Partial Official Pattern with Attached Abandoning Destiny to Follow the Killing Pattern

楠曰：偏官為陽見陽、陰見陰，原非陰陽配合。更得食神傷官，以制去其凶銳，雖先為克我之凶神，今則馴致其凶，而反為我之奴僕也。用偏官，如人之畜奴僕，擒制太過，則為盡法無民，則奴僕力衰，不能為我運動。若擒制之不及，則奴欺主矣。

Zhang Nan said: "A biased official" is when a yang stem meets a yang stem or a yin stem meets a yin stem, which originally does not form a yin-yang combination. If further it gets "food god" and "hurt official" to restrain its fierce nature, then although it was originally a harmful god that conquers me, now its harmful nature is tamed and it becomes my servant. Using "biased official" is like keeping a servant: if restrained too much, it becomes "exhausted law without people," the servant's strength is depleted and cannot serve me; if restrained too little, the servant will again bully the master.

偏官即七殺也，如甲日干，數至七個字逢庚字，號為七殺，乃克身之刀劍一般，偏官無制曰七殺，故宜制伏，亦畏太過，亦畏不及。凡看命先看七殺，若有七殺，就要將此七殺處置了，方能用得別物。若不能制去其七殺，則殺星能害我性命。譬如人雖有金銀田產，無性命，此實為閒物。

"Seven Killers" is also called "biased official." For example, if the day stem is Jia, counting from Jia to the seventh character is Geng, so it is called "Seven Killers," which is like a knife that harms oneself. "Biased official" without control is called "Seven Killers," so it should be controlled. One should not control it too much, nor too little. When examining a person's destiny, one should first look at the "Seven Killers." If there is a "Seven Killer" in the pillar, one should first properly manage this "Seven Killer" before using other elements. If the "Seven Killer" cannot be controlled, the killer star can harm one's life. Just like a person who has gold and silver and property, but cannot preserve his life, those things become useless.

原書去云：“有殺須論殺，無殺方論用。”蓋先人立有此言，特未分明顯說，故使學者心上模糊，但殺是勢惡權貴，奸邪小人之象。故用殺得宜，多主顯耀，宦臣相類與其媚於奧，不若媚於灶之意也。

The original text says: "If there is a killer, discuss the killer; if there is no killer, then discuss the use." Although predecessors established this statement, they did not explain it clearly, leading scholars to be confused. One must understand that "killer" represents an image of power, cruelty, and wicked people. Therefore, when "killer" is appropriately used, it often indicates great prominence, similar to those close ministers who rely on powerful families—this aligns with the meaning in the Analects: "It is better to be pleasing to the hearth than to the hall."

月上逢官無可用之理，但能管束我之身，安肯為我用也？但或官星衰，則生之，官星太旺，則克之，取此定禍福。吾亦未見用月上官星是貴命，只見用殺星，多富貴人也。子平書俱涵說隱，而不發其真理。故殺者，殺我也，是殺身之對手。官者管我也，是制身之繩法。此造化之正理，不可知也。

The "official star" appearing in the month cannot be considered as a useful element: it can only control my body, how could it be willing to serve me? At most, when the "official star" is weak, it will generate it; when the "official star" is too strong, it will restrain it. Based on this, we judge fortune and misfortune. I have never seen a noble destiny formed by the "official star" in the month, but I have seen many people achieve wealth and honor through the "kill star." All the books on Zi Ping are vague and hide the truth, unwilling to reveal it clearly. Therefore, the "kill star" is something that threatens me, an opponent that may take my life; the "official star" is one that controls me, a rule and regulation that restrains my body. This is the true principle of nature, which should not be unknown.

又曰：棄命從殺格，緣日主全無一點生氣，四柱純然有官殺，則不得已而只得從殺也。劈如遇強盜，本身無主，只得舍命從之，就要有財，生起其殺，行財殺運，以生用其殺也。畏見八字有根處，及制殺運猶如從盜，又思歸父母兄弟之鄉，則盜必惡汝。此格出正理，甚有驗也。但六陰日干有從之之理，如婦人屬陰，亦有從人之道。若六陽日干，見殺多，只或作殺重身輕看，若日主全無氣，亦作棄命看，亦畏見根死。

It is also said that the "abandoning destiny to follow the killer" pattern occurs when the day stem has absolutely no life qi, and all four pillars are entirely composed of official and killer elements. In such a case, one has no choice but to submit to the killer. It is like encountering a bandit on the road, where one cannot take control of the situation and must give up one's life to follow him. In this case, the pillar must contain "wealth" to generate the killer, and one should travel through "wealth" and "killer" years to nurture and utilize the killer. The most dangerous thing is if the birth chart has some root qi, or if one travels through a year that controls the killer—this is like having already followed the bandit, yet wanting to return to one's parents' hometown. The bandit will certainly resent you. This pattern is based on sound reasoning and is very accurate. However, only six yin day stems can have the concept of "following." Just as women, being yin, have the way of following others, if six yang day stems encounter many killers, they are generally considered as "heavy killers and light body," unless the day stem has absolutely no qi, in which case it is also treated as "abandoning destiny," and it is still dangerous to encounter root qi, which can be fatal.

《喜忌篇》云：五行遇月支偏官，歲時中亦宜制伏，類有去官留殺，亦有去殺留官。四柱純雜有制，定居一品之尊，略見一位正官，官殺混雜反賤。補曰：四柱純雜有制，蓋言四柱中純殺無官。有食神制伏得宜，定居一品之尊。上文所謂五行遇月支偏官，歲時中亦宜制伏之謂也。若殺為用神，雜以正官，有傷官剋制，或官為用神，雜發七雜，有食神制伏，亦定居一品之尊。上文類有去官留殺，亦有去殺留官之謂也。略見一位正官，官殺混雜反賤，是無制伏，無去留之謂也。或才改純雜有制，為純殺有制，誤。

The "Xiji Section" says: "Among the Five Phases, when a person's month branch is a biased official (seven killer), it is also appropriate to control and subdue it in the years and months. Sometimes one should remove the official and retain the killer, and sometimes one should remove the killer and retain the official. If the four pillars contain only seven killers without any official, and there is a food god that controls it properly, then the person will certainly hold a high position, such as the first rank. However, if only one official is present and there is a mixture of official and killer, the person will be of low status." Additional explanation: The phrase "four pillars contain pure and mixed elements that are controlled" means that in the four pillars, there are only seven killers and no official, and there is a food god that controls it appropriately. In such a case, the person will certainly hold a high position, which is exactly the meaning of the previous statement "among the Five Phases, when a person's month branch is a biased official, it is also appropriate to control and subdue it in the years and months." If the killer is the useful god and the official is mixed in, and there is a harmful official to control it; or if the official is the useful god and the killer is mixed in, and there is a food god to subdue it, the person can also hold a high position — this is the meaning of the previous statement "remove the official and retain the killer" and "remove the killer and retain the official." As for "only a single official is present, and the mixture of official and killer leads to low status," it refers to a situation where there is neither control nor removal. Some people mistakenly change "pure and mixed elements that are controlled" to "pure killer that is controlled," which is an incorrect alteration.

嶽總領造 癸卯 丁巳 壬寅 甲辰。趙侍郎造 丙午 丙申 甲寅 丁卯。劉八門司造 甲申 乙亥 丙戌 庚寅。周伯蘊右丞相造 戊戌 甲子 丁未 庚戌。

The birth chart of Yue Zongling is: the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the year are Guimao, the month are Dingsi, the day are RENYIN, and the hour are Jiachen. The REN water is born in the month of SI, and the WU earth in SI is the "seven killing," which is controlled by the JIA wood in the hour stem, the "food god." The birth chart of Zhao Shilang is: the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the year are BINGWU, the month are BINGSHEN, the day are JIAYIN, and the hour are DINGMAO. The JIA wood is born in the month of SHEN, and the GENG metal in SHEN is the "seven killing," which is controlled by two BING fires and one DING fire, the "food" and "wound." The birth chart of Liu Bamensishi is: the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the year are JIASHEN, the month are YIHAI, the day are BINGXU, and the hour are Gengyin. The BING fire is born in the month of HAI, and the REN water in HAI is the "seven killing," which is controlled by the WU earth in the day branch XU. The birth chart of Zhou Boyun, the Right Chancellor, is: the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the year are WUXU, the month are JIAZI, the day are DINGWEI, and the hour are GENGXU. The DING fire is born in the month of ZI, and the GUI water in ZI is the "seven killing," which is controlled by the WU and WEI earths. All these charts have pure "seven killing" controlled and have reached high positions.

毛价川尚書造 甲寅 丙子 丁巳 甲辰。

Ma Jiachuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has the following birth chart: the year pillar is Jiayin, the month pillar is Bingzi, the day pillar is Dingsi, and the hour pillar is Jiachen. The day master is Dingshi (丁火), born in the month of Zi (子), where the癸water in Zi is the ruling "seven killer" (七杀). The hour pillar's Chen (辰) contains Wu (戊) earth, which is "wounding official" (伤官), exactly controlling this killer. The Jia wood (甲木) "imprint" (印) in the year and month pillars and the Bing fire (丙火) supporting the body are strong. This is an example of "pure killer controlled" (纯杀有制) from the recent times, leading to high official rank such as Minister.

