General Outline: The Monthly Command and the Clarity and Turbidity of the Pattern

蓋夫窮通造化，入聖超凡，命不易設，書當熟記。欲曉生平造化，當知二路推詳。氣有盈虛進退，格有清濁從違。格有可取不可取，用有當去不當去。

Investigating the prosperity and adversity of fate, one must not hastily make assumptions about destiny. It is essential to thoroughly study the ancient texts on fate. To fully understand a person's fate, one must consider two main aspects: first, the strength or weakness of the day master, and second, the pattern and useful god indicated by the month's stem. The energy has periods of abundance and deficiency, advancement and retreat; being in season is abundance and advancement, while being out of season is deficiency and retreat. Patterns can be clear or turbid, and they can be compliant or rebellious; a single pure energy without mixture is called 'clear', while a mixture of official and killing stars, or conflict between wealth and wisdom stars, is called 'turbid'. Following the strong energy is called 'compliant', while opposing the trend forcefully is called 'rebellious'. Some patterns are acceptable while others are not, and the useful gods may include harmful gods that need to be removed, as well as beneficial gods that cannot be removed.

財官弱而日主旺，須行財運之鄉，方行合道。日主弱而財官旺，又臨財官之地，為禍不輕。大抵財與官要旺，煞同傷宜靜。重濁炎頑者賤，刑沖剋害者孤。駁雜偏枯，先爵祿而後夭貧。中和純粹，始貧賤而終富貴。

When the wealth and official positions are weak while the day stem is overly strong, one must go through a period where wealth is strong, so that the body and wealth and official positions are in harmony, which is proper. When the day stem is originally weak but wealth and official positions are strong, entering the land of wealth and official positions again will cause the body to be unable to bear it, leading to serious misfortune. "True Wealth" and "True Official" are things that sustain life and support the body, so they should be prosperous and strong. "Seven Killers" and "Injury Stars" are forces that attack the body and drain energy, so they should be quiet and controlled. Those with a heavy and turbid destiny, or with dry and stubborn fire and earth, will be lowly and often suffer from punishments, clashes, clashes, and harm, leading to loneliness. If the Five Phases are mixed and unbalanced, one may receive honors and wealth early on but will inevitably face early death and poverty. If the Five Phases are in harmony and pure, one may start poor and lowly but will eventually achieve wealth and honor.

命主一世之悲歡，運察流年之否泰。年月見父母之優劣，日時識妻子之賢愚。以財為父，以印為母，財印兩全，椿萱並茂。陰陽失位，父母俱亡。

The destiny chart determines one's entire life of happiness and sorrow, while the great years and annual cycles examine the fortune or misfortune of a particular time. The year and month pillars indicate the quality of the parents, while the day and hour pillars show the virtue or lack thereof of the spouse. Those that are born before me are considered mothers, hence "print" represents the mother. Wealth is what the print overcomes, and since it is paired with the mother, it is considered the father. If both wealth and print are present without being harmed, the parents are both healthy and prosperous. If yin and yang are reversed and out of place, or if both wealth and print fall into positions where they are overcome, then the parents will both be in trouble.

財源被劫，父命先亡。印綬被傷，母年早喪。財星得祿，父命長春。比肩扶身，兄弟灑樂。煞官混雜，棠棣飄零。

Wealth is the father's star; if it is taken away by "劫财" (robbery wealth), the father dies first. Seal is the mother's star; if it is destroyed by wealth star, the mother dies early. If the wealth star is in its own land (Lü), the father lives long. If "Bijian" (companion) is strong enough to support, brothers are harmonious. When "Qishashi" (seven killer) and "Zhengguan" (correct official) are mixed and appear together, one official and one killer attack each other, brothers are like the withering and scattering of the棠棣 flowers described in the "Book of Songs · Xiao Ya".

年旺文魁，父子官居臺閣日。月生正貴，兄弟位列朝班。四柱逢官，定主田連阡陌。三官見官，須知子貴夫榮。

The year pillar represents the ancestors, and if the year pillar is prosperous and strong with the Wen Chang and Kuixing stars, it indicates that both the father and son generations hold important positions in the government. The month pillar represents brothers, and if the month pillar is strong and prosperous with a nobleman in the correct position, it suggests that the brothers hold positions in the court. If the four pillars have strong official stars, with officials protecting wealth and wealth generating officials, it indicates great wealth and extensive land. If there are three instances of official stars and the official stars are prominent, men will have noble sons and women will have honorable husbands.

男以旺財為妻，正官為子，財得祿而妻賢，官得祿而子貴，傷梟兩備，子懦妻愚，財絕官囚，妻遲子晚，女命食旺官透，子秀夫榮。印旺官輕，坐堂招夫。男逢財多身弱，離祖求婚。

For a man's destiny, the prosperous and strong wealth star represents the wife, and the proper official star represents the son. If the wealth star is in a favorable position with strength, the wife will be virtuous. If the official star is in a favorable position with strength, the son will be esteemed. If both the injurious official and the hawk demon (biased official) are present, the injurious official will weaken the official, leading to a weak son, and the hawk demon will take away the food, leading to an ignorant wife. If the wealth star is in decline and the official star is in captivity, the man will marry late and have children late. For a woman's destiny, the food star represents the children, and the official star represents the husband. If the food star is strong and the official star is visible, the children will be handsome and the husband will be distinguished. If the official star is weak while the food star is strong, and the food star is too heavy, it will drain the official star's strength, leading to a situation where the woman marries a husband who is not her own. A man with excessive wealth but weak body cannot bear the wealth, often leaving his family to marry into another family.

