Divination on Planting and Harvesting: The Fate of Three People's Crop Yield

水、田夫、晚禾；天、收成、早禾；牛、秋苗、大麥、荳；人工、夏苗、小麥、棉花；苗秧；谷種。初爻臨鬼，種不樹，或不出。逢空，則無種也。二爻臨鬼，秧揭傷，或再種。逢空，則秧少也。三爻臨鬼，夏苗損，難耘，加虎動工人病。逢空，則無人工，或人力不到，而苗損也，又棉花小麥損也。

The Ghost Valley Divination Table assigns the lines from top to bottom as follows: the sixth line governs water, farmers, and late rice; the fifth line governs weather, harvest, and early rice; the fourth line governs oxen, autumn crops, barley, and beans; the third line governs labor, summer crops, wheat, and cotton; the second line governs seedlings; and the first line governs seeds. If the first line is occupied by the Official Ghost, the seeds cannot be planted, or if planted, they will not sprout; if the first line is empty, there are no seeds at all. If the second line is occupied by the Official Ghost, the seedlings will be injured when transplanted or need to be replanted; if the second line is empty, there will be insufficient seedlings. If the third line is occupied by the Official Ghost, the summer crops will be damaged, and the field will be difficult to cultivate. If the White Tiger is also activated, the workers will get sick. If the third line is empty, there will be no laborers available, or insufficient labor leading to crop damage, and also damage to cotton and wheat.

四爻臨鬼，秋苗損，牛有災，鬼化鬼，或兄化鬼，乃與人合，牛不便工作也。逢空，則缺壅料，或無牛，又荳與大麥損也。五爻臨鬼，天意不順，難收割。逢空，谷多秕無實，又早禾傷也。六爻臨鬼，田夫災病，非水災，則水缺。逢空，無家主，又晚禾傷也。（玉靈經，以甲乙為種，丙丁為秧，戊己為田，庚辛為秋收，壬癸為冬藏。）

The fourth line is official ghost, indicating damage to autumn crops and misfortune for oxen; if the official ghost transforms into official ghost or siblings transform into official ghost, it suggests that the ox and person are jointly raised, causing inconvenience. If the fourth line is vacant, there may be a lack of fertilizer or no ox at all, and also damage to beans and barley. The fifth line is official ghost, indicating unfavorable weather and difficulty in harvesting; if vacant, the grain is mostly秕 and not well formed, and early rice also suffers. The sixth line is official ghost, indicating illness for the farmer, either from flooding or drought; if vacant, there is no one at home to manage affairs, and late rice also suffers. A small note cites the "Jingling Jing," which uses heavenly stems to match the sequence of agricultural activities: Jia and Yi are for sowing, Bing and Ding are for nurturing seedlings, Wu and Ji are for leveling the fields, Geng and Xin are for autumn harvest, and Ren and Gui are for winter storage.

又子孫為苗禾，財為谷，兄為耗神，鬼為災神。父母動，耘耔費力。財化鬼者，無收。鬼化財者，宜晚種。財龍內動，宜早栽。財龍外動，宜遲種。蛇生武動者，宜速鋤。龍合虎沖者，後有災。雀虎世動，與應加雀虎動克世者，蝗災也。（金鬼持世亦然。）武鬼動克世者，未獲，防人偷竊。已刈只可輸糧也。世持勾土動克應者，水少也。財臨二耗動者半收也。鬼現動者，宜還神願也。

Taking the six relations as symbols: the sons' line represents seedlings, the wealth line represents grain, the brothers' line represents the spirit of expenditure, and the official ghost line represents the spirit of calamity. When the parents' line is active, plowing and cultivating the fields are especially laborious. If the wealth line transforms into the official ghost line, there will be no harvest; if the official ghost line transforms into the wealth line, it is suitable to plant late season crops. If the wealth line is combined with the azure dragon in the inner trigram and is active, it is suitable to plant early; if it is combined with the azure dragon in the outer trigram and is active, it is suitable to plant late. If the qinglong is generating the xuanwu and is active, it is necessary to hurry with weeding. If the qinglong comes to join and the baihu comes to clash, there will be disaster later. If the zhuque and baihu are active on the world line, or if the response line is combined with zhuque and baihu and attacks the world line, it indicates locust plague. A small note says that if the metal line official ghost holds the world line, it is the same. If the xuanwu official ghost is active and attacks the world line, the crops have not yet been harvested and one should be cautious of theft; if the crops have already been harvested, there will only be enough to pay the taxes. If the world line holds the gouchen earth line and attacks the response line, it indicates insufficient water supply. If the wealth line is combined with the great loss and minor loss and is active, there will be only a partial harvest. If the official ghost appears and is active, one should go to fulfill the vows offered to the gods.

遊南子曰，蠶桑之務，女紅任之，故先觀蠶婦之宜蠶不宜蠶，而後推蠶命之吉凶，蠶命吉矣，則夫種也，苗也，在筐與上簇，結而為繭，縷而為絲，孰利孰害，又宜次第而推也，然而桑葉之貴賤，尤不可以不占焉。

Youshanzi said: The practice of raising silkworms and producing silk has traditionally been carried out by women, so one should first determine whether the woman raising silkworms is auspicious or inauspicious for that year. Then, one should further calculate the fortune of the silkworm itself. If the silkworm's fate is favorable, then one should also sequentially calculate the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of each step in the process, such as the breeding of silkworm eggs, the emergence of silkworms, their rearing in baskets, the formation of cocoons, and the spinning of silk into threads. In addition, the price of mulberry leaves is also something that must be divined.