帖木丞相造 戊申 辛酉 乙巳 丙子。李御帶造 戊子 乙丑 丁未 辛亥。黃狀元造 壬子 甲辰 己卯 壬申。何參政造 丙寅 戊戌 壬戌 辛丑。雖不一晶，合官星七殺交差，卻以合殺為貴。

Temitu's destiny: the year pillar is Wu Shen, the month pillar is Xin You, the day pillar is Yi Si, and the hour pillar is Bing Zi. The Yi wood is born in the You month, with Xin metal as the "seven killer" appearing on the surface. The metal in Shen and Si also includes Geng metal as the "positive official," so both official and killer stars are present. The entire structure relies on the Bing fire in the hour pillar as the "injurious official" to control them. Li Yudi's destiny: the year pillar is Wu Zi, the month pillar is Yi Chou, the day pillar is Ding Wei, and the hour pillar is Xin Hai. The Ding fire takes the Hai water's Ren water as the "positive official" and the Zi water's Gui water as the "seven killer." It relies on the Chou and Wei earth to control them. Huang's destiny as a状元: the year pillar is Ren Zi, the month pillar is Jiachen, the day pillar is Ji Mao, and the hour pillar is Ren Shen. The Ji earth takes the Miao wood's Yi wood as the "seven killer" and the month pillar's Ji wood as the "positive official," relying on the Shen metal's Geng metal as the "injurious official" to control them. He Cangzheng's destiny: the year pillar is Bing Yin, the month pillar is Wu Xu, the day pillar is Ren Xu, and the hour pillar is Xin Chou. The Ren water takes the Wu earth in the dry branch as the "seven killer" and the Chou earth's Ji earth as the "positive official," relying on the Yin wood's Ji wood to control them. Although these four destinies do not all reach the top rank, they all have the official and seven killer stars appearing together, and it is considered valuable to be able to harmonize and eliminate the killer stars.

郎中造 丙子 甲午 辛亥 辛卯。雖不富，合殺有去留而貴。

A certain official's birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingzi, the month pillar is Jiawu, the day pillar is Xinhai, and the hour pillar is Xinmao. The day master is Xin metal, born in the month of Wu (fire). The heavenly stem of the year, Bing fire, is the official star, and the fire in Wu contains Ding fire, which is the seven杀 (seven deadly stars). Both official and seven deadly stars are present. The water in the day branch Hui, which is Ren water, combines with the Ding fire in Wu, causing a balance between the official and seven deadly stars. Although this birth chart is not rich, the combination of the seven deadly stars allows for a proper balance, thus leading to high status.

脫脫太師造 甲寅 己巳 癸酉 丁巳。葉丞相造 壬寅 壬寅 己卯 壬申。陳寺丞造 乙酉 辛巳 辛未 戊子。

Tuo Tuo Tai Shi's birth chart: the year pillar is Jia Yin, the month pillar is Ji Si, the day pillar is Gui You, and the hour pillar is Ding Si. The癸 water uses the己 soil in the month dry branch as the "seven killing stars" and the戊 soil in Si as the "positive official." The Jia wood in the year dry branch, as the "hurt official," controls the killing stars while preserving the official. Ye Chengxiang's birth chart: the year pillar is Ren Yin, the month pillar is Ren Yin, the day pillar is Ji Mao, and the hour pillar is Ren Shen. The Ji soil uses the乙 wood in Mao as the "seven killing stars" and the甲 wood in Yin as the "positive official." The Shen in the hour branch contains the庚 metal which controls the killing stars. Chen Shi Cheng's birth chart: the year pillar is Yi You, the month pillar is Xin Si, the day pillar is Xin Wei, and the hour pillar is Wu Zi. The Xin metal uses the丙 fire in Si as the "positive official" and the丁 fire in Wei as the "seven killing stars." The癸 water in Zi controls the killing stars and preserves the official. These three birth charts all use the "official" as the useful god and have mixed "seven killing stars," and because they are controlled, they achieve high status.

古官煞混雜例 癸亥 癸亥 丙午 壬辰。

An example of "official and killer mixed" given by ancient scholars is: the year pillar is Guihai, the month pillar is Guihai, the day pillar is Bingwu, and the hour pillar is Renchen. The day master is Bing fire, with two Gui water pillars as "officials," and the two Hai hidden in the month and the Ren in the hour as "killers." The official and killer are mixed and appear together; there is no control or restraint in the pillars, and there is no choice to keep or remove them, which is exactly what is meant by being mixed and thus considered inferior.

史衛王彌遠造 甲申 丙寅 乙卯 辛巳。右丞相造 己亥 癸酉 庚午 丙戌。三寶奴丞相造 庚午 辛巳 甲申 壬申。

The birth chart of Shi Weiwang Shi Miyan is: the year pillar Jiashen, the month pillar Bingyin, the day pillar Yimao, and the hour pillar Xinsi. The ethereal stem Yi wood takes the hour stem Xin metal as "seven killing stars," and the metal in Shen contains Geng metal as "positive official." The month stem Bing fire "hurt official" restrains the killing stars. The birth chart of a certain right chancellor is: the year pillar Jihai, the month pillar Guiyou, the day pillar Gengwu, and the hour pillar Bingxu. The ethereal stem Geng metal takes the hour stem Bing fire as "seven killing stars," and the fire in Wu contains Ding fire as "positive official," which is restrained by the month stem Gui water. The birth chart of the chancellor Sanbao Nu is: the year pillar Gengwu, the month pillar Xinsi, the day pillar Jiashen, and the hour pillar Renshen. The ethereal stem Ji wood takes Geng metal as "seven killing stars," and Xin metal as "positive official," relying on the hour stem Ren water to transform the killing stars into nourishment for the self. These three birth charts are examples of "biased official mixed with positive official and restrained."

鄭尚書造 庚寅 壬午 戊寅 甲寅。朱尚書造 庚辰 丙戌 戊戌 甲寅。範尚書造 辛巳 辛丑 乙卯 丁亥。

Zheng Shushang's birth chart: the year pillar is Gengyin, the month pillar is Renwu, the day pillar is Wuyin, and the hour pillar is Jiayin. The Wutu is restrained by the hour stem Jiamao, which is considered 'seven killing'. Three Yin wood pillars intensify the killing energy, but it is entirely restrained by the year stem Gengjin. Zhu Shushang's birth chart: the year pillar is Gengchen, the month pillar is Bingxu, the day pillar is Wuxu, and the hour pillar is Jiayin. The Wutu is also restrained by Jiamao, which is considered 'seven killing', and is also restrained by the year stem Gengjin. Fan Shushang's birth chart: the year pillar is Xinsi, the month pillar is Xinchou, the day pillar is Yimao, and the hour pillar is Dinghai. The Yimu is restrained by two Xinjin, which are considered 'seven killing', and is restrained by the hour stem Dinghuo. In all three birth charts, there are pure 'biased officials' with respective restraints, so they all reached the position of Shushang.

《格解》又分五行遇月支偏官，歲時中亦宜制伏為一節。分四柱純雜有制，定居一品之尊，略見一位正官，官殺混雜反賤為一節。至於中間類有去官留殺，亦有去殺留官二句，乃刪之而不用，俱屬可疑。

The book "Gejie" treats the sentence "When the Five Phases meet the monthly branch's biased official, it is also appropriate to control and subdue them in the years and months" as one section, and the sentence "If the four pillars are purely or mixed with control, one can attain the rank of first class; if only a single official is slightly present, but the official and harmful stars are mixed, it leads to lower status" as another section. As for the intermediate sentence "Some cases involve removing the official and keeping the harmful star, while others involve removing the harmful star and keeping the official," it is directly deleted without use. These treatments are all very suspicious.

《喜忌篇》云：四殺旺運純，身旺為官清貴。舊注云：“此七殺即偏官也。”且如甲忌庚為七殺，而甲生於寅地，乃身旺。其中暗包丙長生，則不畏金為殺，而鐐化為偏斷，則甲庚各自恃旺之勢，而行純殺之運，乃為極品之貴，此說似牽強。

The "Xiji Section" says: "When the four killing stars are strong and pure, a strong body leads to official rank and noble status." The old commentary explains: "Here, the seven killing stars refer to the biased official." For example, Jia wood dislikes Geng metal as the seven killing stars, but if Jia is born in the寅 position, the body is strong. The寅 position also contains the hidden birth of Bing fire, so it is not afraid of metal as the killing star. The killing star is instead restrained and transformed into the biased official. Thus, Jia and Geng each rely on their strength, and when they go through a pure killing star phase, they become of the highest rank. This explanation seems forced.

蓋身殺或強，而或制伏得官，固多權貴者，使柱中殺旺身強無制，又行純殺無制之運。乃為極品之貴，恐不可從。或者又解為身旺殺旺，身殺居長生臨官帝旺之鄉，乃通月氣者是也。運純謂中和之道，制殺化殺之運是也。清貴者，清高而貴顯，繡衣黃門是也。蓋四柱四七殺日生俱旺，無食神制殺，運入制伏之地，則為清高而貴顯也。此說可從。

Because when both the self and the killer are strong and the control is appropriate, it is indeed likely to produce officials of high rank; but if the killer is strong and the self is also strong, yet there is no control at all, and the fortune involves a pure killer without control, it is said that one might attain the highest rank of nobility, but this is probably not reliable. Another interpretation says: when both the self and the killer are strong, and both are in the places of growth, officialdom, and prosperity, they are in harmony with the energy of the month's stem; 'pure fortune' refers to following the middle path, that is, a fortune that controls or transforms the killer; 'clear nobility' refers to being noble and distinguished, such as a court inspector or a palace attendant. The meaning is that in the four pillars, the 'seven killer' and the day master are both strong, and there is no 'food god' to control the killer, but when the fortune enters a place where the killer is controlled, it becomes clear and noble. This interpretation can be followed.

