Eighteen, Chapter on Geography

殺生身莫將吉斷，用克世勿作凶看。蓋生中有刑害之兩防，而合處有克傷之一慮。夫世身二爻，莫不喜生合，而惡傷克。若執定是法推之，則所謂膠柱調瑟，而不能達其變矣。豈所謂變易之道耶？且如日辰、動爻來生合世、身，而日辰動爻繫是主象之忌神，則雖生合於我，亦何益哉。況生合之中，有刑、有克、有害，故見殺生身者，不以為吉。又如主事爻動來克世克身，乃是事來趕我，必然易成易就，我雖見克，亦何傷哉？故云：克世者不以為凶。此乃卜易之活法，通變之妙理，學者所宜潛玩也。

WhenInauspicious Sha come to support the self, we should not immediately judge it as favorable; when the useful god comes to overcome the world line, we should not regard it as unfavorable. Because within the element of generation and harmony there are two other aspects to be cautious about:刑 and 害. Within the element of harmony there is also a layer of overcoming and injuring to consider. The world line and the self line both prefer generation and harmony and dislike being injured or overcome. However, if we rigidly apply this rule, it would be like tightening the strings of a zither to tune a harp, which cannot adapt to change, and how could it be the way of change? For example, if the day branch or the moving line comes to support and harmonize with the world line and the self line, but these day branch and moving lines are exactly theHostile God of the useful god, then even though they support and harmonize with us, what benefit do they bring? Moreover, within the generation and harmony there are also instances of刑, overcoming, and 害 mixed in, so we should not regardInauspicious Sha coming to support the self as favorable. Another example is when the main actor's line moves and overcomes the world line and the self line. This means the matter is coming to us on its own, and it is bound to be easily accomplished. Although I am being overcome, what harm is there? Therefore, overcoming the world line should not be regarded as unfavorable. This is the flexible method of divination and the subtle principle of adaptability. Scholars should deeply study and contemplate this.

刑害不宜臨用，凡遇刑爻為主象，必主不利。占事事不成，占物物不好，占病病必死，占人人有疾，占婦人必不貞潔，占文書必有破綻，占訟利必有罪責。害爻為主象，必壞事。大概與刑爻相類。化入者亦然。然又須以衰旺分其輕重詳之。死絕豈可持身；死絕二爻，臨持世身主象者，必不利。占人有難，占病無救，占醫無效，占事不濟。變動化入者亦然。

A爻 or harmful爻 should not be attached to the useful god. If a爻 with punishment is used as the useful god, it will certainly bring misfortune: if it is used for a matter, the matter will not succeed; if for an object, the object will be bad; if for a disease, the disease will certainly be fatal; if for a person, the person will be sick; if for a woman, she will certainly be unchaste; if for documents, there will certainly be errors; if for a legal case, there will certainly be responsibility. A harmful爻 as the useful god will also bring misfortune, which is generally similar to that of a punishing爻. If the useful god transforms into a punishing or harmful爻, it is the same. However, it is still necessary to distinguish the severity according to the strength and decline of the爻. How can the positions of death and绝 be held by the body or the world line? If the death or绝爻 is attached to the world line, the body line, or the useful god, it will certainly be unfavorable: if for a person, the person will have difficulties; if for a disease, there will be no salvation; if for medicine, the medicine will be ineffective; if for a matter, it will not succeed. If the useful god changes into death or绝, it is the same.

動逢沖而事散，沖之一字，不可一例推之。如空爻逢沖則實，動爻逢沖則散，又謂沖脫。靜逢沖則動，又謂沖起。故凡動爻逢沖，吉不成吉，凶不成凶也。絕逢生而事成。大凡世身主象，臨乎死絕之地，而臨遇生扶者，乃為凶中有救，大吉之兆也。《天玄賦》有絕處逢生一篇，苟能沉潛玩味，玄妙自能採取。然所謂生者，不可執定日辰斷之，動爻月建皆是也。且如寅日酉用，而有辰戌丑未爻動，是為絕處逢生也。午日寅用，而有亥子水爻動，是死處逢生也。餘以類推之。

When a moving line is confronted by a conflicting line, the matter tends to disintegrate. The term 'conflict' should not be considered in a general sense: an empty line encountering a conflict turns from emptiness to reality, while a moving line encountering a conflict leads to dispersion, also known as 'conflict and detachment'; a static line encountering a conflict becomes active, also known as 'conflict and activation'. Therefore, whenever a moving line encounters a conflict, good fortune cannot manifest as good fortune, and bad fortune cannot manifest as bad fortune. If a line is in a state of decline but encounters a supportive force, the matter can still succeed. Generally, if the world line, the self line, or the useful god falls into a state of death or decline but is supported by a generating force, it indicates a rescue from misfortune and a great auspicious sign. The "Heavenly Mystery Treatise" has a section called "Meeting Life in Despair," and if one can deeply contemplate and appreciate it, the profound meaning can be understood. However, the term 'support' should not be rigidly interpreted as the day branch; moving lines and the month builder also count. For example, if on a day of寅 (Yin), the metal of酉 (You) is the useful god, and the chart contains lines of辰 (Chen), 戌 (Xu), 丑 (Chou), or 未 (Wei) earth that move to support the酉 (You), this is meeting life in despair; if on a day of午 (Wu), the wood of寅 (Yin) is the useful god, and the chart contains lines of亥 (Hai) or 子 (Zi) water that move to support the寅 (Yin), this is meeting life in death. Other cases can be similarly inferred.

如逢合住，須沖破以成功；卦中用爻，遇日辰合住，或兩爻自相合住者，不拘喜忌，皆不見效。須待沖破，或克破合爻，然後吉者吉，凶者凶。此下兼言期日之法。且如用爻動來生合世身，凡事易成。若遇合住，則又阻滯。必待沖、克、破合之日，事始有成。

If the useful god is combined, it must wait until it is broken by a clash before it can succeed. If the useful god in the hexagram is combined by the day branch, or if two lines combine with each other and thus hinder each other, regardless of whether they are favorable or unfavorable, they will not show effect. It must wait until the combination is broken by a clash or the line that combined it is overcome, then the favorable will become favorable and the unfavorable will become unfavorable. The following will explain the method of determining the time of occurrence. For example, if the useful god moves to generate and harmonize with the sovereign line, things are originally easy to achieve; but once it is combined, there will be obstacles, and it must wait until the combination is broken by a clash or the combining line is overcome, then the matter will have a resolution.

若遇休囚，必生旺而成事。期日之法。不可執一，當圓變活法推之，庶無差誤。如用爻合住，則以沖破之日斷之矣；若或用爻休囚者，則非生旺不能成其謀。故無氣當以旺相月日斷之。若用爻旺相不動，則以沖動月日斷之；若用爻有氣發動，則以合日斷之，或以本日斷之；若用爻受制，則以制殺月日斷之；若用爻得時旺動，又遇生扶者，此為太旺，當以墓庫月日斷之；若用爻無氣發動，而遇生扶者，即以生扶日斷之；若用爻入墓，則以破墓月日斷之；若用爻空亡，則以沖動月日斷之；若用爻旺空，或空而逢沖、逢並、逢動者，則以過旬斷之；若占散事，又當以用爻死墓絕日斷之。

If the useful god is in a weak and confined state, it must wait until it becomes prosperous and strong before the matter can be completed. The method of determining the time of events should not be rigidly fixed, but should be flexible and adaptable to avoid errors. If the useful god is restrained by a combination, then the day that breaks the combination should be used for the judgment. If the useful god is weak and confined, it cannot accomplish the matter until it becomes prosperous and strong, so for a yao without vitality, the month and day when it becomes prosperous and strong should be used. If the useful god is prosperous and strong but not moving, then the month and day that moves it should be used for the judgment. If the useful god has some vitality but is already active, then the day it combines with should be used, or the day of the divination should be used. If the useful god is restrained, then the month and day that control the harmful influence should be used. If the useful god is prosperous and strong, active, and also receives support, this is excessive strength, so the month and day when it enters the storage should be used. If the useful god has no vitality but is active and receives support, then the day that supports it should be used. If the useful god enters the storage, then the month and day that break the storage should be used. If the useful god is empty, then the month and day that moves it should be used. If the useful god is strong but empty, or falls into the empty state but meets a collision, a conjunction, or an activation, then the time after this ten-day period should be used for the judgment. If the divination is about a matter that will disperse, then the day when the useful god is dead, in storage, or at its end should be used for the judgment.

以上數節，乃撮其大要，以提醒後人。其中更玄妙之理，學者自當融通活變，分其輕重強弱定之，不可一途而取也。速則動而克世，緩則靜而生身。此亦言日辰之法也。以用爻動靜生合，定遲速緩急。且如占行人，若用爻發動，或應爻發動，可言其人身已起程矣。然來生世，則遲緩，克世即速到。餘仿此。更當以衰旺論之也。

The above sections merely summarize the main points to remind later generations; there are more profound principles that scholars should integrate and adapt flexibly, distinguishing the importance and strength of each line to make judgments, rather than sticking to a single method. If something happens quickly, it is because the useful god is active and controls the world; if it happens slowly, it is because the useful god is quiet and supports the self. This is also the method of determining the timing based on the day branch: by observing the activity, generation, and harmony of the useful god to determine the speed and urgency. For example, in divining about a traveler, if the useful god is active or the response line is active, it indicates that the person has already started traveling; however, if it generates the world, the journey will be slow; if it controls the world, the arrival will be quick. Other cases can be judged similarly, and they should also be considered together with the strength and decline of the elements.

