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獨夫處世，休言無子即忘情；君子治家，難道一身兼作僕。必須便嬖，乃足使令於前，若不螟蛉，焉繼宗支於後？（老而無子曰獨，過繼他人子曰螟蛉，蟲類也。）須別來占，方知主用。（過繼小兒以子孫為主；主買婢、僱童僕、買寵妾及收留迷失之人，皆以財為主。若窩藏有難之人，則看其人與我相識，朋友以兄弟為主，尊長以父母為主，婦人以妻財為主，在官人以官鬼為主也。）

A person living alone does not mean they should give up hope just because they have no son; a gentleman managing his household does not need to do everything himself like a servant. There must be someone close by to attend to him. If they do not adopt a son, who will carry on the family line? Being childless is called "du" (solitude), while adopting another's child is called "minglei" (a term derived from a type of insect). This distinction must be clear when determining which line to use as the "yongshen" (useful god): adopting a child is primarily associated with the "zisun" (sons and daughters) line; buying a servant, hiring a boy, taking a concubine, or taking in a lost person is primarily associated with the "qicai" (wife and wealth) line. If someone is hiding a person in need, one must consider the relationship between that person and oneself—friends are associated with the "xiongdi" (brothers and sisters) line, elders with the "fu mu" (parents) line, women with the "qicai" line, and officials with the "guan gui" (officials and ghosts) line.

用不宜動，動必難留；（用爻發動，其人難托，若遇游魂或化入游魂者，異日主逃竄，雖螟蛉亦不為爾子也。僱工借居，則主不久，若來生合世爻，則是吉兆，非逃與難留也。）主不可傷，傷須夭折。（主象衰弱，而被日辰動爻乘旺來刑傷克害，更無解救者，異日必然夭折，雖借居，亦主其人有大禍。若傷克之爻又無氣，或有制伏，不過災病非夭折。若得用爻在空避之地。無妨。）

The Useful God should not be activated; once it moves, it cannot retain the person. If the Useful God line moves, the person is not trustworthy; if it meets the Ghostly Soul hexagram or the Useful God line transforms into the Ghostly Soul, the person will eventually leave, even if he is adopted, he will not become your son. If it is a hired worker or a tenant, it indicates he will not stay long. However, if the Useful God line activates and generates and harmonises with the World Line, this is a good omen and does not indicate difficulty in keeping the person. The main image should not be harmed; once it is harmed, it indicates a short life. If the main image is already weak and is further harmed by the Day Branch or the moving line which is strong, and there is no one to save it, the person will certainly die young; even if he is just staying temporarily, he will face great misfortune. If the line that harms and controls is itself weak or is controlled by another, it will only result in illness, not death. If the Useful God line is hiding in Kongwang to avoid harm, there will be no problem.

衰入墓中，擬定萎靡不振；旺臨世上，決然干蠱有成。（用爻入墓，其人性慵懶，衰弱無氣，及臨死絕，主萎靡不振；若得旺相，不空臨身持世，或生合世爻，大吉之兆，立嫡過房必能成家，買納奴婢亦能體我心意。）動化空亡，有始無終之輩；蛇合官鬼，多謀少德之人。（用爻發動變入空亡，主其人有頭無尾。若臨螣蛇動合官鬼，其人雖多謀，然奸詐不實難憑。婦人見之則主不貞潔。）

The useful god is weak and falls into the grave, indicating that the person is listless and lacks energy. If the useful god is prosperous and strong and appears in the world, it indicates that the person will achieve success in their affairs. A person whose line is in the grave is lazy in nature; if the line is also weak and lacks energy, or falls into death or decay, they are even more listless. Conversely, if the line is prosperous and strong, not in the void, and is connected to the self or the world line, or comes to harmonize with the world line, it is a great auspicious sign: adopting a son or heir will surely bring prosperity to the family, and purchased servants will be attentive and loyal to their master. If the useful god is activated but transforms into the void, the person is one who starts things but does not finish them. If the useful god is connected to 'Teng Sha' and combines with official ghosts, the person is one who is cunning but lacks virtue. If the line is activated and transforms into the void, it indicates that the person starts things but does not finish them. If the line is connected to 'Teng Sha' and goes to combine with official ghosts, the person has many ideas but is deceitful and unreliable. In a woman's divination, this also indicates that she is unchaste.

臨玄武而化兄爻，門戶須防出入；（用臨玄武動化兄弟，主其人貪財好色，托以財物，則必竊取自用，且必淫亂，男女皆然，故門戶防其出入。）遇青龍而連福德，貲財可付經營。（用臨青龍動化子孫生合世爻，其人至誠忠厚，托以財物則守而勿失，使之經營則利盡歸於主。如占小兒遇子孫化子孫者，反主多災。）若逢太過及空亡，反主少誠兼懶惰。（卦中用爻有三四重太過，或主象又化主象，皆主其人暗藏機巧，反覆不實，且臨事不宜向前。若主象空亡亦主是懶。）

The useful god (用神) appearing with the Black Tortoise (玄武) and transforming into brothers indicates that one should be cautious about the household's entry and exit. If the useful god is associated with the Black Tortoise and transforms into brothers, it suggests that this person is greedy for wealth and lustful. If money is entrusted to him, he will surely steal it for his own use and behave immorally, whether male or female servants. Therefore, the household's entry and exit should be carefully guarded. If the useful god meets the Azure Dragon (青龙) and is connected to the descendants, then money can be entrusted to him for business. If the useful god is associated with the Azure Dragon and transforms into descendants, and also generates and harmonises with the world line (世爻), this person is extremely honest and loyal. Entrusting him with money will ensure it is kept safe, and allowing him to handle business transactions will result in all profits returning to the owner. However, if the divination concerns a child and the descendants transform into descendants, it may indicate many troubles. If the useful god is excessive or falls into the empty void (空亡), it suggests that this person is neither honest nor diligent. If there are three or four layers of useful gods in the hexagram, it indicates excess, or if the main image is transformed into the main image again, it suggests that this person harbours cunning and is fickle, unwilling to take initiative in matters. If the main image falls into the empty void, it also indicates laziness.

用爻生合世爻，必得其力，主象克沖身象，難服其心。（用爻生合世爻，其人可用，凡有事干，必然用心，雖螟蛉亦必歡愛於我，大吉之兆。大怕合住沖散及克壞之。若用爻刑沖剋害世爻，必主其人心不悅服，難以使令。更加旺動，是乃奴婢欺主之象，兼以應亦刑剋，異日必遭其禍。）財化子，攜子偕來；（凡占妻妾婢女，財爻化出子孫，必有小兒帶來，若動財生合世爻而化子反來刑剋者，其婢則可使，其子必頑劣不馴也。）世合身，終身寵用。（卦身一爻，占事為事之體，古人為人之身，若遇世爻生合，其人必得寵用，不拘借房投靠使婢。若遇世合財爻，其婦必通家主。）

Using a yao to generate and harmonize with the world yao will surely result in others exerting effort; if the main image clashes and controls the hexagram body, it will be difficult to make others convinced. Using a yao to generate and harmonize with the world yao indicates that this person is reliable and capable. Whenever there is a task assigned, they will certainly do their best. Even if it is a stepson, they will surely show affection. This is a great auspicious sign. However, one should be cautious if this generation and harmonization is blocked, dispersed, or harmed by others. If the yao instead harms, clashes, or controls the world yao, the person will certainly be dissatisfied and difficult to command. If it is strong and active, it indicates a servant bullying the master. If the response yao also harms and controls, there will certainly be future troubles. If the wealth yao transforms into sons and daughters, it means coming with children. Whenever one divines about a wife, concubine, or servant, if the wealth yao transforms into sons and daughters, there will certainly be children accompanying them. If the active wealth yao generates and harmonizes with the world yao, but the transformed sons and daughters harm the world yao, then this servant can be used, but the child she brings will certainly be unruly and difficult to manage. If the world yao harmonizes with the hexagram body, this person will be favored and employed throughout their life. The hexagram body yao, when used for divination, represents the matter, and when used for people, represents the person. If the world yao generates and harmonizes with the hexagram body yao, this person will certainly be favored and trusted by the master, whether they are a tenant or a servant.

受動變之傷，向後終難稱意；得日月之助，他時定見如心。（月建日辰動爻克世，其人不可用，世爻衰必被其害；若得變動日月生合扶助，然後為吉。若用爻空亦不濟。）世與卦身，以和為貴；（世身二爻相合相生比和為吉，相剋相沖刑害為凶。）兄同官鬼，惟靜為佳。（兄弟一爻者，為破財，為反覆，為虛詐，為阻滯，為是非，為災禍。官兄二爻皆不宜動，動必不稱意，有制不妨。）

If the world line is harmed or controlled by the moving line or the changing line, it will ultimately not be satisfactory. If it receives help from the month builder or the day branch, it will certainly be fulfilled. If the month builder, day branch, or moving line control the world line, this person is not suitable. Even if the world line is weak, it will still be harmed. On the contrary, if the changing line, moving line, and the day and month branches all support and harmonize with the world line, this is favorable. However, if the line falls into an empty position, it is still not good. The world line and the hexagram body should be harmonious: when the two lines generate each other, harmonize, or are in harmony, it is favorable. If they control each other, clash, or suffer from punishment and harm, it is unfavorable. If brothers are connected with officials and ghosts, only quietness is good. The brothers line indicates financial loss, fluctuation, deception, obstruction, disputes, and misfortune. The brothers and officials and ghosts lines should not be activated. If they are activated, it will not be satisfactory. If there is another controlling force, it is not a problem.

