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葬埋之禮，乃先王之所設，雖為送死而然風水之因，特後世之所興，禍福吉凶攸繫，故墳占三代，穴有定爻。一世二世子孫出王侯將相之英，後嗣主富貨繁華之茂。絕嗣無人，端為世居五六；為商出外，只因世在游魂八純。凶兆歸魂（游魂）亦作凶推，吉兆相生相合亦將吉斷。穴騎龍，龍入穴，穴正龍真；山帶水，水連山，山環水抱。交重逢旺氣，聞雞鳴犬吠之聲；世應拱穴爻，有龍皤虎踞之勢。三合更兼六合，聚氣藏風；來山反作朝山，回頭顧主。死絕之鬼，邊有荒墳；長生之爻，中有壽穴。合處與應爻隔斷，內外之向不同；穴中為日沖開，左右之穴相反。看已形之即往，察過去之未來。事與世應互同，可見卦中之體用；動與日辰相應，方知爻內之吉凶。

The ceremony of burial was established by the ancient kings, originally intended to send off the deceased; however, the practice of seeking auspicious风水 (fengshui) became popular in later generations. Indeed, fortune and misfortune, good and bad fortune, are closely related to it. Therefore, when selecting a burial site, one must consider the three generations, and the specific position of the grave is determined by the hexagram. The world line (世爻) located in the first or second position indicates that descendants will produce talents such as kings, dukes, and generals, and the family will be prosperous and flourishing. If there are no descendants, it is because the world line is located in the fifth or sixth line. If someone leaves their hometown to engage in business, it is because the world line is in the wandering soul hexagram or one of the eight pure hexagrams. If the hexagram indicates a凶兆 (unfavorable omen) but it is a returning soul or wandering soul hexagram, it should still be judged as unfavorable. If the hexagram indicates a吉兆 (favorable omen) and the lines are mutually generating and harmonious, it should be judged as favorable. If the grave is situated on the dragon ridge and the dragon ridge enters the grave, then the grave is correct and the dragon is genuine. If the mountain is accompanied by water and the water connects back to the mountain, it forms a favorable situation where the mountains encircle and the water embraces. If the lines meet in a complex hexagram and are in a prosperous period, one can hear the sounds of chickens and dogs nearby. If the world and response lines support the grave line, it indicates a situation where dragons are coiling and tigers are crouching. If triple harmony is combined with six harmony, it means gathering energy and sheltering the wind. If the coming mountain becomes a facing mountain, it forms a shape of looking back to the main mountain. If the official ghost line is in the dead or绝 (declining) position, there will be abandoned graves nearby; if the line is in the growth position, there will already be a prepared grave. If the harmonious position is blocked by the response line, the internal and external directions will not align. If the grave line is conflicting with the day branch, the left and right grave positions will be opposite. To observe current situations that have already taken shape, one must also examine future developments that have not yet appeared. If the situation and the world and response lines are the same, one can discern the body and use in the hexagram. If the moving line corresponds with the day branch, one can understand the fortune and misfortune in the lines.

捐金饌食教養，雖賴乎嚴君，明善復初啟發，全資於先覺。凡求師傅，須究文書。（文書即卦中父母，此爻為師道，為書籍，為學館，而又有尊長之意，故為主象。）

To raise children and provide them with food and education, it is necessary to have a strict father; but to make them understand goodness, restore their true nature, and gain enlightenment, it is entirely dependent on wise and enlightened teachers. When seeking to hire a teacher, one must examine the lines of the document. The document corresponds to the 'parents' in the hexagram: this line represents the teaching of the teacher, as well as books and the study hall, and also implies respect for elders. Therefore, it is used as the main image.

如居弱地，必範不範而模不模；若在旺鄉，則矜可矜而式可式。（父母休囚，其師必然畏懼侷促，不能為人之模範，旺相有氣，則魁梧雄偉堪為學者矜式。）臨刑臨害，好施檟之威；（檟楚儆頑之杖，父帶刑害白虎，其師性暴少慈，必好笞撻，旺動尤甚。臨青龍，則是儆戒弟子非妄撻。）

If the parents are in a weak and confined position, the teacher will not be a good role model; if they are in a prosperous and strong position, then the teacher will have a dignified and noble bearing, worthy of students to emulate. When the parents are weak and confined, the teacher will be timid and restricted, unable to serve as a proper example; when the parents are prosperous and strong, the teacher will be tall and robust, worthy of respect and emulation by scholars. If the parents are afflicted by刑 and 害 along with the White Tiger, the teacher will be easily provoked and prone to using the rod on mischievous students. The rod is a wooden stick used to punish unruly students; if the parents are afflicted by刑, 害, and the White Tiger, the teacher will be impetuous and lacking in kindness, and will be inclined to punish students, and the punishment will be even harsher when the condition is strong. If the parents are in the presence of the Azure Dragon, then the punishment will be just and appropriate, and not arbitrary.

逢歲逢身，業擅束脩之養。（父母卦身或持太歲，其師專以教訓為業，務得束脩以為養家者。）兌金震巽，雜學堪推；離火乾坤，專經可斷。（凡推師之專經雜學，當以父母在震巽艮坎兌五卦為雜學，乾坤離三宮為專經。蓋巽兌二卦屬陰，而陽爻反多，震艮坎三卦屬陽而陰爻反多，雜而不純所以雜學之師，離雖不純而有文書之象，乾坤則不雜而有資生資始之功，所以為專經。若父母在乾坤離卦之中，縱或雜學亦是良師；不在乾坤離卦之內，縱是專經，亦非才士。）

If the parents'爻 fall on the Tai Su or the Hexagram Body, the person is a tutor who relies solely on teaching for a living. If the parents'爻 fall on the Hexagram Body or are held by the Tai Su, this teacher treats teaching as a profession, relying entirely on tuition fees to support his family. If the parents'爻 fall on the Hexagram Dui, Zhen, or Xun, it indicates that his knowledge is varied and miscellaneous; if they fall on the Hexagram Li, Qian, or Kun, it suggests he specializes in one particular field. To distinguish between specialized knowledge and miscellaneous learning, if the parents'爻 fall on the Hexagrams Dui, Zhen, Xun, Gen, or Kan, it indicates miscellaneous learning; if they fall on the Hexagrams Qian, Kun, or Li, it indicates specialized knowledge. The reasoning is as follows: the Hexagrams Xun and Dui are originally yin hexagrams but contain many yang lines, while the Hexagrams Zhen, Gen, and Kan are originally yang hexagrams but contain many yin lines. These hexagrams are mixed and not pure, hence they represent teachers with miscellaneous knowledge. The Hexagram Li is also not pure, but it has the image of civilization and literature. The Hexagrams Qian and Kun are pure and not mixed, with the function of initiating and nurturing life, hence they represent teachers with specialized knowledge. If the parents'爻 fall within the Hexagrams Qian, Kun, or Li, even if their knowledge is varied, they are still considered good teachers. If they do not fall within these three hexagrams, even if they specialize in one field, they cannot be considered truly talented individuals.

本象同鄉在內，則離家不遠；本宮異地在外，則隔屬須遙。（本宮父母本鄉人氏，外宮父母外郡人。在本宮而居外卦，雖是本鄉離家必遠；在他宮而居內卦是外郡必不遙遠，亦是鄰邦。他仿此。）與世相生，非親則友；（與世父爻相生相合，其師必與求師之家有親；若係他宮外卦或與世爻不同宮者，相識朋友。父爻持世，亦是非親則友。）

The parents'爻 belong to the same palace and are located in the inner trigram; the teacher is from the same town and lives nearby. If the parents'爻 belong to another palace and are located in the outer trigram, they are from a distant county, and the journey is long. Parents in the same palace are from the same town, while those in another palace are from another prefecture. If the parents'爻 belong to the same palace but are located in the outer trigram, although they are from the same town, they are far away from home. If the parents'爻 belong to another palace but are located in the inner trigram, although they are from another prefecture, the distance is not far, and they are likely from nearby counties. The rest can be inferred in the same way. If the parents'爻 and the world line are mutually generating, the teacher is either a relative or a friend. If the parents'爻 and the world line are mutually generating and harmonizing, the teacher must be related to the family seeking the teacher. If the parents'爻 belong to another palace and the outer trigram, or if they are not in the same palace as the world line, then the teacher is an acquaintance. If the parents'爻 hold the world line, it is either a relative or a friend.

與官交變，不貴亦榮。（父化官爻其師異日必貴。卦無父母而鬼帶貴人化出，多是生員，不帶貴人或臨衰絕，必是吏人。加白虎或帶刑害，則是有病人。父持月建更加青龍，必有前程在身。父臨生旺又得月建日辰生扶者，今雖未貴，後必榮達，若化空亡雖貴不願。）靜合福爻，喜遇循循之善誘；動加龍德、怕逢凜凜之威嚴。（父母與子孫作合最吉，必能博文約禮，循循善誘，甚得為師之道。必主師徒契合，惟怕發動，則克子孫，更加白虎刑害，必然難為弟子。若不旺相而得青龍輔之，雖動不妨，但主其師剛毅方正，凜然不可少犯。）

The parents and official ghosts change and transform with each other; this gentleman will not achieve high status but will certainly achieve success. If the parents transform into the official ghosts, the gentleman will certainly rise to prominence. If the hexagram lacks parents but the official ghosts with a nobleman are present, then it is likely a scholar. If the official ghosts lack a nobleman or are in a declining or dead position, then it is certainly a government clerk. If further accompanied by the white tiger or involving punishment and harm, then it is a sick person. If the parents are supported by the month builder and accompanied by the azure dragon, the person must already have an official title. If the parents are in a prosperous and strong position and receive support from the month builder and day branch, although he is not yet prominent, he will certainly achieve success in the future. If the parents transform into the empty void, then even if he becomes prominent, he will not be satisfied. If the parents are quiet and combine with the descendants, it is good to meet a kind and patient teacher. If the parents are active and accompanied by the azure dragon and heavenly virtue, it is bad to meet a strict and unyielding superior. The parents combining with the descendants is the most auspicious; the gentleman will certainly enable his students to study widely and practice with discipline, be patient and gentle, and deeply understand the way of teaching, thus achieving harmony between teacher and student. However, if the parents are active and immediately harm the descendants, then the students will suffer. But if the parents are not prosperous and strong but are supported by the azure dragon, then even though they are active, it is not harmful, only indicating that the gentleman is upright and strict, commanding respect and fear.