父亡而事無頭緒，福隱而事不稱情。占法曰：“卦無父母事無頭，卦無子孫不喜悅，”蓋父母主事，子孫則喜慶之神也。故無父，則事無頭緒；無褔德，則事不稱情也。鬼雖禍災，伏猶無氣；官鬼雖為禍害，然六爻亦不可無。但宜靜，而不宜動耳。若無官爻，則諸事無氣。故《通玄妙論》有無鬼無氣之論。宜細玩之。子雖福德，多反無功。子孫雖為福德，然不可重迭太多。多則雜，雜則亂而不專一。故曰無功。蓋過猶不及之意也。

In a hexagram, if there is no "parents," the matter lacks clarity; if "children" are hidden and not visible, the matter does not bring joy. In divination, it is said: if a hexagram lacks "parents," the matter lacks clarity; if it lacks "children," people are not happy. This is because "parents" govern the structure and beginning and end of matters, while "children" are the deities of joy. Therefore, without "parents," the matter lacks clarity, and without fortune and virtue, the matter does not bring satisfaction. Although "official ghost" is associated with misfortune, if it is hidden and not visible, it also appears to lack vitality. Although "official ghost" is a source of harm, it is not acceptable to have none at all in the six lines; it is better if it remains still rather than active. If a hexagram has no "official" lines at all, all matters appear lifeless. Therefore, the "Tong Xuan Miao Lun" says, "without ghost there is no vitality," which should be carefully considered. Although "children" are deities of fortune and virtue, having too many brings no benefit. Although "children" represent fortune and virtue, they should not be repeated too much. Too many cause confusion, confusion leads to disorder and lack of focus, so they bring no benefit, which means excess is as bad as deficiency.

究父母，推為體統；論官鬼，斷作禍殃。財乃祿神，子為福德。兄弟交重，必主謀為多阻滯；此概言五類神之大略也，後卷分明，自有斷法，不及細論。卦身重迭，須知事體兩交關。卦身一爻，為萬事本體。若六爻中有兩爻出現，必是鴛鴦求事，或事於兩處。若帶兄弟，必是與人同謀。兄弟克世，或帶官鬼發動，必有人爭謀其事也。

Investigating "Parents" concerns the fundamental nature and origin of matters; discussing "Official Ghost" determines calamities and misfortunes. "Wealth" is the god of sustenance and livelihood, while "Children" is the god of fortune and virtue. If "Siblings" appear repeatedly and become active, the matter in question will certainly encounter many obstacles. These sentences provide a general overview of the five categories of the Six Relations. In subsequent chapters, each category will be discussed in detail with its own methods of interpretation, which cannot be fully elaborated here. If the Hexagram Body appears twice, one must understand that the matter involves two aspects. The Hexagram Body of this爻 is the fundamental nature of all things: if two yao in the six yao display the Hexagram Body, it indicates that one is engaged in two matters or that the matter is connected to two different aspects. If the Hexagram Body is accompanied by "Siblings," it suggests collaboration with others. If "Siblings" also afflict the World, or if they are accompanied by an active "Official Ghost," there will be competition for this matter.

卦身不出現，事未有定向；出現持世、合世、生世，其事已定。宜出現，不宜變動，動則須防有變。若係喜神，不以此論。遇吉神而化忌爻，主先成後敗；遇凶殺而化吉神，主先難後易。若六爻無卦身，而動爻有化出者，即是此人來言其事也。如子孫為僧道類。卦身持世，或臨本主人，或在本宮內卦，切己之事；臨應爻，他人之事。六爻飛伏，皆無卦身，其事根由未的。卦身空亡，諸事難成；休囚死絕，諸事無氣。大抵卦身，宜作事體看，不可作人身看。若占人，則是其人之身，非來占者之身也。

If the hexagram body does not appear, the matter has not yet taken a definite direction; if the hexagram body appears and holds the world line, combines with the world line, or generates the world line, the matter has already been decided. The hexagram body should appear and should not change; once it moves, one should be cautious of unexpected changes. If it is originally a favorable god, this rule does not apply. If the hexagram body meets a good god but transforms into a hostile god, it indicates success first then failure; if it meets aInauspicious Sha but transforms into a good god, it indicates difficulty first then ease. If among the six lines there is no hexagram body, but the moving line transformation produces the hexagram body, then this transformation line represents the person involved in the matter. For example, if it transforms into 'children', it refers to monks or Taoists. If the hexagram body holds the world line, or is associated with the person involved, or falls within the inner trigram, it concerns the person directly. If the hexagram body falls on the response line, it concerns others. If the hexagram body cannot be found among the flying gods and hidden gods of the six lines, the origin of the matter is still unclear. If the hexagram body falls on an empty line, all matters will be difficult to achieve; if the hexagram body is weak and confined, all matters lack vitality. Generally, the hexagram body should be considered in terms of the matter, not in terms of a person; if it is about a person, it refers to the person being questioned, not the one asking the question.

今人莫不以世與身爻同論，則誤矣。但世身，喜生合，忌傷克。則無不同也。凡遇身克世，則吉；世克身，則凶。身若生世、合世，諸事易成；世生合身，難成。虎興而遇吉神，不害其為吉；龍動而逢凶曜，難掩其為凶。玄武主盜賊之事，亦必官爻；朱雀本口舌之神，然須兄弟。疾病大宜天喜，若臨凶殺必生悲；出行最怕往亡，如係吉神終獲利。是故：吉凶神殺之多端，何如生剋制化之一理。

Modern people all treat the world line and the self line as the same, which is wrong. In fact, both the world line and the self line prefer to be generated and harmonized with, and they both dislike being harmed or restrained, and this is the same. Whenever the self line restrains the world line, it is auspicious; but when the world line restrains the self line, it is inauspicious. If the self line generates or harmonizes with the world line, all matters are easily accomplished; but if the world line generates or harmonizes with the self line, things will be difficult to achieve. The text continues: "Although the white tiger is activated and meets a favorable deity, it does not prevent it from being auspicious; although the azure dragon is activated and meets a malevolent star, it cannot hide the fact that it is actually inauspicious." The black tortoise, although associated with theft and banditry, requires the official ghost to be present for it to be effective. The vermilion bird, although associated with disputes and arguments, requires the siblings to be present. When predicting illness, it is most favorable to see heavenly joy, but if it is accompanied by malevolent stars, it still brings sorrow. When traveling, encountering going to death is most feared, but if it is associated with auspicious deities, it ultimately brings benefit. Therefore, although there are many names for auspicious and inauspicious deities, they cannot compare to the principle of generation, restraint, and transformation, which is more practical.

大抵卜易，當執定五行六親，不可雜以神殺亂斷。蓋古神殺，至京房先生作易，亂留吉凶星曜，以迷惑後學。如天喜貴人，往亡大殺之類皆是。今人宗之，無不敬信。雖《天玄賦》亦甚用之，其他不足論也。而其不用者，其惟《海底眼》、《卜易玄機》、《金鎖玄關》之三家乎。

In divining the Yi, one should firmly grasp the Five Phases and the Six Relations, and must not mix in miscellaneous deities and ominous stars for interpretation. In ancient times, the deities and ominous stars were left carelessly by Jing Fang, causing great confusion for later learners. Terms like 'Heavenly Joy', 'Nobleman', 'Going to Death', and 'Great Sha' are all examples. Nowadays, people regard them as the main principles, believing in them wholeheartedly, and even the Tian Xuan Assignment makes frequent use of them. Other books are even more so. Among all the books, those that truly do not use deities and ominous stars are probably only the Hai Di Yan, Bu Yi Xuan Ji, and Jin Suo Xuan Guan.

然神殺太多，豈能悉辨。合以六神言之，其法莫不以青龍為吉，白虎為凶，見朱雀以為口舌，見玄武即為盜賊。不分臨持喜忌，概以所性斷之。吾謂其大失先天之妙旨。何則？白虎動，固凶也；若臨其所喜之爻，生扶拱合於世身，則何損於吾。故雖凶，不害其為吉。青龍發動，固吉也；若臨所忌之爻，刑沖剋害乎主象，則何益於事。故雖吉而難掩其為凶。朱雀雖主口舌，然非兄弟則不能；玄武雖主盜賊，若非官鬼則不是。蓋六神之權，依於五行六親故也。

However, with so many deities and omens, how can one distinguish them all? Take the "Six Spirits" for example. The common method is to regard the Blue Dragon as auspicious and the White Tiger as inauspicious. Seeing the Vermilion Bird indicates disputes, and seeing the Black Tortoise indicates theft. It does not distinguish whether the spirit is resting on a favorable or unfavorable line, and simply interprets it according to its inherent nature. I think this greatly misses the profound principles of the Earlier Heaven. Why? Although the White Tiger's movement is indeed inauspicious, if it rests on the line I favor, and comes to generate, support, or harmonize with my personal line, how can it harm me? Therefore, although it is inauspicious, the outcome may still be favorable. Similarly, although the Blue Dragon's movement is auspicious, if it rests on the line I dislike and comes to punish, clash, or harm the useful god, how can it be beneficial? Therefore, although it is auspicious, it cannot prevent the outcome from being inauspicious. The Vermilion Bird, although it governs disputes, will not cause trouble without the presence of "Siblings." The Black Tortoise, although it governs theft, will not be thieves without the presence of "Officials and Ghosts." This shows that the power of the Six Spirits depends on the Five Phases and the Six Relations.

