Divination on Escape

一、追尋達士及六親，捕捉奴婢並下人，宜日德克刑神，主易獲。刑神剋日德，主難尋。日干：甲 乙 丙 丁 戊 己 庚 辛 壬 癸。德神：寅 申 巳 亥 巳 寅 申 巳 亥 巳。日支：子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥。支德：巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥 子 丑 寅 卯 辰。

Divination for searching for someone who has fled: Whether searching for a missing scholar, relative, or escaping servant, it is favorable if the day stem's virtue (de) overcomes the criminal god (xing shen), making it easier to find the person. Conversely, if the criminal god overcomes the day stem's virtue, it becomes difficult to trace the person. The day stem's virtue (de shen) is as follows: Jia in Yin, Yi in Shen, Bing in Si, Ding in Hai, Wu in Si, Ji in Yin, Geng in Shen, Xin in Si, Ren in Hai, Gui in Si. The day branch's virtue (zhi de) is as follows: Zi in Si, Chou in Wu, Yin in Wei, Mao in Shen, Chen in You, Si in Xu, Wu in Hai, Wei in Zi, Shen in Chou, You in Yin, Xu in Mao, Hai in Chen.

一、測婢奴之姓，看兩魁落何宮。如從魁落在地盤亥子上，則婢姓近水，如江洪之類。何為婢姓，酉為婢，酉月將為從魁是也。戌為奴，戌月將為河魁，若測其姓同上類推。

To determine the surname of a runaway servant, observe where the two lunar generals, "From Kuai" and "He Kuai," fall in the palace. For example, if "From Kuai" falls on the earth plate's Hai or Zi, which belong to the water element, then the servant's surname will contain water, such as Jiang or Hong. Why is this used to determine the surname? Because You represents a servant, and the lunar general named "From Kuai" corresponds to You. Xu represents a slave, and the lunar general named "He Kuai" corresponds to Xu. To determine the surname of a slave, follow the same method as above.

一、測盜竊姦淫之蹤，伏吟主近。若裡數多少，看戌加何宮，以上下數計之。如戌加地盤戌宮，是伏吟，主近。若戌加子，由戌逆行至子位，則從酉起逆數至子位，即有十位；又由子而從亥起逆數至戌位，則有二位。其斷以裡，以酉至子十位作百，以亥至戌之二位作二里。

To trace the location of theft or adultery, if the divination forms a "Hidden Chant" (伏吟), the person is nearby. To determine the exact distance, look at where "戌" (Xu) is placed on the Earth Plate. Use the method of counting the upper and lower layers. For example, if "戌" remains on the Earth Plate's Xu palace, it is a Hidden Chant, and the person is nearby. If "戌" is placed on "子" (Zi), count backwards from Xu to Zi: exclude Xu itself, count from You to Zi, which is ten counts; then from Zi, exclude Zi itself, count from Hai to Xu, which is two counts. Convert these counts into distance: the ten counts from You to Zi represent one hundred li, and the two counts from Hai to Xu represent two li, totaling one hundred and two li.

一、占賊行藏，須視鬼。一、失贓以賊斷，若財爻空陷，贓物難追。一、欲知賊去何方，看玄武所臨地盤之支斷之。如玄武臨子宮，則賊往北方；臨亥宮，則是西北方。餘可類推。一、懸索臨干支，或玄武所加，是穿窗越牖。懸索煞，正五九月卯，二六十月子，三七十一月酉，四八十二月午。

Divination for thieves: To determine where the thief is hiding, look at the position of the official ghost. Lost property and stolen money are also determined through the thief. If the wealth hexagram falls into an empty or hidden position, the stolen goods are difficult to recover. To know the direction the thief is fleeing, look at the earthly branch of the earth plate where the Black Tortoise is located. For example, if the Black Tortoise is on the Zi branch, which belongs to the north, the thief is heading north; if it is on the Hai branch, which belongs to the northwest, the thief is heading northwest, and so on. If the "suspended rope evil" falls on the day stem or day branch, or if the Black Tortoise is on top of the suspended rope evil, the thief entered through the window or door. The method to determine the suspended rope evil is as follows: in January, May, and September, it is on the卯 branch; in February, June, and October, it is on the子 branch; in March, July, and November, it is on the酉 branch; in April, August, and December, it is on the午 branch.

一、玄乘驛馬，是鑿壁逾牆。馬，申子辰日寅，寅午戌日占，亥卯未日巳，巳酉丑日亥。一、玄居夜地，賊越關梁。夜地，即酉戌亥子丑寅之宮；白晝即卯辰巳午未申之宮。一、玄在白晝，賊身莫藏。一、丁馬交加，遁必遠。一、太陽照武，捉還鄉。

The Black Tortoise riding the Post-horse indicates that the thief entered by breaking through walls. The method of determining the Post-horse is as follows: on days of申, 子, and 辰, the Post-horse is in 寅; on days of 寅, 午, and 戌, the Post-horse is in 申 (the original text mistakenly says '占'); on days of 亥, 卯, and 未, the Post-horse is in 巳; on days of 巳, 酉, and 丑, the Post-horse is in 亥. If the Black Tortoise is in the night division, the thief has already crossed over gates and bridges and fled far away. The night division refers to the six palaces of 酉, 戌, 亥, 子, 丑, and 寅. If the Black Tortoise is in the day division, the thief cannot hide and will soon be discovered. When the丁神 and the Post-horse appear together, the thief must have fled very far. If the Sun shines upon the Black Tortoise, the thief can be captured.

太陽：月：正 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 十一 十二。亥 戌 酉 申 未 午 巳 辰 卯 寅 丑 子。太陽節：水春谷滿夏大，處秋霜二冬寒，值明夏芒暑秋，白露冬雪寒春。

The sun moves retrograde through the months: in the first month it is in the亥 (Hai) position, in the second month in戌 (Xu), third month in酉 (You), fourth month in申 (Shen), fifth month in未 (Wei), sixth month in午 (Wu), seventh month in巳 (Si), eighth month in辰 (Chen), ninth month in卯 (Mao), tenth month in寅 (Yin), eleventh month in丑 (Chou), and twelfth month in子 (Zi). The following sentence is a mnemonic for the solar transition into each palace, but the wording has some errors and omissions. Its general meaning is that the sun changes palaces at the time of the middle solar terms. For example, the middle solar terms are Rain Water, Vernal Equinox, Grain Rain, Lesser Fullness, Summer Solstice, Greater Heat, Limit of Heat, Autumnal Equinox, Frost Descent, Lesser Snow, Winter Solstice, and Greater Cold, which correspond in order to the above. When reciting, one should refer to the table above for comparison.