偏財若見劫，定損妻和妾。正官若見傷，有子各離鄉。官輕入墓內，只好作偏宮。煞旺庫中藏，只好作偏房。官弱又值傷，一子終難到老。財輕再逢劫，三妻未許齊眉。財入庫而妻離，官入庫而子散。

"Biocai" represents a concubine, and if it is taken by "Jiecai," both wife and concubine will suffer; "Zhengguan" represents a superior, and if it is overcome by "Shangguan," the children will each leave home. The official star is originally weak and falls into the storage position, not in the proper position, so it can only be a庶出 (illegitimate child); the seven杀 (killers) are strong and hidden in the storage, for a woman's husband star is not proper, so she can only be a concubine. If the official star is weak and meets the Shangguan to overcome, even one child cannot be raised to old age; if the wealth is light and meets Jiecai to take away, even if one marries three wives, they cannot have harmony. If wealth enters the storage, the wife's fortune will scatter; if the official star enters the storage, the children will be separated.

滿眼兒孫，定是五宮見貴。百年夫妻，皆因七位逢生。財旺生官，夫唱婦隨。馬凶帶祿，貫朽粟陳。正官弱而傷官旺，必主孫承後裔。正財陰而偏財透，終須妾奪妻權。

A person who has many grandchildren must have the children's palace (the fifth position of the hour branch) showing signs of dignity; couples who remain together until old age are due to the marriage palace (the seventh position of the day branch) receiving support rather than being clashed or controlled. Wealth generates official status, and official status is nourished by wealth, leading to harmony between husband and wife. The post-horse, which is originally a turbulent and ominous force, if it travels together with the official position, instead indicates abundant wealth, full granaries, and old money stored in bundles. When the official position is weak and the injurious official is strong, the son's star is harmed, and the descendants must take over the lineage. When the official wealth is hidden in the branch and the biased wealth appears in the stem, the official wealth is unable to compete with the biased wealth, ultimately leading to the biased wife taking over the position of the main wife.

父南子北，身居絕地。兄楚弟秦，命落空亡。官貴埋頭，賣男粥女。財星帶耗，棄子離妻。財旺生官，夫婦如漆如膠。比多煞備，兄弟如蠍如蛇。

The father is in the south and the son in the north, each drifting apart; on that day, the main person is in a desolate position, with the six relations having no support. The elder brother is in Chu and the younger in Qin, each separated by distance, indicating the fate falls into kongwang, with the affection between family members being empty and not real. The official and noble stars are buried in the branch and cannot emerge, leading to extreme poverty where even selling children and wives becomes necessary. The wealth star shares the palace with the consuming star, resulting in more dispersion than accumulation, so one can only abandon children and leave the wife. When wealth is strong and generates official status, the husband and wife are as close as glue and lacquer; when there are many rivals and the seven killers are present, there is both competition and attack on the self, making brothers like scorpions and snakes.

官被傷，財被劫，妻離子散。食逢梟，印逢財，家破人亡。日逢劫，時逢傷，妻亡產蕩。歲逢煞，月逢傷，兄弟囹圄。財盛劫重，奪兄弟之妻為妾。傷官太旺，抱姊妹之子為兒。

The official star is harmed by the official killer, and the wealth star is taken by the wealth thief, both the son star and wife star are injured, leading to family disintegration; the food god star is robbed by the hawk star, and the seal star is broken by wealth, resulting in loss of clothing and sustenance, leading to family ruin and death. If the day branch is occupied by the wealth thief, the wife's position is taken, and if the time column has the official killer, the son star is harmed, leading to wife's death and loss of property; if the year has seven killers and the month has the official killer, they attack the position of the elder brother, leading to imprisonment for the brothers. Wealth is abundant and the wealth thief is strong, leading to excessive competition and even taking the wife of the brother as a concubine; the official killer is too strong, exhausting the official star and leaving no sons, so one must adopt the son of a sister.

四柱逢官，三嫁焉能到老。滿盤偏印，半子早年無虧。食神生旺，四五六男可許。官強化印，七八九子堪誇。財官印合，可羨妻妻妾妾。官食得祿，堪誇子子孫孫。妻丑無能，定主財臨絕地。子愚不肖，皆因官入囚宮。

For a woman's fortune, the official star represents her husband. If there are multiple official stars in the four pillars, the husband star is not exclusive, so even if she marries three times, she cannot live to an old age. If the chart is full of 'biased nourishing stars' that take away the food and harm the children, she cannot even keep half a son in her early years. On the contrary, if the food star is strong and not taken by the biased nourishing star, she may have four or five sons. If the official star is strong and can generate the nourishing star, and the official and nourishing stars mutually generate without interruption, she may have seven, eight, or nine sons, which is admirable. If the wealth, official, and nourishing stars are harmonious and in harmony, she may have many wives and concubines. If both the official star and the food star are in their strong positions, she may have a full house of descendants. If the wife is ugly and incapable, it is because the wealth star is in the dead position. If the sons are dull and unremarkable, it is because the official star is in the trapped or dead position.

