The special method of determining fate based on the day and hour stems and branches

丑戌日時，不生不養。未辰兩地，育產難憑。子午日月相沖，當駝當跛。寅申年月相對，非聾非啞。二午兩沖，妻必重婚。三庚未己，父生未見。

The Earthly Branches Chou and Xu mutually harm each other, causing damage to the children's palace when they appear in the day or hour columns, indicating that children may not be born or may not be cared for. The Earthly Branches Wei and Chen mutually harm each other, making childbirth uncertain. The Earthly Branches Zi and Wu conflict in the day or month columns, leading to a struggle between water and fire, which may result in a hunchback or limp. The Earthly Branches Yin and Shen conflict in the year or month columns, leading to a clash between metal and wood, which may result in either deafness or muteness. Two Wu branches conflict, causing the fire element to burn itself, leading to instability in the wife's palace and the wife needing to remarry. Three Geng metals are present along with Wei and Ji earth, resulting in a combined effect of earth controlling and draining metal, damaging the father's star and leading to the father's early death without being seen.

辛日子時，定有三分秀氣。甲子日生子時，一生公道。己亥日生丁卯，百奸千狡。丑日丑時，公平長厚。酉月卯日，定是柔奸。子月卯日辰時，長妻心賤。辰月辰時，一子不能送終。

The day master is辛 gold born at the hour of子, with clear water and white gold, the refinement is appropriate, and there is certainly three parts of elegance; on the day ofJiazi born at the hour of子, water and wood generate each other and the position is proper, and the person is fair and just. On the day ofJihai and encountering the hour ofDingmao, the earth is weak and wood is strong, and the hidden yin of the mother is born, the mind is full of twists and turns, and the person is cunning and deceitful; on the day of丑 and encountering the hour of丑, the earth is thick and solid, and the person is fair and kind. In the month of酉 and encountering the day of卯, the卯 and酉 oppose each other, the outer part is gentle and the inner part is hidden danger, and it is certainly gentle with a hidden cunning; in the month of子 and encountering the day of卯 and the hour of辰, water and wood are in conflict, and the辰 harms the卯, which indicates marrying a wife older than oneself, and her heart is humble and low. In the month of辰 and encountering the hour of辰, the辰 self-criminalizes, the offspring palace is broken, and one cannot have a child to send off the soul.

辰戌丑未相刑，非聾非啞。子午卯酉沖破，非癱即跛。乙木陰年，十有九月寡婦。酉年火日，五有三四鰥居。命定四惡，婦人多主孀居。陽刃一度，男人必然無子。兩刃逢於年月，必克妻。兩刃三刑，日雖強而反惡。

The four earthly branches of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei mutually clash and clash, causing the earth element to fight among itself, leading to either deafness or muteness. The four cardinal directions of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You mutually clash, damaging the energies of all four directions, resulting in either paralysis or lameness. If the wood element is born in a yin year, it is a soft wood lacking yang, and the husband's star is not strong, so there is a high chance of being a widow. If someone is born in the year of You and has a day of丙 or丁 fire, the fire is trapped in the strong metal region, and the wife's palace is harmed, so there is a high chance of being a widower. The destiny is fixed to have four evil spirits, and women are likely to be widows. If the chart has one degree of Yang Ren, it is harsh and harmful to children, so men will certainly have no children. If two degrees of Yang Ren are in the year and month, the strong blade will take away wealth, leading to the loss of the wife. If two blades are combined with three punishments, even if the day's main element is strong, it will turn into avicious situation.