一、勾陳克武主獲賊。一、旬首乘玄賊度四獲。一、河魁度玄賊難捕。一、訪賊人宜在游都之下。游都：日：甲 乙 丙 丁 戊 己 庚 辛 壬 癸。丑 子 寅 巳 申 丑 子 寅 巳 申。

Gou Chen overcomes Xuan Wu, indicating the thief will be caught. The deity of the beginning of the ten-day period riding on Xuan Wu signifies the thief is wandering around, eventually being captured. When He Kuai (戌) crosses over Xuan Wu, the thief is difficult to capture. To find the thief, one should look in the direction indicated by You Du according to the day stem: Jia day is in Chou, Yi day is in Zi, Bing day is in Yin, Ding day is in Si, Wu day is in Shen, Ji day is in Chou, Geng day is in Zi, Xin day is in Yin, Ren day is in Si, and Gui day is in Shen.

一、鬼乘生氣，主賊去又來。一、子孫出現，為趕賊。一、鬼遇刑沖，自敗擒。一、發用為偷，是賊身；中傳為贓，末傳為捕。一、歲月克玄彌年月，日傷武在日時。一、六處無武難妄擬。一、貴順玄藏賊難追。一、年乘玄武室人偷。一、官鬼乘玄逢盜竊。

The official ghost is riding on life qi, indicating the thief will leave this time but return again. The appearance of the sons' hexagram can drive away the thief. If the official ghost meets punishment and clash, the thief will be exposed and captured. The initiating transmission represents the thief, which is the thief himself; the middle transmission represents the stolen goods, and the final transmission represents the captor. If the sovereign year and month builder overcome the black tortoise, the thief will be caught within the year and month. If the day branch injures the black tortoise, the matter can be resolved on the same day and hour. If the four lessons and three transmissions together do not show the black tortoise, one should not make arbitrary conclusions. If the nobleman moves in the correct direction and the black tortoise is hidden, the thief is hard to track. If the person's own year branch is riding on the black tortoise, it indicates theft by a relative. If the official ghost is riding on the black tortoise, it indicates a case of theft.

一、伏吟貴代 順行，支前一位捕；貴人逆行，支後一位尋。一、返吟賊在玄武對沖處也。一、初傳與玄比和，賊安處。一、玄神內戰爭分贓。一、三傳內玄加干支上，賊人還歸。一、三傳內有玄武，是賊居之處。一、行年上之支神克武盜，主追求早獲。一、盜神與朱虎勾蛇合，主被官吏所拿。一、三傳內玄武被上克下賊，即敗旋。一、貴人順行逃走，貴人逆行賊難瞞。

When the divination forms a 'Hidden Chant' and the Nobleman moves in the correct direction, the thief is found one position before the Day Branch. If the Nobleman moves in the reverse direction, the thief is found one position after the Day Branch. When the divination forms a 'Return Chant', the thief is located in the direction opposite to the Black Tortoise. If the First Transmission is in harmony with the Black Tortoise, the thief is safe and unmoving. If there is a conflict within the Black Tortoise's spirit, it indicates that accomplices are fighting over stolen goods. If the Black Tortoise appears in the Three Transmissions along with the Day Stem and Day Branch, the thief will return again. The branch where the Black Tortoise is located in the Three Transmissions is where the thief resides. If the branch spirit of the personal year is capable of overcoming the Black Tortoise, the thief will be captured soon. If the Black Tortoise combines with the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Gou Chen, or Teng Snake, the thief will be caught by officials. If the Black Tortoise is overcome by the upper god in the Three Transmissions and the thief also overcomes the lower god, the thief will be exposed soon. If the Nobleman moves in the correct direction, the thief is still on the run; if the Nobleman moves in the reverse direction, the thief cannot hide and will be revealed.

一、測裡數以玄武之支與所臨地盤之支數之。如玄武之支是子，臨地盤之支是辰。由子數至辰，則有四數，以四里、四十里斷之，餘類推。如斷裡數，由上下相乘數之，如此玄武是子，加地盤是辰，則由子逆數而子位不算，從亥起，逆數至辰位，有八位。由辰不算，自卯逆數至子，有四位，註明下文。亡神：正五九月巳，二六十月寅，三七十一月亥，四八十二月申。天目：春辰夏未秋戌冬丑。

To calculate how many miles the thief has escaped, take the branch corresponding to the Black Tortoise and count the number of branches from that branch to the branch where it is located on the Earth Plate. For example, if the Black Tortoise is on 'Zi' and is located on the Earth Plate's 'Chen', count from 'Zi' to 'Chen', which is four positions, so it is judged as four miles or forty miles, and so on. If using the method of multiplying upper and lower numbers: the Black Tortoise is on 'Zi' and is placed on the Earth Plate's 'Chen'. First, start counting backwards from 'Zi' without counting 'Zi' itself, from 'Hai' to 'Chen', which gives eight positions; then start counting backwards from 'Chen' without counting 'Chen' itself, from 'Mao' to 'Zi', which gives four positions. The use of these two numbers is explained in the next section. Additionally, there are two other deities: Wangshen, which is in 'Si' in the first, fifth, and ninth months, in 'Yin' in the second, sixth, and tenth months, in 'Hai' in the third, seventh, and eleventh months, and in 'Shen' in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth months; Tianmu, which is in 'Chen' in spring, in 'Wei' in summer, in 'Xu' in autumn, and in 'Chou' in winter.

一、測裡數多少，以玄武所值之支與加臨地盤之支上下相乘數之。如玄武所值之支是子，加臨城盤之支是辰，則由子逆數至辰，除一位不算，內有八位；又由子順數至辰，除子一位不算，內有四位，其數則當以八十四里斷之，抑或四十八里斷之。若斷方位，其辰在東南，則當以東南方斷之。若斷賊居之地為何樣，宜看玄武所加地盤之支是何支。如玄加亥子，則近水；加寅卯，則近樹；加巳午，則近火；加申酉，則近金；加辰戌丑未，則近土近山。

Now regarding the calculation of distance: multiply the branch corresponding to the Black Tortoise with the branch of the Earth Plate it is added to, counting upwards and downwards. For example, if the Black Tortoise is on Zi and added to the Earth Plate on Chen, first count backwards from Zi to Chen, excluding the original position, which gives eight positions; then count forwards from Zi to Chen, excluding the original position, which gives four positions. Thus, the distance can be determined as either 84 li or 48 li, depending on the situation. If determining direction, since Chen is in the Southeast, look for the location in the Southeast direction. As for the appearance of the hidden person's location, observe which branch the Black Tortoise is added to on the Earth Plate: if it is on Hai or Zi, it is near water; if on Yin or Mao, it is near trees; if on Si or Wu, it is near a furnace; if on Shen or You, it is near metal and iron; if on Chen, Xu, Chou, or Wei, it is on a hill or mound.