又如天喜，吉星也。占病遇之，雖大象凶惡，不以死斷，喜神故也。若臨於所忌之爻動，吾必以為悲，而不以為喜。往亡，凶殺也。出行遇之，雖大象吉利，必阻其行，死亡故也。若臨於所喜之爻動，吾必以為利，而不以為害。蓋神殺之權輕，而五行之權重故也。由是觀之：遇吉則吉，逢凶亦凶。繫於此，而不繫於彼；有驗於理，而無驗於殺。何必徒取幻妄之說哉。不然吾見其紛然繁據，適足以害其理而亂吾心，豈能一一中節耶？

For example, "Heavenly Joy" is a beneficial star; if it appears in a divination about illness, even if the overall卦 image is unfavorable, the person will not die, because it is a favorable deity. However, if it appears on a disliked line and activates, I will definitely interpret it as a sad event rather than a joyful one. "Going to Death" is a malevolent spirit; if it appears during travel, even if the overall卦 image is favorable, it will certainly block the journey, because it signifies death. However, if it appears on a favored line and activates, I will definitely interpret it as beneficial rather than harmful. This is because the weight of spirits and demons is light, while the weight of the Five Phases is heavy. Therefore, encountering good things brings good results, and encountering bad things brings bad results. The key lies in the Five Phases and the Six Relations, not in the spirits and demons. The verification lies in reason, not in the spirits and demons. Why bother with these empty and false statements? Otherwise, I only see them piling up together, which has harmed the correct principles and confused people's minds, how could they all be accurate?

蓋神殺無憑，徒為斷易之多歧，而不若生剋制化之一理為要。能明其理，則圓神活變，自有條理而不惑矣。六親，本也；六神，末也。至於吉凶神殺，又末中之末也。必欲用之，則當急於本而緩其末，惟六神可也。然六神但可推決事情，至於休咎得失，又當專以六親為主。如此，則本末兼該，斯不失其妙矣。學者詳之。

In summary, divine omens are unreliable and often lead to many uncertainties in divination. It is better to rely on the principle of generation, control, restriction, and transformation. Understanding this principle allows for a flexible and comprehensive approach, providing clarity rather than confusion. The Six Relations are fundamental, while the Six Spirits are secondary. As for auspicious and inauspicious divine omens, they are even less important. If one must use them, they should be applied with urgency to the fundamental aspects and with caution to the secondary ones. Using the Six Spirits is sufficient, and they should only be used to infer the nature of events. For determining fortune and misfortune, one should focus primarily on the Six Relations. By balancing the fundamental and secondary aspects, one can truly grasp the subtlety of divination. Students should carefully reflect on this.

嗚呼！卜易者知前則易，世人卜筮，皆泥古法，不知通變，達其道者，鮮也。故有龍虎推其悲喜，水火斷其雨晴，空亡執作凶吉，身位定為人論。凡此之類，難以枚舉。予作是書，取理之長，舍義之短，闡古之幽，正今之失。凡庸占俗卜之執迷古法者，亦莫不為之條解。有志是術者，苟能究明前說，自知通變之道矣。其於易也何有，故曰卜易者知前則易。

Alas! Those who practice divination should first understand these principles, and then it becomes easy. People today rely solely on ancient methods, unaware of adaptability, and few truly grasp the essence. Some use only the Azure Dragon and White Tiger to predict joy and sorrow, others depend solely on water and fire to determine weather, some cling rigidly to empty terms to decide fortune and misfortune, and others force the Hexagram Body to be treated like a human body. There are countless such errors. I have written this book to take the strengths of the principles and discard their weaknesses, to elaborate on the subtle meanings of the ancients and correct the mistakes of modern people. All the places where ordinary teachers and common diviners are stuck in ancient methods are also explained clearly and systematically. Those who are devoted to this art need only understand these previous explanations, and naturally grasp the principle of adaptability. Then, what is difficult about the Book of Changes? Therefore, those who practice divination will find it easy once they understand these principles.

求占者鑑後而則靈。推占者，固當通變。而求占者，亦不可不知求卜之道也。後即誠心是也。筮必誠心，聖人作易，幽贊神明，以其道合乾坤故也。故凡卜筮，必須真誠敬謹，專心求之；則吉凶禍福，自無不驗。今人求卜，多有科頭跣足，短衫露身，甚至有不焚香，不盥手者。嗚呼！忽略如此，而欲求神明之感格者，未之有也。神明不格，而欲求吉凶之應者，亦未之有也。可不慎歟。

The person seeking divination must also understand these principles, so that the divination will be effective. Although the person interpreting the divination should be flexible and adaptable, the person seeking divination should not be ignorant of the proper way of consulting. Here, the term "后" refers to sincerity. Divination must be done with sincerity: the sages composed the Book of Changes, subtly assisting the divine, precisely because its principles conform to the principles of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, all divination must be carried out with sincerity, reverence, and focused intent, so that good fortune, misfortune, blessings, and calamities will naturally come to pass. Nowadays, many people seeking divination appear with their heads uncovered, bare feet, and short clothes exposing their bodies, and some even fail to burn incense or wash their hands. Alas! To be so careless, yet still hope for divine response, is unheard of; if the divine do not respond, yet still hope for the fulfillment of good or bad omens, is also unheard of. Can we not be serious about this?

何仿子日。陰陽曆書中，有子不問卜之說。故今人多忌此日。愚謂：吉凶之應，皆感於神明，神明無往不在，無日不可格，能格其神，自無不驗矣。故凡卜筮，在人之誠不誠，不在日之子與非子也。且其說，又有辰不哭泣之忌。若辰日臨喪，亦可以笑對吊者耶？此不足信也，明矣。

Why should we be concerned about divination on a Zi day? There is a saying in the yin-yang calendar books that "on Zi day, one should not consult a diviner," so modern people often avoid this day. I think: the fulfillment of auspicious or inauspicious outcomes is connected to the divine. The divine is everywhere and can be appealed to on any day. As long as one can connect with the divine, naturally everything will be fulfilled. Therefore, the key to divination lies in the sincerity of the person, not whether the day is a Zi day. Moreover, that same set of sayings also includes the taboo of "Chen day is not for crying." Does that mean that on a Chen day, when there is a funeral, one should smile and greet the mourners? Clearly, this saying is not credible.

且如丙子日，袁柳莊卜脫役事，得姤卦安靜。鬼臨應爻，卻被日辰沖動，世受六害，果應難脫。又談朝輔卜訴訟，得蒙之未濟卦。官鬼空亡，果應不成。又戊子日周焚松卜官訟，得離之賁卦。日辰扶起官鬼，沖剋世爻，財爻又動，此必助鬼傷身，果被婦人執罪。又丙子日卜倭寇，得噬嗑卦。鬼爻衰靜，果應不來；但被日帶父爻六害，乃受風雨淋漓之苦也。

Let us give a few examples of divination on a day of the Zi branch. On a Bingzi day, Yuan Liuzhuang consulted about being relieved from a conscription duty and obtained the Hexagram of Gou, with all six lines quiet. The 'Official Ghost' was on the Response Line, but it was disturbed by the Day Branch Zi water. The World Line was also affected by the sixth harm. Later, it was indeed verified that he could not be relieved from the duty. Another example is Tan Chaofu consulting about a lawsuit, obtaining the Hexagram of Meng changing into the Hexagram of Wei Ji. The 'Official Ghost' fell into the empty state, and later it was indeed verified that the lawsuit did not proceed. On a Wuzi day, Zhou Fensong consulted about a lawsuit and obtained the Hexagram of Li changing into the Hexagram of Ben. The Day Branch supported the 'Official Ghost' to clash with the World Line, and the 'Wealth' line was also activated. This must mean that wealth was used to assist the 'Official Ghost' and injure the self. Later, it was indeed verified that he was accused by a woman and sentenced. On a Bingzi day, consulting about whether倭寇 would come, the Hexagram of Shi He was obtained. The 'Official Ghost' line was weak and quiet, and later it was indeed verified that the倭寇 did not come; however, the Day Branch combined with the 'Parents' line to form the sixth harm, so he suffered a whole day of rain and wetness in vain.

以上數占，皆係子日，未嘗少誤。果如歷家言，何其事乃俱應耶？故凡占卜，貴乎秉誠，不貴擇日。以上全篇，總說斷易之法，乃通章之大旨。不知此，則諸事難決。有志於是者，當先觀此篇。若能沉潛、反覆，熟讀詳味，此理即明，則事至物來，固將迎刃而解矣。其於易也何有。

The above mentioned hexagrams were all divined on the day of Zi, and none of them had any error. If indeed, as the calendar scholars say, the day of Zi is not suitable for divination, then why did these events all come true? Therefore, in divination, what is valued is sincerity, not the selection of days. The entire passage above summarizes the method of interpreting the Book of Changes, which is the main idea of this chapter. If one does not understand these principles, it will be difficult to decide on various matters. Those who have a sincere interest in this should first study this passage. If one can deeply study it, read it repeatedly, and carefully reflect on it, then once the principle is understood, when matters arise and phenomena appear, they will naturally be resolved. What difficulty is there in the Book of Changes then?

