Divination for the household: Six granaries

以三爻為用也。碓與床同宮，動則床沖碓，空則碓沖床。床碓相沖，災符不免也。木動沖金，官非不息也。水動克火，災患長存也。二木逢龍，寅方吉也。二金遇虎，申方吉也。二水遇龍，二方吉也。二火遇雀，南方災也。金入乾，煞中加煞也。水入坎，空而又空也。土入坤艮，虛驚不免也。未加震巽，造化安然也。火入離，逢水克而多魔。金入兌，遇火攻而為殺也。水空碓無木。金空碓無鉗。火空家寒窘。水空碓生塵。生空不發財也。又碓沖棟宇（六爻），留子亡妻也。（出管公口訣。）

Divination for a rice mortar ('dui') uses the third line as the 'useful god'. The 'dui' and the bed share the same trigram and occupy the third line, so when the third line moves, it indicates the bed conflicting with the mortar, and when the third line is empty, it indicates the mortar conflicting with the bed. The mortar and the bed conflict with each other, leading the family to inevitable misfortunes such as 'disaster symbols'. If the third line belongs to wood and moves to conflict with a metal line, there will be continuous legal disputes and verbal conflicts. If the third line belongs to water and conflicts with a fire line, there will be prolonged illness. If there are two wood lines in the卦 and they are accompanied by the 'Azure Dragon', it is auspicious to place the mortar in the寅 direction. If there are two metal lines accompanied by the 'White Tiger', it is auspicious to place the mortar in the申 direction. If there are two water lines accompanied by the 'Azure Dragon', it is auspicious to place the mortar in the direction governed by the second line. If there are two fire lines accompanied by the 'Vermilion Bird', placing the mortar in the south will bring disaster. If a metal line falls into the乾 trigram, it is a double misfortune. If a water line falls into the坎 trigram, it is an empty loss compounded by another empty loss. If a soil line falls into the坤 or艮 trigrams, there will be unnecessary worries. If the未 soil is combined with the震 or巽 trigrams, it will bring about peace and safety. If a fire line enters the离 trigram, it will face many difficulties when attacked by water. If a metal line enters the兑 trigram, it will turn into a deadly force when met by fire. If a water line is empty, there is no wooden pestle on the mortar. If a metal line is empty, there is no iron clamp on the mortar. If a fire line is empty, the family will be in financial hardship. If a water line is also empty, the mortar will accumulate dust. If the 'useful god' is prosperous but falls into an empty loss, it indicates no wealth. Additionally, the third line's mortar conflicting with the sixth line's roof (the sixth line) indicates that the family can retain sons but will lose their wife. This passage is from the 'Guan Gong's Secret Formula'.

以三爻單重者為正門，四爻才兄者，為外戶也。旺新，休舊，沖則破也。龍宜正出也，虎利斜行也。四直生合門戶爻，向利而丁畜盛，八節安也。四直刑沖剋害門戶爻，向凶而人財破耗也。

Divination for doors and gates uses the third line as the single line representing the main gate, and the fourth line with the wealth line and siblings line as the outer gate, which includes side gates and courtyard gates. If the door lines are prosperous and strong, the gate is new; if they are weak and confined, the gate is old; if they are in conflict, the gate is damaged. If the main gate line is accompanied by the Azure Dragon, it is favorable to open straight from the center; if it is accompanied by the White Tiger, it is better to open diagonally. If the years, months, days, and hours (the four direct lines) generate and harmonize with the door lines, the direction is auspicious, leading to prosperity of people and livestock, and peace throughout the year's eight festivals. If the four direct lines harm, conflict, or control the door lines, the direction is inauspicious, leading to loss of people and wealth.

三四爻帶龍喜德貴祿馬財福生合世爻宅爻者，在內，有婚姻孕育之喜。在外，仕宦加官祿，庶民進錢穀也。日青龍，會月青龍臨門戶動者，必重重喜慶也。若遇日辰沖破，時下見喜，終為不美。仕進婚姻進人求財俱有初鮮終。若生男，臨盆即死也。

The third and fourth lines carry the auspicious spirits of Qinglong, Tianxi, Tiande, Guiren,禄神, Yimash, and wife wealth and children. These auspicious spirits generate and harmonize with the world line and the second line, indicating joyous events within the home such as marriage and the birth of children. Outside the home, officials will receive promotions and increased salary, while common people will gain more money and grain. The Qinglong on the day branch combines with the Qinglong on the month builder, converging at the portal line, which is activated, ensuring abundant joy. However, if this portal line is broken by the day branch, although there is initial celebration, the outcome will be unsatisfactory. Whether seeking official advancement, discussing marriage, increasing family members, or planning finances, these endeavors will start well but end poorly. If a boy is born at this time, he is likely to die shortly after birth.

鬼臨門戶動，為門戶鬼，占家宅大忌。更遇財動生扶，及三傳來克世克身克宅爻者，必有橫禍也。雀鬼，官符口舌也。加天火，獨火天燭殺動，必遭回祿。空則已往，不空將來也。蛇鬼牽連不了事也。虎鬼，疾病喪亡也。（空動者尤驗。）勾鬼，戶婚田產爭鬥之訟也。玄武鬼，內防走失。外謹穿窬也。

The official ghost hexagram line located at the gate and causing action is called "gate ghost," which is most feared in divination about the family residence. If the wealth hexagram line also causes action and supports it, and the year, month, and day "three transmissions" further overcome the world line, the hexagram body, and the second line (residence line), there will certainly be sudden misfortunes in the family. If the gate hexagram line is "Zhu Que" official ghost, it indicates official documents and disputes. If "Heavenly Fire," "single fire," and "Heavenly Candle" also cause action, a fire is certain. If this hexagram line falls in an empty state, the fire has already occurred; if it does not fall in an empty state, the disaster will happen later. If the "Teng Sha" official ghost hexagram line is present, it indicates entanglements and unresolved matters. If the "Bai Hu" official ghost hexagram line is present, it indicates illness and death. A note says that this is especially accurate if it is strong and in an empty state. If the "Gou Chen" official ghost hexagram line is present, it indicates disputes over household registration, marriage, and property. If the "Xuan Wu" official ghost hexagram line is present, one should be cautious about family members going missing internally and thieves digging through walls or tunnels externally.

玄武鬼會咸池，主淫亂之事。動來合世，家主不正。動來合應，主母不正。動來合父母兄弟妻子，即斷其人不正也。六爻動合，主奴婢有陰私之擾。（六爻為奴婢。）生旺則事露，休囚，猶可隱匿。如逢沖，必被人撞破也。兄弟臨門戶動，必破耗財帛也。（群見身命斷貧富內。）

The Black Tortoise Official Ghost coinciding with the 'Salty Pool' peach blossom indicates there is immorality within the family. If it moves to harmonize with the World Line, it suggests the male head of the household is improper. If it harmonizes with the Response Line, it indicates the mother is improper. If it harmonizes with the Parents, Brothers, Wealth, or Children lines, it means that particular relative is improper. When the sixth line moves to harmonize, it indicates servants have private affairs and暧昧 situations—note that the sixth line is the position of servants. If this line is strong and flourishing, the scandal will certainly be exposed; if it is weak and confined, it may still be concealed; if it is afflicted by a clash, it will definitely be discovered. If the Brothers line is at the gate and moves, there will certainly be financial loss; note that this type of situation can be referred to in the section on wealth and poverty in the book 'Body and Destiny Divination'.