外卦與應爻，蠶也。內卦與世爻，蠶婦也。內外世應生合比和者，吉也。刑害克沖者，凶也。蠶婦本命與巳午蠶命及應爻相沖者凶也。世命持龍喜財福生眊，無刑害克沖者吉。四直與動爻，帶龍喜財福動來生合世命者吉。鬼臨應，蠶損。鬼持克世，蠶婦病，宜祈禱。世鬼空衰，則蠶婦損也。內卦世爻旺者，人多。外卦應爻旺者，蠶多也。

Divination for a silkworm farmer uses the outer trigram and the response line to represent the silkworms, and the inner trigram and the world line to represent the woman who raises the silkworms. If the inner and outer trigrams and the world and response lines are in mutual generation, harmonious relationship, or in harmony, it is auspicious. If they are in mutual control, mutual conflict, or in opposition, it is inauspicious. If the woman's fate line is in opposition with the lines representing the silkworms, which are the lines of巳 and 午, and the response line, it is inauspicious. If the world line and the woman's fate line hold the terms 'Azure Dragon', 'Heavenly Joy', and wealth or children, and receive life qi, and are not in conflict, mutual harm, mutual control, or opposition, it is auspicious. If the four straight lines of year, month, day, and hour, along with the moving line, carry the terms 'Azure Dragon', 'Heavenly Joy', wealth, or children and generate and harmonise with the world line's fate, it is auspicious. If official ghost is on the response line, the silkworms will be damaged. If official ghost holds the world line and then controls it, the woman will fall ill, and should pray for relief. If official ghost on the world line is weak and falls, it indicates damage to the woman herself. If the inner trigram's world line is strong, there are more people helping with work. If the outer trigram's response line is strong, there are more silkworms raised.

巳午二爻，及子孫為蠶命也。命爻上卦者吉，旺動帶龍喜財福者吉，四直與動爻帶龍喜財福生合命爻者吉。刑害鬼沖命爻者，凶也。命爻臨耗殺兄鬼值空死墓絕者，凶也。卦身值四五月者，吉也。

Divination for the silkworm's fate uses the lines of巳 and 午 as well as the子孙 line to represent the silkworm's fate. If the fate line appears in the hexagram, it is auspicious. If the line is prosperous and strong, and is accompanied by '青龙', '天喜', and Wealth and Children, it is also auspicious. If the year, month, day, or hour 'four direct' lines and the moving line carry '青龙', '天喜', Wealth, and Children to generate and harmonise with the fate line, it is auspicious. If there are punishments, harms, or Official Ghost conflicting with the fate line, it is inauspicious. If the fate line is afflicted by '大耗', '小耗' or Siblings, Official Ghost, and is in an empty state, or located in the dead,墓,绝 positions, it is inauspicious. If the hexagram body is in the fourth or fifth month, which are the months of巳 and 午, it is auspicious.

〔此處之字上爾下蟲〕；簇；筐；葉、人；苗；種。分爻旺相，帶龍喜財福者吉。遇死墓絕空或受刑害克沖，或帶耗殺動者，凶也。初爻臨鬼，子不出，逢空，無蠶子。二爻臨鬼，苗受殃，逢空，苗耗失。三爻臨鬼，葉貴，蠶娘病，逢空，葉少乏人力。

The Ghost Valley Divination Table assigns each line from top to bottom as follows: the sixth line is a cocoon—this character is described only as "upper er lower chong," which is "jian," meaning a silkworm cocoon; the fifth line is the upper cluster; the fourth line is a bamboo basket for silkworms; the third line is mulberry leaves and human labor; the second line is ant eggs; and the first line is silkworm eggs. If the line that is drawn is prosperous and strong, and also carries "Azure Dragon" and "Heavenly Joy" along with Wealth and Children, it is considered auspicious. However, if it falls in a dead, buried, extinct, or empty position, or is harmed, afflicted, or attacked, or carries "consumption killer" that is activated, it is considered inauspicious. If the first line is occupied by Official Ghost, the silkworm eggs will not hatch; if the first line is empty, there will be no silkworm eggs at all. If the second line is occupied by Official Ghost, the ant eggs will suffer; if the second line is empty, the ant eggs will be lost. If the third line is occupied by Official Ghost, mulberry leaves will be expensive and the women who raise silkworms will fall ill; if the third line is empty, there will be few leaves and insufficient labor.

四爻臨鬼，筐上損。水鬼，溼死也。子水鬼，鼠耗也。金鬼，吃葉多白僵也。木鬼，三眠傷。火鬼，頭黃不生殼。土鬼蠶沙熱蒸，多黃腫也。四爻逢空，筐不足也。五爻臨鬼，上簇損，逢空，簇上暗耗也。六爻臨鬼，蠶絲薄，逢空，縷不出也。（玉靈經，以龍為一眠，雀為二眠，勾為三眠，蛇為四眠，玄武為絲，白虎為繭。）

The fourth line is occupied by the official ghost, indicating damage to the silkworms in the basket: if it is a water official ghost, the silkworms are drowned by dampness and die; if it is the water official ghost represented by the rat, the silkworms are destroyed by rats; if it is a metal official ghost, the silkworms overeat mulberry leaves and suffer from a lot of white僵 disease; if it is a wood official ghost, the silkworms are injured during the third sleep; if it is a fire official ghost, the silkworms turn yellow and cannot form cocoons; if it is a earth official ghost, the silkworm excrement accumulates heat and rots, causing the silkworms to suffer from yellow swelling. If the fourth line is empty, it indicates that the baskets are insufficient. The fifth line is occupied by the official ghost, indicating damage during the cocooning process; if it is empty, there is hidden loss during cocooning. The sixth line is occupied by the official ghost, indicating thin silk; if it is empty, silk cannot be reeled. A note from the "Jingling Jing" matches the six spirits with the silkworm's sleep stages: the Azure Dragon represents the first sleep, the Vermilion Bird the second sleep, the Gou Chen the third sleep, the Tang Sha the fourth sleep, the Black Tortoise governs silk, and the White Tiger governs cocoons.