兄鬼交重，誠恐將來成訟；三合絆住，須知此去徒勞。（兄宮或交變，或俱動，或從文書化出，皆主爭論紛壇，而至於成訟則已；若自三合六合絆住動爻，必有人阻當，雖欲興詞終不成訟，欲知何人阻住，以合住之爻斷之。）若在間爻，乃是牙人作鬼；（買賣交易，以間爻為牙行人，若臨兄弟官鬼發動，必是牙人作鬼斗謀，或多人爭保，或行人爭財，皆為不利，主事體難成。）如居空地，不過賣主爭財。（官鬼一爻空動，是賣主假虛空言，欲爭價耳。在間爻以牙人論。若兄鬼動而與應爻相合，必是賣主牙人作鬼，論財遇動爻化兄鬼亦然。）

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: Trade = Trade Triple Harmony = Triple Harmony Six Harmony = Six Harmony Response Line = Response Line Moving Line = Moving Line Six Relations = Six Relations If the brothers and official ghosts are both active, it is feared that legal disputes will arise; if the moving line is blocked by Triple Harmony, it is known that the trip will be in vain. If the brothers' line changes, or if it moves together with the official ghosts, or if it arises from the documents line, it indicates disputes and arguments that will eventually reach the court. However, if Triple Harmony or Six Harmony blocks the moving line, someone will certainly interfere, and even if one intends to file a lawsuit, it will not proceed. To know who is blocking, look at the line that harmonizes with it and determine its Six Relation. If the brothers and official ghosts fall on the middle line, it means the broker is involved. In trade, the middle line represents the broker; if the middle line is occupied by brothers or official ghosts and is active, it indicates that the broker is acting dishonestly, or that multiple people are competing to act as guarantors, or that competitors are fighting over profits, all of which are unfavorable and the matter will not succeed. If it falls on an empty line, it is merely the seller trying to raise the price. If the official ghosts line is empty and active, it means the seller is making empty promises and trying to demand a higher price; if it falls on the middle line, it is treated as the broker. If the brothers and official ghosts are active and harmonize with the response line, it indicates that the seller and the broker are colluding in fraud. When discussing money and the moving line produces brothers and official ghosts, the interpretation is the same.

卦象兩官兩父，須知事繫兩頭；（卦中父母官鬼俱有兩爻，或動爻化出官父重疊太多，或卦無主象而從官父化出，皆主其人曾經典賣，今是重易也。若父化父亦然。兩鬼俱動生合用爻，皆有人爭競買僱。）兄鬼一動一沖，切莫財交一手。（卦遇應爻克世而兄官發動，或被日辰沖動，或臨應爻克世，須防設謀誆騙，故財物不可便交一手去也。）應主世，他來就我；世生應，我去求人。（凡占買僱奴婢交易等事，以應為賣主，應生世是他人來就我，成事最易，吉；若世生應，我去求他，成事實難也。）

In a hexagram, if there are two officials and two parents, it indicates that the matter involves two parties. The officials and parents each have two lines, or if moving lines generate officials and parents that overlap excessively, or if there is no original main image in the hexagram and officials and parents are generated instead, it suggests that the person was previously sold once and is now being transferred for the second time; the same applies if parents generate parents. If both officials are active and both come to harmonize and generate the used line, it means that there are people competing to buy or hire. If brothers and officials are active and are simultaneously affected by a conflicting line, do not pay the money all at once. If the response line overcomes the world line, and brothers and officials are also active, or are affected by the day branch or are present to overcome the world line, be cautious of the other party setting a trap, so do not hand over the money all at once. If the response line generates the world line, it means the other party is coming to me; if the world line goes to generate the response line, it means I am going to ask someone. In all cases of buying or hiring servants or transactions, the response line represents the seller: if the response line generates the world line, it means others are approaching me, and the matter is easy to settle, which is favorable; if the world line generates the response line, it means I am going to ask them, and the matter will be difficult.

和合易成，最怕日辰沖破；（世應生合，事則易成。生合為上，克合次之，惟不宜世動，則是我去合他又為難也，若是相合又被日辰動爻刑害，必有破阻，要知何人以破合之爻定之。如父母為長上之類。）相沖難就，偏宜動象生扶。（世應刑沖剋害，凡事費力難成。若動爻日辰生扶合助，謂之有氣，必有貴人扶持，事亦可成。若當用爻，則是牙人能持其事。如生合爻是兄弟，又須用財囑託，方能成事。）兄爻發動，為詐為虛；（兄弟為反覆不定之神故也。）卦象亂興，多更多變。（亂動則事不定，故多更變。）

The two lines are harmonious, and the matter is easy to settle, but the worst is when the day branch breaks this harmony. If the world line and the response line are mutually generating and harmonious, the matter will be easily accomplished; generation and harmony are best, while overcoming and harmony are next. However, it is not suitable for the world line to move, because if the world line moves, it becomes me trying to harmonize with the other, which is tiring. If the two lines are harmonious but are punished or harmed by the day branch or a moving line, there will be disruption and obstacles. To know who is causing the trouble, look at the line that breaks the harmony and see which of the six relations it belongs to; for example, parents represent elders. If the two lines are in conflict, the matter is difficult to accomplish, and at this time, it is necessary for a moving line to generate and support. If the world line and the response line are punished, conflicting, or harmed, everything is difficult and effort is wasted; but if the moving line or the day branch generates and supports, it is called having vitality, and there will certainly be a nobleman to support, and the matter can still be accomplished. If the line that generates and supports is the useful line, then there is someone who can sustain the matter; if the line that generates and harmonizes is the brothers line, then some money must be spent to settle things, and the matter can be accomplished. If the brothers line moves, the matter will involve deceit and falsehood, because brothers are the gods that are changeable and unreliable. If the entire hexagram is in disorder with many moving lines, the matter will change repeatedly — movement causes uncertainty, so there will be more changes.

六爻無父，定無主契之人；（六爻以父母為文書契券，又為主契之人，若六爻皆無父母，必無主契之人。若無父母而動爻化出者，主有旁主。雖有父母而應爻空亡，亦無正主。）兩間俱空，未有作中之子。（間爻空亡，必無媒人。空亡而逢沖，必須央情作媒。世沖，我去央他；應沖，彼去央他。動而空亡，其人假意推託，非真無心做也。）世獲間生，喜媒人之護向；（間爻生世合世，媒人必然向我，生應合應則向他人。臨子孫旺相發動，必然執其事。若不生世而被應克，且居衰弱之地，彼必聽其謀為也。）生扶弟出，防喜生之合謀。（大抵間爻生合世爻，若卦中凶神不動，則是媒人誠心向我無他意也，若兄鬼螣蛇玄武動克世，而應爻又來沖刑我者，則是間來生合，假意合謀，非真心也。空動亦非真心，若臨兄弟動化官或臨父官兄，其言必不可信。）

In hexagram divination, if there is no 'parents' line, there must be no official party involved in the contract. In hexagram divination, 'parents' represent documents and contracts, as well as the person who signs the contract. If there are no 'parents' lines at all, there must be no official party. If 'parents' are absent but appear through a moving line, it indicates that an agent from a secondary branch is involved. Even if 'parents' are present but the 'response' line falls into 'kongwang', it is still considered as no official party. If both intermediate lines fall into 'kongwang', there is no intermediary. If an intermediate line falls into 'kongwang', there is no intermediary. If it is 'kongwang' and also meets a conflict, one must ask someone else to request an intermediary. If the 'world' line conflicts with it, it means I need to ask someone. If the 'response' line conflicts with it, it means the other party needs to ask someone. If an intermediate line moves and falls into 'kongwang', it means the person is pretending to refuse, not really unwilling. If the 'world' line is supported by an intermediate line, it means the intermediary is protecting me. If an intermediate line supports or harmonizes with the 'world' line, the intermediary will definitely favor me. If it supports or harmonizes with the 'response' line, it will favor the other party. If an intermediate line is strong and active with 'sons' and generates the 'world' line, it will definitely succeed in the matter. If it does not support the 'world' line but is instead attacked by the 'response' line, and is in a weak position, then this person will be controlled by the other party. If the one coming to support and assist is 'brothers', one should be cautious as it may be a superficial show of goodwill but in reality colluding with the other side. Generally, if an intermediate line supports or harmonizes with the 'world' line, as long as theInauspicious Spirit (evil spirits) in the hexagram do not move, it means the intermediary is sincere towards me and has no other intentions. However, if 'brothers', 'officials', 'tengshe', or 'xuanwu' move to attack the 'world' line, and the 'response' line also conflicts and harms me, then the support and harmony from the intermediate line is fake, and secretly has already conspired with the other side. If an intermediate line is 'kongwang' and moves, it is not sincere. If it is accompanied by 'brothers' and moves to produce 'officials', or if it itself is accompanied by 'parents', 'officials', or 'brothers', the words said are not trustworthy.

