Liu Ren Duan An (六壬斷案) · Volume 1

邵彥和先生，宋人也。據其自占動靜一數而推之，生於英宗治平二年乙巳，歿於高宗紹興三年癸丑，似浙江之太末人。（按：斷語中有云，日後動於東北，近二百里，果辛亥年十月過婺州，自鄉里行一百八十里。然則在婺州之西南方也。婺州西南一百八十里，是為太末人。雲壬子年過嚴州，自鄉中東北過西北，然則在嚴州之東南方也。嚴州東南亦太末也。）

Master Shao Yanhe was a man of the Song dynasty. According to the year calculated from the divination lesson "movement and stillness" he performed for himself, he was born around the second year of Zhiping in the reign of Emperor Yingzong, Yisi (1065 CE), and died in the third year of Shaoxing in the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Guichou (1133 CE). His place of origin is likely Taime, which is now in the area of Longyou. (The compiler Cheng Quan's note: There is a record in the case that after this, one should move towards the northeast direction, covering nearly two hundred li. Later, in the year Xinhai, in the tenth month, he passed through Wuzhou, and the journey from his hometown covered exactly one hundred and eighty li. Thus, his home should be in the southwest of Wuzhou. The southwest of Wuzhou is exactly Taime. Another record states that in the year Renzi, he passed through Yanzhou, turning from the northeast to the northwest direction from his hometown. Thus, his home should also be in the southeast of Yanzhou. The southeast of Yanzhou is also Taime. These two records corroborate each other, so it is concluded that he was from Taime.)

先生精於六壬，占無不中，且言忠教孝，規過勸善，各因人而施，是知為年高德劭之耆英，非徒以六壬見長也。所存斷案，蓋及門諸子所編，委曲詳明，以詔後之學者。奈歷年既久，率多散逸，緣後人各憑己見，互有去取於其間，於是原本渺不可得矣。嘗讀凌福之先生《畢法賦》序，知在理宗寶慶以前已有將先生之案分析措辭而興販利者。何況由南宋至今，歷六百七十餘年之久哉？

Master Zhao was highly skilled in the Great Six壬 (Six壬 Divination), and any prediction he made never failed to come true. Moreover, whenever he spoke, he always advised people to be loyal, taught them to be filial, pointed out their mistakes, and encouraged them to do good. He could also give different advice to different people, showing that he was a venerable elder of great virtue, not merely skilled in the Six壬 technique. The surviving cases he left behind were probably compiled by his junior disciples, with detailed narratives and clear explanations, intended to teach later learners. Unfortunately, due to the long passage of time, most of them were lost. Furthermore, later generations each interpreted them according to their own views, selecting, adding to, or omitting parts of the content, so the original meaning has become obscure and difficult to recover. I once read the preface written by Ling FuZhi for the "Bi Fa Fu," and from that I learned that as early as before the reign of Emperor Lizhong of the Song Dynasty, someone had already taken Master Zhao's case records, disassembled them, altered their forms, and sold them for profit. Considering the period from the Southern Song Dynasty to the present day spans over six hundred and seventy years, it is not surprising that the original content has been distorted through successive transmissions.

餘自弱冠之前愛習，凡見先生斷案，便錄而珍藏之，三十年來，僅得五本。其一為前明萬曆年間夢醒頭陀所鈔，附於《捷要》一書中也；一則《口鑑》中之注也；一則《前知書》中所引者也；一則方仰松先生所購於武林者也。方仰松先生自記云：乾隆五十一年三月初二日，余遊武林，遍求六壬書，於市中無有可觀者，最後得此冊於肆中，缺其首尾不全，然其古者之官銜，元明以後所無，知為宋人之遺書也。其斷驗神妙，出吾家之上。真六壬中之秘本，書雖不全，然舉隅三反，所得為不少矣！

I became interested in this art before I was twenty. Every time I saw cases interpreted by Zhao Master, I copied them down and kept them carefully. Over thirty years, I collected only five volumes. One of them was copied by Meng Xing Tou Tou during the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty and was included in the book "Jie Yao"; another was the annotations cited in "Kou Jian"; another was quoted from "Qianzhi Shu"; and another was purchased by Fang Yangsong in Wulin (Hangzhou). Fang Yangsong himself recorded that on the second day of the third lunar month in the fifty-first year of the Qianlong era, he traveled in Hangzhou, searching for books on Liu Ren divination. There were no books worth reading in the market, but finally he found this volume in a bookshop, though it was incomplete at both the beginning and the end. However, the ancient official titles mentioned in the book were no longer used after the Yuan and Ming dynasties, indicating that it was a manuscript passed down from the Song dynasty. Its predictions were extremely accurate and surpassed the ones in my family's old collection, truly a secret manuscript of Liu Ren divination. Although the book was incomplete, it was still very valuable, as one example could lead to understanding three others. The amount gained was not small.

其一則宋人原書，僅有己酉年元旦起至六月十六日止一冊也。凡茲五本，多寡不齊，語句亦異，乃細心考訂，擇其理長者，分類編次之，共得二百一十六例。天時三，宅墓三十九，前程仕進五十八，終身一十六，流年二，婚姻三，胎產子息七，財產一十二，一課二事各斷式三，交易二，出行訪謁七，行人音信六，病症一十七，六畜九，亡盜一十四，官訟一十二，雜占六。以為六壬之鈐式。然先生享年將及古稀，詎止於此？此固據餘之所見者也，倘有同志君子，惠餘所未見者焉，行將補成全璧，是則餘之所厚望者矣！古歙槐塘程銓愛圅氏輯

The last volume is the original work of a Song dynasty scholar, containing only one volume from the first day of the first lunar month to the sixteenth day of the sixth lunar month in the year Jiyou. These five volumes differ in the number of entries and in the wording of the texts. Therefore, I carefully examined and selected the ones with clearer reasoning to compile and classify them, resulting in a total of two hundred and sixteen examples. The classification is as follows: three examples on weather conditions, thirty-nine on residences and tombs, fifty-eight on future prospects and official careers, sixteen on lifetime matters, two on annual cycles, three on marriage, seven on pregnancy and offspring, twelve on property, three examples each for divination on two matters, two on trade, seven on travel and visits, six on messages from travelers, seventeen on illness, nine on livestock, fourteen on missing persons and theft, twelve on legal disputes, and six on miscellaneous divination. These have been compiled as models for learning the Six壬 (Liuren) system. However, Master Shao lived nearly seventy years, and the cases he interpreted were certainly more than these. These are merely what I have seen within my limited scope. If there are like-minded gentlemen who are willing to share with me any volumes I have not seen, I could complete the entire collection, which is precisely what I deeply hope for. Compiled by Cheng Quan (style name Aichuan), a native of Huaitang in ancient Xishui County.

01）韓太守占祈雪，建炎三年己酉歲十一月初四己卯日寅將酉時，（申酉空亡，丑寅落空），鑄印，乘軒，知一，勵德。 六陳 朱戌亥子丑龍 蛇酉 寅空 龍 貴 玄 陳 父 辛巳 玄 初 貴申 卯虎 丑 申 巳 子 兄 甲戌 朱 中（暗鬼） 后未午巳辰常 申 卯 子 己 鬼 己卯 虎 末 陰玄

The first example: Han the Magistrate cast a divination to pray for snow. The time was the fourth day of the eleventh lunar month in the third year of the Jianyan era of the Southern Song dynasty, which was the Jiyou year. The day branch was Jimao, and the lesson was started with the寅 month general added to the酉 hour. The day branch Jimao belonged to the Jiaxu decade, and the empty position fell on the申 and酉 branches; the branches of the heaven plate, the丑 and寅, also fell exactly on the empty positions, so it was said "the丑 and寅 fall into emptiness." This lesson had four names: "Casting the Seal" (the three transmissions are like melting metal to cast a seal, indicating that matters will take shape and names will be determined), "Taking the Coach" (the nobleman rides in a carriage, indicating promotion and success), "Knowing One" (when there is a conflict in the numbers, take the one similar to the day stem for comparison, indicating that the matter has a single master), and "Exercising Virtue" (the nobleman is present, indicating self-reflection and cultivation of virtue will bring good fortune). The heaven plate layout: the nobleman rode the申, followed by the Teng Snake on酉, the Vermilion Bird on戌, the Liu He on亥, the Gou Chen on子, the Azure Dragon on丑, the Tian Kong on寅, the White Tiger on卯, the Tai Chang on辰, the Black Tortoise on巳, the Tai Yin on午, and the Heavenly Empress on未. The four lessons were arranged from right to left: the first lesson had the day stem Ji on子, riding the Gou Chen; the second lesson had子 on巳, riding the Black Tortoise; the third lesson had the day branch卯 on申, riding the nobleman; the fourth lesson had申 on丑, riding the Azure Dragon. The three transmissions were巳,戌, and卯: the first transmission, Xinsi, was the parent爻, riding the Black Tortoise; the middle transmission, Jiaxu, was the brother爻, riding the Vermilion Bird, and secretly also the ghost爻; the final transmission, Jimao, was the official ghost爻, riding the White Tiger.

邵先生曰：數日來，天氣和暖，宛如三九月，州縣雖然祈雪，皆無響應，今得此課，明日天色必變，巳時風起轉寒，未時有雨，亥時作雪，厚有七寸。眾官皆嘆曰：今日晴暖，雪從何來？當日已晚，次早眾官在壇，待至巳時，果然風起。霎時雲合，未時微雨，眾官散後，北風大作，甚冷，二更後下雪，至次日未時方止，果積七寸。

Master Zhao said: These days the weather has been warm, almost like the weather in March or September; although the prefectures and counties have set up altars to pray for snow, there has been no response. Now, by divination, it is predicted that the weather will definitely change tomorrow: starting from the period of巳 (from 9 to 11 a.m.), the wind will rise and the temperature will drop; at the period of未 (from 1 to 3 p.m.), it will rain; by the period of亥 (from 9 to 11 p.m.), it will turn into snow, and the snowfall will be seven inches thick. The officials present were all amazed, saying: "It is so sunny and warm today, how can there be snow?" By the time the day was nearly evening, the next day morning the officials went to the altar to wait for the snow. At the period of巳, the wind indeed rose. Soon clouds gathered, and at the period of未, it began to rain lightly. After the officials had dispersed, a strong north wind arose, and the weather suddenly turned cold. By the second watch (after 9 p.m.), it began to snow, and it continued until the period of未 the next day, when it stopped. The snowfall was indeed seven inches thick, exactly as predicted.

先生析曰；蓋此課，火伏於下，水升乎上，不拘占雪占雨，皆當日有。況申為夜貴，正是權柄。日上又見天河之水，騰運乎上，必流乎下。初傳巳火臨子被克，上見玄武，變成大風雪。蓋巳戌卯鑄印，春夏秋必雨，冬必雪。末傳卯作白虎，與申皆是白色，申乃空亡，正是空中降下，乃造化之所生也。夫火伏於下，水騰乎上，一雨也；申子為水，加臨日辰，二雨也；三傳順行，三雨也；卯為雷，雷過西方為虎所制，雖冬月無雷，豈深冬無雪乎？子作勾陳，占雨主連綿、主雪，主深厚。凡鑄印課，占天時必大雨雪。

Master Zhao explained that this divination case has a pattern where fire is hidden below and water rises above. Whether predicting snow or rain, the result will occur on the same day. Moreover, the metal of the hour of Shen is the nobleman of the day, representing the authority of the person in charge. There is also a yin water (zi) above the day stem, which is the heavenly river water. Since it has already risen above, it must flow down. The first transmission, which is the fire of si, is placed on top of the water and is thus overcome by water. Above it is the black tortoise, the water deity and the deity of darkness, thus forming a heavy snowstorm. Because the three transmissions of si, xu, and mao form the "cast seal" pattern, this case will certainly bring rain in spring, summer, and autumn, and snow in winter. The final transmission, mao wood, is occupied by the white tiger, which is white, and the metal of shen is also white. Moreover, shen is at the position of kongwang, which symbolizes something falling from the sky, which is exactly the natural formation of snow. From the "rain signs": fire hidden below and water rising above is the first sign of rain; shen and zi, both water, are placed above the day branch, which is the second sign of rain; the three transmissions follow in order, which is the third sign of rain. Mao is thunder, and thunder moving west is restrained by the white tiger (metal). Although thunder does not occur in winter, can there be no snow in the deepest winter? Zi water is occupied by gouchen, which indicates continuous rain when predicting rain and thick snow when predicting snow. Generally, the "cast seal" pattern, when used to predict weather, will certainly bring heavy rain or heavy snow.

