Trade Divination · Two Brokers

應爻官爻旺相生合世者，千金可托也。休空沖傷世者，百貨難依也。應爻動克世，與應財化兄者，侵漁不免也。應財動來生合世，與應財化子，應鬼化財者，作事周旋也。

If the Response Line and the 'Official Ghost' line are both prosperous and strong, and they come to generate and harmonize with the World Line, then this broker is reliable and you can entrust valuable goods to him. If the Response Line is weak and confined, or falls into emptiness, or if it conflicts and harms the World Line, then even a hundred items of goods cannot be entrusted to him. If the Response Line generates and controls the World Line, or if the 'Wealth' line on the Response Line transforms into 'Siblings', then the broker is sure to take advantage and exploit. If the 'Wealth' line on the Response Line generates and harmonizes with the World Line, or if the 'Wealth' line on the Response Line transforms into 'Children', or if the 'Official Ghost' line on the Response Line transforms into 'Wealth', then this broker will be willing to help and take care of your affairs.

以財爻生旺月日為脫卸之期。應動合財，財動合應者，易脫。應居空破，必無買主。財持勾土，貨必難脫。財化水，防上漏下溼。財化火，防枯乾回祿，財化木，防微爛。財化土，防朽腐。財化金加蛇，防生蟲。財持辰午酉亥自刑，貨惡難脫也。

The date for selling goods should be chosen based on the month and day when the "Wealth" line is strong and flourishing. If the responding line moves to harmonize with the Wealth line, or if the Wealth line moves to harmonize with the responding line, the goods will sell easily. If the responding line falls in the旬空 or the Month Breaker, there will certainly be no buyers. If the Wealth line is accompanied by "Gou Chen" and belongs to the earth element, the goods will definitely not sell well. If the Wealth line transforms into a water line, be cautious of leaks from above and dampness from below. If the Wealth line transforms into a fire line, be cautious of goods cracking and also of "Hui Lu" (a type of fire disaster). If the Wealth line transforms into a wood line, be cautious of mold. If the Wealth line transforms into an earth line, be cautious of rot and decay. If the Wealth line transforms into a metal line and is accompanied by "Teng Sha," be cautious of insects and pests. If the Wealth line is seated on the self-punishing branches of Chen, Wu, You, and Hai, the goods are of poor quality and will be even harder to sell.

世應相沖，加退悔殺動，或應動合財，化退神者，多中止也。應動合財，被日辰動爻沖破者，有人破也。日合動財者，旁人把持也。鬼動傷世者，牙人撓阻也。卦無官鬼者，買賣不成也。財動生世生應，而官鬼入墓者，待沖開墓日成交也。

The world line and the response line are in conflict, and if the "retreating god" is activated, or if the response line moves to join the wealth line but turns into a retreating god, this transaction is likely to be abandoned halfway. If the response line moves to join the wealth line but is broken by the day branch or another moving line, it indicates someone is interfering and causing trouble. If the day branch joins the activated wealth line, it suggests that someone else is controlling the goods. If the official ghost moves and harms the world line, it means the broker is obstructing the deal. If there is no official ghost line in the hexagram, the transaction cannot proceed. If the wealth line moves and supports both the world line and the response line, but the official ghost is in the storage, the deal can only be completed on the day the storage is opened.

庚寅年辛巳月甲辰日，占脫貨，得需卦安靜。坤宮：水天需（游魂）。伏神、本卦：妻財戊子水；兄弟戊戌土；子孫戊申金（世）；兄弟甲辰土；父母乙巳火、官鬼甲寅木；妻財甲子水（應）。申金子孫持世，人皆云吉。豈知四月金空，不能生財。經云，用爻最怕立時空也。本宮亥財，伏辰土兄下，本宮世應俱持兄弟，日辰又是兄弟，必有對主承買。但因亥財自刑，其貨必背時不佳，買主見貨散去也。蓋兄弟絕於月建巳中，墓於日建辰中，又飛伏辰戌丑未，四位兄弟，自相沖脫，故不買而去也。