若賊地有禽畜之物，則各以十二支所配之畜斷之。如丑牛未羊之類。此亦不過詳細言之，不可盡拘於禽畜也。何也？蓋牛羊豬犬可易應而龍虎恐有不得，或者龍虎之名、龍虎之形，亦可作算。此中判斷，須當變通。其次又宜看官鬼在何宮以斷賊居之何樣。如鬼值申支加辰位，則申為金而辰為山，又以金山之處，其金山或地名，或山名，或圭觀名，或人名，有此金山皆是，餘可類推。

If you want to determine what kind of animals are in the area of a thief's hideout, you should refer to the animals associated with each of the twelve earthly branches. For example, the branch 'Chou' corresponds to cattle, and 'Wei' corresponds to sheep. However, this is just a way of expressing the idea more specifically, and one should not rigidly stick to the term 'animals.' Why? Because animals like cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs are more likely to be actual things, while dragons and tigers may not really exist. When encountering dragons or tigers, one should instead compare them with names, shapes, or symbols that include the words 'dragon' or 'tiger.' The judgment here relies entirely on flexibility and adaptability. Additionally, one should also consider where the 'official ghost' falls in the hexagrams, to determine the type of place where the thief resides. For instance, if the 'official ghost' is on 'Shen' and is placed on the 'Chen' position, 'Shen' belongs to metal and 'Chen' represents a mountain, combining to form 'Golden Mountain.' This could refer to a place name, a mountain name, the name of a temple or monastery, or a person's name. Any name that includes the term 'Golden Mountain' would count, and similar reasoning applies to other cases.

一、儘早以三傳分別，如三傳內有旺相在初，宜早；在中宜中；在末宜遲。若空亡刑害，不可取也。金旺宜二麥，水旺宜稻禾，火旺宜防亢旱宜黍豆，土旺宜萬物。

Divination for farming and sericulture: The timing of sowing is determined by the Three Transmissions. If the prosperous and strong energy is in the First Transmission, it is suitable to sow early. If it is in the Middle Transmission, it is suitable to sow in the middle season. If it is in the Final Transmission, it is suitable to sow late. If any of the transmissions fall into Kongwang or are accompanied by punishment and harm, they should not be used. Furthermore, according to the Five Phases, if the metal energy is strong, it is suitable to sow barley and wheat. If the water energy is strong, it is suitable to sow rice. If the fire energy is strong, one should beware of drought and it is suitable to sow millet and beans. If the earth energy is strong, then all kinds of crops are suitable.

一、子鼠，丑牛，寅虎貓，卯兔狐，辰龍，巳蛇魚，午馬鹿，未羊鷹，申猴，酉雞雉，戌犬狼，亥豬熊。丑牛未羊喜逢龍，卯騾亥豬怕見虎，旺相為吉絕墓凶，六畜繁生可目觀。

Divination for domestic animals: each of the twelve earthly branches corresponds to specific animals—Zi corresponds to the rat, Chou to the ox, Yin to the tiger and cat, Mao to the rabbit and fox, Chen to the dragon, Si to the snake and fish, Wu to the horse and deer, Wei to the sheep and eagle, Shen to the monkey, You to the chicken and pheasant, Xu to the dog and wolf, Hai to the pig and bear. The mnemonic says: the ox (Chou) and the sheep (Wei) are most favorable when encountering the Azure Dragon (Qinglong), while the骡 (Mao) and the pig (Hai) are most unfavorable when meeting the White Tiger (Baihu); if the qi they are riding is prosperous and strong (wangxiang), it is auspicious, but if it falls in the critical or tomb positions, it is inauspicious. By following this, whether the domestic animals are thriving and multiplying can be clearly determined.

凡起六壬，先立定地盤十二支。次取月令，如正月雨水，則雨水用亥加起用事日之時。如用事之日是丑時，則將地盤丑支位乘起天盤亥，順行十二支，俱無陽陰順逆之分。後取用事之日干，如用事是甲日，陽貴在丑，自卯至申為日間時，用陽貴在丑；甲日陰貴在未，自酉至寅為夜間時，用陰貴在未。如用事之日是甲日卯時，用陽貴在丑；甲日酉時，用陰貴在未。

When starting a Six壬 lesson, first fix the Earth Plate's twelve branches, which remain stationary. The second step is to determine the current month's General: for example, after the rainwater in January, the Month General is 'Dengming' (亥). Place亥 on the hour of the lesson. If the event occurs at the 'Chou' hour, place the Heaven Plate's 亥 on the 'Chou' position of the Earth Plate, and arrange the remaining eleven branches in order. The Heaven Plate moves in a single direction, regardless of yin and yang or forward and backward. The third step is to determine the Nobleman based on the Day Stem of the day of the event. For example, if it is a 'Jia' day, the Yang Nobleman is at 'Chou', and during daylight hours (from 'Mao' to 'Shen'), use the Yang Nobleman at 'Chou' if the event occurs during the day. The Yin Nobleman for a 'Jia' day is at 'Wei', and during nighttime hours (from 'You' to 'Yin'), use the Yin Nobleman at 'Wei' if the event occurs at night. Therefore, if the event occurs at 'Mao' hour on a 'Jia' day, use the Yang Nobleman at 'Chou'; if it occurs at 'You' hour on a 'Jia' day, use the Yin Nobleman at 'Wei'.

若取貴人之十二神之行程，以天門地盤亥位、地戶地盤巳位為界。貴臨地盤亥子丑寅卯辰六位順行十二神，貴臨巳午未申酉戌六位逆行十二神。曰貴在地盤者，是以天盤之貴而臨地盤之六位，非貴在地盤也。曰貴人之順行逆行者，是十二支掌中分順逆，非是十二神中有順逆也。曰用事者，是占事也。

As for the arrangement of the Twelve Heavenly Generals following the Nobleman, it is determined by the direction between the Heaven Gate (Heaven Plate's Hai position) and the Earth Gate (Earth Plate's Si position): if the Nobleman falls on the Earth Plate's Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, and Chen positions, the Twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged in a clockwise order; if the Nobleman falls on the Earth Plate's Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, and Xu positions, the Twelve Heavenly Generals are arranged in a counterclockwise order. Here, when it says 'the Nobleman is on the Earth Plate,' it refers to the Nobleman on the Heaven Plate being located on one of the six positions on the Earth Plate, not that the Nobleman itself belongs to the Earth Plate. When it says the Nobleman 'moves forward or backward,' it refers to the direction of the twelve branches on the palm, either clockwise or counterclockwise, not that the Twelve Heavenly Generals themselves move forward or backward. As for the term 'use,' it refers to divination matters.

