun (water generates wood in five elements).  

Mao is strong as the sun becomes stronger and Zi becomes weaker as mao grows strong.  In this belief, when zi water comes with mao wood, forms a destruction manner due to disrespect.  

When this form appears in bazi chart, this can possibly cause juniors disrespecting superior in cases like companies and governments and even in families parents and grandparents relationships. 

八字篇。命例 #25 Bazi case study #25

命局同時冲尅同時生旺 Both destructive and Generating behavior are presences in one pillars chart

As referring to the case study #24, I discussed about the destruction energy among pillars and words.  In this case example, it illustrates both destructive and generating energy flow are taking place within the same pillars chart.  These behaviors are being defined from the five elements phenomena.

As shown in the pillars chart example above;

五行生扶 Generating energy pillars:

– Year pillar Ji earth generating You metal 己土生酉金

– Month pillar Bing fire is same as strong as Wu fire 丙午火同旺

– Date pillar Yi wood is same as strong as Mao wood 乙卯木同旺

– Time pillar Geng metal is generating from Chen earth 辰土生庚金

五行尅伐 Destruction energy:

– Geng metal and Yi wood 庚金尅乙木

– Chen earth and Mao wood 卯木尅辰土

– Wu fire and You metal 午火尅酉金

When reading the general picture of the chart, we can almost conclude that when both generate and destructive action are presences, referring back to the person, his/her life is probably not a smooth one.   

生尅同局，可有不隱之象。

八字篇。寅刑巳。巳刑申。申刑寅。為無恩之刑

Earthly branches trio destruction ~ in cruel manner

審刑害篇第八。五要奇書。五種明江之棟輯

寅刑巳者。以寅能生火。巳能生金。火又剋金。巳刑申者。巳屬火。申屬金。巳又能剋金。是所生之處。

反相刑而無恩。故曰無恩刑。

申屬金。寅屬木。木能生火。金能生水。水能滅火。亦恃生而為無恩刑也。

頌曰刑謂無恩意若何。持生相滅徧頗。禍來父母並師長。犯者災尤亦更多。

When reading bazi pillars chart, we have various different methods to read combinations of energy and destruction form of energy.  In this post, I am going to write about trio destruction energy.  This trio form is a combination of Yin wood, Shen metal and Si fire.  

According to the five element phenomenon, Yin wood generates Si fire and Si fire destruct Shen metal.  The tricky point is, during the process of destruction between Si fire and Shen metal, actually this is a smelting process.  Therefore we can call it a generate method but in a tough way.  

How come this trio combination is recognized as cruel manner?

Since Yin wood generates Si fire and Si fire then can destruct Shen metal, this is a cruel way with not considering.  This is how people from the ancient times looked at it.  

When we read pillars chart, if we notice this trio’s presence, this is a message for possible future argument especially with elder family members or with teachers or superiors.   

八字篇：命例# 24 Bazi case study #24

命局冲剋力量 destructive energy among pillars chart

Pillars chart reading highlights 

Jia wood was born in Wei month.  Wei is the third month of summer season and all the summer is finally stored inside the earth element.  As a result, Wei must be the heated earth element, also Ji wood is stored inside Wei earth as well.  In terms of ten god concept, Jia wood and Wei earth is within a destructive energy relationship.

In order to identify the destructive relationship among words, we not only look in terms of each pillars, we can do it in horizontal or vertical ways.  

Just like the chart above, I have filled cells with colors to identify each destructive relationships.  

Between the year and month pillars, Shen metal destructs Yi wood, Wei earth destructs Hai water.  

Date and time pillars, Jia wood destructs Wu earth and double Chen earth is ruled as over strong, so its a type of destruction too. 

甲木生未月藏乙木，存點根炁。甲木和未土本為冲尅關係。命局中其他字亦存在冲尅關係。甲木和戊土，乙木和辛金，辰辰自刑（過剛）和未土和亥水。

(Con’t) Four earth elements with monthly trigrams

As continue with the last post.  I have explained and quoted the detail illustration of the four unique earth elements from ancient books.  I have also mentioned each earth element representing a calendar month and with their corresponding yang or yin lines.  

Chen 辰土 – 3rd month of spring season with five yang lines.

Trigram #43 Displacement

Wei 未土 – 3rd month of summer season with two yin lines.

Trigram #33 Retiring

Xu 戌土 – 3rd month of autumn season with five yin lines

Trigram #23 Stripping

Chou 丑土 – 3rd month of winter with 2 yang lines

Trigram #19 Nearing

論土。辰戌丑未 Detail look into the four Earth elements

三命通會。明萬曆。萬民英

辰 Chen

辰建季春，為水泥之濕，而萬物之根皆賴此培養。甲至此雖衰，而有乙之餘氣；壬至此雖墓，而有癸之還魂；見戌謂鑰，能開庫中之物，若三戌重衝破門，非吉。日時多見水木，其運更向西北，則辰土不能存矣。

Chen

Season: third month of spring, with five yang lines

Features: moist, soft and warm, ideal to house plants root for active growing. 

Stems and branches: Jia 甲 wood growing cycle is almost finished.  Contain root for Yi 乙 wood and Gui 癸 water.  Storage for Ren 壬 water.  Destructive with Xu 戌 earth and release stored energy.  Suitable for wood and fire energy flow. 

Yang energy

戌 Xu

戌乃洪爐之庫，純鐵頑金，賴以煉成。見辰龍則衝出壬水，而雨露生焉；見寅虎則會起丙火，而文章出焉。然火命逢之，則為入墓，寧能免於不傷哉。

Xu

Season: third month of autumn, with four yin lines

Features: contains metal energy, hard and heated.  Not suitable for plants growing, but good for housing metal to retrieve energy.  

Stems and branches: Destructive with Chen 辰 and releasing the stored Ren 壬 water while clashing.  Trio combination with Yin 寅 wood and generate Bing 丙fire.   Storage of fire energy.  

Yang energy

丑 Chou

丑雖隆冬，有冰霜之可怯，但天時已轉二陽，是以丑中己土之煖能生萬物，辛金養地，豈只深藏？見戌則刑，見未則衝，庫地最宜，刑衝不為無用。見巳酉三合，會起金局。若人命生於丑月，而日時多見水木，必測行巽離之地，而土方不衰耳。

Chou

Season: third month of winter, with two yang lines

Features: basically frozen watery soil in deep winter.  Contains metal and water element.  All the growing resources are being stored underground, just wait for some solid heat kicks in, the Ji 己 earth stored is just perfect to generate growing energy.  Trio destructive combination with Xu 戌 and Wei 未 earth.  Trio combination of metal energy with Si 巳 fire and You 酉 metal.  

Yin energy

未 Wei

未當季夏，則陰深而火漸衰。未中有乙木，有丁火，是藏官藏印，不藏財也。無亥卯以會之，則刑難變，只作火土論；無丑戌以刑以衝之，則庫不開，難得官印力。柱中無火，怕行金水之運，日時多寒，偏愛丙丁之鄉。蓋用神之喜忌最當分曉，不可毫髮誤也。

Wei

Season: third month of summer, with two yin lines

Features: the strongest fire stored inside to make the most heated soil.  It contains Ji 乙 wood and Ding 丁 fire.  Trio wood combination with Hai 亥 water and Mao 卯 wood.  If we do not see these elements, then it is treated as a heated soil.  Like to see fire element to keep its status, do not prefer cold weather among pillars chart.  

Yin energy

八字篇：命例 #23 Bazi case study #23

Subject: How to tell a specific stem is gaining energy on both stem and branches level.

論男命喜忌。論女命喜忌 Different methods of reading the bazi pillars chart of men and women in ancient times

新刻星平總會命海會編。卷。明。薜承愛纂輯

論男命喜忌

次究夫妻與子星。水為妻主火為孩。（夫為土星）

逢生坐實無冲䧟。妻容子秀又賢能。

如見犯空并帶殺。若不傷刑也有乖。

忽然有犯喪門虎。定然邁目更悲哀

Reading the bazi chart of men:

The reading order of a male chart is the career (also means the child) star, then money star (wife).

For example, the chart day stem which represents the owner is earth element, then money (wife) star is water element and child star is wood star.  If we do not see destruction cycle in the chart, then it stands for the wife is decent and beautiful.  On the other hand, if we see non-stable energy cycle and destruction, then this can be a trace of non-auspicious. 

論女命喜忌

女命宮宿莫亂多。只宜清淡不堪強。

夫宮不雜為真福。招夫養子更偕和。

若犯殺星多雜剝。朝日喃喃口嘴多。

如帶孤辰並寡宿。終朝困苦受奔波。

Reading the bazi chart of women:

The very first criteria of a women’s chart is with a clear and clean energy flow, cannot be messy.   In those days, due to their culture, they do not prefer a woman to be really smart and clever.  With only one career star (husband star).  Also, do not want to see any lonely star to be presence.  

On the whole, this is the way of seeing things in those days, this is affected by their culture and structure of society, which can be totally different from today.  

天干不斷若血脈之調榮。地支相類珠璣之貫穿
Consecutive stems and branches in pillars chart

五行精紀。三十四卷。宋。廖中撰

天干不斷在格曰連珠。地支相連在格曰連茹。得連珠則貴。得連茹則富。有所畏者隔斷也。

蓋十干不要斷。若甲字斷之。如血脈之不通榮衛也。

十二支不要斷。若子字斷之。則如珠璣之不相貫穿也。

甲字而斷。他九字化為虛一待用格。

十二支若不斷。子而斷。餘十一字名為歇滅殺。

The foundation concept in reading bazi pillars chart must be the energy flow among pillars.  When we see consecutive stems or branches in corresponding levels, this is consider as strong and active energy circulation.   

This is particularly important for readers since ancient times.  

In case we see three or even four consecutive words either on stems or branches level, which means the flowing energy is continuing and not stopping.  In the bazi language speaking, this is consider as a credit for energy generating.  