父化兄，契虛事假；（凡遇以上凶卦而父母又化兄爻者，決主事體不真，文契不實。卦無父母而從兄弟化出者亦然。父化父主文書不實，又主交易重疊。）兄持世，財散人離。（兄弟持世必然多費錢財，事亦干眾，僱工奴婢不得力。更帶凶神旺動，必主人離財散。若占交易貨物，亦不正之物。）應若空亡，我欲成交徒費力；世如發動，彼來謀合亦難成。（凡占交易，若我干求於彼，而應爻空亡者，其事必不成；如彼欲求謀於我，而世爻空亡者，其事亦不成。蓋世動是我心疑惑，應動則他人更變，皆主難成不為執滯。如或空逢沖動而遇合，皆謂有解，至此月有成，自空妄動則凶。）弟因財乏，鬼必疑心。（卦遇不成之象而兄弟持世者，必因貲財缺欠，故難成也。六爻無財或落空亡者亦然。鬼爻持世則是心多疑惑，進退不定，故難成，不然必有他事阻，或有不測災病。卦無官鬼，又是無人執持其事，亦主不成。）

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) When the parents' line transforms into the brothers' line, the contract is false and the matter is not genuine. Whenever one of the mentioned ominous hexagrams appears and the parents' line transforms into the brothers' line, it indicates that the matter is not real and the documents are not genuine. If the parents' line does not originally exist in the hexagram but is transformed from the brothers' line, the result is the same. When the parents' line transforms into the parents' line, it indicates that the documents are not genuine and that the transaction has already been transferred. When the brothers' line holds the world line, money is wasted and people cannot be retained. The brothers' line holding the world line definitely leads to great expenses, and the matter involves many people, with hired workers and servants being ineffective. If the brothers' line is accompanied by凶神 (evil spirits) and is active, it will certainly result in the loss of property and the dispersal of wealth. If the divination is about trading goods, then the goods are not obtained through proper means. If the response line falls into kongwang, I think the transaction will be in vain. If the world line is active, even if the other party comes to negotiate, the deal will not be concluded. Whenever a transaction is divined, if I initiate the request and the response line falls into kongwang, the matter will not succeed. If the other party initiates the request and the world line falls into kongwang, the matter will also not succeed. If the world line is active, it indicates my own uncertainty. If the response line is active, it indicates that the other party has changed their mind, both situations indicate difficulty in achieving the matter, and one should not be stubborn. If the line that falls into kongwang is also disturbed and meets a favorable condition, even though there is some relief, the matter can still succeed by that month. However, if the line is empty without cause and is falsely active, it will be ominous. The brothers' line holding the world line is due to lack of money, while the official ghost line holding the world line is due to excessive suspicion. If the hexagram already indicates that the matter cannot be completed and the brothers' line holds the world line, it is definitely due to insufficient capital, making it difficult to proceed. If there is no wealth line in the hexagram, or if the wealth line falls into kongwang, the situation is the same. If the official ghost line holds the world line, it indicates that the person is full of doubts and indecisive, making it difficult to proceed; otherwise, it is due to being involved in other matters or unexpected illness or misfortune. If there is no official ghost line in the hexagram, it means there is no one to take charge of the matter, and it will also not be completed.

四復三番，事機不定；千變萬化，卦象無常。能求不見之數，自喻未來之事。（凡占收留遺失子女，最怕鬼臨玄武發動，必是盜賊。用臨玄武動化鬼爻亦然。刑剋世爻，必被其害，或有遠方挈家逃來借居者，不論六親以應為主，臨兄為欠債來，臨官為戶役避罪責。加玄武則是盜賊逢沖，事已敗露，雖臨玄武不帶鬼而與財爻合，或臨玄武財爻，為姦情事來也。大抵皆怕兄鬼旺動克世，禍終及己，不傷世或子孫持世者不妨。）

Three times and four times, the situation remains unstable; countless changes, the hexagram itself has no fixed rule. If one can seek out the unseen fixed numbers, one will naturally understand future events. When divining about taking in or recovering lost children, one must be most cautious if the official ghost is connected to the Black Tortoise and moves. This is mostly due to thieves; if a line connected to the Black Tortoise moves and transforms into the official ghost, it is the same. If it harms the world line, the person taking in the child will suffer. For example, if someone comes from afar with their family to stay temporarily, regardless of the six relations, one should always take the response line as the main consideration: if the response line is connected to brothers, it is because they are fleeing from debts; if it is connected to the official ghost, it is because they are escaping from duties or legal responsibilities; if it is further connected to the Black Tortoise, it is thieves; if there is also a conflict, it means the matter has already been exposed. If the response line is connected to the Black Tortoise but does not carry the official ghost, yet is connected to the wealth line or itself is the wealth line connected to the Black Tortoise, it is due to romantic affairs. In summary, all such cases are most dangerous if brothers or official ghosts are strong and active, harming the world line, as the misfortune will eventually fall upon oneself; as long as they do not harm the world line, or if there is a descendant line holding the world line, there will be no problem.

人孰無常，疾病無常；事孰為大，死生為大。（占病以官爻為惡殺，凡病證候輕重，得病根由，皆係此爻，獨發之爻，亦可以此推之。）火屬心經，發熱咽干口燥；水歸腎部，惡寒盜汗遺精。金肺木肝，土乃病侵脾胃；衰輕旺重，動則煎迫身軀。（鬼爻屬火，心經受病，其症必發熱咽干口燥類；屬水，腎經受病，其病必惡寒或盜汗或遺精白濁類。屬金，肺經受病，其症必咳嗽虛怯或氣喘類；屬木，肝經受病，其症必感冒風寒四肢不和類；屬土，脾經受病，必虛黃浮腫瘟疫時氣類。若鬼爻衰弱病必輕，旺必重，安靜則穩然安臥，發動則煎逼急躁。）

Human life has no fixed course, and illness is even more unpredictable. Among all things in the world, birth and death are the greatest. When predicting illness, the "official ghost" line is considered as an evil killer: the severity of the illness and its origin are entirely determined by this line. If only one line stands out in the hexagram, it can be used to infer the situation. If the official ghost belongs to fire, the illness affects the heart meridian, with symptoms mostly including fever, dry throat, and dry mouth; if it belongs to water, the illness affects the kidney meridian, with symptoms mostly including fear of cold, night sweats, and seminal emission or leukorrhea; if it belongs to metal, the illness affects the lung meridian, with symptoms mostly including coughing, weakness, and shortness of breath; if it belongs to wood, the illness affects the liver meridian, with symptoms mostly including colds due to wind-cold and imbalance in the limbs; if it belongs to earth, the illness affects the spleen and stomach, with symptoms mostly including jaundice, edema, and epidemic diseases. If the official ghost is weak, the illness is mild; if it is prosperous and strong, the illness is severe. If it is quiet, the patient can rest calmly; but when it becomes active, the patient suffers greatly, feeling tormented and restless.

若在坎宮，中滿血虛兼溼毒；如當離卦，內虛眼赤及尿黃。（坎象中滿，故主中滿；離象中虛，故主內虛。然坎宮屬水，火鬼主血虛，水鬼主溼毒；離宮屬火，或火宮主眼赤，水鬼主尿黃。）坤腹乾頭，兌必喉風咳嗽；艮足震手，巽須癱瘓腸風。（鬼在坤宮，腹中有病，火鬼必患腹癰；水鬼腹中疼痛；動化財爻或財化水鬼，必患瀉痢；土鬼則是癖塊食積或沙脹蠱症；木鬼絞腸沙痛或大腸有病；金鬼脅肋痛，在上胸隔痛，在下腰痛，此鬼在坤宮斷法，其諸卦仿推之。）

When the official ghost falls in the Kan hexagram, it indicates fullness and distension in the upper abdomen, blood deficiency combined with damp toxicity; if it falls in the Li hexagram, it indicates internal deficiency, red eyes, and yellow urine. The Kan hexagram's image is solid in the center, so it indicates fullness in the middle part of the body; the Li hexagram's image is hollow in the center, so it indicates internal emptiness. The Kan hexagram belongs to water, so fire ghosts indicate blood deficiency, and water ghosts indicate damp toxicity; the Li hexagram belongs to fire, so fire ghosts indicate red eyes, and water ghosts indicate yellow urine. The Kun hexagram governs the abdomen, the Qian hexagram governs the head, the Dui hexagram governs throat disorders and coughing, the Gen hexagram governs the feet, the Zhen hexagram governs the hands, and the Xun hexagram governs paralysis and intestinal disorders. Taking the Kun hexagram as an example: if the official ghost is in the Kun hexagram, it indicates a disease in the abdomen—fire ghosts will cause abdominal abscesses; water ghosts indicate abdominal pain, and if it moves and transforms into wealth or wealth transforms into water ghosts, it will result in diarrhea and dysentery; earth ghosts indicate痞块 (masses), food accumulation, or sand-like distension and蛊症 (parasitic diseases); wood ghosts indicate severe abdominal pain or diseases of the large intestine; metal ghosts indicate pain in the hypochondrium, pain in the chest if it is above, and pain in the lower back if it is below. This is the interpretation for the official ghost in the Kun hexagram; the other hexagrams are interpreted in the same way.

