Official dispute

禁訟憂官兩未□，應為財主世為身，鬼旺墓鄉須下獄，官臨歲動達朝廷。（眉批：應為對主，世為己身，鬼旺墓獄，歲官陷廷。）

The situation involves being detained and involved in litigation, with worries about official troubles, and neither side has a clear resolution. The Response Line represents the opponent and the owner of wealth, while the World Line represents oneself. If the Official Ghost is prosperous and strong but falls into the墓 (burial) territory, it indicates imprisonment. If the Official Ghost is connected to the Tai Su (imperial year) and becomes active, the case will reach the imperial court. (Old commentary: The Response Line is the opponent, the World Line is oneself; a strong and prosperous Official Ghost entering the burial territory indicates imprisonment, while the Official Ghost connected to the Tai Su indicates litigation reaching the imperial court.)

又曰：鬼旺出現催公判，卦若傷財理不明，應爻坐鬼他遭責，身下藏官我不贏。（鬼現公判，財無理者，應鬼被責，世鬼我輸。）

It is also said that if the official ghost is prosperous and strong and clearly present in the hex, the government will soon make a judgment; if the wife's wealth is injured in the hex, it means that one's own reasoning is not clear. If the official ghost sits on the response line, the other party will be punished; if the official ghost is hidden beneath the world line, then one's side will not win. (Note: If the ghost appears, the government will make a judgment; if the wealth is injured, there is no reason; if the response line carries the ghost, the other party will be punished; if the world line carries the ghost, one's side will lose the case.)

又曰：卦值兩官官疊見，兄爻發動起同人，財多損子災難脫，輕者徒流重者形。（兩官重見，兄動子眾，財多誤子，輕徒重刑。）

In a single hexagram, if there are two instances of official ghost, it indicates multiple legal cases arising one after another; if the siblings line moves, it suggests that many people are involved. If there is an excess of wealth lines, it will harm the children line. The children line is the relief deity, and if the relief deity is injured, one cannot escape the calamity: light cases may result in imprisonment or exile, while severe cases may involve physical punishment. (Note: Two official ghosts indicate multiple cases, movement of the siblings line suggests many involved, excessive wealth harms the children, leading to light punishment such as imprisonment or exile, or severe punishment involving physical punishment.)

又曰：脫事散官尋福德，父興財發事關身，動爻克世人來累，兄動虛憂假變真。（福德脫事，父興關身，動克世累，兄動防憂。）

It is also said: If one wishes to escape from trouble and dissipate legal disputes, one should look for a way out through the Children and Fortune Virtue line; if the Parents are activated and the Wealth line is in motion, the case will involve oneself. If a moving line comes to克 (conquer) the World Line, it means someone is causing trouble. If the Siblings line is activated, it may originally be just a false alarm, but it might turn into a real disaster. (Note: Fortune Virtue can help resolve matters; if the Parents are activated, it involves oneself; if a moving line conquers the World Line, one will be troubled; if the Siblings line is activated, one must beware of worries turning into real disasters.)

不問旺相休囚，但以世持福德，更看克爻定之。凡下狀，要官爻旺相，可以先布芳，休囚不可陳論。若言鬼持克世，必有罪名。

This method does not require first considering whether the爻 is prosperous and strong or weak and confined. As long as the World Line is supported by the Children or Fortune Virtue, it is already in a strong position. Then, check which爻 is attacking the World Line, and use this to determine the severity of the case. If one wants to file a complaint against someone, the Official Ghost爻 must be prosperous and strong in order to make a strong initial impression. If the Official Ghost爻 is weak and confined, one should not proceed with filing a complaint. If the Official Ghost holds the World Line and also attacks it, then the person is certain to be accused of a crime.

父動克世，因勾惹之事，世空自散宜和解，應空詞者沒前期了。但如疑一人阻我之事，要占是本人否，專有應爻持財子父，並安靜，不是，空亦然。應世官兄，或化兄鬼，是此人也。

The parents line is active and is coming to harm the world line, which is caused by official documents or legal matters. If the world line is empty, the case will naturally dissolve, making reconciliation appropriate. If the response line is empty, the party bringing the lawsuit will have no further action, and the previous case will be abandoned. For example, if you suspect someone is interfering with your affairs and you want to determine whether it is really him, you should focus on the response line. If the response line holds wealth, children, or parents and remains still, then it is not him. If the response line is empty, it is also not him. If the response line and the world line carry officials or siblings, or if they transform into siblings or officials, then it is indeed that person.