又旺金逢火而大富。旺水逢土而貧寒。金見木，巽門吉也。木見金，兌門利也。火見木，離門發也。火見金，兌門利也。金見金，正西宜閉，恐傷手足也。水見水，西南宜閉，恐傷母壽也。水逢火，北處財門也。木見土，艮宮鬼窟也。太歲值門，災符不免也。喝散值戶，口舌潛消也。貴人福德臨爻，潭潭相府也。華蓋文昌值位，凜凜候門也。逢太歲而災魔，遇旬空而殃禍也。（以上見管公口訣。）

Further discussing the matching of the Five Phases with the door and direction: If the door and gate element is strong in metal and is met by fire, it indicates great wealth. If the door and gate element is strong in water but is blocked by earth, it indicates poverty and hardship. If the metal element meets the wood element, it is auspicious to open the door towards the southeast direction of Xun. If the wood element meets the metal element, it is beneficial to open the door towards the west direction of Dui. If the fire element meets the wood element, it is advantageous to open the door towards the south direction of Li. If the fire element meets the metal element, it is also beneficial to open the door towards the west direction of Dui. If the metal element meets another metal element, it is advisable to close the west side, otherwise there may be harm to the hands and feet. If the water element meets another water element, it is advisable to close the southwest side, otherwise there may be harm to the mother's longevity. If the water element meets the fire element, the north side becomes the entrance for wealth. If the wood element meets the earth element, the northeast direction of Gen becomes a place where ghosts hide. If the "Yearly Master" is exactly at the door and gate element, misfortune is inevitable. If the auspicious god "Heshan" is at the door and gate element, disputes will naturally be resolved. If the "Nobleman" and the children's fortune and virtue are present at the door and gate element, the family will be prosperous and extensive, like the residence of a chancellor. If "Huagai" and "Wenchang" are present at this position, the atmosphere will be solemn and strict, like the gate of a marquis. Encountering the "Yearly Master" brings calamities and demons, and encountering the "Ten-day Void" brings misfortune. All of the above are from the "Guan Gong's Secret Words".

三四爻兄弟相沖，肋下有門對沖，不聚財，陰人災也。五克三四爻，必分門割戶也。或路直沖門也。（五為人口，又為道路。）六克三四爻，棟沖門也，三四爻木兄動，門一路出入也。兩父動，門兩家出入也。三四克五爻，開門動香火（五爻又為香火），人眷生災也。三四克六爻，棟下開門不吉也。初沖三爻，當門一井也。

The third line and the fourth line both have the siblings爻, which are in opposition, indicating that there is a door on the side of the house directly facing it, causing the family to be unable to retain wealth, and female family members may suffer misfortune. The fifth line is in a position to overcome the third and fourth lines, meaning the family will definitely split into separate households, or there is a straight path directly facing the main door—note that the fifth line represents both people and roads. If the sixth line overcomes the third and fourth lines, it indicates that the roof structure is pressing against the door. If the siblings爻 in the third and fourth lines are active, there is only one door for entry and exit; if two parents爻 are active, the door is shared between two households. If the third and fourth lines overcome the fifth line, it means that opening the door disturbs the incense and offerings—note that the fifth line also represents the position of incense and offerings—thus causing misfortune to the family members. If the third and fourth lines overcome the sixth line, it means that the door is opened beneath the roof structure, which is inauspicious. The first line opposing the third line indicates there is a well at the main entrance.

勾鬼帶咸池動，克三四爻當門有廁也。勾臨三四持世，正門閉，旁門出入也。三四相刑害，二門相穿，不湊合也。五六逢鬼墓，開門見墳也。木旺動來合三四，門外樹茂也。土旺靜來合，門外有田園也。虎兄動來合，門外有灰堆也。土殺加空雀來合，門外有火燒空地也。蛇加土殺來沖，門外有漕堰也。金虎旺動來沖，或土殺帶日虎來合，門外有石敢當也。絕木動來沖，門外有柱也。

The Gou Chen official ghost along with the Salty Pool initiates an attack on the third and fourth lines. There is a toilet near the gate. The Gou Chen occupies the third and fourth lines and also holds the world line, indicating the main gate is closed and one must enter through the side gate. The third and fourth lines mutually suffer punishment and harm, with the two doors being connected and not aligned. The fifth and sixth lines meet the burial place of the official ghost; opening the door reveals a graveyard. A wood line that is prosperous and strong initiates to combine with the third and fourth lines, indicating dense trees outside the gate; a soil line that is prosperous and quiet combines, indicating farmland outside; the White Tiger siblings initiate to combine, indicating a heap of ashes outside; the Earth Killer combined with the empty Vermilion Bird combines, indicating a burnt-out area outside; the Snake combined with the Earth Killer conflicts, indicating a water ditch and embankment outside; a metal line with the White Tiger that is strong and active conflicts, or the Earth Killer combined with the day branch White Tiger combines, indicating a stone tablet of "Shi Gantang" standing outside; a wood line in the terminal position that initiates to conflict, indicating wooden pillars outside.

坤宮金財，加勾馬破碎殺動來沖合，門前有牛磨也。玄水動來合木，門前有橋也。勾加木動來生扶，門外有屏風也。玄水沖，門朝水也。四爻土雀旺動，鳥巢當戶也。雀臨初木兄動，後門作前門。玄臨六爻水兄動，前門作後門也。三四臨金鬼，門無環，或環腳動而重釘，否必刀傷門也。臨水鬼，戶樞活落。蛇抱木動，門戶空自開閉。金蛇空動，門有妖聲不祥也。

The golden line of the wife's wealth in the坤 palace is combined with the 'Gou Chen', 'Post Horse', and 'Broken Killing' to either clash or harmonize. There is a stone mill pulled by an ox in front of the door. The 'Black Tortoise' water line is activated to harmonize with the wood line, and there is a bridge in front of the door. 'Gou Chen' combined with the wood line is activated to generate and support, and there is a screen wall set outside the door. The 'Black Tortoise' water line clashes with the door, which is facing water. The fourth line, a soil line with the 'Vermilion Bird' is active and strong, and a bird's nest is directly facing the door. The 'Vermilion Bird' is on the first line with the wood brother and is activated, and the back door is used as the front door. The 'Black Tortoise' is on the sixth line with the water brother and is activated, and the front door is used as the back door. The third and fourth lines are with the golden official ghost, and there is no door knocker on the door, or the knocker is loose and has been reattached, or there must be a cut mark on the door. When the official ghost is on the water line, the door hinge is loose. The 'Teng Snake' is wrapped around the wood line and is activated, causing the door to open and close by itself. When the golden line with 'Teng Snake' is in the empty state and is activated, a strange sound comes from the door, which is not a good omen.

