Miscellaneous Divination

216）沈保正壬戌生四十八歲占役事，己酉年九月乙丑日卯將戌時。（戌亥空亡，卯辰落空），重審，勵德，天獄。 六陳 朱戌亥子丑龍 蛇酉 寅空 六 陰 空 蛇 兄 丙寅 空 初 貴申 卯虎 亥 午 寅 酉 財 辛未 后 中（暗鬼） 后未午巳辰常 午 丑 酉 乙 父 甲子 陳 末 陰玄

Example 216: Shen Baozheng was born in the year Renxu and is 48 years old. He consulted about a matter concerning conscription. The time was on the day Jiyou of the ninth month in the year Jiyou. The class was cast using the month of卯 as the general added to the hour of Xu. The day Jiyou belongs to the Jiazi cycle, with the empty positions falling on Xu and Hai. The branches of the heaven plate,卯 and Chen, are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the class has three: "Chong Shen" (Re-examination), "Li De" (Encouragement of Virtue), and "Tian Yu" (Heavenly Prison). The heaven plate uses the general of卯 added to the hour of Xu to set the class. The nobleman is on the branch of Shen, with the below Teng Snake on You, the Vermilion Bird on Xu, the Liu He on Hai, the Gou Chen on Zi, the Qing Long on Chou, the Tian Kong on Yin, the Bai Hu on Mao, the Tai Chang on Chen, the Xuan Wu on Si, the Tai Yin on Wu, and the Tian Hou on Wei. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Yi, which is in the Chén palace, with You above it, riding on Teng Snake; the second lesson is You with Yin above it, riding on Tian Kong; the third lesson is the day branch Chou with Wu above it, riding on Tai Yin; the fourth lesson is Wu with Hai above it, riding on Liu He. The three transmissions are Yin, Wei, and Zi: the first transmission, Ji Yin, is the brother's yao, riding on Tian Kong; the middle transmission, Xin Wei, is the wife's wealth yao, riding on Tian Hou, and secretly carries a ghost; the final transmission, Jia Zi, is the parent's yao, riding on Gou Chen.

邵先生曰：保正不能脫手，於道理合當做此役也。酉加乙作蛇官鬼自纏身也。初傳功曹，身已在公了，為保正之後，平安無些子事。你若不認此役，須是監繫，必待認了方釋。又行年與宅上午作太陰，有一人與你陰人是親眷，來與你打關節，反探你口氣，卻去報他，為內鬼也。

Shao Master said: The position of the guardian is a duty you cannot avoid, and by principle it should be you who holds it. The酉 is placed on 乙 and rides on Teng Snake, indicating that the official ghost has come to纠缠 you. The first transmission is Gongcao (寅), showing that you are already in the official domain. Once you take on the position of the guardian, you will be safe and have no troubles. If you refuse to accept this duty, you will be detained and not released until you agree. Additionally, the year and the house position both have 午 riding on Tai Yin, meaning there is a person who is a relative of your female relative, coming to help you get through the situation. In reality, this person is trying to test your attitude and then report back to others - this is an internal ghost.

先生析曰；蓋乙見酉為官所制，蛇是被監勒，初傳寅作天空為官吏，若不認，必入獄，中傳是認了卻無慮，末子作勾陳，是晚而復做也。 沈公之事，皆如其言，自後既脫，九年又做一次。

Master Zhao explained that the wood of Yi is restrained by You, which represents being controlled by an official; Teng Snake signifies being monitored and forced. The first transmission's Yin is riding Tian Kong, representing an official; if one does not accept this duty, he will certainly be imprisoned. The middle transmission's Wei indicates that once accepted, there is no further worry; the final transmission's Zi riding Gou Chen signifies that in old age, he will have to take it on again. Master Shen's case matched every detail as he said. Later he was relieved of this duty, but nine years later he had to take it on again.