世空世動其憂脫，子現官衰事不妨，鬼動八純持克世，官興旺相禍難當。（眉批：八純持世，鬼爻亂動，旺相禍重。）大凡憂疑之事，如得世空世動，則無咎矣。得子現官衰，全無害耳。

If the world line falls into an empty position or the world line moves, then the worry can be dispelled. If the children' line is clearly present and the official ghost line is weak, the matter will not be problematic. However, if the official ghost line moves and the eight pure hexagrams are formed with the world line being attacked by the world line, and the official star is strong and powerful, then the misfortune cannot be resisted. (Old note: When the eight pure hexagrams hold the world line, the official ghost line is chaotic and moves, and if it meets prosperity and strength, the disaster will be extremely severe.) In general, for matters of worry and doubt, as long as the world line falls into an empty position or the world line moves, there will be no disaster. If further more the children' line appears and the official ghost line is weak, there will be absolutely no harm.

出陣交兵問吉凶，怕嫌鬼旺克持身，世墓我軍不可動，應傷彼陣折人兵。（鬼旺不宜，世墓固守，應傷彼凶，世陰復牽。）又曰：世坐陰宮宜後舉，身臨陽象利先征，子孫得地兵必勝，妻財糧草要相乘。（眉批：世應先征）

When going into battle and asking about fortune and misfortune, the most dangerous situation is when the Official Ghost is prosperous and strong, and it comes torestrain the World Line. If the World Line is in a墓 position, our side should not act rashly but rather hold firm; if the Response Line is injured, the enemy's forces will suffer losses. (Note: When the Official Ghost is strong, it is not advisable to fight; when the World Line is in a墓 position, it is suitable to defend; if the Response Line is injured, the enemy will suffer misfortune. When the World Line is in a yin palace, it is suitable to strike after the enemy; when the Hexagram Body is in a yang image, it is favorable to attack first. If the Children Line has a strong position, our army will surely win—the Children Line represents our soldiers; the Wealth Line should be mutually generated and supported, indicating that supplies will be sufficient.) (Old Note: Determine whether to attack first or strike later by examining the World and Response Lines.)

又曰：火鬼克身防劫寨，水發臨宮不可停，土動八方兵不一，木宮傷世慮生擒。（眉批：土為炮石，金為刀刃，水為舟車，火為營寨。動爻克世，提防刺客，應值空亡，已促太平。）

Another saying states: If a fire line comes with the official ghost to attack the world line, one should beware of enemies attacking the camp and burning the encampment; if a water line is activated and appears in its own palace, the camp should not stay long, for it may suffer a water attack or need to move the camp; if a soil line is activated, there will be attacks from all directions, not just one route; if a line from the wood palace harms the world line, one should be cautious of being captured alive by others. (Old commentary: Soil represents cannon stones, metal represents blades, water represents boats and carts, fire represents camps; if an activated line attacks the world line, one should beware of assassins; if the response line falls into the empty fate, the opponent has already lost their will to fight, and peace is near.)

又曰：金火不宜持世應，兩家流血害交征，兄弟奪糧兼變發，父母旌旗怕動興。

It is also said that metal lines and fire lines should not be present on the world line or the response line. Metal represents cutting tools and fire represents burning, both of which lead to bloodshed and mutual destruction. The siblings line represents the taking of grain; if it becomes active and changes, the supply lines will certainly be cut off. The parents line represents banners and commands; it is most feared when it becomes active, as once the banners are disordered, the military formation becomes unstable.

以兄為彼賊，以子孫為我軍。若子孫旺相，行其交戰必勝，出現宜先，伏藏宜後。

Take the siblings爻 as the enemy troops (the original text says 'take the siblings as the enemy', but a marginal note suggests 'ghost' is the correct character), and take the children爻 as our own army. If the children are prosperous and strong, we will surely win in battle. If the children are clearly present in the hexagram, it is favorable to take the initiative. If the children are hidden and not revealed, it is better to act later.

凡鬼爻旺相，或獨發，或持世，大敗之兆，不可出征。六爻不動，世旺克應，亦可勝。父母旌旗，兄弟伏兵，大忌獨發。子孫旺相獨發，則賊兵自敗，亦可降伏。

If the Official Ghost line is prosperous and strong, or if it moves alone, or is on the World Line, it is a sign of great defeat and military action should be avoided. If all six lines are still and the World Line is prosperous and strong and can overcome the Response Line, then victory is still possible. The Parents line represents banners and commands, and the Siblings line represents hidden troops; these two lines should most certainly not move alone. Only when the Children line is prosperous and strong and moves alone will the enemy forces retreat and can be captured and subdued.