天道杳冥，豈可度思夫旱澇？易爻微妙，自能驗彼之陰晴，當究父財，勿憑水火。天時一占，自《卜筮元龜》而下，皆以水火為晴雨之主，而不究六親制化，蓋執一不通之論也。惟《海底眼》有：“天相陰晴父母推”之說，深為得旨。然又引而不發。所以學者多泥古法，而不求其理，良可嘆也。且如古人以水爻為雨，其言旺動驟雨，休囚微雨。然水居冬旺，則雨豈獨驟於秋冬，而輕微於春夏耶？知乎此，不攻自破矣。故凡占天時，當看父財，勿論水火也。

Heaven's ways are profound and difficult to measure, how can humans guess at droughts and floods without basis? Fortunately, the hexagrams in the Yi Classic have subtle images that can reveal the weather; however, when investigating the "Parents" and "Wealth," one should not rigidly rely on the second line of water and fire. In the art of divining weather, from the Book of Divination and Omens onwards, water and fire are taken as the main indicators of rain and sunshine, but they do not examine the mutual generation and control among the six relations. This is a narrow and one-sided view. Only the "Eye at the Bottom of the Sea" has the line "Heaven's condition determines the weather through the Parents," which truly captures the essence. Unfortunately, it only hints at the meaning without fully explaining it, so scholars often stick to ancient methods without seeking the underlying principles, which is truly regrettable. For example, ancients took the water line as rain, saying that when water is prosperous and active, it brings sudden rain, and when it is weak and confined, it brings light rain. However, water is strong in winter, does that mean rain only falls heavily in autumn and winter, and lightly in spring and summer? If one understands this, then that theory collapses on its own. Therefore, when divining weather, one should look at the "Parents" and "Wealth," not the water and fire lines.

妻財發動，八方咸仰晴光；父母興隆，四海盡沾雨澤。占天不以水為雨，而以父為雨者，父母為天，天變則雨。故也。妻財則父母忌爻，動則剋制雨神，所以主晴。卦中父動，主雨；財動，主晴。卦無父母，財爻又空，必然無雨；卦無妻財，父爻又空，必然不晴。應乃太虛，逢空而雨晴難擬；占天時與占人事一般。人事應空則難成，天時應空則難望。如久晴占雨則無雨，久雨占晴則不晴。若卦中雨爻動，其應空，亦主遲緩，世空則來速也。世應俱空，雨晴難擬，須詳父母妻財，及日辰斷之。

The 'Wife Wealth' line is activated, and all directions look forward to clear weather; the 'Parents' line is strong, and all under heaven receive the rain's blessing. When divining the heavens, water is not considered rain but the 'Parents' line is considered rain, because the 'Parents' represent heaven, and when heaven changes, it rains. The 'Wife Wealth' line is the hostile god of the 'Parents', and when it moves, it restrains the rain god, hence indicating clear weather. In the hexagram, the 'Parents' line being activated indicates rain, and the 'Wife Wealth' line indicates clear weather. If the 'Parents' line is not present and the 'Wife Wealth' line is also empty, there will certainly be no rain; if the 'Wife Wealth' line is not present and the 'Parents' line is also empty, there will certainly be no clear weather. The 'Response Line' represents the vast void of heaven, and if it is empty, it is difficult to determine whether it will rain or be clear. Divining the heavens is the same as divining human affairs: if human affairs are empty, the matter is difficult to achieve; if the heavenly conditions are empty, the weather is difficult to predict. For example, if there has been a long period of clear weather and one divines for rain, and the 'Response Line' is empty, there will be no rain; if there has been a long period of rain and one divines for clear weather, and the 'Response Line' is empty, there will be no clear weather. If the line indicating rain is activated but the 'Response Line' is empty, it indicates that the rain will come slowly; if the 'World Line' is empty, the rain will come quickly. If both the 'World Line' and the 'Response Line' are empty, it is difficult to determine whether it will rain or be clear, and one must carefully examine the 'Parents' and 'Wife Wealth' lines, and combine them with the day branch to make a judgment.

世為大塊，受克則天變非常。應為天，萬物之體也。世為地，萬物之主也。如世受動爻刑剋，必有非常之變。如雨爻刑剋，必是惡雨；風爻刑剋，必遭惡風之類。又如財化火鬼，刑剋世爻，若夏月卜卦，必是酷暑。卦無子孫及父母動者，則是迅雷驚電。餘仿此。日辰主一日之陰晴，日辰乃一日陰晴之主。不可依《金鎖玄關》作太陽論之。若日辰兄弟，其日必有風雲；子孫，其日必有霞彩；官鬼，其日必然陰晦。餘仿此。若動爻刑剋日辰者亦然。如財爻動克則晴，父爻動克則雨類。卦中動爻，被日辰剋制者，其象必不變。倘父母動，日辰生扶之，則大雨。妻財動，日辰生扶之，則烈日。

The World Line represents the earth, and if it is attacked, there will be great changes in the heavens. The Response Line represents the heavens, which is the fundamental basis for all things; the World Line represents the earth, which is the master that supports all things. If the World Line is attacked by a moving line, there will certainly be abnormal heavenly changes: if it is attacked by a line representing rain, there will certainly be bad rain; if it is attacked by a line representing wind, there will certainly be fierce winds, and so on. For example, if the line representing wealth transforms into a line representing official ghost and attacks the World Line, and the divination is done in summer, there will certainly be extreme heat; if the line representing parents is active and there is no line representing children, then there will be thunder and lightning. Other cases follow the same pattern. The Day Branch controls the weather of that day. The Day Branch is the master of the weather for that day, and it should not be treated as the sun as described in the "Golden Lock and Hidden Gate": if the Day Branch is the line representing siblings, there will certainly be clouds and winds; if it is the line representing children, there will certainly be colorful clouds; if it is the line representing official ghost, there will certainly be gloomy weather. Other cases follow the same pattern. If a moving line attacks the Day Branch, it should also be viewed in the same way: if the line representing wealth moves and attacks the Day Branch, the weather will be clear; if the line representing parents moves and attacks the Day Branch, the weather will be rainy. If a moving line is restrained by the Day Branch, the weather it is supposed to represent will not appear. If the line representing parents is active and the Day Branch supports it, there will be heavy rain; if the line representing wealth is active and the Day Branch supports it, there will be intense sunlight.

子孫管九天之日月。陽宮子孫為日，陰宮子孫為月。旺則皎潔，衰則暗淡；空伏，則雖晴而被蒙蔽。子化子，日照霞明；屬陰則月明星燦。化出墓絕，始雖明朗，終成暗晦也。若論風雲，全憑兄弟；風雲，以兄弟爻論之。旺動，則風高雲密；死絕，則云淡風輕。化出子孫，則清風彩雲；化出官鬼，則頑雲惡風也。要知雷電，但看官爻。官鬼主雷電，動則必有雷聲。旺相，霹靂驚雷；衰弱，雲中虛閃。卦有兩鬼皆動，主雷電交作；鬼化鬼，亦然。鬼化財，或卦無父母，雖雷不雨。

The "Children"爻 governs the sun and moon in the heavens. The "Children" in a yang palace represent the sun, while those in a yin palace represent the moon: when prosperous and strong, they shine brightly and clearly; when declining, they become dim and dark; if falling empty or hidden, even though the sky is clear, the sun and moon are obscured. If the "Children" transforms into another "Children"爻, it signifies bright sunlight and colorful clouds; if it is yin, it represents a bright moon with shining stars. If the "Children" transforms into a "Mourning" or "End"爻, it starts off clear but eventually turns dark. To understand wind and clouds, rely on the "Siblings"爻. Wind and clouds are discussed through the "Siblings"爻: when prosperous and active, the wind is strong and the clouds are dense; when dead or weak, the clouds are light and the wind is gentle. If the "Siblings" transforms into "Children," it indicates clear wind and colorful clouds; if it transforms into "Official Ghost," it signifies stubborn clouds and harsh wind. To know about thunder and lightning, look at the "Official Ghost"爻. The "Official Ghost" governs thunder and lightning, and any movement brings thunder: when prosperous, it is thunderclaps and lightning; when weak, it is a flash of lightning in the clouds. If there are two "Official Ghost"爻 moving in the hexagram, it indicates thunder and lightning together; if the "Official Ghost" transforms into another "Official Ghost," it is the same. If the "Official Ghost" transforms into "Wealth" or if there is no "Parents" in the hexagram, then there will be thunder but no rain.

更隨四季推詳，父母主雨，妻財主晴，四時不易。其子孫、官鬼、兄弟，當隨時推究，不可執一。詳見於後。須配五行參決。凡占天時，固不可以水火為主；若五類所臨，亦憑參究。父母爻，四時主雨。若臨金水，雨乃未止；臨火土，雖雨不久；但臨土，則雨雖止，而云不散；臨木，則有風有雨之象也。

Divination of weather must also consider the seasons. "Parents" indicate rain, and "Wealth" indicates clear weather; these remain consistent throughout the four seasons. However, "Children," "Official Ghost," and "Siblings" should be interpreted according to the seasons and should not be fixed in one interpretation, as explained in detail below. It is also necessary to consider the Five Phases in conjunction. Although divining weather should not focus solely on water and fire, the Five Phases associated with the Six Relations must also be examined. "Parents" indicate rain in all seasons: if it is over metal or water, the rain will not stop; if it is over fire or earth, although it may rain, the rain will not last long; if it is only over earth, the rain may stop but the clouds will remain; if it is over wood, there will be both wind and rain.