02）十二月戊申日子將申時，（寅卯空亡，午未落空），元首，潤下，勵德，六儀，占晴雨。 六朱 陳酉戌亥子蛇 龍申 丑貴 玄 蛇 貴 陳 兄 甲辰 玄 初（暗鬼） 空未 寅后 辰 子 丑 酉 子 戊申 龍 中 虎午巳辰卯陰 子 申 酉 戊 財 壬子 蛇 末 常玄

Second example: On a certain year's twelfth month, on the day of Wu Shen, divination was made to determine whether it would be sunny or rainy. The lesson was started by placing the month general Zi on the Shen hour. The day Wu Shen belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty branches falling on Yin and Mao. The branches Wu and Wei on the heaven plate are located in the empty position. The name of the lesson has four parts: "Original Head" (among the four lessons, there is only one instance where the upper god overcomes the lower god; this is taken as the initiating transmission, indicating the matter is upright and orderly), "Moistening Down" (the three transmissions Shen, Zi, and Chen form a water trinity, indicating water flows downward and moistens), "Encouraging Virtue," and "Six Instruments" (the lesson includes the first instrument of the decade, indicating the ability to resolve misfortune). The heaven plate layout: the nobleman rides Chou, followed by Teng Snake riding Zi, Vermilion Bird riding Hai, Liu He riding Xu, Gou Chen riding You, Azure Dragon riding Shen, Tian Kong riding Wei, Bai Hu riding Wu, Tai Chang riding Si, Xuan Wu riding Chen, Tai Yin riding Mao, and Tian Hou riding Yin. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson has Wu riding You, with Gou Chen; the second lesson has You riding Chou, with the nobleman; the third lesson has Shen riding Zi, with Teng Snake; the fourth lesson has Zi riding Chen, with Xuan Wu. The three transmissions are Chen, Shen, and Zi: the first transmission Jiachen is the brother's yao, riding Xuan Wu, and also serving as a hidden ghost; the middle transmission Wu Shen is the son's yao, riding Azure Dragon; the final transmission Ren Zi is the wife's wealth yao, riding Teng Snake.

邵先生曰：潤下課，元臨子作用，中傳龍又乘申，末又是夜青龍。若春占主水漲，今冬占必有大雪。果辛亥日雨，丙辰日大雪，戊午日晴而起風。

Master Zhao said: This is a "run down" divination case. The first transmission is Chen added upon Zi water and initiates the action. The middle transmission is the Azure Dragon riding on Shen metal (Shen is the long life of water, and the Azure Dragon is the god of rain). The final transmission is Zi water still present in the water vapor of the Azure Dragon throughout the night. If this divination is cast in spring, it indicates swollen rivers and streams; but now, since it is winter, there must certainly be heavy snow. Later it indeed came true: on Xinhai day it rained, on Bingchen day there was heavy snow, and on Wuwu day it cleared up and wind blew, all in exact sequence.

03）庚辰日浙江大旱，九月十五日癸丑日辰將辰時，（寅卯空亡，寅卯落空），伏吟，亂首，勵德，遊子，稼穡，州官占雨。斷語遺失。 后陰 貴巳午未申玄 蛇辰 酉常 陳 陳 陳 陳 鬼 癸丑 陳 初 朱卯 戌虎 丑 丑 丑 丑 鬼 庚戌 虎 中 六寅丑子亥空 丑 丑 丑 癸 鬼 丁未 陰 末（丁神） 陳龍

Third example: In the year Gengchen, Zhejiang experienced a severe drought. On the fifteenth day of the ninth month, Guichou day, the local official came to consult the divination in order to pray for rain, using the month of Chen as the month general placed on the hour of Chen. Guichou day belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty palace falling on Yin and Mao; the branches of Yin and Mao on the heaven plate also fall exactly on the empty palace. Since the month general and the time of divination are in the same position, the heaven plate and earth plate completely overlap, making it a "Hidden Chant" lesson (all matters are hidden and motionless). It also combines "Disorder of the Head" (superior and inferior positions are confused, hierarchy is lost), "Encouragement of Virtue," "Wanderer" (indicating wandering away), and "Cultivation of Farming and Cultivation" (the three transmissions form a earth pattern with the branches Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei, indicating matters related to farmland and crops). The commentary of this example has been lost in transmission, and the original text only contains the lesson structure, without the judgment provided by Zhao Master. Heaven plate layout: Nobleman rides on Si, followed by Teng Snake riding on Chen, Vermilion Bird riding on Mao, Liu He riding on Yin, Gou Chen riding on Chou, Azure Dragon riding on Zi, Tian Kong riding on Hai, Bai Hu riding on Xu, Tai Chang riding on You, Xuan Wu riding on Shen, Tai Yin riding on Wei, and Tian Hou riding on Wu. The four lessons are all the same due to the Hidden Chant: the day stem Guichou is lodged in Chou, and both the day stem and day branch result in Chou, so all four lessons are Chou added to Chou, all riding on Gou Chen. The three transmissions are Chou, Xu, and Wei: initial transmission is Guichou, middle transmission is Gengxu, and final transmission is Dingwei, all of which are earth, for the day stem of water, they are all official ghost trigrams, riding on Gou Chen, Bai Hu, and Tai Yin respectively; the final transmission Dingwei is also "Ding God" (indicating change and movement).

04）張九翁戊午生五十一歲，占宅。戊申年九月庚寅日辰將未時。（午未空亡，卯辰落空），元首，元胎。 朱六 蛇寅卯辰巳陳 貴丑 午龍 虎 陰 蛇 陳 鬼 癸巳 陳 初 后子 未空 申 亥 寅 巳 財 庚寅 蛇 中 陰亥戌酉申虎 亥 寅 巳 庚 子 丁亥 陰 末（丁神）（暗鬼） 玄常

Fourth example: Zhang Jiugong was born in the year Wuwu, and is fifty-one years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Jiashen, ninth month, day Gengyin. The lesson was cast with the month Chén as the general, placed on the hour Wei. The day Gengyin belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty branches falling on Wu and Wei. The branches of the heaven plate, Mao and Chen, fall on the empty branches. The lesson is called "Original Head" (one above conquers one below, initiating transmission) and "Original Embryo" (the main matter is in the state of being conceived and sprouting). Heaven plate layout: the nobleman rides Chou, followed by Teng Snake riding Yin, Vermilion Bird riding Mao, Liu He riding Chen, Gou Chen riding Si, Azure Dragon riding Wu, Tian Kong riding Wei, White Tiger riding Shen, Tai Chang riding You, Black Tortoise riding Xu, Tai Yin riding Hai, and Heavenly Empress riding Zi. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Geng with Si, riding Gou Chen; the second lesson has Si with Yin, riding Teng Snake; the third lesson has the day branch Yin with Hai, riding Tai Yin; the fourth lesson has Hai with Shen, riding White Tiger. The three transmissions are Si, Yin, and Hai: the first transmission, Gui Si, is the official ghost爻, riding Gou Chen; the middle transmission, Geng Yin, is the wife wealth爻, riding Teng Snake; the final transmission, Ding Hai, is the son grandson爻, riding Tai Yin, which is also the "Ding spirit," and secretly contains ghostly energy.

邵先生曰：干支皆受上神來生，利宅不利人。干上發用歸傳支，末傳亥脫今日之干而生今日之支，因充役費用，又與姓陳吏人不和，尊長末後為兒娶婦，所費盡壞家計；十一年間陰人守寡，是時家產四分矣。張九翁果先好，後因充役，大有所費；又為妻叔與陳姓吏人作鬼，因來動店內物，卻乃爭訟；後二年又與子娶婦，倍陪女家；後五年因弟有事，遂作四分分也。

Shao said: When both the day stem and day branch are being born by their upper gods, this is a favorable situation for the house but unfavorable for people. The initiating transmission starts from the day stem, but the three transmissions end up on the day branch (the house); the final transmission, which is亥 water, drains the qi of today's庚 gold, and instead goes on to birth today's寅 wood day branch. This indicates that the person will be forced to serve the government as a messenger, spending a lot of money. There will also be conflicts with a man surnamed Chen. The family elders will eventually have to marry off their son, which will cost a great deal and may ruin the family's fortune. Within eleven years, a woman will become a widow, and by then the family property will have been divided into four parts. Later, Zhang Jiawang indeed first experienced smooth circumstances, but later was forced to serve as a messenger, spending a great deal of money. His wife's uncle and the man surnamed Chen interfered, using his goods, leading to a lawsuit. Two years later, he married off his son, giving double the dowry. Five years later, due to his brother's troubles, the family property was divided into four parts, exactly as predicted.

先生析曰；蓋庚生於巳，寅生於亥，庚脫於亥，寅脫於巳，干支俱受生而互受脫，是先興旺而後衰敗也。亥數四、寅數七，乃十一年也。亥脫今日干，則耗洩我矣，故主費財。亥為支之長生，生宅脫我，豈不是為宅舊役累而費用乎？宅上亥乃脫神，從宅發出，為末傳，又來脫我，亥為婦人，故曰為子娶婦費壞也。上加太陰，為老陰人，故又主陰人守寡，中傳寅為吏人，上為蛇撓，又為今日絕神，且寅又為今日財神，陰人得亥為脫氣，故主因妻與吏人爭訟也。

Shao Master explained that庚 metal is born in巳, and寅 wood is born in亥; conversely, when庚 metal meets亥 water, it is drained and weakened, and when寅 wood meets巳 fire, it is also drained and weakened. The day stem and day branch each receive birth, yet they also drain each other, which is the image of first flourishing and then decline. The number of亥 is four, and the number of寅 is seven; four plus seven makes eleven, so it is fixed on eleven years. The亥 water drains the energy of庚 metal, which is a loss, thus indicating expenditure of money.亥 water is the long life of the day branch (house), which generates the house but drains me, which is precisely due to old officials causing expenditure. The亥 on the house is originally a draining spirit, originating from the house position and falling into the final transmission, returning to drain me again;亥 represents a woman in human affairs, so it is said that the family spends its resources for the son's marriage.亥 is covered by Tai Yin, which is an old woman of the year, thus also indicating a woman remaining a widow. The middle transmission寅 wood represents officials, and寅 is covered by Teng Snake, indicating entanglement and disturbance;寅 is also the place where庚 metal reaches its end, and it is also the day's wealth element. The wife and wealth element's阴 person meets亥 water and is drained, thus indicating disputes with officials due to the wife's family.

05）葉助教戊午生五十一歲占宅，戊申年正月辛卯日子將未時。（午未空亡，亥子落空），重審，勵德，不備，斫輪，贅婿。 龍空 陳戌亥子丑虎 六酉 寅常 虎 朱 朱 玄 財 辛卯 玄 初 朱申 卯玄 丑 申 申 卯 兄 甲申 朱 中 蛇未午巳辰陰 申 卯 卯 辛 父 己丑 虎 末 貴後

Fifth example: Ye, the tutor, was born in the Wuwu year and is fifty-one years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the Jiashen year, first lunar month, Xinmao day. The class was cast using the Zi month general added to the Wei hour. The Xinmao day belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty branches falling on Wu and Wei. The branches Hai and Zi on the Heaven Plate fall in the empty palace. The names of the class are five: "Chong Shen" (the lower god steals from the upper god, the matter starts from within, it is suitable to re-examine carefully), "Li De" (the four lessons are not complete, only three are formed, indicating things are incomplete and lack thoroughness), "Zhuo Lun" (taking the meaning from the "Zhuangzi" story of Lun Bian Zhuo Lun, indicating that only a master can accomplish a task), "Zhu Xue" (the day branch approaches the day stem and is controlled by the day stem, like a bridegroom who is taken in, indicating the house depends on people, and is dependent from outside). The Heaven Plate layout: the Nobleman rides Wu, followed by Teng Snake riding Wei, Vermilion Bird riding Shen, Liu He riding You, Gou Chen riding Xu, Azure Dragon riding Hai, Tian Kong riding Zi, Bai Hu riding Chou, Tai Chang riding Yin, Tai Yin riding Chen, Tian Hou riding Si. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, on the day stem Xin, has卯, riding Xuan Wu; the second lesson, on卯, has Shen, riding Zhu Qu; the third lesson, on the day branch卯, has Shen, riding Zhu Qu; the fourth lesson, on Shen, has Chou, riding Bai Hu. The three transmissions are卯, Shen, and Chou: the first transmission,Xinmao, is the wife's wealth, riding Xuan Wu; the middle transmission, Jiashen, is the brother, riding Zhu Qu; the final transmission, Jichou, is the father, riding Bai Hu.