正財旺，偏財絕，戚氏遭逢呂后。正官弱，偏財旺，太公得遇文王。煞旺身強，始作終身發達。煞輕制重，為人到底遭屯。一宮顯露，子論荊西五馬。一食清高，子許河東三鳳。財輕被劫，莊子鼓盆之歌。官居駕煞，顏路請子之車。

The official wealth is strong while the secondary wealth is absent, the main wife holds power and the concubine has no place to stand, like Consort Qi of Emperor Gaozu of Han who eventually met a tragic end at the hands of Empress Lu. The official position is weak while the secondary wealth is strong, wealth can generate official status and one can receive the support of a nobleman, like Jiang Taigong who fished by the Wei River and met King Wen of Zhou. The seven deadly stars are strong and the day's ruler is also strong, the deadly stars can be transformed into power, leading to lifelong success and prosperity. The deadly stars are originally weak but the controlling force is strong, without power to rely on, one will inevitably face difficulties and hardships. If the official star is single and clearly visible without any interference, one's son can attain the esteemed status of the "Five Horses of Jingxi" from the Eastern Han dynasty. If the food god star is single and pure without being taken away, one's son can achieve the esteemed beauty of the "Three Phoenixes of He Dong" from the Tang dynasty. If wealth is light and is robbed, the wife's palace is harmed, leading to the sorrow of Zhuangzi who played the flute and sang after his wife's death. If the official star is accompanied by a heavy deadly star, the son's star is difficult to maintain, like Yan Lu who asked Confucius for a cart to transport his son Yan Hui's body after his early death.

七煞掛兩頭，東野到老無後。四柱見傷官，伯道至死無兒。滿盤七煞，羔柴有泣血之憂。四柱傷官，子夏有喪明之痛。郭巨連埋其子，只為時逢七殺。呂公既喪多兒，皆因財命被傷。正官逢一位，荀氏產八龍。傷官立四支，顏路哭悲兒。

The seven deadly stars (seven killers) can appear in the year or hour columns. The year column represents the root, while the hour column represents the descendants. If both columns are attacked, it is like the person East Wild Horse (Dongye Ji) who had no descendants even in old age. If the four pillars contain repeated instances of the injurious official (wounding official), then the injurious official attacking the official star is equivalent to attacking the sons, like Deng Boyao of the Jin Dynasty who died without any children. If the entire chart is attacked by seven killers, it is like Gao Chai (Gaochai) of the Confucian school who suffered from the sorrow of weeping blood. If the injurious official completely destroys the son star, it is like Yan Lu who mourned the early death of his beloved son and became blind in both eyes. Guo Ju wanted to bury his own child to support his mother because the hour column contained the seven killer, and the son's column was attacked. Lü Gong lost his sons one after another, all because the wealth star and the birth chart were both destroyed. Conversely, if the official star appears only once and is pure and uncluttered, like Xun Shu of the Eastern Han Dynasty who had eight virtuous sons, known as the "Eight Dragons of the Xun Family." If the injurious official is present throughout all four pillars, and the official star and son star are completely destroyed, it is like Yan Lu who mourned the early death of his beloved son.

印旺食清，定論根基深厚。財藏官透，須知家業興隆。印緩遭傷，祖業終是難守。財輕被劫，家園豈不凋零。年沖月令，破祖離鄉之客。財輕劫耗，風流浪蕩之人。

The official star is prosperous and strong while the food god is pure and clear. The official star represents ancestral blessings, and the food god represents clothing and sustenance; thus, the foundation must be deep and solid. Wealth is hidden in the branch while the official star is revealed in the stem. Wealth is not exposed, yet noble energy is present externally, indicating a prosperous family. If the official star is damaged by the wealth star, ancestral property will eventually be lost. If the wealth star is weak and further robbed by the劫财 star, the family will surely decline. The year represents the ancestors, and if the year branch clashes and controls the month's main element, it indicates a person who breaks away from the family and leaves home. If wealth is weak and meets the劫财 star which consumes energy, it indicates a person who squanders all family wealth.

印緩若逢官，定許入朝班。印綬若逢財，官非日日來。正官逢正印，名利自然順。正官落囚刑，家業漸消停。一官一重傷，財輕破克退田莊，三官若無印，身柔家業消磨盡。正財若逢印，祖業根基盛。財多逢比劫，官旺人殷富。財輕逢劫比，家資鹽落底。財輕若見劫，家務湯潑雪。

When the official star meets the official seal, the official star generates the official seal, and the official seal protects the body, with the official and official seal mutually generating each other, it is certain that one will be appointed to official positions in the court. When the official seal meets wealth, the wealth can destroy the official seal, and the official seal represents documents and credentials, and once destroyed, legal troubles will frequently arise. When the official star is protected by the correct official seal, fame and wealth will proceed smoothly. However, when the official star falls in a confined or dead position and is further subjected to punishment and clash, family enterprises will gradually decline. If there is a severe official star on top of the official star and the wealth is even weaker, the official star is attacked and the wealth has no root, leading to the loss of property and land. When three official stars appear without the official seal to connect them, and the day's master is weak, family enterprises will be completely exhausted. When the wealth is assisted by the official seal, the wealth generates the official star, and the official star generates the official seal, forming a harmonious cycle, the ancestral property will flourish. When there is an abundance of wealth with siblings to support the body and the official star is strong to control the siblings, the person will be wealthy. However, if the wealth is weak and the siblings or equal wealth divide it, the family's wealth will be like salt sinking to the bottom of water. If the wealth is weak and meets the siblings again, the family's enterprises will be like snow melting in hot water.