妻財爻，四時主晴。臨金，必有煙霧；臨水，必有朝露，或雖晴不久；化出父爻，反主有雨；臨木，晴而有風；臨土，晴而有云；臨火，日麗中天。兄弟爻臨木，四時主風；臨土，四時主雲；臨火，風雲皆有；兄化兄亦然；臨金，主有風沙；臨水，則濃雲也。又夏月新秋，遇火兄，主大熱；冬月初春，遇水兄，主大寒。

The 'Wealth'爻 indicates clear weather throughout the four seasons. If it is associated with Metal, there will be smoke and haze; if associated with Water, there will be morning dew or clear weather that does not last long; if it transforms into the 'Parents'爻, it indicates rain. If associated with Wood, the weather is clear but with wind; if associated with Earth, the weather is clear but with clouds; if associated with Fire, the sun shines brightly. The 'Siblings'爻 indicates wind throughout the four seasons when associated with Wood; clouds when associated with Earth; both wind and clouds when associated with Fire, and the same applies if it transforms into 'Siblings'. If associated with Metal, there will be wind and sand; if associated with Water, there will be thick clouds. Additionally, during summer and early autumn, encountering Fire 'Siblings' indicates extreme heat; during winter and early spring, encountering Water 'Siblings' indicates extreme cold.

子孫爻臨金，四時皆為星月；屬陽，則冬與正月為冰霜，夏秋為白雲；臨木，二三月為游絲，餘月皆為日晷日色；臨水，正月與冬季為冰雹雪霜，夏秋與二三月為朝露；臨火，四時皆為日；臨土，夏秋為巧云，二三月為霞，冬月為日。

The 'Children' line encountering metal indicates stars and moon throughout the four seasons; when the 'Children' line is yang and encounters metal, it signifies ice and frost in the winter and the first month, and white clouds in summer and autumn. When the 'Children' line encounters wood, it indicates floating filaments in the second and third months, and during other months it signifies sunlight and daylight. When encountering water, it indicates hail, snow, and frost in the first month and winter, and morning dew in summer, autumn, and the second and third months. When encountering fire, it signifies the sun throughout the four seasons. When encountering earth, it signifies unusual clouds in summer and autumn, colorful clouds in the second and third months, and the sun in winter.

官鬼爻臨火，及未戌二土，為電；餘皆作雷斷。正月鬼動化父，或與父爻同發，主有春雪；蓋春雪乃殺物之雪，非瑞，故也。若二月春分後，八月秋分前見之，皆以雷斷。春分前，雷聲未發，則溼雲帶雨之象，非雷也；秋分後，雷聲即收，鬼如動，必有狂風拔木，林間震響之惡勢。雷聲即收後，與未發前，若鬼帶三刑六害，乘旺動來克世，雷應非常之變，雖冬月，亦有震驚百里之象。

The 'Official Ghost' line encountering fire, or the Earthly Branches of 'Wei' and 'Xu' (earth), is considered a lightning break. All other cases are considered a thunder break. If the 'Official Ghost' line moves in the first lunar month and transforms into 'Parents', or if the 'Official Ghost' and 'Parents' lines move together, it indicates spring snow, which is destructive to living things and not considered auspicious. If the 'Official Ghost' line moves between the second lunar month after the spring equinox and the eighth lunar month before the autumn equinox, it is considered a thunder break. Before the spring equinox, thunder has not yet begun, so it indicates a damp cloud with rain, not thunder. After the autumn equinox, thunder has already ceased, so if the 'Official Ghost' line moves, there will be fierce winds uprooting trees and loud noises in the forest. During the period between when thunder has ceased and when it has not yet begun, if the 'Official Ghost' line carries 'Three Punishments' and 'Six Harm' and is strong enough to overcome the 'World' line, the thunder will indicate a great anomaly, even in winter, there will be a sound that shakes hundreds of miles.

晴或逢官，為煙為霧；卦得晴兆，鬼亦動者，必有濃煙重霧；或惡風，或陰晦，冬或大寒，夏或大熱；或有日月薄蝕之變。必非風和日麗，天晴月皎之候。雨而遇福；為電為虹。卦得雨兆，子孫亦動者，非有閃電，則有彩虹。蓋子孫主彩色。虹與電，亦有其象，故以類而推之。若執定日月霞彩，則膠柱而調瑟也。

In the卦 of clear weather, if the "Official Ghost" appears again, there will be smoke and mist in the sky. The卦 already shows a sign of clear weather, but if the Official Ghost moves, there must be thick smoke and fog, or strong winds, or a change to cloudy and gloomy weather. In winter, it may be very cold, in summer, very hot, or there may be an eclipse of the sun or moon. In any case, it will not be a time of calm weather and bright sunshine. In the卦 of rain, if the "Children" appears, there will be lightning and rainbows in the sky. The卦 already shows a sign of rain, but if the Children move, there will be either lightning or a rainbow. Because the Children represent colors, and both lightning and rainbows are colorful phenomena, they are classified together. If someone rigidly believes that the Children only represent the sun, moon, and霞 (misty light), then it would be like trying to tune a zither by fixing the琴柱 (the tuning pegs) as if it were a瑟 (a different stringed instrument).

應值子孫，碧落無瑕疵之半點；凡遇晴卦，應臨子孫動者，其日必然皎潔。或財臨應動，化出子孫亦然。蓋應為天，子孫為清光皎潔之神。故也。世臨土鬼，黃沙多散漫於千村。晴卦中，世臨土鬼發動，或土鬼動來沖剋世身者，乃是沙落天也；兄弟化出土鬼亦然。秋冬見之，多主陰晦。或從子孫化出，當有云奔鐵騎之象。

The Response Line is occupied by "Children," and there is not even the slightest flaw in the clear sky. Whenever a clear weather hexagram occurs, and the Response Line is occupied by "Children" and activates, that day will certainly be bright and clear. Alternatively, if "Wealth" occupies the Response Line and transforms into "Children," it will also be the same. Because the Response Line represents Heaven, and "Children" is the spirit of clear and bright light. The World Line is occupied by the Earthly "Official Ghost," and yellow sand spreads widely over thousands of villages. In a clear weather hexagram, if the World Line is occupied by the Earthly "Official Ghost" and activates, or if the Earthly "Official Ghost" moves to clash and control the World Line's body line, that is called sand falling from the sky. If "Siblings" transform into the Earthly "Official Ghost," it is the same. In autumn and winter, this often indicates cloudy and gloomy weather; but if it comes from "Children," there will be clouds like iron cavalry galloping.

三合成財，問雨那堪入卦；卦有三合成局，依五類推之。如成財局，有霞彩；成鬼局，有雷電類。如久晴占雨，卦遇三合財局，必然無雨。久雨占晴，卦遇三合父局，亦主不晴。如五月甲申日占晴，得隨之咸卦。辰子兩爻俱動，與日辰申字，正合成父局，雨果不止。五鄉連父、求晴怪殺臨空。五鄉：財官父兄子也。五類中，唯父母為雨。此爻空亡，或休囚不動，雨未可望。若遇動爻，化出父母，則主有雨；化出財爻，則主晴也。

Triple Harmony forms a wealth pattern, but when asking about rain, it is not advisable to include it in the hexagram. If the third line of the hexagram forms a Triple Harmony, then according to the five categories of the Six Relations, it should be interpreted accordingly: if it forms a wealth pattern, it indicates rainbows; if it forms an official ghost pattern, it indicates thunder and lightning, and so on. Therefore, if the weather has been clear for a long time and the hexagram shows a Triple Harmony wealth pattern, rain will certainly not come; similarly, if the weather has been rainy for a long time and the hexagram shows a Triple Harmony parents pattern, it also indicates no rain. Here is an example: on the day of Jiashen in the fifth lunar month, someone asked about clear weather and got the hexagram "Following" changing to "Salt." The lines of Chen and Zi both moved, forming a parents water pattern with the day branch of Shen. Later, it rained continuously. Among the five categories, if "parents" is involved, when seeking clear weather, it is strange that the forbidden evil star falls into the empty position. The five categories refer to wife wealth, official ghost, parents, siblings, and children; among these five, only parents indicate rain. If the parents line falls into the empty position, or is weak and confined without movement, rain is unlikely; if there is a moving line that transforms into parents, it indicates rain, while transforming into wife wealth indicates clear weather.

財化鬼，陰晴未定；財主晴明，鬼主陰晦。故遇財化鬼，或鬼化財，或鬼財皆動，必主陰晴未定。或先陰後晴，先晴後陰之象。卦無子孫，財反助鬼，必不晴也。父化兄，風雨靡常。父主雨，兄主風。兩爻相化，或俱發動，皆主風雨交作。凡論先後，當以動者為先，變者為後。俱動，則以旺者為先，衰者為後。或曰：旺多衰少。

The "Wealth" element transforms into the "Official Ghost," causing the weather to be unstable. Wealth signifies clear skies, while the Official Ghost signifies overcast and gloomy weather. Therefore, when Wealth transforms into Official Ghost, or Official Ghost transforms into Wealth, or both Wealth and Official Ghost are active, it definitely indicates unstable weather, either starting overcast and then clearing, or starting clear and then turning overcast. If the "Children" element is not present in the hexagram to restrain the Official Ghost, and Wealth instead supports the Official Ghost, then the weather will definitely remain gloomy. When "Parents" transform into "Siblings," the weather becomes unpredictable. Parents represent rain, and Siblings represent wind; when these two lines transform into each other or both are active, it indicates a storm with both rain and wind. When determining the sequence, the active line comes first, and the transformed line comes later; if both lines are active, the stronger one comes first, and the weaker one comes later. There is also another view: the stronger element has more influence, while the weaker one has less.