八字命例 #22 Bazi case study #22

Title: how to judge a particular heavenly stem has strong energy generated from the earthly branches level.

Pillars chart reading highlight:

歲干乙木為陰木。

地支寅卯辰為春月木旺季節，加上亥水為木長生之所。

天干乙木透出木氣，承上地支木炁為強。

乙木身強可用官星。命例以庚，辛金為官星。

Year stem Yi wood belongs to ‘yin’ energy.

On the branches level, we see Yin wood, Mao wood and Chen earth are the three months of the spring season.  Spring season is dominated by the wood energy, with the Hai water is the wood reborn strength stage.  

As a result, the Yi wood appearing on the stems level with the support of the strong wood energy makes the Yi wood very strong and dominate energy among the whole chart.

With a strong energy, then can use the officer star and money star based on the ten god concept of bazi reading.  

Bazi case study 21 八字命例 # 21

Title: by concluding different words among pillars, we can work out the main energy flows. 

Chart owner details:

Male was born in 1882. 

Died at the age of 45 in year 1925.

Occupation: General in army

戊土生丑月，寒天凍土，性質有別。巳丑合天干辛為全金局，日支申為金祿。戊同戌為含金秋土。

年月日三柱雖由各行所組成，實為金炁主要。

時支甲寅主晚年，健康和子孫。此甲有氣因坐祿地，月堤亥為長生。但金和木為尅伐關係。可預見晚年不穩。

This pillar chart belongs to an army general who was born in the year of 1882 and those were the unstable years of China.  

As we can see different various elements existing in the year, month and date pillars, but after considering the details, we can conclude there are only one metal element that is dominating.  

As shown, the time pillar is Jia and Yin wood, both of them are ‘yang’ wood.  This Jia wood is sitting on top of its career stage (12 stages of earthly branches, mature stage) which indicates as strong.  Metal and wood energy are engaged in a destructive relationship.  As a result, the time pillar represents elderly age, offsprings, health stages.  

The pillars chart owner died at the age of 45 years old, in another word, he never has a chance to experience old and have grandchild.  

論十干得旺時不旺。失時不弱（2）Strong and weak of five elements baes on time wise (2)

八字篇：耕寸集

有如春木雖強。金太重而木亦危。

干庚辛而支酉丑。無火制而不富。

逢土生而必夭。是得時而不旺也。

秋木雖弱木根深而木亦強。干甲乙而支寅卯。遇官（金神）透而能受。

逢水生而太遏。是失時而不弱也。

是故十干不論月令休囚。只要四柱有根。便能受財官食神。

Continue with the last post.  

Judge the strength of a particular energy based on the related season period and its status in the actual pillars chart.

Here is another two examples illustrating the above situation.

Wood in spring season:

Obviously wood energy dominates these three months but on the other hand, when metal energy is heavy within the pillars chart (by nature, metal and wood energy is in destruction mode), as a result, wood energy is hook up at risk in situation like this.  

Wood in autumn season:

During autumn time, metal energy dominates this time, but if the wood energy comes with a strong root on the same pillar or within the pillars chart, then when the career star (metal is the career star of wood, destruction) kicks in, the wood energy is still bearable. 

This is the precise example illustrating while an energy is not at its most benefit period and it can still be strong.  

Note: 

When we talk about the root of a heavenly stem, which means the same energy is present on the earthly branches level.  

For example,

Jia wood 甲木 with Yin wood 寅木

Yi wood 乙木 with Mao wood 卯木

Ren water 壬水 with Zi water 子水 

論十干得旺不旺。失時不弱 （1）Strong and weak of five elements based on time wise

八字篇：耕寸集

書云：得時俱為旺論。失令便作衰看。雖是至理。亦死法也。

夫五行之氣。流行四時。雖十干各有專令。而其實專令之中亦有並存者。

在假若春木司令。甲乙雖旺。而此時休囚之戊己。亦未嘗絕於天地也。

冬水司令壬癸雖旺。而此時休囚之丙丁。亦未嘗絕於天地也。

特時當退避。不能爭先。而其實春土何嘗不生萬物。

冬日何嘗不照萬國乎。

况八字雖以月令為重。而旺相休囚時。亦有損益之權。

故生月即不值令。亦能值年。值日。值時。豈可執一而論。

When we talk about five elements, referring to the time is critical, especially when we have to look into the strength and weakness of the element during that specific period.  

According to books, the basic knowledge is straightforward.  Wood is strong in spring, fire is summer, metal is spring and water is winter.  Apart from this fundamental concept, to be precise, we have to look more into it and we can come up with a fuller picture.  

For example, Jia and Yi wood (甲，乙木) are strong during spring time but Wu and Ji (戊，己土), even it is at the weakest (wood is the official star to earth element 木為土官星) during this period, and it can still provide a base to grow plants, there are still trace of survival for it. 

For example, Bing and Ding fire (丙，丁火), in winter period, their energy are being deteriorated to the lowest level.  But fire is an important key for pillars chart that is too cold to survive.  

On the whole, when we examine the strength and weakness of elements, we do not only taken into account the month but also need to consider the reality.  

Bazi case study 20

Title:  smooth energy flow in the bazi pillars chart with a matching energy cycle of the fate pillars, how can this help to reflect in a person’s life?

Pillars chart highlight:

1) Ren water was born in Chou month.  Chou month is the last month of winter season and is the season for water element, even chou is earth element and it is supposed to be destruction energy but ren water cannot be judged as weak.  

壬水生十二丑月，丑為臨卦，二陽之地，丑為季冬水地，壬不弱。

2) As we can see three Chou earth element on year, month and time pillars with three Shen metal appearing on the stems level.  This is the same energy flow for these three pillars.

地支三丑生天干辛金，全局需一點火暖身，剛好自坐寅為丙火長生，大運配合得宜，這此壬水可發光發熱。

3) To keep the pillars warm, we need some sort of fire energy, and the Yin wood is the reborn strength stage 長生 of Bing fire (丙火).  With the matching energy kicked in from the fate pillars, then this Ren water can generate wood and into fire eventually. 

壬水走過木地生木，火地木生火，終令全局火炎起來。 

4) The elements cycle from water into wood and into fire are all ‘yang’ energy, then this can reflect the chart owner is positive, active and hard working for her life. 

5) This pillar chart’s another focus is lucky stars.  As we can see there are three Chou earth element on the branches level and this Chou 丑土 is the lucky star for Jia wood 甲木，Wu earth 戊土，Geng metal 庚金, and they all have the ten god relationships with Ren water 壬水, so they are all included as child star’s lucky star (食神貴人), career star’s lucky star (官星貴人) and mother star’s lucky star (印星貴人).  

五行精紀。三十四卷。宋。

原局。大運。太歲

The relationship between pillars chart, fate pillars and tai sui (grand general)

大運至本命宮。五行生旺支干。和祿馬貴人。

食神相生。有益處為吉泰之運。亦不能常為福。

須候太歲行年。又看五行生旺支干。和合福神之地方。

可發福大運至吉鄉。

卻遇逐年太歲小運。到刑害之鄉。亦主細累浮災。

但不為重害也。

凡大運到本命宮。五行死絕。支干刑衝六害。一切凶殺者。

為屯蹇 （艱難，苦難不順利）凶禍之運。

遇逐年太歲。又見刑衝。小運不和。死絕帶殺者。

方可發禍。

其小運與太歲。到生旺祿馬。貴人一切吉神者。

其年卻主有小喜。逐快事。

但歲神過宮。福如故也。 

This article, will suggest, the interaction between pillars chart, fate pillars and tai sui.  Since they are all made from stems and branches, they are all about five elements maneuver.

When fate pillar is generating wanted energy to the pillars chart, then this is positive impact, it will bring to a higher level if we see the lucky stars.  

When fate pillars is generating unwanted energy to the pillars chart, with extra energy from the unlucky stars, then we can predict unfortunate for the stated period (one fate pillar is for ten years).  

Moreover, if this same impact applies from the tai sui, then we can forecast ups and downs for the present years. 

五行精紀。三十四卷。宋。大運 Fate pillars

大運

運行則一辰十歲。除乃三日為年。精休旺以為妙。

窮通變以為玄。

夫。運者。人生之傳舍推命之說。先以三元四柱五行生死格局。

以定根平生之吉凶也。

論行運至五行生旺之地。如木之得春。其敷榮華實可知矣。

或行運到五行休敗之地。如木之逢秋衰朽枯槁亦可見矣。

人之四柱五行休旺生死之理。在乎悟理窮幽達微。

通變以盡其妙。

This paragraph is from a book from the Sung dynasty, which talks about the fate pillars.  

Fate pillars are listed all the pillars in form of stems branches from our young age until the last stage of life.  By interpretation the interactions between the five elements, then we can have a forecast pictures of the future days.

For example, if wood energy is strong in the pillars chart, with wood energy in the fate pillar, this is strong.

On the other hand, if wood energy is strong, with metal energy fate pillar, then this is weakened off. 

Bazi Case study 19

Title: Two similar weight energy within a pillar chart, how to handle/read them?

Bazi Case No.18

How can just one word in the pillars chart upsetting the normal status of other words 天干透一字令全局本性改變

Geng metal was born in Chen month.  Chen belongs to earth element and it is the last month of the spring season.  Based on the five elements theory, earth element can generate energy for metal, so from this point of view, this Geng metal can be classified as strong.  

In the beginning of this article, I have stated that how can the presence of one word in the chart upsetting the normal status of other words.  My explanation is as follows:

On the stems level, there are two gang metal and a jia.  Both of them need heat energy to stay in shape.  

On the branches level, there are three Chen earth and a Shen metal.  Shen with Chen elements with the Ren water on the year pillar makes a water trio combination.  With this solid water form brings the water content in this chart to a high level.  