傷官若逢財，富貴自天來。傷官若逢印，壽數綿綿定。傷官若逢官，災殃自生端。傷官若值傷，晚景要離鄉。

The "Wounding Official" is a divine force that drains the vitality of the person. It is most feared when there is no proper direction for it. If it meets wealth, it becomes "Wounding Official generating Wealth," and wealth generating official rank, leading to wealth and honor naturally. If it meets the "Seal," it becomes "Wounding Official accompanied by Seal," where the Seal can control the Wounding Official and protect the person, leading to a long life. If the Official star appears again, it becomes "Wounding Official meeting Official," which causes the Official to be overcome and leads to calamity. If another Wounding Official appears, it drains the vitality excessively without restraint, leading to a difficult later life and the need to leave the hometown.

食神若逢印，田產年年進。食神若逢梟，家資漸漸消。身旺財官旺，富貴壓鄉黨。身弱財官絕。退散家休歇。五行得均平，富貴享遐齡。三奇格若全，福壽永綿綿。

The food spirit (food god) is appropriately paired with the seal star (印星), providing nourishment and control, leading to continuous growth in land and property; however, if the food spirit meets the hawk star (偏印), the source of clothing and food is cut off, causing gradual reduction of family wealth. If the day's main element is strong and the wealth and official stars are also strong, the body is sufficient to bear the wealth and official positions, leading to great wealth surpassing the entire village; if the day's main element is weak and the wealth and official stars are also absent, there is nothing to enjoy, and the family business can only decline and cease. If the five phases are balanced and harmonious, one can achieve both wealth and a long life; if the 'Three Marvels' pattern is complete and unbroken, blessings and longevity will last forever.

傷入官途，君子休官罷職。財臨絕地，庶人家破人亡。獨印逢財，定斷魂歸獄地。一官遭破，當推命入黃泉。七位逢空，周帝有柴之立。五宮克陷，陽彪有舐犢之悲。偏枯多夭折，駁雜主孤貧。

The current fortune leads the wounded official into the official path, where official positions are tied to a gentleman's reputation and status. Once this is overcome, one will lose their official position and be dismissed from office. Wealth is located in a dead position, and since wealth is the fundamental sustenance for common people, once it is cut off, the family will fall apart and people will die. A solitary seal is meant to protect, but when wealth comes to break it, there is no rescue, and the person is certain to be condemned to prison. An official star is present but is attacked and destroyed, so the fate should be considered as entering the Yellow Spring. The marriage house (seventh position) meets Kongwang, like Emperor Zhaozong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chi Rong, who had no son to inherit the throne, so he had to appoint Chi Zongxun as the successor. The children's house (fifth position) is attacked and falls, like Yang Biao, who had only longing for his child but suffered the sorrow of losing his son. Those with an imbalance in the Five Phases often die young, while those with a confused and mixed configuration often face isolation and poverty.

富貴不易測，生死安足論。損用者十死八九，沖提者五防三四。財輕逢劫死，刃重見財亡。身旺逢印死，身弱遇財凶。貪財破印天元盡，眾劫分財氣數終。用食逢梟災莫測，用財見劫命難醫。

Wealth and honor are hard to measure, and life and death even more so. However, there are several key points to consider: if the useful god is harmed, there is a high chance of death. If the month's main element is clashed or controlled, there is also a risk of about three or four parts of misfortune. If the wealth is weak and there is a theft of wealth, it often leads to death. If the yangren is already strong and wealth is stimulated, it often leads to death. If the day's main element is strong and the supporting element is added, too much supporting element may bury the self and result in death. If the day's main element is weak and wealth is consumed, too much wealth may harm the self and result in misfortune. If one clings to wealth and breaks the supporting element, the fundamental element of the day's main element is exhausted. If many thieves compete for a small amount of wealth, the fate is exhausted. If the useful god is taken as the food element but the hawk element comes to take it, the disaster is unpredictable. If the useful god is taken as wealth but the thief element comes to divide it, the life is hard to save.

煞重身輕，殺掛根而壽夭。傷強主弱，傷入幕以身亡。五行格局皆傷，急急尋條歸路。四柱財官俱敗，忙忙打點前程。一印逢生，四柱有傷何害。滿盤死絕，二星有救無憂。財被劫，當推強弱。官入庫，須辯陰陽。

Seven Killers are strong but the day master is weak, and the Killer is attached to the vital part of the chart; life is sure to be short. If the injurious star is strong and the day master is weak, and the injurious star enters the墓 (burial) without control, the person will die. If all the Five Phases structures are injured and nothing is useful, one must seek another path, either following the strong element or transforming the momentum. If the wealth and official stars in the four pillars are all destroyed and exhausted, one should prepare for another career early. However, if the印星 (nurturing star) is born and has strength, even if the four pillars are damaged, there is no harm. Even if the whole chart is dead, having two auspicious stars to rescue can bring peace. If the wealth star is robbed by the劫财 (robbery star), one should first compare the strength between the day master and the wealth star. If the official star is in the墓 (burial), one must distinguish between yang and yin pillars, as yang moves in order and yin moves in reverse, leading to very different fortune and misfortune.