父入墓中，邊孝先愛眠懶讀；（父爻入墓，其師惟愛安逸，懶於教訓，逢空化墓皆然，得日辰沖破墓爻，又主聰察。）財臨身上，李老聃博古通今。（凡求師，以財為師之才學。六爻無財，必欠學問；若得財臨卦身，或居生旺之地，其師必多才學；更得父爻有氣，乃非常之師。）

The father's爻 enters the墓, and the teacher becomes like Bian Shao, who was lazy and fond of sleeping. Once the father爻 enters the墓, the teacher only seeks comfort and is unwilling to teach; if it meets the空 or transforms into the墓, the situation remains the same. If the day branch breaks the墓爻, it indicates the teacher is intelligent and observant. The wealth爻 is on the hexagram body, and the teacher becomes like Lao Dan, who was knowledgeable in ancient things. When seeking a teacher, the wealth爻 represents the teacher's learning. If there is no wealth爻 among the six lines, the learning is certainly lacking. If the wealth爻 is on the hexagram body or in a favorable and thriving position, the teacher is certainly well-versed. If the father爻 also has strength, then it is an exceptional teacher.

母化子孫，必主能詩能賦；（父化福爻，其師善作雜文；帶刑害敗病等爻，雖能作文必多破綻。子帶月建又加青龍，必然出口成章；子孫休囚，得月建日辰生扶，其文必得改削潤色而後可觀，若子孫胎養爻上與父作合，其師必有小兒帶來。）鬼連兄殺，定然多詐多奸。（凡遇兄動化鬼，鬼動化兄，皆主其師奸詐；刑剋世爻，必有是非口舌。卦中兄鬼皆動或父化兄鬼傷世者，俱不可用；若不傷世，則主奸詐非凶也。）

If the father's line transforms into the son's line, the gentleman is certainly skilled in poetry and prose. When the father's line transforms into the son's line, the gentleman is good at composing various types of poetry and literature; if it is accompanied by the elements of punishment, harm, bathing, or illness, then although the writings can be composed, they will have many flaws. If the son's line is accompanied by the month builder and the azure dragon, the person is certainly able to compose poetry effortlessly. If the son's line is weak and confined but receives support from the month builder and the day branch, his writings will need to be revised and polished before they can be presented. If the son's line falls on the nurturing or infancy positions and is in harmony with the father's line, the gentleman will certainly come accompanied by a child. If the official ghost is connected to the brother, this person is certainly both cunning and deceitful. Whenever the brother moves and transforms into the official ghost, or the official ghost moves and transforms into the brother, it indicates that the gentleman is deceitful. If they also harm the world line, they will certainly cause disputes and conflicts. If both the brother and the official ghost are active in the hexagram, or if the father's line transforms into the brother or official ghost to harm the world line, such a gentleman should not be used; if they do not harm the world line, they are merely cunning, but not necessarily dangerous.

心是口非，臨空亡而發動；（父母一爻宜靜不宜動，宜旺不宜空，動空不誠實，靜空懶教訓，化空始嚴終怠，旺空羊質虎皮，外有餘內不足，避空則不然。）彼延此請，持世應而興隆。（世應俱持父母，主有兩家爭延之象。世動應靜我先請，應動世靜，彼先請；兩爻俱動重爻先請；一旺一空，旺邊可成；兩爻俱空皆不成。若止有一爻父母而世應俱動生合，亦主兩家爭請；或一爻父母而世應比合同者，是兩家合延一師也。父母與世同宮設帳於此；與應同宮設帳於彼。）

Speaking with one's mouth but thinking otherwise, indicates that the parents' line is adjacent to the empty void and is active. The parents' line should be still and not active, should be strong and not empty: if it becomes active and falls into the empty void, it signifies that the person is not honest. If it is still but falls into the empty void, it signifies that the person is lazy in teaching. If it transforms into the empty void, it signifies that the person was strict at first but later became lax. If it is strong but falls into the empty void, it signifies that the person is like a tiger covered with sheepskin, appearing sufficient on the outside but lacking within. If the parents' line enters the empty void to avoid trouble, then it is not considered in this way. If there are many people offering to marry, it indicates that both the world line and the response line hold the parents' line and are strong. When both the world and response lines hold the parents' line, it signifies that there are two families competing for the marriage. If the world line is active and the response line is still, it indicates that my side will propose first. If the response line is active and the world line is still, it indicates that the other side will propose first. If both lines are active, the one with the more active line will propose first. If one is strong and the other is empty, the strong one will succeed. If both are empty, neither will succeed. If there is only one parents' line in the hexagram, and both the world and response lines are active and harmonize with it, it also signifies that there are two families competing for the marriage. If there is only one parents' line and both the world and response lines are harmonious and in harmony with it, it signifies that both families will jointly invite one teacher. If the parents' line shares the same palace as the world line, the teacher will set up his school here. If it shares the same palace as the response line, the teacher will set up his school there.

應值母而生世，須知假館；（父臨應上而世爻動來生合者，必館於他家而欲附學也。）父在外而福合，必是擔囊。（凡卜求師，若子弟自占，以世為生徒不看福爻；父兄來占，以子孫為生徒不看世爻。若父在外卦，又係他宮安靜，而子孫動來相合，必遊學他方。擔囊負笈以從師也；若父爻發動或子孫逢合住，皆不然也。）

The Response Line has the parents, and the World Line goes to generate and harmonise with it, which means borrowing someone else's study hall to attend. If the parents are on the Response Line and the World Line moves to generate and harmonise with them, it indicates setting up the study hall in someone else's home and going to study there. If the parents are in the Outer Trigram and the sons and daughters harmonise with them, then one must carry a book bag and go out to study. When seeking a teacher, if the student himself is the one asking the question, the World Line represents the student, and the sons and daughters are not considered; if the father or elder brother is asking on his behalf, the sons and daughters represent the student, and the World Line is not considered. If the parents are in the Outer Trigram, belong to another palace and are still, while the sons and daughters move to harmonise with them, it means going to study elsewhere, carrying a bag and going to follow a teacher. If the parents move or the sons and daughters are harmonised with, then this interpretation does not hold.

鬼化文書克世，則訟由乎學；（鬼動固凶，若又化出父母刑剋世爻，異日必至爭訟。父化鬼爻或官父皆動有傷世者，懼是爭訟之象，若有沖散或得合住或遇制伏或化空亡，則雖欲興詞，終有和釋必不成訟。）月扶福德日生，則青出於藍。（大抵求師不可專看父爻，須得子孫有氣不空，又遇月建日辰動爻生合，則學有進益；若父爻反衰，弟子反勝於師，如青出於藍而青於藍。父旺子衰，徒學而已，必不長進，子孫自空當有大難。）

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) Officials and ghosts transforming into documents to attack the world line indicate legal disputes arising from reading. Officials and ghosts already being active are ominous; if they further transform into parents to attack the world line, disputes will surely arise. If parents transform into officials, or if officials and parents both move and harm the world line, these are signs of disputes. However, if another line disperses it, or holds it in harmony, or controls it, or it transforms into Kongwang, then even if one wants to file a lawsuit, it will eventually be resolved and no actual lawsuit will occur. If the month builder supports descendants and the day branch also generates them, the student will surpass the teacher. Generally, seeking a teacher should not only look at the parent line; descendants must have strength and not fall into Kongwang, and also receive support from the month builder, day branch, or moving lines to generate and harmonize, then academic progress is possible. If the parent line is instead weak, that means the student surpasses the teacher, just as blue is taken from indigo but becomes bluer than indigo. Conversely, if the parent line is strong and the descendant line is weak, then it is only about repeating what is taught, with no progress; if descendants fall into Kongwang without cause, there will be great difficulties.

刑剋同傷父子必罹其害；合生為助官鬼莫受其扶。（父為師，子為徒，受傷皆不利，如鬼爻來傷，因學成病；父爻來傷，因師有禍；福爻來傷，因徒惹災；兄爻來傷，則有是非口舌或多費財物，不然則學無進益，惟遇生扶則吉。然兄鬼有扶，又為不利，助桀為虐故也，異日賓主不投，師徒不合，或有口舌官訟，皆由乎此。縱不傷世，亦非吉兆。若世與父爻生合，則賓主自投，乃閒人誣喋間阻而已。）

When both punishment and restriction come together to harm, both teacher and student will suffer. Assistance and union are beneficial, but officials and ghosts should not receive such support. Parents represent teachers, and children represent students; if either is harmed, it is not favorable. If officials and ghosts are harmed, it is due to illness from over-studying; if parents are harmed, it is due to trouble caused by the teacher; if children are harmed, it is due to disaster brought by the student; if brothers are harmed, there will be disputes or arguments, or excessive spending, or no progress in studies. Only when there is assistance and support is it favorable. However, if the brothers or officials and ghosts receive assistance, it is actually unfavorable, as it is like helping the wicked. Later on, there will be a lack of harmony between host and guest, or between teacher and student, or even legal disputes, all originating from here. Even if this line does not harm the world line, it is still not a good omen. If the world line and the parent line are mutually supportive and harmonious, then host and guest are originally in harmony, but there may be idle people stirring up disputes and obstructing things.

或擊或沖父母、逢之不久；（父母雖要有氣，然不宜動變，動則必不久。若在宮內卦或臨世上而有此象，乃見師無坐性非不永也，值游魂卦或化入游魂者，尤甚。游魂化游魂，則一年遷一館。）或空或陷世身，見之不成。（世身空亡，延師不成；父母無故自空，亦難成；或父與世爻相沖相剋，或應爻自空，皆見難成之象。）

If the parents' line is hit or冲 (conflicted), and meets the condition, the situation will not last long. Although the parents should have some strength, they should not be activated, as once they move, the situation will not last. If the parents are in the inner trigram of the hexagram or are on the world line with such an indication, it simply means the person is impatient and not staying long, not that the situation will not last. If it also coincides with a wandering soul hexagram or transforms into a wandering soul, it becomes more serious—wandering souls transforming into wandering souls mean changing locations every year. If the world line or the hexagram body falls into kongwang (void), it will result in failure. If the world line or hexagram body falls into kongwang, it will be impossible to find a teacher. If the parents line falls into kongwang without reason, it is also difficult to succeed. If the parents line conflicts or controls the world line, or if the response line falls into kongwang, these are all signs of failure.