While Geng and Jia need heat and now the water is boosting, as a result, this is against the need of Geng and Jia, so with the presence one single Ren water upsetting the whole chart.  

天干一甲兩庚均需火氣以保其陽性。年干壬水，可合地支申金辰土水局，使全局之水氣旺盛，火氣全失。

Bazi Chart Case Study 17

Topic:  When the energy flow of a bazi chart is not as smooth as expected, how can we find the solution? 

命局中，氣運行不順，可化解？

Bazi Chart Reading Highlight:

1) Wu earth element is born in Wu fire month.  Wu month is the fifth month of the year and is the middle of summer, so it is solid heat.  When we refer to the 12 stages of the earthly branches, Wu fire is the energy peak stage of Wu earth element, in another words, this Wu earth is strong in term of day and month relationship.

戊土生仲夏午月，十二長生為刃地，上透丙火，火氣絕對旺盛。

2) On the stems level, we see two earth elements and two fire elements.  In terms of 12 stages of earthly branches, earth element falls on the same category as the fire element, on the whole, the energy on the stems level is obvious and strong.

天干為透兩土兩火，火土同源，命局以火氣為主。

3) On the branches level, we see three earth elements and one ‘yang’ fire element.  

地支三土一火。

4) When we swap the focus on the chart in the whole, we can feel that earth element is forming the majority of the energy flow.  Then, we need to identify the different features among the four different earth element.  We can see there is one earth on both stems and branches level with some water element inside, they are the Ji and Chen earth element.

局中以己和辰土帶水氣。然土氣略嫌擁塞，可相金以洩土氣。己和辰可生金。

5) Referring back to the basic of the five elements rule, when one element is overly strong, it has to generate energy for the next element in the cycle.  In this case, when earth is strong, it generates energy for metal energy.

6) In this particular case, it is making sense to use metal energy to release the excessive stored energy within the earth element.  Moreover, the fire element is the month pillar and it is the peak stage as well.  Metal energy needs fire for swelling process to turn itself into a piece of tool. By doing so, the fire energy is being release as well.  After multi-testing, metal element is the core solution for this bazi chart.    

剛好用金離不開火練，局中不缺。

Bazi Chart Case Study 15 命例15

When two strong energy flow in a chart has a conflicting signal, what could possibly be the solution.

在命盤中，有兩種力量相約而相尅

In some cases of bazi charts, we may acknowledge that two main stream of energy flow are destructing at each other (e.g. wood & metal, water & fire), this is likely to reflect on the real life of a person that, he/she is currently experiencing a bumpy road of life, whatever things the person wants to achieve, it is not as smooth as it could expected.  Then obviously, everyone want to avoid, therefore, people starts looking for solution.

當金和木，或水和水在命局中形成兩停局面，就是一個長期處於尅伐狀態，反影在命主中的不穩定。

Bazi case study 14

Revealing the true picture behind bazi four pillars 

八字命盤，如何才看到本象？

Pillars chart reading highlight:

1) Yi wood borns in Si month, which is the 4th month of the year.  At this time, spring has gone and fire energy kicked in, temperature starting to escalate.  With Ding fire as the month stem, this pillars chart is warm enough for the yi wood to grow.

乙木生巳月，夏月屬火，以月令為重，整個命盤溫暖，上透丁火。乙木要生，先要火後要水。巳月初夏剛好。  

2） The owner of this chart is a female, and she is asking about the picture of her spouse from her chart, whether she could get hold of any hints.

命主為女性，她主要想看她的夫星如何。

3) According to the stems combination form, Yi wood combines with Geng metal.  From the point of view of Bazi ten gods, Geng metal is the officer star of Yi wood and vice versa Yi wood is the money star of Geng metal, as a result, Geng metal is the spouse star of Yi wood.

從命局看六親，我們可以看十神星和四柱宮位。女命以官星為夫和日支為夫宮。乙木以庚金為夫星，在時干透出，可看出命主夫星顯現和近身。庚金以巳火為長生，酉金為帝旺，得氣為吉。

4) On position wise, Geng metal is at the closest distance with the Yi wood, then it can tell the chart owner is very close with her spouse in real life and this spouse star may only appear on the later stage of life since it exists on the time pillar.

5) On the branches level, there is a You metal and Si fire on the year and month pillars respectively, it almost form a metal triangular form, this is generating metal energy for any existing metal element within the chart.  Even there is some distance with the stem Geng metal, nevertheless, they are within the same boundary.  

未土在夫宮，未土內藏乙木人元，乙未有根，可看出夫婦兩人情切。

6) On the whole, this lady’s pillars chart is getting well with her spouse star and this star is able to generate energy.

總括，夫星在這個命盤健旺而沒有冲尅。 

A story about symbolic star ~ Imprisonment Star 一個關於神煞天羅地網的故事

This is a story happened around the 1930s-1950s.  This was an unstable period in the Chinese history, so people did not feel safe and most of them will turn to fortune telling and believed in fate.  

When fortune teller read their bazi pillars or face reading, they common used the concept of symbolic stars.  In this article, the imprisonment star refers to two earthly stems, Chen 辰 and Xu 戌.

Mr Lin, a member of the revolutionary party, he planned to go to Shanghai for a meeting.  He wanted to go with his friend, Mr. He.  Mr. He believed in fate very much and once a fortune teller told him have to be careful since there is a good chance of imprisonment during winter time that year.  As a result, Mr He did not want to go with Mr. Lin, he only wanted to go during spring time.  

Mr. Lin does not believe in fate, so he did not agree with Mr. He and tried to push him to go.  After a few discussions, Mr. Lin changed destination from Shanghai to Xiamen.  Mr. He thought Xiamen is nearer and he is familiar with this place, so he agreed to go with him at last.  

They planned their trip before winter solar term, minor cold 小寒, due to  change of cruise ticket, the date they left was already two days after minor cold.  According to plan, two days of journey, then they will get to Xiamen, at this time, there was always accident.

During their cruise trip, pirates robbed the ship and they were held imprisonment on the ship for more than two weeks, which means, this got through solar term, major cold 大寒 and then to start of spring 立春.  

After this incident, Mr. Lin who didn’t believe in fate, and he fell for fortune telling and he was surprised things were always just happened as it forecast.  How surprising.  

Bazi Chart Case Study (13)

Bazi Chart Case Study (12)

Chart reading highlights:

1) Ren water was born in Si month.  Si month is the first month of the summer season, heat is escalating and according to the five elements theory, water element is determined as a weak link in the season.  Therefore, we can classify this Ren water is not a strong status in this bazi chart.

壬水生於孟夏，夏為火地，五行走向以水尅火洩氣，這個壬水不當以強論。

2) On the stems level, we see both year and date stems are Ren water and both month and time stems are Yi wood.  So, we can see that water is generating growing energy for the Yi wood to stay active.

地支火地兩巳為火祿，寅為長生火，戌為燥土，全無水氣，壬水只有透出歲干為助，但這壬坐下為寅，其力彼微。

3) On the branches level, the energy flow is dominated by fire and wood as we see two Si fire, a Yin wood and a Wu earth element.  As on the month point of view, the energy commences from Yin wood then to Si fire (which passed through Mao wood, Chen earth), and the Xu earth is a fire safe box, on the whole, heat energy is dominating the branches level.

地支木火地，天干兩透乙木為源。

4) Si fire in eight trigrams concept, it belongs to Xun trigram 巽卦 which representing the wind.  Heated wind is blowing on the branch level, in ten gods concept, this is the money star.

十神論，壬水看巳火為財星。用財身要強，反之為兇。

Bazi Chart Case Study (11)八字命例(11)

Chart reading highlights:

1) Ren water borns in Chou month.  Chou month is the very last month of the year and the last month in the winter season.  Weather is absolutely frozen and all the living energy are being paused.  Winter is the season dominates by the water energy.  Therefore, the Ren water is classified as strong in this case.

壬水生於十二月，丑月屬土，內藏癸水和在冬天，不以土尅水弱論。

2) On the stems level, we see one Yi wood with two water and a Geng metal.  On the branches level, we see three earth elements and a Zi water.  

天干透出乙木，一癸和一庚金。地支丑，戌，未土和子水。

3) The three earth elements are Xu, Chou & Wei earth element, the forms a perfect triangular conflicting form (三刑).  This triangular form full can be used on top with an official star.  

地支三土為三刑格局，如果，當用官者身強可用三刑，一般言，地支三刑並見，論八字不以吉論。

4) If we use the Yi wood on the month stem as the base, then the Geng metal is the official star of the Yi wood, plus, Yi wood with Geng metal forms a golden couple.  In this case, then the Yi wood can employ the Geng metal with the triangular conflicting form on the branches level.  

用月堤天干乙木為主，官星為庚，官星貴人為丑，未土，官印為土星。

5) Base to the basic concept, if we want to use official star, the person has to be strong.  In this case, the Yi wood has three water elements to generate energy for it, therefore, this is workable. 

用官者，身當比官重，日元壬水生丑月，時為刃地子水，生於癸未年。

Bazi Chart Case Study (10) 八字命例 10

Chart reading highlight:

1) Geng metal was born in Wu month.  Wu is the hottest month of the whole year and with Bing fire at the stem level.  This month pillar is the giving out the most of the yang energy, therefore, we can conclude that this chart owner is an outgoing and a very expressive person. 

庚金生於火炎午月，午月正值火旺，月堤上透丙火謂最陽一柱。命主傾向比較外向，好動和表現自己。

2) In the ten gods concept, fire and metal are at a destruction concept, therefore, when Geng metal borns in Wu month, this cannot be ruled as strong.

從十神看，火金處於尅洩狀態，庚金不能從強論。

3) On the branches level, we do not see any metal element to support the Geng metal on the stem level, but we see it is next to the Ji earth element.  In the ten gods concept, it is the mother star of Geng metal, therefore, it is not as weak as it seems.