天象陰晴父母推，雨雲擊剝五行隨，子孫霞氣並雲彩，冬水冰寒雪不移。（眉批：以父母爻為主。）又曰：財動乍晴陰不足，弟兄風雲霧露持，鬼興霹靂神龍急，雲雷滂沱閃電飛。（眉批：財動主晴，父動主雨，子主彩霞，兄主風雲，鬼動霹靂，水動滂沱，火動晴明。）

Divination of weather conditions relies on the parents' yao to determine whether it is cloudy or clear. Rain, clouds, thunder, and erosion are determined by the Five Phases of each yao. The children's yao governs霞气 and clouds; in winter, when water yao is in charge, it indicates ice, cold, frost, and snow that do not melt. (Old note: The parents' yao is the main focus.) It is also said that when the wife's wealth yao is active, the weather becomes suddenly clear, indicating insufficient yin energy; when the siblings' yao holds power, it signifies clouds, fog, dew, and mist; when the official ghost yao is activated, it indicates thunder and sudden rain, as well as the swift movement of divine dragons bringing rain. When clouds and thunder combine, there is heavy rain and lightning flashing across the sky. (Old note: Wealth yao movement indicates clear weather, parents yao movement indicates rain, children yao indicates colorful clouds, siblings yao indicates clouds and fog, official ghost yao movement indicates thunder, water yao movement indicates heavy rain, and fire yao movement indicates clear skies.)

又曰：水動雨兮土動陰，木動生風火動晴，卦中無水必有雨，六爻無火不光明。又曰：坎兌滂沱坤艮陰，震巽風雷雨便晴，但向外卦看緊慢，乾離二象主晴明。（眉批：坎兌雨澤，震巽風雷，坤艮主陰，乾離時明。）

It is also said that a water line in motion indicates rain, a soil line indicates cloudy weather, a wood line indicates wind, and a fire line indicates clear weather. If there is no water line in the hexagram, yet rain is certain, this is the principle of creating something from nothing. If there is no fire line among the six lines, the sky will not be bright. It is also said that the hexagrams Kan and Dui indicate heavy rain, while Kun and Gen indicate cloudy and gloomy weather. Zhen and Xun indicate wind and thunder followed by clear weather. One should only look at the outer trigram to judge the intensity of the rain. The trigrams Qian and Li indicate clear weather. (Old commentary: Kan and Dui indicate rain, Zhen and Xun indicate wind and thunder, Kun and Gen indicate cloudiness, and Qian and Li indicate clear weather.)

五行以外卦有動有變出者是，水爻出現，有兩爻變出水爻，亦有雨。

The five phases mentioned above are determined by the movement and change of lines within the outer trigram. For example, if a line representing water already appears in the hexagram and two more lines change to represent water, rain will still occur. When divining about the sky, the inner trigram is not considered, because the sky is external and the earth is internal; it is the outer trigram that reflects celestial phenomena.

贏　滿　聚　散　生　虧 不父　滂沱　連日　不定　細微　漸布 六爻　五爻　四爻　三爻　二爻　一爻

This is a reference table for determining the intensity of rain based on the yao positions, with three lines read together: the sixth yao is "ying," indicating excessive rain energy (the original text here reads "bu fu," with possible errors or omissions); the fifth yao is "man," indicating heavy downpours; the fourth yao is "ju," indicating continuous rain without clearing; the third yao is "san," indicating uncertain weather with alternating rain and sunshine; the second yao is "sheng," indicating light drizzle; and the first yao is "kui," indicating gradually dispersing clouds with insufficient rain. Generally, the higher the yao position, the heavier and longer the rain; the lower the yao position, the lighter and thinner the rain.

子為蠶命宜安靜，財為救斂要扶持，鬼興父動重還賽，兄弟爻興一半虧。（眉批：子蠶安靜，財旺得意，鬼父兄動，勞而無功。）又曰：子孫水火蠶作繭，申酉扶之盡日凶，亥子二神眠溼死，如臨四土半成傷。（眉批：木火子動，申酉子凶，亥子溼死，四土半傷。）

Divination on Raising Silkworms: The "offspring" line represents the silkworm's life; it is favorable for quietness. The "wealth" line governs the gathering of cocoons, which should be supported and assisted. If the "official ghost" line rises or the "parents" line becomes active, one should repeatedly pray to the gods and fulfill vows. If the "siblings" line becomes active, this season will result in a loss of half the yield. (Old commentary: If the "offspring" line is quiet, the silkworms will be safe; if the "wealth" line is strong, the silkworms will thrive. However, if the "official ghost," "parents," or "siblings" lines are activated, efforts will be in vain.) It is also said that if the "offspring" line falls on the "water" or "fire" lines, the silkworms can form cocoons. However, if the metal of "Shen" or "You" comes into play, although it is called support, in reality it is metal overcoming wood, which harms the silkworms, resulting in a bad omen for the day. If the "Hai" or "Zi" water lines are in command, the silkworms during their resting period will die from dampness. If the "offspring" line falls on the "Chen," "Xu," "Chou," or "Wei" earth lines, half of the yield will be lost. (Old commentary: If the "offspring" line of wood or fire is active, it is favorable; if the "offspring" line of "Shen" or "You" is active, it is unfavorable. "Hai" and "Zi" indicate death from dampness, while the four earth lines indicate half the yield is lost.)