次起四課，先以占事之日干立起初柱，次尋干支同處圖。如甲日甲與寅支同處，以地盤寅載上神是何支。如寅載子支為上神，則以子加日干上。次以子支立起二柱，而尋地盤子位所乘何支。如乘丑，以丑加子上乘此支，此支加上也。後又以晶以立起三柱，如子日以子立起三柱，而尋地盤子位所乘何支乘此支，此支加子上也。次又以日支所加之支立起四柱，而尋四柱上所加之支神，即同二柱三柱之起例也。又次起三傳法式詳在下文圖局。

After setting up the four lessons, the first lesson is determined by the day stem. Using the day stem, refer to the "Diagram of Same Stem and Branch" to find the branch where the day stem resides. For example, if the day stem is Jia, Jia resides in Yin. Then look at the branch on the Earth Plate at Yin position; if it is Zi, place Zi above the day stem, which is the first lesson. Next, use this Zi branch to set the second lesson. Check the branch on the Earth Plate at Zi position; if it is Chou, place Chou above Zi, which is the second lesson. The third lesson is determined by the day branch. For example, if the day branch is Zi, use Zi to set the third lesson. Check the branch on the Earth Plate at Zi position and place it above Zi. The fourth lesson is determined by the branch added on the day branch. Then check the branch on top of this added branch and set it in the same way as the second and third lessons. After setting up the four lessons, proceed to set up the three transmissions, the method of which is detailed in the following diagrams and sections.

十二將 大寒 立春 子 神后 冬至 小寒 丑 大吉 小雪 大雪 寅 功曹 霜降 立冬 卯 太沖 秋分 寒露 辰 天罡 處暑 白露 巳 太乙 大暑 立秋 午 勝光 夏至 小暑 未 小吉 小滿 芒種 申 傳送 穀雨 立夏 酉 從魁 春分 清明 戌 河魁 雨水 京直 亥 登明

This is a table showing the correspondence between the twelve Month Generals, the solar terms, and the Earthly Branches. Each general governs two solar terms, and when the sun moves into a new palace, the general changes. Between Great Cold and Start of Spring, the "Shenhou" (Zi) general is used; between Winter Solstice and Minor Cold, the "Dají" (Chou) general is used; between Light Snow and Major Snow, the "Gongcao" (Yin) general is used; between Frost Descent and Start of Winter, the "Taichong" (Mao) general is used; between Autumn Equinox and White Dew, the "Tian Gang" (Chen) general is used; between Heat-Dissipating and Start of Autumn, the "Taiyi" (Si) general is used; between Dog Days and Start of Autumn, the "Shengguang" (Wu) general is used; between Summer Solstice and Minor Heat, the "Xiaojí" (Wei) general is used; between Grain Full and Grain in Ear, the "Chuansong" (Shen) general is used; between Rain Water and Awakening Insects, the "Congkuai" (You) general is used; between Vernal Equinox and Clear and Bright, the "Heqiu" (Xu) general is used; between Rain Water and Awakening Insects (originally written as "Jingzhi"), the "Dengming" (Hai) general is used.

十二神 貴人土 螣蛇火 朱雀火 六合木 勾陳土 青龍木 天空土 白虎金 太常土 玄武水 太陰金 天后水 陰陽貴人 陽貴：甲丑，己子，乙子，庚丑，丙亥，辛午，丁亥，壬巳，戊丑，癸巳。 陰貴：甲未，己申，乙申，庚未，丙酉，辛寅，丁酉，壬卯，戊未，癸卯。

The Five Phases attributes of the Twelve Heavenly Generals are as follows: "Nobleman" belongs to Earth, "Teng Snake" belongs to Fire, "Vermilion Bird" belongs to Fire, "Liu He" belongs to Wood, "Gou Chen" belongs to Earth, "Azure Dragon" belongs to Wood, "Tian Kong" belongs to Earth, "White Tiger" belongs to Metal, "Tai Chang" belongs to Earth, "Black Tortoise" belongs to Water, "Tai Yin" belongs to Metal, and "Heavenly Empress" belongs to Water. When interpreting a divination, the fortune or misfortune and the interactions of the Heavenly Generals must be determined based on these Five Phases attributes. Below is the positioning of the two noblemen for day and night: the Yang Nobleman (used during the day) is located at the Ox hour on a Jia day, the Rat hour on a Ji day, the Rat hour on a Yi day, the Ox hour on a Geng day, the Dog hour on a Bing day, the Monkey hour on a Xin day, the Dog hour on a Ding day, the Snake hour on a Ren day, the Ox hour on a Wu day, and the Snake hour on a Gui day. The Yin Nobleman (used at night) is located at the Goat hour on a Jia day, the Monkey hour on a Ji day, the Monkey hour on a Yi day, the Goat hour on a Geng day, the Rooster hour on a Bing day, the Ox hour on a Xin day, the Rooster hour on a Ding day, the Rabbit hour on a Ren day, the Goat hour on a Wu day, and the Rabbit hour on a Gui day.

丙戊巳 午 未丁己 申庚 乙辰 干支同 酉 卯 處圖式 戌辛 甲寅 丑癸 子 亥壬 此圖用之以起日干之二課也。如甲干日處在寅支位，起課則以寅乘天盤之支加甲干上。如寅乘子加甲，上乘丑，丑加甲上乘寅，寅加甲上，餘仿此。

This is the "Dry and Branches in the Same Place Chart," which indicates which earthly branch each of the ten heavenly stems resides in: Bing and Wu reside in Si, Ding and Ji in Wei, Geng in Shen, Xin in Xu, Ren in Hai, Gui in Chou, Jia in Yin, and Yi in Chen. This chart is specifically used to determine the day stem in a divination lesson. For example, on a Jia day, Jia resides in the Yin position. When setting up the lesson, you look at which heavenly branch is riding on the Yin position of the earth plate, and add that branch to the Jia stem. If the Yin position is riding the Zi branch, then Zi is added to Jia; if it is Chou, then Chou is added to Jia; if it is Yin, then Yin is added to Jia. The other stems are treated in the same way.