財化父爻，妻族薦之於不日；（凡占求師，以他宮外卦之財爻為師之學問，以本宮內卦之財爻為酬師之束脩，及主人之妻妾。若卦有父母，遇本宮財爻，又化一重父母者，不日間妻家又薦一師來也。兄弟化出則朋友薦來，動爻是重已薦過矣，動爻是交將薦來也。生旺日斷之卦，無父母而遇動爻有化出者，不可言又有先生薦來。本宮其師即是其人薦者，如子孫化出，為僧道薦之類，他仿此。）母藏福德，僧家設帳於先年。（卦無父母，當看伏神可知消息。如父爻伏在子爻下，其師前年必設帳於僧房道觀；如伏在官下，必會在職役人家教授之類。若與世爻同宮，必與其家相近；與世比和則與其主人相識；或生或合，非親則友。，父伏世下必是舊師。）

The heavenly stem Jia represents the first, Yi the second, Bing the third, Ding the fourth, Wu the fifth, Ji the sixth, Geng the seventh, Xin the eighth, Ren the ninth, and Gui the tenth. The earthly branches are Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. The trigrams are Qian (Heaven), Dui (Lake), Li (Fire), Zhen (Thunder), Xun (Wind), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), and Kun (Earth). If the wealth line transforms into the parent line, it indicates that within a few days the wife's family will recommend a teacher. When seeking a teacher, the wealth line in the outer trigram represents the teacher's knowledge, while the wealth line in the inner trigram represents the payment for teaching and the wife and concubines of the host. If the parent line is already present in the卦 and the wealth line of the same trigram transforms into another parent line, then within a few days the wife's family will recommend another teacher. If the transformation comes from the brother line, it means a friend will recommend the teacher. If the moving line is heavy, it means the recommendation has already been made. If the moving line is intersecting, it means the recommendation is about to happen. To determine the timing, use the day of birth and prosperity. If there is no parent line in the卦, but a moving line transforms into one, it means there will not be another teacher recommended. When the transformation comes from within the same trigram, the teacher is recommended by the line that transforms. For example, if it is transformed from the descendant line, the teacher is recommended by a monk or a Taoist. The same applies to other lines. If the parent line is hidden beneath the descendant line, the teacher once taught in a monastery. If the parent line is not present in the卦, look at the hidden line to find the information. If the parent line is hidden beneath the descendant line, the teacher must have taught in a monastery or temple in the past. If the parent line is hidden beneath the official ghost line, the teacher must have taught in a household where someone was in service. If the hidden line is in the same trigram as the world line, the family is close to the host's family. If the hidden line is harmonious with the world line, the teacher is known to the host. If the hidden line is generated or harmonized with the world line, the teacher is either a relative or a friend. If the parent line is hidden beneath the world line, the teacher was a former teacher.

搜索六爻，無過求理；思量萬事，莫貴讀書。（凡求師，不可專指道學之師，如欲投學，百工技藝及拜僧道為師類皆是。但師之主象不異父母，而學者主象則不可專取子孫一爻，當以世爻看之。如隔手來占，須問是何人；如是來占者之朋友兄弟，則以兄爻為主類，皆要師弟。二主相生相合則吉，相沖相剋則凶。父母要旺用不空有助，而月建日辰動爻無傷者，不拘是何藝業，必是高手，臨月建則是聞名者，衰則不濟，空則難成。世應宜生合，卦身宜旺，二主不可傷，兄鬼不可動，如此則吉兆無疑矣。若父母不臨，本藝之人必非專門名家，如學薦拳光棍及木匠類。不臨本爻或震宮是也。父化兄或兄持世，必先盡謝禮而後可成，間動生合，必須用變，化出文書須立契券。）

Divination through the six lines involves seeking the truth; weighing all matters thoroughly, nothing is more valuable than reading. When seeking a teacher, one should not limit it to scholars who teach philosophy; learning various trades or apprenticing under monks or Taoists also falls under this category. The main image of the teacher is always taken from the parents, and this remains unchanged; however, the main image of the student should not be fixed solely on the sons and grandsons line, but should be determined by the world line. If someone else is acting on behalf of the seeker, one must clarify who is being divined; if it is a friend or a brother, then the brothers line becomes the main image, and so on. In summary, the main images of teacher and student should be mutually generating and harmonizing for good fortune, and if they conflict or control each other, it is ominous. The parents should be strong, useful, not empty, and have support, while the month builder, day branch, and moving lines should not harm them. If this is the case, regardless of the field of study, the teacher is certainly skilled. If the parents are in the month builder, the teacher is well-known; if they are weak, they are not useful, and if they are empty, it is difficult to succeed. Additionally, the world and response lines should be mutually generating and harmonizing, the hexagram body should be strong, the main images of teacher and student should not be harmed, and the brothers and officials should not be activated—when these conditions are met, it is a clear sign of good fortune. If the parents are not on the line corresponding to the person's profession or skill, then the person is not a specialist. For example, a thug who learns boxing or a carpenter with rough skills is not a specialist, which is because the parents are not on the corresponding line or are not in the zhen palace. If the parents transform into the brothers or the brothers hold the world line, then one must first offer a proper gift before the matter can be discussed. If the intermediate line is activated and generates and harmonizes with the parents, a mediator must be involved. If it transforms into a line related to documents, a written contract must be established.

學得明師，可繼程風於滿座；師非良館，難期賈粟之盈倉。故欲筆耕，先須蓍筮。世為西席，如逢父母必明經；（凡占書館以世爻為西席之位，如臨父，其先生是明經之人，世在乾坤離三宮亦然。臨官帶貴或本宮官伏世下，多是秀才。）

If a student finds a good teacher, the whole class can continue the scholarly tradition of Chengmen; but if a teacher cannot find a good position, it will be hard to fill the granary with rice. Therefore, if one wishes to make a living through writing, one should first cast a divination with the yarrow stalks. In this type of divination, the World Line represents the private tutor. If the World Line is connected to the parents, the teacher must be well-versed in the classics. If the World Line is on the parents, the teacher is a learned scholar; if it falls in the three palaces of Qian, Kun, or Li, it is the same. If the World Line is on the officialdom and accompanied by a nobleman, or if the officialdom in the native palace is hidden beneath the World Line, then the person is likely a scholar.

應乃東家，若遇官爻須作吏。（應爻為占館東家主人，若臨官必是官吏戶役人家；加白虎則是病人。在三爻現，病在床，休囚受制，則有孝服在身；加玄武必與盜賊往來。應臨父母加勾陳，種田人家，加朱雀讀書人家；加白虎宰殺人家；加螣蛇工藝人家。應臨子屬金，僧道作主，加朱雀玄武是打獵人家，不然則後生輩也。應臨財爻，更在陰宮，又臨陰爻而卦無官鬼者，必是婦人作主，有官則是富貴人家；財化財，財化子，做買賣人家。若被月建日辰動爻制伏，乃是奴僕為主，應臨兄弟平常人家，加朱雀，賭博人家，繫本宮，弟兄姊妹家。繫他宮，朋友鄰里家。若論住宅依家宅章斷。）

The response line represents the host of the eastern household. If it meets the official ghost, then the family is likely to be composed of officials. The response line represents the host of the host family; if it meets the official ghost, it must be a family of officials or those who serve in official capacities. If it also has the white tiger, there is a sick person in the family. If this line is the third line, the sick person is bedridden. If it is weak and confined and is restrained, there is someone in the family mourning. If the response line meets the official ghost and also has the black tortoise, there must be dealings with thieves. If the response line meets the parents and has the hook chariot, it is a farming family. If it has the vermilion bird, it is a scholarly family. If it has the white tiger, it is a butchering family. If it has the snake, it is a family of artisans. If the response line meets the sons and belongs to metal, it is a family run by monks or Taoists. If it also has the vermilion bird and the black tortoise, it is a hunting family, otherwise it is a young man's family. If the response line meets the wealth line, and it is in a yin palace and is a yin line, and there is no official ghost in the hexagram, it must be a woman who is the head of the household. If there is an official ghost, it is a wealthy family. If the wealth line transforms into wealth or transforms into sons, it is a family engaged in trade. If the wealth line is restrained by the month builder, the day branch, or the moving line, then it is a family where servants are in charge. If the response line meets the brothers, it is an ordinary family. If it also has the vermilion bird, it is a family that gambles. If this line belongs to its own palace, it is the family's own brothers and sisters. If it belongs to another palace, it is friends or neighbors. As for the condition of the other family's house, refer to the chapter on home affairs for interpretation.

臨官兮少壯，休囚則貧乏之家；墓庫兮高年，旺相則富豪之主。（應爻臨官帝旺爻，主人必然強壯。如臨墓庫必是高年。五行無氣其家貧乏，五行旺相其家富厚，重加財福，必然鉅富。德性以五類六神參斷。）值土火空，無父母；逢金水絕，少兒孫。（卦中六親即人六親，然有兩人繫於一卦者，則彼此六親宜不同矣。又當何以定之？不過生之理而已，且如占館以應為東家，應爻屬土，火能生土，不拘卦中有無，亦不拘是財官父子，皆作父母斷，生我者故也。應爻屬金，金能生水，不拘卦中有無，亦不拘財官父兄皆作子孫斷，我生故也。如火爻旺空、沖空、動空，主父母不全，衰空必無父母，火化火兩重父母。帶官鬼旺以貴斷，衰以病言。帶兄弟，其父好賭博，無廉恥，欠學問。帶財爻，其父不富厚則業貿易。帶子孫，其父則甚慈善，慷慨有為，餘皆仿此。但不可以六爻總看，當以在應宮者為彼六親，在世宮者皆我六親也。一宮三爻止餘二爻，此宮不現者，不可遂斷為有無，惟空亡乃是真無也。其貴賤壽夭，性情容貌，依常例推之。他如兄弟妻親子息，亦仿此推之。）

The Response Line falling in the Officialdom position indicates the person is in the prime of youth; if it is weak and confined, it signifies a poor family. If it falls in the Storage position, the person is old; if it is prosperous and strong, it indicates a wealthy family. If the Response Line is in the Officialdom or Prosperity positions, the person is certainly strong and healthy; if it is in the Storage position, the person is definitely old. If the five elements of the Response Line are weak, the family is poor; if they are prosperous and strong, the family is wealthy. If there are also wife and children, it is certainly extremely wealthy. Regarding the person's virtue and temperament, refer to the Six Relations and Six Spirits for interpretation. If the Earth Line meets a Fire Line that is in the empty position, there are no parents in the family; if the Earth Line meets a Water Line that is in the critical position, there are few descendants. The Six Relations in the hexagram are based on the person being questioned; however, when interpreting for two people in one hexagram, their Six Relations naturally differ. The principle is simply mutual generation. For example, when divining about a landlord, the Response Line represents the landlord. If the Response Line is Earth, and Fire generates Earth, then regardless of whether there is a Fire Line in the hexagram or whether it is considered as wealth, officialdom, parent or child in the original hexagram, it is treated as the landlord's parent, because Fire generates the Response Line. If the Response Line is Metal, and Metal generates Water, then regardless of whether there is a Water Line in the hexagram or whether it is originally considered as any of the Six Relations, it is treated as the landlord's child, because the Response Line generates it. In this way, if the Fire Line is strong and empty, or conflicting and empty, or moving and empty, it indicates the landlord's parents are incomplete; if it is weak and empty, the parents are definitely both dead; if the Fire Line turns into Fire, there are two sets of parents. If the Fire Line is strong and accompanied by ghosts, it is considered as a noble person; if it is weak, it is considered as illness. If it is accompanied by brothers, the father is a gambler, lacks morality, and is uneducated; if it is accompanied by wife and children, the father is either wealthy or a merchant; if it is accompanied by children, the father is very kind and generous. The rest can be interpreted in the same way. However, the Six Lines should not be considered in a general way; the Six Relations of the family should be calculated based on the position of the Response Line, and the Six Relations of the family should be calculated based on the position of the World Line. Each position has only three lines, excluding the original position, only two lines remain. The lines not appearing in this position should not be considered as non-existent; only those that fall in the empty position are truly absent. Regarding status, longevity, death, temperament, and appearance, follow the usual rules. Other matters such as brothers, spouse, and children should also be interpreted in the same way.