食神入水，身投波濤，食神逢梟，尸逢道路。殺重劫多，父亡外土，傷梟兩備，子喪他邦。比劫重重，馬踏摧傷定論。縱橫鬼殺，雷打虎傷無疑。財印交逢，身遭波濤而死。伏尸會刃，命隨山野而亡。

The food god is submerged in water and lacks rescue, indicating one will be thrown into turbulent waters; the food god meets the hawk star and takes away the food, leading to the interruption of clothing and food, indicating the body will be found lying on the road. The seven killers are heavy and the劫财 are numerous, the wealth star, which represents the father, is robbed, and the day's body is attacked, indicating the father's death in a foreign land. The injurious star and the hawk star are both present, the son star is harmed, indicating the son's death in another country. The same fate and劫财 are heavily competing, movement without stillness, definitely leading to injuries from vehicles and horses. Ghosts and evils are rampant without control, surely leading to disasters like lightning strikes and tiger bites. Wealth and official stars clash and fight, water and fire lose balance, indicating the body will be drowned in waves and die; hidden corpses andInauspicious Sha meet the yang ren, indicating death in the wilderness.

眾殺隨身，不投河而自刎。群凶入命，非產死以懸樑。七殺會命，徒流笞杖難逃。三刑遇劫，肩枷帶鎖之憂。

Many seven killers surround the命宫 without control or transformation, leading to either drowning in rivers or self-inflicted death by sword; if a group of evils gather in the命宫, women will either die from difficult childbirth or commit suicide by hanging. If seven killers congregate on the命宫, official punishments and legal penalties will surely follow, resulting in imprisonment, exile, or corporal punishment. When the three types of legal punishments meet with jiesha, there will be worries of being imprisoned with shackles and chains.

水孛逢刑，不缺唇而異齒。火羅帶耗，非禿頭而面巴。甲乙旺而戊己虛，面皮黃腫。壬癸旺而丙丁弱，眼目朦瞳。

The Seven Stars and Four Excesses system uses the 'Water Star' and '孛 Star' to indicate mouth and teeth, and when they are afflicted, it is either a cleft lip or uneven teeth. It uses the 'Fire Star' and 'Rahu' to indicate the head and face, and when they are accompanied by loss, it is either baldness or facial scars. When the Wood of Jia and Yi is strong and the Earth of Wu and Ji is weak, Wood overcomes Earth, and Earth governs the spleen and flesh, thus causing a yellow and swollen face. When the Water of Ren and Gui is strong and the Fire of Bing and Ding is weak, Water extinguishes Fire, and Fire governs the eyes, thus causing blurred vision.

金遇火羅，必主病連肺腑。火盛水孛，多因命在膏盲。目暗耳聾，主弱又行殺地，腰駝背曲，身柔更入傷途，刃劫交加，命喪麻痘。闌干血刃，身生癘痢。

Gold meets the fire star, and the LuoHou star comes to attack it. Gold in the human body governs the lungs and large intestine, so this inevitably leads to illness affecting the lungs and internal organs. Fire is strong, and the water star and Bo star are constrained. Water governs the kidneys and original essence, so often the cause is the exhaustion of original energy leading to severe illness. Blurred vision and deafness are due to the day's main element being weak and entering the seven killer position, where vital energy is taken away. Bent back and hunched shoulders are due to the day's main element being soft and entering the path of injury, where excessive loss of energy occurs. Yangren and JieCai combine, blood and light clash, indicating death from measles or smallpox. LanGan and XueRen appear together, indicating the body suffers from epidemic diseases or dysentery.

日日奉迎，蓋身財並旺逢二德。年年官論，皆因天獄纏宮。病生於臍，只因金遭火克。杲卿割舌，皆因木被金傷，比干剖心，血蠱臨於命度。紀信剛烈，火羅糾於十宮。

Every day people flatter and welcome him, mostly because the day ruler and the wealth star are both strong, and the Heavenly Virtue and Monthly Virtue are both present. Year after year, legal disputes persist, all because the "Heavenly Prison" maleficent star is纠缠 the命宫. Illness in the navel area is due to metal ruling the large intestine and navel being harmed by fire. In the Tang Dynasty, Yan Gaoqing was beheaded for insulting the enemy, because wood rules the liver and tongue and was harmed by metal. In the Shang Dynasty, Bi Gan was pierced through the heart, because the blood蛊 maleficent star was present in his命度. The Han general Ji Xin died in place of Liu Bang and was burned, because his nature was fierce and the fire star and Rahu were纠缠 in the tenth house of officialdom.

七殺無制，韓信功勞罔大。食神入水，屈原身死汩羅。祿破馬傾，項羽烏江自刎。官囚印絕，虞姬九里身亡。殺重身輕，顏子難逃定數。身輕印重，彭祖困獲長年。木向春生，處世安然有壽。水歸冬旺，生平樂自無憂。

Seven Killings (七杀) strong and unrestrained, without the restriction of the Food God (食神) or the transformation by the Seal Star (印星), leads to great achievements that shake the sovereign, eventually resulting in retaliation, as Han Xin, despite his great contributions, was not spared from being exterminated by the clan. The Food God falling into the water region causes the self to sink, like Qu Yuan who committed suicide in the Miluo River. The禄星 (Lucky Star) being broken and theThe Post-horse (Post-horse) overturned leads to loss of both advancement and retreat, as Xiang Yu committed suicide at the Wujiang River. The Official Star (官星) being imprisoned and the Seal Star (印星) extinguished results in the loss of both the husband star and protection, as Yu Ji committed suicide at the Ji Xia Mountain area. Seven Killings (七杀) being heavy while the day master (日主) is weak, like Yan Hui who could not escape the predetermined early death. The day master being weak while the Seal Star (印星) is heavy, though the Seal Star is numerous and may obscure, it can still nourish the vital energy, as Peng Zhu, despite his hardships, enjoyed a long life. Wood born in spring is in its season, leading to a peaceful life and longevity; water returning in winter is in its prime, leading to a happy and carefree life.