《喜忌篇》云：柱中七殺全彰，身旺極貧。舊註解曰：“傷官本祿七殺，則財本馬之七鄉，偏官本身之七殺，四柱有之，身旺建祿不為富矣。”此誠確論可從。蓋建祿身旺之人，喜見財官，所謂一見財官，自然成福是巳。忌見七殺反傷，所謂切忌會殺為凶是己。

The *Xi Ji Pian* says: "If the seven killing stars are fully present in the pillar, and the body is strong, it will result in extreme poverty." The old commentary explains: "The official star is the seven killing star of the official position, the劫财 is the seven killing star of the wealth and horse, and the biased official is the seven killing star of oneself; if all four pillars contain these, even if the body is strong and the official position is established, wealth cannot be achieved." This is indeed a correct statement and can be followed. Because those with a strong body and an established official position favor seeing "wealth" and "officials," as it is said, "once wealth and officials appear, it naturally brings good fortune." They should avoid seeing "seven killing stars," which instead harm the body, as it is said, "one must strictly avoid the meeting of killing stars as it brings misfortune."

若柱中有傷官，則官祿之七殺彰矣。有敗財，則財馬之七殺彰矣。有七殺偏官，則身之七間彰矣。此所以為全彰，雖見祿身旺，貧不自聊者，故曰：“身旺極貧。”或曰此乃純殺格怕身弱也。蓋言人命四柱中七殺之神全彰著，又身弱者，乃極貧窮夭壽之人也，乃又為身弱極貧下中農壽。噫！以此解殺重身輕終身有損可也，以此解非夭即貧定是身衰遇鬼可也，解此節則鑿之甚矣。

If the column contains "Wounding Official," the official and salary seven killing stars will appear; if there is "Defeated Wealth," the wealth and horse seven killing stars will appear; if there is "Seven Killing Stars" or "Bi Guan," the seven killing stars of oneself will appear. When all three are present, it is called "Full Exposure." Such a person, even if sitting on a strong禄 and having a strong body, will still be poor and unable to be secure, hence it is said "Strong Body Leads to Extreme Poverty." Another person argues that this is the "Pure Seven Killing Stars Pattern," which fears a weak body. This means that when all seven killing stars in the four pillars are clearly present and the day master is weak, the person will be extremely poor and have a very short lifespan. Therefore, they change "Strong Body Leads to Extreme Poverty" into "Weak Body Leads to Extreme Poverty." Alas! Using this to explain "Heavy Seven Killing Stars and Weak Body Cause Continuous Harm" is acceptable, and using it to explain "Either Death or Poverty is Certain When the Body is Weak and Encountered Ghosts" is also acceptable. But using it to explain this section is too forced.

《繼善篇》云：庚值寅而遇丙，主旺無危。補曰：庚日值寅，坐休絕之地，而柱中又遇丙，似乎衰而危。然寅中戊土生長，能生庚金，以洩丙火之氣，乃絕處逢生，名曰胎元受氣，又名小長生。人命逢之，主一生造化，衣祿興旺而無危，非言日主之旺也。下文云金逢懇而遇土，號曰還魂。或者以庚寅日為旺不通，遂以庚值寅而為庚值申，以迎合主旺為日主之旺。非經本義，不可從。

The "Ji Shan Chapter" says: "When Geng metal meets Yin in the year stem, it indicates prosperity without danger." Additional explanation: When the Geng metal day master is seated on Yin, it is in a state of decline and extinction. If the pillar also contains Bing fire, it seems as if the Geng metal is weak and in danger. However, within Yin, Wu earth is in the state of growth, which can generate Geng metal and disperse the strength of Bing fire. This is called "finding life in a state of extinction," also known as "receiving qi in the fetal stage" or "small growth." When a person's fate encounters this, it indicates a prosperous and flourishing life with abundant clothing and food, without danger, not because the day master itself is strong. The following statement "metal meets Gen and meets earth, called returning soul" means the same thing. Some people think that Gengyin day is not strong, so they change "Geng meets Yin" to "Geng meets Shen," to fit the term "prosperous" as meaning the day master's strength. This is not the original meaning of the text and should not be followed.

古歌云：絕處逢生少人知，卻去當生命理推。返本還原宜細辯，忽然屯否莫猜疑。又歌云：或云胎養小長生，人命惟逢自積靈。若也修文應稱遂，不然榮運亦光享。

An old song says: "In dire straits, encountering a new beginning is little known, yet one should go back to the principles of one's true destiny for careful examination. See how it returns to its original state, and do not doubt the temporary blockage and stagnation." The meaning is that when one encounters a situation of being in a desperate situation and then finding a way out, one should return to the principles of one's original destiny for detailed analysis, seeing how it returns to its original state; temporary difficulties and blockages should not be doubted. Another song says: "Some say 'tai' and 'yang' are small growth, a person's destiny meets them and naturally accumulates the refined qi. If they also study literature and take the examinations, they will mostly achieve their aspirations; even if they do not pursue the imperial examinations, they can still enjoy a prosperous and distinguished fate." The meaning is that "tai" and "yang" are also small growth, when a person's destiny meets them, it naturally accumulates refined energy; such people, if they study and take the examinations, will mostly achieve their aspirations; even if they do not pursue the imperial examinations, they can still enjoy a prosperous and distinguished fate.

古歌云：偏官如虎怕沖多，運旺身強豈奈何。身弱虎強成禍害，身強制伏貴中和。補曰：月上偏官，謂陽見陽，陰見陰。如甲生申月，乙生酉月，是已。為人剛暴好殺，觸之即怒，性情如虎，最怕三刑六害，或羊刃魁罡，相沖必有凶禍。最喜運皆旺相，身強有制，化為權貴。

An old song says: "A biased official like a tiger fears frequent clashes; when the fortune is strong and the body is powerful, how can it be resisted? When the body is weak and the tiger is strong, it becomes a calamity; when the body is strong and the tiger is controlled, it brings about nobility and harmony." Additional explanation: The "biased official" in the month refers to a yang dry branch encountering another yang dry branch, or a yin dry branch encountering another yin dry branch, such as Jia wood born in the month of Shen or Yi wood born in the month of You. This type of person has a fierce and impetuous nature, is prone to quarrels and violence, gets angry easily, and has a temper like a tiger. It is most feared when there are three punishments, six harms, or Yangren and Kui Gang conflicting with it, as a clash will surely bring disaster. What is most favored is when the fortune is everywhere prosperous and strong, the body is powerful, and the killer is controlled, thus transforming into power and nobility.

若身弱殺強，無制之運，則虎加翼者也，其咆哮之威不可御，反為所噬。然偏官固宜制伏，亦貴中和。如一位偏官，制伏有二三，復行制伏之運，反不作福。何以言之？蓋盡法無民，可繹思也。

If the person's strength is weak while the killing power is strong, and they encounter a period without control, it is like giving wings to a tiger; its fierce roar cannot be resisted, and instead they will be devoured by it. However, although the 'biased official' should be controlled, it is also important to achieve harmony. If there is only one 'biased official' but the chart contains two or three layers of control, and they go through a period of control, it may not bring benefit. Why? Because 'excessive law leads to no people'—when punishment is applied to the extreme, there are no people left. This meaning is worth reflecting on repeatedly.

又歌曰：偏官不可例言凶，有制還他衣祿豐。干上食神支又合，兒孫滿眼福無窮。解曰：偏官即克我之神，本為惡宿凶殺。然不可例言凶也，須要制伏。有制化之權要，則衣祿不期豐而自豐。天干有食神，如甲見丙，地支有食神，如卯中乙木合申中庚金之類。則子孫振振，有無窮之福矣。所謂七殺有制亦多兒是巳。

There is also a rhyme that says: "A biased official cannot be generally considered evil; if controlled, his authority brings abundant wealth and sustenance. If the heavenly stem has the 'food god' and the earthly branch also has a hidden combination of the 'food god,' then there will be many descendants and endless blessings." The explanation is: "Biased official" refers to a spiritual force that overcomes me, which is originally an evil star and aInauspicious Sha, but cannot be universally considered evil. The key lies in whether it is controlled. Once the controlling power is in place, wealth and sustenance will naturally be abundant without needing to seek them. If the heavenly stem has the "food god," such as Jia wood encountering Bing fire; and the earthly branch also has a hidden combination of the "food god," such as the hidden Yi wood in Mao and the hidden Geng metal in Shen combining, then there will be many descendants and endless blessings. The saying "Seven Killers controlled bring many sons" expresses exactly this meaning.

又歌曰：偏官有制化為權，英俊文章以少年。歲運若行身旺地，功名大用福雙全。解曰：偏官這格，雖為人兇暴無忌憚。然無制則為七殺，有制則為偏官，即化為權貴，少年穩步表青雲，早歲題名黃榜，必是文章顯赫之人，故曰英俊文章發少年。殺強有制，故曰美矣。

There is also a rhyme that says: "When the biased official is controlled and transformed into power, the talented and eloquent rise to prominence in youth. If the year or the destiny moves through a strong position for the self, great achievements and official success will be attained along with complete blessings." The explanation says: "The pattern of the biased official" is a configuration where although the person may be fierce and unrestrained, if there is no control, it is called "seven killers," but when there is control, it is called "biased official." Once controlled, it transforms into power—allowing the person to steadily ascend to high status in youth, achieving fame early in life, and certainly being a person of outstanding literary talent, hence the saying "the talented and eloquent rise to prominence in youth." When the killer is strong yet controlled, it is considered a favorable configuration.