不拱不和，決定主賓不協；相生相合，必然情意相投。（世應二爻刑沖剋害，異日賓主不合，加以兄官發動大凶之兆。若得生合比和，情意必相投，生而化克，始和終不和；沖而化合，始疏而後密。世與子亦宜生合，則師弟間恩義兼盡，若見沖剋，亦多不睦也。）

If the two lines do not support each other nor harmonize, the host and guest will certainly not get along; if both lines generate and harmonize with each other, their feelings will definitely be in harmony. If the World and Response lines suffer from punishment, clash, control, or harm, the host and guest will certainly not be harmonious in the future; if furthermore the brothers or officials are activated, it is a sign of great misfortune. If the two lines generate, harmonize, or are in harmony with each other, their feelings will certainly be in harmony. If the first line generates but later turns into control, it means they start harmonious but eventually become discordant; if the first line clashes but later harmonizes, it means they start distant but later become close. The World Line should also generate and harmonize with the sons line, so that the teacher and student will have mutual affection and righteousness; if there is a clash or control, the teacher and student will often have discord.

財作束脩，不宜化弟；（占館以妻財為束脩，旺相多，休囚少。要知斤兩，以生成數推之，生旺倍加，絕死減半。在陽宮以生數斷，在陰宮以成數斷。今人但言水一、火二、木三、金四、土五，而不言六七八九十，是舉其生數而遺其成數也。獨怕兄弟發動，或財化兄，主束脩不皆入己，必有人抽分費用，不然則有名無實，亦不能盡取之也，財爻無氣而遇月建日辰動爻生扶者，束脩雖不多，四季節禮反周備也。易云：天一地二，天三地四，天五地六，天七地八，天九地十，生也。）

The wife财爻 represents tuition fees, and it is not advisable for it to be transformed into brothers. When divining about a school, the wife财爻 represents tuition. If it is prosperous and strong, then the amount is more; if it is weak and confined, then the amount is less. To calculate the exact amount, use the generating numbers and completed numbers of the Five Phases: if it meets a generating and strong condition, double the amount; if it meets a dying and absolute condition, reduce it by half. In a yang palace, use the generating numbers; in a yin palace, use the completed numbers. Nowadays people only mention water as one, fire as two, wood as three, metal as four, and earth as five, but they do not mention six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. This is only taking the generating numbers and missing the completed numbers. This aspect is most afraid of brothers being activated or the wife财爻 transforming into brothers, which indicates that the tuition cannot all belong to oneself, and someone will take a share in between; or it is just a name without reality, and it cannot be fully obtained. If the wife财爻 itself has no strength, but is supported by the month builder, day branch, or moving line, then although the tuition is not much, the seasonal gifts throughout the four seasons will be complete. The Great Treatise in the Book of Changes says: "Heaven is one, Earth is two; Heaven is three, Earth is four; Heaven is five, Earth is six; Heaven is seven, Earth is eight; Heaven is nine, Earth is ten," which refers precisely to these generating and completed numbers.

父為書館，豈可逢空？（占館不可以父母為師，當作書館論之，旺相有氣則有好書館；卦無父或落空，必無書館，事亦難成。若占其年書館有無，全要此爻出現，有氣不空必然有得，更得應來生合世爻，自有人來延請；世爻生合應爻及父爻，必須自去訪求無人相請。卦無父而動爻有化出者，不意中有人推薦也。若父化父必有兩處書館，卦有兩爻亦然。館有定期而遇父化父，館必兩處，本宮化入他宮，由近及遠；他宮化入本宮，自外以及內也。）

The parents represent the library, how can it be empty? When divining about a library, the parents should not be considered as teachers, but rather as the library itself. If the parents are prosperous and strong, there will be a good library available; if the parents are absent or empty, there will be no library, and the matter will not succeed. If one is divining whether there will be a library this year, the entire matter depends on this line. If it is strong and not empty, there will certainly be a place. If the response line comes to generate and harmonise with the world line, naturally people will come to hire someone. If it is the opposite, with the world line generating and harmonising the response line and the parent line, then one must go to seek out the opportunity, and no one will come to invite. If the original hexagram has no parents but they are generated by a moving line, this indicates an unexpected recommendation. If the parents generate parents, there will certainly be two libraries; if there are originally two parent lines, it is the same. If someone has already arranged a fixed position and the parent line generates another parent line, the two libraries exist together: if the line originates from its own palace and moves into another, it is from near to far; if it originates from another palace and moves into its own, it is from outside to inside.

鬼動合身，須得貴人推薦；（官鬼發動，當有間阻，然來生合世身，又主其館必得貴人推薦，而後可成；應如克世父或落空，雖薦不成。）兄興臨應，決多同類侵謀。（凡占學館，應持兄動，必有同道之人爭謀其館；兄臨卦身亦然；若在間爻動沖剋世，則主有破說，其事難成。）

The official ghost moves to harmonize with the hexagram body, which requires the recommendation of a nobleman. Normally, when the official ghost moves, there should be some obstruction; but if it instead generates and harmonizes with the world line and hexagram body, it indicates that this place must be recommended by a nobleman in order to be secured. If the response line instead attacks the world line, or if the parents are empty, then even if someone recommends it, the matter will not succeed. If the brothers move and are located on the response line, there will certainly be others who come along to compete for this place. Whenever the response line holds the brothers and moves, there will definitely be competitors for this position; if the brothers are located on the hexagram body, it is the same. If it moves on the intermediate line to clash and control the world line, then someone is likely to spread bad words, making the matter difficult to succeed.

官如藏伏，應無督集之人；（鬼能生扶父母，故占主以此爻為糾率子弟之人，若不出現或落空，必館無人聚集生徒以成學館，其事難成，又主無人推薦；若空而逢沖，伏而提起，必須央凂其人，方許出來糾集。）應若空亡，未有招延之主。（應爻空亡，無人延請，更若父不出現或落空，必難成就；應爻動空化空，是假言作主也，不然亦主不終其事。凡遇父母臨身，或遇動來生合世身，大吉之兆，主其館易成；有此象而應空鬼動，雖有糾集之人而無招延之主，宜自開館。若鬼爻空伏而應來生合，雖有延請之家，而無糾集之人，宜有招致。）

If the official ghost is hidden and not visible, there will be no one to gather students. The official ghost can generate and support the parents, so within this context, it represents the person who gathers students for study. If it does not appear or falls into kongwang, there will be no one to collect students and form a school, making the matter difficult to achieve, and also no one to recommend. If it is empty but meets a conflict, or if it is hidden but is later mentioned, then one should request this person to appear and gather students. If the response line falls into kongwang, there will be no one to invite. If the response line falls into kongwang and the parents also do not appear or fall into kongwang, it will be even more difficult to achieve the matter. If the response line moves and falls into kongwang or transforms into kongwang, it indicates that someone is pretending to take charge, or that the matter will have a beginning but no end. If the parents are on the hexagram body or move to generate and harmonize with the world line and hexagram body, it is a great auspicious sign, indicating that the school will be easily established. If there are such auspicious signs, but the response line falls into kongwang and the official ghost moves, it means that someone is willing to gather students but there is no proper host to invite, so it is advisable to start the school oneself. Conversely, if the official ghost falls into kongwang or is hidden, but the response line generates and harmonizes, it means that someone is willing to invite but there is no one to gather students, so it is advisable to go and recruit students oneself.

動象臨財，難稱意；（文書為占館用神，若遇財動，則被克壞，未成者，不能成，已成者不遂意。世身日月皆忌臨之，若得父持月建或臨生旺，庶亦可成。）空爻持世，豈如心？（卦中父母出現，應來生合而世爻空亡者，非館不成，乃是自不上前，或雖成不去也；應不生合，父母重迭，而世爻空亡者，為有別館，故不成此事；無故自空必不可成，雖成終不如意。）

When the moving line is over the wealth line, things will not go as desired. The document line is the useful god for this situation, and when the wealth line moves, it is harmed: those not yet discussed cannot be discussed, and those already discussed will not be satisfactory. The world line, hexagram body, day branch, and month builder all dislike being over the wealth line; unless the parents are held by the month builder or are in a prosperous place, it can only bewith difficulty achieved. If the empty line holds the world line, how can one achieve their wishes? If the parents appear in the hexagram and the response line also generates and harmonises, but the world line falls into empty, then the shop will not be opened, or it is the person who does not take the initiative, or even if it is discussed, they do not go. If the response line does not generate and harmonise, and the parents appear repeatedly, while the world line falls into empty, then there is another shop, so this one will not be achieved. If the world line falls into empty without reason, then it will definitely not be achieved; even if it is achieved, it will still not be satisfactory.

身位受傷，雖成不利；（世身被月建日辰動爻刑剋雖有可成之象，日後亦不稱意，如鬼爻刑剋有官非疾病類。）間爻有動，縱吉難成。（間爻動，事多阻隔故難成。）

If the position of the hexagram body is injured, even if the negotiation is successful, it will be unfavorable. If the world line and hexagram body are harmed by the month builder, day branch, or moving line, although the hexagram may show a favorable outcome, it will not be satisfactory in the future. For example, if it is harmed by official ghosts, there may be troubles such as lawsuits or illness. If the intermediate line is activated, even if the hexagram is favorable, it will be difficult to achieve the goal. Once the intermediate line moves, there will be more obstacles, making it hard to succeed.

鬼或化兄，備禮先酬乎薦館；（凡遇鬼爻動出兄弟，必得禮物先酬薦館之人，則可成。兄臨世身亦主先費財物；兄臨應上，則是東家好利，必得禮儀饋送，而後可成也。）世如變鬼，央人轉薦於東家。（鬼爻出現而世又化出者，必須再得推薦乃可成；卦無官而動爻有化出者，初未有人推薦，亦必待央人薦之則可成。若鬼化鬼爻又主反覆難成。）

When the official ghost changes into brothers, one must first present a gift to thank the person who recommended the place. Whenever the official ghost moves and turns into brothers, it is necessary to first offer a gift to the person who recommended the place in order for the matter to succeed. If brothers are on the world line or the hexagram body, it indicates that one must personally bear the cost. If brothers are on the response line, it means the host loves money and one must present a gift to the host in order for the matter to succeed. If the world line changes into the official ghost, one must ask someone else to recommend again to the host. If the hexagram already contains the official ghost and the world line also changes into one, then one must again ask someone else to recommend. If the hexagram originally does not contain the official ghost, but only the moving line changes into one, it indicates that there was no one to recommend at first, and one must again ask someone else to recommend. If the official ghost changes into another official ghost, it indicates indecision and difficulty in succeeding.