巳午爻為蠶命，但子孫旺相有氣靜者天收，要木火之爻出現，乘土些小。

Specifically, the fire lines of the snake (Si) and horse (Wu) are crucial for the silkworm's fate: as long as the children line is prosperous and strong with vitality and remains quiet, the harvest during this season will be favorable. It is best if both wood and fire lines appear in the hexagram; if earth lines are also present, the yield will be reduced, resulting in only a small portion of the harvest.

農人卜問今年事，財旺福興收十倍，鬼現神祗願一還，父動有害無害生。（眉批：財旺福興，十足收成，鬼現父動，有損無益。）又曰：水動多霖火旱枯，木動今春桑葉貴，土動蟲傷更有災，金動提防訟事來。（眉批：水澇火旱，木動多成，土動蟲傷，金動訟事。）已上八旬，不持許之。

A farmer divines the harvest of this year: if the wealth爻 is strong and the children爻 are flourishing, the harvest will increase tenfold; if the official ghost爻 appears, it indicates that deities are demanding offerings, and one must make a vow and fulfill it; if the parents爻 is activated, there will be loss without gain, and the vitality will be harmed. (Old commentary: when wealth is strong and blessings flourish, it means a full harvest; when the official ghost appears and the parents are activated, it means loss without gain.) It is also said that if the water爻 is activated, there will be prolonged rain leading to flooding; if the fire爻 is activated, there will be drought and withered crops; if the wood爻 is activated, mulberry leaves will be expensive this spring; if the earth爻 is activated, there will be insect damage to the crops and other calamities; if the metal爻 is activated, one must be cautious of lawsuits arising. (Old commentary: water indicates flooding, fire indicates drought, wood movement brings abundance, earth movement causes insect damage, and metal movement brings lawsuits.) The above eight lines should not be taken as absolute and should not be given definite answers to everyone.

添人進口求財福，財為奴婢要安然，應爻變動人難托，財動休囚心必偏。父母動兮居不久，鬼多更變禍連綿，兄動家中生口舌，財陷空亡事不圓。（眉批：財福爻主，招義僕心，應爻變動，僕心難測。）

Divination for the addition of a new member to the household should focus on the wife's wealth line and the fortune virtue line. The wife's wealth line represents servants and must be stable and unmoving. If the response line changes, the person cannot be relied upon. If the wife's wealth line is activated but weak and confined, their heart will be biased and they will not be willing to exert effort. If the parents line is activated, the person will not stay long. If there are many official ghosts and they keep changing, misfortunes will continue. If the siblings line is activated, there will be disputes within the family. If the wife's wealth line falls into emptiness, the matter will not be complete. (Old commentary: focusing on the wife's wealth line and the fortune virtue line can bring in loyal and virtuous servants; if the response line changes, the servant's intentions become unpredictable.)

遷動占家起蓋同，先尋父母在何宮，最要財爻無損害，子孫出現在榮豐。（眉批：父為主家，財怕木傷，子現榮豐。）又曰：鬼旺交重災禍至，動爻克世主大凶，父動在家煩惱枯，絕命游魂總不中。（眉批：鬼旺禍至，動克世為，父動煩惱，絕命卦名，游魂不中。）

Divination for moving house or relocating follows the same principles as divination for building a house: first identify where the parents line falls in the hexagram, as the parents represent the main house or building. Most important is that the wife and wealth line is not harmed. If the children line appears in the hexagram, the family will prosper and be wealthy. (Old notes: The parents represent the main family, the wife and wealth line is vulnerable to damage by wood lines, and the appearance of the children line indicates prosperity.) It is also said that if the official ghost line is prosperous and strong and appears repeatedly, misfortune will come. If a moving line harms the world line, it indicates great misfortune. If the parents line moves, there will be trouble and hardship at home. If the hexagram is the fatal or wandering soul hexagram, it is generally not useful. (Old notes: A strong official ghost brings misfortune, a moving line harming the world line is ominous, a moving parents line indicates trouble, the fatal hexagram is a name, and the wandering soul hexagram is not useful.)

凡占家宅與起造，一例以父母為主。最要財爻安靜，子孫出現主吉昌。

When divining about the family home or constructing a new house, the parents'爻 is always the main focus—the parents'爻 represents the house itself. Most important is that the wife and wealth爻 remains quiet and unmoving, because if wealth moves, it will harm the parents'爻 and damage the house. If the children's爻 appears in the hexagram, it indicates good fortune and prosperity for the family.