若運衰弱，欲其大用也難矣。若歲運又無制，則聲名特達遍朝野，所謂從殺多是大富大貴之人。所謂平生為富貴，只因殺重身柔，此等格局，但多夭耳。若運扶身旺，與殺為敵，或七殺透露，食神破局，皆不吉。

If the destiny is weak and the fortune is not strong, it is difficult to achieve great success. If the year and fortune entirely lack control, yet the person's reputation becomes particularly prominent and spreads throughout the court and the country, this is called "following the killing" and usually indicates a person who attains great wealth and honor. This is the path described as "all his life is for wealth and honor, only because the killing is strong and the body is weak." However, such a pattern often leads to an early death. If the fortune supports the day's stem and strengthens the body, making it strong, and then it opposes the killing, or if the "seven killing" is revealed while the "food god" disrupts the pattern, these are all inauspicious.

又歌曰：五陽坐日全逢殺，棄命相逢命不堅。如見五陰臨此地，殺星根敗吉難言。補曰：舊文末句，本謂殺星之根敗而無氣，身無所從，則禍即至，而為吉難言。或者改根為臨敗，非也。又一說，改殺星而為殺強，以根敗而為日主之根敗亦非也。《格解》謂殺強根敗吉難言，但非棄命從殺之意。蓋從殺者，正不嫌於殺強根敗耳。誠是但未知其根敗，非日主之根敗。識者詳之。

There is another verse that says: "When five yang elements are in the day's position, they all meet the killing star; when the abandoned destiny meets the destiny, the destiny is not firm. If five yin elements appear in this situation, the killing star's root is destroyed and lacks strength, the day's main element has no support, and misfortune follows immediately, so 'good fortune is hard to speak of.' " A supplementary explanation: in the original version, the last sentence was referring to the killing star's root being destroyed and lacking strength, so the day's main element has no support, and misfortune follows immediately, hence 'good fortune is hard to speak of.' Some people changed the character 'root' to 'appear,' which is incorrect; others changed 'killing star' to 'strong killing,' and interpreted 'root destruction' as the day's main element's root being destroyed, which is also incorrect. The "Grasping the Meaning" commentary says "strong killing and root destruction, good fortune is hard to speak of," but this is not the original meaning of 'abandoning destiny to follow the killing star.' Those who follow the killing star do not mind strong killing and root destruction. This statement is correct, but they do not understand that the 'root destruction' here does not refer to the destruction of the day's main element's root. Those with discernment should carefully distinguish this.

又歌云：土臨卯位三合全，不忌當生金不纏。火木旺鄉名利顯，再逢坤坎禍連綿。補曰：舊文第二句，原是“不忌當生金水編”而或都改為“不見”與末句“再逢”字不相應，仍當作不忌看。蓋土臨卯位，謂己卯日主，亥卯未三合殺局，謂從殺亦可。當生金水，俱有謂金生水。水生殺，亦不忌。或生火土旺運，殺印相印相生，功名顯達。再行坤坎金水之運，必禍連，蓋當生既逢金制，而運又逢之，必禍連綿不已，所謂食神破局反不吉是已。

There is also a rhyme that says: "When earth is at the卯 position, triple harmony is complete; no need to fear the gold born in the same year. When fire and wood are strong, fame and fortune will be prominent. But if one meets the坤 and坎 again, misfortune will follow continuously." Additional explanation: In the old version, the second line originally read "no need to fear the gold and water born in the same year," but some people changed it to "not seeing," which does not correspond with the words "again meet" in the last line. Therefore, it should still be read as "no need to fear." The phrase "earth at the卯 position" refers to a day ruler ofJimao, where the亥, 卯, and 未 trine form the "seven killing" wood trinity, which can also be described as "following the killing." As for the gold and water in the native's chart, since gold generates water and water generates the killing, there is no need to avoid them. If one travels through a period of strong fire and earth, the killing will generate the seal, and the seal will generate the self, leading to fame and success. However, if one further encounters the gold and water of the southwest坤 position and the northern坎 position, misfortune will follow continuously. Since the native's chart already has gold to control the killing, encountering more gold in the travel period will only add more control, leading to continuous misfortune, which is exactly what is meant by "the food god breaks the pattern and brings misfortune."

又一說末句舊文，原是福連綿，而或改為禍連綿亦非。蓋己卯日主，逢亥卯未三合，是謂殺強身弱，當生金水相纏，水固生殺，而金能制殺。故不忌。及犯行身旺之地，則廊廟之客，金紫之貴，所必至矣，故曰功名大用福雙全。

There is another view: the original version of the last line was 'Fú lián mián' (blessings continue), but someone changed it to 'huò lián mián' (calamities continue), which is also incorrect. This is because on the day of Ji Mao, the day master meets the Triple Harmony of Hai, Mao, and Wei, which indicates a strong killer and weak self; the native is accompanied by metal and water, where water indeed nourishes the killer, but metal can control the killer, so there is no need to be cautious. When the fortune moves into a period where the self is strong, it will surely become a pillar of the state and a person of high rank and honor, so it is said 'gōngmíng dà yòng fú shuāng quán' (great achievements and full blessings).

又歌曰：煞星原有制神降，制旺身強貴必昌。叵見制神先有損，反將富貴亦災殃。解曰：煞星者，七殺偏官也。制神者，食神也。使月上逢七殺，而有食神降制得宜。又身居強旺之地，則富貴榮昌必矣。若食神逢梟，則食神先自損矣，不惟失其富貴，且有災殃。所謂食制殺逢梟，不貧則夭是也。

There is also a verse that says: "The evil star is controlled by the controlling god, if the controlling god is strong and the self is strong, then wealth and honor will surely flourish. But if the controlling god is first harmed, then even wealth and honor will bring calamity." The term "evil star" refers to "seven killing stars" and "biased official," while "controlling god" refers to "food god." If the "seven killing stars" appear in the month and the "food god" controls them effectively, and the day's main element is strong, then wealth, honor, and prosperity are certain. However, if the "food god" meets the "hawk god" which takes the food, and the controlling god itself is injured first, then not only will wealth and honor not be preserved, but calamity will also follow. The saying "food controlling the killing star meets the hawk, either poverty or early death" precisely expresses this meaning.

《玄機賦》云：身強殺淺，殺運無妨。殺重身強，制鄉為福。解曰：身居強旺而殺淺者，強行殺旺無制之運，亦無妨害，所謂原犯鬼輕，制卻為非是也。七殺太重而身弱者，雖行制伏得宜之鄉，方可發福，所謂一見制伏卻為貴是已。

The "Xuanji Fu" says: "If the day master is strong and the seven killer is weak, even if the killing force is strong in the destiny, there is no harm; if the seven killer is heavy and the day master is weak, then it is only when the killer is properly restrained that fortune can be achieved." Explanation: When the day master is strong and the seven killer is weak, even if the destiny leads to a strong killing force without restraint, there is no harm. This is called "originally committing a light ghost, restraining it is wrong" — meaning that if the original ghost (killer) is light, restraining it is not appropriate. As for those with a heavy seven killer and a weak day master, they need to go through a destiny that properly restrains the killer to achieve fortune, which is called "seeing restraint brings honor."

《天玄賦》云：殺星重而行殺旺運，早赴幽冥之客。補曰：身弱殺重，宜行制伏之運，則為福為壽。而又行殺旺之鄉，必至天夭壽而死。故云。《定真篇》云：七殺無制，逢官祿為禍，而壽元不入。七殺以有制有貴，若無制伏，又逢正官，且建其官之祿，如甲逢庚無制，又逢辛金官星祿之數，則為官殺混雜。《萬金賦》云：官殺混雜當壽夭。

The Tianxuan Assignment says: "When the killing star is strong and one goes through a prosperous period of killing, he will die young." Supplementary explanation: If a person's body is weak and the killing star is strong, he should go through a period of subduing the killing star in order to have fortune and longevity; if instead he goes through a period where the killing star is strong, he will certainly die young. Therefore, it is said like this. The Dingzhen Chapter says: "When the seven killing stars are not controlled, encountering official luck brings disaster, and the lifespan is not included." —— "Seven killing stars" become prominent only when they are controlled; if they are not controlled and also meet "official star," and this official star is in its own luck position, for example, if Jia wood meets Geng metal without control, and also meets Xin metal official star in its own luck position, then it becomes a mixture of official and killing stars. The Wanjin Assignment says: "When official and killing stars are mixed, one will die young," which refers exactly to this.

《幽玄賦》云：身太柔殺太重，聲名遍野。身勢太柔，略無一點恨氣，七殺太重，而滿盤重重。三合火木旺鄉，木生火，火生土，殺印相生，功名著，再逢申坎金水之運，福自連綿。蓋當生雖有金水，而制伏尚不及，必再逢金水，方為制伏得宜，當享福於不替也。

The "Ouyuan Fu" says: "If the body is too soft and the killing star is too strong, fame will spread widely." When the day stem is extremely weak and lacks any fighting power, and the "seven killing stars" are very strong, appearing throughout the chart, if the Triple Harmony forms a flourishing land of fire and wood, with wood generating fire and fire generating earth, the killing star generating the seal and the seal generating the self, success and fame will naturally become prominent. If further encountering the western and northern directions of metal and water, fortune will continue continuously. Because the original birth chart already contains metal and water, but the restraining force is still insufficient, so encountering metal and water again is necessary to achieve proper restraint, thus enjoying continuous blessings without decline.