邵先生曰：此課支來就干為干所制，名曰贅婿。太歲入宅克宅，宅來就人又被人克，六年中家破屋拆，遂成墓地，必葬尊長在內。六年之前，四分五裂，門戶分張，主外姓或還俗僧人入撓，遂宅破矣。

Master Zhao said: In this lesson, the day branch comes to the day stem and is subdued by the day stem. This lesson is called "赘婿" (a dependent son-in-law). The previous year's heavenly stem enters the residence position and overcomes the residence, and the residence then comes to the person, but after coming to the person, it is still overcome by the person. Thus, within six years, the family will certainly break up and the house will be demolished, and the foundation of the residence will finally become a graveyard, and there will certainly be an elder relative buried there. Before six years, the family has already split into four parts, and the family door has separated and started living separately; there will also be outsiders or people who have left the Buddhist order coming in to disturb, and the residence will thus fall into disrepair.

先生析曰；蓋末傳丑為辛日之墓神，臨太歲上，太歲為其所墓，遂來宅上而克宅，宅被克，走回日上，又為日所克，宅既不留，屋何存立？又自身上發傳入宅，又逢太歲來加，又太歲上見今日之墓神丑，丑土生申金，是申金之尊長，庚辛墓於丑，是尊長葬埋之處。卯數六，故不出六年。申為僧，辛與申同類，還俗僧也。或乙酉見辛卯，或辛酉見乙酉，皆係還俗僧。乙為沙門，辛為僧舍也。卯上見元武，故主門戶分張。後癸丑年其叔死，遂殯於內。叔有三子，一子為僧，還族歸分家產，助教不肯，經官斷定作諸子分家，與叔共五子，助教亦得一分，作六分分矣。戊申至癸丑乃六年，當年又死一男一女，乃太歲克宅故也。其經官者，亦太歲入宅克宅也。卯為沙門，申為僧之申與辛同類，今從外退回宅上，是僧還俗也。乙亦沙門，辛為僧舍，申，辛之兄也。

Master Zhao explained that the final transmission, which is the earth branch of Chou (丑), is the tomb god of the day stem of Xin metal. It is located above the heavenly stem of Shen (申), which is the year stem. The year stem is thus being buried by the tomb god. This tomb god then moves to the house position and attacks the house. Since the house is attacked, it retreats back to the day stem position, but is again attacked by the day stem. The house cannot be retained, so how can the building stand? Now, the initiating transmission starts from the day stem itself, moves into the house position, and meets the year stem on top. However, the year stem is also overlaid by the tomb god of today, which is Chou. The earth of Chou can generate the metal of Shen, meaning that Chou is the superior of Shen. Both Geng and Xin are buried in Chou, indicating that this is the proper place for the burial of the respected elder. The number of Mao is six, so the prediction is that it will not last more than six years. In terms of human affairs, Shen represents monks. Since Xin and Shen are both metal, they are of the same type, and together they indicate a monk returning to secular life. Whether it is Yiyou (乙酉) meeting Xinmao (辛卯) or Xinyou (辛酉) meeting Yiyou (乙酉), both indicate a monk returning to secular life. Yi represents a monk, and Xin represents the monastery. The position of Mao is occupied by Xuanwu, which indicates that the family will split up and each branch will establish its own household. Later, in the year Guichou (癸丑), his uncle died, and he was buried in the house. The uncle had three sons, one of whom became a monk. This monk returned to secular life and wanted to divide the property. Master Ye, the instructor, refused. The case was taken to court, and the court ruled that the property should be divided among the five sons, including the uncle's family, and Master Ye himself also received a share, resulting in six shares in total. From the year Wushen (戊申) to the year Guichou (癸丑) is exactly six years. That year, a son and a daughter died in the family, which was due to the year stem attacking the house. The conflict that reached the court was also caused by the year stem entering the house and attacking it. Mao represents a monk, Shen represents a monk, and Shen and Xin are of the same type. Now, Shen returns from outside to the house, which is the image of a monk returning to secular life. Yi also represents a monk, Xin represents the monastery, and Shen is the elder brother of Xin. All these symbolic meanings point to the same event.

06）邵三翁癸亥生，四十六歲，占宅。戊申年八月辛巳日辰將亥時。（申酉空亡，丑寅落空），重審，斬關，勵德，不備，斫輪，亂首。 六朱 陳戌亥子丑蛇 龍酉 寅貴 后 陳 空 后 財 己卯 后 初 空申 卯后 卯 戌 申 卯 兄 空申 空 中（空亡） 虎未午巳辰陰 戌 巳 卯 辛 父 丁丑 蛇 末（落空）（丁神）（暗鬼） 常玄

The sixth example: Zhao San翁 was born in the year Gui Hai, and is forty-six years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Wu Shen, eighth lunar month, Xin Si day. The divination was started with the month of Chen as the general, placed on the亥 hour. Xin Si day belongs to the Jia Xu decade, with the empty space falling on Shen and You. The branches of the heaven plate, Chou and Yin, fall on the empty space. The names of the lesson are six: "Re-examination", "Cutting the Pass" (indicating movement across borders, suitable for moving in and out), "Urging Virtue", "Incompleteness", "Cutting the Wheel", and "Disorder at the Beginning" (indicating mutual conflict, disorder in hierarchy). The heaven plate layout: the nobleman is on寅, followed by the Teng Snake on Chou, the Vermilion Bird on Zi, the Liu He on Hai, the Gou Chen on Xu, the Azure Dragon on You, the Tian Kong on Shen, the Bai Hu on Wei, the Tai Chang on Wu, the Xuan Wu on Si, the Tai Yin on Chen, and the Heavenly Empress on Mao. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Xin with Mao, riding the Heavenly Empress; the second lesson has Mao with Shen, riding the Tian Kong; the third lesson has the day branch Si with Xu, riding the Gou Chen; the fourth lesson has Xu with Mao, riding the Heavenly Empress. The three transmissions are Mao, Shen, and Chou: the first transmission, Ji Mao, is the wife's wealth, riding the Heavenly Empress; the middle transmission, Shen, falls in the empty space, with no hidden stem to rely on, riding the Tian Kong; the final transmission, Ding Chou, is the parents' wealth, riding the Teng Snake, which also falls in the empty space, is the "Ding spirit," and contains hidden ghostly energy.

邵先生曰：此課乃妻為主，日去加辰，夫去脫妻，妻為長，夫反為少也。然汝之妻，本兄之妻，而汝得之，日後只得九年相守。第八年因作生地，與兄弟不足，生難得此地，而死不得葬也。目下主喪妻，緣是磨壓東門，所以有再娶之患也。

Master Zhao said: This divination is centered around the wife. The day stem has moved to the day branch, indicating that the husband is reversing to drain the wife's energy; the wife is in a position of authority, while the husband becomes the younger party. Moreover, your current wife was originally your elder brother's wife, and she has only recently become yours. In the future, you two can only remain together for nine years. In the eighth year, there will be a conflict with your brothers over the construction of a pre-prepared tomb site; you will not be able to claim the land while alive, and you will also be unable to be buried there after death. Currently, the divination indicates the loss of the wife, as there is an image of a grinding stone pressing on the eastern gate, which suggests that you will eventually remarry.

先生析曰；申為磨，中卯為壓東門也。辛以卯為妻，上見天后，妻為主。干又就支，反致勾留，上見勾陳故也。申加卯上作天空，申乃今日之同類，而加妻上，是兄之妻也。申同類為兄，加卯妻爻上，是為兄之妻。然不加申酉空亡，又作天空，必兄已亡過，遂有其妻，所以邵公敢開此口。若申不空，則不可亂斷。末丑，辛之墓；加於同類之上，並蛇丑八數，是以八年因開生地，與兄弟不和，丑土生申金，乃生地也。九年死者，戌加巳，上五下四，共九數也。

Shao Master explained that the metal of Shen symbolizes a grinding stone, and the middle transmission's卯 wood in the east represents the image of a grinding stone pressing down on the eastern gate. The metal of Xin takes the wood of卯 as wife's wealth, and the卯 is occupied by the Heavenly Empress (the goddess of the girl mansion), so the divination is determined to be about the wife. The day stem goes to the day branch and gets entangled, because the day branch is occupied by Gou Chen (the god of being detained). The metal of Shen is placed on the wood of卯 and is occupied by Tian Kong (the god of emptiness): Shen is the same type as the day stem of Xin, and the same type is placed on the wife's爻, which is the wife of the elder brother. The same type is the elder brother, placed on the wife's爻 of卯, which is exactly 'the wife of the elder brother'. However, since Shen and You fall into the empty period, and Shen is also occupied by Tian Kong (the god of emptiness), it shows that the elder brother has already died, and the younger brother has taken over his wife; Shao Master therefore dared to make a definite statement. If Shen did not fall into the empty period, such a conclusion could not be made. The final transmission of Chou is the tomb and storage of the metal of Xin, placed on the same type of Shen metal; combined with the number of Teng Snake and Chou, they total eight, so it is concluded that there will be conflict with brothers due to digging a tomb in the eighth year. The earth of Chou can generate the metal of Shen, which is the image of 'a place of birth'. As for the wife's death in the ninth year, it is because Xu is placed on Si, Xu's number is five and Si's number is four, with the upper five and lower four forming the number nine.

07）邵秀才癸丑年生五十七歲占宅及父母，己酉年二月乙巳日戌將亥時。（寅卯空亡，丑寅落空），邵秀才名百一，閏月十二日辰時生。 六朱 陳辰巳午未蛇 龍卯 申貴 龍 陳 空 龍 財 甲辰 陳 初 空寅 酉后 卯 辰 寅 卯 兄 空卯 龍 中（空亡） 虎丑子亥戌陰 辰 巳 卯 乙 兄 空寅 空 末（空亡）（落空） 常玄

Seventh example: Zhao Xiucai was born in the year Gui Chou, and is now fifty-seven years old. He consulted the divination for matters concerning his residence and his parents. The time was in the year Ji You, second month, Yi Si day. The month was Xu, and the lesson was cast with Xu as the month general added to the亥 hour. Yi Si day belongs to the Ji Chen decade, with the empty branches falling on寅 and卯. The branches of the heaven plate,丑 and寅, are located in the empty palace. Original note: Zhao Xiucai's name is Baiyi, born on the twelfth day of a leap month at the hour of Chen. Heaven plate layout: the nobleman rides Shen, followed by Teng Snake riding Wei, Vermilion Bird riding Wu, Liu He riding Si, Gou Chen riding Chen, Azure Dragon riding Mao, Tian Kong riding Yin, Bai Hu riding Chou, Tai Chang riding Zi, Xuan Wu riding Hai, Tai Yin riding Xu, and Heavenly Empress riding You. The four lessons, arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Yi with Mao, riding Azure Dragon; the second lesson has Mao with Chen, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson has the day branch Si with Chen, riding Gou Chen; the fourth lesson has Chen with Mao, riding Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are Chen, Mao, and Yin: the first transmission, Ji Chen, is the wife's wealth, riding Gou Chen; the second transmission, Mao, falls in the empty branch, as the brother's wealth, riding Azure Dragon; the third transmission, Yin, also falls in the empty branch and is in an empty place, same as the brother's wealth, riding Tian Kong.

邵先生曰：凡傳用，若干支陰陽已先據其位，只以不備推測，不可重複取用。今第一課卯加辰，卯木辰內乙亦木不克，第二課寅加卯第三課辰加巳俱不克，第四課卯加辰，乙已為干先據，何得重傳？是支課不足用也，當以日遙克為用，卦名彈射，如此占之主應，術人多以第四課發用為元首，傳用已差，占何得應？皆由用術不精，反雲六壬不靈，豈不誣哉？

Master Zhao said: Whenever taking the three transmissions and initiating transmission, if the hidden heavenly stems of the day stem and day branch have already occupied a certain position, then it can only be treated as an incomplete lesson, and the same position cannot be used again. In the current lesson: the first lesson is卯 added to辰, 卯 is wood, and the hidden 乙 in辰 is also wood, so they are of the same type and do not mutually control; the second lesson is寅 added to卯, the third lesson is辰 added to巳, and none of them are mutually controlling. The fourth lesson is again卯 added to辰, but the 乙 wood of the day stem has already occupied this position, so how can it be used again for transmission? It is clear that none of the branches are suitable for initiating transmission, so we should instead use the "remote control" of the day stem. This lesson is called "shooting from afar" (like a projectile shot from a distance, indicating the matter coming from afar). Only by doing this can the divination be accurate. However, most diviners use the fourth lesson for initiating transmission, treating it as the "head" lesson. If the initiating transmission is already wrong, how can the divination be accurate? This is due to the lack of skill in using the method, and yet they blame the Six Rats for being ineffective. Is it not a misunderstanding of the Six Rats?