螣蛇心驚，青龍則酒色過度；勾陳腫脹，朱雀則言語顛狂。虎有損傷，女子則血崩血暈；玄武憂鬱，男人則陰症陰虛。（螣蛇鬼則坐臥不安，心神不定；青龍鬼則酒色過度，瘦弱無力；勾陳飽滿腫脹，脾胃不和；朱雀鬼狂言亂語，身熱面赤；白虎鬼跌撲打鬥，傷筋損骨，女人則血崩血暈產後諸症，白虎血神故也；玄武鬼色慾太過，憂悶在心，在水宮主陰虛，化子孫，男子必陰痿，蓋玄武又闇昧之神故也。宜通變。）

When the official ghost (官鬼) is accompanied by the snake (螣蛇), it indicates fear and anxiety; when accompanied by the azure dragon (青龙), it suggests excessive indulgence in alcohol and lust; when accompanied by the hook star (勾陈), it indicates swelling; when accompanied by the vermilion bird (朱雀), it suggests erratic speech; when accompanied by the white tiger (白虎), it indicates injuries from falls or fights, and for women, it may cause blood loss and fainting; when accompanied by the black tortoise (玄武), it indicates depression, and for men, it may lead to internal coldness and deficiency. Specifically, the snake ghost indicates restlessness and mental unease; the azure dragon ghost indicates excessive drinking and indulgence in lust leading to weakness and fatigue; the hook star ghost indicates fullness and discomfort in the upper abdomen and disharmony of the spleen and stomach; the vermilion bird ghost indicates talking nonsense and having a feverish face; the white tiger ghost indicates injuries from falls or fights, causing damage to tendons and bones, and for women, it may lead to blood loss, fainting, and various postpartum conditions—since the white tiger is the god of blood. The black tortoise ghost indicates excessive sexual activity and accumulated worries in the heart; if it falls in the water palace, it indicates internal coldness and deficiency; if it produces offspring, men will surely suffer from impotence—the black tortoise is also the god of darkness. All of these should be viewed flexibly and adaptively.

鬼伏卦中，病來莫覺；（占病遇本宮鬼出現發動，得病之初即曉根源；若本宮官鬼不出現，而他宮官鬼出現者，有病必然久伏在身，今因七情四氣感冒而發也。若本宮他宮皆無官鬼，必隱然得病初莫知何由也。明夷、觀、賁、需、臨，切忌世身入墓；大畜、豐、同人、蠱、夬，莫逢財鬼俱興。）官藏世下，病起如前。（本宮鬼官伏在世下，必是舊病重發。若伏鬼不傷用爻，而用爻反被世克者，前日病輕，今日反沉重。如伏鬼刑傷用爻，而用爻反得世爻生扶者，前日病重，今日輕。用爻妻病看財爻類。）

The official ghost is hidden within the hexagram, and the illness comes without the person being aware. When divining about illness, if the official ghost of the native hexagram appears and moves, then the person knows the root of the illness from the beginning. If the official ghost of the native hexagram does not appear, but the official ghost from another hexagram does, it indicates that the illness has been hidden inside the body for a long time and is now triggered by internal emotional injuries and external influences of the four seasons. If neither the native nor the other hexagram has the official ghost, then the illness came quietly, and the person does not even know the cause. Additionally, if the hexagram is one of Mingyi, Guan, Ben, Xu, or Lin, it is most unfavorable for the world line and hexagram body to be buried. If the hexagram is one of Da Xu, Feng, Tong Ren, Gu, or Gua, it is most unfavorable for the wife's wealth and the official ghost to both be active. If the official ghost is hidden beneath the world line, it indicates a recurrence of an old illness. If the official ghost of the native hexagram is hidden beneath the world line, it certainly means a return of an old illness. If the hidden official ghost does not harm the used line, but the used line is instead harmed by the world line, then the illness was previously mild but has now become severe. If the hidden official ghost harms the used line, but the used line is instead supported by the world line, then the illness was previously severe but has now become mild. The used line is determined according to the person being divined, for example, when divining about a wife's illness, one looks at the wealth line.

若伏妻財，必是傷飢失飽；如藏福德，必然酒醉耽淫。父乃勞傷所致，兄為氣食相侵。（鬼伏財下，必是飲食不節，傷飢失飽，或因財物起因，或因婦人得病。鬼伏子下，必是飲酒過度，或恣行房事，夏或露臥過取風涼，冬或傷暖過穿裘帛，或過用修煉養精等藥所致。鬼伏父下必是勞心勞力，憂慮傷神，或因動土修造，或因尊長得病。鬼伏兄下，必是口舌爭競，停食感氣，或有咒詛，或因賭博爭財得病。）官化官，新舊兩病；鬼化鬼，遷變百端。（本宮官鬼仍伏他宮官鬼之下，必是舊病，或因舊病不謹變生他症，或新舊兩般病，若遇鬼化鬼，其病進退或有變症，或藥石駁雜，或寒熱不定。）

If the official ghost is hidden beneath the wife's wealth, the illness must stem from irregular eating and drinking; if it is hidden beneath the sons and daughters, the illness must result from excessive drinking or indulgence in sexual activities; if it is hidden beneath the parents, the illness is due to overwork; if it is hidden beneath the brothers, the illness is caused by anger and food stagnation. Specifically, if the official ghost is beneath the wife's wealth, the illness is due to irregular diet, alternating between hunger and fullness, or caused by matters concerning money, or due to a woman. If the official ghost is beneath the sons and daughters, the illness is due to excessive drinking, or excessive sexual activity, or sleeping outdoors in the cold during summer, or wearing too much warm clothing in winter, or taking excessive medicinal herbs for cultivation and nourishment. If the official ghost is beneath the parents, the illness is due to mental and physical exhaustion, worry, or due to breaking ground and construction, or due to matters concerning elders. If the official ghost is beneath the brothers, the illness is due to quarrels, food stagnation and anger, or being cursed by others, or due to disputes over gambling money. If the official ghost transforms into another official ghost, it indicates two overlapping illnesses; if the ghost transforms into another ghost, the illness becomes unpredictable. If the official ghost in the native's palace is hidden beneath the official ghost in another palace, it indicates a previous illness; or due to neglect in treating the old illness, new symptoms arise, or both old and new illnesses occur simultaneously. If the official ghost transforms into another ghost, the illness fluctuates, or changes into another condition, or various medicines are used, or the body experiences alternating cold and heat.

化出文書在五爻，則途中遇雨；變成兄弟居三位，則房內傷風。（鬼化父母，必在修造之處得病，若在五爻屬水，則在途冒雨而得也；如化兄弟，必因口舌毆氣，或是傷食，若在三爻屬木，必房中脫衣露體感冒風寒所致；若化子孫，則在僧道寺院或漁獵遊戲所致；若化財爻，多因傷食，或因妻奴，或因買賣交易得病。以上六親化出鬼爻，亦依此斷。）本宮為在家得病，下必內傷；他卦為別處染災，上須外感。（鬼在本宮家中得病，在下三爻，必是內傷症候，不然病亦在內；官在外宮外方得病，更在上三爻，必是外感風邪，不然亦是外科症候；上下有鬼，內傷兼外感症候不一。）

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: Xiu Zhao = Construction Jiao Yue = Trade Liu Qin = Six Relations San Yao = Third Line Wu Yao = Fifth Line When the official ghost transforms into documents and falls on the fifth line, the illness is caused by getting wet in the rain on the way. If it transforms into brothers and falls on the third line, the illness is due to catching a cold indoors. If the official ghost transforms into parents, the illness is usually acquired during construction. If this line is also water and the fifth line represents roads, then the illness is due to getting caught in the rain on the way. If the official ghost transforms into brothers, the illness is often due to arguments or eating disorders. If it falls on the third line and is also wood, the third line represents beds and rooms, so the illness is due to getting naked and catching a cold indoors. If the official ghost transforms into children, the illness is acquired in temples, monasteries, or while hunting or traveling. If the official ghost transforms into wife and wealth, the illness is often due to eating disorders, or due to wife, concubine, servant, or trade. Conversely, if these six relations transform into the official ghost, the same principles apply. If the official ghost is in its native palace, the illness is acquired at home. If it is in the lower three lines, it is an internal injury. If the official ghost is in another palace, the illness is acquired elsewhere. If it is in the upper three lines, it is an external infection. If the official ghost is in its native palace, the illness is from home. If it falls in the lower three lines, it is an internal injury. If the official ghost is in another palace, the illness is from outside. If it falls in the upper three lines, it is an external infection. If it is also an external infection, the illness is from outside. If both upper and lower lines have the official ghost, then both internal and external injuries are present, and the symptoms are not single.