世無生合，請看白眼之紛紛；（凡遇應不克世，父母不空，兄鬼不動而月建日辰動爻，並不生合世爻者，其事可成，但主人不欽敬，皆以白眼待之也。）福或興隆，會見青衿之濟濟。（占館以福爻為門生，旺相多，休囚少，空亡不上卦，雖是其人作主，未必其家子弟也。子化子，生徒必多。帶殺動來克世，日後恐有操戈入室者。）

If the world line is not supported or harmonized, one can expect to be looked down upon. If the response line does not attack the world line, the parents are not empty, and brothers or officials do not move, but the month builder, day branch, and moving line all fail to support the world line, then although the position may be obtained, the master will not respect you and will look at you with contempt. If the descendants are prosperous, then there will be many young scholars. In divination for a position, descendants represent students: if they are prosperous and strong, there will be many students; if they are weak and confined, there will be few. If the descendants are empty or not in the hexagram, even if someone offers to take charge, the people coming may not be the master's own descendants. If descendants generate descendants, there will certainly be many students. If descendants withInauspicious Sha (malevolent forces) move to attack the world line, there may be trouble in the future where students might trouble the teacher.

衰逢扶起，日加鼓篋之徒；（子孫旺相，卻被日辰動爻刑剋，主生徒始雖多集在館，日後漸自減少；子孫休囚卻繫日辰動爻生合扶起，則主始雖不多，開館後日漸增進。）動遇沖開，時減執經之子。（子孫動爻，固是吉兆，若被日辰動爻沖散，其徒必有背師而去者；如被世沖散，是先生叱退其徒，非弟子自背其師也。子孫動一空亡，，則弟子中有半途而廢者，是歇學非叛去。）

The descendants, though weak, if supported by people, will have more students coming to study each day. If the descendants are originally strong and prosperous, but are harmed by the day branch or moving line, this indicates that students initially gather in large numbers, but later gradually disperse. If the descendants are originally weak and confined, but are supported and harmonized by the day branch or moving line, this indicates that students start off in small numbers, but increase day by day after opening the school. If the descendants move and are confronted, the number of students carrying scriptures will decrease day by day. The movement of the descendants is a good omen, but if it is dispersed by the day branch or moving line, some students will leave the teacher. If it is dispersed by the world line, it means the teacher is driving the students away, not the students leaving on their own. If the descendants move and fall into kongwang, there will be students who drop out halfway, which means they stop studying, not leaving on their own.

逢龍則俊秀聰明，遇虎則剛強頑劣。（子臨青龍，其徒必然聰明俊秀；更逢月建日辰生合，而又臨金水爻者，必有穎悟非常之子。若臨白虎則多頑劣不馴；發動其性必野難以教訓。凡遇青龍必有禮貌；遇白虎必不盡禮。）陽卦陽爻居養位，座前有劉恕之神童；陰宮陰象化財爻，帳前列馬融之女樂。（子孫在陽宮陽爻，面臨胎養及金水二爻旺相不空有扶者，其徒必有出類拔萃如劉恕之神童在門；若在陰宮陰爻，而又化財者，必有女兒受學，不化財爻而在兌宮者，亦有女徒。）兩福自沖，鬼谷值孫臏龐涓之弟子；子孫皆合，伊川遇楊時游酢之門生。（卦有兩爻子孫俱動相沖，弟子中，必多不合，更加白虎螣蛇，數有爭鬥，若來傷世，必然責及先生；如遇二爻俱來生合世爻則門生自盡弟子之禮，尊師重傳，必不輕背其師也。）

When the子孙 (student) is accompanied by the Azure Dragon (Azure Dragon), the student is intelligent and talented; if it meets the White Tiger (White Tiger), the student tends to be strong-willed and unruly. If the子孙 is under the Azure Dragon, the student is certainly intelligent and outstanding; if it also meets the Month Builder (Month Builder) and Day Branch (Day Branch) which generate and harmonize, and is accompanied by the 金爻 (Metal line) and 水爻 (Water line), then there will certainly be an exceptionally gifted student. If the子孙 is under the White Tiger, the student is likely to be stubborn and disobedient; once it activates, the nature becomes even more wild and difficult to discipline. Students under the Azure Dragon are sure to be polite, while those under the White Tiger are unlikely to be respectful. If the子孙 is in a yang palace and yang line, and is in the 胎 (fetus) or 养 (nurturing) position, there will be a child prodigy like Liu Su of the Song dynasty beneath it; if it is in a yin palace and yin line and transforms into the 财爻 (wealth line), there will be female musicians like Ma Rong in front of it. If the子孙 is in a yang palace and yang line, and is in the 胎, 养 positions along with the 金爻 and 水爻, it is prosperous and strong without being empty, and is supported, then there will certainly be outstanding students like Liu Su of the Song dynasty. If the子孙 is in a yin palace and yin line and transforms into the 财爻, there will be female students; even if it does not transform into the 财爻, as long as it is in the 兑宫 (Lake palace), there will still be female students. When two 子孙 lines conflict with each other, it is like the disciples of Guiguzi, Sun Bin and Pang Juan, who had conflicts; when two 子孙 lines harmonize with each other, it is like the disciples of Cheng Yi, Yang Shi and You Zuo, who were harmonious. If both 子孙 lines are activated and conflict with each other, there will be many conflicts among the students; if combined with White Tiger and 螣蛇 (Green Snake), there will be frequent quarrels; if they harm the World Line (World Line), the teacher will certainly be blamed. Conversely, if these two lines both generate and harmonize with the World Line, the students will all fulfill their duties as disciples, respect the teacher, and will never easily abandon the teacher.

世動妻爻，決主親操井臼；（世臨財動，是自炊非供膳也，若占供膳，又主供得膳成。惟怕兄動或雖不動而持身世者，皆主供不成。大凡占館遇財爻持世，又主西席家眷同占。）應生財值，定然供膳饔餐。（財爻臨應生合世身，定主供膳，財為飲食故也。若月建日辰動爻俱帶妻財，必非一家東道供膳，乃諸生輪流供也。財爻旺相款待必厚，休囚款待必薄，財化子必豐潔，財化鬼無美味，財化父必淡薄，財化兄常食而已。）

The world line has the wealth line moving, indicating that the person must cook themselves. When the world line is on the wealth line and it moves, it means the person starts the fire, not the host providing meals. If the question is specifically about the host providing meals, then the meal supply will be successful. However, if the brothers move or if the brothers are present even without moving and hold the world line or the body of the hexagram, then the meal supply will not be successful. Generally, when the wealth line holds the world line in a lodging divination, it indicates that the teacher's family will also go along. If the response line has the wealth line generating and harmonizing with the world line and the body of the hexagram, then the host will definitely provide meals, since wealth represents food. If the month builder, day branch, and moving line all carry the wealth line, then it is not just one family providing meals, but the students' families taking turns. When the wealth line is prosperous and strong, the hospitality will be generous; when it is weak and confined, the hospitality will be meager. If the wealth line transforms into the sons line, the food will be abundant and clean; if it transforms into the officials line, the food will lack flavor; if it transforms into the parents line, the food will be simple; if it transforms into the brothers line, it will be just regular home cooking.

如索束脩，可把妻財推究；若居伏地，還求朋友維持。（凡占取索束脩，以財爻為主。若不出現，不拘伏在何爻下，皆主費力難索，必須浼求朋友同行取討，財或可得，蓋凡伏藏，須得月建日辰動爻提起伏神如同飛神，然後得出為用故也。）出現不傷旺相生身，名曰吉；入空無救休囚化絕，號為凶。（凡占束脩，得財爻出現，旺相不空，而月建日辰動爻不帶，兄弟傷克，財不缺欠，更得財爻生世合世大吉之兆；若財雖出現，卻被克劫或居絕地，或空亡，或變出死墓絕爻，皆不遂意，世持兄克尤難取討，得子孫旺動亦好。）

If you want to seek tuition fees, you should examine the wife and wealth line. If the wealth line is hidden, you need to ask friends to help. In all cases of seeking tuition fees, the wealth line is the main focus. If the wealth line does not appear, regardless of where it is hidden, it indicates difficulty in obtaining the money, and you must ask friends to go with you to collect it, as money may then be obtained. This is because any hidden line must be lifted by the month builder, day branch, or moving line, so that it appears like a flying line and can be used. If the wealth line appears without being harmed, is prosperous and strong, and supports the hexagram body, this is considered favorable. If the wealth line falls into an empty position without support, is weak and confined, and transforms into a dead, tomb, or critical position, this is considered unfavorable. In divination regarding tuition fees, if the wealth line appears, is prosperous and not in an empty position, and the month builder, day branch, and moving line do not bring brothers to harm or overcome it, then the money will not be lacking. If the wealth line also supports the world line and forms a harmonious relationship with it, this is a very favorable omen. If the wealth line appears but is overcome or taken away, or falls into a critical position, or an empty position, or transforms into a dead, tomb, or critical line, then the outcome will not be satisfactory. If the world line holds brothers and harms the wealth line, it will be even more difficult to obtain the money. In such cases, if the descendants are strong and active, it will be somewhat better.

變出父爻，書債必然償貸物；（財動化父，或父動化財，主束脩必無金銀寶物，多是貨物準折，乃有名無實之象，卦中兄弟更動，雜貨物亦不盡得。）化成兄弟，硯田定主欠收成。（兄弟乃劫財之神，若發動或持世，皆難入手，財化兄有名無實，或得一半，卦若無財遇兄化出，則主有人抽分。）

When the爻 changes to represent parents, it indicates that the debt for books must definitely be settled with physical goods. If the wealth爻 moves and changes to parents, or if the parents爻 moves and changes to wealth, it suggests that there are no actual gold or silver in the tuition fee, and mostly goods will be used to settle the debt, which is a sign of something named but not real. If the brothers爻 also moves in the卦, even those miscellaneous goods cannot be fully obtained. If it changes to brothers, the land for writing (砚田) will have a poor harvest. Brothers are the spirits that seize property; if they move or hold the main position, money will be difficult to obtain. If the wealth爻 changes to brothers, it indicates something named but not real, or only half can be obtained. If there is no wealth in the original卦, but it is produced by brothers, it means someone is taking a share from the middle.

身空應空財福空，必成虛度；（凡占束脩，遇卦身應爻及子孫妻財或空或不上卦，主束脩無得，蓋財為用神，身為事主，應為諸生父兄，而子孫又生財之神，今皆空休，其能取乎？故成虛度。）日克月克動變克，恐受刑傷。（月建日辰動變諸爻，皆來刑剋世爻者，占館必不可成，占束脩恐被諸生父兄呵責，宜慎之。）

The hexagram body falls into the void, the response line falls into the void, and the wealth and sons also fall into the void; this year is certainly wasted. Whenever divining about tuition fees, if the hexagram body, the response line, and the sons and wealth lines fall into the void or are not included in the hexagram, it indicates that no tuition fee will be obtained. Because the wealth line is the useful god, the hexagram body is the main subject of the matter, the response line represents the parents and elders of the student, and the sons are the gods that generate wealth; now all these lines fall into the void and are exhausted, how can one expect to obtain anything? Therefore, it is judged as a wasted year. The day branch and the month builder both attack, the moving line and the changing line also attack; one is likely to suffer injuries. If the month builder, day branch, moving line, and changing line all attack the world line, when divining about a teaching position, it is certainly impossible to obtain; when divining about tuition fees, one may also be scolded by the parents and elders of the student, and one should be cautious.