先生析曰；此課乙木克土，卯來害日，宅不容人。初傳辰，自宅上傳出，中仍歸卯位，此乃奪父之財祿，三傳不離支干，乙以卯為祿，寅為同類，必有兄弟出去了，後復歸來。辰為勾陳主爭訟，課中不見父母，止同類自相吞併，占者與父母各居十六七年，至五十九、六十，行年到亥子，上見父母，則有服矣。後分毫不爽。（此課必須仔細研讀，裡面有六壬要義）

Master Zhao explained that in this divination, the wood of Yi is overcoming the earth, and the卯 wood is also harming the day stem. This is an image of a house that cannot accommodate people. The first transmission is the earth of Chen coming from the house position, and the middle transmission returns to the position of卯 wood, which signifies the taking away of the father's wealth and status. The three transmissions never leave the day stem and day branch: the wood of Yi takes卯 as its禄神 and寅 as its同类 brothers, so there must be brothers who leave home first and then return. The earth of Chen is occupied by Gou Chen, indicating disputes; and throughout the divination, there is no appearance of the parents' yao, only mutual consumption among similar elements. Therefore, it is concluded that the person will live separately from their parents for sixteen or seventeen years; when they reach fifty-nine or sixty years old, and the flowing year reaches亥 or子, the parents' yao will appear at that time, indicating a mourning event. This prediction was fully verified later. (The editor's note: This divination must be carefully studied, as it contains important principles of Liu Xin.)

08）邵巡檢癸亥生，四十六歲，占宅。戊申年六月二十七庚辰日午將寅時，（申酉空亡，子丑落空）。元首，潤下，不備，勵德，閉口。 六陳 朱酉戌亥子龍 蛇申 丑空 龍 蛇 玄 龍 父 庚辰 玄 初 貴未 寅虎 子 申 辰 子 兄 空申 蛇 中（空亡） 后午巳辰卯常 申 辰 子 庚 子 丙子 龍 末（落空）（暗鬼） 陰玄

Eighth example: A man named Shao, born in the year Guihai, aged forty-six, consulted about his residence. The time was on the day of Gengchen in the year Wushen, sixth month, twenty-seventh day. The divination was started with the hour of Wu (午) as the month general, added to the hour of Yin (寅). The day Gengchen belongs to the Jiaxu decade, with the empty position falling on Shen and You. The branches Zi and Chou on the heaven plate are in the empty position. The lesson has five names: "Original Head," "Moistening Down" (three transmissions form a water trinity of Shen, Zi, and Chen), "Incomplete" (four lessons are not complete), "Encouraging Virtue," and "Closed Mouth" (the nobleman is on Hai or the lesson pattern is blocked, indicating difficulty in speaking or explaining matters). The heaven plate was set with the month general Wu added to the hour Yin. The nobleman rides Wei, below which Teng Snake rides Shen, Zhu Que rides You, Liu He rides Xu, Gou Chen rides Hai, Qing Long rides Zi, Tian Kong rides Chou, Bai Hu rides Yin, Tai Chang rides Mao, Xuan Wu rides Chen, Tai Yin rides Si, and Tian Hou rides Wu. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is on the day stem Geng with Zi, riding Qing Long; the second lesson is on Zi with Chen, riding Xuan Wu; the third lesson is on the day branch Chen with Shen, riding Teng Snake; the fourth lesson is on Shen with Zi, riding Qing Long. The three transmissions are Chen, Shen, and Zi: the first transmission Gengchen is the parent's yao, riding Xuan Wu; the middle transmission Shen falls in the empty position, representing the brother's yao, riding Teng Snake; the final transmission Bingzi is the child's yao, riding Qing Long, which falls in the empty position and is also concealed by ghostly energy.

邵先生曰：金日得水局，三傳日辰皆子孫，脫處見青龍，生年見元武，臨官上見螣蛇，一生被子息作吵，一個死了，一個又來，且生得好取盡父母氣力了方休，家計亦被子孫磨滅。此宅十二年後出怪，住不得，必別遷。初受任日，兵卒不合，末後卻吉。後任必得巡檢水陸之處，更後在水邊屯，三任六十三難過也。邵娶宗女為妻，得被恩澤，前後生八子，或三歲、二歲、一歲即死。及婢生三子，亦然，再納一妾，又生二男一女，前後委被子息壞盡精氣。先生初不與巡檢相識，便知其詳如此。及巡檢任滿，果授英州水陸巡檢，本州島駐箚。至紹興十五年乙丑四月初三作古，果年六十三矣。

Shao Master said: The day stem is Geng metal, but it is in the water trinity of Shen, Zi, and Chen. The three transmissions together with the day stem and the heavenly stem on the hour are all grandsons' yao. The place where energy is released is precisely occupied by the Azure Dragon, and the heavenly stem of the birth year is also occupied by the Black Tortoise. The officialdom position is also occupied by the Teng Snake. Such a pattern indicates that one's life will be disturbed by children and never at peace; one dies, another comes; and the better the fortune, the more the children will exhaust the parents' strength until they are satisfied, and the family's wealth will be gradually worn away. The house will produce strange occurrences after twelve years and will no longer be suitable to live in, and one must move elsewhere. When first taking up the post, there will be discord with soldiers, but later it will turn favorable. Afterwards, the official will certainly be appointed as a water and land inspector, and later he will be stationed by the water. After serving three posts, he will have difficulty passing the age of sixty-three. Shao Master married a daughter of a royal family, thus receiving imperial favor; he had eight sons, some three years old, some two, some one year old and died young; the three sons born to the maidens were also the same; he then took another concubine and had two sons and a daughter. In the end, his family was indeed exhausted of vital energy. Shao Master initially did not know this official, but upon seeing the divination, he described the family's situation in such detail. When the official completed his term, he was indeed appointed as the water and land inspector of Yingzhou, and stationed in the state. He died on April 3rd of the fourth month in the year of Yichou, the fifteenth year of Shaoxing, at the age of sixty-three.

先生析曰；蓋金日得潤下局，及干支上神各為脫氣，庚以子為真氣，子息乘青龍脫氣，又有元武螣蛇二凶，兼青龍三個皆水獸，只管盜其真氣，故一子死，一子又來。辰臨日作蛇，日申七數，辰五數，湊成十二年。螣蛇變龍，所以怪出擾害，遂遷寺中居住。六十三上死者，蓋子加申，子九數，申七數，七九共六十三也。

Shao Master explained that the day stem of Geng metal is encountering the water trinity of Shen, Zi, and Chen, forming a water flow pattern. The heavenly stem above the day stem and the earthly branch above the day stem are both draining the energy of the day stem. Geng metal relies on Zi water as its true essence, but now the son's trigram is riding the Azure Dragon to drain it. Additionally, the Black Tortoise and Teng Snake, twoInauspicious General, along with the Azure Dragon, make three water animals that are only concerned with stealing its true essence, hence one son dies and another comes. The earthly branch Chen is placed above the day stem and rides the Teng Snake: the number of Shen is seven, and the number of Chen is five, seven plus five makes twelve, so it is predicted that something strange will occur at the age of twelve. The Teng Snake is naturally associated with strange occurrences, and it transforms into the position of the Azure Dragon, so strange things arise and disturb the household, and later they had to move to live in a temple. As for dying at the age of sixty-three, it is because Zi is placed on Shen: the number of Zi is nine, and the number of Shen is seven, seven multiplied by nine gives sixty-three.

09）任三翁庚午生三十九歲占宅，戊申年十一月壬寅日丑將申時，（辰巳空亡，酉戌落空），知一，退茹，斬關。 空虎 龍戌亥子丑常 陳酉 寅玄 虎 朱 陳 后 兄 庚子 虎 初 六申 卯陰 子 未 酉 辰 財 空巳 貴 中（空亡） 朱未午巳辰后 未 寅 辰 壬 鬼 戊戌 龍 末（落空）（暗鬼） 蛇貴

Example nine: Ren Sanweng was born in the year Gengwu and is thirty-nine years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Wushen, eleventh month, day Renyin. The class was started with the month general Chou added to the hour Shen. The day Renyin belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The branches You and Xu on the heaven plate fall into the empty positions. The name of the class has three: "Zhi Yi" (taking one for comparison), "Tui Ru" (the three transmissions follow each other and retreat, like the pulling back of grass, indicating the matter gradually shrinking), and "Zhan Guan" (favorable for breaking through the gate and moving). The heaven plate was set with the general Chou added to the hour Shen. The nobleman rode on Si, with Teng Snake on Wu, Vermilion Bird on Wei, Liu He on Shen, Gou Chen on You, Azure Dragon on Xu, Tian Kong on Hai, Bai Hu on Zi, Tai Chang on Chou, Tai Yin on Mao, Tian Hou on Chen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is on the day stem Ren with Chen, riding Tian Hou; the second lesson is on Chen with You, riding Gou Chen; the third lesson is on the day branch Yin with Wei, riding Vermilion Bird; the fourth lesson is on Wei with Zi, riding Bai Hu. The three transmissions are Zi, Si, and Xu: the first transmission is Gengzi, representing the brother's yao, riding Bai Hu; the second transmission is Si, which falls into the empty position, representing the wife's wealth yao, riding the nobleman; the third transmission is Wuxu, representing the official's ghost yao, riding Azure Dragon, falling into the empty position, and also being an invisible ghost.

邵先生曰：此課占宅，而身宅居墓無氣，因婢妾相爭，遂出其婢，而後再歸，卻與宅又合。又常被子息及兄弟作擾，又門戶上口舌不足，只喜末空亡，又是絕鄉，下稍口舌擾亂俱絕無矣。何以知婢再歸？

Master Zhao said: This divination concerns a house, but both the person and the dwelling are in the墓地 (graveyard) and lack life qi. Because the maid and the concubine quarreled, the master drove the maid away. Later, the maid returned, and after her return, she was in harmony with the house. Moreover, there is often disturbance from children and brothers, and there is discord in the household. Fortunately, the final transmission falls on Kongwang, and it is at a dead end, so eventually the disputes and disturbances will dissipate. Then, how do we know that the maid who was driven away will return?

先生析曰；蓋天盤酉之陰神，卻乃寅加酉，又是宅也。兼酉加辰與辰合，天將勾陳夾住，勾陳為牙人，故主辰日其婢再還也。又辰為日上神故也。大凡隔七八局，三傳回環，只是發用與宅六害，故事多阻。巳既絕地，故至甲辰乙巳日自絕也。果一一如占。

Master Zhao explained that the yin spirit of the Heaven Plate You is exactly the Yin added to You, and Yin is the Day Branch, which is also the dwelling position. Furthermore, You is added to Chen, and Chen and You form aLiu He; both positions are also enclosed by Gou Chen. Gou Chen in human affairs represents an intermediary, so it was determined that the servant girl on the Chen day would be brought back through the mediation of someone else. Moreover, Chen is exactly the spirit on the Day Stem, which is harmonious with people. Generally, when the Heaven and Earth Plates are separated by about seven or eight positions, and the Three Transmissions form a circular pattern, it is because the Initiating Transmission and the dwelling position form a six harmful relationship, so things often encounter obstacles. Since Si is the absolute decline for Ren water, by the time it reaches Jiachen and Yisi days, these disturbances naturally cease. Later, it indeed turned out exactly as predicted.

10）邵伯達占宅基，己酉年十月十五庚寅日寅將酉時，（午未空亡，亥子落空），鑄印，知一，驀越。 陳龍 六戌亥子丑空 朱酉 寅虎 龍 貴 后 空 子 戊子 龍 初（落空） 蛇申 卯常 子 未 午 丑 官 癸巳 陰 中 貴未午巳辰玄 未 寅 丑 庚 父 丙戌 六 末（暗鬼） 后陰

Example Ten: Zhao Bodada divined for the purchase of a plot of land. The time was the year Jiyou, tenth month, fifteenth day, Gengyin day. The lesson was cast with the month of寅 as the general added to the酉 hour. The Gengyin day belonged to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The Heaven Plate's Zi and Hai branches fell in the Kongwang positions. The lesson had three names: "Casting Seal," "Knowing One," and "Leap Over" (the three transmissions jumping out of place, indicating unexpected events occurring suddenly). The Heaven Plate was set with the寅 general added to the酉 hour. The Nobleman rode on Wei, below which Teng Snake rode on Shen, Zhu Que on You, Liu He on Xu, Gou Chen on Hai, Qing Long on Zi, Tian Kong on Chou, Bai Hu on Yin, Tai Chang on Mao, Xuan Wu on Chen, Tai Yin on Si, and Tian Hou on Wu. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson had the day stem Geng with the Zi branch on it, riding Tian Kong; the second lesson had the Zi branch with the Wu branch on it, riding Tian Hou; the third lesson had the day branch Yin with the Wei branch on it, riding the Nobleman; the fourth lesson had the Wei branch with the Zi branch on it, riding Qing Long. The three transmissions were Zi, Si, and Xu: the first transmission, Wu Zi, was the son爻, riding Qing Long and falling into the empty position; the middle transmission, Gui Si, was the official ghost爻, riding Tai Yin; the final transmission, Bing Xu, was the parent爻, riding Liu He, secretly accompanied by the ghost.