上實下空，夜輕日重；（鬼在內宮，病必夜重，鬼在外卦，病必日重；內外有鬼，晝夜不輕。若卦雖有二鬼，一旺一空，或一動一靜，必日輕夜重，或日重夜輕，分上下斷之。）動生變克，暮熱朝涼。（凡占，動爻為始，變爻為終。若卦中動爻生扶用爻，而變爻刑剋用爻者，其病必朝涼暮熱，或日輕夜重也；動克變生反此斷。凡鬼爻化出所喜爻，所喜爻化出鬼爻，亦然。）

The upper trigram is full while the lower trigram is empty, indicating the illness is lighter at night and heavier during the day. If the official ghost is in the inner trigram, the illness will worsen at night; if it is in the outer trigram, the illness will worsen during the day; if there are official ghosts in both inner and outer trigrams, the illness is severe both day and night. If there are two official ghosts in the hexagram, but one is strong and the other is empty, or one is moving and the other is still, then the illness will be lighter in the day and heavier at night, or vice versa, depending on whether they are in the upper or lower position. If the moving line generates and supports the used line, but the changed line harms the used line, the illness will cause fever in the evening and coolness in the morning. In general, the moving line indicates the beginning of a matter, while the changed line indicates its conclusion. If the moving line generates and supports the used line, but the changed line harms the used line, the illness will be cool in the morning and hot in the evening, or light during the day and heavy at night; if the moving line harms and the changed line generates, it is the opposite. The same applies if an official ghost is transformed into a favorable line, or a favorable line is transformed into an official ghost.

水化火，火化水，往來寒熱；（卦爻水動化火，火動化水，不拘鬼爻，但有干犯世爻或主象者，皆是寒熱往來之症，卦有水火二爻俱動亦然。水旺火衰，寒多熱少，水受傷火得助，則常熱乍寒也。坎宮火動，內寒外熱；離宮水動，皮寒骨熱。若帶見辰，必是瘧疾。）上沖下，下沖上，內外感傷。（上下有鬼，病必內外兩感；俱動俱靜，一同受痛。二鬼自相沖者，適感而遂傷也。如內鬼動沖外鬼，先傷後感；外鬼動沖內鬼，先感後傷，要分輕重，以刑合斷之可也。）

When a water line transforms into fire or a fire line transforms into water, it indicates a condition of alternating chills and fever. If a water line is activated and transforms into fire, or a fire line is activated and transforms into water, regardless of whether it is an official ghost, if it affects the world line or the main image, it indicates alternating chills and fever. If both water and fire lines are activated at the same time, it is the same situation. If water is strong and fire is weak, there will be more chills than fever. If water is injured and fire is supported, there will be frequent fever with occasional chills. If fire moves in the Kan trigram, it indicates internal cold and external heat. If water moves in the Li trigram, it indicates skin cold and bone heat. If there is also a Chen line, it is definitely malaria. If the top line conflicts with the bottom line or the bottom line conflicts with the top line, it indicates both internal injury and external infection. If both the upper and lower trigrams have official ghosts, the illness must affect both inside and outside. If two ghosts move together or remain still together, it indicates pain occurring both internally and externally. If two ghosts conflict with each other, it means first suffering from external infection and then injuring the inside. If the ghost in the inner trigram moves to conflict with the ghost in the outer trigram, it indicates first internal injury followed by external infection. If the ghost in the outer trigram moves to conflict with the ghost in the inner trigram, it indicates first external infection followed by internal injury. As for which is more severe, it is determined by the influence of刑 (conflict) and 合 (union).

火鬼沖財，上臨則嘔逆多吐；（火性炎，上財為飲食，故占病遇火鬼動克外財，必是嘔吐，重則反胃不食。若財帶螣蛇吐內兼蟲，財在間爻，則是消渴易飢之症。）水官化土，下值則小便不通。（水官化出回頭土克在本宮內卦，是小便不通；屬陰是大便不通；陽宮陰象，陰宮陽象，二便俱不通。若內卦水克動加白虎，陽爻是尿血，陰爻是瀉血，白虎血神故也。帶刑是痔漏。）若患牙疔，兌鬼金連火殺；（鬼在兌宮口中病，若金鬼化火，或火化金鬼，必患牙疔；不化火爻則是齒痛，金鬼逢沖，齒必動搖。）如生腳氣，震宮土化木星。（鬼在震宮病在足，加勾陳足必腫；加白虎必折傷破損；土鬼化木則患腳氣；木鬼痠疼麻木；水鬼必是溼氣；火鬼必主瘡毒；金鬼是腳骱膝疼骨痛，或刀刃所傷。）

The official ghost of the fire element attacking the wife's wealth in the upper trigram indicates frequent vomiting. Fire rises upward, and the wife's wealth in the upper trigram represents food; if the disease is affected by the fire ghost attacking the outer trigram's wealth, it is certain to be vomiting, and in severe cases, even regurgitation and inability to eat. If the wealth爻 is accompanied by the 'Teng She' spirit, the vomit may contain worms; if the wealth爻 is in the middle position, it indicates excessive thirst and hunger. The official ghost of the water element transforming into the earth爻, if located in the lower trigram, indicates difficulty in urination. The water ghost transforming into the earth爻 and then attacking itself, if in the inner trigram, indicates difficulty in urination; if the official ghost is yin, it indicates difficulty in defecation; if a yang trigram is paired with a yin image or a yin trigram with a yang image, both urination and defecation will be blocked. If the inner trigram's water爻 is attacked and moves, and the 'Bai Hu' spirit is added, a yang爻 indicates hematuria, while a yin爻 indicates hematochezia; since the 'Bai Hu' is the god of blood, if there is also a crime, it indicates hemorrhoids. If suffering from a tooth abscess, it is the gold ghost of the 'Dui' trigram connected with the fire killer. The official ghost in the 'Dui' trigram indicates a disease in the mouth: if the gold ghost transforms into fire or fire transforms into the gold ghost, it is certain to have a tooth abscess; if it does not transform into fire, it is just toothache; if the gold ghost is in conflict, the teeth will definitely loosen. If suffering from foot fungus, it is the earth爻 of the 'Zhen' trigram transforming into the wood star. The official ghost in the 'Zhen' trigram indicates a disease on the feet: if 'Gou Chen' is added, the feet swell; if 'Bai Hu' is added, it is certain to be a fracture or injury; the earth ghost transforming into wood indicates foot fungus; the wood ghost indicates pain, numbness, and tingling; the water ghost indicates dampness; the fire ghost indicates sores; the gold ghost indicates pain in the ankle or knee, bone pain, or injury from a blade.

鬼在離宮化水，痰火何疑；官來乾象變木，頭風有準。震遇螣蛇仍發動，驚悸顛狂；艮逢巳午又交重，癰疽瘡毒。（離宮鬼化水爻，痰火症候，水動化鬼亦然；乾宮鬼化木爻，頭風眩暈，木動變鬼亦然。震在外卦，勿依此斷，可言其病坐臥不安，心神恍惚，蓋震主動故也。更加螣蛇發動、必是顛狂驚癇之症，小兒乃驚風也。逢沖則有逾牆上屋之患，艮象為山，同高故也。更逢火鬼，必患癰疽，若遇變出土鬼，可言浮腫蠱脹等症，餘可類推。）

The official ghost in the Li trigram transforms into a water line, indicating a clear case of phlegm and fire syndrome; the official ghost in the Qian trigram transforms into a wood line, indicating a definite diagnosis of headaches and dizziness. If Zhen trigram is in the outer trigram and the 'Teng Sha' is activated, it indicates sudden fear and mania; if Gen trigram meets the fire lines of Si and Wu and there is a double occurrence, it indicates abscesses and boils. When the official ghost in the Li trigram transforms into a water line, it indicates phlegm and fire symptoms; when the water line is activated and transforms into the official ghost, it is the same. When the official ghost in the Qian trigram transforms into a wood line, it indicates headaches and dizziness; when the wood line is activated and transforms into the official ghost, it is the same. If Zhen trigram is in the outer trigram, it should not be interpreted in the same way, but rather as the patient being restless and confused, because Zhen trigram is originally active. If 'Teng Sha' is also activated, it definitely indicates mania and epilepsy; for children, it indicates wind shock. If there is a conflict, there may also be cases of climbing walls and roof, due to the mountain nature of Gen trigram. If Gen trigram meets the fire official ghost, it definitely leads to abscesses; if it transforms into the earth official ghost, it can be diagnosed as edema and ascites, and so on.