官印逢梟，曾參篤實。財官俱旺，子路剛方。金水輔陽，堪言貌勝潘安。印綬俱停，不減顏回之樂。財官旺相，必作陶朱之富。命坐強宮，定主田連阡陌。身臨財地，定主銀穀倉廂。

In addition to official authority and seal, encountering theOwl Spirit brings a subdued and restrained energy, like Zeng Shen's sincerity and honesty. When both wealth and official authority are strong and the day stem can bear them, it is like Zilu's integrity and uprightness. When gold and water are clear and pure, assisting the yang harmonious energy, the appearance can surpass Pan An, the handsome man of the Jin dynasty. When the official seal is evenly balanced without bias, the joy is no less than Yan Hui's contentment in a humble lane. When both wealth and official authority receive the prosperous and strong energy, one will surely become a wealthy person like Fan Li (Tao Zhu Gong). If the destiny is seated in a strong palace with a solid foundation, one will surely own vast lands. When the day stem is in the wealth position and the body is strong enough to bear it, one will surely have silver, money, and grain filling the granary.

祿榮貴顯，金馬玉堂之士。身囚印絕，貧居陋巷寒儒。勇敵千人，只因九強駕殺。心通萬卷，皆因身旺逢官。得佐聖君，貴在沖官逢合。

Heavenly Stems: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai Trigrams: Qian (Heaven), Dui (Lake), Li (Fire), Zhen (Thunder), Xun (Wind), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), Kun (Earth) Glossary: Yutang = Jade Hall Those who achieve honor and prosperity, entering the Golden Horse Gate and Jade Hall, are esteemed officials of noble status; while those whose day ruler is weak and the official star is extinguished, with no root or support, are poor scholars living in humble dwellings. Those brave enough to face a thousand men owe their strength to the powerful authority in the ninth palace, which can control the seven deadly stars and transform them into power. Those with profound knowledge of myriad volumes owe their wisdom to a strong day ruler accompanied by the official star's restraint. Those who can assist a sage ruler achieve high status because the official star, originally afflicted by conflict, is now relieved by a harmonious deity, removing harm while preserving honor.

凡人性情善惡，只因格局安排。木主仁，水主智，金主義，火主禮，土主信。木盛者溫良恭儉，土薄者妄語虛談，戊己盛朋友有信，丙丁旺作事無成。水泛木浮，漂盪無依。火烈金熔，淹留有著。

Human nature and character, whether good or evil, depend solely on the arrangement of the heavenly stems and earthly branches in one's birth chart. Each of the Five Phases is associated with a virtue: Wood represents benevolence, Water represents wisdom, Metal represents righteousness, Fire represents propriety, and Earth represents faith. A person with strong Wood energy is kind, courteous, frugal, and fully possesses the virtue of benevolence. A person with weak Earth energy lacks the virtue of faith, thus speaking falsely and engaging in empty talk. A person with strong戊己 Earth energy is trustworthy in dealing with friends. However, a person with excessive丙丁 Fire energy is impetuous and impatient, and their actions lack completion. When Water is too abundant and Wood is floating without root, the person's life is unstable and without support. When Fire is too fierce and melts Metal, the Metal cannot take form, and can only remain in one place, barely finding some support.

金木交戰仁義少，水火遞互是非多。四柱帶合，見人面談非常。沖破無恆，開口言人不義。合多貴眾，和公散事之人。死絕休囚，歸魂黑獄之輩。六害虛耗，奴僕來來往往。四柱刑沖，兄弟是是非非。

Metal represents righteousness and wood represents benevolence; when these two elements clash without water and earth to mediate, the heart of righteousness and benevolence becomes weak. When water and fire mutually control each other and cannot achieve harmony, there will be much argument and conflict. Those with many harmonious combinations in their four pillars can greet people face to face and be especially warm and friendly. Those with conflicting pillars and unstable temper will immediately accuse others of being unrighteous when they speak. Those with many harmonies and many noble spirits are good at mediating and helping others resolve disputes. Those whose four pillars fall entirely into dead, absolute, or confined positions are destined to be spirits in the underworld. Those with the six harms and signs of loss will have servants coming and going but never staying. Those with conflicting pillars and constant turmoil will have constant disputes among siblings.

金火炎頑，必是閨門婢女。水土重濁，定為田野農夫。陰絕陽空，堂前使喚。官純印粹，珍珠簾內夫人。二印持身，三遷教子。一官清貴，四海揚名。男子最宜健旺，女子身用純和。

Gold is scorched and dried by fire, becoming stubborn and dull, with a turbid and unclear energy; a woman's fate is surely that of a servant in a noble household. If water and earth are heavy and stagnant, a man's fate is surely that of a farmer in the fields. Yin is exhausted and Yang is empty, with no support at all; one can only serve in the hall, at the mercy of others. If the official star is pure and the seal star is refined, the husband will be wealthy and the person will be honored, becoming a noble lady within the pearl curtain. Two seal stars support the body, indicating a deep maternal virtue, like Meng Mother moving houses three times to choose a good neighbor for her son's education. One pure and clear official star is sufficient to achieve fame throughout the four seas. For men, it is most suitable for the body and destiny to be strong and vigorous in order to shoulder wealth and official positions. For women, it is important for the daily ruler and the useful god to be pure and harmonious; they should not be overly strong.