邵先生曰：大凡占求宅基，以日為人，辰為宅，須看支辰，合支上空亡，是宅不可得而圖也。本身近基且近宅，何以得移？初傳脫氣，雖得青龍，又在空地，亦是暫住，尚未有定論也。中傳巳，巳為店業，太陰為婦人。巳加子作太陰，庚生於巳，是買得老婦人店業，便是宅基，其婦人幹辦，是本人親族，事皆由他。伯達以兄弟眾多，伯叔共住，欲謀遷外居，累求未許，其婦人店屋，是伊房叔母，因無生計與彼當門戶，卻要設計買得店屋，遂與彼私增價買之，至丁巳年方才造此宅也。

Master Zhao said: In general, when divining about seeking a place for a residence, the day stem represents the person, and the day branch represents the house. One must first examine the day branch. If the heavenly stem on the day branch falls into kongwang, then the foundation cannot be obtained, and the plan will not succeed. Now the person asking the question is both close to this site and close to his current residence, how can he talk about moving? The first transmission is a leakage of my energy, although it is riding the azure dragon, it still falls into an empty place, indicating that even if he moves in, it is only temporary and not yet settled. The middle transmission is si, which represents shops and properties; tai yin represents women. Si is placed on zi and rides tai yin, and geng metal is long lived in si, so it is concluded that he will buy a shop from an elderly woman, and that shop is the residence he wants. The woman handling the matter is a relative of his family, and everything is decided by her. Master Zhao Boda has many brothers and lives with his uncles and fathers-in-law in the same house, wanting to plan to move out, but his requests are repeatedly refused. The shop belonging to the woman is actually owned by his paternal uncle; the uncle, having no means of livelihood, shares the household with his family, so he devised a way to buy the shop, secretly increasing the price until the year dingsi, when he built a house on this site.

先生析曰；夫宅要看支，支上空，是未有宅基也。卻見中傳長生，便就長生上言，況求新宅，看何方生旺即是。巳為店，加子為北方，太陰為婦人，未戌屬土，生今日之庚，乃是尊長作干人。戌又為僕，乃干僕也。六合則成就也。

Master Zhao explained that when divining about a house, one should look at the day branch. If the god on the day branch falls into an empty position, it indicates that there is no foundation yet. However, the middle transmission shows the god of growth, so one should base the interpretation on the growth. Moreover, since the inquiry is about purchasing a new house, one should examine which direction is favorable and which direction is suitable. The branch巳 represents a shop, placed on the branch子, which belongs to the north, so the foundation of the house is in the northern direction. Tai Yin represents a woman, so it refers to property owned by a woman. The branches未 and戌 both belong to earth and can generate the present day's metal, indicating that an elder relative is involved in the transaction. The branch戌 also signifies servants, meaning that the transaction is handled by someone else. The final transmission is occupied by Liu He, which is the god of union and harmony, so this transaction will ultimately succeed.

11）童保儀丁巳生五十二歲占宅，戊申年六月初七丁巳日未將酉時（子丑空亡，戌亥落空），重審，不備，間傳，極陰，寡宿，贅婿。 虎常 空卯辰巳午玄 龍寅 未陳 陰 空 空 常 子 空丑 陳 初（空亡） 陳丑 申丑 丑 卯 卯 巳 鬼 癸亥 朱 中（落空）（暗鬼） 六子亥戌酉貴 卯 巳 巳 丁 財 辛酉 貴 末 朱蛇

Example 11: Tong Baoyi was born in the year Dingsi, and is fifty-two years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Wushen, sixth month, seventh day of the sixth month, on the day Dingsi. The lesson was cast with the month general Wu added to the hour You. The day Dingsi belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The branches Xu and Hai on the Heaven Plate fall into the empty positions. The names of the lesson are six: "Rechecking," "Incomplete," "Intermediate Transmission" (three transmissions transmitted in sequence), "Extreme Yin" (all three transmissions fall on Yin branches, Yin energy reaches its extreme), "Solitary Guest" (indicating loneliness and lack of companions), and "Stepson." The Heaven Plate is arranged with the general Wu added to the hour You. The Nobleman rides You, below which Teng Snake rides Xu, Vermilion Bird rides Hai, Liu He rides Zi, Gou Chen rides Chou, Azure Dragon rides Yin, Tian Kong rides Mao, White Tiger rides Chen, Tai Chang rides Si, Tai Yin rides Wei, and Tian Hou rides Shen. In the original plate, the generals at positions Wu and Shen and the general of the fourth lesson have errors, but they are recorded as they are. Readers may correct them according to the order of the generals and the notes on the three transmissions. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson, the day stem Ding is located in the Wei palace, above which is Si, riding Tai Chang; the second lesson, Si above is Mao, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson, the day branch Si above is Mao, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson, Mao above is Chou, riding Gou Chen. The three transmissions are Chou, Hai, and You: the first transmission Chou falls in the empty position, as the son's yao, riding Gou Chen; the middle transmission Guihai is the official ghost yao, riding Vermilion Bird, falling in the empty position, and is also an invisible ghost; the final transmission Xinyou is the wife's wealth yao, riding the Nobleman.

邵先生曰：此課六陰相繼，更無陽神，更六月建未，又是陰月，丁巳又是陰，命從此衰敗不振；兼婢不測，殞命於廁；丁巳二火，自旺方遞歸死絕之地，宅前有大樹枯朽，若不去之，閒事相擾；主有一子患腹氣，又不合將後閣為豬圈，豬盛克人；四年敗，六年敗盡也。

Master Zhao said: In this lesson, six yin spirits follow one after another, with no yang spirits; moreover, in June the month builder is in Wei, which is itself a yin month, and the day branch Dingsi is also yin, so fate will begin to decline. Furthermore, there will be an incident involving a servant girl who dies in the toilet. Dingsi are both fire elements, which spread from the direction of fire's strength and eventually reach the dead and exhausted place. There is a large, rotten tree in front of the house; if it is not cut down, there will be continuous disturbances. It also indicates that there will be a son suffering from a stomach-related illness. It is also inappropriate to convert the back room into a pigpen; the more vigorous the pigs, the more they will harm the family members. The decline will begin in the fourth year and be completely exhausted by the sixth year.

童保儀因地方寇發，遂得名目，自後成家興旺；及先生與占，卻雲四年敗，六年敗盡也，彼不深信。本年十月一婢上廁，不覺墜死廁中。宅前有二百年大楓樹，已枯朽大半，繫族人祖墳。閱此更妙，卯陰上得丑為墓，日治得朱，暮治得勾，且又發用，是以主閒事相擾。十二月外鄉一人來樹下自縊。其第二子常患疝氣，其家屋寬，兄弟分出，去後無人居住，遂以後閣養豬。第四年拆四邊屋賣，六年果敗盡。僅存五口，移出店屋居住。

Tong Baoyi originally gained a reputation and a position because of the outbreak of bandits in his area, and from then on his family became prosperous. However, when Zhao Master divined for him, he predicted that he would decline in the fourth year and be completely ruined in the sixth. Tong did not believe it deeply. That same year, in October, a servant girl accidentally fell into the toilet and drowned. In front of the house there was a large maple tree that was two hundred years old, which had become half-decayed and rotten. The tree was right over the ancestral graves of the family. Comparing it with the divination chart, it seemed even more mysterious: the Yin spirit of卯 (Mao) ascended to丑 (Chou) as the storage place. During the day it occupied the Vermilion Bird, and at night it occupied Gou Chen. And it was precisely the Initiating Transmission, so it indicated continuous troubles. In December, a man from another place came and hanged himself under the tree. His second son often suffered from hernia. His house was spacious, and after his brothers divided the property and moved out, no one lived there, so they used the back room to raise pigs. In the fourth year they sold the houses around them, and in the sixth year they indeed became completely ruined, leaving only five people in the family, who moved to live in a shop house.

先生析曰；大凡丑亥酉卯此四支，先生皆以極陰；丁巳日又傳歸陰方絕地，宅上卯，末傳酉，俱六數，故主六年敗盡。此斷家宅，故取宅上神，酉為歸計門，是以取此二處決之也。加於巳亥上，亦四年之數。甲寅旬乙卯為真木一作卯加巳為真木，故有大樹在門。天空主朽；丑為閣，亥加丑上，故養豬；酉加亥為今日死神，酉為婢，亥為廁，故主婢死於廁也，丑為墳墓，卯為門樹，亥是樓閣。

Master Zhao explained that generally, the earthly branches Chou, Hai, You, and Mao are all considered to be the extreme yin deities. On a Dingsi day, the three transmissions also fall into the yin's terminal place. The house's branch is Mao, and the final transmission is You, both having the number six, so it is determined that the house will be ruined in six years. This divination concerns the family residence, so the deity of the house is used for analysis. You is also the gate of "returning and concluding," so the deity of the house and the final transmission are used to make the judgment. They are added to Si and Hai respectively, forming the number four. In the Jiayin ten-day cycle, Yimao is true wood (some say that Mao added to Si is true wood), so there is a big tree in front of the gate. The Tian Kong deity signifies decay, which corresponds to the tree already being rotten. Chou represents a building, and Hai added to Chou indicates the rear building being converted into a pigpen. You added to Hai is the death deity of today; You represents a servant girl, and Hai represents a toilet, so it indicates a servant girl dying in the toilet. In addition, Chou also represents a tomb, Mao represents the tree in front of the gate, and Hai represents a building, so the imagery is consistent layer by layer.

12）鄭宣義占宅，八月癸丑日巳將丑時，（寅卯空亡，午未落空）渉害，從革。 虎常 空酉戌亥子玄 龍申 丑陰 空 朱 空 朱 父 己酉 空 初（暗鬼） 陳未 寅后 酉 巳 酉 巳 鬼 癸丑 陰 中 六午巳辰卯貴 巳 丑 巳 癸 財 乙巳 朱 末 朱蛇

Twelfth example: Zheng Xuanyi divined about his residence. The time was a certain year's eighth month, on a癸丑 day. The lesson was cast with巳 as the month general added to the丑 hour. The癸丑 day belongs to the甲辰 term, with the empty position falling on寅 and卯. The branches午 and未 on the heaven plate are located in the empty position. The lesson has two names: "Involvement of Harm" (numerous mutual controls, taking the most severe one as the initiating transmission, indicating that the matter goes through difficulties before it is settled) and "From Reform" (the three transmissions巳, 酉, and 丑 form a metal trinity, taking the meaning of metal being able to reform). The heaven plate was set with巳 as the general added to the丑 hour. The nobleman is on卯, with the below Teng Snake on辰, Vermilion Bird on巳, Liu He on午, Gou Chen on未, Azure Dragon on申, Tian Kong on酉, Bai Hu on戌, Tai Chang on亥, Xuan Wu on子, Tai Yin on丑, and Tian Hou on寅. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem癸, which is in the丑 palace, with巳 above it, riding the Vermilion Bird; the second lesson is巳, with酉 above it, riding Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch丑, with巳 above it, riding the Vermilion Bird; the fourth lesson is巳, with酉 above it, riding Tian Kong. The three transmissions are酉, 丑, and巳: the first transmission is己酉 as the parent's yao, riding Tian Kong, secretly accompanied by a ghost; the middle transmission isGuichou as the official ghost yao, riding Tai Yin; the final transmission isYisi as the wife's wealth yao, riding the Vermilion Bird.

邵先生曰：此課人盛宅狹，人與宅替；不出四年，必主修造酒房，廚下一婢酒中死；不要買叔婆之產，必有退悔；又主有三所店，先開二所見財，後開一所主敗；宅前不合置淘鍋，主八年內淘鍋屋下必停喪，是時其家四分矣。鄭兄弟十人，共四十餘口，未曾分；至辛亥年，公果造酒房；十二月婢盜酒飲，醉死。己酉年與叔婆交易，叔婆有子二人，年幼不曾預名，後果退悔。又丙辰戊午二年兩店興旺，己丑又開淘鍋，正對門前，至乙卯二月弟婦死，殯於內。

Master Zhao said: In this case, the family is thriving with many people but the house is small, and people and the house are mutually replacing each other in growth and decline. Within four years, there will certainly be construction of a wine cellar. A servant girl will die from drinking wine in the kitchen. Do not buy property from the maternal aunt, for if you do, you will certainly regret it and have to return it. Also, there are three shops in the family: the first two will bring wealth, but the third will result in loss. It is not appropriate to set up a workshop for washing grain in front of the house. Within eight years, the workshop for washing grain will be used to hold a coffin, at which time the family property will have been divided into four parts. The Zheng brothers are ten in number, with a total of over forty people, and they have never divided the family. In the year Xinhai, Zheng Gong indeed built a wine cellar. In December of that year, a servant girl stole wine to drink and died from drunkenness. In the year Jiyou, there was a transaction with the maternal aunt's property. The maternal aunt had two young sons and no prior agreement on the division, and later they indeed regretted it and returned the property. In the years Bingchen and Wuwu, two shops were prosperous. In the year Jichou, another workshop for washing grain was opened, directly facing the main gate. In the second month of the year Yimao, the wife of the younger brother died, and the coffin was placed there.