三刑三刃，元辰弱受孤寡。甲日辛官，相命榮華之客。巳日申宮，貪合貧賤之徒。強而無印無官，非僧即道。旺而無才無煞，非道即僧。年月沖，時日合，屠沽之輩。年月合，日時沖，賤業之流。

Three punishments meet three blades, and the Yuanchen, which is the root of this destiny, becomes weak and unable to withstand, thus suffering from loneliness and hardship. For a Jia wood day master, encountering Xin metal is the proper official, with clear officials and correct positions, making the person a guest of honor and prosperity; however, on a Si day, encountering Shen palace, Si and Shen desire to combine and mutually hinder each other, leading to indecision and confusion, making the person a poor and lowly individual due to mistaken combinations. The day master is strong but lacks the support of the seal and the control of the official, having nowhere to belong, thus becoming either a monk or a Taoist; the day master is strong but lacks wealth to sustain and the power to restrain, with talents unable to be used, thus also becoming either a Taoist or a monk. The year and month are in conflict while the day and hour are in harmony, breaking in front and gathering behind, making the person a butcher or a wine seller; the year and month are in harmony while the day and hour are in conflict, making the person engaged in a lowly occupation.

乙木殺強，壽元三九必終。兩火疊官，卅旬之客。一殺三財雙水火，瞽目之人。子午日時雙女，為遺腹所生。丑未命宮相對，下地無娘。

A person with a Yi wood day stem and a strong seven killer (seven deadly) element, the soft wood is heavily attacked by the heavy metal, and will certainly die by the age of twenty-seven. If there are two layers of fire and the official star appears repeatedly, but the water overcomes the fire too much, the person will be a transient figure in their thirties. If one seven killer is accompanied by three wealth stars that nourish the seven killer, and there is also a conflict between water and fire, the qi becomes turbid and the spirit is confused, leading to blindness in both eyes. If the day and hour stems are Zi and Wu, and the two female stars appear, the father's position is absent, indicating the person is a child born from a deceased mother. If the Chou and Wei are in conflict in the destiny palace, the mother's star is scattered, indicating the person lost his mother at birth.

丁火日月逢戊己，官為寅卯，終為賊。己巳遇甲乙宮子午，而死於地坑。一木獨逢卯木時，情同肝肺。壬水年，生寅時，非貧即夭。丙日生，身逢克，壽不長年。

A day ruler of Ding fire, with the year and month encountering Wu and Ji earth, leads to excessive leakage of the food and injury energies, causing the Ding fire to become exhausted. The official star falls on寅 and卯 wood, which are obscured by earth, thus losing all noble qualities and eventually becoming a thief. On a Jisi day, encountering Jia and Yi wood for attack, with the palace located in the conflicting positions of Zi and Wu, surrounded on all sides, indicates death by falling into a pit or trap. A solitary tree meeting another卯 wood, with similar kinds, connected roots, signifies a close relationship with people, like the liver and lungs. When Ren water is born in the year and hour of寅, the water is drained by wood, leading to exhaustion of energy, resulting in either poverty or early death. A day ruler of Bing fire, with the day's body being attacked, leads to complete loss of fire, resulting in a short lifespan.

四柱官旺，休見官方。三元財劫，難以招財。五位死提綱，富而無子。年月財宮逢馬，人稱為廊廟之才。時日七殺陽刃，一心要弄刀舞槍。日月逢梟，貧賤之士。四刑四克逢四正，淫而奸險。一合二合而再合，忠厚心良。

The official star in the four pillars is already strong, so it is not advisable to see another official star appearing, as too many officials will turn into ghosts that harm the person; the year, month, and day all represent wealth that is being robbed, with no one to protect it, making it difficult to attract wealth. The fifth position of the children's palace falls in the dead place of the month, so although rich, there will be no sons to inherit; the year and month wealth palaces also meet the post-horse, so wealth moves with the horse, and fame and fortune reach far, earning the reputation of a talented person capable of supporting the state. The hour and day pillars carry seven killers and the yang blade, showing a sharp and aggressive nature, with a desire to fight and wield weapons; the day and month pillars meet the hawk star that steals food, cutting off the source of clothing and food, making one a poor and humble person. Four crimes and four conflicts occur again with the four direct directions of zi, wu, maowu, and you, leading to instability and loss of control, indicating a tendency towards licentiousness and deceit; if there is one combination, two combinations, or even more combinations, and they are harmonious without conflict, then the person is loyal, kind-hearted, and benevolent.