問災先問是何人，父母逢之父母陳，官鬼臨之愁旺相，子孫克世藥無靈。（眉批：父病看病，鬼怕旺相，子克世爻，服藥不靈。）又曰：財為祿命忘非克，印授交重病困沉，大忌世空來月破，又嫌墓發損其身。（眉批：財為祿命，印授命沉，世空月破，墓絕皆凶。）

When divining about illness, first determine who is sick before setting the useful god: if the useful god falls on the parents' hexagram, then the illness is among the parents or elders. The official ghost hexagram being present on the person's hexagram is most worrying—when the official ghost is prosperous and strong, the illness is severe. The children hexagram is originally the god of medicine; if it turns to harm the world line, then medicine will not be effective. It is also said that the wife's wealth hexagram is related to the person's destiny and livelihood, so it must not be neglected to check if it is being harmed. When the parents' hexagram is activated repeatedly, the illness becomes serious. Most dangerous is when the world line hexagram is empty and also meets the month breaker. It is also undesirable when the storage hexagram is activated and harms the self. (Old note: Wealth is related to destiny and livelihood; when the parents' hexagram is activated, the illness becomes severe. The world line being empty and meeting the month breaker, or entering the storage or dead position, are all ominous.)

又曰：鬼在內兮當夜重，鬼在外兮夜必輕，內外有鬼人昏困，提防舊病再來侵。代占最怕應持鬼，官鬼持身命亦傾。（眉批：鬼內夜重，鬼外解厄，內外鬼險，代占應鬼官墓，命僕必傾。）

It is also said that if the official ghost is in the inner trigram, the illness worsens at night; if the official ghost is in the outer trigram, the condition lightens at night. If both inner and outer trigrams contain the official ghost, the patient will be drowsy and exhausted, and one must still be cautious of a recurrence of an old illness. When divining for others' illnesses, the most dangerous situation is when the response line carries the official ghost; if the official ghost is on the hexagram body, the person's life is in danger. (Old commentary: if the ghost is in the inner trigram, the illness worsens at night; if the ghost is in the outer trigram, the misfortune can be averted. If both inner and outer trigrams contain the ghost, it is the most dangerous situation. When divining for others, if the response line carries the ghost and the official ghost is in the墓 position, the person's life is certainly in danger.)

疾病病因，怕逢旺相，子為藥餌，不宜克世。財為祿命，忌飛克之，父母交重，病體沉重。大怕世空，又嫌月破，更嫌身世入墓內猶重，官外盡凶。內外有鬼，舊病再發，代占應持鬼凶。

In general, when discussing illness: the official ghost爻, which represents the cause of the disease, should not be prosperous and strong; the children爻, which represents medicine, should not go on to overcome the world line; the wealth爻, which represents the person's fortune, should not be overcome by the flying god; if the parents爻 are heavily active, the illness becomes severe. Most dangerous is when the world line falls into emptiness, and it is also undesirable when it meets the month breaker; it is even worse if the hexagram body and the world line are in the墓 (burial). If the墓 is in the inner trigram, the illness becomes particularly severe; if the official ghost is in the outer trigram, it is a very ominous sign. If both inner and outer trigrams contain the official ghost, the old illness will recur; when divining for others, if the response line carries the official ghost, it is ominous.

病患先須得病因，安靜先尋世下神，次看鬼爻藏伏處，更將爻象察其真。（眉批：六爻安靜，世下伏神。）

To diagnose illness, one must first identify the cause: in a hexagram where the lines are quiet, first look for the hidden god beneath the world line; then check where the official ghost is hidden; finally, cross-reference with the physical manifestations of the lines to uncover the truth. (Old commentary: When the six lines are quiet, look for the hidden god beneath the world line.)

又曰：用是病人宜有氣，福德醫師可至全，子孫發動誤服藥，卦宮旺相病逡巡。六位無財食不納，兄弟交重氣積深，鬼多不一原曾病，用發休囚損病因。（眉批：鬼伏何爻，爻察其真，用爻有氣，禍隨不吉，子動誤藥，卦旺逡巡，財無不食，兄動氣積，鬼動不一，用率病厄。）

It is also said that the useful god represents the patient himself and should be strong and vigorous; the children and fortune virtue represent the physician, and if they are effective, the illness can be preserved. When the children' s line moves, one should not take medicine carelessly (the original text has the character '误' which should be '勿'). If the hexagram's palace is prosperous and strong, the illness will still persist for some time. If none of the six lines show wealth, the patient will not eat; if the siblings' line moves repeatedly, it indicates deep stagnation of qi; if there are many official ghosts but they are not unified, it suggests that the patient already had an old illness; if the useful god moves but is weak and confined, then there will be additional damage to the cause of the illness. (Old notes: if the official ghost is hidden in a particular line, one should examine the truth from that line; if the useful line is strong but misfortune follows, it is not auspicious; when the children' s line moves, do not take medicine lightly; if the hexagram's palace is prosperous and strong, the illness will linger; if there is no wealth, the patient will not eat; if the siblings' line moves, there is stagnation of qi; if the official ghosts move, the illness is not of one kind; the useful god mainly indicates the origin of the illness.)