先生析曰；蓋謂人盛者，癸日遇巳酉丑，八月旺金來生也。宅狹宅替者，丑為宅，值金局而脫氣也。丑為八月死氣，加於酉婢之上，丑上見巳，巳為廚灶，癸水見酉，乃酒也，故主婢死於酒房廚下。三店者，日上、支上、傳上見三個巳，巳為店業。一所敗者，癸水絕於巳故也。又為巳為鍋，值癸水乃淘鍋也。八年者，雙巳四數也。

Master Zhao explained that the term "person is prosperous" refers to the癸 water day stem encountering the metal triad of巳, 酉, and 丑, and since August is the season when metal is strong, the strong metal is able to nourish the day stem. The term "narrow and replace the house" refers to 丑 representing the house, which is now included within the metal triad. The earth qi is drained by the metal and thus weakens. In August, 丑 is in the state of death qi, and it is also located above 酉, which represents a servant. 丑 is also connected to巳, which represents the kitchen. When 癸 water meets 酉 metal, it is symbolized as wine. Therefore, it is predicted that the servant will die in the wine shop kitchen. The term "three shops" refers to the day stem, day branch, and three transmissions all showing three instances of巳, which represents shops and businesses. One of them will fail because the绝 position of 癸 water is at巳. Also,巳 can be symbolized as a pot, and when paired with 癸 water, it represents a pot washing shop. The number eight years comes from two instances of巳 each contributing four numbers.

先生附論：支上巳，末傳巳，皆為日財，故二所見財。日上巳獨不以財爻論，乃絕神加日也，故主敗，丑為宅，上加巳，是必宅前置淘鍋也。又一人論曰：癸絕於巳，似矣。然予猶有說焉，丑生於申，寧不絕於巳乎？則絕巳云云者，非其至也。其或癸水克巳，巳為店受克，則自敗。庶幾近是。愛圅曰，此二論不知何人之筆，附錄於此，以便對考。要知先開二所見財，似指干支上二巳而言也。後開一所主敗，似指末傳上巳而言也。末傳為歸計，不宜逢絕之意歟？

There is another discussion which says: the Si (Snake) in the day branch and the Si in the final transmission both represent wealth for a Gui (Water) day, so the two places mentioned are likely to gain wealth. However, the Si in the day stem is not considered as wealth, because it is the绝神 (point of exhaustion) added to the day stem, thus indicating loss. The Chou (Ox) represents the house, and with Si added to Chou, it shows that there must be a pot for boiling water in front of the house. Another person commented: saying that Gui water is exhausted at Si seems reasonable; but I have more to say—Chou earth is long-lived at Shen, so is it not also exhausted at Si? Therefore, merely stating that Gui water is exhausted at Si does not address the root of the matter. Perhaps it should be said that Gui water overcomes Si fire, and since Si represents shops and is overcome, the shops will naturally suffer loss. This explanation is more appropriate. The compiler Cheng Aitu said: these two discussions are unknown in origin, but they are included here for readers to compare and refer to. One should know that 'first opening two places to gain wealth' seems to refer to the two Si in the day stem and day branch; 'later opening one place leading to failure' seems to refer to the Si in the final transmission. The final transmission is the conclusion of a divination lesson, so perhaps it refers to the idea that 'the place of conclusion should not meet with exhaustion.'

13）王德卿辛酉生四十八歲占宅，戊申年十月壬子日卯時卯將，（寅卯空亡，寅卯落空），伏吟，勵德，三奇，杜傳。 后陰 貴巳午未申玄 蛇辰 酉常 龍 龍 空 空 兄 辛亥 空 初 朱卯 戌虎 子 子 亥 亥 兄 壬子 龍 中 六寅丑子亥空 子 子 亥 壬 子 空卯 朱 末（空亡） 陳龍

Thirteenth example: Wang Deqing was born in the year of Xinyou, is now forty-eight years old, and is consulting about his residence. The time is in the year of Wushen, tenth month, day of Renzi, and the time is in the hour of Mao. The month general is also Mao, so the general and the time are in the same position. The Heaven Plate and Earth Plate are completely overlapping. The day of Renzi belongs to the Jiachen decade, and the empty branch falls on Yin and Mao. The branches of Yin and Mao on the Heaven Plate are exactly on the empty branch. The name of the lesson has four: "Hidden Chant" (all matters are hidden and motionless), "Strengthening Virtue," "Three Marvels" (the lesson contains the three marvels, indicating the ability to overcome danger), and "Obstructed Transmission" (the three transmissions are blocked, indicating that matters are blocked). The Heaven Plate layout: the Nobleman is riding on Si, below it Teng Snake is riding on Chen, the Vermilion Bird is riding on Mao, the Liu He is riding on Yin, the Gou Chen is riding on Chou, the Azure Dragon is riding on Zi, the Tian Kong is riding on Hai, the White Tiger is riding on Xu, the Tai Chang is riding on You, the Black Tortoise is riding on Shen, the Tai Yin is riding on Wei, and the Heavenly Empress is riding on Wu. The four lessons are the same due to the Hidden Chant: the water of Ren is lodged in Hai, the first lesson is Hai added to Ren, the second lesson is Hai added to Hai, both riding on Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch Zi added to Zi, the fourth lesson is Zi added to Zi, both riding on Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are Hai, Zi, and Mao: the first transmission is Xinhai, which is the brother's yao, riding on Tian Kong; the middle transmission is Renzi, which is the brother's yao, riding on Azure Dragon; the final transmission is Mao, which falls on the empty branch, and is the son's yao, riding on Vermilion Bird.

邵先生曰：此課財祿極穩，但自有膀胱氣及陰腫水氣之擾。宅上帝旺，財物興隆。今年進子又添孫，中傳及支子也。子邊作亥，乃孫字也。末傳卯乘朱雀，主門戶不寧，戶役事擾。堂上不合安符，主家中無一時安靜，家資得地，池塘之利，必然大發。尚有二十六年壽，主水腫而亡。王乃士人，善治家，只是受膀胱病累，本年三月生子，十二月又添孫，常為戶役聒吵。堂上掛一天師，自此夢寐不安，怪異影響，遂去之，果無事。其家池塘最盛，一年有數萬魚利，越十六年果死。

Master Zhao said: In this divination, both wealth and official rank are very stable. However, the person suffers from a bladder ailment and swelling in the lower body, with water stagnation that does not resolve. His residence is in the Prosperity position, so his wealth is flourishing. This year he added a son and a grandson - the Middle Transmission is 'zi' (son), and the Day Branch is also 'zi', forming two 'zi' signs; 'zi' combined with 'hai' next to it forms the character 'sun' (grandson). The Final Transmission is 'mao' wood riding the Vermilion Bird, indicating disturbance from official authorities and constables. It is not appropriate to hang talismans in the hall, and if they are hung, the household will not have a moment of peace. The family's property is well positioned, and the profit from fish farming in the pond will certainly be substantial. This person has twenty-six more years of life, and will ultimately die from edema. Wang Deqing is a scholar who is good at managing his household, but is hindered by his bladder illness. This year, he had a son in March and a grandson in December, and often had disputes over household duties. He hung a talisman of the Celestial Master in the hall, and from then on, he had restless sleep and strange occurrences with tangible effects. After removing the talisman, everything became peaceful. His pond was managed best of all, yielding several thousand coins from fish profit each year. After sixteen years, he indeed passed away.

先生析曰；蓋壬子日十月亥子水旺，又壬祿居亥，而旺於子，亥四數，課中四個亥，四四一十六年也。此非先生意，乃及門諸子增入之辭也。何則？課傳止二亥，亥為旺氣，當倍進，即曰伏吟，斷少則二亥八年，又不可云十六年矣。且亥乃日祿，何反之決死？是此說之謬可知矣。按邵公之意，或用越十六年而行年在辰，辰為壬日之墓，流年太歲在亥，太歲乘空臨身，所謂當頭立也。太歲即臨身而行年又入墓地，故主十六年而亡耳。邵公之意，毋乃在此乎？

The original interpretation says: On a Renzi day in the tenth month,亥 and 子 water are at their peak; the Ren water's strength is in 亥 and its peak is in 子. The number of 亥 is four, and the lesson contains four 亥, so four multiplied by four equals sixteen years. — This passage is not the original intention of Zhao先生, but rather an addition by his disciples later. Why? In the lesson and transmission there are actually only two 亥; although 亥 is strong, in a hidden chant lesson the numbers should be doubled, at most two 亥 would amount to eight years, and in no way could it reach sixteen years. Moreover, 亥 is the strength of the day stem, how could it be used to predict the time of death? This shows the error in this statement. According to Zhao先生's original meaning, it is probably: When the person reaches sixteen years old, the year pillar is at 辰, which is the storage place of Ren day; and that year's heavenly stem is 亥, which is on the empty void and affects the person directly, which is called "standing directly in front." The heavenly stem is on the person's body, and the year pillar enters the storage place, so it is predicted that the person will die at sixteen. Zhao先生's meaning is probably like this.

14）童得松丁巳生五十三歲占宅，己酉年六月壬戌日未將丑時。（子丑空亡，午未落空），反吟，元胎，勵德，斬關。 六朱 陳亥子丑寅蛇 龍戌 卯貴 龍 后 陳 陰 財 丁巳 陰 初（丁神） 空酉 辰后 戌 辰 亥 巳 兄 癸亥 陳 中 虎申未午巳陰 辰 戌 巳 壬 財 丁巳 陰 末（丁神） 常玄

Example Fourteen: Tong De Song was born in the year Dingsi, and is fifty-three years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Jiyou, sixth month, Renxu day. The class was started with the month general of Wei added to the hour of Chou. The general and the hour are in opposition, so it forms 'Reverse Chant' (the Heaven and Earth plates are in opposition, indicating disturbance and reversal). On Renxu day, it belongs to the Jiayin decade, with the empty position falling on Zi and Chou. The branches of Wu and Wei on the Heaven plate are in the empty position. There are also the names of the class 'Original Fetus', 'Lide', and 'Cutting the Gate'. The Heaven plate layout: the Nobleman is on卯, with Teng Snake on寅, Vermilion Bird on丑, Liu He on子, Gou Chen on亥, Azure Dragon on戌, Tian Kong on酉, Bai Hu on申, Tai Chang on未, Xuan Wu on午, Tai Yin on巳, and Tian Hou on辰. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ren, located in theHai Palace, with巳 above it, riding Tai Yin; the second lesson is巳 with亥 above it, riding Gou Chen; the third lesson is the day branch戌 with辰 above it, riding Tian Hou; the fourth lesson is辰 with戌 above it, riding Azure Dragon. The three transmissions are巳,亥, and巳: the first transmission is Dingsi, which is the wife's wealth, riding Tai Yin, which is 'Ding God'; the middle transmission is癸亥, which is the brother's wealth, riding Gou Chen; the final transmission is again Dingsi, which is again the wife's wealth, riding Tai Yin, again 'Ding God', forming a cycle from beginning to end, exactly matching the image of Reverse Chant.

邵先生曰：此課德喪神消，人亡家破。何以言之？

Master Zhao said: The pattern of this lesson is that virtue has been lost and the spirit has perished, leading to loss of life in the main person and collapse of family affairs. Why is it said like this? Let me explain it step by step.