母化子孫，雨後長虹垂螮蝀；弟連福德，雲中明月出蟾蜍。日月虹霓，皆屬子孫。若遇父爻化出，必然雨後虹見；兄爻化出，則云中漏日。冬月兄化子，是雪片隨風；夏秋，是風捲晴雲。屬陰，則風清月朗；三春屬陽，則風和日暖也。父旺財衰，而兄動化子，當推雲中閃電。更宜細究。

The term "parents" transforms into "children," and after the rain, a rainbow like a dragon's bridge hangs across the sky; "siblings" connected with "fortune virtue" and "children" leads to a bright moon resembling a toad appearing through the clouds. The sun, moon, rainbow, and mist all belong to "children": if they arise from the "parents" line, there must be a rainbow after the rain; if they arise from the "siblings" line, then sunlight shines through the clouds. In winter, when "siblings" transform into "children," snowflakes drift with the wind; in summer and autumn, it is wind sweeping away clear clouds. "Children" belong to the yin, indicating clear wind and bright moon; in spring, which is yang, it means gentle wind and warm sun. If "parents" are strong and "wealth" is weak, and "siblings" move to produce "children," then it should be interpreted as lightning in the clouds. These matters should be further carefully examined.

父持月建，必然陰雨連旬；卦中六親。皆不宜臨月建，唯子孫一爻遇之為吉。其他如父臨之，必主久雨；財臨之，必主久晴。臨父化水則潦，臨財化火則旱。非水火而刑剋世爻亦然。兄坐長生，擬定狂風累日。長生之神，凡事從發萌之始，直至帝旺，然後衰死。故遇長生，卒難止息。如父逢之，雨必連朝；兄逢之，風必累日；官逢之，陰雲不散；財逢之，雨未可望；須至墓絕日，然後雨可止、風可息、雲可開、陰可霽也。化出亦然。

The 'Parents'爻 with the month builder indicates continuous rainy weather for a whole ten days. Among the six relations, none are favorable when they meet the month builder, except for the 'Children'爻, which is auspicious. If the 'Parents'爻 meets the month builder, it indicates prolonged rain; if the 'Wealth'爻 meets the month builder, it indicates prolonged clear weather; if the 'Parents'爻 transforms into a water爻, it results in flooding; if the 'Wealth'爻 transforms into a fire爻, it results in drought; even if it does not transform into water or fire, as long as it harms the world line爻, it will have the same effect. The 'Siblings'爻 sitting in the position of growth indicates strong winds for several days. The concept of growth signifies the beginning of something, growing until it reaches prosperity, then declining and dying. Therefore, when a爻 meets growth, it is difficult to stop immediately: if the 'Parents'爻 meets growth, rain will continue for several days; if the 'Siblings'爻 meets growth, wind will continue for several days; if the 'Official Ghost'爻 meets growth, the clouds will not disperse; if the 'Wealth'爻 meets growth, rain is unlikely; only when it reaches the墓 or绝 positions will the rain stop, the wind cease, the clouds clear, and the weather turn sunny. The same applies to cases where growth is generated through transformation.

父財無助，旱潦有常；官鬼空伏，父母無氣，而財爻旺動者，必旱；子孫空伏，妻財無氣，而父爻旺動者，必潦。凡遇此象，最怕日月動爻，又來生扶合併，則潦必至浸沒；旱必至枯槁。如父財二爻，雖或旺動，卻有制伏，或居死墓絕地，又無扶助者，雖旱有日，雖潦有時，必不為害。福德帶刑，日月必蝕。子孫帶刑，動化鬼；或官鬼動來刑害，或父帶螣蛇來克，皆主日月有蝕。陽爻日，陰爻月。如八月庚申日，予卜中秋月，得家人之觀卦，果應大雨。

The parents and wealth lines have no external support, so drought and flood will occur in a regular pattern. If the official ghost falls into an empty position or is hidden, the parents also lack strength, while the wealth line is strong and active, drought will certainly happen. If the children fall into an empty position or are hidden, the wealth line also lacks strength, while the parents are strong and active, flood will certainly happen. Whenever such a hexagram appears, it is most dangerous if the day builder, month builder, and moving line also come to support and combine with them: then flood will surely drown fields and houses, and drought will surely wither grass and trees. If the parents and wealth lines are strong and active, but there are other controlling factors, or if they fall into the dead, tomb, or end positions without support, then drought will be limited and flood will be occasional, and disaster will not occur. If the fortune virtue god is accompanied by punishment, the sun and moon will certainly be eclipsed. If the children are punished and active, transforming into the official ghost, or if the official ghost moves to punish the children, or if the parents are accompanied by the snake to attack the children, it indicates an eclipse of the sun or moon: if the children are yang lines, it indicates a solar eclipse; if they are yin lines, it indicates a lunar eclipse. For example, on the seventh day of the eighth month, I divined the moonlight on the Mid-Autumn night and got the hexagram of Family changing to Observing. Later, it was indeed fulfilled with heavy rain.

雨嫌妻位之逢沖，占雨要財爻靜。若被日辰沖動，父母暗傷，雨未可望。父或發動，雨亦不多；不然當日必無雨。至財爻墓絕日，方可有雨也。若父爻安靜，逢沖則有雨。晴利父爻之入墓。墓主晦滯。父爻動入，即是雨意，終不沾濡。財爻動入，亦是陰晴氣候，入墓亦然。如五月丁丑日，占晴，得屯之無妄卦。父母雖動，然坐在墓爻，果應晴而陰滯也。

Divination for rain is unfavorable when the 'Wealth' position meets a clash. For rain divination, the 'Wealth' hexagram should be still. If the 'Wealth' hexagram is disturbed by the day branch, the hidden 'Parents' hexagram will be harmed, and rain is unlikely. Even if the 'Parents' hexagram moves, the rain will be light. Otherwise, there will be no rain that day, and rain may only occur on the day when the 'Wealth' hexagram reaches its tomb or its end. Conversely, if the 'Parents' hexagram is originally still and meets a clash, rain is likely. For divination of clear weather, it is favorable for the 'Parents' hexagram to reach its tomb. Tomb signifies darkness and stagnation: if the 'Parents' hexagram moves and reaches its tomb, there may be some rain, but it will not fall on the ground. If the 'Wealth' hexagram moves and reaches its tomb, the weather will be cloudy and sunny alternately, still not clear. For example, on the day of Dingchou in May, divination for clear weather yields the hexagram 'Zun' changing to 'Wuxiang'. The 'Parents' hexagram although moves, sits on the tomb hexagram. Later, it was verified that the sky was clear but the air remained stagnant.

子伏財飛，簷下曝夫猶抑鬱；大抵占晴，以財為主。若徒有財而無子孫，或居空地而又變弱，此日有陰晴之象。蓋財爻但主晴，不主日。得子孫出現不空，或發動，或旺相，或遇生扶，或逢沖並，然後有日。況無子孫，則財絕生意。官鬼專權，必非久晴之兆也。父衰官旺，門前行客尚趑趄。占雨以父為主。休囚死絕，便不可望。若得官爻當權旺動，生扶父母，亦主有雨。但忌父居空地，或在日辰制伏之鄉，仍為無雨。然亦必有溼雲載雨，凝滯不散之象。

"Children" are hidden while "Wealth" appears, and the person waiting under the eaves to dry things remains gloomy. Generally, when predicting clear weather, the Wealth hexagram is the main focus. If there is only Wealth without Children, or if the Children are in an empty position and become weak, then the day will be partly cloudy and partly sunny. Because Wealth only indicates clear weather, not the sun itself; only when Children appear and are not in an empty position, or when they are active, strong, supported, or meet a clash, will there be sunlight. Moreover, without Children, the Wealth hexagram loses its vitality, and the Official Ghost hexagram dominates alone, which is certainly not a sign of prolonged clear weather. When "Parents" are weak and "Official Ghost" is strong, the travelers at the gate still hesitate and are unwilling to move. When predicting rain, the Parents hexagram is the main focus. If Parents are weak, dying, or in decline, there is no hope for rain. If the Official hexagram is strong and active, supporting the Parents, there may still be rain. However, it is forbidden for Parents to be in an empty position or to be restrained by the Day Branch. In such cases, there will still be no rain; however, there will certainly be heavy clouds carrying rain that remain stagnant and do not disperse.

福合應爻木動交，而游絲漫野；子孫乃曠達之神。若臨木動合應，或在應上生合世身，必是風和日暖、游絲蕩颺之天也。夏月薰風解慍，秋月風清月朗，冬月玉屑呈祥。屬水，可言露珠。鬼沖身位金星會，而陰霧迷空。卦晴。而鬼臨金水爻，動來沖剋世身，或臨卦身沖剋應爻，或就臨應上發動，皆主有濃煙重霧，蔽塞郊野之象。父母動則主雷鳴，非煙霧也。

The "Children" line combines with the Response Line and the Wood line becomes active, causing a sense of drifting threads in the sky. The Children represent a spirit of openness and freedom; if they are on a Wood line that becomes active and combine with the Response Line, or if they generate and harmonize with the World Line, it indicates a pleasant day with gentle winds and warm sunlight. In summer, it is the soothing breeze that dispels heat; in autumn, it is clear winds and bright moonlight; in winter, it is snowflakes like jade falling from the sky as a good omen. If the Children belong to Water, it can be compared to dewdrops. The "Official Ghost" line conflicts with the World Line and combines with the Metal line, causing a heavy mist in the sky. The hexagram originally indicates clear weather, but if the Ghost line is on a Metal or Water line that becomes active and conflicts with the World Line, or if it is on the Hexagram Body and conflicts with the Response Line, or if it becomes active on the Response Line itself, it indicates a scene of thick smoke and heavy fog blocking the fields. If the "Parents" line becomes active, it should be interpreted as thunder, not fog.