地支金氣無根，從氣順而行看，卯和午隔了辰和巳，因丁為歲干，同巳，所以暗拱一巳。十二長生，庚金生於巳，所以庚還是帶了點根氣。

4) On the branches level, we see two Mao woods and two Wu fire, and a Bing fire with a Ding fire on the stems level.  This is just correspondent to the Zhen 震 (Xun 巽) Li 離 hexagrams in order.  This is an obvious and strong sign of a smooth energy circulations within a bazi chart. 

地干卯為震卦，辰巳暗拱為巽，午為離，氣順而行為吉。

5) With the energy on the fate pillars going through the similar energy patten, on the whole, this bazi chart’s energy flow is at a smooth and no conflicting manner.

八字以順為主，不喜刑尅。

Bazi Chart Case Study (9)

Bazi chart reading highlight:

1) Mao month, is the second spring month, which tells us its the peak stage of the wood energy.  When wood energy escalated to the peak which means it can be evolved into fire energy in just one click.  As a result, Bing fire born in Mao month, this can be considered as relatively strong.

丙火生於仲春，木氣秉令火相，不能以弱論。

2) Earthly stem Mao belongs to direction east and hexagram Zhen (震).  This stands for a very active growing energy going on in the nature.  

卯月為震卦，十二消息卦謂雷天大壯，萬物處於生長活躍期。

3) This bazi chart has three ‘yang’ pillars with one ‘yin’ pillar.  In normal manner, yang stands for outgoing and yin stands for low profile.  In this case, the yin pillar is the month pillar and its in Mao month, this is an active picture.  Therefore, we can foresee that the chart owner is an active and outgoing person.  

命局三陽一陰柱，卯屬木，生意為陽，所以反映命主個性比較外向，活躍，喜歡表現於人前。

4) On the stems level, we see one Bing fire and one Geng metal, which these two are the outstanding elements.  

天干主要原素為丙火和庚金。

5) On the branches level, we see Chen earth and Mao wood on the year and month pillars.  This is the flow of the spring months.  We also see Shen metal and Xu earth on the date and time pillars.  Again, this is the flow of the autumn months.  

前兩柱為春，後兩柱為秋，地支從木地走到金地。

6) The spring months combination is just perfect for generating energy for the Bing fire while the autumn months combination is as good as generating energy for the Geng metal on the year pillar.  

春氣正合丙火生意，秋意屬意庚金之性。

7) Base on the Bing fire swelling the Geng metal on the five elements theory, the ultimate beneficial in this chart is the Geng metal.  

丙庚關係在於相尅亦在冶練。凡用金者，命途必定充滿挑戰。

8) In the ten gods point of view, Geng metal is the money star for the Bing fire. 

十神而言，庚為丙偏財星。

Bazi Chart Case Study (8)

Bazi Chart reading highlight:

1) Jia wood was born in the Mao month, that is the second month of the spring season.  During this time of the year, it is the solar terms, ‘Awakening of Insects’ 驚蟄 and ‘Spring Equinox” 春分.  Rain is getting more frequent and temperature is obviously getting warmer.  This is the perfect season for kicking off the new cycle of farming activities for the new year.  

甲木生木旺卯月，當以旺論。卯月一節為驚蟄，一氣為春分雨量漸多，當是春耕時機。

2) From the bague energy point of view, mao belongs to direction east where is the Zhen 震卦 hexagram.  This stands for escalating active energy is resumed after the frozen winter weather, energy stored underground are boosting out.  On the whole, when jia wood born in mao month, it is very energetic and wood energy is strong.

卯為震卦，雷天大壯，正是春雷季節，萬物適時震動活躍起來。大壯卦四陽在下，正在上升，只剩兩陰在上。

3) On the stems level, we see Jia and Yi wood and the Ji earth is for planting the root of the two woods.  

天干兩乙一甲，己土正好盤根，正合木生意。

4) On the branches level, we see Hai water and Mao wood on the year and month pillars.  This almost complete the wood element triangle form.  This stands for the wood energy is relatively strong.  

地支亥水為木之長生，卯為木刃又為月堤，可見木氣是秉令。

5) On the date and time pillars, we see Shen metal and Hai water.  Shen metal in this position is acting as the reborn strength of the water triangle form, therefore, this is another element generating the wood energy on the stem level.  

日支申為長生水可生木，為木之喜。

6) On conclusion, the highlight energy in this chart is wood and preferred energy is fire (warmth is needed for wood to grow).

總結命局以木為喜，順勢而生定當以火為用。

How do we determine a good bonding among bazi pillars? 精神

This is a more advanced level of reading a set of bazi pillars chart whether it is a 1st class or 2nd class Bazi set .  Since spirit is not showing physically but we can always trace a hint. 

要看原局精神，這是基本功之上的技巧。已不只看五行生剋，而是把著眼點於在八個干支最亮的一點。

Once we get hold of the hint and go down the line, we can then get a new picture of the pillars chart and can derive a broader conclusion. 

當看到精神點後，往往發覺整個命盤有新看法。

What are the fundamental criteria that is likely to lead to a spirit to a pillars chart? 看精神點基本條件

1. All the stems and branches are not fighting each other, they are working in smooth order, therefore, a sustainable balance and flow of energy can be obtained. 

最重要，干支間不帶尅伐，他們在穩定地帶出一道力量。

1. In most of the pillars charts, there is a short coming of a certain energy, and we have to make this short coming up.  Furthermore, when we add this extra element to the chart, this top up has to work smoothly and effectively, this counts as another element of spirit. 

當力量不足時補，溢時洩謂之基礎。

1. A all rounded balance of the pillars temperature has to be maintained, this is another count as well.   For example, all pillars are showing a dry and warm temperature, then it is disadvantage to add water or metal element to the chart, as this will disturb the original balanced energy. 

命盤要保持適當溫度。

After all these explanations on the spirit of the pillars, ancient experts also divide spirit into different levels.  On the whole, in order to fully understand the spirit in pillars chart, this could be achieved through lots of practices.

What will happen when the element’s energy at its peak and got clashed? 四敗地逢冲

The four earthly branches at peak stage are Zi water 子水, Wu fire 午火, Mao wood 卯木 & You metal 酉金.  They represent the four element’s peak stage, and they are the strongest stage within the cycle.

子午卯酉乃水火木金旺盛之地，亦謂十二長生帝旺之所。

Since their reflecting energy are absolutely obvious, therefore, they could be a credit or a debit among the pillar chart.  If they are preferable, then this is classified as auspicious, while it is non-preferable, then this is the other way round, a debit asset in the chart.  

當氣盛可看待為吉或兇。

When we refer to ancient Bazi book, experts will tell us another concept, when they see it from the view of Bagua 八卦 (the eight hexagrams).  

八字古籍告訴我們，看四柱五行干支同時，亦可看卦氣。

For example, when Bing Wu 丙午 (Li hexagram 離卦) fire pillar meets Ren Zi 𡈼子 (Kan hexagram 坎卦) water pillar?  When Ding Si 丁巳 fire pillar meets Gui Hai 癸亥 water pillar?  In normal Bazi concept, water and fire is a clashing relationship, they are damaging each other but in the concept of bagua, they are a co-operate relationship 既濟卦, they are working as a team to provide warmth and moist to grow things, as a result, this is a peaceful and balanced status. 
例如：丙丁火入離卦，遇上壬子水坎卦。五行生剋看為水尅火，但在卦氣狀態，特定情形下，可成既既濟卦。兇可成吉論。

Example 2, Geng Shen 庚申 & Shen You 辛酉 metal pillar (Dui hexagram 兌卦) meets Jia Yin 甲寅 & Yi Mao 乙卯 wood pillars (Zhen hexagram 震卦).  This can be interpreted as, in the language of Bagua, Dui 兌 hexagram represents the youngest daughter while Zhen 震 hexagram represents the eldest son.  This is the picture of a couple, therefore, it is not clashing again.  

例如：庚申和辛酉金，為悅卦；遇上甲乙木，為震卦。震為長男，悅為少女亦算正配。

On the whole, in reading and analyzing Bazi pillars, we do not only use the concept of five elements, we also has to make use of yin & yang, bagua concepts etc in order to derive an all-rounded picture.  

八字閑神 An isolated player in pillars chart

八字局中閑神。則奄留之干支。常閑停於用神之左右。多不取用。此等奄留之气常為停囚。不長智養。身喪病困。或是傷官之處不為所事。更是鏡花之象。合憎成恨。忽得歲運助推。奄留之气轉生成凶。耗我傷我。如我用者豈是真假難辨。局中情難斷。如斯閑神禍根暗種。不可忽也。

The isolated player in a bazi chart

In bazi, we have four pillars with four meanings and we have eight separate words to build the full picture.  Have we ever thought that are all eight words are being fully utilised?  

Answer is not necessarily, one can be isolated at most of the time.

It can be a stem or a branch.  It is not helping the situation nor hurting it and most importantly, it cannot be vanished.  

In another word, it can bring potential risk to the bazi since it could gain energy when it bump into the right year or month or even fate pillar (十年大運)‘s stems and branches to bring harm to the bazi chart and eventually this is classified as non-auspicious. 

How can we classify which one is the isolated word?  

It is not always obvious and it can fake us when we do not look carefully with clear mind.  It can pretend to be a good player too.

古籍：三車一覧 ~ 論五行生旺 Strong or weak link of an element

大凡五行乘時而生，是本身自得其旺，若於命中又見生旺，是謂物極。

若失時而生，是本身自無氣,又於命中見衰絕，是謂乖(意：不順，不可諧)體。

物極謂之太過，乖體謂之不及。

太過則反，不及則懦 (意：弱)

According to this ancient bazi book, it defines between a strong and weak link of a specific element.

Time is a critical reason causing a strong or weak energy flow behind and of course there is something to do with the seasons change.  

When we go back to the pillar chart, the day stem stands for the chart owner, this will indicate the strength of this particle stem in the chart itself.  If it is a strong bond, and seasonal changes is generating more energy, then this is an extreme (non preferable).