丙戌 戊戌 辛未 壬辰，進賢朱逢升尚書，貴命土厚埋金格。楠曰：重重土厚去埋金，官殺那堪洩氣深。最喜運行財旺地，聲華不日振儒林。辛未日干，身坐土位，年月日時俱有土旺，正謂金賴土生。土厚而金遭埋沒，初行北方庚子辛丑運，金土氣盈，塞滯不利。後行東方寅卯甲乙運，破土而生官殺，位登臺閣。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingxu, the month pillar is Wuxu, the day pillar is Xinchou, and the hour pillar is Renchen. This is the noble destiny of Zhu Fengsheng, the Grand Secretary of Jinxian County, belonging to the pattern of "thick earth burying metal." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Heavy earth thickly buries metal, how can official and killer energies withstand deep depletion? Most fortunate is the journey through the prosperous land of wealth, soon bringing fame and honor to the scholarly community." The day stem Xinchou sits on top of earth, and the four pillars of year, month, day, and hour are all filled with strong earth. Normally, metal is generated by earth, but when earth is too thick, the metal is buried instead. The year stemBing Fire, which represents official and killer energies, is completely drained by the heavy earth. Initially, during the journey through the northern Gengzi and Xinchou years, the energies of metal and earth were full, making the situation even more blocked. Later, during the journey through the eastern寅, 卯 and甲, 乙 wood years, the wood broke through the earth, allowing the official and killer energies to rise, and he thus attained high official positions.

庚子 己卯 癸酉 辛酉，嚴介溪閣老貴命，去食存殺格。楠曰：見殺雖當論殺星，殺衰誰養殺精神。不堪卯木為真病，時有辛金去病人。癸水生卯，己土殺星，天干透出，是以有殺只論殺。善喜殺衰，要嫌地支兩重乙木，暗來克殺，作七殺制伏太過，則為重病，蓋得辛酉時，沖去卯木為藥也。

The birth chart is: the year pillar Geng Zi, the month pillar Ji Mao, the day pillar Gui You, and the hour pillar Xin You, which is the noble destiny of Yan Jiexi, belonging to the pattern of 'Eliminating Food to Preserve the Killer'. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: 'Although seeing the killer, we should discuss the killer star, when the killer is weak, who can nourish the killer's spirit? Unable to bear the true illness of Mao wood, there is Xin metal in the hour pillar to remove the sick person.' The癸 water is born in the Mao month, with Ji earth 'seven killers' appearing in the heavenly stem. Therefore, when there is a killer, we only discuss the killer. Unfortunately, this killer was originally weak, and it is further weakened by the heavy hiddenrestrain from the乙 wood in the Mao branch, which over-controls the killer, turning it into a serious illness. Fortunately, the hour pillar Xin You has酉 metal conflicting with the卯 wood, which is the medicine to eliminate the illness.

早行南方，衰殺得地，擢登科甲，運入西方金運，制去病神，位登宰相，名顯天下，貴而且壽，直入亥運，會起木來損殺，膏肓之疾復作，忽生奇禍而死。

He was in the southern fire destiny in his early years, and the weak "seven killing stars" got support, so he passed the imperial examination successfully. When his destiny shifted to the western metal destiny, he subdued the卯 wood, which was the harmful spirit, and thus rose to the position of prime minister, becoming famous throughout the world, both wealthy and long-lived. However, when he reached the亥 destiny,亥 and卯 formed a wooden trinity, causing renewed damage to the killing stars. The deep-rooted old illness suddenly flared up again, and he suddenly met with a strange misfortune and died.

丙子 庚子 丁丑 辛亥，盱江格溪劉翰十六公，水重土輕格。楠曰：丁生子月水汪洋，七殺雖多喜內藏。幸得丑中微土制，南方土運發非常。丁火生於子月，七殺極旺矣。再加年日時中，俱有水氣，來克丁火，但水雖多，喜靜伏於地支，其凶未逞於天干。若原殺逞天干，主早年夭也。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingzi, the month pillar is Gengzi, the day pillar is Dingchou, and the hour pillar is Xinhai. This is the birth chart of Xujiang's Liu Han, the sixteenth master, belonging to the pattern of "heavy water and light earth." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ding fire is born in the month of Zi, with water flooding everywhere. Although there are many seven killers, they are happy to be hidden. Fortunately, there is a slight earth in Chou to control them, and when the southern earth fortune comes, it brings great success." Ding fire is born in the month of Zi, with癸water "seven killers" extremely strong; in addition, the three branches of year, day, and hour all have water to restrain Ding fire. However, although there is much water, it is all quietly hidden in the earth branches, and its harmful nature does not show strongly in the heavenly stems. If the true killer were to appear strongly in the heavenly stems, it would indicate early death.

壬寅癸卯甲辰運，雖是東方，亦嫌壬癸水蓋頭，雖好亦蹇晦。大運入巳午未，沖去水神，財發萬緡，蓋喜土來克水也。入申水得長生，壽至八十餘死。

Later he went through the Renyin, Guimao, and Jiachen periods. Although these were all wood territories in the east, the water of Ren and Gui covered the heavenly stem of the big year, making the big year still stagnant and obscure. When the big year reached Si, Wu, and Wei, the fire and earth expelled the water, and his wealth reached ten thousand strings. This was because the earth element was able to control the water. Later, when he entered the Shen period, the water gained growth in Shen, and he lived to be over eighty before passing away.

丁丑 壬寅 庚子 乙酉，書坊楊員四公富命，制殺太過。楠曰：庚生寅月火神經，壬癸重來制伏明。土木運中人富貴，再行金水禍來並。庚子日生寅月，年月丁壬作化，生火助殺，用殺明矣。木命三陽之火尚衰，金水寒威猶在，壬癸水透天干，制伏太過，病在此矣。

The birth chart is: the year pillar Dingchou, the month pillar RENYIN, the day pillar GENGZI, and the hour pillar YIYOU. This is a prosperous fate of Yang Yuan Si, with the problem being "excessive restraint of the killer." Zhang Nan wrote a poem saying: "Geng is born in the寅month, the fire god is weak, with REN and KUI water appearing in the heavenly stem, clearly restraining the killer. In the earth and wood years, one will achieve wealth and honor, but if gold and water come again, misfortune will come along with it." Geng is born on the day pillar GENGZI in the寅month. The heavenly stem of the year, Ding, combines with the heavenly stem of the month, REN, to form wood. The wood generates fire, which supports the丙fire "killer" in the寅month. Therefore, the key element used in this birth is the killer. However, the fire of the beginning of the year is still weak, and the coldness of metal and water remains. The REN and KUI water appear in the heavenly stem, restraining the killer too much, which is the root of the problem.

猶喜羊刃存時，丑酉合金得局，身主不弱，又得乙庚存時，化金成旺，早行子丑，丙火氣寒，殺衰不能為我運動，故多蹇滿。漸行己亥，甲木財神得生，財來生殺，隱隱興隆。

Fortunately, the hour branch You is exactly the Yangren of Geng metal, and the day branch Chou and the hour branch You form a metal trinity, so the day ruler is not weak. The hour stem Yi wood combines with the day stem Geng metal to transform into metal, making the metal even stronger. In early years, when traveling through the zodiac signs Zi and Chou, the fire killer, Ji, is cold and weak, and the weak killer cannot help me, so I was always in difficulties. Gradually, when traveling through Ji and Hai, the wood wealth god, Meth, is born in Hai, and wealth generates the killer, so the family gradually becomes prosperous.

一人戊戌，原壬水為丙火之病神，一見戊土，克去壬水淨盡，如鴻毛之遇風，飄然而舉。如枯苗之得雨，勃然而興，財發成緡，書林出色，豈偶然哉！大運入酉，丙火殺神死地，更且財來生水，水來滅殺，法盡無民，其死也非偶然也。

When he enters the Wuxu cycle, the original壬water in his chart was already the sickness of the丙fire. The appearance of the戊earth completely dries up the壬water, making him like a feather caught in a strong wind, rising effortlessly; or like withered crops receiving rain, suddenly reviving. His wealth begins to accumulate in strings and bundles, and he rises to prominence in the book trade. How could this be accidental? When the big cycle reaches You, the丙fire killer is in its death place, and the wealth goes to nourish water, which in turn extinguishes the fire. This is exactly "the law is exhausted and the people are gone," so his death is not accidental either.