木動來合，修補之門。木兄動逢死廢，側斜之門也。臨火鬼，門被火燒。臨土鬼門上有土書泥塗也。逢歲月日破，與破軍（午爻）破碎殺動者，門必破壞。吉神動來生合，門新修也。逢墓絕，門閉塞也。動逢合，門阻不通也。動逢沖，關鎖不固也。合逢沖，窗楞不全也。玄動來沖剋，門盜去也。四爻空，外戶不閉也。卦無兄而三四爻受傷，無門也。

A wooden line that moves and combines indicates a repaired door; a wooden line representing siblings that moves and falls into a dead or ruined position indicates a crooked door. If the door is influenced by a fire line representing official ghosts, the door has been burned; if influenced by a soil line representing official ghosts, there are traces of writing made with soil on the door. If encountering the year's breaking, month's breaking, day's breaking, or the 'Pòjūn' (which refers to the Wu line) and 'Pòsuìshā' (fragmentation killer) moving, the door is definitely broken. If a favorable deity moves to generate and harmonize with it, the door is newly built. If encountering a tomb or a dead position, the door is blocked; if moving and encountering a combination, the door is blocked and cannot pass through; if moving and encountering a clash, the door latch is not secure; if the original combination is present and then a clash occurs, the window panes are broken. If the Black Tortoise moves to clash and control, the door has been stolen. If the fourth line is empty, the outer gate cannot be closed. If there is no sibling line in the hexagram and the third and fourth lines are injured, there is no door at all.

父化父，兩樣門。兄化兄，雙扇門也。臨子午卯酉，正門也。臨辰戌丑未，橫門也。臨寅申巳亥，石角門也。臨蛇鬼在巽宮者，繩縛門扇也。卯動來合，蘆門也。辰動來合，竹門也，空亡遇合，亮槅門也。

The parents' hexagram transforms into another parents' hexagram, representing two different types of doors. The siblings' hexagram transforms into another siblings' hexagram, representing a pair of doors opening in opposite directions. When the door hexagram is located on the four cardinal branches—zi, wu, mao, and you—it represents a main door. When located on the four burial branches—chen, xu, chou, and wei—it represents a side door. When located on the four growth branches—yin, shen, si, and hai—it represents a corner door with a stone threshold. If the door hexagram is on 'teng snake' and the official ghost, the door is bound with ropes. If the mao wood hexagram moves to form a conjunction, it represents a door made of reeds. If the chen hexagram moves to form a conjunction, it represents a bamboo door. If the hexagram falls into the empty state and forms a conjunction, it represents a partitioned door with a light grid.

鬼空，無門神。值午鬼，騎馬門神。金鬼，波獅門神。虎鬼旺加將星，將軍門神。鬼加貴祿，如冠進祿門神。值福德臨胎養，童子門神。值華蓋福德，善人門神。值虎鬼大殺刑刃，鍾馗門神也。值福祿旺相，有福祿字貼門上也。

The official ghost falls into the empty and fallen position, and there are no door gods on the door. If the official ghost is associated with the noon fire, it is the door god riding a horse; if it is associated with the metal trigram, it is the door god performing the lion dance; if the white tiger official ghost is prosperous and strong and also accompanied by the general star, it is the general door god; if the official ghost is combined with the nobleman and the禄神, it is the door god who gains official rank and fortune; if it is associated with the children and fortune virtue and is in the state of fetal and nurturing, it is the child door god; if it is associated with the 华盖 and fortune virtue, it is the benevolent person door god; if the white tiger official ghost is combined with the great slaughter and the cutting blade, it is the Zhongkui door god. If it is associated with the fortune virtue and禄神 and is prosperous and strong, then the door is decorated with the characters for fortune and禄.

以四爻玄武水兄為用也。旺新休舊，沖則破，空則無也。金動，缸破，長男有痗也。火動，生瘟疫，宅母災。木動，壁無泥。水動，溼衣。刑土旺動，壁光輝也。金木空，是高缸。火空，無壁。土空，主絕嗣而坑廢也。木受生，坑房潔淨。木見木，板鋪齊整。（木宮木爻亦然。）水見水，泥溼無時。水旺加咸池動，穢溼不堪也。

Divination about toilets and cesspits uses the fourth line's 'Black Tortoise' water爻 representing siblings as the useful god. If this爻 is prosperous and strong, the toilet is new. If it is weak and confined, the toilet is old. If it is in conflict, the toilet is broken. If it is empty, there is no toilet at all. If the metal爻 is active, the cesspit will break. The eldest son will fall ill. If the fire爻 is active, there will be an outbreak of plague, and the mother will suffer misfortune. If the wood爻 is active, the walls of the toilet will not be plastered. If the water爻 is active, clothes will often get damp. If the earth爻 with criminal aspects is strong and active, the walls will be smooth. If the metal and wood爻 are empty, the cesspit will be high. If the fire爻 is empty, the toilet will have no walls. If the earth爻 is empty, there will be no descendants and the cesspit will be abandoned. If the wood爻 is supported, the toilet will be clean. If there are two wood爻, the floorboards will be neatly laid. A note says that wood爻 in the wood palace is also judged this way. If there are two water爻, the ground will be wet and not dry. If the water爻 is prosperous and strong and the 'Salty Pool' is active, the place will be so dirty and damp that it is unbearable to stand.

兄帶金神動，口舌官非也。兄遭太歲沖，瘟災痢疾也。龍動而多喜慶，虎動而起災遲。蛇加父母，事業元亨。玄值文書，小人姤害。雀兄獨發，財散妻災。龍值財空，無妻喪子。勾臨福動有訟無拘也。兄入寅申巳亥，外坑也。兄入子午卯酉，簷下坑。兄入辰丑戌未，屋下坑也。龍左，虎右，雀前，武后，勾中央，蛇側角也。

When the brother's hexagram is accompanied by the metal spirit, it indicates disputes and legal troubles; if the brother's hexagram is opposed by the year's spirit, it suggests plague and dysentery. The Azure Dragon hexagram indicates good fortune and celebration; the White Tiger hexagram brings disaster, but it arrives later. The Snake hexagram added to the parents' hexagram indicates smooth progress in career; the Black Tortoise hexagram appearing on documents suggests being secretly harmed by small people. The Vermilion Bird hexagram, when the brother alone is activated, leads to financial loss and misfortune for the wife. The Azure Dragon hexagram on the wife's wealth falling into an empty position indicates no wife or loss of children. The Gou Chen hexagram on the children's hexagram indicates litigation but not imprisonment. The brother's hexagram located in寅,申,巳, or亥 indicates the toilet is outside the house; located in子,午,卯, or酉 indicates the toilet is under the eaves; located in辰,丑,戌, or未 indicates the toilet is inside the house. The directions are determined by the six spirits: the Azure Dragon is on the left, the White Tiger on the right, the Vermilion Bird in front, the Black Tortoise behind, the Gou Chen in the center, and the Snake on the side.