鬼化財生，非訟則學金休矣；（卦中無財，而遇兄鬼文書亂動，有化出財爻，生合世爻者，必須訟訴公庭，然後可得束脩。官爻獨發生世合世，亦然。）子連父合，因學而才思加焉。（凡占學館，世若衰絕無氣，而遇子孫動化、父母生扶、合起世爻者，主先生才學本不克不贍，因教訓子弟而其才思日加進益；卦有財動則不然。）

The official ghost transforms into the wealth line to generate and harmonize with the world line, meaning there is no hope of getting this tuition fee without going to court. The divination originally has no wealth line, but if brothers, official ghosts, and documents are all active in confusion, and among them the wealth line is transformed to generate and harmonize with the world line, then one must go to court to get the tuition fee back. If the official ghost alone becomes active to generate and harmonize with the world line, the situation is the same. The descendants are connected to the parents and harmonize with the world line, so the teacher actually gains wisdom through teaching the students. When divining about a school, if the world line is weak and declining, but the descendants become active and transform, and the parents also generate and support the world line and harmonize with it, this indicates that the teacher originally did not have sufficient knowledge, but through teaching the students, his wisdom increases day by day. However, if the wealth line is active in the divination, this situation cannot be said.

小忍不懲，必至爭長競短；大虧既負，寧不訴枉申冤？欲定輸贏，須詳世應。（事中世應，即狀中原被告人，須看此則兩邊勝負可知。）應乃對頭，要見休囚死絕；世為原告，宜臨帝旺長生。（占訟以世為原告，應為被告，若被告占以世為自己，應為對頭。應旺世衰，他強我弱；世旺應衰，我強他弱。逢兄遇鬼，雖強理短；臨財持福，雖弱理長。）

A person who is unwilling to tolerate small matters will inevitably argue over details; after suffering great losses and injustice, how could they not seek redress? To determine the outcome, one must carefully examine the World and Response Lines. In the hexagram, the World and Response Lines correspond to the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit; by observing these two lines, one can discern the outcome between the two parties. The Response Line represents the opponent, so it is best if it is weak and confined. The World Line represents the plaintiff, so it is most favorable if it is in a state of prosperity or growth. In divination regarding lawsuits, the World Line is the plaintiff and the Response Line is the defendant; if the defendant is the one consulting the divination, then the World Line represents themselves and the Response Line represents the opponent. If the Response Line is strong and the World Line is weak, it indicates that the opponent is stronger and the self is weaker; if the World Line is strong and the Response Line is weak, it indicates that the self is stronger and the opponent is weaker. However, one must also consider whether the case is just or unjust: if the line has brothers or encounters officials and ghosts, although the power is strong, the case is unjust; if the line has wife and wealth or holds sons, although the power is weak, the case is just.

相剋相沖，乃是欺凌之象；（世爻刑剋應爻，未必我勝，乃是欺我之象，必得鬼克應爻，方為我勝；應爻刑剋世爻，未必他勝，乃是欺他之象，必須鬼克世爻，方為他勝。世應遇三刑六害六沖，兩爻俱動者，是鷸蚌相持之勢，兩不相讓之象。）相生相合，終成和好之情。（世應生合，原被有和釋之意。世生應，我欲求和；應生世，他欲求和。世應雖生合而變爻刑沖者；口和心不和也；世應雖沖剋而變爻相合者，始不和，而終和也。生中帶刑合中帶克，而動空化空者，俱是假意言和，未嘗信任之也。）

When lines clash and control each other, it indicates mutual bullying. If the world line harms the response line, it does not necessarily mean I win; it is just a sign of mutual bullying. Only when the official ghost line harms the response line can it be considered as my victory. If the response line harms the world line, it does not necessarily mean he wins; it is also just mutual bullying. Only when the official ghost line harms the world line can it be considered as his victory. If the world and response lines encounter three punishments, six harms, or six clashes, and both lines are active, it indicates a situation where both parties hold on to their positions, neither yielding. When lines generate and harmonize with each other, they will eventually reconcile. If the world and response lines generate and harmonize, both the plaintiff and defendant show a willingness to reconcile: if the world line generates the response line, it means I want to reconcile; if the response line generates the world line, it means he wants to reconcile. Even if the world and response lines generate and harmonize, but the changing line harms or clashes with them, it means they only reconcile verbally but not in heart. Even if the world and response lines clash and control each other, but the changing line harmonizes with them, it means they were initially not in harmony but eventually reconcile. If generation is accompanied by punishment, or harmony is accompanied by control, or if the lines are active but fall into kongwang, these are all signs of fake reconciliation, not genuine intentions.

世應比和官鬼動，恐公家捉打官司；（世應比和亦是和解之象，卦無財或落空，是財用不給而欲和也，但得子動月建日辰不相刑剋，必成和好；若世應生合比和而官鬼卻動者，主官府捉打官司不依和議，鬼爻休囚是主詞人刁蹬，若有制終成和議。）卦爻安靜子孫興，喜親友勸和公事。（世應生合比和，而六爻安靜者，不勸自和。世應雖不生合，而子孫發動者，必有勸和之人和釋兩邊也，與世同宮及世爻化出是我親友；與應同宮及應爻化出，是彼親友；在間爻則是中證人也。若被世應動克，或鬼旺福衰，雖或勸和不能依允，卦無子孫及落空亡，必然無人兜留。）

The world line and response line are harmonious, indicating a possibility of reconciliation; however, if the official ghost is active, there is a fear that the authorities will still arrest the person for investigation. The harmony between the world and response lines is a sign of reconciliation; if there is no wealth in the hexagram or the wealth is in an empty position, it is because of financial difficulties that the desire for reconciliation arises. As long as the descendants are active, and the month builder and day branch do not harm or restrict, reconciliation is certain. However, if the world and response lines are harmonious but the official ghost is active, it indicates that the authorities will still proceed with the case, ignoring the reconciliation efforts. If the official ghost is weak and confined, it is merely the plaintiff being difficult, but as long as it is restrained by something else, reconciliation is still possible. If all six lines are quiet and the descendants are strong, it is good that friends and relatives will intervene to help resolve the case. If the world and response lines are mutually generating, harmonizing, or harmonious, and all six lines are quiet, there is no need for someone to intervene; reconciliation will happen naturally. Even if the world and response lines are not generating or harmonizing, as long as the descendants are active, someone will surely intervene to mediate between the two sides. This mediator: if it is in the same palace as the world line or derived from the world line, it is a relative on my side; if it is in the same palace as the response line or derived from the response line, it is a relative on the other side; if it is in the middle line, it is a neutral party or witness. If this line is attacked by the world or response lines, or if the official ghost is strong and the descendants are weak, then even if someone tries to mediate, it will not be effective. If there are no descendants in the hexagram or if the descendants are in an empty position, there will be no one to intervene.

世空則我欲息爭，（世空我欲息爭，應空他欲息爭，世應俱空，兩願消散未成訟。世空告不成，應空事無頭緒。初告狀世空，必有悔心或遇變故，官司不理；應空到頭走閃，不成訟。世空恐無主意，不能取勝；應空人不能齊或對頭躲閃，不能結訟。）應動則他多機變。（世動我必使心有謀，若化鬼或化兄，回頭刑剋反為失計；應動他有謀略加月建，必有貴人倚靠，反傷世必致大禍，宜世空避之則吉。）

The world line is empty, which means I want to avoid conflict. If the world line is empty, it means I want to stop; if the response line is empty, it means the other party wants to stop. If both the world and response lines are empty, both sides are willing to part ways, and the lawsuit will not proceed. If the world line is empty, the lawsuit cannot be filed. If the response line is empty, the matter lacks clarity. If just about to file a lawsuit but the world line is empty, it is likely that I have changed my mind or something unexpected has happened, and the court will not accept it. If the response line is empty, it means the other party has disappeared in the end, and the lawsuit cannot proceed. If the world line is empty, I may lack resolve and lose the case. If the response line is empty, people may not gather, or the opponent may hide, and the case cannot be resolved. If the response line is active, it means the other party is cunning and quick to change. If the world line is active, it means I am thinking and planning. However, if it turns into official ghosts or brothers coming back to harm me, it will be counterproductive. If the response line is active, it means the other party is strategic. If it is combined with the month builder, there will certainly be a nobleman to rely on. If it instead harms the world line, I will certainly face great misfortune. In this case, it is best for the world line to be empty to avoid trouble.

間傷世位，須防硬證同謀；鬼克間爻，且喜有司明見。（間爻為中證人，生世合世必然向我；生應合應則必向他。與世沖剋，與我有仇；與應沖剋，與彼有隙。若旺爻生應，衰爻合世，是助彼者有力，助我者無功；或靜生應動克世，是向彼者雖不上前，怪我者偏來出頭也。若沖剋之爻反去生應合應或與應爻比和，須防彼與中證人同謀陷害；若得鬼爻剋制或被日辰沖散合住，是官府不聽其言，我得無事。間爻若受三刑六害沖剋，中證必遭杖責。）

If the intermediate line harms the worldly position, we should be cautious of the other party colluding with hard evidence to frame us. If the official ghost line goes on to control the intermediate line, this is actually good because it shows the authorities are clear-sighted. The intermediate line represents intermediaries and witnesses: if it generates the worldly line and harmonizes with it, it will certainly support us; if it generates the response line and harmonizes with it, it will certainly support the other party; if it conflicts or controls the worldly line, it indicates enmity with us; if it conflicts or controls the response line, it indicates a rift with the other party. If a strong and prosperous intermediate line goes on to generate the response line, while a weak intermediate line harmonizes with the worldly line, this means it is beneficial to the other party and unhelpful to us; if the still line generates the response line while the moving line controls the worldly line, this means the one supporting the other party is reluctant to act, while the one hating us is eager to come forward. If the line that conflicts and controls us turns around to generate and harmonize with the response line, or harmonizes with the response line, we should be cautious of the other party and the witnesses colluding to frame us. At this time, if the official ghost line controls it or the day branch disperses and harmonizes with it, it means the authorities do not listen to them, and we can be safe. If the intermediate line is subjected to three punishments, six harms, or conflicts and controls, the intermediaries and witnesses will certainly be punished.