癸巳 己未 庚子 甲申，臨川饒舜臣春元貴命，制殺太過格。楠曰：庚生未月火雖炎，制殺那堪水火嚴。甲乙丙丁資殺運，青雲得路豈能淹。此格與李閣老制殺之理頗同，但未月二陰，水方進氣，水氣比肩更甚。運行東方，財來生殺，七殺行權，雲中高登。其理宜也。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Guisi, the month pillar is Jiwei, the day pillar is Gengzi, and the hour pillar is Jiashen. This is a fortunate destiny of Ráo Shunchén, a candidate for the imperial examination from Línchuan, belonging to the pattern of "excessive control of the seven killing stars." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Geng is born in the month of Wei where fire is fierce, controlling the seven killing stars is unbearable with the severity of water and fire. With the assistance of wood in the form of wealth, the seven killing stars gain power, and he ascends to the clouds, achieving success and prominence." This pattern is very similar to the previous grand minister's "excessive control of the seven killing stars," but since the month of Wei has already entered the second yin, water is just beginning to rise, and the strength of water is even stronger than the similar pillars that support the self. Therefore, when the destiny moves to the eastern direction of wood, "wealth" generates "seven killing stars," allowing the "seven killing stars" to gain authority, and he rises rapidly to achieve high status and success—this is the natural reasoning.

丙戌 庚子 丁卯 丙午，吾都王仁王公制殺過富命。楠曰：丁生子月水雖寒，一殺那堪制兩般。己土病神宜卯木，東方木運始堪歡。丁火子月，殺星本旺，那堪一殺而有戌午兩土以制之，正謂殺不足，而制有餘。賴有日下卯木，破出午中己土，以卯木為福神，東方壬寅癸卯甲乙運，助起木來克土，財發千緡。一入巳千未鄉，破敗如洗，未運土重，殺暮死矣。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingxu, the month pillar is Gengzi, the day pillar is Dingmao, and the hour pillar is Bingwu. This is a wealthy destiny where the killing star is excessively restrained. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ding fire is born in the month of Zi, water is cold though it may be, one killing star cannot withstand two kinds of restraint. Ji earth, the sick god, is suitable for the support of Mao wood, only when the eastern wood path is reached can joy be found." Ding fire is born in the month of Zi, the killing star should be strong; however, only a little癸 water in Zi can be used as the killing star, but there are two places of earth, Xu and Wu, to restrain it. This is a case where the killing star is insufficient and the restraint is excessive. Fortunately, the day branch Mao wood can break the Ji earth in Wu, so Mao wood becomes the god of fortune. When he travels through the eastern path of Renyin, Guimao, and Jia, Yi wood, the wood supports the wood and restrains the earth, thus his family becomes wealthy with thousands of strings of money. However, once he enters the path of Si, Wu, and Wei, the fire and earth paths, he will be ruined completely; when he reaches the Wei path, the earth becomes heavier, the killing star is buried, and he dies.

己酉 戊辰 癸酉 丙辰，盱江格溪傅佑十五公富命，殺多生印格。楠曰：癸水生辰土氣重，土生金印助身榮。不堪丙火為金病，見水名為既濟功。癸日生辰，本為土重水輕也。官殺雖重，蓋得己土貪生於酉，戊土自坐辰庫，更得辰相合，其土見金不來克身，反地去生印，而助身也。遙見時上丙火精欲克酉為病，迨後入丙寅運，金絕於寅，傾家蕩產，片瓦未留。一入北方，見水去火存印，一發如雷。入戌，火土太重死矣。

The birth chart is: the year pillar Jiyou, the month pillar Wuchen, the day pillar Guiyou, and the hour pillar Bingchen. This is a rich destiny of Xujiang pattern, belonging to the 'many killers and generating the seal' pattern. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Gui water is born in the Chen month, the earth is heavy and the water is light. The official and killer earth is heavy, but the year dry Ji earth is attached to the year branch You metal, the month dry Wu earth sits on the Chen warehouse, and Chen combines with You, so these earths do not attack the body, but instead generate the seal and support the day ruler. Unfortunately, the hour dry Bing fire is distant and attacks You metal, becoming the illness of this destiny. Later, when entering the Bingyin year, metal is exhausted in Yin, he lost everything and had nothing left. When entering the northern water year, water removed the fire and preserved the seal star, he became prosperous suddenly. When arriving at the Xu year, fire and earth were too heavy, and he died."

庚午 己丑 壬辰 甲辰，撫城過桓文生員土重水輕格。楠曰：壬臨丑月水之垣，殺重官多也作衍。制殺喜看時有甲，棘闈之陣幾乎先。壬辰日生丑月，壬水之氣有寓焉。但四柱有土，官殺之氣盛，水氣輕也。喜時上甲木進氣制殺，本為登科之命，但不合上有庚壞甲，故此未遂。運行寅卯壬運，木神生旺，屢戰秋闈。大運入辰丙午流年，戊土殺得地，殺旺攻身而死。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Gengwu, the month pillar is Jichou, the day pillar is Renchen, and the hour pillar is Jiachen. This is the birth chart of a scholar from Fuzhou city named Huanwen, belonging to the 'earth heavy and water light' pattern. Zhang Nan wrote a poem about it: "Ren water is supported by Chou month, the killing stars are strong and officials are numerous, which leads to wrongdoing. To control the killing stars, it is good to have the hour pillar with Jia wood. In the examination hall, he almost came first." The day pillar is Renchen, born in the Chou month, so the water still has some support. However, the four pillars are filled with earth, making the killing stars too strong and the water too weak. Fortunately, the hour pillar has Jia wood, which is just beginning to grow and can control the killing stars, which should have made him successful in the imperial examinations. However, the year pillar has Geng metal, which harms the Jia wood, so he ultimately did not achieve his goal. When he traveled through the寅 and卯 years and the Ren pillar, the wood was strong and flourishing, and he took the autumn examinations several times. But when his big year entered the Chen pillar, and he encountered the Jiawu year, the戊 earth killing star was strong and in its place, the killing stars attacked his body, and he died.

甲午 丁丑 壬辰 甲辰，宜黃縣住稟牽豬牯貧命殺重身輕。楠曰：壬臨壬月殺星多，印破難生受折磨。再看運行財殺地，一生勞碌愛奔波。壬水雖生丑月，蓋因財殺太多，雖丑中有一點辛金，蓋緣不曾會局，月有丁火，貼身暗破辛金壞印，作不得殺化印生，只作殺重身輕。運行東方，木神制殺，衣食頗給。再行南方，殺旺運，身雖不死，說住稟牽豬牿度活，入未殺重而死。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Jiawu, the month pillar is Dingchou, the day pillar is Renchen, and the hour pillar is Jiachen. This person is a poor man living in Yihuang County, making a living by breeding pigs for artificial insemination. His condition is that the killing power is too strong and the body is too weak. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ren water in the Chou month with many killing stars, the seal is broken and cannot generate, suffering great hardship. Now look at the fortune path in the wealth and killing areas, all his life he has to work hard and be constantly on the move." Although the Ren water is born in the Chou month, the wealth and killing forces are too numerous. Although the Chou month contains a little Xin metal which can act as the seal, it does not form a complete metal group. The month's heavenly stem has Ding fire closely attached, secretly breaking the Xin metal and ruining the seal. Therefore, the killing force does not transform into the seal to generate the body, and it can only be considered as strong killing and weak body. When his fortune moves eastward, the wood god restrains the killing, and his clothing and food are still manageable. When he moves to the south, the killing becomes strong, and although he does not die, he can only make a living by breeding pigs for artificial insemination. When he enters the Wei year, the killing becomes even stronger, and he dies.

壬辰 丁未 辛丑 甲午，臨川劉覺吾貴命火重水輕格。楠曰：辛生未月火乘權，時殺重逢一氣全。制殺水輕宜水運，官居樞要掌銓衡。辛金生於未月，伏制猶炎，喜年上丁壬合殺為貴。月中雖有丁火，丑中癸水去之，止用時上一位貴格。然火氣旺而水氣輕，原雖有壬癸之水，且四柱土重，亦能去水也。所以運入亥位，擢顯官，其理然也。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Renchen, the month pillar is Dingwei, the day pillar is Xinchou, and the hour pillar is Jiawu, which is considered a noble destiny of Liu Juewu of Lincun, belonging to the "Fire Overpowering Water Light" pattern. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Xin metal born in the month of Wei, fire gains power and the killing force is strong. If the killing force is restrained and water is light, it is favorable to travel through water regions. Holding an official position in the central government, he controls the selection of officials." Xin metal is born in the month of Wei, though it is under suppression in summer, the fire remains strong. Fortunately, the heavenly stem of the year, Ren water, combines with the heavenly stem of the month, Ding fire, to neutralize the strong killing force, which brings about nobility. Although there is still Ding fire in the month pillar, it is removed by the hidden癸 water in Chou. Therefore, only the fire in the hour pillar, Wu, is taken as the noble pattern. However, the fire is strong and the water is light. Although there is Ren and Kui water in the original chart, the heavy earth in the four pillars can also remove the water. Therefore, when the destiny moves to the亥 water position, he is promoted to a prominent official position — this is the natural reasoning.