On the other hand, it is a weak flow itself, and it cannot gaining extra support via fate pillars or seasonal change, then this is a form of weakness and unfortunate.  

古籍：增補星平會海全書～征太歲卷十 Destructing the Tai Sui Book 10

征者，戰也，如臣觸其君，乃下犯上之意。

日干支冲尅太歲，曰征運，支干傷冲太歲，亦曰征太歲。

干支冲日，干支者，亦曰征，但看八字有無助，仔細推詳。

例如丙寅年，日干是壬，尅太歲之丙。日支庚申，尅太歲之寅。 

Destructing the tai sui which means the stems or branches are in a destructing energy relationship with the tai sui of the current year.  From the last post, I talked about when tai sui can be auspicious and when it is the other way round.

Since in the concept in the old days, tai sui is as powerful as the king of the current year, therefore, if you invade or destruct it, then it will certainly bringing chaos to life.

For example, Bing Yin year (丙寅年), day stem is Ren water (壬水) and day branch is Shen metal (申金), then back to the relationship of stems and branches, bing fire and ren water is destruction, Shen metal and yin wood is destruction too.  

古籍：增補星平會海全書 論太歲吉凶 (2)

有救則吉，乃八字庚辛酉巳金局是也。

經云：戌巳愁逢甲乙干頭，湏要庚辛或丙丁火局焚木有災，勿咎效與推之，或得己合甲亦解之，大抵太歲不可傷之。

相生者吉，乃五行有救。 

(Cont)

From the last article, according to ancient book, from the point of view at the time, is tai sui a good or bad thing to the fate of people?

We looked into the Jia wood day and Xu earth year relationship, this is destruction.  In this same case, if we see metal element in the pillar chart, this can be treated as a cure.  

On the whole, if a element is generate energy to the other party, this is auspicious.

古籍：增補星平會海會書卷五 Book 5 論太歲吉（一） If Tai Sui is good or bad for us

太歲乃年中天子，不可犯，犯則凶。

命書雲：日犯歲君，災殃必重。如甲日見戊，土太歲之也，尅重者死。

甲乙生寅卯亥未日時者，犯尅太歲者，決死無疑。

The concept of tai sui, in the eyes of people in old times, they treated it as powerful as the emperor of that current year.  It is never a good idea to invade it.  

In books said, if the elements of the heavenly stems or earthly branches invade the tai sui, it must bring chaos to you.

For example, if Jia wood day ( 甲木日) stem borns in Xu earth (戍土年) year, this is a form of invading and they do not want to see. 

How to read the four pillars? 回到基本：如果讀懂四柱?

Lets get back to the origin.  Reading the year, month, date and time four pillars, as we called the Bazi, is one crucial way of future forecasting skill since ancient chinese society.  It is still widely used by experts nowadays. 

從前有四柱八字的出現，人們都想從很多未知得到資訊。

How do we start from the eight fundamental words?

We have to know the structure how we come up with the words and how are they each related to each other.

首先要了解四柱八字如何組成和每個字之間的關係。

We have the year pillar and we derive the month from the year.  We look up the date pillar from the almanac and derive the time pillar, then we have the four pillars and can calculate the fate pillars from the month pillar.

年柱，我們從年柱查出命主出生月柱。日柱為出生日，從曆書出可查出出生時柱。 從這，得出年，月，日及時柱。

Back in the old days, experts focused on the year pillar.  Since a few hundred years ago, people swapped the focus to the date pillar.  For example, date stem is wood and you have branch as Mao wood 卯木, and date stem as metal and you have brach as You metal 酉金, this is classified as strong energy.

從前，八字先生多專注年柱為主，近代才專在日柱。

以下是一些看懂干支四柱關係例子。

Apart from timing, the four pillars can also represents our family relationships.

Year pillar ~ grandparents

Month pillar ~ parents

Date pillar ~ yourself, your spouse

Time pillar ~ siblings

看時間之外，也看家庭朋友關係。

年柱 ~ 祖上

月柱 ~ 父母

日柱 ~ 自己及家庭

時柱 ~ 子女

If date pillar gets energy from the year or month pillar, then its likely that you will get help from your family. 

If date pillar is stronger than the two, then you are likely to be successful due to your own ability.

Bazi Chart Case Study (7) 八字命例（七）

How to identity the conflicting manner among a bazi chart

怎看出局刑冲？

Bazi Chart reading highlights 略解:

1) Bing fire born in Chen month which is the third month of the year.  This is also the last month of spring, wood energy has already passed the peak and its ready to go back to earth element to get recharged.

丙火生於辰月，春季月，木氣已盡，歸土待轉。

2). Back to the five elements cycle, the wood energy has been transformed into fire energy, as summer is just round the corner.  

五行運作，木生火，所以辰月火相。

3) Chen month is solar terms ‘Ching Ming’ & ‘corn on ear’, which stand for heat is obvious and we can also feel the wind in this season.  In middle of the month, is ‘corn on ear’, this is the last solar term in spring.   It is warmer and more rain which is just the perfect timing for a new season of agriculture activities.  

辰月節氣為清明，谷雨，這時天氣漸熱，新一論耕種季節來臨了。

4) On the stems level, we have one water, two fire and one earth elements presence.  Earth element is destructing water and water is destructing the fire element.  While on the branch level, the earth element is destructing the water and the water is destructing the fire element.  

天干我們看到戊土合癸水，癸水又尅丙火。 地支又看到子水尅丙火，未辰土又尅子水。

5) Therefore, we can draw a conclusion that both stems and branches level are conflicting with each other in their own unique manner.  

結論，天干和地支各自有自己尅伐形態。

Symbolic Stars 神煞星 ~ Learning Star 學堂星 and Academic Star 詞館星

When we read bazi pillars chart analysis, it is common that the term symbolic stars appear in these analysis writings.  In this article, I am going to focus on two symbolic stars that is about his/her ability to have good achievements in learning and be successful in life.

看八字，對家長來說，小朋友能否讀書聰明伶俐，尤關重要，神煞星裡便看學堂星和詞館星。

The Learning star 學堂星  and the Academic star 詞館星

Experts often see these two stars as an indicator showing the chart owner has the natural born potential to have high achievements in studying and being clever while the academic star showing the person will have a high position in academic field in later stage of life .  These are especially important for parents.  These two stars may seems similar in meaning and functions but according to ancient books, actually they were being explained separately and independently.

師傅們看待這兩顆星為命主自生來在學習中和能力都比較高和聰明。  雖他們看來也很類似，其實細仔看是有分野。

The Learning Star  學堂星

~ This is referring to the reborn strength stage of the 12 stages of an Earthly branches (十二長生).  在十二長生中，長生位置。

~ For example, if a date stem is metal energy, then if we see a pillar with Shen Si 辛巳 (Si fire is the reborn strength stage of metal element), this is the learning star of the chart owner.  

例：日主為辛巳，巳火為金之長生宮。

~ The reason behind is very straight forward.  At the reborn strength stage, a lot of energy is ready to burst out and the energy flow is definitely going upward and escalating.  

背後原理直接，長生意思是源源不斷供給生長動力。

The Academic Star 詞館星

~ This is referring to the fifth stage of the 12 stages of an Earthly branches.  The fifth stage is the career strength stage 臨官.

在十二長生中，第五宮位，臨官宮位。

~ For example, if a date stem is metal energy again, then if we see a pillar with Ren Shen 壬申 (Shen metal is the career strength stage of a metal energy), this is the academic star of the chart owner.

例：日柱為壬申，申是庚金臨官位，如命主生庚年，申便是詞館星。

~ The reason behind is simple too, at the career strength stage, a person is matured and working on a career in the commercial world, his ability and potential is well used and trained, and the energy flow is at a high rich stage.  

意義是，臨官位由如一個人初出社會謀事，已經成熟和擁有豐富技能，可以得到更高成就。

正印與梟神 Bazi Ten Gods ~ Parenting Star

「印與梟」同生我之物。只有好悪之不同。其理在於「正印」為生我之母。「梟神」是作繼母辨之。

「正印」如慈母心如其祥。「梟神」作繼母之名但無親之義。

如人得「印」加䕶。其情可嘉。優秀之仕乃至社會棟樑。

「梟神」作主。乘勢不饒。只為嫌惡之徒。

How do we see parenting star in bazi charts reading?

We take the day stem representing the chart owner, any stars that generates energy for us is considered as parenting star, especially the mother position.  As usual, it is differentiates among yang and yin mother stars.  

Yang mother star correspondence to mother and siblings relationship and yin mother star means aunties, godmothers etc who are showing care and love to the chart owner.  The yin mother star are often not blood related.  

Among a bazi chart, in any case, that the day stem is generating growing energy from the mother star, this maybe a positive signal brings positive impact to the person.  At the same time, if the growing energy is from a yin mother star, there maybe other possibility.

食神與傷官 Bazi ten gods ~ sibling stars in yang & yin

食神」與「傷官」俱是我生之氣物。然也有吉凶相差分別。

「陽」生「陽」。「陰」生「陰」。謂「食神」。

「陽」生「陰」。「陰」生「陽」。謂「傷官」。

其義無非資我食祿謂「食神」。傷我官星為「傷官」。人之一生以祿為先。一資一傷吉凶自分。

「食神」之意乃財源之始。趁利進財。克承家業。能與官為友。盜賊為仇。其人品性良善精氣神足。

「傷官」乃為行悖氣戾。仇於官星。以匪為朋。盜竊我物。由如賊劫。錯用「傷官」人則邪妄。好鬭訟傷。敗壞門庭。（在於男女宮更驗）

In bazi reading, for easy understanding and explanations, we use the ten gods concept, which we take the day stem as the centre of the whole principal and build five different relationships around us, of course, it also differentiate into yin and yang and makes a total of ten gods.