兄動化兄，與兄下伏兄，及卦有兩陰水克兄，俱有兩廁也。兄下伏火鬼，無廁屋。伏水鬼亦然。天缸伏蛇鬼，草苫蓋。伏勾金鬼，缸半缺。伏虎金鬼，坑無壁也。勾見勾（月勾日勾）肋下外姓枯坑也。兄下伏財，坑灶相連。水兄化金鬼，虎蛇馬者，碓磨相連也。兄伏丑鬼下，近牛欄。伏未鬼下，近羊欄。伏亥鬼下，坑連豬圈。伏酉鬼下，坑連雞塒。伏午鬼下，坑連馬廄也。（出管公口訣。）

When the brother's line moves and transforms into another brother's line, or when there is another brother's line hidden beneath the brother's line, or when there are two layers of yin water lines in the hexagram that restrain the brother's line, these three situations indicate that there are two toilets in the house. If the brother's line is hidden beneath a fire official ghost line, the toilet is not covered by a house; if it is hidden beneath a water official ghost line, it is the same. If the position of the latrine is covered by the 'Teng Sha' official ghost, it is covered with straw; if it is covered by the 'Gou Chen' metal line, the edge of the latrine is missing half; if it is covered by the 'Bai Hu' metal line, the pit has no walls around it. When 'Gou Chen' meets 'Gou Chen' again, meaning when the month builder 'Gou Chen' and the day branch 'Gou Chen' meet, there is a dry pit belonging to a family of a different surname near the house. If the brother's line is hidden beneath the wealth line, the pit is connected to the stove; if a water brother line transforms into a metal official ghost line and also carries the Bai Hu, Teng Sha, and Yì Mǎ lines, the pit is connected to the mortar and pestle. If the brother's line is hidden beneath the earth official ghost line of the earth, it is near the cow shed; if it is hidden beneath the earth official ghost line of the earth, it is near the sheep shed; if it is hidden beneath the water official ghost line of the water, the pit is connected to the pigpen; if it is hidden beneath the metal official ghost line of the metal, the pit is connected to the chicken coop; if it is hidden beneath the fire official ghost line of the fire, the pit is connected to the horse stable. The above is from the "Guan Gong Kechue" (Guan Gong's Secret Formula).

六爻宗廟，以官鬼為用，與香火同斷。以五爻福德為用也。臨龍福德貴生旺，與四值生合，不犯刑害克破者，則神佑助，而丁畜安利也。五爻值父，多子孫。值兄出農工商賈。值子，主有前無後。值鬼，旺則富厚。值財旺則富，衰則貧也。

The note below the title says: The sixth line is the position of the ancestral temple. When divining about the ancestral temple, the official ghost line is used as the useful god. The method of interpretation is the same as for the incense and fire. As for the incense and fire itself, the useful god is the fortune virtue on the fifth line. If the fortune virtue is in the position of the azure dragon, and is accompanied by the nobleman, and is in a prosperous and strong state, and harmonises with the four direct lines of year, month, day and hour, without being harmed by crime, harm, control or destruction, then it indicates divine protection and stability and benefit for people, livestock and all. If the fifth line is occupied by the parents line, there will be many descendants; if it is occupied by the siblings line, the family members will be farmers, workers or merchants; if it is occupied by the descendants line, it indicates prosperity in the front but decline in the back; if it is occupied by the official ghost line, prosperity and strength indicate wealth and prosperity in the family; if it is occupied by the wealth line, prosperity and strength indicate wealth, while weakness indicates poverty.

土動，塵埃積案。木動，棟樑傷損。金動，香爐破損。火動，瘟瘴多魔，燒屋無存。水旺，光明淨室。水動，則神堂溼漏也。又二金無火，典屋立火也。二木無金，自手更新也。二金無木，債屋安身也。二土無木，草舍茆簷也。二水無火，孤燈獨坐也。（以上出管公口訣。）

The fifth line is earth, and the earth moves, causing dust to accumulate on the altar table; wood moves, damaging the beams of the shrine hall; metal moves, causing the incense burner to break; fire moves, leading to frequent outbreaks of plague and miasma, numerous calamities, and even houses being burned down completely. If water is strong, the hall is bright and clean; if water moves, the shrine hall is damp and leaks. Additionally, if there are two lines of metal without fire, the master of the house will have to start anew in a different dwelling; if there are two lines of wood without metal, the master will rebuild the family estate with his own hands; if there are two lines of metal without wood, the master will have to borrow money and rent a house to live in; if there are two lines of earth without wood, the master lives in a poor hut with thatched roof; if there are two lines of water without fire, the master sits alone with a single lamp, and the family home is cold and deserted. The above is from the "Gong Gong's Oral Formula."

五爻福下伏兄，與福動來合五爻者，俱有兩家香火也。父下伏父，另營家廟。兄下伏兄，共合祠堂也。勾鬼動家堂，土地為禍。若克世者，家破人災也。雀兄加大殺動，香火下有呪咀，主人眷不安，田土口舌也。福下伏爻，謂之食虎傷人，香火不利，主上世出孤寡，下代出遊蕩之人。遇祿馬貴人，不作此斷也。

The fifth line's children and fortune virtue are covered by the siblings line, or if fortune virtue elsewhere activates to harmonize with the fifth line, both indicate that the family is maintaining incense for two ancestral halls. If the parents line is covered by the parents line, it means another ancestral temple has been built. If the siblings line is covered by the siblings line, it means sharing a common ancestral hall with others. If "Gou Chen" official ghost activates at the family hall position, it indicates the land deity is causing trouble. If this official ghost then attacks the world line, it leads to family destruction and misfortune. If "Zhu Que" siblings combined with "Da Sha" activate, there is a curse hidden beneath the incense, leading to family discord and disputes over land. If a deity is covered under fortune virtue, the diviner calls this "Shi Hu Shang Ren," which is unfavorable for the incense, indicating that the previous generation has orphans and widows, and the next generation has idle people. However, if "Lu," "Yi Ma," and "Gui Ren" are present together, this interpretation does not apply.

子下伏財，旺富衰貧。得日辰助之，則吉也。子下伏子，為相併，香火不安也。子下伏官，動用憂攢也。日辰帶木鬼動沖福者，前有臺閣相犯，主丁畜消損也。日辰帶金鬼動沖福，前有破頭朱雀，或近石岡，而神宅不寧也。日帶水鬼沖，前有凶水朝，遇刑沖並墓，則沼沚相沖，衰則當門屋漏也。

When the Son's爻 is under the Wealth爻, if the Son's爻 is prosperous and strong, it brings wealth; if it is weak and declining, it leads to poverty. If the Day Branch supports it, it is a good omen. When the Son's爻 is under another Son's爻, it is called "mutual support," indicating instability in the family's lineage. When the Son's爻 is under the Official Ghost爻, any movement brings worries and accumulated troubles. If the Day Branch carries a Wood爻 and the Official Ghost moves to clash with the Son's and Fortune Virtue爻, it indicates a building in front that conflicts with the house, causing loss of people and livestock. If the Day Branch carries a Metal爻 and the Official Ghost moves to clash with the Fortune Virtue爻, it indicates a dangerous sand formation resembling a "broken head Vermilion Bird" in front, or proximity to a stone ridge, causing unrest in the spiritual position and the house. If the Day Branch carries a Water爻 and the Official Ghost moves to clash, it indicates harmful water coming towards the house; if it also meets punishment, conflict, mutual support, or burial, it means a pond directly facing the house; when weak, it is merely a leak at the door.

日帶火鬼沖，正屋必崩頹。衰則正堂安灶相妨，或牌位火燒也。日帶土鬼沖，主興工動土相妨。衰則修作石攢改門攢壁相妨。並墓，則鑿井穿池相妨，主宅長損而丁畜消也。（出錦囊集。）

If the day branch carries a fire yao official ghost that conflicts, the main house will certainly collapse and fall into disrepair; when the fire ghost is weak, it may only result in the stove in the main hall being installed and causing some disturbance, or the ancestral tablets being burned. If the day branch carries a soil yao official ghost that conflicts, it indicates obstruction due to construction and land development; when the soil ghost is weak, it may only involve minor works such as repairing stone steps, altering doors and windows, or building additional walls. If it also coincides with a grave, it indicates obstruction from digging a well or digging a pond. All these situations indicate harm to the head of the household, with consumption of people, livestock, and other family members. The above passage is from Ye Li's "Jin Nang Ji."