壬辰 丁未 辛丑 壬辰，水重火輕之格。楠曰：丙火那堪六傷，殺星制過害非常。再行水運生難獲，死敗徒流禍幾場。辛丑生未，本是火炎之域，夫何止有二火為殺，六水制之，此為七殺制過，盡法無民，可不畏哉。與前貴造天淵之隔，理則然也。前則有甲午時，多一重木火之氣，則火重水輕，所以宜行北方。此則水重火輕，則畏行北方。此命一入亥運，問遼東三萬里沖軍，壬水年又旺，非命而死也。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Renchen, the month pillar is Dingwei, the day pillar is Xinchou, and the hour pillar is Renchen, which forms a pattern of "heavy water and light fire." Zhang Nan wrote a poem saying: "How can the propitious fire endure six injuries, when the killing star is over-controlled and brings great harm? If another water cycle is encountered, it will be difficult to gain benefits, and death and misfortune will follow." The day pillar Xinchou is born in the month of Wei, which is a place of strong fire, but in the chart there are only two points of fire as "killing stars," while there are six waters to control them. This is a case of the "killing star" being over-controlled, which is exactly what is meant by "exhausting the law without people," how can one not be afraid? It is completely different from the previous auspicious birth chart, and the reason is here: the previous chart had the hour pillar as Jiawu, adding another layer of wood and fire, resulting in heavy fire and light water, so it was suitable to go north. This chart, however, has heavy water and light fire, and is most afraid of going north. When this person entered the亥 cycle, he was sentenced to be exiled to the faraway Liaodong for three ten thousand li, and when encountering the壬 water year, the water power became even stronger, and he eventually died an unfortunate death.

甲寅 辛未 辛未 丁酉，臨川周半峰火多為病格。楠曰：辛金坐未殺星多，丁火傷辛苦太過。運喜北方能去殺，最宜水火制中和。辛生未月，丁火過多，運入北方子運，濫知命術，而得冠帶，自且不知，吾以水濟火炎之理告之，方諳斯理。吾以寅運火旺必死，寅運果死耳。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Jiayin, the month pillar is Xinwei, the day pillar is Xinwei, and the hour pillar is Dingyou. This is the birth chart of Zhou Banfeng from Lincun, belonging to the pattern of "excessive fire causing illness." Zhang Nan wrote a poem saying: "Xin metal sits on Wei, with many killing stars; Ding fire injures and causes excessive hardship. The fortune favors the north to remove the killing stars; the best is to balance fire and water." Xin metal is born in the month of Wei, with excessive Ding fire. When he entered the northern Zi destiny, he gained the status of Capping through a slight understanding of destiny, without knowing the reason. I explained to him the principle of using water to moderate the excessive fire, and he then understood this principle. I predicted that he would die when he reached the寅 destiny, and indeed he died when he reached the寅 destiny.

己未 己巳 庚子 甲申，建寧李默閣老制殺太過貴命火不足格。楠曰：庚金巳月殺雖強，制殺那堪水性狂。衰殺喜行寅卯運，北方重見水難當。庚生巳月，殺性本然旺矣。夫何見水結局剋制殺星？雖年支有丁相幫，然又見土多，亦洩弱火之氣。此以制殺太過，運行丙寅丁卯乙丑，火木之地，助起殺神，能為我用，此所謂不足宜補起火也。位登黃閣。運行亥子，水來破殺，死宜矣。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Jiwei, the month pillar is Jisi, the day pillar is Gengzi, and the hour pillar is Jiashen. This is considered a noble destiny, belonging to the pattern of "excessive control of the killer" with insufficient fire. Zhang Nan wrote a poem saying: "Geng metal born in the month of Si, the killer is strong, but controlling it is difficult when water is fierce. When the killer is weak, it is favorable to travel through the years of Yin and Mao, but encountering water in the north again is hard to bear." Geng metal is born in the month of Si, where the hidden Bing fire in Si is the "killer." The nature of the killer is already strong. Unfortunately, the day branch Zi water and the hour branch Shen metal form a water trinity, which in turn controls the killer. Although the hidden Ding fire in the year branch Wei can support the fire, the chart has too much earth, which drains the fire's strength. This results in excessive control of the killer. Later, when traveling through the years of Bingyin, Dingmao, and Yichou, which are lands of fire and wood, the killer was supported, allowing the killer to be used for one's benefit—this is exactly what is meant by supplementing the deficiency with fire. Therefore, he reached the position of the cabinet and ranked among the top officials. However, when his destiny reached the years of Hai and Zi water, water destroyed the killer, and his death was therefore inevitable.

丁酉 丙午 戊寅 丁巳，臨川帥謙齋貴命制殺太過格。楠曰：戊寅日下殺星微，己酉那堪太制之。運入東方官殺顯，枯苗得雨發生機。戊土生午，火氣為熱，運入壬癸去火之炎，再喜培起寅中甲木，其貴然耳。此以為旺衰殺為病，去火存殺為去病神也。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Dingyou, the month pillar is Bingwu, the day pillar is Wuyin, and the hour pillar is Dingsi. This is a noble destiny, belonging to the 'Excess Control of the Killer' pattern. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Under the Wuyin day pillar, the killer star is faint, how can Jiyou endure excessive control? When the destiny enters the Eastern direction of official and killer stars, withered crops receive rain and show signs of life." The Wutu is born in the Wu month, when the fire energy is at its peak. The wood in the day pillar's Yin is originally the 'killer star,' but it is weakened to a very weak state due to the excessive fire and earth in the chart. When the destiny enters the water of Ren and Gui, the fire's intensity is reduced, and the wood in Yin can be cultivated, leading to his rise in status. This destiny treats excessive fire as a disease and weak killer star as a useful god. Therefore, removing the fire and preserving the killer star is equivalent to eliminating the disease god.

乙酉 丁亥 丙午 己丑，先伯瑛四公制殺太過格。楠曰：丙生亥月兩幫身，一殺那堪三制神。運入西方生殺地，超騰不作等閒人。丙火生亥，殺星木可畏也，然有丁火，合去三重己土制之太過。大運入乙酉甲申，破土生殺，發財數千緡。壬癸運美，午未運中制殺太甚，屢遭凶變，入巳丙戌年，六十二歲死矣，重見戊土破壬也。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Yiyou, the month pillar is Dinghai, the day pillar is Bingwu, and the hour pillar is Jichou. This is the birth chart of my uncle Ying Si Gong, who belongs to the pattern of "excessive control of the killer." Zhang Nan wrote a poem saying: "Bing fire is born in the Hai month with two supports for the body, one killer is hard to bear with three controlling deities. When the big destiny enters the western direction, the killer is revived, and he rises above ordinary people." Bing fire is born in the Hai month, and the壬 water in Hai is the "seven killer." It is originally fearsome; but there are two Ding fire and Wu fire in the pillars to support the body, and three Ji soil "hurtful official" to control the killer star, which actually over-controls the killer. When the big destiny enters Yiyou and Jiashen, wood breaks the soil and metal generates water, allowing the killer star to revive. He became wealthy with thousands of strings of money. The destiny in the years of Ren and Gui is also favorable. When entering the years of Wu and Wei, the control of the killer is excessive, and he repeatedly encountered dangerous events. When entering the year of Si, he met the flow year of Bingxu at the age of sixty-two and died, because the flow year again met Wu soil to break the壬 water.

丁未 己酉 乙巳 丁亥，先兄西庵，制殺太過。楠曰：乙木生臨酉巳垣，兩金制火制相連。不宜見火重攻殺，去火存金是福田。乙木生酉月，本根輕也，畏金制。夫何金少而火多，制殺太過，盡殺無民？早行丙午，制過殺星，屢屢克子，且財名不遂。大運入辰，坐壬癸之水，去火存金，財源大振，貴產佳兒，福壽兩全。寅運見火克金，災生回祿，入丑殺星入墓，八十三歲而死。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Dingwei, the month pillar is Jiyou, the day pillar is Yisi, and the hour pillar is Dinghai. This is the birth chart of my elder brother, Xian'an. His problem is "excessive restraint of the seven killing stars." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Yi wood is born in the You and Si branches, two metals restrain fire and are connected. It is not good to see fire again, attacking the killing stars. Removing fire and preserving metal is the source of blessings." Yi wood is born in the metal You month, and its root strength is very weak, so it is most afraid of metal restraint. Unfortunately, there is little metal but much fire in the chart, which instead restrains the "seven killing stars" excessively - like using up all the law and leaving no people. In early years, when he traveled through the丙 and 午 (fire) paths, the killing stars were restrained even more, leading to frequent losses of children, and difficulties in wealth and fame. When he entered the 辰 (earth) path, the 辰 branch holds the壬 and 癸 (water) elements, the water removes the fire and preserves the metal, thus his wealth greatly increased, and he had a good son, achieving both fortune and longevity. When he entered the 寅 (wood) path, fire restrained the metal, and a fire disaster occurred in the family. When he entered the 丑 (earth) path, the killing stars were buried, and he died at the age of eighty-three.

庚辰 甲申 丁未 丙午，宜黃譚二華尚書命身強殺淺格。楠曰：丁火生申水氣微，殺輕身旺貴何凝。水輕喜入汪洋運，職掌兵權震外夷。丁生申月，伏火尚有餘炎，蓋喜年月合成殺局，所謂身強殺淺，萬戶封候。運行北方，補其水用殺得權，名魁夷幫，豈偶然哉，俗術妄以龍奔天河為譽，不根理之所有，何其謬哉？

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Gengchen, the month pillar is Jiashen, the day pillar is Dingwei, and the hour pillar is Bingwu. This is the birth chart of the famous official Yihuang Tan Erhua, belonging to the pattern of "strong body and weak killer." Zhang Nan wrote a poem about it: "Ding fire is born in the month of Shen, with slight water qi; the killer is weak but the body is strong, how can wealth and honor be achieved? When water is weak, it is favorable to have a grand ocean-like fortune, and he holds the military power to shake the outer barbarians." Ding fire is born in the month of Shen, which is the time of the heat of summer, and the fire still has some remaining heat. Fortunately, the year pillar Chen and the month pillar Shen form a water trinity, and water is the "seven killer" of Ding fire. This is called "strong body and weak killer," which is known as the pattern of "ten thousand households and generals." When the person's fortune moves to the northern direction, it supplements the original weak water in the chart, and the useful god, which is the killer, thus becomes dominant. He becomes famous in the border regions, how could it be by chance? However, common fortune-tellers mistakenly call this chart the "dragon rushing across the heavenly river" pattern, which has no rational basis and is indeed very absurd.