217）沈四公庚戌四月十八日辰時生，五十九歲，於戊申年七月二十三日乙巳日午將亥時，（寅卯空亡，酉戌落空），重審，四絕。因爭保正而占。 龍空 陳子丑寅卯虎 六亥 辰常 后 陳 陰 六 子 丙午 陰 初 朱戌 巳玄 未 子 午 亥 財 癸丑 龍 中 蛇酉申未午陰 子 巳 亥 乙 鬼 戊申 貴 末 貴後

Example 217: Shen Sigu was born on the辰 hour of the eighteenth day of the fourth lunar month in the year Geng Xu. He is fifty-nine years old. On the twenty-third day of the seventh lunar month in the year Wu Shen, on the day Yisi, he came to seek divination regarding a dispute over the position of the village head. The day Yisi belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty position falling on寅 and卯. The branches酉 and戌 on the Heaven Plate are directly on the empty position. The name of the lesson is two: "Re-examination" and "Four Isolation." The Heaven Plate is set with the month general午 added on the亥 hour. The nobleman is riding the申, below which the Teng Snake rides the酉, the Vermilion Bird rides the戌, the Liu He rides the亥, the Gou Chen rides the子, the Azure Dragon rides the丑, the Tian Kong rides the寅, the White Tiger rides the卯, the Tai Chang rides the辰, the Black Tortoise rides the巳, the Tai Yin rides the午, and the Heavenly Empress rides the未. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Yi, which is located in the辰 palace, with the亥 on top, riding the Liu He; the second lesson is the亥 with the午 on top, riding the Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch巳 with the子 on top, riding the Gou Chen; the fourth lesson is the子 with the未 on top, riding the Heavenly Empress. The three transmissions are午,丑,申: the first transmission isBingwu, which is the son and grandson yao, riding the Tai Yin; the middle transmission isGuichou, which is the wife and wealth yao, riding the Azure Dragon; the final transmission isWushen, which is the official and ghost yao, riding the nobleman.

邵先生曰：課名重審，末本絕神，不合亥子又來生日，絕中又起，奈何你母勸你休爭，你女又勸，俱不聽，下稍自做，雖得財不善可惡，後有悔。所得之物，可以移翁棺葬此內，必陋貴子，為大和尚。汝葬祖側也。

Master Zhao said: The name of the divination is "Rechecking," and the final transmission is originally the "Absolute Void." Unfortunately, the亥 and 子 branches come to birth the day stem again, so the void gives rise to an opportunity. Regrettably, your mother advised you not to compete, and your daughter also advised you, but you did not listen, and in the end you did it yourself; although you gained money, the source is improper and causes dislike, and you will regret it later. The property you obtained can be used to move your father-in-law's coffin and bury him there, and certainly a noble son will come out later, becoming a great monk. You yourself should be buried next to the ancestral tomb.

沈母乃童氏，其女亦嫁童家。童家服滿，沈公欲爭保正，母與又勸不聽，乃自做了，後童分家，請沈公作主，沈卻於公共內，取一生墳安葬。四年生一兒，為大和尚於廣教寺。

Shen Sigu's mother was from the Tong family, and his daughter also married into the Tong family. After the Tong family had finished their mourning period, Shen Sigu wanted to compete for the position of head of the village, but his mother and daughter both advised him against it. He did not listen and still took the position himself. Later, when the Tong family divided their property, they invited Shen Sigu to preside over the division. However, Shen Sigu set aside a piece of the common property as a burial ground for the living. Four years later, he had a son, and later became a great monk at Guangjiao Temple.

先生析曰；蓋乙以子為母，午為女，亥為父，申為翁，丑為墓，申加之，是為翁墓也。本命庚戌，庚金墓丑，是自亦墓此矣。申為僧，丑為賢，上見貴，是大和尚也。

Master Zhao explained that the wood of Yi takes Zi as its mother, Wu as its daughter, Hai as its father, Shen as its father-in-law, and Chou as its grave. When Shen is placed on Chou, it signifies the grave of the father-in-law. His heavenly stem is Gengxu, and the grave of Geng metal is in Chou, indicating that he himself will also be buried there. Shen represents a monk, and Chou represents a virtuous person. With a nobleman above, he is a great monk.