龍鬼旺動者，孕育皷歌妨也。雀鬼旺動者，喧打爭鬧妨也。加天火，天燭，獨火殺，防回祿也。勾鬼旺動者，起造動土，妨蠶黃腫也。勾財旺，黃〔此處之字上爾下蟲〕多也。蛇鬼旺動者，驚嚇妨。蛇入水，蠶受寒，難縷絲也。虎鬼旺動者，喪家妨，蠶白僵也。武鬼旺動者，穢氣觸也。加咸池，女人穢壓，蠶多水溼也。

The "Azure Dragon" official ghost is prosperous and strong, indicating that domestic childbirth or music and singing have disturbed the silkworms. The "Vermilion Bird" official ghost being prosperous and strong suggests that noise, quarrels, and disturbances have affected the silkworms; if combined with "Heavenly Fire," "Heavenly Candle," or "Solitary Fire Killer," there is a risk of fire. The "Gou Chen" official ghost being prosperous and strong indicates that breaking ground for construction has disturbed the silkworms, causing them to swell and turn yellow; if "Gou Chen" is associated with wealth and is prosperous, then yellow silk will be produced in greater quantity. The "Teng She" official ghost being prosperous and strong indicates that the silkworms have been startled; if "Teng She" falls on a water line, the silkworms will be affected by cold, making the silk difficult to spin. The "White Tiger" official ghost being prosperous and strong indicates that the silkworms have been disturbed by households with funerals, leading to white mold on the silkworms. The "Black Tortoise" official ghost being prosperous and strong indicates that the silkworms have been disturbed by foul air; if combined with "Salty Pool," it indicates that the impure air from women has suppressed the silkworms, causing them to suffer from excessive dampness.

鬼動而子絲不受傷者，祈禱有收也。鬼空鬼無者，吉也。鬼化財福者，倍利也。鬼化兄者，半收也。鬼化父者，晚絲吉也。父安靜者，吉也。財伏鬼下，鬼伏財下者，損也。財加二耗動，與財伏父下旺相者，半收也。月日值財者，倍利也。

The official ghost may be active, but if the line representing silkworm eggs and silk is not harmed, then as long as prayers and rituals are performed for appeasement, there will still be a good harvest. If the official ghost falls into an empty position or is not present in the hexagram, it is favorable. If the official ghost transforms into wealth or children, the profit will be doubled. If the official ghost transforms into siblings, only half the harvest is expected. If the official ghost transforms into parents, the silk from the late season is favorable. If the parents line is quiet, it is favorable. If wealth is under the official ghost or the official ghost is under wealth, it indicates loss. If wealth is combined with the great loss or minor loss lines, or if wealth is under parents and is prosperous and strong, it indicates half the harvest. If the month builder and day branch are exactly wealth, the profit will be doubled.

以火為用也。葉乃受財取用，故財逢木火則貴，逢水金土則賤也。財旺生克世者貴，財衰受世克者賤也。財值火者價日增，值水者價日減。財逢生旺日，價必高。財逢空敗死墓絕胎，價必輕。

Divining the price of mulberry leaves, take the fire line as the useful god. Mulberry leaves are something bought with money, so the wealth line is expensive when it meets wood or fire, and cheap when it meets water, metal, or earth. If the wealth line is prosperous and strong and generates or overcomes the world line, the price of leaves is high; if the wealth line is weak and is overcome by the world line, the price is low. When the wealth line is in fire, the price rises day by day; when it is in water, the price falls day by day. If the wealth line is in its growth or prosperity, the price will certainly be high; if the wealth line is in empty death, or in the states of decline, death, burial, collapse, or infancy, the price will certainly be low.

財化兄鬼，子化父者，價前重而後輕。財化子，鬼化財者，價前輕而後重。內財旺而外財衰，正卦有財，而變卦無財者，他鄉賤而遲買價輕也。內財衰，而外財旺，正卦無財，而變卦有財者，本處賤，而先買價輕也。

If the wealth trigram transforms into siblings or official ghost, or children transform into parents, the price of the leaves starts high and then drops. If wealth transforms into children, or official ghost transforms into wealth, the price starts low and then rises. If the inner trigram's wealth is strong but the outer trigram's wealth is weak, or if the original hexagram has wealth but the changing hexagram does not, it indicates that the leaves in the foreign area are cheap, and one should wait before buying to get a lighter price. If the inner trigram's wealth is weak but the outer trigram's wealth is strong, or if the original hexagram does not have wealth but the changing hexagram does, it indicates that the leaves in the local area are cheap, and one should buy early to get a lighter price.

馬、主人；牛、人力；羊、馬牛；豬、水草；貓犬、犁鞍；雞；鵝鴨、欄廄。遊南子曰，凡占六畜產者，以本命所屬以為用。如牛用丑，馬用午，豬用亥，羊用未，狗用戌，貓用寅，雞用酉，是也。如卦無生肖爻，則有伏神，若伏神又無者，則取分宮斷之。如遠年之畜，即以乾馬，坤牛，坎豕，艮狗，巽雞，兌羊，之類推之也。

The original text of this passage has lost the title "Six Domestic Animals Divination," leaving only the "Ghost Valley Division of Lines Table" and the main text. The division of lines table is arranged from top to bottom as follows: the sixth line governs horses and people, the fifth line governs oxen and human effort, the fourth line governs sheep along with horses and oxen, the third line governs pigs and water grass, the second line governs cats and dogs along with plows and saddles, and the first line governs chickens, geese and ducks along with enclosures. Yuannanzi said: when divining the breeding of domestic animals, one should take the earthly branch corresponding to the animal's zodiac sign as the useful god, for example, oxen take the sign Chou, horses take Wu, pigs take Hai, sheep take Wei, dogs take Xu, cats take Yin, and chickens take You. If the卦 does not contain the line corresponding to that zodiac sign, then one should take the hidden god; if there is no hidden god, then one should judge according to the line's corresponding palace. As for old animals that have been raised for many years, one should use the Earlier Heaven Trigrams to take the image: Qian represents horses, Kun represents oxen, Kan represents pigs, Gen represents dogs, Xun represents chickens, Dui represents sheep, and the rest follow the same pattern.

凡用爻與分宮得其沖與動爻帶吉神，來生合者吉，帶凶殺來刑害克沖者凶也。持財福生旺者吉，持兄鬼休囚者災也。財福加二耗動者，有益有損也。虎加鬼殺，逢刑害克沖者，前損後益也。父動者，宜改棧。父化父者，頻易主也。兄亂動者失群。子化鬼者，偷去。鬼化子者，竊來。財化鬼者，無利息也。

If the useful god line interacts with the relevant palace and meets a line that opposes it along with a good god line that generates and harmonises, it is auspicious. If it meets a bad god line that causes punishment, harm, restriction, or opposition, it is inauspicious. If the useful god line holds the wealth or children lines and is strong and thriving, it is auspicious. If it holds the siblings or official ghost lines and is weak and confined, there will be misfortune. If the wealth or children lines are combined with the great loss or minor loss lines and move, there will be both gains and losses. If the white tiger is combined with the official ghost bad gods and meets punishment, harm, restriction, or opposition, there will be initial losses followed by profits. If the parents line moves, it indicates the need to rebuild the animal enclosure. If the parents line transforms into another parents line, the animal will frequently change owners. If the siblings line is restless, the herd will scatter. If the children line transforms into the official ghost line, the animal will be stolen. If the official ghost line transforms into the children line, animals from elsewhere will come to one's own place. If the wealth line transforms into the official ghost line, raising the animal will not yield profit.