In this article, I am going to focus in the sibling stars, which is the energy that I generate, just like the kids what we give birth to.  We generate the energy that they need, we provide everything, in return, they get what they need from us.  This is the basic and when this process is being inherit into bazi chart reading, it can bring positive or negative impact. 

Since this is a set of thinking from ancient Chinese society, when we try to interpret into simple English, it cannot be 100% the same.  In ancient concept, yang day stem generates yang sibling star is 食神, yin day stem generates yin sibling star is 傷官.

食神 is the origin of wealth star, it has a meaning of fortune coming in, it is a peaceful relationship with the officer star 官星, and is a kind and smart person.

傷官 seems like the other side of 食神, it can be more fierced with the officer star with a non-peaceful personal character.  If it is the focus of a bazi pillar chart, then the reader has to pay more attention at the negative impact on the chart as it will reflect on the daily life of the chart owner.

Bazi Chart Case Study (6) 八字命例(6)

While the date stem representing the chart owner, sometimes, it may not look as weak as it states on the chart.

日元看似身弱，細仔看後，當有轉機

Chart Reading Highlight 命盤略解:

1) In order to identify the circulation pattern of the chart’s energy, we start with the relationship between the day stem with the month branch.  Yi wood born in You month.  You month is the second month of autumn.  

要分辦命局五行氣流向，從日元月令關系入手。 乙木生於金旺七月，不能說身旺。

2) We have to know the weather status of You month, in order for us to clarify whether is a credit or debit to the date stem (representing the chart owner).  You month is the solar term; autumn equinox; during this time, all the autumn features are being seen in the nature, which is telling us, its deep autumn and the metal energy has escalated to the peak.  

七月初秋，秋分之時，金氣正進，主蕭殺。

3) Speaking in Bazi language, this chart is dominated by the metal energy and it is strong.  From Yi wood’s position, this is definitely not a pro for its survival.  Speaking in the ten god’s language, You metal is the officer star of Yi wood. 

八字言，這命盤以金氣為旺，以乙木而言，不能視為裨益，十神金為乙木官星。

4) On the branch level, we see the presence of Si fire, Chou earth and You metal, they form a complete metal combination, as well with two Shen metal on the stem level, metal obviously taking over the whole chart.  Could there be other possibilities?

地支巳火酉金和丑土結成金三合局。

5) The Shen metal on the month stem is closely relates to the Gui water on the year stem, how does this work?  It is about the position in the chart.  For Gui water, the Shen metal on month pillar is the mother star, from this point of view, it is not directly conflicting with the Yi wood but instead, it generates energy to the Gui water and this gui is generating growing energy to Yi wood to make it stronger. 

申酉金為癸水印星，年干透出癸可生乙木。

6) Furthermore, with the fate pillars going through the fire element in the first forty years of age, this would be another credit.  

大運四十年走先走申地再走火地，可使時支巳火得用。

立十神名義 ‘Ten Gods’ in bazi reading

古立名「才。官。印。食」為綱。取流行天地間之陰陽做化。五行交相為用。生尅制化之理而已。

如以日干「甲乙」論則為「日主」屬我。

生我「壬癸」水。

我生「丙丁」火。

尅我「庚辛」金。

我尅「戊己」土。

十干之義盡矣。

生我者父母之義名「印綬」。得父母之恩德蔭庇。子孫受其福。

我生者育子孫之義名「食神」。如人得食則益。物被食則損。故子成致養父母之道也。

尅我者受制別人為「官」也。受管制之法。如人受蔭得律法所保護。不能僭越他人毀傷事物。

我尅者為控之人事也名「才」。養我身而益我為才。取義田產之應。

四者立命之說。乃自然近身之物。造化之神喜生惡煞。至理存焉。

五行之義有恩必有仇。故陰陽相互為恩。見順陽順陰者為仇。

轉恩為仇者。

生我「梟」也。

我生「傷」也。

尅我「殺」也。

我尅「偏才」也。

Ten gods concept is based on money, officer, mother and sibling stars and they have their own ‘yin’ & ‘yang’ concept.  They are originate from the five elements theory, generating and destructing process.

For example, the day stem (representing the pillar chart owner) is Jia and Yi 甲，乙木 wood element.

My mother stars 印星 are water stems 壬、癸水

My sibling stars  食神星 are 丙、丁火

My officer stars  官星 are 庚、辛金

My money stars 財星 are 戊、己土

Mother stars generate growing energy to me, just like my parents provide all the things we need to grow up.  This is a good star which brings positive impact to us.

Sibling stars work the other way round, we generate growing energy to them, so they can have the best environment to turn into the peak status.  

Officer stars are just like our father or boss who are keeping an eye on our behavior, in making sure that we do not act out track.  

Money stars are the opposite way, I have to keep the money under control.  As a result, I have to be strong enough. 

These four main stars are just from our daily life, this is nothing that are superstitious or mysterious.  

食神與傷官 Sibling stars in bazi reading

「食神」與「傷官」俱是我生之氣物。然也有吉凶相差分別。

「陽」生「陽」。「陰」生「陰」。謂「食神」。

「陽」生「陰」。「陰」生「陽」。謂「傷官」。

其義無非資我食祿謂「食神」。傷我官星為「傷官」。人之一生以祿為先。一資一傷吉凶自分。

「食神」之意乃財源之始。趁利進財。克承家業。能與官為友。盜賊為仇。其人品性良善精氣神足。

「傷官」乃為行悖氣戾。仇於官星。以匪為朋。盜竊我物。由如賊劫。錯用「傷官」人則邪妄。好鬭訟傷。敗壞門庭。（在於男女宮更驗）

In bazi reading, as we know there is a way of reading called the ‘ten gods’.  Sibling stars is which generate the growing energy from the day stem (represents the chart owner).  It divides into ‘yin’ & ‘yang’.

It works as:

Yin day stem generate yin sibling star

Yang day stem generate yang sibling star calls 食神星。

In another way, yin day stem generate yang sibling star or the other way, it called 傷官星。

Even they both are sibling stars, but they have two separate meanings in ancient bazi books.  The meaning behind is another level and I will not go into depth in this article.

食神星 has the meaning of source of wealth, incoming of money and fortune inheriting.  The person is kind and smart.

傷官星 has the meaning of bad tempered person, it has the nature feature of being against the official star 官星.  Due to this nature, it is not on the ethic track of the society, as a result, they like to hang out with thieves, stealing stuffs and harming people.  

Bazi Case Study (18)八字命例（18）

How do we identify earthly branches combinations whether it is a benefit or harmful act for the day stem? 如何判別地支作合對日主是吉是凶？

Pillar chart explanation highlights:

命盤解讀

Wu earth borns in Si month.  Si month is the first month of summer, fire is here already but not yet strong.  According to the five elements theory, fire generates energy for the earth element, as a result, this could be judge as strong.  

戊土生巳月，火強未旺，五行火生土，戊土不弱。 地支巳酉丑金局，從印變食傷，從強轉弱。

On the stem level, we can see Si fire, Chou earth and You metal, it forms a metal trio combination.  With two Shen metals appearing on the stems level, we know that the metal energy is dominating the whole chart.

地支全金局，年，時干透出辛金。全局金氣主導，戊土盡洩。

While metal dominating, wu earth generates energy for it and metal generates energy for the water.  

From the day stem (representing the chart owner), it is very week since the metal trio is demanding energy from it non-stop.

On conclusion, if only relating the day stem with the month branch, it is strong but after the trio combination exist, then it changes the whole situation from strong to weak. 

貴人 Lucky stars in bazi reading

貴人訣 How to derive the lucky stars in bazi reading:

甲戊兼牛羊乙己鼠猴鄉

丙丁猪雞位壬癸兔蛇藏

庚辛逢馬虎此是貴人方

自亥至卯乃乾坎艮震四陽卦。自已至酉乃巽離坤兌四陰卦。

辰戌為天地之界限。辰為地網戌為天羅。貴人不履之地。

天盤貴人若加地盤辰戌二宮。謂之入獄不治。

曰交夏至以後屬陰。己午未申酉陰貴為主得令當權。交冬至以後屬陽。亥子丑寅卯陽貴為主得令當權。

得位又直進氣或得天月二德相配或天道德合之宮。謂之有力貴人。

造褔催官催生極速。陽貴若在夏至後冬至前而臨巽離坤兌。陰貴在夏至前冬至後而臨乾坎震艮。

此為陽貴在陰宮。陰貴在陽宮。各不得令亦不得位。但能制凶伏煞。造福卻輕矣。

人生。八字 Bazi and our life

人生下來，命運自有高有平之時。

通過後天讀書，便能知識改變命運。同樣通過面相和八字等，我們能推斷出人生的際遇中和各方面的資訊，也能推斷出事情的起因丶經過和結果。

所謂帶眼識人，相由心生。一個人擁有什麼樣的性格和運勢，均會呈現在面相上，如能配合八字分析，那準確性便更高。 所以面相和八字有着千絲萬縷的聯繫，真是受益非淺。 學習面相和八字互相引證，知人善任，大家有興趣不妨齊齊切磋切磋。

When we think of bazi or the four pillars from our birth moment, how can we actually relate both in order to generate the picture of our life?  

All experts have their own unique point of view or opinion.  On the whole, there are ups and downs.  Of course, we all like ups and want to avoid downs, but is this actually the case or what we can do with fortune telling?

From reading the four pillars and those fate pillars, we can more or less derive a picture of when we can have smooth times or bumpy road, but no matter what times we are referring to, we all have to work hard, via devoting our effort to get hold of a fortunate future.  

While working and living hard, from reading bazi chart and face reading, we can then tell when is the best time to stay high profile, and can get more achievements.   In another word, we have to get ourselves well prepared at anytime, therefore, when a good chance comes, we can make it fully utilized.  