乙酉 辛巳 己酉 乙亥，本府楊太爺貴命身強殺淺格。楠曰：己土生臨身旺鄉，土金清秀大非常。財逢七殺輕為病，滋殺威權顯廟廊。己生巳月，火土本旺，蓋辛金清清透出，己土好洩其精，而從金為用神，殺為權柄，蓋得時上殺星，宜行殺旺地，及生殺地。所以運轉東北，耿耿二運，豈不富且貴乎。止畏辛金金制殺太過，則不及耳。

The birth chart is: the year pillar is Yi You, the month pillar is Xin Si, the day pillar is Ji You, and the hour pillar is Yi Hai. This is a noble destiny of the Yang Grand Magistrate of this district, belonging to the pattern of "strong body with weak killer." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ji soil is born in the flourishing land of the body, the clear and refined soil and metal are very extraordinary. Wealth meets the seven killer, which is a disease, but nurturing the killer brings authority and prestige." Ji soil is born in the month of Si, where fire and soil are already strong; fortunately, the heavenly stem of the month, Xin metal, clearly appears in the sky, allowing Ji soil to release its essence to metal. Therefore, metal is taken as the useful god, and the wood "seven killer" is regarded as the authority. Since the heavenly stem of the hour, Yi wood, serves as the killer star in a proper position, it is suitable to travel through places where the killer is strong, and also suitable to travel through places that can nourish the killer, such as water. When the destiny turns to the east and north, it continues to have two steps of good fortune, how could it not become both rich and noble? The fear is that if Xin metal comes again to overcome wood, and the killer is restrained too much, it would be contrary to the intention.

甲午 丁丑 壬辰 甲辰，貧命殺重身輕之格。楠曰：壬臨丑月殺星多，印破難生受折磨。再看運行財殺地，一生勞碌受奔波。壬水雖生丑月，蓋因財殺太多，雖丑中有一點辛金，蓋緣不曾會局，且有丁火貼身，暗破辛金，則壤印，作不得殺化印生，只作殺重身輕。運行東方木神制殺，衣食頗給。再行南方殺旺運，身雖不死，亦住廩牽豬軲度活，入未殺重而死矣。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Jiawu, the month pillar is Dingchou, the day pillar is Renchen, and the hour pillar is Jiachen. This is a poor destiny characterized by "heavy killing stars and light body." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ren water is in the Chou month, with many killing stars; the seal cannot generate and the person suffers much. Now look at the fortune path in the wealth and killing areas; all his life is full of toil and hardship." Although the Ren water is in the Chou month and is in command, the chart has too much wealth and killing. Although Chou contains a little Xin metal which can act as the seal, it does not form a metal group. The month dry branch Ding fire directly destroys the Xin metal, thus destroying the seal. Therefore, the killing cannot be transformed into the seal to generate the body, so it is considered as heavy killing and light body. When the fortune path reaches the East, the wood god controls the killing, and his clothing and food are still sufficient. When the fortune path reaches the South, the killing is strong, and although he does not die, he can only make a living by breeding pigs for breeding. When the fortune path reaches Wei, the killing becomes even stronger, and he dies.

丁卯 甲辰 戊午 癸亥，一丐者命殺重無制。楠曰：戊土生辰木旺鄉，貼身七殺太剛強。不堪頑殺原無制，只作齊人覓四方。戊土生辰木之分野，再加亥卯結成木局，且甲木透出天干，又行北方財地，生其七殺，正謂財生七殺趕身衰。運雖有庚辛，亦不能制者何也？蓋緣四柱中原無一點金氣，雖逢金亦不能制，根在苗先也，一生為乞丐，亥運殺旺方死。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Dingmao, the month pillar is Jiachen, the day pillar is Wuwu, and the hour pillar is Guihai. This is considered a fate of a beggar, with the illness in "seven killing forces too strong without control." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Wu earth is born in the month of Chen, where wood is still strong. The seven killing forces are very strong and close. Unable to withstand the fierce killing forces, he only wanders around as a beggar." Wu earth is born in the month of Chen, which is the residual field of wood, and with the combination of亥 and卯 forming a wood pattern, and the heavenly stem of Jia wood appearing, the "seven killing forces" become extremely strong. However, he also goes through the northern water destiny, which is the wealth territory, and wealth nourishes the seven killing forces, which is called "wealth nourishes seven killing forces, which weakens the body." Someone asks: why is it that there are still Geng and Xin metal in the big destiny? It is because there is no metal in the original chart at all. Even if there is metal in the destiny, there is no root to grow from, so it cannot control the killing forces. The root comes before the sprout; if something is not present in the original chart, it cannot be made real by the destiny. Therefore, he spent his whole life begging, and died when he reached the亥 destiny, when the killing forces were strongest.

丙子 甲午 己亥 乙亥，女命貧淫夫星犯重。楠曰：爭權官殺亦何多，疊見無星剋制過。洛浦風塵真可鄙，只因八字犯淫論。己土得祿於予，身主有氣，又不能從殺也，而且見三甲作合，貪合忘夫，所合不得其正。再行東方官殺，多夫之地，豈不大肆淫風，而作桑間濮上之女乎，且身旺不旺而弱不弱，還作殺重，貧可知矣。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingzi, the month pillar is Jiawu, the day pillar is Jihai, and the hour pillar is Yihai. This is a female destiny marked by poverty and promiscuity, with the problem lying in 'the husband star being repeated'. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Striving for power and official killing are not uncommon, but when they are repeated without a star to control them, the wind and dust of LuoPu are truly contemptible, only because the birth chart is guilty of promiscuity." In female destiny, official killing refers to the husband star. The day stem, Jiutian, is in the Wu month and thus receives its strength, so the day master still has some strength, and thus cannot be considered as 'following the killing'. However, the pillars contain repeated wood from Jia and Yi, which combine with Jiutian, leading to a greedy combination that forgets the husband. The things combined are not the proper husband. If she goes through the eastern wood destiny, it is a place where official killing is abundant and surrounded by many husbands, how could she not be greatly indulgent and commit disgraceful acts like those in Sangjian Puxiang? Moreover, her strength is not truly strong, nor is it truly weak, so in the end, it can only be judged by the heavy killing, and poverty is inevitable.

壬辰 己酉 乙未 辛巳，尚書妻火少金多格。楠曰：乙未那堪疊見金，金多火少病堪尋。去金宜入南方運，宮閫方知有貴人。乙日生於酉月，巳酉合成金局。木不足而金有餘，此謂夫星術旺，宜傷官食之，以克去其夫而得夫，所以貴而有予也。正謂金有餘，行火運以去其金子，同生富貴，夫子全美也。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Renchen, the month pillar is Jiyou, the day pillar is Yiwei, and the hour pillar is Xinsi. This is the birth chart of a lady who was the wife of a minister, belonging to the "Fire Deficient and Metal Excess Pattern." Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Yiwei is not able to bear the repeated appearance of metal, with excessive metal and deficient fire, illness can be found. To reduce the excess metal, one should enter the Southern direction, and in the palace, one will know there is a nobleman." The day stem is Yi wood, born in the month of You metal. The hour branch Si and the month branch You form a metal trinity, so the wood is insufficient while the metal is excessive. In a woman's chart, metal represents the husband's star. This is called the husband's star being too strong. Therefore, one should use "Wounding Offspring" and "Nourishing Offspring" fire to overcome it - seemingly harming the husband, but actually removing the excess so that a good husband can be obtained. Therefore, she is both noble and has children. That is to say: when there is excessive metal, one should go to the fire direction to remove the excess metal, and both husband and children will flourish, achieving both honor for the husband and prosperity for the children.

丙申 癸巳 己亥 乙亥，女貴命多有餘財不足格。楠曰：己臨亥日坐夫宮，申巳刑沖作病神。運入東方夫旺地，豈同閨閣等閒人。己土生臨巳月，庚金得祿得生，兩重亥中夫星，克去明矣。惟有時上一點殺星為夫也。夫星孤秀，所以行東方旺夫之地，夫為參政，五子俱非常人，子星得祿故也。

The person's birth chart is: the year pillar is Bingshen, the month pillar is Guisi, the day pillar is Jihai, and the hour pillar is Yihai. This is the birth chart of a woman with a noble destiny, characterized by an excess of metal and a deficiency of wood as wealth. Zhang Nan wrote a poem: "Ji sits in Hai on the day pillar, the conflict between Shen and Si brings the illness spirit. When the destiny moves to the Eastern direction where wood is strong, she is not an ordinary woman confined to the inner chamber." Ji earth is born in the month of Si, and the庚gold in the year pillar Shen gets both its strength and support. This庚gold completely overcomes the hidden甲wood in the two Hai pillars, which is clear. The entire birth chart only has the ethereal wood in the hour pillar, which is the "seven killing" to represent the husband. Since the husband's star is isolated and pure, when the destiny reaches the Eastern direction where wood is strong, it supports the husband's star. Her husband holds a high official position, and all five of her sons are outstanding, because the son's star also gets its strength in the Eastern direction.