五爻火福動化火，加堂火災，空則已往，不空將來也。金鬼化火，香爐破損。木鬼化金，神堂釘鉡也。鬼旺動，夜有鬼神出現也。虎財逢空絕，旛蓋供器不完也。雀鬼旺動，供器焚燒也。勾鬼旺動，塵垢交加也。武鬼旺動，神堂溼漏也。虎鬼加殺動，神像不安。蛇鬼加殺動，神像破損也。蛇鬼動逢合，有捲起神像也。

The fifth line is a fire line, with the children line activated and transforming into another fire line, indicating a fire disaster in the family hall. If this line falls in the empty state, the fire disaster has already occurred in the past; if it does not fall in the empty state, the disaster will occur later. A metal line official ghost transforming into fire indicates that the incense burner is broken. A wood line official ghost transforming into metal indicates that iron nails and iron pieces are nailed on the shrine. If the official ghost line is prosperous and strong and activated, there will be ghosts or spirits appearing at night. When the white tiger line, wealth line meets the empty state or the end state, the banners, canopies, and ritual vessels are incomplete. When the red bird line, official ghost line is prosperous and strong and activated, the ritual vessels are burned by fire. When the hook star line, official ghost line is prosperous and strong and activated, the shrine is covered with dust and dirt. When the black tortoise line, official ghost line is prosperous and strong and activated, the shrine is damp and leaking. When the white tiger line, official ghost line combines withInauspicious Sha (malevolent killing), the deity image is unstable. When the snake line, official ghost line combines withInauspicious Sha (malevolent killing), the deity image is already broken. If the snake line, official ghost line is activated and meets a harmonious line, it indicates that some deity images are stored away.

子下伏鬼或子動化鬼者，佛像神圖混雜也。子屬木非木牌，則木雕像也。子屬金非觀音，則金妝像也。子屬火乃緋衣牙骨像也。子屬水是真武紙繪像也。子屬土，是土地泥塑像也。六爻無子，與子空死墓絕胎者，非無香火，必不敬香火也。

The grandson line is covered by the official ghost line, or if the grandson line moves and transforms into the official ghost line, it indicates that Buddhist images and deity pictures are mixed together and placed in the same place. The grandson line belongs to wood, meaning either wooden tablets or wooden carvings of deities; if it belongs to metal, it refers to images of Guanyin or gilded and decorated images; if it belongs to fire, it refers to images carved from bone or ivory dressed in red robes; if it belongs to water, it refers to paper images of the Great Martial Emperor Zhenwu; if it belongs to earth, it refers to clay statues of the Earth Deity. If there is no grandson line among the six lines, or if the grandson line is in an empty, dead, buried, broken, or fetal position, then it is not that there is no incense and offerings in the family, but that the family is not respectful towards the incense and offerings.

世沖剋五爻，家主不敬。應克沖五爻，主母不敬。官鬼沖剋，公姑不敬。父母兄弟妻子沖剋五爻各以用爻斷其不敬香火也。又五爻子孫動，香火主分也。水鬼空合，水盂破也。木鬼空合，陰則花瓶損，陽則燭臺牌位損也。木官受克，神龕破也。木官逢沖燭臺花瓶不成對也。金官逢沖，香爐破損也。

The World Line clashes and controls the Fifth Line, indicating the male head of the family does not respect the gods. The Response Line clashing and controlling the Fifth Line indicates the mother-in-law does not respect the gods. The Official Ghost Line clashing and controlling indicates the grandparents do not respect the gods. If the Parents, Siblings, Wealth, or Children Lines clash and control the Fifth Line, then according to the specific line involved, it indicates which relative does not honor the family shrine. Furthermore, if the Fifth Line Children Line is activated, it indicates the family shrine will be separated and offered separately. If the Water Official Ghost Line is empty and meets a harmonious connection, the water basin used for offering is broken. If the Wood Official Ghost Line is empty and meets a harmonious connection, if it is yin, the flower vase is damaged; if it is yang, the candle stand and shrine tablet are damaged. If the Wood Official Ghost Line is controlled, the shrine is damaged. If the Wood Official Ghost Line is clashing, the candle stand and flower vase cannot be matched. If the Metal Official Ghost Line is clashing, the incense burner is damaged.

五爻水鬼，會玄武咸池動，厭穢逼神也。虎加子動，或雀父動化鬼，或鬼下伏子臨重動，或子伏歲殺下動者，皆主舊願不還也。子伏水火鬼下，佛願。子帶凶殺，伏火鬼下，神願。子伏省父下，經願。子伏財下，福禮願。子伏龍父下，素願。鬼化亥未，豬一願。子化申辰，燈油願也。

The fifth line is a water line representing the official ghost. It also combines with the Vermilion Bird and the Salty Pool, indicating there is something dirty pressing upon the divine spirits. If the White Tiger combines with the children line, or if the Azure Dragon parents line triggers the official ghost, or if the official ghost line contains the children line beneath it and the line is repeated, or if the children line is beneath the annual killing, then this indicates that vows previously made have not been fulfilled. If the children line is beneath the water or fire official ghost line, then the unfulfilled vow is a Buddhist vow. If the children line is accompanied by aInauspicious Sha (malevolent killing) and is beneath the fire official ghost line, then the unfulfilled vow is a divine vow. If the children line is beneath the provincial father line, then the unfulfilled vow is a vow of reciting scriptures. If the children line is beneath the wealth line, then the unfulfilled vow is a vow of offering blessings. If the children line is beneath the Azure Dragon parents line, then the unfulfilled vow is a vow of eating vegetarian food. If the official ghost line transforms into亥 or 未, then the unfulfilled vow is a vow of a pig. If the children line transforms into申 or 辰, then the unfulfilled vow is a vow of oil for lamps.

東粵遊南子曹九錫，男橫琴居士璿演。

This volume was compiled by Cao Jiuxi, a native of Dongyu (Guangdong), and narrated by his son, Cao Xuan, known as the Hermit of Hengqin. The term "yuan" refers to elaborating and explaining each item compiled by his father, clarifying the imagery and usage behind the oral instructions. The method of compiling the book "The Hidden Changes" is precisely father compiling and son narrating.

以五爻為用也。五爻動，人口生災。五爻空，人口散失散亡也。土旺，人口無多，主艱嗣也。土動，其方主絕，而有繼子。土空，則有抱養子。土持福靜，只主單傳也。木旺，人財拔萃。金旺，蚤發易彫。如申金動者，必克子。水旺，晚發悠久。火旺，人口災瘴。木多無火，人丁耗損。金多無土，夭折子孫。火多無水，財源不聚。土多無火，錢穀耗散。水多無金，貧困無資。火旺土衰，田園不失。火多土旺，家業無窮也。（管公口訣。）

When divining about the population of a family, the fifth line is considered the useful god. If the fifth line is activated, there will be calamities for the family members; if the fifth line is empty, the family members will scatter, lose members, or even face death. If the earth element is strong in the fifth line, the family will have few descendants, indicating difficulty in having children; if the earth element is activated, the branch in that direction will face extinction, but there may be a son adopted from another family; if the earth element is empty, there may be a child adopted into the family. If the earth element carries the fortune and virtue of descendants and remains quiet, it indicates that the family will have only one line of descendants. If the wood element is strong, the population and wealth will be outstanding; if the metal element is strong, success comes early but is prone to decline, and if the metal in the direction of Shen is activated, it will definitely harm the children. If the water element is strong, success comes late but lasts long. If the fire element is strong, there will be many family members but also many disasters and illnesses. If there are many wood elements without fire to release them, the population will be depleted; if there are many metal elements without earth to nourish them, the descendants will die young; if there are many fire elements without water to balance them, the wealth will not be retained; if there are many earth elements without fire to generate them, the money and grain will be wasted; if there are many water elements without metal to generate them, there will be poverty and lack of resources. If fire is strong and earth is weak, the farmland can be preserved; if there is a lot of fire and earth is also strong, the family's business will be endless. The above is from the "Guan Gong's Oral Transmission."