219）潘道士乙亥生，占住持。戊戌日戌將寅時。（辰巳空亡，子丑落空），遙克，炎上。 虎常 空丑寅卯辰玄 龍子 巳陰 虎 后 蛇 空 鬼 壬寅 虎 初 陳亥 午后 寅 午 申 丑 兄 戊戌 六 中 六戌酉申未貴 午 戌 丑 戊 父 甲午 后 末 朱蛇

Example 219: A Taoist priest born in the year of Yihai came to divinate whether he could become the abbot. The time was on the day of Wuxu, using the month of Xu as the month general, and the course was cast starting from the hour of Yin. The day of Wuxu belongs to the Jiawu decade, with the empty positions falling on Chen and Si. The branches Zi and Chou on the heaven plate are exactly on the empty positions. The name of the course is two: "Remote Control" and "Inflaming Ascension" (the three transmissions of Yin, Xu, and Wu form a fire trinity). The heaven plate starts with the month general Xu added to the hour of Yin. The nobleman is on Wei, with Teng Snake on Shen, Vermilion Bird on You, Liu He on Xu, Gou Chen on Hai, Azure Dragon on Zi, Tian Kong on Chou, White Tiger on Yin, Tai Chang on Mao, Tai Yin on Chen, and Heavenly Empress on Wu. The four lessons from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Wu, which is in the Si palace, with Chou on top, riding Tian Kong; the second lesson is Chou with Shen on top, riding Teng Snake; the third lesson is the day branch Xu with Wu on top, riding Heavenly Empress; the fourth lesson is Wu with Yin on top, riding White Tiger. The three transmissions are Yin, Xu, and Wu: the first transmission is Renyin as the official ghost, riding White Tiger; the second transmission is Wuxu as the brother, riding Liu He; the third transmission is Jiawu as the parent, riding Heavenly Empress.

邵先生曰：大凡僧道占住持，以日為我，支為住持。春得炎上局，卻喜旺相，只是不合陽刃乘后加支，主住持九月與朱姓人交通，遂受刑而出。初傳是鬼，臨婦人上，雖三傳化火生干，然火旺不久便暗，而寅木獨為戌鬼，身上丑作空，正是傳法之空門，目下即成，後因同牒人反來做造，因奸而壞也。潘謀住持，丑作天空，是薦賢空門之象。丑為僧，僧與道同，此住持必成。果五月受貼，六月至觀。宮畔有朱百戶妻，遂與往來，自六月至次年二月共九月，被原與同牒人汪三，使人告發，至官被刑而出。

Master Zhao said: Generally, when monks and Taoist priests seek the position of abbot, they take the day stem as themselves and the day branch as the position of abbot. In spring, if the fire element is in the "Inflaming Upward" pattern, it is favorable as it is in a prosperous and strong state. However, it is not good if the Yangren (sharpness) is combined with the Heavenly Empress on the day branch, which indicates that after serving as abbot for nine months, he will have an affair with a woman surnamed Zhu, and thus be punished and expelled. The first transmission is a ghost, which is on the god representing a woman; although the third transmission transforms fire to nourish the day stem, the fire will not last long and will turn dark, while the寅 wood alone becomes the ghost of the戌. The丑 on the self is combined with Tian Kong, which is the image of an empty gate for transmitting the teachings, so things can be accomplished now; but later, those who were with him on the degree list will turn against him, leading to his downfall due to the affair. Master Pan sought the position of abbot, with the丑 combined with Tian Kong, indicating the recommendation of a virtuous person and the transmission of teachings in an empty gate; the丑 also represents monks, and monks and Taoists are similar, so he will certainly become abbot. Later, he indeed received a letter in May and arrived at the Taoist temple in June. There was a woman named Zhu, the wife of Zhu Bahu, living next to the temple, and he had relations with her. From June to the next February, exactly nine months, he was accused by Wang San, who was with him on the degree list, and was punished and expelled by the authorities.