先生析曰；蓋壬德在亥，亥為閉口，無德可言，是謂德喪。愛圅竊謂亥德臨絕地為德喪。身命臨亥，火被水克，是謂神消。生氣受克而死氣為主，是謂人亡。辰來破宅，又為干支之墓，是謂家破。一為宅水不通，二為灶廁不便。巳為灶，亥為廁，巳亥相加為不便。我去彼絕，彼來此絕，墓來剋日，是為凶課。童聞先生之方，遂遷店居住，其戶遂寧，而禍亦解。

Master Zhao explained that the virtue god of the water element Ren is in Hai, but in this divination, Hai is in a position of closure, so the virtue cannot be expressed, which is called "loss of virtue." (The editor Cheng Aitu privately thought that it should be called "loss of virtue" when Hai is in the position of decline.) The native's destiny and position both fall in Hai, and fire is instead subdued by water, which is called "elimination of the spirit." When life qi is subdued and death qi takes control, it is called "loss of humanity." When Chen disrupts the dwelling position, and Chen is also the common storage place for the day stem and day branch, it is called "family destruction." Specifically in terms of the dwelling: first, the water channel in the house is blocked, second, the stove and toilet positions are inconvenient - Si represents the stove and Hai represents the toilet, and the combination of Si and Hai indicates a conflict between the stove and toilet, making the structure inconvenient. If I go elsewhere, I will be cut off, and if others come to me, they will also be cut off. The storage god turns around to subdue the day stem, so this is a凶象 (auspicious sign). Tong DeSong, upon following Master Zhao's advice, moved to a shop house and thus the household became peaceful and the calamity was resolved.

15）徐八公甲寅生五十五歲占宅，戊申年六月初十癸亥日未將酉時。（子丑空亡，戌亥落空），遙克，蒿矢，間傳，不備。 蛇貴 朱卯辰巳午后 六寅 未陰 陰 常 常 空 鬼 己未 陰 初（暗鬼） 陳丑 申玄 未 酉 酉 亥 財 丁巳 貴 中（丁神） 龍子亥戌酉常 酉 亥 亥 癸 子 乙卯 雀 末 空虎

Example 15: Xu Ba Gong was born in the year Jiayin, and is now fifty-five years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Wushen, sixth month, tenth day of the sixth month, on the day Guihai. The class was started by adding the month general Wei to the hour You. The day Guihai belongs to the Jiayin cycle, with the empty positions falling on Zi and Chou. The branches Xu and Hai on the heaven plate are in the empty position. The name of the class has four parts: "Remote克制" (when there is no direct克制 among the four lessons, take the day stem and the god and use the one that remotely克制 as the initiating transmission), "Hao Shi" (the god remotely克制 the day, like a spear of reed grass, indicating an affair coming from afar with weak power), "Intermediate Transmission," and "Incomplete." The heaven plate was arranged with the month general Wei added to the hour You. The nobleman rode on巳, with Teng Snake riding on辰, Vermilion Bird on卯, Liu He on寅, Gou Chen on丑, Azure Dragon on子, Tian Kong on亥, Bai Hu on戌, Tai Chang on酉, Xuan Wu on申, Tai Yin on未, and Tian Hou on午. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Gui, which is in the Chou palace, with Hai on top, riding Tian Kong; the second lesson has Hai with酉 on top, riding Tai Chang; the third lesson has the day branch Hai with酉 on top, riding Tai Chang; the fourth lesson has酉 with未 on top, riding Tai Yin. The three transmissions are Wei, Si, and Mao: the first transmission Ji Wei is the official ghost, riding Tai Yin, and is also an invisible ghost; the middle transmission Ding Si is the wife's wealth, riding the nobleman, which is the "Ding god"; the final transmission Yi Mao is the son's son, riding Vermilion Bird.

邵先生曰：癸亥是六甲極日，陰長陽消，而此課又為六陰相繼，宅勢到此極矣。然物極必變，今宅中現在六分共居，而甲寅人多是從門側出入。本命寅，天上寅，卻作合，為私門。又在卯側，故主從門側出入。來年有陰人死，各自東西南北去，必升進，頗勝於前。時有陰貴人，乃守缺貴人，後時必做成家計也。其子又好，必晚年亨福，壽又高，得貴家陰人力，做成家業也。徐八公弟兄六分共居，果是窄狹，常從便路出入到店，多是後邊過。次年太孺人故，八公即出外去住。

Shao Master said: Guihai is the end of the cycle of the six Jia, the day when yin energy gradually increases and yang energy gradually decreases. This lesson also has six consecutive yin spirits arranged, and the energy of the house has reached its extreme point. However, when things reach their peak they must reverse. At present, there are six branches of the family living together in the house. The one born in the Jiayin year usually enters and exits from the side doors. His true destiny is寅, and the寅 on the Heaven Plate also matches with it, forming the image of "private door." The private door is adjacent to卯 (the main door), so it indicates entering and exiting from the side door. Next year, there will be the death of an elder female relative in the family, and everyone will scatter to the four directions, but they will certainly achieve progress, better than before. At present, the person is riding on a yin nobleman, which is the "nobleman who waits for the right time by holding onto what is lacking." In the future, he will surely establish a family business. His son will also certainly enjoy a comfortable old age, have a long life, and receive the help of a noble lady, thus achieving the family business. The Xu Ba Gong brothers, who lived together in six branches, indeed found the house too narrow, and usually took shortcuts when entering and exiting shops, mostly passing through the back. The next year, the grandmother died, and Xu Ba Gong moved out to live elsewhere.

先生析曰；蓋癸亥是極日，亥來加癸，又極。卻自北復轉至西，自西投東南，見卯，自半夜亥至黃昏酉，自酉至未，自未至巳接卯，謂之迎陽課。中末傳見貴人，用並太陰，故徐公續娶，得某先待制之妾，帶二千貫財物嫁來。蓋癸以巳為妻財，而太陰作貴人之側室，故有龐人嫁他。其子又乘夜貴臨日貴人財上，卯子息爻，乘夜貴加巳妻財之上，則上子為待制妾所生可知。徐公委其管干，自此發跡，終身享福，八十四壽終。言六分者，酉為破碎入宅，而敗癸水，酉乃六數也。

Master Zhao explained that Guihai is a day of extreme yin, and now亥 is added upon癸, indicating yin has reached its peak. However, the qi moves from the north (亥) to the west (酉), then from the west to the southeast (卯). From the midnight hour of亥, it moves to the evening hour of酉, then to未, then to巳, and connects with卯. This gradual transition from yin to yang is called "Ying Yang Course." The middle transmission and final transmission show the presence of a nobleman, and the initiating transmission coincides with Tai Yin. Therefore, Xu Gong married a concubine from a former official, who brought two thousand guan of wealth with her. The癸 water takes巳 as its wife's wealth, and Tai Yin represents the concubine beside the nobleman, hence this favored concubine married him. His son rides on night wealth, which is placed on the day nobleman's wealth爻:卯 is the son爻, riding on night wealth and placed on巳 wife's wealth爻, indicating that this son was indeed born from the former official's concubine. Xu Gong entrusted his family business to her, and thus became prosperous, enjoying a long and happy life until he reached the age of eighty-four. As for the term "six rooms," it is because酉, the broken god, enters the residence position, damaging the癸 water, and the number of酉 is six.

16）劉將仕庚午生四十歲占宅，己酉年五月戊申日未將卯時。（寅卯空亡，午未落空），元首，潤下，勵德，六儀，戊申乃六月朔，因未交小暑，故言五月也。 六朱 陳酉戌亥子蛇 龍申 丑貴 玄 蛇 貴 陳 兄 甲辰 玄 初（暗鬼） 空未 寅后 辰 子 丑 酉 子 戊申 龍 中 虎午巳辰卯陰 子 申 酉 戊 財 壬子 蛇 末 常玄

Example Sixteen: Liu Jiangshi was born in the year Gengwu and is forty years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was on the day of Wushen in the year Jiyou, fifth month. The divination was cast using the month general of Wei, placed on the卯 hour. (Editor's note: Wushen actually falls on the first day of the sixth month, but since the minor summer solstice had not yet arrived, it was still considered part of the fifth month.) The day Wushen belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty branches falling on寅 and卯. The branches of the Heaven Plate,午 and未, are located in the empty position. The name of the lesson has four: "Original Head," "Moistening Down," "Encouraging Virtue," and "Six Instruments." The Heaven Plate is set with the general of Wei added to the卯 hour. The nobleman is on丑, below which is Teng Snake on子, Vermilion Bird on亥, Liu He on戌, Gou Chen on酉, Azure Dragon on申, Tian Kong on未, White Tiger on午, Tai Chang on巳, Tai Yin on卯, Tian Hou on寅. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson shows the day stem Wu with酉, riding on Gou Chen; the second lesson shows酉 with丑, riding on the nobleman; the third lesson shows the day branch Shen with子, riding on Teng Snake; the fourth lesson shows子 with辰, riding on Liu He. The three transmissions are辰,申, and子: the first transmission, Jiachen, is the brother's爻, riding on Liu He, and is also an invisible ghost; the middle transmission, Wushen, is the son's爻, riding on Azure Dragon; the final transmission, Renzi, is the wife's wealth爻, riding on Teng Snake.

邵先生曰：即戀一舊妾，又討一新妾，精氣衰耗，漸不支持。三傳皆財為家賊所偷，宅上子作螣蛇，主子外橫，乃宅中水不合被長生耗去，故多招是非，常不安妥。今年太歲值水敗尚可，明年不利；本身有臟毒，終為所苦，溝渠為土淤塞，子作溝渠，上加辰作武，故主土注淤塞，坤申方有澗水來克，子必不肖，而婢為宅主也。

Master Zhao said: This master is attached to an old concubine and has recently taken another, causing his vital energy to gradually diminish and his strength to wane. The three transmissions are all about wealth, but the wealth is stolen by a thief within the household. The house's position is marked by Zi riding on Teng Snake, indicating that children may bring about complications outside the home. This is because the water energy within the house is improperly consumed by the growth god, leading to frequent troubles and instability in the household. This year's heavenly stem meets the water's weak position, which is still manageable, but next year will be unfavorable. The person suffers from a disease in the lower abdomen (a boil or abscess), and will ultimately be troubled by it. The drainage channels will become blocked - Zi represents the channels, and with Zi combined with Chen and riding on Black Tortoise, it indicates that silt will accumulate and block the channels. In the southwest direction, the earth and the metal will flow in, causing a conflict, and the son will certainly not be capable, while the servant woman will become the mistress of the house.

先生析曰；劉將仕果有新舊二龐，蓋因酉作勾陳加行年又在日上，是有兩婢也。破碎來勾，主舊事擾攘。戊日局局，財氣太盛，自庫傳出，又傳出去。只因庫中有鬼賊，辰比劫財，又元盜神故也。所以偷去。子作蛇加申，主子息非理廢用。至丁巳年退至八分，庚申年退盡。巳上見酉為破碎，故丁巳退八分。申上見子作蛇撓之，故退盡。辛酉年四月臟毒死矣。蓋酉為臟毒，臨巳為四月，又遇酉年，破碎重見故也。

Shao Master explained that Liu will indeed have two concubines, new and old. This is because酉 is connected to Gou Chen, and it appears on both the year pillar and the day stem, indicating two female servants. The破碎 spirit joining Gou Chen signifies unresolved matters from the past. The戊 earth day stem has excessive wealth in its structure, and the wealth is transmitted from the warehouse and then passed on. However, the warehouse contains a ghost thief—the辰 is the spirit that steals wealth and is also the original thief. Therefore, the wealth is stolen. The子 is connected to Teng Snake and appears on the申, indicating that the children spend recklessly and waste resources without cause. In the year of Dingsi, the family's wealth decreases by eight parts, and in the year of Gengshen, it is completely lost. The酉 on the Dingsi year causes fragmentation, so the wealth decreases by eight parts in that year. The子 on the申 is disturbed by Teng Snake, so by the year of Gengshen, the wealth is entirely lost. In the year of Xinyou in the fourth lunar month, the master dies from a disease of the internal organs. The酉 primarily represents internal organ diseases, and it is in the position of巳, which corresponds to the fourth lunar month. Additionally, the year is酉, and the fragmented spirit appears again, so the death occurs at this time.

17）何丞務丁巳生五十三歲占宅，己酉年二月戊子日戌將巳時。（午未空亡，亥子落空），重審，鑄印，斬關，愛圅得古本作丁未生六十二歲，蓋未交生日故也。 朱蛇 六戌亥子丑貴 陳酉 寅后 六 常 陰 六 父 癸巳 常 初 龍申 卯陰 戌 巳 卯 戌 兄 丙戌 六 中 空未午巳辰玄 巳 子 戌 戊 鬼 辛卯 陰 末 虎常

Example 17: He Chengwu was born in the year Dingsi, and is fifty-three years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was on the day of Wuxi in the second month of the year Jiyou. The divination was cast using the month of Xu as the general, placed on the time of Si. (The editor Cheng Aitu notes in the ancient version that it says "born in the year Dingwei, sixty-two years old," probably because he had not yet reached his birthday.) The day Wuxi belongs to the Jiashen cycle, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches Hai and Zi on the Heaven Plate are located in the empty positions. The names of the lesson are three: "Rechecking," "Casting the Seal," and "Cutting the Gate." The Heaven Plate is set with Xu as the general added to the time of Si. The nobleman is on Chou, with Teng Snake on Zi, Vermilion Bird on Hai, Liu He on Xu, Gou Chen on You, Azure Dragon on Shen, Tian Kong on Wei, Bai Hu on Wu, Tai Chang on Si, Xuan Wu on Chen, Tai Yin on Mao, and Tian Hou on Yin. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Wu, which is in the Si palace, with Xu above it, riding Liu He; the second lesson is Xu with Mao above it, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Zi with Si above it, riding Tai Chang; the fourth lesson is Si with Xu above it, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are Si, Xu, and Mao: the first transmission is Gui Si, representing the parents' yao, riding Tai Chang; the second transmission is Bing Xu, representing the brothers' yao, riding Liu He; the third transmission is Xin Mao, representing the official ghost yao, riding Tai Yin.