重審者，主先迷而後利。重審者，課中有一下直賊其上神，曰重審。鄧或有二三四克下，勿論。又或下一位而賊上神二三位，亦以直賊之神為用。若有二三四下賊其上，謂之謂上紛紛，非審矣。如干繫乙上神臨干係辰，是下直賊上，則以辰為發用。或上有二辰並，或有丑未戌，俱土，亦以直賊上加臨之支為用。又或有上側神克下乙干者，亦勿論。重審以受克之支神為用。

The "Re-examination Lesson" indicates initial confusion followed by eventual benefit. Its formation condition is that among the four lessons, there is only one instance where a lower god directly贼克 (steals the strength of) its upper god, which is called "Re-examination." Even if there are two or three other instances where the upper god克 (overcomes) the lower god, they are all disregarded. Alternatively, if the same lower god贼克 (steals the strength of) two or three upper gods, it still takes the one it directly贼克 (steals the strength of) as the initiating transmission. If there are two or more instances of lower gods贼克 (stealing the strength of) upper gods, it is called "Confusion Above and Below," and it does not form a Re-examination Lesson. For example, if the day stem is Yi, and Yi's palace is occupied by "Chen," Yi wood克 (overcomes) Chen earth, which is a case of lower贼克 (stealing the strength of) upper. In this case, Chen is taken as the initiating transmission. If there are two Chens above, or branches like Chou, Wei, or Xu which are all earth branches, the same principle applies: take the branch that is directly贼克 (stealed by) and is above it as the initiating transmission. Any other upper gods that may克 (overcome) the day stem below are also disregarded. In summary, the Re-examination Lesson is formed by taking the branch that is directly贼克 (stealed by) as the initiating transmission.

丁丑年四月立夏酉將，乙酉日乙酉時，甲申旬，占六甲，重審、斬關、伏吟。 朱蛇 六 巳午未申 貴 后后 勾勾 財 壬辰 勾 勾 辰 酉 后 酉酉 辰辰 鬼 乙酉 后 青 卯 戌 陰 酉酉 辰乙 兄 辛卯 青 空 寅丑子亥 玄 虎常

In the year of Dingchou, in the fourth lunar month after the beginning of summer, the month general is "Congkui" (From Qu) placed on You (酉). The divination is made on the day Yiyou (乙酉) and at the hour Yiyou (乙酉). This falls within the Jiashen (甲申) decade, with the void in the hour of Wu (午) and Wei (未). The question is about "Liu Jia" (六甲), which refers to a woman's pregnancy. The lesson pattern is determined as "Chongshen" (重审), "Zhanguan" (斩关), and "Fuyin" (伏吟). The month general You (酉) is placed directly on the hour You (酉), with the heaven plate and earth plate in the same position and not moving, thus forming Fuyin. The four lessons are: the day stem Yi is placed in the Chén (辰) palace, with Chén on Chén as the first lesson; Chén on Chén again as the second lesson; the day branch You has You on You as the third and fourth lessons. The wood Yi is overcoming the earth Chén, which is "xia zhe shang" (下贼上). According to the method of Chongshen, Chén is taken as the initiating transmission. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is Chén (with the hidden stem Ren, riding on Gou Chen, representing wife's wealth), the middle transmission is You (with the hidden stem Yi, riding on Heavenly Empress, representing the day's ghost), and the final transmission is Mao (with the hidden stem Xin, riding on Azure Dragon, representing brother). The nobleman is located on Shen (申), and the twelve heavenly generals are arranged in reverse order. Thus, Gou Chen is on Chén, Heavenly Empress on You, and Azure Dragon on Mao.

斷曰：產必雙胎，一男一女，男必生而女必死。何也？酉為日之胎鬼死氣，偏房婢室之孕不言矣。但末傳卯作支之胎神生氣，中傳酉兌為少陰，末傳卯震為長男；其男子生者，胎財生氣也；女子死者，作死氣日鬼也。

Master Wu Shiqing explained: This pregnancy will certainly result in twins, one boy and one girl. The boy can be raised, but the girl will not survive. Why? The middle transmission 'You' is the fetal god for an Yi day, yet it is also a day ghost and carries death qi. This indicates the pregnancy is not of the main wife but a concubine. The final transmission 'Mao' is the fetal god for the day branch You metal, but it is accompanied by life qi. You belongs to the trigrams Dui, which represents a young girl; Mao belongs to the trigrams Zhen, which represents a young boy. Therefore, the boy will be born because his position at Mao is both the fetal god and the wife's wealth with life qi. The girl will die because her position at You is both associated with death qi and the day ghost.

解曰：酉為日之胎者，何也？乙木長生在亥而胎在酉。何為死氣？四月夏火長生在寅而死在酉，此酉胎死氣之謂也。又曰末傳卯作日支之胎何也？日支是酉金，長生在巳而胎在卯。何為生氣？蓋卯木生夏火也。曰一女，以中傳酉兌為少女。曰一男者，以末傳卯震屬長男也。

Then he explained further: Why is酉 considered the fetal god for 乙 day? 乙 belongs to wood, and wood is born in 亥. Following from 亥, the fetal position falls exactly on 酉. Why is it said to carry death qi? In the fourth month, the dominant element is summer fire, and fire is born in 寅. Following the twelve transformations in order, when reaching 酉, it is exactly the death position, so 酉 is both the fetal god and carries death qi. Why is the final transmission 卯 considered the fetal god of the day branch? The day branch 酉 belongs to metal, and metal is born in 巳. Following from 巳, the fetal position falls on 卯. Why is 卯 considered life qi? Because the wood of 卯 can generate the fire of summer, which is the time of growth and development. The divination indicates a female, taking the middle transmission 酉 which belongs to the trigram 兑, and 兑 represents a young woman; the divination indicates a male, taking the final transmission 卯 which belongs to the trigram 震, and 震 represents a young man.