身乃根因事體，空則情虛；（卦身一爻，乃詞訟根由，旺則事大，衰則事小，動則事急，靜則事緩。空亡不出現，皆是虛捏事故，飛伏俱無毫釐不實，旺相空亡一半真假。要知為何起訟，以所臨六親斷之，如臨父母，是田房樹木或為尊長起訟；臨兄爭財鬥毆，門戶役事或為兄弟朋友起訟；臨子是漁獵六畜僧道醫藥卑幼起訟；臨財，是婚姻財物妻妾奴僕起訟；臨宮，是撇青放火人命賊盜官災或功名徭役起訟。婦人占必為夫事，若臨螣蛇則是被人牽連之事，持世切己事，臨應他人事。）父為案卷文書，伏須未就。（卦無父，案卷未成；父母旺空，文書未就；休囚空亡，其事不成。如帶刑爻或臨敗病，必多破綻，化財亦然；化兄還欠筆削；死墓衰絕，皆不濟事。若被月建太歲沖剋，上司必要駁；太歲月建作合，上司必吊卷；有沖散或克破，皆不依允。）

The hexagram body represents the root cause and nature of a lawsuit; if it falls into kongwang, the case is false. The hexagram body is the origin of the lawsuit: if it is strong, the matter is serious; if it is weak, the matter is minor; if it is active, the matter is urgent; if it is still, the matter is slow. If the hexagram body falls into kongwang or does not appear, it indicates fabricated reasons; if neither flying god nor hidden god can be found, then there is nothing real at all; if it is strong but falls into kongwang, then half is true and half is false. To know the reason for the lawsuit, look at the six relations it is associated with: if it is associated with parents, the matter is about land, houses, trees, or disputes with elders; if it is associated with brothers, the matter is about fighting over property, quarrels, household disputes, or conflicts with brothers and friends; if it is associated with descendants, the matter is about fishing, hunting, livestock, monks, Taoists, medicine, or disputes with younger generations; if it is associated with wife and wealth, the matter is about marriage, property, wives, concubines, or servants; if it is associated with officials and ghosts, the matter is about arson, murder, theft, official troubles, or fame and labor service. If a woman seeks divination, it must be about her husband's affairs; if the hexagram body is associated with tengshe, she is involved in someone else's case. If the hexagram body holds the world, it is a personal matter; if it is associated with the responding line, it is someone else's matter. Parents represent documents and records; if they are hidden, it means the case is not yet completed. If there are no parents in the hexagram, the case is not yet completed; if parents are strong but fall into kongwang, the documents are not yet finalized; if parents are weak and fall into kongwang, the case cannot be completed. If it carries a criminal line, or is associated with bathing, illness, the documents will have many flaws; if it transforms into a wealth line, it is the same; if it transforms into a brother line, the case still needs revision; if it falls into death, tomb, decline, or extinction, it is not useful. If parents are attacked by the month builder or the year ruler, the superior authority will reject the case; if they are harmonized by the year ruler or the month builder, the superior authority will request the documents; if they are scattered or broken, the case will be rejected altogether.

鬼作問官克應，則他遭杖責；（官為聽訟官，克世我遭責，訟必他勝；克應他遭責，訟必我勝。世應俱被傷，原被皆受責，若鬼爻雖刑剋，而文書卻有情杖責，須有罪名則無。）日為書吏傷身，則我受刑名。（日辰能救事，能壞事，原被皆要此爻有情，則必有人看顧。若臨庭爭訟，則當以此爻為書吏，吏合世爻於我有益；生合應爻於彼有益。沖剋應沖壞彼事，沖剋世沖壞我事。又如鬼動克世而得日辰剋制，沖散合住者，是官府有怒於我，卻得傍人一言解之，而得寬宥也。）

The official representing the case is the official of the court, and if it goes to control the response line, then the other party will be punished. The official of the court is the one who investigates the case: if it controls the world line, I will be held responsible, and the case will be won by the other party; if it controls the response line, the other party will be held responsible, and the case will be won by me. If both the world and response lines are harmed by the official, both the plaintiff and defendant will be held responsible. However, even though the official comes to control and harm, if the document line is favorable to me, then even though I am punished, the charge may not be established. The day branch represents the clerk of the court, and if it harms the hexagram body, I will be subjected to official punishment. The day branch can both help and harm the case; both the plaintiff and defendant need it to be favorable in order to be supported. If the case has already reached the court for trial, this line should be treated as the clerk: if it harmonizes with the world line, it is beneficial to me; if it generates and harmonizes with the response line, it is beneficial to the other party; if it clashes and controls the response line, it will ruin the other party's case; if it clashes and controls the world line, it will ruin my case. For example, if the official of the court moves to control the world line, and the day branch controls, disperses, or harmonizes it, then the official was originally angry with me, but due to a word of mediation from someone else, the case was leniently handled.

逢財，則理直氣壯；（占訟以財為理，臨世我有理；臨應他有理。臨世而休囚死絕，我雖懦怯，有濟；臨應而鬼來刑害，彼雖有理，而官府不聽，若遇兄則主不能分辨。如占下狀，則財為忌爻，或發動，或持世，或值日辰，或帶月建皆主不成。）遇兄，則財散人離。（兄弟，破敗耗散之神，若在身世爻上，事必干眾，動則廣費資財，更化兄或加白虎，必主傾家蕩產，財散人離，臨應爻則以彼斷之。）

When a wealth yao is on a line, it is straightforward. In a divination about a lawsuit, the wealth yao represents the reason. If the wealth yao is on the world line, it means I have the right side; if it is on the response line, it means the other party has the right. If the wealth yao is on the world line but is weak and confined, although I may be timid, the matter will eventually be resolved. If the wealth yao is on the response line and the official ghost yao also harms it, even though the other party has the right, the authorities will not listen. If there is a brother yao, it indicates that the case will not be clear. However, if the divination is about submitting a complaint, the wealth yao becomes a hostile god. If it is active, holds the world line, or is on the day branch or accompanied by the month builder, it indicates that the complaint cannot be submitted. When a line encounters a brother yao, it leads to the dispersal of wealth and separation of people. The brother yao is a god of destruction and loss. If it is on the hexagram body or the world line, the case will involve many people. If it becomes active, it will cause great loss of wealth. If it transforms into a brother yao or is accompanied by the white tiger, it will definitely lead to the ruin of the family, dispersal of wealth, and separation of people. If the brother yao is on the response line, the judgment will be made in favor of the other party.

世入墓爻，難免獄囚之繫；（世爻入墓化墓，或臨鬼，墓卦象凶者，必有牢獄之禍。墓爻衰弱，是箍禁籠中，臨白虎在獄有病；自空化空，死於獄中。）官逢太歲，必非州縣之詞。（鬼在本宮內卦，本州本縣詞，本宮外卦，事在本府，第五爻撫按三司、六爻事干省部。外宮外卦必發於外縣他州，宮問官逢太歲，必干朝廷，逢月建必涉臺憲。）

If the world line falls into the墓 position, it is likely to suffer from imprisonment. If the world line enters or transforms into the墓, or is adjacent to the墓 of official ghosts, and the hexagram is ominous, imprisonment is certain. If the墓爻 is weak, it is as if being held in a cage; if it also meets the White Tiger, it indicates illness in prison. If the world line is empty by itself or transforms into the empty position, it means death in prison. If official ghosts meet the year stem, the case cannot be settled at the county level. If official ghosts are in the inner trigram of their own palace, the case is local; if in the outer trigram, it involves the prefecture. If it falls on the fifth line, it involves the governor, the inspector, and the three departments. If it falls on the sixth line, it involves the provincial and central government. If it is in the outer palace's outer trigram, the case originates from another county or state. If official ghosts meet the year stem, it involves the imperial court; if it meets the month builder, it involves the advisory and supervisory offices.

內外有官，事涉一司終不了。（官不上卦，無官主張。內外有官權不歸一，主事體反覆必經兩司然後了事，不然則有舊事再發，或被他人又告。官化官亦然，空則勿斷。）上下有父，同興兩度始能成。（官父二爻不宜重見，主有轉變不定之象，其事必主纏綿，率難了結。如占告狀，遇有此象，再告方成。若月日動變，諸爻俱帶文書，重疊太過者，雖告數次亦不能成。）

The inner and outer trigrams both contain the official ghost line, indicating that the case will only pass through one government office and will not be resolved. If the official ghost line is not present in the trigram, there will be no official to handle the case. When both inner and outer trigrams contain the official ghost line, authority is not centralized, leading to repeated occurrences of the matter. It will require going through two government offices to resolve, or else it may be a reopened case or a new accusation from someone else. If the official ghost line transforms into another official ghost line, it is the same situation. However, if it falls into the kongwang position, this interpretation does not apply. If both upper and lower trigrams contain the parents line, the matter will not be resolved until it is litigated twice. The official ghost and parents lines should not appear more than once; if they do, it indicates instability and the matter will be prolonged and difficult to resolve. If this situation appears in a divination about a lawsuit, it suggests that another lawsuit will be necessary for resolution. If the month builder, day branch, moving line, and changing line all carry documents and overlap excessively, then even after multiple lawsuits, the matter will not be resolved.

官父兩強，詞狀表章皆准理；妻財一動，申呈訴告總徒勞。（凡欲上表申奏，申呈告訴等事，皆要官父兩全，有氣不空，則准理；缺一便不成，最怕財動則傷父，必不可成，若父雖旺相，財爻持世，或父動化財，皆主詞理未善，宜更改可成。卦無財爻月建日辰帶財，亦不能成。）父旺官衰，雀角鼠牙之訟；（父旺相官休囚，詞狀幞頭雖大事實細，故乃鼠才雀角之訟。父旺官空或有父無官，主同狀雖善，官府印不放告受詞。）

When both the official ghost and the parents are strong, the official documents and petitions will be accepted and processed. However, if the wife's wealth moves, all the petitions and lawsuits will be in vain. For any matters involving submitting petitions or lawsuits, both the official ghost and the parents must be present, strong and not empty, in order for the case to be accepted. If either is missing, the matter cannot be handled. The most dangerous situation is when the wife's wealth moves to harm the parents, which will definitely result in failure. If the parents are strong but the wife's wealth holds the main position, or if the parents move and transform into the wife's wealth, this indicates that the petition is incomplete and needs revision before it can succeed. Even if the hexagram does not contain the wife's wealth, but the month builder or the day branch carries the wife's wealth, the matter will still fail. If the parents are strong but the official ghost is weak, it is a small legal dispute like a sparrow's tooth and a mouse's tooth. If the parents are strong and the official ghost is weak, the petition may appear grand but the matter is actually trivial, hence called a sparrow's tooth and a mouse's tooth lawsuit. If the parents are strong but the official ghost is empty, or if there are parents but no official ghost, then the petition may be well written, but the court has sealed the seal and will not accept the case or listen to the petition.