卦內無財，飲食不納；（財主飲食，動化官鬼其病亦因飲酒而得。若遇空亡飲食不納，若不上卦，不思飲食。財臨身世或化財爻雖病重亦能食。）間中有鬼，胸隔不寬。（世應中間，即病人胸隔處也。官鬼臨之必然痞塞不通，金鬼胸肋骨痛，土鬼飽悶不寬，木鬼心癢嘈雜，水鬼痰飲填塞，火鬼多是心痛。若化財爻或財爻化鬼,必是宿食未消，以致胸膈不利。）

In the hexagram, if there is no wife wealth line, the patient cannot eat. The wealth line represents food; if it moves and transforms into official ghost, the illness is due to drinking. If the wealth line falls in kongwang, the patient cannot eat. If the wealth line does not appear in the hexagram at all, the patient has no desire to eat. Conversely, if the wealth line is on the person's line or another line transforms into wealth, the patient may still eat even if the illness is severe. If there is an official ghost on the intermediate line, the patient feels discomfort in the chest. The two intermediate lines between the world and response lines correspond to the chest area of the patient; if official ghost is on these lines, there will be blockage. Metal ghost indicates pain in the chest and ribs, earth ghost indicates fullness and discomfort, wood ghost indicates itching and restlessness in the chest, water ghost indicates phlegm blockage, and fire ghost usually indicates heart pain. If the intermediate line transforms into wealth or wealth transforms into official ghost, it is definitely due to undigested food, causing blockage in the chest.

鬼絕逢生，病體安而復作；（鬼在死絕爻，其病必輕，遇日辰動爻生扶，謂絕處逢生，其病必既輕復重，將安復作也。若財生鬼，必因飲食加重，或因婦人重合故耳。）世衰入墓，神思困而不清。（世爻入墓，病必昏沉；旺相有氣無非懶於行動；衰則不言不語，是怕明喜暗，不思食，愛眠怕起，懶開目，更坐陰宮，必是陰症，用爻入墓亦然。世鬼入墓，鬼墓臨用，皆依此斷。）

The official ghost is originally in the绝 position but meets support, the illness just begins to improve but then recurs. If the official ghost falls on the dead or绝 line, the illness is surely mild; but once it meets the day branch or moving line that supports it, it is called revival in the critical situation, and the illness turns from mild to severe, seeming to improve but then relapsing. If the wealth line supports the official ghost, it is mostly due to diet or sexual activity causing the illness to worsen again. If the world line is weak and enters the墓, the mind becomes confused and unclear. If the world line enters the墓, the illness must be dull and heavy; if the world line is still strong and has vitality, it is just unwilling to move; if it has already weakened, it will not speak, fear light and prefer darkness, lose appetite, like to sleep and dislike to get up, even unwilling to lift the eyelids. If this line is also in a yin palace, it must be a yin illness. If the used line enters the墓, the interpretation is the same; if the world line carries the official ghost into the墓, or the墓 of the official ghost is on the used line, it is also interpreted in the same way.

應鬼合身，纏染他人之症；（應臨官鬼刑剋合世爻，而世爻在交重之位者，必因探訪親友病而纏染也。鬼爻屬土，是時疫。用爻臨應必病臥他家。）世官傷用，重發舊日之災。（大抵鬼爻持世，必然原有舊根；更傷用爻，必是舊病再發。否則必難脫體，須用保禳則吉。卦身持鬼亦是舊病。）

The Response Line's official ghost combines with the Hexagram Body, indicating that someone else's illness has passed. If the Response Line is accompanied by an official ghost and either harms or combines with the World Line, and the World Line is in a position of intersection or repetition, it suggests that the person became infected while visiting a friend or relative who was sick. If the official ghost belongs to the earth element, it indicates an epidemic disease. If a line is attached to the Response Line, the sick person must be staying at someone else's home. If the official ghost on the World Line harms the used line, it means an old illness is recurring. Generally, if an official ghost holds the World Line, the person must already have a pre-existing illness; if it then harms the used line, it indicates a recurrence of the old illness, otherwise it is difficult to cure and requires prayers and rituals for protection. If the Hexagram Body holds an official ghost, it also indicates an old illness.

用受金傷，肢體必然痠痛；主遭木克，皮骨定見傷殘。火為仇，則喘咳之災；水來害，則恍惚之症。（卦中無鬼，以刑沖剋害用爻者斷。如金動來克，則木爻受傷，肢節痠痛；木動來克，則土爻受制，皮肉傷損，餘可類推。）

The useful god is harmed by the metal element, leading to pain in the limbs; if the main element is attacked by the wood element, there will be injuries to the skin, muscles, tendons, and bones. If fire is considered an enemy, there will be illness such as shortness of breath and coughing; if water harms, there will be symptoms of confusion and mental instability. This applies when there is no official ghost in the hexagram: since there is no official ghost to refer to, one should look at which line is punishing, clashing, or harming the useful god. For example, if the metal element is active and harms, the wood element is injured, and since wood represents tendons, there will be pain in the joints and limbs; if the wood element is active and harms, the earth element is restrained, and since earth represents skin and muscles, there will be injuries to the skin and muscles. The rest can be inferred in a similar manner.

空及第三，此病須知腰軟；（第三爻無故自空，為腰軟；有故而空，或旺相而空，為腰痛；不空而遇動爻日辰官鬼克沖者，乃閃腰痛也，動空亦然。鬼在此爻主腰痛。）官傷上六，斯人當主頭疼。（上六大抵不惟鬼爻臨處受病，被傷之處亦有病痛。如克上六，當主頭痛；克間爻則胸隔不利，餘可類推。）

Kongwang falls on the third line, indicating that the illness is related to the waist. The third line corresponds to the waist on the human body. If it falls empty without cause, it indicates weakness in the waist. If it falls empty due to some cause or if it is prosperous and strong yet empty, it indicates pain in the waist. If it is not empty but is affected by the moving line, day branch, or official ghost, it indicates a sudden strain in the waist, and the same applies if it falls empty due to movement. If the official ghost is present on this line, it indicates pain in the waist. If the official ghost injures the sixth line at the top, the person will suffer from headache. Generally, not only the areas where the official ghost is located will have illness, but also the areas injured by the official ghost will experience pain. The top line corresponds to the head, so injuring the sixth line at the top causes headache. Injuring the middle line causes discomfort in the chest and diaphragm. The rest can be inferred in a similar manner.

財動卦中，不吐則瀉；（財在上卦動主吐；在下卦動主瀉；若逢合住，則欲吐不吐，欲瀉不瀉，如嘔逆噁心，裡急後重之例。）木興世上，非癢即疼。（寅卯二爻屬木，寅木主痛，卯木主癢，若在本宮內卦，又是氣不順也。）

The wealth line in the hexagram is active, leading to either vomiting or diarrhea. If the wealth line is in the upper trigram, it indicates vomiting; if it is in the lower trigram, it indicates diarrhea. If the wealth line is restrained by a combination, it results in a desire to vomit but being unable to, or a desire to diarrhea but being unable to, which corresponds to dry heaving and nausea, or a feeling of urgency without relief. If the wood line is active on the world line, it leads to either itching or pain. The yao寅 and 卯 both belong to wood: 寅 wood indicates pain, and 卯 wood indicates itching. If these lines fall within the inner trigram of their own palace, they also indicate an obstruction in the flow of qi.

病體既明症候當決安危，再把爻神搜索，箇中之玄妙，重加參考，方窮就裡之精微。先看子孫，最喜生扶拱合；（子孫能剋制官殺，古人謂解神，又名福德，占病又為醫藥，卦中無此則鬼無制伏，主服藥不效，禱神不靈，所以先宜看此。要生旺有氣，不要休囚死絕，日辰動爻生扶則吉，沖壞則凶。）次觀主象怕逢克害刑沖。（主象即病人，如占夫以官為主，占妻以財為主之類。又自占以世為主，代占以應為主，亦是主象。刑沖剋害，即病人受症候折磨，故怕見之，若得世爻生合旁爻扶持，必不至死。）

Once the symptoms of the illness are clearly understood, the next step is to determine the danger. Then, carefully examine each of the six lines and thoroughly explore their subtleties in order to fully understand the inner essence. The first step is to look at the "ancestors" (子孙). It is most favorable if they are generated by, supported by, or harmonized with other elements. The ancestors can restrain the official ghosts (官鬼), which represent harmful forces. Ancient texts refer to this as the Relief Deity (解神), also called Fortune Virtue (福德). In divination related to illness, it also represents medicine. If the卦 does not contain ancestors, the official ghosts will not be restrained, so taking medicine will be ineffective and prayers to deities will not work. Therefore, it is essential to examine the ancestors first. The ancestors should be strong and vital, not weak or confined; if they are supported by the day branch or a moving line, it is auspicious, but if they are harmed by a clash, it is inauspicious. The second step is to examine the main subject (主象), which is most feared when it is subjected to punishment, harm, conflict, or clash. The main subject refers to the patient themselves: for a husband, the official ghosts are the main subject; for a wife, the wealth lines are the main subject, and so on. When divining for oneself, the world line (世爻) is the main subject, and when divining for others, the response line (应爻) is the main subject. These are all considered the main subject. Punishment, harm, conflict, and clash are equivalent to the patient suffering from the illness, so they are to be avoided. If the main subject is supported by the world line or harmonized with other lines, it will not lead to death.