卦值暗沖，雖空有望；占雨，怕父空；占晴，怕財空。二者皆無成望。若日辰沖之，則沖空不空，過此一日，自有成望。欲定日期，亦以沖日、沖時斷之。爻逢合住，縱動無功。父動有雨，財動須晴，理固然也。若被日辰動爻合之，名合住；雖動，亦依靜看。合住財爻，不晴；合住父爻，不雨。大概是密雲不雨之象。辛丑秋，予寓江東欲返，值颶風大作，丁亥日，卜得困之震卦。兄弟父母俱動，合住應爻，果當日辰時止息。

If a hexagram encounters an invisible conflict, even if the useful god is empty, there is still hope. When predicting rain, fear that the 'parents' are empty; when predicting clear weather, fear that the 'wealth' is empty. If either of these two are empty, there is no hope. But if the day branch conflicts with them, then the conflict is not empty, and after that day, there will be hope. To determine the date, use the day and time that conflict with it. If a line is restrained by a combination, even if it moves, it has no effect. Normally, if the 'parents' move, there will be rain, and if the 'wealth' moves, the weather will clear. But if the day branch or moving line combines with it, it is called being restrained by a combination. Even though it moves, it is treated as a static line. If the wealth line is restrained by a combination, there will be no clear weather; if the parents line is restrained by a combination, there will be no rain. This is like the image of thick clouds without rain. In the year of Xinchou, in autumn, I was staying in Jiangdong and wanted to return. At that time, there was a great typhoon. On the day of Dinghai, I divined the hexagram 'Guin' changing to 'Zhen'. Both 'siblings' and 'parents' lines moved, but they combined with the response line. Later, indeed, the wind stopped at the time of the day branch.

合父鬼沖開，有雷則雨；父母合住，本主不雨。若遇鬼動，沖破合住，當主將雨未雨，必待雷震，而後有雨也。沖爻是弟，發風則雨；沖爻是子，閃電則雨。日辰沖剋同斷也。合財兄克破，無風不晴。財爻合住，本不晴明。若得卦有兄動克破合爻，或日辰是兄，沖剋破之，則必待風起，然後晴；無風則不晴也。如辛未日占晴，得損之小畜卦。財被合住，喜得日辰帶兄，沖破合爻，果應發風而晴也。

When the "Parents" are restrained by a combination, if the ghost爻 clashes and breaks that combination, there will be thunder followed by rain. The "Parents" being restrained usually means no rain; but if the ghost爻 activates and breaks that restraint, it indicates rain is coming but not yet, and rain will come only after thunder. If the combination is broken by the "Siblings"爻, then wind comes first and then rain; if broken by the "Children"爻, then lightning comes first and then rain; if broken by the day branch, it is also judged the same way. When the "Wealth" is restrained by a combination, if the "Siblings"爻 breaks that combination, there will be no clear sky without wind. The "Wealth" being restrained usually means no clear sky; but if the "Siblings"爻 in the hexagram activates and breaks that restraint, or if the day branch is the "Siblings" and clashes and breaks it, then clear sky will come only after wind, and without wind, there will be no clear sky. For example, on a Xinwei day, if one asks about clear weather and gets the hexagram "Loss" changing to "Small Accumulation," the "Wealth" is restrained, but the day branch brings the "Siblings" to break the restraint, and later it indeed rained after wind came.

坎巽互交，此日雪花飛六出；八卦屬象：乾為天，為晴；坤為地，為陰；坎為水，為雨雪冰雹；離為太陽，霞電；艮為雲；震為雷；巽為風；兌則星月、霧露類也。若冬月卜卦，遇坎化巽，或巽變坎，必有風雪飄揚之象。若父兄交變，而子孫兼動者，亦然。若父動而子化子，則是雪月交輝之象也。

The interaction between the Kan hexagram and the Xun hexagram indicates snowflakes falling on this day. Each of the eight trigrams represents specific phenomena: Qian represents Heaven and clear weather, Kun represents Earth and darkness, Kan represents Water and rain, snow, hail, Li represents the Sun,霞, and lightning, Gen represents clouds, Zhen represents thunder, Xun represents wind, and Dui represents stars, moon, mist, and dew. If a divination is performed in winter and the Kan hexagram transforms into Xun or Xun transforms into Kan, there will certainly be signs of wind and snow. Similarly, if the Parents and Siblings hexagrams interact and the Children hexagram also becomes active, the same result occurs. If the Parents hexagram is active and the Children hexagram transforms into another Children hexagram, this signifies the harmonious coexistence of snow and moonlight.

陰陽各半，今朝霖雨慰三農。雨乃陰陽之象，鬱結而成。故古人有“陰陽和，而後雨澤降”之說。凡占天時，得陰陽相半之卦，必然有雨。然亦必須將財父兼看。純陽卦安靜，占雨不雨，占晴必晴，動則主雨。純陰卦安靜，占晴不晴，占雨必雨，動則主晴。蓋陽動則變陰，陰動則變陽。故也。純陰卦，動出父爻，終有雨；純陽卦，動出財爻，終晴。

The trigrams consist of yin lines and yang lines, each making up half. Today's good rain brings comfort to the farmers. Rain is an image formed by the convergence of yin and yang energies, so ancients said, "When yin and yang harmonize, then rain falls." When predicting weather and the hexagram shows equal parts yin and yang, rain is certain; however, one still needs to consider the combination of "Wealth" and "Parents." A hexagram entirely composed of yang lines is quiet; if it predicts rain, there will be no rain, but if it predicts clear weather, there will be clear weather. However, if there is movement, it indicates rain. A hexagram entirely composed of yin lines is quiet; if it predicts clear weather, there will be no clear weather, but if it predicts rain, there will be rain. However, if there is movement, it indicates clear weather. This is because yang movement transforms into yin, and yin movement transforms into yang. If a hexagram entirely composed of yin lines moves and the "Parents" line is involved, rain will eventually come. If a hexagram entirely composed of yang lines moves and the "Wealth" line is involved, the weather will eventually clear.

兄弟木興繫巽風，而馮夷何其肆惡；占天，遇兄弟屬木在巽宮，乘旺動來刑剋世爻，當有颶風之患。更與父爻同發，必成風雨。若化官，定然傷物。化出水，風雨兼作。化出火土，惟云耳。妻財火動屬乾陽，而旱魃胡爾行凶。財臨火動，或從火化，或化火爻，或變入乾卦；而又遇月建、日辰、動爻生扶合助者，必主大旱。若六爻無水，父母死絕，或父與水爻在空，而財福當權旺動亦是。

The term "brothers" belongs to the wood element and is active, connected to the Wind trigram. Why is the river god Fengyi so rampant? When predicting weather and "brothers" are in the wood element within the Wind trigram, they become strong and attack the world line, indicating a risk of typhoon. If "parents" also move at the same time, there will certainly be wind and rain. If "brothers" transform into "official ghost," the wind will damage objects; if they transform into water, wind and rain will both arrive; if they transform into fire or earth, it will only be cloud formation. The term "wife's wealth" belongs to the fire element and is active, representing the yang trigram of Heaven. Why is the drought demon so fierce? If the wealth line is on fire and active, or comes from fire, or transforms into fire, or enters the Heaven trigram, and also receives support and assistance from the month builder, day branch, and moving lines, it will certainly indicate a severe drought. If there is no water line among the six lines, if "parents" are dead or weak, or if both "parents" and water lines are empty, while "wife's wealth" and "children" are strong and active, it will also be a sign of a severe drought.

六龍御天，只為蛇興震卦；震卦又為龍象。若有青龍鰧蛇，在此宮動者，必有龍現。雖非龍蛇，而在辰巳爻上旺動者，亦主有龍。從父化出，先雨後龍現；化出父爻，先龍後雨；父爻安靜，或空伏，龍雖現而無雨。化財亦然。若蛇龍辰巳等爻，臨鬼動者，非龍，乃電掣金蛇也。

Six dragons are controlling the sky, due to the 'Tengshe' moving in the Zhen trigram. The Zhen trigram is also the symbol of a dragon: if 'Qinglong' and 'Tengshe' are active in the Zhen trigram, there must be a dragon appearing. Even if it is not 'Qinglong' or 'Tengshe', as long as the Chen or Si positions are prosperous and strong, it also indicates the presence of a dragon. If it originates from the 'Parents'爻, it means rain comes first and then the dragon appears; if it produces the 'Parents'爻, it means the dragon appears first and then the rain comes. If the 'Parents'爻 is quiet or falls into an empty position or is hidden, then even though the dragon appears, there will be no rain. The same applies if it produces the 'Wife's Wealth'爻. If the 'Tengshe', 'Qinglong' or the Chen and Si positions are connected with the 'Official Ghost' and are active, then it is not a dragon but rather lightning like a golden snake flashing around.