子臨刑害者贏瘦。金官動值者，齧人。雀官動值者，招訟。武官動值者，走失。勾官動值者，災病。蛇官動值者，作怪。虎官動值者，狸虎傷也。龍福旺持者，盛也。刑刀及刀砧殺動值者，必屠宰也。四直胎養動，來生合者，旺盛。來刑害克沖者，衰死也。福臨胎爻生旺者，必懷胎抱卵也。臨空死墓絕者，病死也。

Heavenly Stems: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai Trigrams: Qian (Heaven), Dui (Lake), Li (Fire), Zhen (Thunder), Xun (Wind), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), Kun (Earth) Glossary: Gou Chen = Gou Chen Vermilion Bird = Zhu Que White Tiger = Bai Hu Black Tortoise = Xuan Wu Azure Dragon = Qing Long Prosperous and strong = Wang Xiang Generate and harmonise = Sheng He Children = Zi Sun Official Ghost = Guan Gui When the "Children"爻 encounters刑 (trouble) or 害 (harm), the livestock becomes weak. If the "Gold"爻 and "Official Ghost"爻 are activated, the animal will bite people. If the "Vermilion Bird" Official Ghost is activated, the animal will get into legal trouble. If the "Black Tortoise" Official Ghost is activated, the animal will go missing. If the "Gou Chen" Official Ghost is activated, the animal will suffer from illness or disaster. If the "Teng She" Official Ghost is activated, the animal will behave strangely. If the "White Tiger" Official Ghost is activated, the animal will be injured by wild cats or tigers. If the "Azure Dragon" Children爻 is strong and prosperous, the livestock will thrive. If the "Xing Dao" and "Dao Zhen Sha" are activated, the animal will certainly be slaughtered. If the "Four Directs" (year, month, day, hour) are in the positions of 胎 (fetus) or 养 (nurturing) and activate, and they generate and harmonise with the used爻, the livestock will be prosperous; if they刑, 害, 克, or 冲 (conflict) the used爻, the livestock will weaken and die. When the "Children"爻 is in the "Tao"爻 (fetus) and is strong and prosperous, it definitely means the animal is pregnant or hatching eggs. If it is in the "Kong Wang" (empty), "Dead", "Mourning", "Absolute" positions, then the animal is sick or dead.

卦六合，可畜。六沖不可畜也。合逢沖，畜不久也。動帶吉神，畜馴良。動逢凶煞者，頑劣。旺則肥，而衰則瘦也。動加劫殺，多羯牛，羯羊，羯雞。貓善捕鼠，豬方剦，犬馬狠劣也。財福生世命者得利，財福化空破死絕者折本，休空者無，旺空者病，鬼空者傷也。

When the hexagram meets the Six Harmony, it is suitable to raise the animal; when it meets the Six Clashes, it is not suitable to raise the animal; if the original harmony is met again by the clash, the animal will not live long. If the used line is activated and accompanied by auspicious spirits, the animal will be obedient and kind; if the used line is activated and meetsInauspicious Sha, the animal will be stubborn and difficult to train. If the used line is strong, the animal will be fat and strong; if it is weak, the animal will be thin and weak. If the used line is activated and combined with '劫杀', there will be many castrated cattle, sheep, and chickens in the family; cats are good at catching mice, pigs are recently castrated, and dogs and horses will have fierce and bad temperaments. IfWealth andChildren lines generate the world line and the original life line, raising the animal will be profitable; ifWealth andChildren lines turn into empty, destruction, death, or decline, there will be losses. If the used line is weak and falls into empty, there is no such animal; if it is strong but falls into empty, the animal exists but is sick; if the official ghost falls into empty, the animal is injured.

寅克丑未戌者，虎傷牛羊犬。戌克二爻，犬傷貓。寅克初爻，貓狸傷雞鵝鴨。巳克酉，蛇傷雞也。值四墓，老畜。生旺，方壯。胎養，小畜也。兄化兄，與人合養也。值陽者，多雄牡。值陰者，多雌牝也。金鬼空動，非時夜鳴。木鬼敗肚，木鬼腳傷。土鬼時瘴。火鬼喘熱瘡疽也。父官衰絕有制者，病可醫也。

The wood of the寅 branch is able to overcome the丑, 未, and 戌, which represents a tiger injuring a cow, a sheep, and a dog. The earth of the戌 branch is able to overcome the second line, which represents a dog biting a cat. The wood of the寅 branch is able to overcome the first line, which represents a cat or wild fox injuring chickens, geese, and ducks. The fire of the巳 branch is able to overcome the酉 metal, which represents a snake harming a chicken. If the lines are of the辰, 戌, 丑, or 未, they represent old animals. If they are in a state of growth and strength, they represent animals in their prime. If they are in the states of birth or nurturing, they represent young animals. If the siblings change into siblings, it indicates animals raised in partnership. If the lines are yang, they represent male animals; if they are yin, they represent female animals. If the metal official ghost line is empty and active, the animal will cry out at night before the appointed time. If the wood official ghost line is active, it indicates diarrhea and stomach problems, as well as foot injuries. If the earth official ghost line is active, it indicates an outbreak of epidemic diseases. If the fire official ghost line is active, it indicates shortness of breath, fever, sores, and abscesses. If the parents line and the official ghost line are weak, in decline, or have other lines controlling them, the illness can still be cured.