先生析曰；大凡炎上局，自是有頭無尾，如火之炎，暫時便止，那更合後，遂為失友。午作天后，是婦人，午未字像朱姓，戊日陽刃在午，故主刑，自第四課傳出，故出觀。暗貴作空，故可至觀。既至自然被害也。

Master Zhao explained that generally, the situation of "Inflaming Ascending" originally has a beginning but no end, like a flame that burns for a while and then dies out; moreover, it is combined with the Heavenly Empress, thus becoming "Losing a Friend." The Heavenly Empress is on the position of Wu, which represents a woman. The characters Wu and Wei resemble the character for "Zhu," so it indicates the surname Zhu. The Yangren of Wu day is on Wu, so there is a punishment. The first transmission comes from the fourth lesson, so one is expelled from the Taoist temple. The hidden nobleman is riding the Tian Kong, so one can still reach the Taoist temple; once there, one naturally suffers harm.

一訂云，午乃離朱雀，故姓朱。午未字像朱說非。又曰，後乃婦人，午亦婦也。加支為日之刃，故因婦人受責。在支上是以主得住持而始蒙責。

There is another corrected explanation: the hour of Wu belongs to the trigram Li (Fire) and is also the position of the Vermilion Bird, so it is interpreted as the surname Zhu. The claim that the characters Wu and Wei resemble the character for Zhu is incorrect. It is also said that the Heavenly Empress represents a woman, and Wu itself also represents a woman; when it appears on the day branch and coincides with the day stem's Yangren, it indicates punishment due to a woman. Because it falls on the day branch, it first indicates taking charge of the position, and then brings about punishment.

220）長老常占，己丑年二月癸丑日酉將戌時。（寅卯空亡，丑寅落空），重審，退茹。 朱六 蛇辰巳午未陳 貴卯 申龍 常 玄 常 玄 兄 壬子 玄 初 后寅 酉空 亥 子 亥 子 兄 辛亥 常 中 陰丑子亥戌虎 子 丑 子 癸 鬼 庚戌 虎 末 玄常

Example 220: A senior named Chang sought divination. The time was on the Jichou year, second month, Guichou day. The lesson was cast with the Month General You added to the Xu hour. The Guichou day belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty position falling on Yin and Mao. The Heaven Plate's Zi and Chou branches are exactly on the empty positions. The lesson has two names: "Chong Shen" and "Tui Ru" (three transmissions connected in reverse order: Zi, Hai, Xu). The Heaven Plate was set with the You General added to the Xu hour. The Nobleman rode on Mao, below it Teng Snake rode on Chen, Vermilion Bird on Si, Liu He on Wu, Gou Chen on Wei, Azure Dragon on Shen, Tian Kong on You, Bai Hu on Xu, Tai Chang on Hai, Xuan Wu on Zi, Tai Yin on Chou, and Tian Hou on Yin. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson, the Day Stem Gui is located in the Chou palace, with Zi above it, ridden by Xuan Wu; the second lesson, Zi has Hai above it, ridden by Tai Chang; the third lesson, the Day Branch Chou has Zi above it, ridden by Xuan Wu; the fourth lesson, Zi has Hai above it, ridden by Tai Chang. The three transmissions are Zi, Hai, Xu: the first transmission, Ren Zi is the brother's yao, ridden by Xuan Wu; the middle transmission, Xin Hai is also the brother's yao, ridden by Tai Chang; the final transmission, Geng Xu is the official ghost yao, ridden by Bai Hu.