五雷驅電，蓋緣鬼發離宮。電，雷之光也。有聲曰雷，無聲曰電。若鬼在離宮動，當以五雷驅電斷之。蓋離有彩色之象。故也。火鬼亦然。金化火，火化金，雷電交作。凡鬼爻旺相，雷聲必烈；休囚，其雷稍輕；克世臨金，或帶自刑，雖不旺相，聲亦驚駭。屬土無氣，隱隱輕雷也。《金鎖玄關》及《卜易玄機》，以鬼臨金火，皆作電斷。愚謂：金乃有聲之象，火則然矣，金何理乎？故不敢取。

Five directions' thunder gods drive away lightning, all because the "Official Ghost" is active in the Li palace. Lightning is the light of thunder: sound is thunder, and silence is lightning. If the ghost line is active in the Li palace, it should be interpreted as using five thunder forces to drive lightning, because Li has the image of color; a ghost line of fire is the same. When metal transforms into fire, and fire transforms into metal, thunder and lightning occur together. Whenever the ghost line is prosperous and strong, thunder is loud; when it is weak and confined, thunder is lighter. If it controls the world line and belongs to metal, or if it has self-punishment, even if it is not prosperous and strong, the sound is still startling. If it belongs to earth but lacks vitality, it is a faint, light thunder. Both "Golden Locks and Hidden Gate" and "Divination Secrets" interpret a ghost line in metal or fire as lightning. I think metal represents sound, and fire representing lightning is acceptable, but why does metal also represent lightning? Therefore, I do not adopt this interpretation.

土星依父，雲行雨施之天；木德扶身，日暖風和之景。土主云，父主雨。故土臨父動，有云行雨施之象。木主風，財主晴。故木臨財動，有日暖風和之景。變化者亦然。多霧多煙，爻上財官皆動。財動本晴。若鬼爻亦動，或日辰帶鬼，持克世爻，必先有煙霧而後開晴也。官旺財衰，大霧重如細雨；鬼衰財旺，煙迷少頃開晴。

The planet Saturn aligning with the 'Parents' indicates a sky where clouds move and rain is bestowed; the Wood virtue supporting the self line represents a scene of warm sunshine and gentle winds. Earth governs clouds, and the Parents govern rain, so when the Earth line is associated with the Parents and moves, it shows the image of clouds moving and rain being bestowed. Wood governs wind, and Wealth governs clear weather, so when the Wood line is associated with Wealth and moves, it shows the scene of warm sunshine and gentle winds; this is also true in transformations. Much fog and smoke occur when both the 'Wealth' and 'Official Ghost' lines are active. Wealth movement usually indicates clear weather, but if the Official Ghost line also moves, or if the Day Branch brings the Official Ghost to restrain the World Line, it must be that there was first smoke and fog, then clear weather. When Officials are strong and Wealth is weak, the fog is thick and heavy like fine rain; when Officials are weak and Wealth is strong, the smoke is misty and dissipates quickly, leading to clear weather.

身值同人，雖晴而日輪含耀；世持福德，縱雨而雷鼓藏聲。凡卜天時，被世爻所克者，必無此象。如兄弟持世，則克財爻；財若旺相，亦非皎潔天氣。子孫持世，則克官鬼；官若發動，雖雨必無雷聲。他仿此。世若安靜，或落空亡，皆勿斷。被日辰剋制者，其象必然。

The line representing the self is afflicted by an image of similar elements in mutual control; although the sky is clear, the brilliance of the sun remains hidden. If the world line holds the fortune virtue 'children', even if it rains, the thunder remains silent. In divination about weather, any image that is overcome by the world line will certainly not appear. For example, if 'siblings' hold the world line, siblings will overcome 'wealth', and even if wealth is prosperous and strong, it will not be a clear day; if 'children' hold the world line, children will overcome 'official ghost', and even if the official ghost is active, although it rains, there will be no thunder. The rest follows the same principle. If the world line is quiet or falls into emptiness, this rule does not apply. If the world line is overcome by the day branch, then that image will certainly not appear.

父空財伏，須究輔爻；占雨：父為主，鬼為輔；占晴：財為主，子為輔。若財父皆空，或俱不出現，或一空一伏，則雨晴難定；須究輔爻衰旺動靜，庶可推決。如鬼爻旺動，日月動爻又來生合，亦主有雨。子孫旺動，鬼爻墓絕，亦主晴。或官與子俱靜，則有日辰生合沖並者為急。如五月甲戌日，久晴占雨，得屯卦。財不出現，父爻衰空，同是雨晴難定之象。喜得日辰沖並，卦中土鬼暗動，果應有雨。但鬼臨土爻克水，所以雨亦不多矣。

When the "Parents" are in an empty position and the "Wealth" is hidden, one must examine the auxiliary lines. For predicting rain, the "Parents" are the main factor and the "Official Ghost" is the auxiliary; for predicting clear weather, the "Wealth" is the main factor and the "Children" are the auxiliary. If both the "Parents" and "Wealth" are in empty positions, or neither appears, or one is empty and the other is hidden, then whether it will rain or be clear is uncertain. One must examine the strength, weakness, movement, and stillness of the auxiliary lines to make a decision. For example, if the "Official Ghost" is strong and active, and the day branch, month branch, and moving line all support and harmonize with it, rain is likely. If the "Children" are strong and active, and the "Official Ghost" is in a state of burial or decline, then the weather is likely to clear. If both the "Official Ghost" and "Children" are still, then one should look at which line is supported, harmonized, conflicting, or combined with the day branch. For instance, on the 15th day of the fifth month, which is the Jia Xu day, after a long period of clear weather, one divines for rain and gets the Zhun hexagram. The "Wealth" line does not appear, the "Parents" are weak and empty, which is a sign of uncertainty regarding rain or clear weather. Fortunately, the day branch both conflicts and combines with the hexagram, and the earth "Official Ghost" moves covertly. Later, rain indeed occurred. However, since the "Official Ghost" is on the earth line and needs to control water, the rain was not very heavy.

剋日取期，當明占法。占雨，看父爻；占晴，看財爻；占風，看兄爻。久晴占雨：父爻衰弱，生旺日有；父爻安靜，沖動日有；父若發動，合值日有；月建是財，出月斷之；卦無父母，財爻墓絕日有。久雨占晴：財爻衰弱，生旺日止；日辰是財，當日即止；卦無財爻，父母墓絕日止；月建是父，出月止；日辰是父，財雖有氣，當日必不能止也。若衰爻遇有扶起者，即以扶爻斷之。如占一日陰晴，當以時刻取期也。

To determine the appropriate day for an event based on the day it is overcome, one should understand the method of divination. For predicting rain, look at the 'Parents' line; for predicting clear weather, look at the 'Wealth' line; for predicting wind, look at the 'Siblings' line. If there has been prolonged clear weather and rain is expected, if the Parents line is weak, rain will come on the day when it is strengthened or flourishing; if the Parents line is quiet, rain will come on the day it is disturbed; if the Parents line has already activated, rain will come on the day it combines with another line; if the Month Builder is the Wealth line, rain will come after this month; if there is no Parents line in the hexagram, rain will come on the day when the Wealth line is buried or exhausted. If there has been prolonged rain and clear weather is expected, if the Wealth line is weak, rain will stop on the day when it is strengthened or flourishing; if the Day Branch is the Wealth line, rain will stop on the same day; if there is no Wealth line in the hexagram, rain will stop on the day when the Parents line is buried or exhausted; if the Month Builder is the Parents line, rain will stop after this month; if the Day Branch is the Parents line, even if the Wealth line is strong, rain will not stop on that day. If a weak line is supported by another line, use the supporting line to determine the day. If the prediction is only for one day's weather, determine the day based on the time of day.

要盡其詳，別陰陽而分晝夜；陰陽之分，當以卦宮取，勿以爻象論。陽以晝言，陰以夜言。或曰：外卦陽爻，以上午斷；內卦陽爻，以下午斷；外卦陰爻，以上半夜斷；內卦陰爻，以下半夜斷。又陽化陰，晝興夜作；陰化陽，夜興晝作。又曰：陽宮陽爻，午前推之；陽宮陰爻，午後推之。陰宮仿此。欲推其細，明衰旺以定重輕。衰旺以四時言，旺則重，衰則輕也。有氣而又臨生旺之地者愈甚，無氣而又臨墓絕之地者尤微。旺變衰，先重後輕；衰變旺，先輕後重也。能窮易道之精微，自與天機而吻合。

To make the interpretation detailed, one should distinguish between the yin and yang of the hexagrams to determine day and night. The division of yin and yang should be based on the hexagram's palace, not merely on the lines: yang represents day, and yin represents night. There is another view: the yang lines of the outer trigram are interpreted in the morning, and the yang lines of the inner trigram are interpreted in the afternoon; the yin lines of the outer trigram are interpreted in the upper half of the night, and the yin lines of the inner trigram are interpreted in the lower half of the night. Another view says that yang transforming into yin is active during the day and active during the night, while yin transforming into yang is active during the night and active during the day. There is yet another view: the yang lines of the yang palace are interpreted in the morning, and the yin lines of the yang palace are interpreted in the afternoon; the yin palace follows the same pattern. To make the interpretation precise, one should discern the strength and decline to determine the weight. Strength and decline are based on the four seasons: when strong, the influence is heavy; when weak, the influence is light; if there is energy and it falls in a favorable and thriving place, the influence is heavier; if there is no energy and it falls in a place of burial and decline, the influence is lighter; when strong turns to weak, it starts heavy and becomes light; when weak turns to strong, it starts light and becomes heavy. Those who thoroughly explore the subtle aspects of the Book of Changes will naturally align perfectly with the heavenly mechanism.