管公口訣云。虎加丑逢月殺，牛畜遭殃。蛇加午遇日殺，馬畜當災。月殺加寅傷牛位（五爻），牛懼虎殃。日殺加寅傷馬位（六爻）馬驚虎難。又虎動鴨難養，蛇動豬難養也。淳風雲占馬，看乘人本命。占豬看內助本命，占牛羊犬貓雞鵝鴨俱看主人本命。與六畜爻生合吉，刑沖剋害者，凶也。

The "Guan Gong Kuejie" says: "White Tiger" combined with the earth of Chou and encountering "Monthly Kill," cattle will suffer; "Teng Sha" combined with the fire of Wu and encountering "Daily Kill," horses will have misfortune; "Monthly Kill" combined with the wood of Yin to injure the cattle position—the small note indicates that the cattle position is the fifth line—cattle will fear the harm of the White Tiger; "Daily Kill" combined with the wood of Yin to injure the horse position—the small note indicates that the horse position is the sixth line—horses will be startled and face tiger difficulties. In addition, when White Tiger is activated, ducks will be hard to raise; when Teng Sha is activated, pigs will be hard to raise. Li Chunfeng says: when predicting horses, look at the person riding the horse's own destiny; when predicting pigs, look at the wife's destiny. For cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, chickens, geese, and ducks, look at the owner's destiny. If the destiny line and the line of the six domestic animals are mutually generating or harmonious, it is auspicious; if they are mutually injuring, conflicting, controlling, or harmful, it is inauspicious.

困頤噬嗑明夷，豬羊雞犬所忌也。遇鬼煞動者，必宰割也。得龍動救助，亦尫贏也。泰益咸需謙剝坎離大過無妄，牛馬所忌也。遇鬼殺動者，必宰剝也。得中孚大壯夬者，吉也。

Fortunes drawn of the hexagrams Guan, Yi, Shihe, and Mingyi are unfavorable for pigs, sheep, chickens, and dogs; if the official ghost or malevolent spirits are activated, these animals will certainly be slaughtered; even if the Azure Dragon is activated to rescue them, they will only survive weak and thin. Fortunes drawn of the hexagrams Tai, Yi, Xian, Xu, Qian, Bo, Kan, Li, Da Guo, and Wuwang are unfavorable for cattle and horses; if the official ghost or malevolent spirits are activated, they will certainly be slaughtered. If the hexagrams Zhongfou, Da Zhuang, and Guai are drawn, then it is favorable.

又別六畜之顏色，用爻所臨為本色也。龍與武，黑也。雀勾蛇，黃也。虎，白也。安靜無沖破生克者，一色也。動爻來生克者，雜色也。如用臨玄武，被虎動來生克者，黑白相間也。武旺黑多，虎旺白多，衰旺相均，則黑白半也。再加勾來生克，則黑白黃色相間，乃玳瑁斑也。

Now, to distinguish the colors of domestic animals: the base color is determined by the Six Spirits associated with the used line. "Azure Dragon" and "Black Tortoise" indicate black, "Vermilion Bird," "Gou Chen," and "Tie Sha" indicate yellow, and "White Tiger" indicates white. If the used line is still and not affected by conflict, destruction, generation, or overcoming, it is a single color. If there is a moving line that generates or overcomes it, then it becomes a mixed color. For example, if the used line is associated with "Black Tortoise" and is overcome by "White Tiger," it results in black and white mixed. If "Black Tortoise" is strong, there is more black; if "White Tiger" is strong, there is more white; when both are equally weak, it results in black and white equally. If "Gou Chen" also comes into play to generate or overcome, then it becomes a mixture of black, white, and yellow, which is the pattern of a tortoiseshell.

虎在乾宮來生克，頭白也。虎在坤，腹白。虎在坎，耳白。虎在離，目白。虎在兌，口尾白。虎在艮，前足與背鼻白。虎在震，後足白。虎在巽，腰白也（餘仿此）。又有六畜走失者，但看生肖爻，與子孫爻。空絕者，難尋。胎墓者，關攔住也。帶生氣者，尚活。帶死氣，及刀砧殺者，必烹宰也。但從用爻生旺方隅尋之，可見，或至用爻生用日時可得也。

The White Tiger represents the color white. To determine which part of the body is affected by the White Tiger, observe which palace it falls in: if it is in the Qian Palace, the head is white; in the Kun Palace, the abdomen is white; in the Kan Palace, the ears are white; in the Li Palace, the eyes are white; in the Dui Palace, the mouth and tail are white; in the Gen Palace, the front legs, back, and nose are white; in the Zhen Palace, the hind legs are white; and in the Xun Palace, the waist is white. A note adds that the other six spirits follow the same pattern. For the loss of domestic animals, examine the animal's hexagram and the Children hexagram: if they fall in an empty palace or are in a dead position, it is difficult to recover them; if they are in the fetal or tomb position, they are likely being held captive; if they carry the Life Qi, they are still alive; if they carry the Death Qi or the Knife and Block Killer, they have been slaughtered. To search for them, go to the direction where the useful hexagram is in a strong and flourishing state; or wait until the day or hour when the useful god is born, and you will be able to recover them.

庚寅年辛巳月甲辰旬戊申日占六畜。得蒙之師卦。離宮：山水蒙；坎宮：地水師（歸魂）。伏神、本卦、變卦：父母丙寅木○→妻財癸酉金（應）；官鬼丙子水——官鬼癸亥水；妻財己酉金、子孫丙戌土（世）——子孫癸丑土；兄弟戊午火——兄弟戊午火（世）；子孫戊辰土——子孫戊辰土；父母戊寅木（應）——父母戊寅木。

In the year of Gengyin, month of Xinsi, during the Jiachen decade, on the day of Wushen, a divination was made about livestock, resulting in the hexagram Meng (Hexagram 4) changing to Shi (Hexagram 7). The primary hexagram Meng belongs to the Li trigram, while the resulting hexagram Shi belongs to the Kan trigram, making it a returning soul hexagram. The six lines from top to bottom are as follows: the top line, parents Bingyin wood, moves, transforming into wife wealth Guiyou metal in the responding position; the fifth line, official ghost Bingzi water, transforms into official ghost Guihai water; the fourth line, children Bingxu earth, holds the world, with wife wealth Jiyou metal hidden below, transforming into children Guichou earth; the third line, siblings Wuwu fire, transforms into siblings Wuwu fire and holds the world; the second line, children Wuyin earth, does not transform; the first line, parents Wuyin wood in the responding position, does not transform.