八字命例 4 Bazi Case Study Case (4)

Metal element needs fire to release its potential

Chart reading highlight:

1) Yi wood born in Chou month.  Chou month is the last month of the whole year, the picture is freezing cold, all the growing energy are being stored underground until bursting out in next spring.

乙木生丑月，凍土凝結，仍以水冷為主。生意藏於土，靜待春季而出。

2) As explained earlier, wood needs warmth and water to grow, during Chou month, water is at a high level and fire is at the lowest level, therefore, this is not an ideal growing environment for Yi wood to gain energy. 

木以火溫和水潤而生，丑月過寒，不利乙木生意。

3) In this bazi chart, on the stems level, it has two wood and two water  elements, at the branches level, it has four elements that are metal related.  On concluding the overall picture, it is cold since it is at the 12th month of the year, water is freezing and the metal elements at this temperature is cold too.  Wood cannot gain any heat for growing.  

命局中，天干二木二水，地支金氣得地。

4) Apart from wood, metal element is another focus in this chart.  It dominates the branch level and You and Shen metals are both strong stages of metal when refer back to the 12 stages of earthly branches.  With two Shen and one You, metal elements cannot be ignore at this stage.

日元乙木之外，金氣在局中亦為重。

5) The main shortcoming in this chart is, fire element is absent, wood cannot grow and the metal cannot be processed into a useful piece of tools.  This is what we call the smelting process.  Without it, metal element cannot release its potential, this is just the same for a person with this bazi feature.  

命盤缺火溫土暖金，存乙木生意。 金缺火不能成器，名為冶練，這也反映在命主人生中。

八字命例3 Bazi Chart Case Study (3)

看出命局比較弱的氣 Identifying the weakest energy link 

命盤略解 Chart reading highlights:

1) Ren water born in Yin month, from the process of water generating the wood, and during Yin month, it is spring time and wood dominates the energy flow.  From the point of view, Ren water cannot be ruled as strong.  

壬水生正月，季春木旺之時。 五行生尅，壬水生寅木食神。 壬水不能以強論。

2). On the stem level, we can see Bing fire, Jia wood and Wu earth elements presence, while on the branch level, there are Wu fire, Xu earth, Yin wood and Chen earth elements, these are all elements with fire and heat related factors.  As a result, the Ren water is isolated and making it the weakest link within the chart.

天干丙火，甲木戊土皆為火炎土燥；地支戌土午火皆為同類，只有辰土內藏一點癸水。

3). Furthermore, from the view of the stored elements, we can see the jia wood and wu earth are present on both levels, which take them to a stronger level.  

甲木戊土之氣均存在干支視為透干。

4). In the language of Bazi,  in order for the weakest link to be able to survive, it has to add some more or generate more energy of the weakest link, which is the water element, or the mother star which is metal element in this case.  

八字語言，氣弱均需扶益為上, 這裡宜用比肩劫財星 （水）或印星 （金星） 生旺日主。

八字命例 2 Bazi Chart Case Study (2) ~

五行沖尅 Elements are conflicting each other

命盤解釋 Bazi chart reading highlight:

1). This chart belongs to a high official in the Qing dynasty, which is over a century from today.  命主為清朝要官。

2). Geng metal born in the You month which is the eighth month of the chinese calendar.  You month is mid-autumn, metal energy dominates, therefore, Geng metal born in You month can be ruled as strong.

庚金生金旺酉月，中秋時節，庚金透干為旺。

3). Two Geng metals are present on the stem level with only one Yi wood.  Normally Geng metal and Yi wood is a couple and now with double Geng metal on the stem level, this is not a sign of peaceful situation. 

年，日天干同為庚金，年庚作合月提乙木為有情。  兩庚合－乙有爭合之象。

4). On the branch level, Zi water and Wu earth is a conflicting combination and Wu earth with You metal is also a destruction relationship.  

地支午火酉金相尅，子水午火地支六衝，地支各柱皆不穩。

5). While experts stated that, the energy circulating need to be smooth and in generating order, trying to avoid destructing and conflicting.  

書云局中五行運轉中和為貴，不喜刑衝破尅。

6). On the whole, this pillar chart is circulating a destructing and not peaceful energy.

地支多衝不為美。

2022立春四柱 Four pillars for the first Solar term of the year 2022 壬寅

交立春 2022/02/04/  

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四柱：

甲     戊     壬     壬

寅     子     寅     寅

年命「壬寅」見月柱「伏吟」。天干「壬」水得日支「陽刃」「子」來扶正。雖「立春」月令為「寅」木。又地支三「寅」上透「甲」木。

木有向陽之性。得「長生」火煖。春初雖有餘寒。猶有火煖。日干「戊」土喜扶「甲」木。為相濟之美。

是此年命「八字」卦气成「艮」。「气」行東北。「運」走南方。「立夏」後交轉「吉方」。

Spring Commences four pillars explanation

Spring commences is the very first solar term among the 24 solar terms throughout the whole year.  This also means an official starts of a brand new year.  Therefore, a lot of bazi experts like to analysis the meaning behind the four pillars of the ‘spring commences’ trying to forecast the auspiciousness for the forthcoming year.

Let’s look into the four pillars by means of the five elements theory.  

There are a few highlights of the spring commences four pillars:

1. The year and month pillars repeat themselves.

2. The month stem and the day branch represents a strong energy of the water element.

3. There are triple energy of the Yin (寅)wood in the branches and one Jia (甲) wood in the stem, this indicates the wood energy is solid and strong throughout the whole stems and branches balance among the four pillars.

In order for us to know what picture is actually presenting among the four pillars, we have to take a detail look at the properties of the wood element.

Wood elements :

~ wood is an upward growing energy (up rising is Yang)

~ need water element to grow

~ need warmth to stay active

According to the month branch, it is Yin (寅), it is still cold, not warm enough yet.  On the whole,  wood would not be able to have enough warm for it to grow actively.  Furthermore, by referring to the 12 stages of life in Bazi, Yin (寅) is the 1st stage of life for the fire element, so it is able to provide sufficient warmth for the wood to keep an active form even-in Yin month. 

There is a yang earth element at the day stem which is Wu (戊), it is an critical element for the wood element to grow and gain support.  

Overall, the general picture of the four pillars is the Gen (艮) in bagua stands for direction northeast.  To maintain a more balance picture, after the summer commences solar term, fire energy will start to kick in. 

八字命局例子 （1）Bazi Chart Case Study (1)

命盤解讀 Chart reading highlight:

1. This bazi chart belongs to a chair person of a Chinese province in the old days. 古時一縣令命造

2. Geng metal born in Yin month.  In spring time, wood energy dominates and Yin wood is the first month of spring season.  Refer to the relationship of the five elements, wood dominates and the metal energy will become the weakest link.

庚金生寅月，春令木旺，木旺金囚。

3. From this point of view, the Geng metal is not enjoying any benefit from the Yin month. 

金生春季不得力。

4. At the same time, we can see another Geng and Shen metal are presence on the year and month stems pillars, this cannot be ruled as a credit to the date Geng metal since there is not metal energy at the branch level as a support.  The three metal element on the stem level can only be classified as a lot but not strong.  

天干兩庚一辛聚眾，地支沒有金氣為不得地。

5. Fortunately, the Ji earth element at the time pillar and the Wu earth element stored inside the Yin at the month pillar can be seen as the mother star for the metal element.  

幸得時干己土，月堤寅木內戊土為印星。

6. On the whole, the metal element on the three pillars are not as weak as seen as it relates to the month pillar.  For the general benefit for the chart owner, he has to go through metal element fate pillars in order to kick start a smooth running of the chart energy circulation.  

觀全局，金氣並非只看月令般弱，但仍需靠大運金地生扶方為上。

魁罡1.0 Symbolic Stars Series ~ Lonely Star 

魁罡何解也。

辰則天罡.戌唯河魁.此二位乃陰陽滅絕之地故名「獨」.

此格須叠位重見.日位加臨.眾伏為貴。

魁罡聚眾發福非常 .性聰文章振發.

臨事果斷秉權好殺。

賦☁️：運行生旺發福百端.一件才官禍患立至.帶刑殺尤甚。

日見獨處刑衝.尅制重臨.小人刑責.窮徹🦴。

～待續～

Among the symbolic stars category, there are a couple of lonely stars, they are similar in some circumstances but in precise, they are different.  

Lonely Star 魁罡 is about two earthly stems, Chen 辰土 and Xu 戌土.  Among the twelve earthly stems, only these two earth elements do not have the correspond lucky stars connected, therefore, its classified as loner.  

In a pillars chart, if the same pattern pillar with either Chen or Xu is double, then is a special combination, please see the following example:

As shown in the above pillars chart, we can see that there is two identical pillars with lonely stars, then this is a qualified combinations.  If a chart has this pattern, then can be a strong auspicious energy and can scare away negative energy, as well, this can be a blessings for academic studies and being smart and clever.  

The person can be rather decisive and powerful.  

~ to be continue ~

從別個角度看甲乙木

Shall we see Jia 甲 and Yi 乙 wood from another point of view?

耕寸集云： 

甲乙者，木之陰陽也。 甲者乙之氣，乙者甲之質。  

在天為生氣，而流行於萬木者，甲也。

在地為萬木，而承滋生氣者，乙也。

又細分之生氣之散布者，甲之甲。

而生氣之凝成者，甲之乙。

萬木之所以有是枝葉者，乙之甲。

而萬木之枝枝葉葉者，乙之乙也。

When we read bazi charts or other experts read and explain bazi charts, there is a general way of expressing heavenly stems and earthly branches but is there another angle of reading them?  

From one bazi book (Ming dynasty)

Jia wood is yang while Yi wood is yin energy.  Jia is the energy of Yi and Yi is the substance of Jia wood.

In the air, Jia wood is the growing energy and spread out in all wood.

On the ground, Yi wood is bearing such energy and grow physically.

 From the Jia wood point of view, Jia wood is for spreading out such growth and the Yin energy is condensing these energy.