丁丑八月白露巳將，壬寅日癸卯時，甲午旬，有浣中劉退齋太史索占：汝看此是何如人？重審、斬關。 六勾 朱 未申酉戌 龍 蛇后 陰常 鬼 辰 后 蛇 午 亥 空 午辰 卯丑 財 午 蛇 貴 巳 子 虎 辰寅 丑壬 印 申 六 后 辰卯寅丑 常 陰玄

In the year of Dingchou, during the eighth lunar month after the White Dew, the month general is 'Taiyi' (Great One) on the巳 (Snake) branch. The divination is made on the day of Renyin and the hour of Guimao, which falls in the Jiawu decade (the empty branches are Chen and Si). A person named Liu Tuizhai, a high-ranking official, came to seek divination, asking, "What kind of person am I?" The lesson pattern is 'Chongshen' (Re-examination) and 'Zhanguan' (Cutting the Gate). The month general巳 is placed on the卯 (Rabbit) branch at the time of divination, so the heaven plate巳 covers the earth plate卯, and the rest of the branches are arranged accordingly. The four lessons are: the壬 (Water) is placed in the亥 (Rooster) branch, with the丑 (Ox) on the亥, forming the first lesson; the卯 (Rabbit) is on the丑, forming the second lesson; the寅 (Tiger) day branch has the辰 (Dragon) on it, forming the third lesson; and the辰 has the午 (Horse) on it, forming the fourth lesson. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is 辰 (Dragon), riding on 'Heavenly Empress' (Tianhou), which is earth overcoming water, representing the official ghost of the壬 day; the middle transmission is 午 (Horse), riding on 'Teng Snake' (Tengshe), representing the wife's wealth; the final transmission is 申 (Monkey), riding on 'Liuhe' (Six Harmonies), which is metal generating water, representing the official's seal. The nobleman is riding on the heaven plate巳, which is placed on the earth plate卯. The twelve heavenly generals are arranged in order, so the丑 (Ox) has Tai Chang, the卯 (Rabbit) has Tai Yin, the辰 (Dragon) has Tianhou, the午 (Horse) has Tengshe, and the申 (Monkey) has Liuhe.

斷曰：此近君陰貴人也，太歲常官臨日，陰見夜貴，太陰又加丑之歲位，此必近君陰貴人也。曰：“此公主也。然有何事？曷一決之。”曰：此必請封蔭子之事。蓋末傳皇詔長生，六合為孩兒，是以知之。曰：“旨諭允否？”余曰：傳將六合登天，必事達天廷至尊。但嫌初中空亡，必須兩次方許封蔭。果如其占。

Wu Shiqing interpreted: This is a "yin nobleman" who is close to the sovereign. The Tai Chang official star is riding on the Chou earthly branch and is over the day stem, and on top of the yin spirit there is also the night nobleman. The Tai Yin is also placed on top of the Chou position, so it is determined that this must be a noble lady who is always by the sovereign's side. The other person said: "This is exactly the princess. Then what is she doing? Please decide." Wu said: This must be a matter of requesting a hereditary title for her son - the final transmission Shen is both the god of imperial edict and the long life of the Ren water. The Liu He on this day is the heavenly general who governs children, and the two are in harmony, so it is known that it is a request for a hereditary title for the son. The other person asked again: "Will the imperial edict approve?" Wu answered: Among the three transmissions, the Liu He heavenly general has reached the heavenly gate, so the matter will certainly reach the supreme court; only regretfully the first and middle transmissions are in the旬 empty, so it will need to be requested twice before this hereditary title is approved. Later, it indeed turned out as he had predicted.

陰見夜貴何也？即卯為陰神而地盤卯位載巳為壬日之陰貴，故曰陰見夜貴也。

The phrase "yin jian ye gui" means that the position of the卯 (Mao) is itself a yin spirit, and on the earth plate, the position of Mao is occupied by the heaven plate's巳 (Si). Si is the nobleman for the day of Ren. When performing activities at night, it becomes the night nobleman. Since the yin spirit's position is occupied by the night nobleman, it is called "yin jian ye gui."

丙子三月清明戌將，乙未日己卯時，甲午旬，占罪已重闢，求占。重審。 后陰 貴 子丑寅卯 玄 六陰 空蛇 子 甲午 空 蛇 亥 辰 常 酉寅 午亥 財 辛丑 后 朱 戌 巳 虎 寅未 亥乙 官 丙申 勾 六 酉申未午 空 勾龍

In the year Bingzi, third month, after the Qingming festival, the month general is "River Chief" Xu. The divination is made on the day Yiwei at the hour Jimao, which belongs to the Jiawu decade (the empty hours are in Chen and Si). The person being divined has been sentenced to death and is now seeking a prediction about life and death. The lesson pattern is "Re-examination." The month general Xu is placed on the hour branch Mao, and the heaven plate is then arranged in order. The four lessons are: Yi is placed in the Chen palace, with the earth plate Chen carrying亥, forming the first lesson;亥 carries午, forming the second lesson; the day branch Wei carries寅, forming the third lesson; and寅 carries酉, forming the fourth lesson. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is午 (hidden stem Jia午, riding "Heavenly Void," representing son or grandson on the day Yi), the middle transmission is丑 (hidden stem Xin丑, riding "Heavenly Empress," representing wife or wealth), and the final transmission is申 (hidden stem Bing申, riding "Gou Chen," representing official or ghost). The nobleman is riding the heaven plate Zi and is placed on the earth plate Si. The twelve heavenly generals are arranged in reverse order, so亥 carries Teng Snake,寅 carries Tai Yin,酉 carries Liu He, and午 carries Tian Kong.

斷曰：此課必遇恩宥，仍拔重用之兆。蓋以日上加皇恩，支上加天赦。又子為太歲貴人生乙日，罪雖至重，亦能轉凶為吉。傳將遞生，初末引從子命，定主推薦。後追剿有功復職。

Wu Shiqing interpreted: This divination definitely indicates encountering imperial mercy and also a sign of being promoted again. Why? The day stem is "Hai," which is the heavenly grace deity of the third month, and the day branch is "Yin," which is the spring heavenly pardon deity. Moreover, "Zi" is both the tai sui of the Bingzi year and the nobleman of the Yi day; the water of "Zi" nourishes the wood of "Yi," becoming a life-saving star. Although the crime is severe enough for capital punishment, it can turn from misfortune to good fortune. Furthermore, the three transmissions show the heavenly general generating step by step, and the first and final transmissions subtly connect and protect the person's birth year of "Zi." It is thus concluded that someone will later recommend him. Later, he indeed achieved merit by pursuing bandits and was restored to his original position.

皇恩：正七月未，二八月酉，三九月亥，四十月丑，五十一月卯，六十二月巳。天赦：春寅，夏午，秋申，冬子。

The two auspicious deities used in this divination are determined as follows. Heavenly Grace (皇恩) is located in the Earthly Branch Hai (亥) in March and September, in You (酉) in February and August, in Xiu (亥) in March and September, in Chou (丑) in April and October, in Mao (卯) in May and November, and in Si (巳) in June and December. Heavenly Pardon (天赦) is in Yin (寅) in spring, in Wu (午) in summer, in Shen (申) in autumn, and in Zi (子) in winter. This divination was cast in March, so Heavenly Grace is in Hai (亥); as it is the season of spring, Heavenly Pardon is in Yin (寅). The two deities fall precisely on the Day Stem and Day Branch.