變衰動旺，虎頭蛇尾之人。（凡世應旺動，是有併吞六國之勢，若變入死墓空絕，乃先強後弱，虎頭蛇尾之象。應以彼言，世以己言斷之。）世若逢生，當有貴人倚靠；應衰無助，必無奸惡刁唆。（世爻衰弱，遇月建日辰，動爻生合，必有貴人扶持，彼亦無可奈何。應爻遇之，是彼有人扶持，我亦不能制勝於彼也。間爻生合，可得中證人力。鬼生合，得官府中人力也。）無合無生，縱旺何殊獨腳虎；有刑有克，逢空當效縮頭龜。（應爻旺動，若無一點生合者，彼雖剛強有謀，乃是獨腳之虎，不足畏也。世無生合，是我一孤無助，若遇月日動變，刑剋世爻，其象最凶。得世在空爻，謂空避，如訟未成，不告為上，若已成訟，當效縮頭之龜，勿與對理可也，否則必遭罪責。應逢刑剋而避空者，是彼有躲避之計，我亦不能施其謀也。）

The original line is strong but the changing line turns weak, indicating a person who starts strong but ends weak. If both the world line and the response line are strong and active, they originally have the momentum to conquer six states. However, once they change into death, tomb, emptiness, or decline, they become a person who starts strong but ends weak, like a tiger's head and a snake's tail. The response line should be considered from the perspective of the other side, and the world line should be considered from the perspective of oneself. If the world line meets something that supports it, there will be a nobleman to rely on; if the response line is weak and lacks support, there will be no wicked person to incite trouble. Even if the world line is weak, if it receives support from the month builder, day branch, or the moving line, there will be a nobleman to help, and the other side will not be able to harm me. If the response line receives such support, then the other side has someone to back it, and I will not be able to defeat them. If the intermediate line supports or harmonizes with it, I can get help from a neutral person. If the official ghost line supports or harmonizes with it, I will get support from the authorities. If there is neither support nor harmony, even if the line is strong, it is just a single-legged tiger. If there are both punishments and restrictions, I should avoid the situation by falling into emptiness and becoming a turtle with its head retracted. If the response line is strong but moving without any support or harmony, the other side, although strong and cunning, is just a single-legged tiger, not worth worrying about. Conversely, if the world line has neither support nor harmony, I am isolated and without help. If it is further punished or restricted by the month builder, day branch, moving line, or changing line, it is the most dangerous situation. At this time, if the world line falls into the empty line, it is called empty avoidance: if the lawsuit has not yet started, it is best not to sue; if it has already started, I should act like a turtle with its head retracted, avoid confrontation, otherwise I will certainly suffer punishment. If the response line is punished or restricted and hides into emptiness, it means the other side has a plan to avoid, and my schemes cannot be carried out.

兄在間中，事必干眾；（兄弟在間爻，詞內干犯牽連眾多，動則中證人貪索賄賂，沖剋應爻索彼之財物也；兄弟逢空，事雖干眾，到官者少，化官傷世，若不用財買囑他人，必被其害。）父臨應上，彼欲興詞。（父母為文書，臨世我欲告理，臨應他欲申訴。動則事已行矣，化入死墓空絕，必不成事。若逢合住剋制，必有阻留者。）

The brothers are in the middle line, indicating that this case will involve a large number of people. If brothers are in the middle line, the list of people involved in the lawsuit will be numerous; once they are activated, it means that middlemen and witnesses are demanding bribes. If brothers clash and control the response line, it suggests that the party is demanding money. If brothers are empty, although many people are involved, few will actually go to court. If brothers transform into officials or ghosts that harm the world line, then without paying money to bribe others, one will surely be harmed. If parents are on the response line, it indicates that the other party wants to file a lawsuit. Parents represent documents; if they are on the world line, it means I will file a lawsuit; if they are on the response line, it means the other party will file a complaint. Once activated, it means the lawsuit has already been filed; if it transforms into death, tomb, emptiness, or decline, then the lawsuit will not proceed. If parents are restrained or controlled, there will certainly be someone obstructing or holding back.

父動而官化福爻，事將成而偶逢兜勸；父空而身臨刑殺，詞未準而先被笞刑。（凡占告訴，遇官父兩動，其事可成，若父化子傷克官，或官化子刑沖父，必主身到公門將投詞而有人兜勸。若父化空亡，墓絕，官鬼刑剋世爻，或帶自刑，或被日辰沖剋，告狀且不准，先遭杖責也。若官父皆旺，而有此象，雖被杖責，事必可成。）妻動生官，須用資財囑託；（父母有氣，不帶刑害，不臨敗病，不被沖剋，則詞理中式，事必可成。若鬼休囚死絕，亦難准理，遇有財動生扶，可用資財謀干，然後有望。若訟已成，卦有此象，必須用財囑託官吏，姑待鬼爻生旺月日，方能成事。更遇子孫發動，仍復無氣，雖費資財，亦無所益。）

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) Parents move and officials transform into sons and grandsons, indicating the matter seems about to succeed but someone intervenes to stop it. If parents fall into emptyness and the hexagram body is afflicted by punishment, the case is not yet decided but the person is already punished. In all cases of litigation, if both officials and parents move, the matter is likely to succeed. However, if parents transform into sons and grandsons to harm officials, or officials transform into sons and grandsons to punish parents, it means the person has already arrived at the court gate, about to file a case, but someone intervenes to stop them. If parents transform into emptyness or reach their tomb and death, and officials punish the world line, or the world line carries self-punishment, or is punished by the day branch, then the case will not be accepted and the person will be punished first. However, if both officials and parents are strong and have such an image, even though the person is punished, the matter will eventually succeed. If wealth moves to support officials, it means money must be spent to bribe someone. If parents are weak, without punishment or harm, not in the state of bathing or illness, and not punished or conflicted, then the petition is proper and the matter will succeed. If officials are weak and in death, the petition is unlikely to be accepted; at this time, if wealth moves to support them, money can be spent to seek help, and there is hope. If the lawsuit has already begun and the hexagram shows this image, money must be given to officials, and then wait for the month and day when officials become strong, to resolve the matter. If at the same time sons move, officials remain weak, then the money spent is useless.

世興變鬼，必因官訟亡身。（世持鬼我失理，應持官他失理。世變鬼，恐因官事而喪命；應變鬼，以彼斷之，無故自空，亦有大難。若世臨鬼爻，克應或應臨鬼克世，主兩邊俱有罪責，鬼在世我做招頭，鬼在應他做招頭也。）子在身邊，到底不能結證；官伏世下，訟根猶未芟除。（卦身臨福德，其事必不見底，出現發動，隨即消散。若占散事得子動或世空，皆吉。惟怕本宮鬼伏世下，則訟根常在，目下雖不成訟，至官旺相月日，仍舊舉發也。）

The world line is active and changes into officialdom, which suggests danger from this lawsuit, possibly leading to death. If the world line holds officialdom, it indicates my side is at fault; if the response line holds officialdom, it indicates the other side is at fault. If the world line changes into officialdom, there is a risk of death due to the lawsuit; if the response line changes into officialdom, then the interpretation should be based on the other side. If the world line falls into kongwang without cause, there may be great difficulties. If the world line meets officialdom and attacks the response line, or if the response line meets officialdom and attacks the world line, it indicates both sides are at fault. If officialdom is in the world line, I am the one who starts the lawsuit; if officialdom is in the response line, the other side is the one who starts the lawsuit. If the descendants are near the hexagram body, the case will not be resolved. If the hexagram body meets descendants, the matter will certainly not have a conclusion; if descendants appear and become active, the lawsuit will quickly be resolved. If the divination is about concluding the matter, having descendants become active or the world line falling into kongwang is considered auspicious. However, if the officialdom is hidden beneath the world line in the same trigram, the root of the lawsuit remains unresolved: although there may be no conflict now, when the month and day of officialdom's prosperity and strength arrive, the conflict will still occur.

墓逢日德刑沖，目下即當出獄；歲掣福神生合，獄中必遇天恩。（世墓鬼墓爻動，皆是入獄之象，若得日辰刑沖剋破，目下即當出獄，不久禁錮也。在獄占卜，最喜太歲生合世爻，主有天恩赦宥，月建生合，上司審出，日辰生合，有司饒恕，父母生合必須申訴而後獲免也。）若問罪名，須詳官鬼；（凡卜罪名輕重，以鬼爻定之。旺則罪重，衰則罪輕。帶刑加白虎旺動克世金，受極刑，火主充軍，木主笞杖，水土徒罪，須以衰旺有制無制斷之，不可執滯。）

If the墓爻 is punished or clashed by the Day Branch's virtuous deity, the person will be released immediately. If the Sovereign Year influences the descendants and generates and harmonizes with it, the person will receive Heavenly Grace. If the墓 of the World Line or the墓 of the Official Ghost is activated, it indicates imprisonment. If the Day Branch punishes, clashes, or overcomes it, the person will be released soon and will not be imprisoned for long. When a lesson is cast while in prison, the best situation is when the Sovereign Year generates and harmonizes with the World Line, indicating Heavenly Grace and pardon. If the Month Builder generates and harmonizes, it means the superior official will review the case and release the person. If the Day Branch generates and harmonizes, it means the local official will show leniency. If the Parents generate and harmonize, it means the person must first submit a petition before being released. To determine the specific crime, one must carefully examine the Official Ghost. The severity of the crime is determined by the Official Ghost: if it is strong, the crime is severe; if it is weak, the crime is light. If the Official Ghost is strong, carries punishment, and is accompanied by the White Tiger to overcome the World Line, then if it belongs to metal, the punishment is capital punishment; if it belongs to fire, it is exile; if it belongs to wood, it is caning or beating; if it belongs to water or earth, it is imprisonment. One must also judge based on its strength and weakness and whether it is restrained, without being rigid.

要知消散，當看子孫。（要知消散日期，若福動鬼靜，以子孫生旺月日斷；鬼動福靜以官墓月日斷。二爻俱靜，若鬼旺福衰，以鬼爻墓絕日斷；福旺鬼衰以沖動福爻日斷。二爻俱動，若福有制伏，則看鬼爻；鬼有制伏，則看制伏之爻。見官日期，專看鬼爻；出獄日期則看破墓月日，或生合世爻月日。）卦象既成，勝負瞭然明白；訟庭一剖，是非判若昭彰。

To determine when a legal case will be resolved, one should look at the子孙 (offspring) line. There are several methods to determine the date of resolution: if the子孙 line is active and the官鬼 (official ghost) line is inactive, take the month and day when the子孙 line is in a strong and harmonious state. If the官鬼 line is active and the子孙 line is inactive, take the month and day when the官鬼 line enters itsStorage (storage). If both lines are inactive, and the官鬼 line is strong while the子孙 line is weak, take the month and day when the官鬼 line enters itsStorage or reaches its绝 (end) state. If the子孙 line is strong and the官鬼 line is weak, take the month and day when the子孙 line is disturbed. If both lines are active, and the子孙 line has another controlling factor, then look at the官鬼 line instead; if the官鬼 line has another controlling factor, then look at the line that controls it. As for the date when the case is heard in court, it is determined by the官鬼 line. As for the date of release from prison, it is determined by the month and day when theStorage is broken or when there is a harmonious relationship with theWorld Line (world line). Once the卦象 (divination diagram) is set, the outcome is clear; once the court makes a decision, the truth becomes evident.