邵先生曰：此課日往加辰，是人廣而宅狹也。宅上發用，傳出日上，是宅居不得許多人而後出也。末傳歸第二課，又見宅不納人。然非宅克人，是人多欲自出也。若移出各人自為活計，將因太陰擾動而興詞訟，太陰乘卯為今日鬼，故就卯上論之，在末傳，故至十三年後。十三年後見之後，人財亦興旺。

Master Zhao said: In this lesson, the day stem has moved to the day branch, indicating a situation where there are many people but the house is too small. The initiating transmission starts from the house position and then proceeds to the day stem, clearly showing that the house cannot accommodate so many people, hence people are moving out. The final transmission returns to the second lesson, again demonstrating the idea that the house is not able to take in people. However, this is not the house harming people, but rather the excessive population leading people to want to move out. If each person moves out to seek their own livelihood, disputes will arise later due to the disturbance of Tai Yin. Tai Yin is on卯, which is today's official ghost, so the argument should be based on卯. Since卯 is in the final transmission, the matter will occur thirteen years later. After this dispute is resolved in thirteen years, the population and wealth will flourish.

先生析曰；何居祖宅，狹仄人眾，此是日來加宅相逼，又作破碎也。本年十一月移出店房居住，自做經營，亦應初傳巳為店業，妙！妙！前原是兄嫂家掌家，後十三年，歲在甲子，果因家財爭訟，是以加子，人宅相剋也。巳四子九，併成十三年也。其壬戌年有卯制，故不動。癸亥年天罡壓之，亦不動。甲子年人宅相逼，所以至此方爭也。訟起於甲子之春，至乙丑四月方止，宅上見祿神，尚自興旺，人財尚可旺發也。

Master Zhao explained that the person lived in an ancestral house which was narrow and had many people living in it. This was exactly the image of the day stem affecting the house and bringing about a situation of mutual control, along with the presence of the god of broken things. In the eleventh month of that year, he moved to a shop and started his own business, which corresponded to the initial transmission's巳, representing shop and property, which was very clever. Previously, the family affairs were managed by his elder brother and sister. Thirteen years later, in the year of Jiazi, there was indeed a lawsuit over family wealth, because巳 was added to子, causing conflict between people and the house. The number of巳 is four and the number of子 is nine, adding together to make thirteen years. During the year of Renxu, there was卯 to control and restrain it, so the conflict did not occur. In the year of Guihai, it was suppressed by Tiangang (Chen), so it did not happen either. In the year of Jiazi, people and the house were directly in conflict, and the dispute finally broke out. The lawsuit started in the spring of the year of Jiazi and ended in the fourth month of the year of Yichou. Fortunately, the house position showed the god of good fortune, so the family business remained prosperous, and the family and wealth could continue to develop.

18）任太公甲午生七十五歲占宅，戊申年正月丙戌日子將辰時。（午未空亡，寅卯落空），彈射，從革。 六陳 朱丑寅卯辰龍 蛇子 巳空 六 虎 陰 朱 財 乙酉 陰 初 貴亥 午虎 寅 午 酉 丑 兄 癸巳 空 中（暗鬼） 后戌酉申未常 午 戌 丑 丙 子 己丑 朱 末 陰玄

Eighteenth Example: Ren Taigong was born in the year Jiawu and is now 75 years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Wushen, first month, day Bingxu. The class was started with the month general Zi added to the time of Chen. The day Bingxu belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches Yin and Mao on the heaven plate are in the empty position. The name of the class is two: "Shan She" (four lessons have no mutual overcoming, so the god that remotely overcomes the day is used as the initiating transmission, like a projectile shot from afar) and "Cong Ge" (three transmissions form the metal triad of Si, You, and Chou). The heaven plate was arranged with the month general Zi added to the time of Chen. The nobleman is riding亥, below it is Teng Snake riding Zi, Zhu Que riding Chou, Liu He riding Yin, Gou Chen riding Mao, Qing Long riding Chen, Tian Kong riding Si, Bai Hu riding Wu, Tai Chang riding Wei, Xuan Wu riding Shen, Tai Yin riding You, and Tian Hou riding Xu. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Bing, which is in the Si palace, with Chou above it, riding Zhu Que; the second lesson is Chou, with You above it, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Xu, with Wu above it, riding Bai Hu; the fourth lesson is Wu, with Yin above it, riding Liu He. The three transmissions are You, Si, and Chou: the first transmission is Yi You, which is the wife's wealth, riding Tai Yin; the second transmission is Gui Si, which is the brother, riding Tian Kong, and is also an invisible ghost; the third transmission is Ji Chou, which is the son's wealth, riding Zhu Que.

邵先生曰：此課干支六害，一主牛馬自傷，戌以丑為刑神，作朱雀，是害牛也。何不言田而言牛？春丙火相氣相生，主息，牛乃生息之物也。午為屋、為馬，言馬不言屋也，因午空亡，乃不實之物，且正月天馬在午故也。作空亡而入墓乘虎，是害馬也。

Master Zhao said: In this lesson, the day stem and day branch form the six harmful relationships, from which five things can be deduced. The first is that cattle and horses suffer injury. Wu is the criminal god of Chou, and Chou is occupied by the Vermilion Bird, which is the image of injuring cattle. Why is it said to be cattle rather than fields? Because in spring, the fire of Bing is in its season and is supported, indicating proliferation, and cattle are the livestock used for reproduction. Wu also represents houses and horses. Here, it is said to be horses rather than houses because Wu falls into the empty and lost position, and houses are not real things. Moreover, the heavenly horse of the first month is located at Wu. Wu is in the empty and lost position, and also enters the tomb, while the White Tiger occupies it, which is the image of injuring horses.

二主婦人失明，蓋午為婦人，午乃離，為目，入墓是失明也。 三主自身有淫婢，而婢從淫僭。蓋以巳加酉，巳即丙，午為丙身，以申為妻，酉以酉為婢。巳加酉是寵婢也。天空為奴，從而加之，是僕僭亂有*也。 四主老婦血疾成癆，蓋初傳太陰與酉一體。太陰為老婦，從革體也。

The second matter indicates that the wife in the household has lost her eyesight. The hour of Wu represents the wife, and Wu in the hexagram belongs to Li, which represents the eye; now Wu is in theStorage, which signifies the image of blindness. The third matter indicates that the person himself has a licentious servant girl, and the servant girl also follows in licentiousness. This is because巳 is placed on酉:巳 is the body of Bing (丙 is located in the palace of巳), Wu is the position of Bing, Shen represents the wife, and You represents the servant girl; when巳 is placed on You, it is the image of favoring the servant girl. The Tian Kong god represents servants, and they also join in, indicating servants overstepping their bounds and causing disorder (the original text has one character that is blurred and unreadable, and it is transcribed without supplementation). The fourth matter indicates that the elderly woman in the household suffers from a blood disorder leading to tuberculosis. This is because the first transmission is governed by Tai Yin, and Tai Yin and You are essentially the same: Tai Yin represents the elderly woman, and the third transmission forms a from-reform metal structure, which is the image of a blood disorder.

五主山地有爭，乃末傳丑是也。春占巳上見丑，是相氣，火生丑土，丑遇生氣本牛也。然至末傳則是秋冬，非丙火旺可以生丑土言也。故曰山地，朱雀主爭，子主池塘，行年上見子加辰，又乘蛇，主爭必失理也。

The fifth matter involves a dispute over mountains and fields, which should be located on the final transmission's position of Chou. In spring divination, Si is seen with Chou, and Chou receives the harmonious energy; Bing fire can generate Chou earth, and Chou encountering life qi is naturally associated with cattle. However, by the time the final transmission is reached, it has already entered autumn and winter, so it is no longer appropriate to argue based on Bing fire being strong enough to generate Chou earth. Therefore, it is changed to refer to mountains and fields (as Chou originally represents fields, mountains, and gardens). The Vermilion Bird signifies disputes, and Zi represents ponds; the year of the person is seen with Zi placed on Chen, and it is accompanied by Teng Snake, so it is concluded that this dispute will certainly result in a loss.

19）王解元辛未生三十九歲占宅，己酉年三月癸巳日戌將未時。（午未空亡，酉戌落空），重審，元胎，六儀，斬關。 陳龍 六申酉戌亥空 朱未 子虎 空 六 朱 后 父 甲申 六 初 蛇午 丑常 亥 申 未 辰 兄 丁亥 空 中（丁神） 貴巳辰卯寅玄 申 巳 辰 癸 子 庚寅 玄 末 后陰

Example Nineteen: Wang Jieyuan was born in the year Xinwei, and is thirty-nine years old. He consulted about his residence. The time was in the year Jiyou, third month, day Guisi. The lesson was cast with the month of Xu as the general, placed on the hour of Wei. The day Guisi belongs to the Jiashen decade, with the empty positions falling on Wu and Wei. The branches of You and Xu on the Heaven Plate fall in the empty position. The lesson has four names: "Chongshen" (Repeated Review), "Yuan Tai" (Original Fetus), "Liu Yi" (Six Instruments), and "Zhanguan" (Cutting the Gate). The Heaven Plate was arranged with Xu as the general and placed on the hour of Wei. The nobleman is riding on Si, with Teng Snake on Wu, Zhu Que on Wei, Liu He on Shen, Gou Chen on You, Qinglong on Xu, Tiankong on Hai, Baihu on Zi, Tai Chang on Chou, Tai Yin on Mao, Tianhou on Chen. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson has the day stem Gui, which is located in the Chou palace, with Chen above it, riding on Tianhou; the second lesson has Chen with Wei above it, riding on Zhu Que; the third lesson has the day branch Si with Shen above it, riding on Liu He; the fourth lesson has Shen with Hai above it, riding on Tiankong. The three transmissions are Shen, Hai, and Yin: the first transmission is Jia Shen, representing the parent's yao, riding on Liu He, and also the first instrument of this decade; the second transmission is Ding Hai, representing the brother's yao, riding on Tiankong, which is the "Ding spirit"; the third transmission is Geng Yin, representing the child's yao, riding on Xuanwu.

邵先生曰：此課利宅不利人，若占病訟，真閉口卦也。日上墓作天后，主遲滯，時運未通。蓋天后滯神，更見墓，愈見遲滯也。幸得宅之六儀長生而引進，又與宅合，主進人口，婦人懷胎；然終不安，幸長生可以保全。亥作天空乘丁，主移動缸甕。末傳子息，因溼感風，西南西北二角，不可修動。田遭水患，行年在申，主內事訟。得一道士解和。王自發解後，皆不利，疑其宅生災，故占之。身乘墓作天后，辰雖月建，主興訟，旺卻是墓神滯神，目下如何發得？

Master Zhao said: This lesson is favorable for the house but not for people; if used to divinate illness or legal matters, it is truly a卦 that is completely unresponsive. The day stem is in the position of theTomb Spirit and is accompanied by the Heavenly Empress, indicating that affairs will be delayed and the time is not yet favorable. The Heavenly Empress is itself a god of obstruction, and with theStorage, it becomes even more obstructed. Fortunately, the旬首仪神 at the house position is in the position ofGrowth, which can bring in life qi and harmonizes with the house, so it indicates that new members will join the family and women will become pregnant. However, it will not be entirely stable, but the presence of theGrowth qi can ensure safety. The亥 position is accompanied by the Tian Kong and carries the Ding god, indicating the need to move jars and containers. TheFinal Transmission is theChildren Line, indicating that a child may catch a cold due to dampness. The southwest and northwest corners should not be disturbed for construction. The fields will suffer from flooding. The year position falls on the申, indicating disputes within the family, which will later be resolved by a Taoist priest. Wang Jiuyuan, since winning the provincial examination, has been experiencing misfortune, suspecting that his house has brought disaster, so he came to consult. The body position is in the墓 and accompanied by the Heavenly Empress: although the辰 is the month builder, it indicates the rise of lawsuits, appearing prosperous and strong, but in reality it is theTomb Spirit and the obstructive god; how can success come now?