邵先生曰：子作元武加日相合，即作傳，加丑為陽刃大吉，又是僧寺，中傳亥加子作常，亥即元類，作常加子，又是勢害，末虎克日，此課凶矣。必旬日內盜欲入方丈不得，乃入庫下偷三人物，後來干三人命。蓋連茹體也。且損水姓人。

Shao said: If the child (Zi) rides the Black Tortoise (Xuanwu) and is placed on the day stem, and it combines with it, then it is taken as the first transmission; if it is placed on Chou, Chou is both Yangren and Daji (Chou), and also represents a monastery. The middle transmission has Hai placed on Zi and riding Tai Chang - Hai originally belongs to the category of Xuanwu, but now it rides Tai Chang and is placed on Zi, thus becoming a case of riding a powerful force and causing harm. The final transmission has the White Tiger (Baihu) to attack the day stem, making this divination ominous: within ten days, there will certainly be thieves wanting to enter the monastery but unable to, so they turn to steal from the storeroom and steal from three people, later leading to three deaths - because the lesson pattern is connected in sequence. Moreover, someone with a surname related to water will be injured.

果第七日賊入庫，偷監寺副典庫三人物，既覺行者尋蹤往，他客汪家捉獲。將汪氏一鐵椎擊死，因解行者至官獄死。三僧吃棒，一僧患杖死，皆因連茹在不明，末虎作鬼故也。 庫中者，丑為庫也。

Indeed, on the seventh day the thief entered the storehouse and stole the belongings of the head monk, the deputy monk, and the storekeeper. After discovering the theft, the pilgrim followed the trail and caught the thief among the foreign merchants, the Wang family. The thief used an iron mallet to kill Wang, and as a result, the pilgrim was sent to the authorities and died in prison. The three monks were beaten, and one of them died from the杖 injuries. This was because of the connected body (liar) causing confusion and unclear connections, and the final transmission being due to the White Tiger transforming into a ghost. The mention of the storehouse is because the earthly branch 'Chou' represents a storehouse.

221）或占求酒，壬子日申將亥時。（寅卯空亡，亥子落空），比用，三交，高蓋。 貴后 蛇寅卯辰巳陰 朱丑 午玄 玄 空 陰 虎 財 戊午 玄 初（暗鬼） 六子 未常 午 酉 巳 申 子 空卯 貴 中（空亡） 陳亥戌酉申虎 酉 子 申 壬 兄 壬子 六 末（落空） 龍空

Example 221: Someone divined about demanding wine. The time was on the day of Renzi, with the month of Shen as the general, placed on the hour of Hai. The day of Renzi belongs to the Jiachen decade, with the empty positions falling on Yin and Mao. The Heaven Plate's branches of Hai and Zi are directly on the empty positions. The lesson has three names: "Comparison and Use", "Three Intersections", and "High Cover". The Heaven Plate is set with Shen as the general added to the hour of Hai. The nobleman is on Mao, with Teng Snake on Yin, Vermilion Bird on Chou, Liu He on Zi, Gou Chen on Hai, Azure Dragon on Xu, Tian Kong on You, Bai Hu on Shen, Tai Chang on Wei, Tai Yin on Si, Tian Hou on Chen. The four lessons, from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem Ren, located in the Hai palace, with Shen above it, riding Bai Hu; the second lesson is Shen with Si above it, riding Tai Yin; the third lesson is the day branch Zi with You above it, riding Tian Kong; the fourth lesson is You with Wu above it, riding Xuan Wu. The three transmissions are Wu, Mao, and Zi: the first transmission Wu Wu is the wife and wealth爻, riding Xuan Wu, secretly accompanied by a ghost; the middle transmission Mao is in the empty position of the decade, as the son and grandson爻, riding the nobleman; the final transmission Ren Zi is the brother and sibling爻, riding Liu He, falling into an empty position.

邵先生曰：酉加子作天空，支為酒，其酒必敗，器必破，必無酒也。酉為酒加子，酉破子，乃破器也。子水敗於酉，酉金死於子，乘空為虛詐，又傳入空亡，是以無酒。

Master Zhao said: You (metal) is placed on Zi (water) and rides on Tian Kong. The day branch represents wine, so it is evident that the wine must be spoiled and the vessel must be broken, thus no wine can be obtained. You (metal) governs wine and is placed on Zi (water), and You (metal) also breaks Zi (water), which is the image of the vessel being broken. Zi water is overcome by You metal, and You metal dies in Zi; Tian Kong signifies empty words and deception, and the three transmissions also enter Kongwang, so no wine can be obtained.