世持鬼爻，病縱輕而難療；（占病怕鬼持世，必難脫體，大象縱輕亦不易愈。若用爻有氣，子孫當權，目下雖可醫愈，日後必不斷根也。）身臨福德，勢雖險而堪醫。（用爻為身，乃一卦之體，若得子孫臨之，決然無虞，縱然病勢凶險，自可有救，以藥治之必定痊癒。）

The world line holds the official ghost, and even if the illness is mild, it is difficult to cure. In divination about illness, the most dangerous situation is when the official ghost holds the world line, for the illness will cling to the body and be hard to escape. Even if the overall hexagram is not heavy, recovery will not be easy. If the used line has strength and the descendants are in control, the illness can be treated well in the present, but eventually the root cause will not be eliminated. If the hexagram body is accompanied by fortune virtue, although the illness is severe, it can still be cured. The used line represents the body of the patient, which is the main subject of the hexagram; if it is accompanied by descendants, there will be no worries— even if the illness is dangerous, there will be a way to save it, and treatment with medicine will surely lead to recovery.

用壯有扶，切恐太剛則折；（凡占皆喜旺相，惟占病則不喜，蓋人在病中必衰弱，縱或素日強健者，至此必瘦，何旺之有？故凡得時有氣，又遇動爻日辰生扶者，乃太剛則折之兆，至生旺日必凶，若動爻日辰刑剋，則不嫌其旺相。）主空無救，須防中道而殂。（主象若空，占病大忌，必得動爻日辰沖剋謂之有救，蓋沖空則實克空為用故也，否則必死。）

The useful god is already strong and receives support, but it is most feared to be too strong and thus break easily. In general, when divining other matters, it is favorable for the useful god to be prosperous and strong. However, when divining about illness, it is not favorable. A person who is sick must certainly be weak. Even if they were strong and healthy before, they are now thin and weak, so how can they be considered strong? Therefore, if the line representing the useful god is in its season and has vitality, and also meets the moving line or the day branch that generates and supports it, this is a sign of excessive strength leading to breakage. On the day when it becomes strong, it will be dangerous. If the moving line or the day branch has a conflict or arestrain (restriction) on it, then it is not a problem that it is strong. The main line is empty and without support, and one must beware of the patient dying midway. If the main line is empty, it is a major concern in divining illness; it must be saved by a moving line or the day branch that conflicts with or restricts it, because conflicting with an empty line turns it into a real one, and restricting an empty line makes it usable. Otherwise, it will definitely result in death.

祿繫妻財，空則不思飲食；壽屬父母，動則反促天年。（占病以妻財為食祿，父母為壽命，卦中不可無。宜靜不宜動，若主象遇絕或化絕地，財遇之為祿絕，父母遇之為壽絕，大象若凶，此為死兆。卦若無財或落空亡，乃是不思飲食。父母爻動占病大忌，以其剋制福神，官殺能肆其虐故也，主服藥不效，禱神不靈，故云反促天年。）

The禄 and 食 are attached to the wife's wealth. If the wife's wealth is empty, one does not think about food and drink. The lifespan is associated with the parents. If the parents move, it can shorten one's life. In divination about illness, the wife's wealth represents food and禄, and the parents represent lifespan. Both should be present in the hexagram and should remain still rather than active. If the main image falls in the绝 position or transforms into the绝 position, then the wealth爻 encountering this is called禄绝, and the parents爻 encountering it is called寿绝. At this time, even if the overall image of the hexagram is凶, it is a death omen. If the hexagram lacks the wealth爻 or the wealth爻 falls intoKongwang, then one cannot eat. The movement of the parents爻 is especially dangerous in divination about illness, because it restrains the子孙, which is a blessing deity. When the官鬼 loses control, it becomes rampant, leading to ineffective medicine and prayers not being answered. Therefore, it accelerates the shortening of life.

主象伏藏，定主遷延乎日月；（用爻不上卦，其病必難安。蓋出現之爻日辰動爻能生合，若不上卦，雖有生扶著於何地？故其占如此，病亦是恍惚朦朧不爽快之症。）子孫空絕，必乏調理之肥甘。（子孫固為醫又為酒肉，若在空亡，或臨死絕，或不上卦，其病必乏肥甘調理亦纏綿難愈。若日辰應爻上帶子孫生合世爻用爻者，必有饋送禮物資養。）

The main image is hidden and not visible, indicating the illness will persist for a long time. If the use line does not appear in the hexagram, the illness will not be easily cured. Because only when the line appears in the hexagram can the day branch and the moving line generate and support, or harmonize with it; if it does not appear in the hexagram, even though there is generation and support, where would it be effective? Therefore, the diagnosis is of a prolonged illness, and the symptoms are mostly vague and unclear, not clear-cut. If the子孙 (son/child line) falls into kongwang or dead position, there will be a lack of nourishment and regulation. The子孙 line represents both medicine and rich food; if it falls into kongwang, or is in a dead position, or does not appear in the hexagram, the patient will lack care and the illness will be difficult to recover from. Conversely, if the day branch or response line brings the子孙 line to generate and harmonize with the world line and use line, there will certainly be someone sending gifts to help with the care and treatment.

世上鬼臨，不可隨官入墓；（世持官鬼固非吉兆，若遇日辰帶墓爻謂隨官入墓，本命爻隨官入墓亦凶，若世爻用爻化入鬼墓及世爻命爻帶鬼動化入墓者，與用爻命爻世爻持鬼墓發動者，皆主大凶。）身臨福德，豈宜父動來傷？（占病以子孫為解神，身若臨之大吉之兆。如父母動來克傷，仍為不美。）

The world line is afflicted by official ghosts; one must not follow the official to the grave. The world line holding official ghosts is already an ominous sign; if the day branch also brings the grave爻, it is called following the official to the grave. If the fate line is afflicted by following the official to the grave, it is equally dangerous. Moreover, if the world line or the use line is transformed into the grave of official ghosts, or if the world line, fate line, or use line hold the ghost grave and then move, it indicates great misfortune. If the hexagram body is on the fortune virtue, how can it tolerate the parents' movement to harm it? In divination about illness, the sons are considered the relief deity; if the hexagram body is on the sons, it is a great auspicious sign; however, if the parents move to harm it, it is still not favorable.

鬼化長生，日下正當沉重；（鬼爻發動病勢必重，若鬼化入長生，乃一日重一日之象，直過帝旺日然後輕減，鬼在長生爻上發動亦然。若化衰，病一日輕一日，與福化長生皆吉。）用連鬼殺，目前必見傾危。（占病不宜用爻發動，動則病體不安，若又化出鬼爻，謂病人變鬼，卦中更無子孫日辰解救，必死無疑之斷。）

The official ghost transforms into the growth position, indicating the illness is worsening. Once the official ghost is activated, the illness becomes more severe; if it further transforms into the growth position, the condition will worsen day by day, only improving after reaching the prosperity position. If the official ghost is already on the growth position and becomes active, the situation is the same. Conversely, if the official ghost transforms into a declining position, the illness will gradually improve day by day. If the descendants transform into the growth position, it is also favorable. If the useful god is connected with the official ghost and harmful elements, there will be immediate danger. Divination for illness should not involve activated lines, as any movement indicates instability in the illness. If it further transforms into the official ghost, it means the patient will become a ghost, and if the divination lacks descendants or the day branch to rescue, it is a certain death.

福化忌爻，病勢增加於小愈；（子孫發動，制伏官鬼，其病必減，若遇化出忌爻反來傷克用神者，必因病勢少愈，不能謹慎，以致復加沉重。子孫化官爻亦然。）世撓兄弟，飲食減省於平時。（兄弟持世，飲食必減，其病亦是貪食而得，若不動又無氣，而卦中財福爻旺者則不然，乃是氣短力弱之症，不易痊可。）

The子孙 transforms into aHostile God, indicating that the illness initially improves but then worsens again. The子孙 is capable of controlling the官鬼, so the illness should naturally ease; however, if it transforms into a忌爻 and harms theUseful God, it means the illness has slightly improved, but the patient fails to be cautious, leading to a renewed worsening. Similarly, if the子孙 transforms into the官鬼, the situation is the same. If theWorld Line is troubled by the brothers, the appetite decreases compared to usual. When the brothers hold theWorld Line, the appetite is definitely reduced, and the illness itself is likely caused by overeating. However, if the brothers are neither active nor strong, and the财爻 and子孙 are strong in the卦, then this situation is different. It indicates a condition of shortness of breath and weakness, which is difficult to recover from.

用絕逢生，危而有救；（大抵用爻不宜死絕之地，以其一克則倒故也。卦中動爻生助，謂絕處逢生，凶中回吉之象，病必將危有救。）主衰得助，重亦何妨。（用爻雖不宜太旺，亦不宜太弱，弱則病人體虛力怯，卒難痊可，若得日辰動爻生合扶助最吉，縱是十分重病，亦不至死。）

The useful god is originally in a dead position but meets a source of life, indicating a dangerous situation with a chance of salvation. Generally, the useful line should not fall into a dead or dying position, because once it is attacked, it will immediately collapse. If there is a moving line in the hexagram that supports it, this is called finding life in a desperate situation, which is a sign of turning bad into good. Although the illness is serious, it can still be saved. The useful line should not be too strong nor too weak: if it is too weak, the patient will be physically weak and timid, and it will be difficult to recover quickly. If it receives support from the day branch or the moving line, that is the best situation. Even if the illness is extremely severe, it will not lead to death.