五爻遇刑沖剋害者，在子則小口災。在父則父母災。在兄則兄弟災。在財則妻妾奴婢災。在鬼則公姑災也。（俱分陰陽以別男女。）五爻持父動，子孫災。子動，公姑災。兄動，妻妾奴婢災。財動父母災。鬼動，兄弟災也，或子爻帶鬼安靜，被日辰沖並動者，即知人口有災也。

The fifth line encountering punishment, conflict, overcoming, or harm should be examined based on which of the Six Relations it falls on: if it falls on the Children line, it indicates disaster for the child; if it falls on the Parents line, it indicates disaster for the parents; if it falls on the Siblings line, it indicates disaster for the siblings; if it falls on the Wealth line, it indicates disaster for the wife, concubine, or servants; if it falls on the Official Ghost line, it indicates disaster for the grandparents. A note says that these should be further determined by the yin and yang of the line to identify whether it is male or female. If the fifth line holds the Parents line and is overcome, it indicates disaster for the children; if it holds the Children line and is overcome, it indicates disaster for the grandparents; if it holds the Siblings line and is overcome, it indicates disaster for the wife, concubine, or servants; if it holds the Wealth line and is overcome, it indicates disaster for the parents; if it holds the Official Ghost line and is overcome, it indicates disaster for the siblings. Alternatively, if the Children line carries the Official Ghost and is originally still, but is then disturbed by the Day Branch and moves, it indicates that there will be disaster among the household members.

要知何災，以六神定之。如鬼屬土，則火生土，五月，或午日見災。土生申，則七月，或申日見災。又三六九十二月，與辰戌丑未日見災也。（金木水火仿此。）五爻持鬼墓，家有病人。鬼墓加虎殺動，克五爻者，目下家染瘟疫也。太歲臨五爻動，陽爻，陽人災。陰爻，陰人災。沖動，小口災也。

To determine the type of disaster, use the Six Spirits. As for the timing, if the Official Ghost belongs to earth, fire can generate earth, so the disaster will occur in May or on a Wu day; if earth generates Shēn metal, the disaster will occur in July or on a Shēn day; in addition, the four earth months, namely third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth, as well as the days of Chén, Xū, Chǒu, and Wèi, are also times when disaster occurs — a note says that if the Official Ghost belongs to metal, wood, water, or fire, it should be inferred in the same way. If the fifth line carries the墓 of the Official Ghost, there is a sick person in the family; if the墓 of the Official Ghost is combined with theInauspicious Sha White Tiger, which attacks the fifth line, there will be an outbreak of plague in the family at present. If the Tai Suai is on the fifth line and activates, and this line is yang, then a man will suffer disaster; if it is yin, then a woman will suffer disaster; if it is triggered by a conflict, then a child will suffer disaster.

（刑害克沖本命者凶。）五爻持父動者無子，繼有克過也。六神，龍臨五爻動入水土者，主少年諧婚，婦人孕育，庶民進財，官人得祿也。龍入土，主進財喜。入金主克妻，陰人災。入火，主父母慮子孫災驚。入巳火，主子孫不和也。雀持五爻動，入火，主在官遷升，在家官災也。入水，陰人災病。入金主口舌，因得財起訟。入土，有公門文書事。入木，主得小利，家有不祥事，防之可免。雀入鬼空動，家出師巫也。

A note says: Whenever there is a刑, 害, 克, or 冲 affecting the line representing the person's own destiny, it indicates misfortune. If the fifth line holds the parents' line and becomes active, it indicates no children, or if there were children, they have been lost. The following explanation is given according to the six spirits: When the Azure Dragon is on the fifth line and becomes active, and falls on a water line or earth line, it indicates harmony in the marriage of young men and women, a woman's pregnancy and childbirth, the people gaining wealth, and officials receiving salaries. If the Azure Dragon falls on earth, it indicates good fortune in gaining wealth. If it falls on metal, it indicates harm to the wife and misfortune for female relatives. If it falls on fire, it indicates misfortune and worry for parents due to their children. If it falls on the fire of the fourth line, it indicates discord among the children. When the Vermilion Bird is on the fifth line and becomes active, and falls on a fire line, it indicates promotion for those in official positions, and lawsuits for those at home. If it falls on water, it indicates illness or misfortune for female relatives. If it falls on metal, it indicates disputes and lawsuits caused by gaining wealth. If it falls on earth, it indicates official documents or matters. If it falls on wood, it indicates some small profit, but there may be some ominous events at home; be cautious to avoid them. If the Vermilion Bird falls on the official ghost line and is empty, it indicates that there will be people like fortune tellers or mediums in the family.

勾持五爻動，入木，主退田產。入金，病藥無效，又主口舌。入水，主膿血疥瘡災。入火，主婦人齒痛。入土主文書爭訟。帶鬼，則人眷不寧也。加三傳，主田產十分，多勾連瑣碎事也。

The "Gou Chen" hexagram, when activated at the fifth line and falling on a wood line, indicates the sale of land. If it falls on a metal line, it signifies illness with ineffective medicine and disputes. If it falls on a water line, it indicates the calamity of boils, sores, and skin diseases. If it falls on a fire line, it suggests toothache in women. If it falls on a earth line, it indicates disputes over documents. If "Gou Chen" is accompanied by "Official Ghost," the family will experience unrest. If it combines with the "Three Transmissions" of year, month, and day, it indicates land matters that are complicated and involve many tangled and trivial troubles.

蛇持五爻動，入木主人口有災，遷移不定。入土主人口夢魘，家多妖怪，土殺為禍。入火，主小口痘疹，兼湯火血光災。入水，主孕婦災，防水厄。入金，主女人卒暴，飲食中得病，家長目疾。入福，主養外兒。入財，必作經商也。

The "Teng Sha" hexagram moves on the fifth line and falls on a wood line, indicating that the person's mouth is in danger and there is instability in moving or relocating; if it enters the earth, it suggests that family members have bad dreams and are haunted, with many strange occurrences in the household, caused by "earth killer"; if it enters the fire, it indicates that children may get smallpox, along with accidents involving scalding, burning, or blood; if it enters the water, it warns of danger for pregnant women, especially the risk of drowning; if it enters the metal, it suggests that women may suffer from sudden illness and collapse, possibly from food-related diseases, and the head of the family may suffer from eye problems; if it falls on the children and fortune virtue line, it indicates that the family is raising someone else's child; if it falls on the wealth line, it means the family is engaged in business.