癸酉四月立夏酉將，癸亥丙辰時，甲寅旬，在官占功名。 空虎 龍 戌亥子丑 常 勾后 空蛇 財 戊午 蛇 勾 酉 寅 玄 酉辰 亥午 兄 癸亥 空 六 申 卯 陰 辰亥 午癸 官 丙辰 后 朱 未午巳辰 后 蛇貴

In the year Guiyou, during the fourth month after the beginning of summer, the month general is "Congkui" on the酉 (you) branch. The divination is made on the day Guihai and the time Bingchen, belonging to the Jiayin decade (the empty branches are in the Zi and Chou). The person asking the question is currently in an official position, inquiring about his official rank and future prospects. The month general酉 is placed on the time branch, and the heaven plate is arranged in order. The four lessons are: the Gui (癸) is placed in the Chou branch, with the Wu (午) on the Chou branch, forming the first lesson; the Wu (午) has the Hai (亥) on it, forming the second lesson; the day branch Hai has the Chen (辰) on it, forming the third lesson; and the Chen (辰) has the You (酉) on it, forming the fourth lesson. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is Wu (午), hidden dry branch Wuwu, riding on the Teng Snake, representing wife and wealth on the Gui day; the middle transmission is Hai (亥), hidden dry branch Guihai, riding on the Tian Kong, representing brothers; the final transmission is Chen (辰), hidden dry branch Bingchen, riding on the Heavenly Empress, representing official ghosts. The nobleman is on the heaven plate in the巳 (si) and on the earth plate in the Zi, the twelve heavenly generals are arranged in order, so the Teng Snake is on the Wu, the Tian Kong on the Hai, the Heavenly Empress on the Chen, and the Gou Chen on the You.

斷：朝官占此，必主去位。蓋因傳將遞克，德不勝刑，主小人進用而君子退位。且貴祿財馬俱逢空陷，豈能善後乎。又夜貴行年即不仕閒官也。六月後，年上日祿天馬沖動身命，是其行期矣。喜四墓覆生，仍有復起之兆。果六月準辭，馳驛回里。

Wu Shiqing interpreted the divination: Those who hold official positions in court who draw this divination must certainly resign. Why? The three transmissions have Heavenly Generals that mutually control each other. The day's virtue cannot restrain the criminal god, indicating that petty men will be favored while the virtuous retreat. Moreover, the Nobleman, the禄神, the wealth爻, and the Post-horse all fall into the旬空陷地, so how can there be a good ending? Additionally, the night Nobleman falls on the person's year, indicating a state of idleness and inability to take responsibility. After June, the day's禄 and the Heavenly Horse will both stir up his body and life, which marks the time when he will leave his post. Fortunately, the four tombs repeatedly appear above the Growth, indicating a sign of rising again from the East Mountain. Later, he indeed received approval to resign in June and returned home by riding the Post-horse.

貴祿財馬逢空者何也？蓋因巳為貴人而加子位，是落甲寅旬空。子為癸祿而甲寅旬中空子丑，是為空位。巳為癸德而加臨子宮，是落陷。巳為亥日之馬，而加子位，豈非祿與貴德馬俱逢空陷乎？四墓覆生何也？蓋亥卯未日長生在亥，而癸日之四生在申，墓在辰，以辰加亥，是癸日之辰墓而覆亥支，日之長生也。

Why is it said that the nobleman, the official's salary, the wealth hexagram, and the post-horse all fall into emptiness? Because "Si" is the nobleman for a癸 day, and it is placed on the "Zi" position. However, this lesson belongs to the Jiayin decade, and the empty positions of the decade are Zi and Chou. Therefore, the nobleman sits on an empty position. "Zi" is also the salary position for a癸 day. Since "Zi" is within the empty positions of the decade, the salary position also becomes empty. "Si" is also the daily virtue for a癸 day, and it is placed on the Zi position, thus falling into decline. Moreover, "Si" is also the post-horse for a Hai day, and it is placed on the Zi position as well. Thus, the salary, nobleman, virtue, and post-horse all meet emptiness and decline. As for the so-called "four burial positions covering the birth," the long life of the day for the Hai, Mao, and Wei days is in Hai, while the long life for a癸 day is in Shen, and its burial position is in Chen. Now, Chen is placed on Hai, which is the long life position of the day for a癸 day. Therefore, the burial position of the癸 day covers the long life position of the day, which is called "four burial positions covering the birth." This indicates that although there is failure, there is the possibility of recovery.

丙子二月春分戌將，乙未日乙卯時，甲午旬，因罪已定重闢占吉凶若何。 后陰 貴 子丑寅卯 玄 六陰 空蛇 子 甲午 空 蛇 亥 辰 常 酉寅 午亥 財 辛丑 后 朱 戌 巳 虎 寅未 亥乙 官 丙申 勾 六 酉申未午 空 勾龍

In the year Bingzi, during the second lunar month after the spring equinox, the month general is "River Chief" Xu. On the day Yiwei and time Yimao, a divination is made. This falls under the Jiawu decade, with the void in the hours of Chen and Si. Since the death sentence has already been pronounced, the question is about the fortune. The month general Xu remains placed on the卯 position of the time. The heaven plate is the same as the previous lesson. The four lessons are: Yi is placed on Chen, with亥 on top as the first lesson;亥 has午 on top as the second lesson; the day branch Wei has寅 on top as the third lesson; and寅 has酉 on top as the fourth lesson. The three transmissions are: the first transmission is午, riding on "Tiankong" (child), the second transmission is丑, riding on "Heimei" (wife and wealth), and the third transmission is申, riding on "Gouchen" (official and ghost). The nobleman rides on the heaven plate Zi and is placed on the earth plate Si. The twelve heavenly generals are arranged in reverse order.