子孫持世，又投長生於申日，但嫌太歲寅木動來克世，喜其為旬空日絕，變出酉財克之，不能為害，故許十分之利也。以本命生肖爻推之，寅為貓，正值旬空，惟上九爻動出，不為空，臨太歲父母，又居陽爻，主其家有一大雄貓，喜走人家，化出財來克之，不能捕鼠也。戌為犬，臨福德持世，伏下是財，又長生於申，更屬陰爻，知有母狗，多生育而吉也。

The interpretation states: The children's branch,戌 earth, holds the world line. It also gains the growth energy on the Wushen day, which is favorable. However, the heavenly stem寅 wood, representing the year's ruler, activates and comes torestrain the world line. Fortunately, the寅 wood is in the Jiachen ten-day cycle's empty position, and on the Shen day it reaches its绝 phase. Moreover, it transforms into You metal wife wealth, which in turn克 the寅 wood. Therefore, the harm is not realized, so it is predicted that this year the livestock will all be profitable. Further analyzing each zodiac branch:寅 represents the cat. Although the寅 wood is in the empty position of the Jiachen ten-day cycle, it activates on the upper ninth line, so the empty position does not apply. It is also accompanied by the parents' branch and occupies a yang line, so it is predicted that the family has a large male cat that often goes to other households. Since it transforms into You metal wife wealth to克 itself, it does not catch mice.戌 represents the dog. It holds the world line with the children's branch and is accompanied by wife wealth below. It also gains growth energy on the Shen day and is a yin line, so it is predicted that the family has a female dog that gives birth to many offspring and is auspicious.

午為馬，臨兄弟爻，又嫌亥鬼伏其下，火絕子亥，主無馬也，或有馬而病死也。亥為豬，臨白虎官鬼伏兄弟下，值日刑月破，主瘟死也。未為羊，伏官鬼下，此戌刑之，主不吉。丑為牛，臨子孫，又伏子孫之下，更值申日長生，主有子母牛也。酉為雞，屬妻財伏世下，飛神生之，巳月長生，申日邦扶，主種類繁衍，惟鵝鴨分宮在初爻，既犯旬空，又絕於申日，畜之斷不利也。

The sign of午 is a horse, which is on the siblings line. It also dislikes the亥 water official ghost hidden beneath it. The fire reaches its end at亥, so it is concluded that there is no horse at home, and even if there is, it will be sick or die. The sign of亥 is a pig, which is the official ghost of white tiger and is hidden beneath the siblings line. It is also harmed by the day branch and broken by the month builder, so it is concluded that the pig will die from plague. The sign of未 is a sheep, which is hidden beneath the official ghost and is also harmed by the戌 earth, indicating an unfavorable outcome. The sign of丑 is a cow, which is on the children line and is hidden beneath the children line. It also meets the long life of申, so it is concluded that there is a pair of mother and child cows at home. The sign of酉 is a chicken, which belongs to the wealth line and is hidden beneath the world line. The flying god戌 earth above it supports it, and the month of巳 is its long life, while the day of申 supports it, so it is concluded that the chicken will have a thriving population. Only the section for geese and ducks is in the first line, which is affected by the旬空 and is at its end on the day of申, so it is concluded that raising geese and ducks is definitely unfavorable.

遊南子曰，納婢僕者，將以得其力也，故先問其人之賢否，次觀其心之服否，再推其人之事我，有始有卒否，而後占今日之事之成與否也。

Youshanzi said: Taking in a servant or maid is intended to get them to work for you, so first you should inquire whether the person is virtuous or not, then whether he is willing in his heart, then whether he can serve you consistently from beginning to end, and finally determine whether this particular transaction can be successful or not.

讀書皆以財為用，卦無財則取伏財。如伏下，又無財，則取應爻為用也（管公以子孫為奴，妻財為婢）。用爻生旺帶龍喜德合者，賢也。四直動爻生合用爻者賢也。用臨死墓絕胎破者，劣也。逢四直動爻刑害克沖者，劣也。

This school takes the wife and wealth line as the useful god; if the wife and wealth line is not present in the hexagram, then the hidden wife and wealth line is taken; if there is no hidden wife and wealth line, then the response line is taken as the useful god. A note says that according to "Guan Gong's Secret Formula," the children line represents male servants and the wife and wealth line represents female servants. If the useful god line is in a prosperous and vigorous state, and also carries "Azure Dragon," "Heavenly Joy," "Heavenly Virtue," and the harmonizing line, this person is virtuous. If the four direct lines (year, month, day, hour) and the moving line come to generate and harmonize with the useful god line, this person is also virtuous. If the useful god line falls in the dead, tomb, end, fetal, or broken positions, this person is inferior; if it is harmed, harmed, controlled, or opposed by the four direct lines and the moving line, this person is also inferior.

臨龍和牙秀氣，工巧曉能也。臨雀多言，喜生是非也。加勾遲鈍帶吉，有規矩，入土則遇痴也。加蛇多心機，虛浮少誠實也。加虎性強，好勇鬥狠也。加武奴則陰謀詭譎，婢多曖昧陰私。加咸池，必淫邪無度也。用爻持空化空者，少誠實而懈懶也。

The Useful God falling on the Azure Dragon indicates a person who is mild-tempered, clever, somewhat refined, skillful with hands, and capable. If the Useful God falls on the Vermilion Bird, the person tends to talk a lot and causes trouble. If the Useful God is combined with Gou Chen, the person is slow to react, but if accompanied by auspicious deities, they are disciplined. If Gou Chen falls into the earth element, the person may be nearly痴呆. If the Useful God is combined with Teng She, the person is crafty, superficial, and lacks sincerity. If the Useful God is combined with the White Tiger, the person is strong-willed, brave, and inclined to fight. If the Useful God is combined with the Black Tortoise, a man may be scheming and deceitful, while a woman may have many private affairs. If the Useful God is further combined with Xian Chi, the person is definitely licentious and unrestrained. If the Useful God爻 is empty or transforms into an empty亡, the person is dishonest and lazy.