鬼伏空亡，早備衣冠防不測；（官鬼一爻固是惡殺，然亦不可無。蓋凡得症因由證候虛實、疾病安危、鬼神情狀，皆決於此，若不上卦即當尋伏，庶可推測。若伏爻又空，其病必不能痊，縱有良醫，亦不能達其病源，縱有鬼神亦無叩告之門，天年命盡。若病輕不在此論。）日辰帶鬼，亟為祈禱保無虞。（不注）

The official ghost is hidden and also falls into the empty void, so one should prepare for the inevitable by having shroud and capping ready. Although the official ghost is an evil force, it cannot be absent from the hexagram: the cause of illness, the reality of symptoms, the danger of the disease, and the nature of spirits all depend on it for judgment. If the official ghost does not appear in the hexagram, one should look for the hidden god, and can still make some rough guesses; but if the hidden god also falls into the empty void, the illness is certain to be incurable— even with a good doctor, the source of the illness cannot be found, and even with spirits, there is no way to appeal. This is a case of the natural span of life being exhausted. If the illness was originally mild, this does not apply. If the day branch carries the official ghost, one should hurry to pray and perform rituals to appease it in order to avoid disaster— this sentence was not annotated in the original text.

動化父來沖剋，勞役堪憂；（卦中動爻化出文書沖剋世爻，宜自在少勞碌，不然病即復來，反加沉重，若化財來沖剋，須防食復，更加玄武宜防色復，若化子孫克沖，被藥誤矣，若化兄弟沖剋，惱氣即復也。以上若日辰帶刑沖，不可依此斷。可言因此而後加沉重，蓋日辰是鬼在也。）日加福去生扶，藥醫則愈。（日辰臨子孫生扶用爻，必得藥力而安也。）

If the moving line transforms into the parent line and clashes and controls, one should worry about the recurrence of fatigue. If the moving line transforms into the official line and clashes with the world line, the patient should be idle and avoid excessive exertion, otherwise the illness will recur and become more severe than before. If the moving line transforms into the wife and wealth line and clashes, one should be cautious of overeating leading to a recurrence; if the black tortoise is also involved, one should be cautious of sexual activity leading to a recurrence. If the moving line transforms into the son and grandson line and clashes, it indicates being wrongly treated with medicine; if the moving line transforms into the brother line and clashes, it means the illness will recur upon a sudden anger. The above points, if the day branch carries punishment and clash, cannot be interpreted in this way, but only that the illness will become more severe—because the official line is sitting on the day branch. If the day branch is accompanied by the son and grandson line and generates and supports the line, taking medicine will lead to recovery: if the day branch is accompanied by the son and grandson line and generates and supports the line, it definitely means the illness will be cured by the power of medicine.

身上飛伏雙官，膏盲之疾；（凡遇卦身持鬼，而本宮官鬼爻又伏世下，或世持官鬼而本宮官伏用爻之下，或自占遇世爻飛伏上下，皆值官鬼，總謂雙官夾身最為不利。若大象不死，亦是沉困之疾，考終之患也。）命入幽明兩墓，泉世之人。（以日時看身隨鬼入墓，命隨鬼入墓，世隨鬼入墓，有卦墓、鬼墓、世墓、主墓，凡遇動出卦中者，人皆見之，其墓為明；變入墓中者人所不見，其墓為幽，不拘幽明，皆非吉兆。大象不死，病亦危困。若大象既凶又逢墓動,或世爻主象俱入墓者，必死。得動爻日辰沖破墓爻，庶幾無事。）

The hexagram body and its flying god and hidden god are all official ghosts, indicating a serious illness that is hard to cure. If the hexagram body holds an official ghost, and the official ghost of its own palace is hidden under the world line; or if the world line holds an official ghost, and the official ghost of its own palace is hidden under the used line; or if, in self-consultation, the flying god and hidden god of the world line are both official ghosts—these are all called double official ghosts surrounding the body, which is most unfavorable. Even if the overall image of the hexagram does not indicate death, it is a heavy and difficult illness, belonging to a terminal condition. The native's destiny has fallen into both the dark grave and the bright grave, meaning the person is already between the underworld and the world. According to the day and hour, there are situations such as the hexagram body following the ghost into the grave, the native's destiny following the ghost into the grave, and the world line following the ghost into the grave. Graves can be divided into several types: hexagram grave, ghost grave, world line grave, and main grave. Any grave that appears from a moving line in the hexagram is visible to everyone and is called a bright grave; any grave that comes from a changing line is invisible and is called a dark grave. Whether it is a dark grave or a bright grave, it is not a good omen: if the overall image of the hexagram does not indicate death, the illness is still dangerous and difficult; if the overall image is already ominous and the grave line is activated, or if the world line and the main line both enter the grave, then death is certain. Unless a moving line or the day branch breaks the grave line, things can bewith difficulty without incident.

應合而變財傷，勿食饋來之物；（應爻動來生合世爻，當有問安之人，帶財福，必有饋送，兄弟清訪而已。若應雖生合而變出妻財反來刑世克世，或應爻生合世爻而刑剋主象，倘有饋送，切宜戒食，否則反能傷害。若上尊長尤宜忌之，或加應值妻財為變爻沖剋主象者亦然。）鬼動而逢日破，何妨見險之虞。（官爻發動，其禍成矣。若得日辰動爻沖之，謂沖散，主其病雖凶，必不至死，忌爻發動遇沖亦吉。若不遇沖而得日辰動爻，或合住，或制克，皆是見險無虞之象。）

The Response Line may come to harmonize, but if the transformed line produces a wealth line that harms me, then the food offered should not be eaten. If the Response Line moves to generate and harmonize with the World Line, it indicates that someone will visit to inquire about my health and offer gifts. If it is accompanied by wealth and descendants, there will be actual gifts; if it is accompanied by brothers, it is just a visit without gifts. However, if the Response Line harmonizes with the World Line but transforms into a wealth line that harms the World Line, or if the Response Line harmonizes with the World Line but harms the main image, then the food offered should be avoided, as it may cause harm. This is especially important for elders and respected relatives. If the Response Line itself is a wealth line and the transformed line conflicts with the main image, the interpretation is the same. Although official ghosts may move, if they are broken by the Day Branch, even though there is danger, it is not harmful. When official ghosts move, misfortunes have already taken shape; if they are countered by the Day Branch or a moving line, it is called dispersing the official ghosts, indicating that although the illness is severe, it is not fatal. If a hostile god moves and is countered, it is also favorable. Even if it is not countered, as long as the Day Branch or a moving line harmonizes with or controls it, it is a situation of danger but without actual harm.

欲決病痊，當究福神之動靜；要知命盡，須詳鬼殺之旺衰。（此二句乃言大略，此處最宜活潑推斷。且如子孫得時旺相更動，就以本爻斷其愈；無氣發動以生旺日月斷；若得子孫安靜不得地賴有扶持為福者，當以扶持之爻斷；如卦中不賴子孫為福，而用所喜之爻相助，以成其吉者，即以所喜之爻斷；又如卦爻凶險，遇殺神忌爻動來傷克，得別爻沖散剋制，或合住救得惡爻無事，即當以制伏惡殺之爻斷；若鬼爻忌爻雖動無氣亦無剋制，而用爻旺相不受傷克者，又當以鬼爻墓絕者斷；若忌爻不動，用爻不傷，而但衰絕無氣者，當以用爻生旺之日斷死期，餘仿此。）

To determine if a sickness can be cured, one should examine the movement of the子孙 (offspring) which is a beneficial deity; to know if the life is already exhausted, one should carefully assess the prosperity and strength of the官鬼 (official ghost) andInauspicious Sha (dangerous killing). These two sentences only give a general idea, and here the most important thing is to flexibly interpret. Let me give several examples: if the子孙 is in its own season, prosperous and strong, and active, then use the day of its original line to determine the time of recovery; if the子孙 is not in its season but is active, then use the month and day when it is born and strong; if the子孙 is quiet and not in its season, and entirely depends on other lines to support it to become a blessing, then use the line that supports it to determine. If the hexagram does not rely on the子孙 as a blessing, but instead relies on another favored line to bring good fortune, then use that favored line to determine. For example, if the hexagram lines are originally dangerous, and theInauspicious Sha andHostile God (hostile deity) are active and harm, but fortunately another line dispels, controls, or combines with the evil line to turn danger into safety, then use the line that controls the evil killing to determine. If the官鬼 andHostile God are active but not strong, and not controlled by anyone, while the line is strong and not harmed, then use the day when the官鬼 is buried or reaches its end to determine. If theHostile God is not active, the line is not harmed, but the self is weak and without strength, then use the day when the line is born and strong to determine the time of death. Other cases can be similarly inferred.