From the Yi wood point of view, Jia wood energy is the physical wood substance and Yi wood energy is the leaves and branches. 

太歲有 2️⃣ Duke of the Year ~ Tai Sui

1️⃣「當生太歲」。即「本命太歲」～八字中的年柱。如「𡈼子」年生人。以「壬子」為當生太歲也。

2️⃣「游行太歲」。卽所到之年屬於（子）。已本命生年屬於（子）。每1️⃣2️⃣年流轉一次生肖。今人稱作「流年」。今所說犯太歲。實為「游行太歲」。非「本命太歲」。須經6️⃣0️⃣年才會相遇。流年要與太歲合參以論休咎也。 

繼善篇云。太歲乃眾煞之主。入命未可言凶。如逢戰鬥之鄕。必主刑本命。(太歲 一年之主宰,一切神煞偕從太歲所起。故為神煞之主 ）。入命者與四柱相同。稱「轉趾煞」。纏合稱「晦氣煞」。還須看是否相和相助。故未可言凶也。

戰鬥～衝剋也。天千為尅地支為衝。我衝我尅。彼衝彼尅。皆主有晦。如帶刑者必傷本命。 歲來犯命為禍輕。命犯歲君災殃重。

太歲主一年之吉凶善惡。歲如君命如臣。是以臣犯君殃必重。

 When we talk about Tai Sui, it includes two concepts. 

1. The correspondence Tai Sui for our birth year, which is equivalent to our year pillar (includes both stem and branch), and that tai sui is only repeat only every sixty years.  

For example, year 2023 Gui Mao 癸卯, this is the Tai Sui for this particular year.

2) The circulate Tai Sui, that mainly focus on the earthly branch.  For 

example year 2023 Gui Mao 癸卯, Mao is the circulate tai sui of this 

year, and this will repeat every twelve years.

When we read bazi pillars chart, we have to take into account both circulate and your own tai sui to force auspicious or non auspicious.  

According to books, tai sui is the superior star for the year, the best is to get on well with it, the worst is fighting with it in terms of five elements and stems and branches combinations.  

In case the current year tai sui repeats with another pillar within pillars chart, then this is unclear picture, cannot classify as auspicious or not.

太歲 Duke of the Year ~ Tai Sui

太歳年之君。神煞之主。

古以君皇為萬民之主。百般朝拱。諸侯爵祿官吏之首。所謂文盛武德威夷四海。

太歲有人君之象。能伏壓諸神煞。則年中第一貴神。

在十二生肖輪行中。每年必有一太歲當值。民間都有六十太歲輪替。值管人間之吉凶。

有道～太歲當頭座。無福必有禍。是年太歲掌於威權。萬般吉凶神煞由此當起。小限之吉凶神煞能與太歲相邀合德。則貴從天來福澤恩。

如衝太歲者。更不合命中吉神。便是生病遇禍。輕者疾走他鄉財源秏損。禍重則傷仃失儀。

更若刑破太歲者。是年有災禍。指背官訟難料。

所言歲星入命。

福兮禍所依 禍兮福所聚。

People call ‘Tai Sui’ as the duke of the year since it has the power to rule over everything within that year.  There are total of sixty tai sui correspondence to sixty different years in terms of stems and branches.  

Each ‘Tai Sui’ has its own name and its belong element.  For example, this year 2023, Tai Sui is 皮時 Pi Shi, with a water element stem and wood element branch and metal element 納音, these information are all being listed in Chinese almanac.  Since it is the superior of the year, therefore, all the non-auspicious and destructive energy will be weakened and scared off. 

When we find out the correspondence Tai Sui of the year, and which direction it’s located at, then we will know the year breaker.  For example, this year 2023, tai sui is in East, then the year breaker is the opposite direction West.  While the Tai Sui direction is auspicious, then the year breaker must be non-auspicious, then we will try to avoid being active in that direction, just to prevent kicking off the non-preferrable energy.

As we all know, there are ten heavenly stems with twelve earthly branches.  The best picture is those who go well with the ‘Tai Sui’.  What do we mean by that?  Those stems and branches are forming combinations with the Tai Sui are see as closed energy without being destructive.  

On the other hand, those are being destructive with the Tai Sui, then for the particular year will be unfortunate.  For example, year 2023 癸卯, then if a pillar with Ji You 己酉, this is the particular year breaker pillar.  

征太歲 Fighting the Duke of the Year ~ Tai Sui 太歲

日主干支與流年干支互相尅伐曰「征」。 運傷太歲亦曰「征」。是年災禍不免。(犯歲君與歲君犯日。是指天干言。而征太歲則干支並論。天尅地衝也。不僅日主大運。凡年月日時衝尅太歲 ,。以征論。流年與日主干支相同稱「伏吟」。流年與日主干支對衝稱「反吟」。

書云。反伏吟吟。眼淚流流 。主家人或本身有（病耗）（刑訟）之事。還須視用神配合斷之。

Tai Sui is a big concept in bazi and Feng Shui studies.  It is being treated as the Duke of the year which means it has the power over all the other stems, branches and elements within that year.  

Since it is the superior, then obviously the worst situation is you have some stems, branches or energy that is destructing with it.  In this case, this will eventually not only bringing non-auspiciousness, but it will also lead to unfortunate.   This is not only referring to the year pillar but also including all the other three pillars and the fate pillar.

Moreover, in judging the destructing energy between tai sui, we also have to consider the lucky stars that appear as well.

神煞 ~ 咸池 Symbolic Star ~ Peach Blossom Star

咸池四煞五行中。遍野桃花鬭艷紅。男男女女相連遇。色酒嬌嫩弄春風。

子（鼠）午（馬）卯（兔）酉（雞）四正位是咸池。又為「廉貞星」。凡命遇之最不宜見水。主奸淫。如在沐浴之鄕又是當旺處。必有傾倒眾生之貌美。又「羊刃咸池」同生於日時者。生性風流但染疾。皆因「咸池」本邪淫。水旺逢金生。貪花戀酒病傷身。

咸池生旺主人性急性巧愛風流。才貌出眾傾城貌。若生敗地則人多奸詐耽酒色。在空亡帶鬼無气死絕必是村巫或粗工。  （現今術士常作人緣或吸引異性看待）

Peach blossom star is one of the most popular symbolic star which is being used by experts today.  This star has a long history since the old days and the meaning has been already. 

When refer back to old books, peach blossom star is at these four earthly branches:

Zi 子 Wu 午 Mao 卯 You 酉

Old books told us if we have these four branches in our bazi chart, it will be better not to see water element.  In the old days, this star mainly is about affair and flirting between opposite sexes. 

If we see it from the 12 stages of stems and branches concept (十二長生), and this star is at the 2nd bathing strength stage and it’s strong.  The chart owner has beautiful face.  If it is at the 5th peak stage, this person likes to going to bars to drink and hang around with friends (at this peak stage will eventually push the energy of the peach blossom star to a higher stage). 

病符 Symbolic Stars Series ~ Illness Star

人多畏懼病符星。此星遇上生病災。小則急病痛症。重則損害疾扼。

故術人多用五行屬金性之物化退之。或取壺蘆配身及年方所在之處收病退疾。

如去病之選擇吉日。可用（除日）（開日）。忌用（平日）（收日）。只添病重。

問卜求醫者。忌用（子）日。

歲後一辰是（病符）。今歲在（寅）肖豬。東北方。

Illness Star

Among fortune telling aspects, asking for health status is a big topic of all time.  How can we find some clues if they will be any health issues that is going to happen, refer to the symbolic star is one of the solution.

If the current years earthly stem is the same as your birth year’s stem, then that year the illness star will fall on you.  According to ancient books, the illness star has a meaning of illness from minority to a serious one, there is no exact definition on the status of illness that is likely to take place.  As a result, experts find ways to weaken its energy by using the metal element to deteriorate its strengthen, or using gourd shape decorations (has a curing meaning) to solve the problem.  

The illness star is the year after the year of ‘Tai Sui’.  For example year 2023 is the water rabbit year 癸卯, the year before is Yin 寅 year, which locates in direction northeast.  

According to find a good day to cure illness, refer to the Chinese almanac, these day :

Remove Day 除日, Open Day 開日 are good.

Try to avoid:

Balance Day 平日, Receive Day 收日, these days are likely to add energy to the illness star.

神煞篇  Symbolic Stars 

古有「神煞」一詞。常有「建除」「堪輿」叢辰。各家之言不盡一意。凡例尤多襲誤。現整理一道。加而解釋糾正吉凶意思。使因例可尋。不惑於世俗術語。

「神煞」古有百二十名。多為穿鑿附會其支離破碎。不外如「陽刃。劫殺。災殺。歲殺。空亡。元辰。勾絞。咸池。羅網。天空」諸殺。

現將常用「神煞」起例放於後論。

如「德秀」。本月生旺者。合「天地」五行變化而成。

德～陰陽解凶之神。秀～四時當旺之气。

寅午戌月～丙丁為德。戊癸為秀。

申子辰月～壬癸戊己為德。丙辛甲己為秀。

巳酉丑月～庚辛為德。乙庚為秀。

亥卯未月～甲乙為德。丁壬為秀。

凡人命中有此「德秀」。無破衝尅壓者。必性聰。温厚和善。

再遇「學堂」帶「財。官」主貴。

Symbolic star is an important field of knowledge that has been widely used for bazi reading since ancient times.  It is just like mythology, there are numerous symbolic stars exist long long time ago, of course some of them are the popular one and a lot of them had been already discontinued.  Readers nowadays, they even do not know that had once existed.  

Since these are long time knowledge, that has been passed along time until nowadays, parts of the interpretation is already distorted and misunderstood already which is very normal.

Here are some popular examples that are being used today:

Nobleman Star 天，乙德貴人

Academic Star 文昌星

Sword Star 七煞星

Prosperity Star 貴人星

General Star 將星