財伏父下或化父者，伶俐學好，為人厚重，能書算也。財伏子下，或化子者，性善不損物，好打扮也。財伏兄下，或化兄者，貌醜性貪淫，好賭也。財伏鬼下，或化鬼者，性酷烈帶疾也。財伏財下，或化財者貌美，性安和有材識，能掌管財帛也。財下伏鬼者，有疾也，財下伏父者壽促，財下伏兄者，多災，財下伏子者，好善不猜忌也。

The wife's wealth is under the parents or transforms into the parents; this person is clever and willing to do good, is sincere and upright, and can read and calculate. The wife's wealth is under the children or transforms into the children; the person is kind and gentle, does not waste things, and likes to dress well. The wife's wealth is under the siblings or transforms into the siblings; the person has an ugly appearance, is greedy and lustful, and is addicted to gambling. The wife's wealth is under the official ghost or transforms into the official ghost; the person is harsh and fierce in nature, and has illness. The wife's wealth is under the wife's wealth or transforms into the wife's wealth; the person has a good appearance, is calm in nature, has wisdom and ability, and can manage the family's money. In addition, if the wife's wealth is under the official ghost, the person has illness; if under the parents, the person has a short lifespan; if under the siblings, the person faces many troubles; if under the children, the person is kind-hearted and does not suspect others.

外卦生合內卦，應爻財爻生合世身者，得其力也。外卦與應爻財爻，刑害克沖內卦及世身者，難服其心也。世克用者，服我使也。世生用者，蒙主眷也。世合用者，得主心也。用空破者無能。用動沖者，心變也。

The outer trigram generates and harmonises with the inner trigram. If the response line and the wealth line also generate and harmonise with the world line and the hexagram body, this servant or maid will be willing to work for the master. However, if the outer trigram and the response line and wealth line instead harm, injure, overcome or conflict with the inner trigram and the world line and hexagram body, it will be difficult to make him loyal. If the world line overcomes the useful god, he will obey the master's orders. If the world line generates the useful god, he will be favored by the master. If the world line harmonises with the useful god, he will be greatly loved by the master. If the useful god falls into an empty state or is broken, this person lacks ability. If the useful god is activated but then conflicted, this person has already changed his mind.

卦值游魂用動者，有去志也。卦逢六合用靜者，無貳心也。卦值六沖用動者，情意離也。合逢沖者，先服後變也。沖化合者，先變後服也。用加馬動者，欲逋逃也。加玄武竊物而逃也。更帶咸池，拐婢隨奴而逃也。財加武動化兄者，防陰私也。財加龍動化福者，堪付託也。

The hexagram is a wandering soul with the useful god activated, indicating the person has a mind to leave; when the hexagram meets the Six Harmony and the useful god is still quiet, he has no second thoughts; when the hexagram meets the Six Clashes and the useful god is activated, it shows the master and servant relationship has already broken down. If originally in harmony but meets the clash, it first shows obedience then changes heart; if originally in clash but turns into harmony, it first changes heart then shows obedience. If the useful god is combined with the Post Horse and activated, he wants to run away; if combined with the Black Tortoise, he is stealing and running away; if further combined with the Salty Pool, he is stealing a servant girl and running away with the male servant. If the wealth element is combined with the Black Tortoise and activated and turns into siblings, be careful of his secret actions; if the wealth element is combined with the Azure Dragon and activated and turns into children, this person can be entrusted with important matters.

世應兩空者，不成。世應空合者，虛約也。財生合世，而日辰合財者，有人爭討也。應財動生合世，而月日與動爻沖應沖財者，被人破也。應財動生合世，或帶退悔殺，或化退神者，初尤而後欲也。

The world line and response line both fall into emptiness, indicating that this transaction cannot proceed. Although the world and response lines are in harmony, if they both fall into emptiness, it is just a hollow agreement. The wife's wealth line generates and harmonizes with the world line, while the day branch also harmonizes with the wife's wealth line, suggesting that someone else is competing to buy. The wife's wealth line on the response line moves to generate and harmonize with the world line, but the month builder, day branch, and moving line all conflict with the response line and the wife's wealth line, meaning the matter will be disrupted by others. The wife's wealth line on the response line moves to generate and harmonize with the world line, yet it carries the 'retreating regret killer' or transforms into a retreating god, indicating initial dislike followed by desire.

間爻兄鬼兩動者，牙人作崇也。間動傷世者，牙人局騙也。鬼兄空動者，賣主爭財也。六爻亂動者，多變更也。六爻安靜者，無欺詐也。父化兄者，虛契。父化父者，改契也。父空絕者，無人執筆也。父化胎墓者，押契不發也。

Three, four, and the intermediate lines have the siblings and official ghost lines moving together, indicating that a middleman is involved and causing trouble. If the intermediate lines move to harm the world line, it suggests that the middleman is setting a trap to deceive others. If the official ghost and siblings fall into empty or dead positions and move, it indicates disputes over the price between the seller and buyer. If all six lines are in disorder, the matter will be changeable and complicated; if all six lines are still, the transaction is free from fraud. The parents line represents the contract: if the parents change into siblings, it is a false contract; if the parents change into parents, the contract needs to be rewritten; if the parents are in an empty or dead position, there is no one to write the contract; if the parents change into a fetal or tomb position, it means the contract has been signed but is being withheld.

遊南子曰，人之占脫禍也，惟其有所歉也，是以有所疑，疑者宜示之以信，則必先告以禍之所由起，而後徐諭之曰，若可脫也，若不可脫也，知其可脫矣，則又示之曰，此地可脫也，彼地不可脫也，或有己身倖免，而遺累親屬者，亦何容隱而不發也。

Youshanzi said: When people come to consult about whether they can escape misfortune, they usually have some inner guilt, so they become doubtful and fearful. For those who are doubtful and fearful, one should use trustworthy words to guide them. This requires first telling them where the misfortune comes from, then gradually explaining: this matter you can avoid, that matter you cannot avoid. Once knowing that you can avoid something, one should further point out: this place can be avoided, that place cannot be avoided. If the divination shows that although one mayby chance escape misfortune, it will involve relatives, how could one conceal this?