虎持五爻動，入火，不能為禍。入金，主腳痛，刀斧血光，撲跌。入水，不利小口，主瘟疫瘴。入土，主宅母災。入木，主有橫禍喪服血光事。虎加鬼動，帶喪門弔客死符病符，主疾病喪亡。各隨五爻之親屬，斷之無差也。白虎空動，決生死亡，得日辰福動來沖剋，或止重病，免於傾命也。

The White Tiger occupies the fifth line and moves, falling on the fire line. Fire can overcome metal, so the White Tiger does not bring calamity. If it falls on metal, it indicates foot pain, or being cut by weapons and bleeding, or falling and getting injured. If it falls on water, it is unfavorable for children, indicating plague or miasma. If it falls on earth, it indicates misfortune for the mother. If it falls on wood, it indicates sudden misfortune, wearing mourning clothes, or encountering bloodshed. If the White Tiger is combined with the Official Ghost and moves, along with the 'Funeral Gate,' 'Guest,' 'Death Symbol,' and 'Disease Symbol,' it indicates disease and death. The specific situation is determined by the Six Relations associated with the fifth line, and there will be no error. If the White Tiger falls on an empty line and moves, it is usually considered a death. However, if the Day Branch or the Children line moves to overcome it, it may only be a serious illness, avoiding death.

武持五爻動，入水，主盜賊陰謀，小人侵侮，及水厄，六甲災。入火失財，入水產婦災，及湯火之厄。入金，陰人口舌，火土奴婢走失，病痛盜賊也。（六神臨世爻宅爻俱同斷。）論人口多少，但五爻陽男多，五爻陰女多。生旺，丁多，衰死墓絕，丁少也。四直生合者多，刑害克沖者少也。如五爻旺相，而卦中六親不全者，必親丁寡而假丁眾也。

The Six Spirits, specifically the Black Tortoise, is on the fifth line and activates, falling on a water line. This indicates secret plots by thieves, bullying by small people, water-related calamities, and dangers to pregnant women. If it falls on fire, it indicates loss of wealth. If it falls on water again, it indicates danger to the mother during childbirth and calamities from scalding or fire. If it falls on metal, it indicates disputes among female family members. If it falls on fire or earth lines, it indicates the loss of servants, illness, and theft. A note says that when the Six Spirits are on the world line or the second line of the dwelling, the interpretation is the same. Regarding the number of people: if the fifth line is yang, there are more male members; if it is yin, there are more female members. If it is in a prosperous and strong position, there are many people; if it is in a declining, dead, buried, or extinct position, there are few people. If it receives support from the year, month, day, and hour lines through generation and harmony, there are more people; if it suffers punishment, harm, or conflict, there are fewer people. If the fifth line is prosperous and strong, but the six relations in the hexagram are not complete, it indicates that the family has few close relatives, while there are many outsiders living with them, such as servants or tenants.

欲知家有幾人，大戶，則將甲己子午九，乙庚丑未八，丙辛寅申七，丁壬卯酉六，戊癸辰戌五，巳亥常加四，先幹後支數之。小戶，則將一水，二火，三木，四金，五土，之數推之，俱旺相加倍，休得本數，囚死減半言之也。

To determine the exact number of people in a household, if it is a large family, use the Nayin sound element method: Jia and Ji with Zi and Wu are nine, Yi and Geng with Chou and Wei are eight, Bing and Xin with Yin and Shen are seven, Ding and Ren with Mao and You are six, Wu and Gui with Chen and Xu are five, and Si and Hai are always four. First count the heavenly stem, then the earthly branch, and use either multiplication or addition to determine the number. For a small household, use the Five Phases numbers: water is one, fire is two, wood is three, metal is four, and earth is five. Regardless of the method used, adjust according to the strength of the爻: if it is prosperous and strong, double the number; if it is resting, use the original number; if it is in captivity or death, reduce the number by half.

以五爻為用也，旺相，少年家長。休囚，老年家長。陽日陰爻，陰人家長。陰日陽爻，陽人家長。父化父，伯叔當家。父化官外姓同居當家，或女婿當家。父化兄，兄弟當家。父化子，子侄當家。父化財，陰人當家。五爻空，無家主也。世居五爻，當家蚤也。八純六沖，家長不和也。

When divining about the head of a family, the fifth line is used as the useful god. If this line is prosperous and strong, the head of the family is a young person; if it is weak and confined, the head of the family is an old person. If a divination is made on a yang day and the fifth line is a yin line, a woman is the head of the family; if it is made on a yin day and the fifth line is a yang line, a man is the head of the family. If the parents line transforms into another parents line, it indicates that an uncle or a cousin is the head of the family. If the parents line transforms into an official ghost line, it suggests that a person from another family is living together and is the head of the family, or that the son-in-law is the head. If the parents line transforms into a siblings line, it indicates that a sibling is the head. If the parents line transforms into a children line, it suggests that the son or a nephew is the head. If the parents line transforms into a wealth line, it indicates that a woman is the head. If the fifth line is empty, there is no proper person in charge at home. If the world line is exactly on the fifth line, it indicates that this person became the head of the family at an early age. If the卦 is an eight pure卦 or a six clash卦, it indicates that the head of the family and the family members are not in harmony.

以五爻螣蛇子孫為用也，從青龍財福方出入吉，從蛇虎兄鬼方出入，凶也。五爻遇德貴祿馬喜神喝散，與四直生合，道必利。而丁畜茂盛，四時納祉也。遇亡劫破耗大殺持克，與四直刑害沖並，路不利，而丁畜消衰，八節迍蹇也。

Divination of the road in front of the door uses the fifth line's 'Shéshé' (Tang She) and the 'Zi Sun' (Children) line as the useful god. If one enters or exits from the direction of 'Qinglong' (Azure Dragon), 'Qifei' (Wealth), and 'Zi Sun' (Children), it is auspicious. If one enters or exits from the direction of 'Shéshé' (Tang She), 'Baihu' (White Tiger), 'Xiongdi' (Siblings), and 'Guan Gui' (Official Ghost), it is inauspicious. If the fifth line encounters 'Tian De' (Heavenly Virtue), 'Guiren' (Nobleman), 'Lushen' (Wealth God), 'Yimǎ' (Post Horse), 'Tianxi' (Heavenly Joy), or 'Heshan' (Dispersal) these auspicious deities, and also harmonises with the 'Sizhi' (Four Directs) of the year, month, day, and hour, this road will certainly be beneficial, with prosperity in people and livestock, and blessings received throughout the four seasons. However, if 'Wangshen' (Waning God), 'Jiesha' (Plundering Death), 'Pehuo' (Loss), or 'Dasha' (Great Harm) are present above or attacking, and if the 'Sizhi' also cause punishment, conflict, or opposition, this road will be inauspicious, with decline in people and livestock, and difficulties throughout the eight seasonal festivals.

帶大殺並沖身世者，家長帶疾也。子加亡劫耗殺羊刃刑並身世者，必有孤孀帶疾，或生浪蕩之子也。加虎殺克身世必白虎頭上往來，主退人丁也。持虎福，遇衰死墓絕胎，必浪蕩無情，不利出入，丁畜消損也。持龍福生合身世，必委曲有情，有來龍之脈也。（出囊囊集。）

The road line carries the 'Great Harm' and comes to join and clash with the hexagram body and the world line, indicating the head of the family is ill. If the children line adds 'Wang Shen', 'Jie Sha', 'Hao Sha', and 'Yang Ren' to harm and join the hexagram body and world line, there must be someone in the family who is widowed and ill, or a son who is wandering and not working properly. If 'White Tiger' and harmful stars are added to harm the body and world line, this indicates the road comes directly from the head of the White Tiger, and the population will decrease. If the road line holds 'Azure Dragon' and children and comes to generate and harmonise with the body and world line, this road is winding and full of sentiment, a good road with a coming dragon and qi. The above is from Yelü Shi's 'Jin Nang Ji'.