欲知賢如孟母，天月二德同宮。欲知貌似西施，水孛金星同度。官旺招夫貴顯，食消產子英賢。學堂逢驛馬，自幼讀書明敏。魁罡帶七殺，生平性傲剛強。印旺身旺，自幼愛居市井。殺淺財淺，平生喜走衙門。

To know who is virtuous like Meng Mu, look at whether the Heavenly Virtue and Monthly Virtue are both in the same palace. To know who is beautiful like Xi Shi, check if the Water Star,孛Star, and the Golden Star are all in the same position. A woman's official star being prosperous and strong indicates that her husband will be noble and distinguished. If the food god star is well expressed, the sons she bears will be outstanding and talented. If the chart includes the Xuetang and also the Post-horse, the person was intelligent from a young age and capable of traveling far for studies. If the day pillar is in the Qiu Ganga palace and also has the Seven Killers, the person is naturally proud and strong-willed. If the official star is strong and the day ruler is also strong, the person has enough energy to be active, and from a young age prefers bustling marketplaces. If the Seven Killers are weak and wealth is also weak, the person lacks power and status but is not content with idleness, and throughout life prefers to move around government offices.

身財俱旺，一生樂守家園。身財俱弱，到底難守祖業。長生坐命，儒風獨守清規。貴德臨身，德行渾然服眾。五行生旺，定為慷慨男兒。四柱休囚，必是衰憊老漢。三奇得遇，名為陣上將軍。四柱同生，定主朝中宰相。

When the day stem and the wealth star are strong, the person can hold onto wealth and will enjoy a life of contentment and stability at home. If both the day stem and the wealth star are weak, they lack the strength to bear responsibility and will eventually lose the family fortune. If the day stem is seated on the long life position, the character is warm and gentle, with the demeanor of a scholar who adheres to moral principles. If noblemen and virtuous spirits are present in the day stem, the person has a solid moral character and will naturally command respect from others. If all five elements receive the energy of growth and strength, the person is certainly generous and noble. If all four pillars are in weak and confined positions, the person will inevitably be frail and aged. If the destiny includes the Three Marvels, the person can achieve great fame and become a general on the battlefield. If all four pillars receive mutual support without conflicting, the person will certainly attain a high official position in the imperial court.

七殺會同，為鹵莽剛強之士。一官騎馬，乃聰明巧智之人。印綬多為人俊雅，食神旺處世公平。凶惡機關，比肩重而有傷。中和質樸，正官旺而相生。傷官駕殺必聰明，印綬逢官性慈善。水濁金頑，不識十文百字。火明木秀，能通五典三墳。

Seven killers gathering together, with strong energy but no culture, indicate a person who is crude and strong-willed; when one official star is seated upon the post-horse, it moves with order, indicating a clever and intelligent person. Those with many seals of favor are refined and have a literary air, while those with a strong food god are tolerant and fair in dealing with the world. Those who harbor evil intentions and cunning are those with a heavy same zodiac and a combination of food god and injurious star; those with a harmonious and simple nature are those with a strong official star that is prosperous and strong, and that generates with the day master. When injurious star controls seven killers, it releases and controls the killers, adapting flexibly, and the person is certainly intelligent; when seal of favor meets official star, the official and seal stars generate each other with constraints, and the person is kind-hearted. When water is turbid and metal is stubborn, the energy is not clear, and the person cannot even recognize ten characters; when fire is bright and wood is flourishing, the mind is active, and the person can understand ancient classics such as the Five Classics and the Three Graves.

傷重梟多，是好說是非之輩。殺重不顯，乃好為盜賊之徒。財帛逢金，吐鳳雕龍之士。金移入火，敲銅打鐵之人。七殺會刃，好舞槍把刀劍。傷官逢印，能通書畫琴棋。運入梟鄉，自被牆垣倒損。身臨絕地，須知椅凳塵埃。命重傷官，鄭國奔來衛國。命全三合，東家攪到西家。

When the Wounding Official is strong and theOwl Spirit is numerous, the person is talkative and sharp-tongued, with a suspicious mind, and tends to stir up trouble. When the Seven Killers are strong but hidden, they act secretly and forcefully, and such people are likely to become thieves. When the Wealth position meets metal and the metal is pure, the person is talented in writing and literature. When metal moves into the fire territory and is refined, the person becomes a craftsman skilled in working with metal. When the Seven Killers meet the Yangren, the person is fierce and likes fighting, and enjoys wielding weapons. When the Wounding Official meets the Seal, the person's talent is restrained and becomes refined, and they are skilled in calligraphy, painting, music, and chess. When the fortune moves into the area of枭神, the household is unstable, and there will be damage to walls and buildings. When the day's ruler is in the dead position, the family is cold and lonely, and chairs in the house are covered in dust. When the Wounding Official is too strong, the person is restless and unfaithful, like fleeing from the State of Zheng to the State of Wei, wandering around. When the Triple Harmony is complete and there is constant movement, the person disturbs one family after another, from east to west.