鬼伏何爻下，以五行分辨論之。父母以憂慮得，或動土，或往修造處得。兄弟因失飢傷飽，或因口舌氣得。官鬼出現，驚恐怪異，或因寺觀廟宇中得。子孫出現，或因欲事大過。妻財飲食得，或買物得。

If the official ghost is hidden under a particular line, the illness is determined by the five phases and six relations of that line. If it is hidden under the parents line, the illness comes from worry and overthinking, or from breaking ground or starting construction, or from visiting places where construction is taking place. If it is hidden under the siblings line, the illness comes from irregular eating, damaging the spleen and stomach, or from disputes over words. If the official ghost appears directly in the hexagram, the illness comes from fright, encountering strange phenomena, or from being contaminated in temples, shrines, or temples. If the children line appears, the illness is mostly due to excessive sexual activity. If it is hidden under the wealth line, the illness comes from diet, or from acquiring something through purchase.

上下伏土，瘡腫。火下火，手足。金見金，問亂未下，大寒熱。水下水，冷疾。金下金，喘咳。陽宮世動主吐，陰宮財動主瀉。鬼出現，外表。鬼伏內，心腹。病在內，或動下受病，用又同。鬼在外，或動土變病，用爻同。

Now looking at the overlapping of flying and hidden elements of the Five Phases: if both upper and lower parts are hidden with earth, it indicates sores and swellings; if fire is hidden under fire, the illness is in the hands and feet; if metal is hidden under metal, there is mental restlessness and alternating severe cold and heat; if water is hidden under water, it indicates a cold illness; if metal is hidden under metal, it indicates shortness of breath and coughing. If the world line in a yang palace moves, it indicates vomiting; if the wealth element in a yin palace moves, it indicates diarrhea. If official ghosts appear in the hexagram, the illness is on the surface; if official ghosts are hidden in the inner trigram, the illness is in the chest and abdomen. If the illness is in the inner trigram, it may be due to the movement of the inner trigram's lines causing the illness, and the useful god is viewed accordingly; if the official ghosts are in the outer trigram, it may be due to the movement of the earth element causing a change in the illness, and the useful god is viewed accordingly.

肺病金同木四肢，感寒痰喘氣□羸，辰戌胃胸生嘔逆，丑運腸肚木傷脾。（眉批：金肺經病，木四肢病，辰戌胃嘔，巳腸木脾，火動熱極，水冷發寒。）又曰：火動熱極三焦竭，血心眼目及痦痰，水主發寒因冷得，世瀉虛勞耳腎衰。

The golden line indicates illness of the lung meridian, the wooden line indicates illness of the limbs; if one is affected by wind and cold, phlegm and asthma will arise, with weak qi and thinness (the original text lacks one character here, reading as '感寒痰喘气□羸', and this is preserved as is). The branches of Chen and Xu indicate illness of the stomach and chest, causing vomiting and upward rushing of qi; the branch of Chou indicates illness of the intestines and abdomen, and the wooden line injures the spleen. (Old commentary: the golden line indicates lung meridian illness, the wooden line indicates limb illness, Chen and Xu indicate stomach and vomiting, Si indicates intestines, the wooden line indicates spleen, fire movement indicates extreme heat, and water coldness indicates cold illness.) It also says: if the fire line is activated, heat reaches its extreme, and the three jiao (triple burner) fluids dry up; illness occurs in the blood aspect, heart meridian, eyes, mouth sores, phlegm and saliva; the water line indicates cold illness, which is acquired through cold exposure; the world line indicates diarrhea, belonging to deficiency and fatigue syndrome, and also presents with tinnitus and kidney decline.

土動主吐，水動主瀉，水動發寒，火動發熱，金動四肢及滿悶。木主足，金主頭，土主胸腹，火主手，水主脾腎。

Using the Five Phases to differentiate between movement and stillness in diagnosis: a moving earth element indicates vomiting, a moving water element indicates diarrhea; a moving water element also indicates cold symptoms, a moving fire element indicates fever, and a moving metal element indicates heaviness in the limbs and fullness in the chest. Regarding body parts: wood corresponds to the feet, metal to the head, earth to the chest and abdomen, fire to the hands, and water to the spleen and kidneys. The first group discusses symptoms, the second body parts. Only by combining both groups can an accurate diagnosis be made.

飛伏俱旺相，飛為起因，以代為受病。又世為動爻，在內下受病。應為動爻，在外上受病。間爻動，受阻隔。易鏡云：且如長男受病，宜純震之不搖。少女染病，則兌卦之不動。

When both the flying god and the hidden god are prosperous and strong, the flying god represents the cause of the illness, while the hidden god indicates the affected area. Also, if the world line is a moving line, the illness is located in the lower part of the inner trigram; if the response line is a moving line, the illness is located in the upper part of the outer trigram; if the intermediate line moves, the path of the illness is blocked and becomes unsmooth. The "Easy Mirror" says: for example, if a young man falls ill, it is suitable to have a pure Zhen trigram with no moving lines — Zhen represents the young man, and if the trigram is quiet, then the person himself will be safe; if a young girl falls ill, it is suitable to have the Dui trigram with no moving lines — Dui represents the young girl, which is exactly the same principle.