222）長星見於西方，蔡相公京占應於本身有何吉凶，四月辛未日酉將寅時。（戌亥空亡）（巳午落空） 蛇貴 朱子丑寅卯后 六亥 辰陰 龍 貴 朱 玄 兄 癸酉 龍 初 陳戌 巳玄 酉 寅 子 巳 父 戊辰 陰 中 龍酉申未午常 寅 未 巳 辛 子 空亥 六 末（空亡） 空虎

Example 222: A long star (comet) appears in the west, and the minister Cai Jing asks about the auspicious or inauspicious signs that should be on himself. The date is the 18th day of the fourth month, using the酉 month general added to the寅 hour to cast the divination. The day is the Jiazi decade, with the empty hour falling on the戌 and亥; the heaven plate's巳 and午 branches are exactly on the empty hour positions (the original text does not specify the lesson name here). The heaven plate is set with the酉 general added to the寅 hour. The nobleman is on the寅, below it is the teng snake on the丑, the vermilion bird on the子, the liuhe on the亥, the gouchen on the戌, the azure dragon on the酉, the tiankong on the申, the baihu on the未, the taichang on the午, the xuanwu on the巳, the taiyin on the辰, and the heavenly empress on the卯. The four lessons are arranged from right to left: the first lesson is the day stem 辛, which is in the戌 palace, with the巳, riding the xuanwu; the second lesson is the巳, with the子, riding the zhuqiao; the third lesson is the day branch 未, with the寅, riding the guiren; the fourth lesson is the寅, with the酉, riding the qinglong. The three transmissions are酉, 辰, and 亥: the first transmission is the癸酉, representing the brother's yao, riding the qinglong; the middle transmission is theWuchen, representing the parent's yao, riding the taiyin; the final transmission is the亥, which falls on the empty hour, representing the son's yao, riding the liuhe.

邵先生曰：酉作龍為用，酉於辛為上元真祿。寅乃地下真官，又是天吏，中末又俱自刑，相公目下雖有撓，全罪有赦，將來朝廷必大用，威權震上矣。後庚寅果再入朝大用。

Shao Master said: The酉 (You) trigram is riding the Azure Dragon and initiating the transmission. For the metal of Xin, the酉 is indeed the true禄 (favorable destiny) of the upper origin. The寅 (Yin) is the true official beneath the earth and also the Heavenly Official. Although both the middle transmission and the final transmission involve self-punishment, the gentleman is currently experiencing some disturbances, but the offenses will be pardoned. In the future, the court will certainly greatly employ him, and his authority will be able to shake the court. Later, in the year of Gengyin, Cai Jing indeed entered the court again and was greatly favored.

大凡四上克下，名無祿，天動於上為純陽，主動。若久困在下者遇之而發，居家者出。

In general, all four lessons involve the upper deity overcoming the lower deity, which is called "no fortune." The heavenly weather moves above and forms a pure yang image, indicating movement. Those who have been long trapped in a lower position will rise to prominence, and those who have been idle at home will enter officialdom.

按崇寧五年丙戌春正月慧星出西方，長竟天二月蔡京有罪免為中太乙宮便。大觀元年丁亥春正月以蔡京為門下侍郎，二月戊子加蔡京太師，三月己丑。

According to historical records: In the spring of the first month of the fifth year of the Chongning era, which was the year Bingxu, a comet appeared in the western sky, stretching across the entire sky. In the second month, Cai Jing was found guilty and was dismissed from office, then transferred to serve as the commissioner of the Taiyi Palace. In the spring of the first month of the first year of the Daguan era, which was the year Dinghai, Cai Jing was again appointed as the under-secretary of the imperial gate. In the second month, on the day of Wuzi, Cai Jing was further honored with the title of Taishi. In the third month, on the day of Jichou, the text of the original record is incomplete, and here we merely quote what remains.

《大六壬斷案》元、亨、利、貞四集全

The book "Judged Cases in Liuren" is divided into four collections: Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhen. By this point, all four collections are complete.