夜夜憂愁，命帶三刑六害。朝朝燕飲，格中印綬逢財。殺亂官重，可強可弱，身衰印絕，也奴為僕。財絕用囚，自幼出家禮佛，官衰主旺，少年離祖參禪。殺強無印，欲游泮水不登秋科。身旺無財，縱是出家難脫俗。

Those who worry night after night and cannot sleep are those whose fate is marked by three punishments and six harms, with punishments and clashes attacking from within. Those who feast and enjoy themselves every day are those whose fate includes harmonious relationships between the official star and the wealth star, with sufficient wealth to sustain the body and sufficient official star to calm the mind. When there are many seven killers and the official star is also strong, one must determine the choice based on the strength of the day master. If the day master is weak and the official star is absent, with no root or support, one can only become a servant. If the wealth star is absent and the useful god is trapped, there is no place to rely on worldly matters, and one is likely to leave home at a young age to become a monk or Buddhist devotee. If the official star is weak but the day master is overly strong, there is no restraint, and one is likely to leave the family at a young age to seek enlightenment. When the seven killer is strong but there is no official star to transform it, the body is attacked without relief, and even becoming a scholar is difficult, let alone passing the imperial examination. If the day master is strong but there is no wealth star to use, one's talents have no place to be displayed, and even if one becomes a monk, one cannot escape worldly influences.

財絕當為僧道，官囚好作尼姑。日隨逢聚，六位定逢恩德。為僕遷移，命宮獨守離星。陰陽絕空，蓬垢堂前使喚，五行全備，可羨美貌花容。

For a man, wealth represents his wife; if the wealth star is extinguished, he will have no chance for marriage and is destined to become a monk or a Taoist. For a woman, the official star represents her husband; if the official star is trapped and weak, the husband's position will not be established, and she is likely to become a nun. If the day ruler meets favorable stars everywhere, the sixth position, which is the palace of kindness and virtue, must be occupied by auspicious stars. Those who become servants and move from place to place have a lonely destiny, guarding the star of separation alone. If both yin and yang are extinguished and fall into kongwang, they will be disheveled and dirty, serving others in the hall. If the five phases are all complete and none are missing, they may be admired for their beautiful appearance.

七殺會刃，盧氏引刀剔目。一官清秀，孟光舉案齊眉。官印扶身，倚戶倚門求活。水金纏度，逾垣鑽穴相窺。

Seven Killers meet Yangren, indicating a fierce and violent nature, leading to bloodshed, like the virtuous lady Lu Shi who cut her own eyes out to remain chaste; the official star is single and refined with affection, showing mutual respect between husband and wife, like the wife Meng Guang of Liang Hong from the Han dynasty who served her husband with respect. Although the official and seal stars are present, they are weak and insufficient to support, so one can only barely survive by relying on the door and window. When the water and metal stars are entangled and out of place, it is like the criticism in the Mencius of sneaking through walls and holes to look at each other.

丙辛戊癸相交，偷情於月下。甲己丁壬垢合，舞樂以搏鍾。官弱財強，先偏而後正。傷官印綬，先妾而後妻。男多女少，皆因陽盛陰衰。男少女多，只為陰神太重。

Bing combines with Xin, and Wu combines with Gui, forming a hidden union of yin and yang without the mediation of a matchmaker, indicating secret love affairs under the moonlight. Jia combines with Ji, and Ding combines with Ren, forming a hasty union, which signifies attraction through music, dance, and drums, leading to licentiousness. When the official star is weak and wealth is strong, wealth gains the upper hand first, so a concubine is taken before a wife. When the injurious star and the official star appear together, the injurious star comes first and the official star follows, meaning there is first a concubine and then a wife. Having more sons than daughters is due to excessive yang and deficient yin; having more daughters than sons is because the yin spirit is too strong.

榮華生於中和，夭折秉於偏枯。金水傷官得令，五經魁首文章。比肩成局，當為幾度新郎。常伴新郎，一路三刑六害。一舉登科，定為三合六事。讀書廣識，時上逢生。多學少成，日干遇絕。

Prosperity and wealth arise from the harmonious balance of the Five Phases, while premature death and short life result from the imbalance of the Five Phases. If the Gold and Water official is harmed but receives the vital energy of the month, the water becomes clear and the gold becomes white, indicating intelligence and brilliance, suggesting the person will have outstanding literary talent comparable to the top scholar of the Five Classics. When the same stem is gathered together to form a pattern, many people compete for the same wealth, which means several times being the newlywed; repeatedly becoming the newlywed is due to continuous good fortune but also being afflicted by the Three Harmful Relationships and Six Harmful Influences, making relationships unstable. Those who achieve success in the imperial examination are destined to have auspicious signs such as Triple Harmony and Six Harmony. Those who are scholarly, knowledgeable, and intelligent have the Day Stem receiving support in the hour pillar, with refined energy appearing in the later part of their life. Those who study a lot but achieve little have the Day Stem encountering the terminal point, with the root energy unable to continue.

強弱多少，定富貴於天干。刑沖剋害，合貴賤於地支。神藏殺沒，有福之人。祿空官乏，無用之輩。財地逢生，積粟千倉萬庫。祿位遇絕，作事七顛八倒。

The strength and weakness of the Five Phases depend on the Heavenly Stems to determine wealth and status, as the Heavenly Stems are visible and represent external matters. The success or failure caused by punishments, clashes, control, and harm should be judged by the Earthly Branches, as the Earthly Branches are hidden and represent internal matters. Those with auspicious deities hidden and malevolent forces concealed are blessed individuals. Those with the禄 star falling into Kongwang and the official star lacking root are of no use. If the wealth position is supported and the energy is continuous, it indicates great wealth stored in thousands of granaries. If the禄 position is at its end and lacks energy, then affairs will be chaotic and nothing will be achieved.