凡卦靜者，遇日辰沖並起鬼爻，即有禍到也。以六神定其何禍也。兄動化鬼克世，與鬼伏而動兄沖並起者，禍由兄弟姐妹朋友也。財動化鬼克世，與鬼伏，而動財沖並起者，禍由妻妾奴婢買賣借貸也。

In any hexagram, if all six lines are still, as long as the day branch comes to clash or join and thus excites the official ghost line, there will be misfortune. The type of misfortune is determined by the six spirits. If the siblings line becomes active and transforms into the official ghost line to attack the world line, or if the official ghost line was originally hidden but is excited by the active siblings line through clash and joining, the misfortune comes from siblings, friends, or relatives. If the wealth line becomes active and transforms into the official ghost line to attack the world line, or if the official ghost line was originally hidden but is excited by the active wealth line through clash and joining, the misfortune comes from wife, concubine, servants, or matters of trade and loans.

福動化鬼克世，與鬼伏而福動沖並起者，禍由子孫僧道醫藥六畜飲食也。父動化鬼克世，與鬼伏而動，父沖並起者，禍由尊長文書房屋墳墓舟車衣服也。

TheChildren line moves and transforms into the official ghost, which then attacks the world line, or the official ghost is hidden but is stirred up by the movingChildren line. The misfortune arises in areas related to children, monks, Taoist priests, medicine, livestock, and food. If the parents line moves and transforms into the official ghost, which then attacks the world line, or the official ghost is hidden but is stirred up by the moving parents line, the misfortune arises in areas related to elders, documents, houses, tombs, vehicles, and clothing.

身世空亡，與子孫持身世，子旺動生世身，或世旺應衰，或鬼靜財空，或卦無財鬼，或月日制鬼，或世鬼動化子化空，或官逢死墓絕胎，或官動化死墓絕胎，或世持龍喜喝散解神動，或外卦逢震巽無氣者，皆無虞也。

There is no need to worry in the following situations: the hexagram body and world line fall into emptiness; children hold the hexagram body and world line; children are prosperous and strong and come to generate the world line and hexagram body; the world line is strong while the response line is weak; the official ghost is quiet and wealth falls into emptiness; there is no wealth or official ghost in the hexagram; the month builder and day branch can control the official ghost; the official ghost in the world generates children or emptiness; the official ghost falls into death, tomb,绝, or embryo positions; the official ghost generates death, tomb,绝, or embryo; the world line holds the 'Azure Dragon', 'Heavenly Joy', 'Dispersal', or 'Relief Deity' and generates; the outer trigram meets the Zhen and Xun trigrams but lacks energy.

若外卦克內，應爻傷世，日月臨鬼世官化財，或身世持官，伏官，化官，或鬼旺動刑害克破身世，或世身隨鬼入墓，或財動助鬼傷身世，或鬼與世身三六合，或用臨月破者，皆難脫也。世持官動，復化官者，必菑禍重重，全家受累也。

In reverse, the following situations are difficult to escape from: when the outer trigram overcomes the inner trigram; when the response line harms the world line; when the month builder and day branch are on the official ghost, and the official ghost on the world line transforms into wealth; when the hexagram body and world line hold the official ghost, or have the official ghost hidden beneath, or transform into the official ghost; when the official ghost is prosperous and strong and acts to injure, harm, or overcome the hexagram body and world line; when the hexagram body and world line enter the tomb together with the official ghost; when the wealth line acts to assist the official ghost and harms the world line and self; when the official ghost forms a triple harmony or six harmony with the hexagram body and world line; when the useful god coincides with the month breaker. If the world line holds the official ghost and then transforms into the official ghost again, there will certainly be great calamity, and the whole family will be involved.

鬼臨子午卯酉勿往北南東西也。鬼臨乾坤巽艮，勿往西北西南東南東北也。水鬼動，勿入江海混堂。火鬼動，勿入爐冶鬧市。木鬼動，勿入山林樹場。金鬼動，勿入占爭殺地。土鬼動，勿入田園山嶺墳墓也。

When the official ghost is in the position of Zi, Wu, Mao, or You, one should not go north, south, east, or west respectively. When the official ghost is in the positions of Qian, Kun, Xun, or Gen, one should not go to the northwest, southwest, southeast, or northeast respectively. If the water爻 official ghost is activated, one should not go to rivers and seas or enter bathhouses. If the fire爻 official ghost is activated, one should not approach forges and workshops or go to bustling markets. If the wood爻 official ghost is activated, one should not enter forests or timber yards. If the metal爻 official ghost is activated, one should not go to places with conflicts and fights. If the earth爻 official ghost is activated, one should not go to farmlands, hills, or graveyards.

龍鬼動，勿作保為媒。雀鬼動，勿添言寄信。勾鬼動，勿興工動土。蛇鬼動，勿光棍交遊。虎鬼動勿屠宰而弔喪。武鬼動，慮陰私盜賊也。又凡子孫生旺臨值之方，居之吉也。

The "Azure Dragon" official ghost is active; do not act as a guarantor or matchmaker for others. The "Vermilion Bird" official ghost is active; do not talk too much or carry messages for others. The "Gou Chen" official ghost is active; do not start construction or build. The "Teng She" official ghost is active; do not associate with idle and dishonest people. The "White Tiger" official ghost is active; do not slaughter animals or attend funerals. The "Black Tortoise" official ghost is active; be cautious of private matters and thieves. In addition, wherever the "children" element is in a favorable and thriving condition, going there is generally auspicious.

日克子孫與子孫伏鬼化鬼者，遺累子孫也。日克父母，與父母伏鬼化鬼者，遺累二人也。日克兄弟妻財，與兄財伏鬼化鬼者，遺累兄弟妻孥也。本宮內卦，則家親。本宮外卦，則外親。他宮內卦則近鄰，他宮外卦則遠住也。

If the day branch harms the children, or if the children are under the official ghost or transform into the official ghost, it mainly affects the children. If the day branch harms the parents, or if the parents are under the official ghost or transform into the official ghost, it mainly affects the parents. If the day branch harms the siblings or wealth, or if the siblings or wealth are under the official ghost or transform into the official ghost, it mainly affects the siblings and the wife and children. Now look at where the affected line falls: if it is in the inner trigram of the current hexagram, it refers to close family members; if it is in the outer trigram of the current hexagram, it refers to relatives from another family; if it is in the inner trigram of another hexagram, it refers to neighbors; if it is in the outer trigram of another hexagram, it refers to people living farther away.