五爻火福空，宅主生災。木福空，宅母有痗。水福空，人財進退。金福空，陰人冤訟。土福空，田土空張。喝散值路，口舌潛消。三殺值路，必產凶強。道路逢囚，人亡可必。太歲沖路，災符競起。（出管公口訣。）

The fifth line is a fire element descendant line that falls into emptiness, indicating disaster for the male head of the household; if it is a wood element descendant line that falls into emptiness, the mother will fall ill; if it is a water element descendant line that falls into emptiness, the population and wealth will fluctuate and be unstable; if it is a metal element descendant line that falls into emptiness, female relatives will face lawsuits and grievances; if it is a earth element descendant line that falls into emptiness, matters concerning land will result in empty efforts. When "He San" (a fortunate deity) is present on the road, disputes will naturally dissipate; when "San Sha" (three killers) is present on the road, there will certainly be violent and fierce people emerging from the family. If the road line encounters "Qiu" (imprisonment), death of people can be determined. When "Tai Sui" (the year god) conflicts with the road line, various calamities will arise one after another. The above is from "Guan Gong's Oral Formula."

五爻子孫逢合，或子動化子，與子下伏子者，俱有兩路可進也。福加龍，左來。加虎右來。雀前來，武后來，勾辰戌方來，蛇丑未方來也。福加蛇必屈曲而來。巽宮，東南來。艮宮，東北來。乾宮西北來。坤宮，西南來。坎離震兌宮，則南北東西來也。福蛇遇六沖，必四路俱通也。

The fifth line with theChildren (children) line encountering a harmonious connection, or theChildren line being activated and transforming into anotherChildren line, or anotherChildren line being hidden beneath theChildren line, all indicate that there are two paths available for movement. If theChildren line is combined with theAzure Dragon (Azure Dragon), the path comes from the left; if combined with theWhite Tiger (White Tiger), it comes from the right; if combined with theVermilion Bird (Vermilion Bird), it comes from the front; if combined with theBlack Tortoise (Black Tortoise), it comes from the back; if combined with theGou Chen (Gou Chen), it comes from the directions of辰 (Chen) and戌 (Xu); if combined with the螣蛇 (Teng Sha), the path is winding and twisted. Further, according to the position of the hexagram, if it is in the巽 (Xun) trigram, the path comes from the southeast; if in the艮 (Gen) trigram, from the northeast; if in the乾 (Qian) trigram, from the northwest; if in the坤 (Kun) trigram, from the southwest; and if in the坎 (Kan),离 (Li),震 (Zhen), or兑 (Dui) trigrams, the path comes from the north, south, east, or west respectively. If theChildren line is combined with the螣蛇 line and also encounters the six clashes (六冲), then all four directions of the path are open.

寅申巳亥沖，斜行路也。子午卯酉沖，中心路也。辰戌丑未沖，兩肋路也。五受刑，三曲路也。五三合，盤旋路也。合丁己，丁己路也。日辰合五爻，穿心路也。五沖身世爻，直來路也，加驛馬，官塘路。卯來合，草塞路。五臨勾，圓轉三叉路也。

The road represented by the path爻 at寅, 申, 巳, and 亥 and encountering a clash is a diagonal path. The road at子, 午, 卯, and 酉 and encountering a clash is a straight path through the center. The road at辰, 戌, 丑, and 未 and encountering a clash is a path passing between the sides of a house. If the fifth line is harmed, it indicates a winding path with three bends. If the fifth line forms a triple harmony, it indicates a winding and looping path. If it combines with 丁 or 己, it refers to a '丁' shaped road or a '己' shaped road. If the day branch combines with the fifth line, it indicates a straight path through the center. If the fifth line clashes with the hexagram body and the world line, it indicates a straight path coming directly. Adding the 'post horse' indicates an official road built by the government. If卯 wood combines with it, it indicates a path blocked by vegetation. If the fifth line is associated with 'gou chen', it indicates a circular three-way path.

旺相，新路，大路。休囚舊路，小路。衰敗，敗路。絕乃斷頭路。臨鬼墓，近墳路。逢長生鬼，乃古路也。逢暗沖暗箭路也。臨土在艮，近山路。臨土在坤，田暗路也。臨金磚砌石鋪路，或路傍有石也。臨木，路傍有樹也。

A strong and prosperous road indicates a new and wide road; a weak and confined road indicates an old and narrow road; a decaying road indicates a neglected and abandoned road; a road in the state of death indicates a dead-end road. A road approaching the墓 of the Official Ghost indicates a road near a graveyard; a road encountering the Longevity position of the Official Ghost indicates an ancient road; a road encountering an hidden conflict indicates a road with an ambush or hidden arrow. A road with the earth element in the Gen palace indicates a road near a mountain; a road with the earth element in the Kun palace indicates a hidden path in the fields; a road with the metal element indicates a road paved with bricks and stones, or stones by the roadside; a road with the wood element indicates a road with trees by the side.

臨子水，路傍有汪洋之泒。亥水，乃屈曲之流，水靜。與動逢合者，路傍有死水，或閘斷之水。動逢沖者，急水。木動合水者，水上有木與橋也。又子水加蛇動，路傍有陽溝。亥水加蛇動，路傍有陰溝也。

The path is marked by a water trigram. If the water trigram is at the position of Zi water, there is a large body of still water by the path. If it is at the position of Hai water, there is winding flowing water. If the water trigram is still, or moves but meets a harmonious element, then the water by the path is stagnant or blocked by a gate. If the water trigram moves and meets a conflicting element, then the water is rushing. If the wood trigram is activated and combines with the water trigram, there are wooden structures or bridges over the water. Additionally, if Zi water is combined with the 'Teng Sha' element and activated, there is an open ditch by the path. If Hai water is combined with Teng Sha and activated, there is a covered drain by the path.

五臨旺父，遇日沖者，有騎路屋也。福被日辰刑沖者，路破損也。五合初爻水者，路傍有井也。旺加龍父，上有井亭也。五沖兄世，路衝門也。五福加華蓋，路傍有廟也。五臨父，路傍有正屋也。臨虎兄，路有灰堆。虎金動合五，路傍有石碑。臨火鬼，路近化人壇也。

The fifth line is occupied by a prosperous and strong parents' line, but it is also afflicted by the day branch. There is a house built across the road. The children's line is afflicted by the day branch and the road is broken. The fifth line combines with the first line's water line, and there is a well by the roadside; this well line is prosperous and strong, and is joined by the 'Azure Dragon' parents line, and there is a well pavilion above the well. The fifth line goes to afflict the siblings' line and the world line, indicating the road directly faces the gate. The fifth line's children line is joined by 'Huagai', indicating there is a temple by the roadside; the fifth line is occupied by parents, indicating there is a formal building by the roadside; it is occupied by the 'White Tiger' siblings, indicating there is a pile of ash on the road; the white tiger metal line is activated to combine with the fifth line, indicating there is a stone tablet by the roadside; the fifth line is occupied by the fire official ghost line, indicating there is a place for burning corpses near the roadside.