何以卜分神為崇，八純鬼莊可求伸，艮鬼五郎並離灶，乾出天神坎水神。（眉批：艮鬼五郎，離鬼井灶，乾宮天神，坎宮水神。震巽嶽下，坤主家祖，兌鬼師巫，鬼動占親。伏鬼我隨，游魂絕光，金木橫惡，火癆土瘟。乾坎艮震，四鬼是男，內外男謀，廟動家親。爻動剋日，祖先財動，剋日陰司，子動剋日。）

How to determine which type of spirit is causing trouble? When you cast an eight pure trigram, the spirit is solemn and has a master, and you can pray for relief. The spirits from the Gen trigram are the Five Young Gods, those from the Li trigram are the Kitchen God, those from the Qian trigram are heavenly spirits, and those from the Kan trigram are water spirits. (Old notes: Spirits from Gen trigram are the Five Young Gods, those from Li trigram are well and kitchen gods, those from Qian trigram are heavenly spirits, and those from Kan trigram are water spirits; those from Zhen and Xun trigrams are spirits under mountain temples, those from Kun trigram are family ancestors, and those from Dui trigram are spirit mediums. If the ghost line moves, you should consult the family members. Hidden spirits follow you; the ghost line in the wandering soul trigram and the dying trigram indicates unclear situations; the metal and wood lines indicate spirits causing sudden death and evil, fire indicates consumption, and earth indicates plague. Spirits from the Qian, Kan, Gen, and Zhen trigrams are all male spirits; spirits from the inner and outer trigrams interacting are also male; if the temple line moves, it refers to family members. If a line moves and controls the day branch, it is the ancestors; if the wife and wealth line moves and controls the day branch, it is the underworld; if the children line moves and controls the day branch, it is another type.)

又曰：震巽朝奉求嶽下，坤出家神宅不寧，兌有師巫神佛仵，鬼爻動卦亦占親。又曰：伏下交重主村隨，游魂絕命夢中知，金木二爻為橫惡，火癆發血土瘟時。

It is also said that the trigrams Zhen and Xun should go to the temple to pay homage and worship; the trigrams of the Kun palace produce household spirits, which indicate unrest within the house; the Dui palace involves conflicts between shamans, witches, and idols of gods and buddhas; when the Official Ghost line moves in the hexagram, it should be interpreted according to family relations. It is also said that when the Hidden God line and the intersecting line both move, it indicates that village gods are following and causing trouble; when a hexagram of wandering souls or dying destiny is drawn, the events often appear in dreams; the metal and wood lines indicate ghosts causing sudden deaths, the fire line indicates consumption and blood coughing, and the earth line indicates epidemic diseases.

又曰：坎象臨官求落水，乾坎艮震是男兒，要知內外何人作，廟動家親更莫疑。（兒女兄動，剋日路死，官動剋日，刑侵日一，分其老少。）

It is also said that when the Trigram Kan (Water) is above the Official Ghost, one should seek an explanation from the souls of those who died by drowning. The male ghosts come from the four Trigrams Qian (Heaven), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), and Zhen (Thunder). To determine whether the ghost is inside or outside, or who exactly it is, if the temple爻 is activated, it is a relative from within the family, and there is no need for further doubt. (Note: If the daughter爻 or the sibling爻 are activated and they overcome the Day Branch, it indicates a soul who died on the road. If the Official Ghost is activated and overcomes the Day Branch, one should examine the punishments and clashes affecting the Day Branch to determine whether the ghost is old or young.)

又曰：父動剋日求祖先，或因修造不安然，財興剋日陰司惱，或因買物禍勾連。又曰：子孫剋日兒女作，或是奸邪畜類傳，兄弟剋日神無主，路死傷亡作禍先。

It is also said that if the parents' hexagram is activated and it restrains the day branch, one should pray to ancestors for relief or it may be due to disturbing the earth deity while constructing a house, causing unrest. If the wealth hexagram is activated and it restrains the day branch, it may be due to the underworld being angry, or misfortune arising from newly acquired possessions. It is also said that if the children's hexagram restrains the day branch, it may be due to children causing trouble, or due to malevolent spirits or the souls of animals spreading evil. If the siblings' hexagram restrains the day branch, it may be due to wandering spirits without a master, mostly the souls of those who died on the road or died violently coming to cause trouble first.