斷曰：六月遇赦，轉凶為吉。緣長生臨身，天赦加支，況太歲貴人作恩星，罪雖重，亦減輕矣。尤可喜者，傳將遞生，初末暗拱未命，他日出仕之兆也。果六月發京營立功處贖，後辛巳年升甘肅中軍參將。

Wu Shiqing interpreted that by June a great pardon would occur, turning bad events into good ones. The reason is that the day stem's growth is at 'Hai', which is directly on the person's chart, and the spring heavenly pardon 'Yin' is also on the day branch. Moreover, the year stem 'Zi' serves as the nobleman for a 'Yi' day, transforming into an auspicious star that nourishes the person's destiny, so even though the crime is serious, it will be treated leniently. More pleasing is that the three transmissions' heavenly generals are successively generated, and the first and final transmissions secretly support the person's true destiny 'Wei'. This is a sign that he will later hold an official position. Later, he was indeed sent to the capital military camp in June to achieve merit and redeem his guilt, and by the year Xinsi he was promoted to the military commander of Gansu.

亥為乙日長生，春令寅為天赦，子水太歲生乙日之木為恩星。六月遇赦者，以寅為天赦，而加未位。蓋未為六月也。

A few explanations of symbolic associations:亥 is the place of growth for 乙 wood, and the Heavenly Pardon in spring falls on寅. When the sovereign子 water generates the wood of乙 day, it becomes the star of grace. As for why it is determined that there is amnesty in June, it is because the Heavenly Pardon deity寅 is placed on the position of未, and未 corresponds to the sixth month in the twelve lunar months. Therefore, it should be in June.

丁丑七月處暑巳將，丁亥日甲辰時，占問訟事，重審、進茹。 勾六 龍 午未申酉 朱 空 巳 戌 蛇 陰后朱六 財 甲申 六 虎 辰 亥 貴 丑子酉申 財 乙酉 朱 常 卯寅丑子 后 子亥申丁 子 丙戌 蛇 陰后

In the year of Dingchou, during the month of July after the start of Chushu, the month general is 'Taiyi' (Great One) on the巳 (Snake) branch. The divination is made on the day of Dinghai and the hour of Jiachen, belonging to the Jiashen decade (the empty branches are in Wu and Wei). The question concerns a lawsuit. The lesson pattern is 'Chongshen' (Re-examination) and 'Jinru' (Advancing and Eating). The three transmissions are Shen, You, and Xu, proceeding in order, hence called 'Jinru'. The month general巳 (Snake) is placed on the hour of divination, and the heaven plate is arranged in order. The four lessons are: Ding is placed in the Wei branch, with Shen on Wei, forming the first lesson (Shen is multiplied by 'Liuhe' (Six Harmonies)); Shen has You on it, forming the second lesson (You is multiplied by 'Zhuque' (Vermilion Bird)); the day branch Hai has Zi on it, forming the third lesson (Zi is multiplied by 'Tianhou' (Heavenly Empress)); and Zi has Chou on it, forming the fourth lesson (Chou is multiplied by 'Taiyin' (Great Yin)). The three transmissions are: the first transmission is Shen (hidden stem Jiashen, multiplied by 'Liuhe', representing wife and wealth) ; the middle transmission is You (hidden stem Yiyou, multiplied by 'Zhuque', also representing wife and wealth); the final transmission is Xu (hidden stem Bingxu, multiplied by 'Tengsnake', representing son and grandson).

斷曰：占訟最凶，全無救解。蓋因發用皇詔坐空，又蛇虎二墓加臨卯酉，此為冢墓門開，必主重重死喪也。又傳將純中劫殺，丁火病死墓絕俱見，原何有救？且年上勾刃帶木，是用刑人執杖，定遭凶死。後來果枷杖死三人。

Wu Shiqing explained: This lawsuit is extremely dangerous, with no way to resolve it. How do I know this? The initiating transmission "Shen" is originally the heavenly decree god of the seventh month, but it falls on the empty period; there are also the two deities "Teng Snake" and "White Tiger" whose spirits are added to the卯 and酉, which is called "冢墓门开", inevitably leading to continuous deaths. Furthermore, looking at the three transmissions' heavenly generals, they are all penetrated by jiesha. The disease, death, tomb, and extinction of the ding fire are all present in the divination, where is there any way to save? Moreover, the year of the person's birth has "Gou Chen" with yangren and belongs to wood, which is the image of a person wielding a staff and carrying out punishment. This case will certainly result in deaths. Later, indeed, three people were subjected to shackles, public humiliation, and杖责 and died.

皇詔：即皇書也，春寅夏巳秋申冬亥。皇詔坐空者，因秋令七月申為皇詔落空也。而未與甲旬之空亡，以申而加未位，是皇詔落空也。 劫煞： 月支 劫煞 子辰申 巳 丑巳酉 寅 寅午戌 亥 卯未亥 申

The imperial decree is the same as the imperial book, and it is determined according to the four seasons: in spring it is in the Year of the Tiger (Yin), in summer in the Year of the Snake (Si), in autumn in the Year of the Monkey (Shen), and in winter in the Year of the Pig (Hai). This lesson is cast in the seventh month, which belongs to the autumn season, so the imperial decree is in the Year of the Monkey (Shen). The phrase "imperial decree sits on an empty position" is because this旬 (decade) is the Jiashen decade, and the empty position of this decade is in the Years of the Horse (Wu) and the Goat (Wei); the Year of the Monkey (Shen) is now directly above the position of the Goat (Wei), with its foot on the empty position, hence it is said that the imperial decree falls into an empty position. The method of determining the Jiesha (a type of malevolent spirit) follows the Triple Harmony Formation: in the Water triad (Shen-Zi-Chen), Jiesha is in the Year of the Snake (Si); in the Metal triad (Si-You-Chou), it is in the Year of the Tiger (Yin); in the Fire triad (Yin-Wu-Xu), it is in the Year of the Pig (Hai); and in the Wood triad (Hai-Mao-Wei), it is in the Year of the Monkey (Shen).

螣蛇屬火，值戌曰入冢，而戌乃火墓地也。有蛇入墓之象。白虎居卯酉曰守門，而人一出彼為之噬。曰蛇虎二墓加卯酉，是冢墓門開，因蛇值戌加酉位，白虎值辰加卯位也。

The phrase "冢墓门开" means that the gates of the tomb are open. "Teng Snake" belongs to the element of fire, and when it is on戌, it is called "entering the tomb," because戌 is theStorage of fire, symbolizing a snake entering a grave. "White Tiger" is said to guard the gates at卯 and酉, and when people leave, it bites them. Therefore, having both the Teng Snake and White Tiger, which areTomb Spirit, on卯 and酉 indicates that the gates of the tomb are open. In this case, the Teng Snake is on戌, which is placed on酉, and the White Tiger is on辰, which is placed on卯. This means both the tomb gate and the household gate are open, leading to repeated losses and deaths.