又曰：鬼來克我招邪崇，或是神明口頭牽，更將日子分老少，仔細推詳勿亂言。易鏡云：察禍推其鬼處，還將身配六親，相剋相生，便見禍之端。旺相為神，休囚為鬼。凡動爻克世剋日，亦可取鬼。

It is also said that if the official ghost line comes to control me, it indicates that I have attracted evil spirits; it may also mean that I have made a vow to a deity verbally without fulfilling it, thus being entangled. One must carefully distinguish whether the ghost is old or young by referring to the day branch's heavenly stem and earthly branch. One must carefully analyze and not speak carelessly. The "Mirror of the Book of Changes" says: to examine misfortune, one should investigate where the ghost line is located, then pair the hexagram body with the six relations, and observe whether they are mutually generating or controlling each other, thereby revealing the origin of the misfortune. A line that is prosperous and strong is considered a deity, while a line that is weak and confined is considered a ghost. Any moving line that controls the world line or the day branch can also be taken as a ghost for interpretation.

還賽神祗求保佑，大要生身旺子孫，五世游魂還未盡，傷身鬼旺禍難分。（眉批：五世游魂未盡完，鬼旺傷身禍難分。）福德動吉，以親爻取。

Offering vows and appeasing deities to seek protection: the most important thing is that a line in the hexagram comes to generate and support the worldly line, and the children and fortune virtue lines are prosperous and strong. If the hexagram is a fifth-generation hexagram or a wandering soul hexagram, it indicates that the vow has not been fully fulfilled and the matter remains unresolved; if further the official ghost line is prosperous and strong and harms the worldly line, then the calamity will be difficult to resolve. (Old commentary: fifth-generation and wandering soul hexagrams indicate incomplete vows, and strong official ghosts harming the worldly line lead to difficult resolution.) The activation of the children and fortune virtue lines is auspicious; as for which deity to offer the vow to, it is determined by the six relations lines.

壘土立墳占問候，五事俱全不可傷，父動必是還鄉地，在艮亡人可葬山。又曰：巳午離宮宜化火，葬之白蟻不能安，兄動木爻風勢惡，財動家衰禍自幹。

A person came to consult about the auspiciousness of a burial site by piling up earth and establishing a tomb. It is essential that the five matters—superior, response, wealth, children, and parents—should all be complete; none of them should be harmed. If the parents'爻 is activated, it definitely indicates that the deceased should be buried in their hometown. The burial site falls in the Gen palace, so the deceased can be buried on a mountain. It is also said that if the巳 and午爻 belong to the Li palace and are suitable for fire burial, but if one insists on earth burial, white ants will emerge from the grave, causing the deceased to be restless. If the siblings'爻 is activated and is accompanied by the wood爻, the wind will be fierce and the grave will be exposed to strong winds. If the wealth爻 is activated, the family's fortune will decline, and misfortunes will come knocking on the door.

又曰：穴中有水泉渠破，穴上安金在石崗，但得子孫無□害，枝枝葉葉水無妨。

It is also said that if water is seen in the burial site, it indicates that the spring, vein, or ditch has broken through the site; if metal is present above the burial site, it means the burial is on a rocky hill. As long as the sons and grandsons' divination signs are not harmed (the original text is missing one character here, reading as 'but the sons and grandsons are not harmed'), then descendants will flourish and thrive, and even if there is water, it will not be a problem.

凡墳墓埋凶，若怕鬼旺動克世，官鬼要休囚安靜。世為家長，應為卑幼，財為家業，子為祭祀，並宜靜，不宜動。或問：鬼旺宜火之說。曰：鬼旺只是不利，故宜火，不宜葬也。

Whenever a funeral is conducted and the hexagram shows an ominous sign, the main concern is that the official ghost becomes prosperous and strong, thus attacking the world line. The official ghost should be weak and quiet. In this context, the world line represents the head of the family, the response line represents the younger and inferior family members, the wife's wealth represents the family's property, and the children represent the worship and ancestral rites. These lines are all better when they are quiet and not active. Someone asks: The previous text says "when the official ghost is strong, it is better for it to transform into fire," what is the reasoning behind this? The answer is: Since the official ghost being strong and prosperous is inherently unfavorable, it is better to have it transform into fire rather than to have it remain as earth, which would be the case for burial.

陰宅先論墓地，次論卦身，要有財福，世應有氣，相生之妙。未葬時，外亡內冢，相剋，言不要官旺。已葬時，內亡外冢，相生吉，鬼旺亡人安，鬼為亡，身為冢。

When divining about a burial site, first consider the land itself, then the hexagram body. The hexagram should contain wealth and children, and both the world line and response line should have vitality, with mutual generation to show good results. Before burial, the outer trigram represents the deceased and the inner trigram represents the tomb site. If they are in mutual control, it is not good, meaning that the official ghost should not be prosperous and strong at this time. After burial, the inner trigram represents the deceased and the outer trigram represents the tomb site. If they are in mutual generation, it is auspicious, and the official ghost being prosperous and strong indicates the deceased's stability. In summary, the official ghost represents the deceased, and the hexagram body represents the tomb. The relationship between them changes according to whether the burial has taken place or not, and cannot be judged in the same way.