In the year of Gengyin, month of Xinsi, day of Jiachen, the person consulted the hexagram Xu (Hexagram 5) to divinate about selling goods. The six lines of the hexagram are all quiet. This hexagram belongs to the Kun palace and is a wandering soul hexagram. Counting from the top line to the first line, the lines are: the top line is the wife's wealth (qicai) Wu Zi water, the fifth line is the siblings (xiongdi) Wu Xu earth, the fourth line is the children (zisun) Wu Shen metal holding the world line, the third line is the siblings (xiongdi) Jiachen earth, the second line is the official ghost (guan gui) Jiayin wood, and the line below is hidden parents (fu mu) Yisi fire. The interpretation says: the metal children (zisun) Shen metal holds the world line, and everyone says this is a good omen; but how could it be that the divination is in the fourth month, when Si fire is in command, and the metal Shen is in the empty period, so the empty metal cannot produce wealth. The ancient texts say that the useful god (yongshen) is most afraid of being in the empty period at that time. The wealth line of this palace is Hai water, hidden under the third line Chen earth siblings; the world line and the response line of this palace are both on siblings, and the day of Jiachen is also Chen earth siblings. The overlapping of siblings indicates that there will be a rival buyer coming to take over. However, the wealth line Hai water is self-punishing, so this batch of goods must be out of season and of poor quality, and the buyers will leave after seeing the goods. The reason is that the siblings are destroyed by the month builder Si fire, and buried by the day builder Chen earth. In addition, the flying god and hidden god Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei are all siblings, conflicting with each other, so the buyers finally leave without buying.

遊南子曰，凡開張店業者，先問可開否，次論本之多少，利之厚薄，合夥之賢否，店面之大小，更看店中之貨物，復推收放之可否，此其大略也。

Youshanzi said: When divining about opening a shop, first one must inquire whether the shop should be opened at all; next, consider the amount of capital and the thickness of profit; then examine whether the partners are virtuous or not; then look at the size of the shop; then determine the type of goods sold; finally, calculate whether the inflow and outflow of money are feasible. The main points of divining about opening a shop are no more than these matters.

財路、主人、店屋、基業、伴侶、心事。

Guan Lu's method of dividing the six lines of the hexagram for the fortune of opening a shop assigns them from top to bottom as follows: the top line represents the source of wealth, the fifth line represents the shop owner himself, the fourth line represents the shop and building, the third line represents the fundamental foundation, the second line represents the fellow workers, and the first line represents one's own inner thoughts. When interpreting the hexagram, one should first examine the strength and decline of each of these six positions, the Six Relations they occupy, and the auspicious or inauspicious deities and omens they carry. This will reveal whether the source of wealth is open, whether the shop and building are suitable, and whether the workers are reliable.

本宮，與世爻財爻帶福祿龍喜旺相者，財子持世旺相，不犯刑害克破者，應財旺動生合世，與四直臨財生合世者，可開也。本宮與世爻，財爻逢死墓絕胎，空破刑害者，四直與應爻，臨兄鬼旺動克世者，不可開也。若四直皆兄，則兄弟受制，倘世持旺相，開張安穩無破也。卦六沖者，開不成，成亦不久也。太歲生合世，逢動爻沖太歲者，開不及年也。月生合世，而動沖月者，開不逾月也。財化子者，宜守舊也。

The primary hexagram's associated palace, along with the world line and wealth line, carrying the terms "children," "favorable deity," "azure dragon," and "heavenly joy," and being prosperous and strong; the wealth line and children line holding the world line and being prosperous and strong, without committing punishment or harm or being broken; the wealth line on the response line being strong and moving to harmonize with the world line; the four directions—year, month, day, and hour—bearing the wealth line to harmonize with the world line—these all indicate that opening a business is favorable. Conversely, if the palace and world line and wealth line are in the states of death, tomb, decline, or infancy, or if they are affected by empty periods, month breakers, punishment, or harm; if the four directions and the response line bear the terms "siblings" and "official ghost" that are strong and moving to harm the world line—these all indicate that opening a business is unfavorable. However, if all four directions are "siblings," with too many siblings causing mutual restriction and harm, as long as the world line is prosperous and strong, the business can still be opened safely without failure. If the hexagram encounters six clashes, the business cannot be opened, and even if it is forced to open, it will not last long. If the year master generates and harmonizes with the world line, but there is a moving line that conflicts with the year master, the business will not last a full year; if the month master generates and harmonizes with the world line, but there is a moving line that conflicts with the month master, the business will not last a month. If the wealth line moves and transforms into "children," it is advisable to maintain the existing business and not open a new one.

卦旺財旺本多也，卦衰財衰本少也。財胎墓，本少。財空絕，乏本也。世持旺財，或財持旺雀，或財生庫旺，或財絕逢生，或外財生合內世，或財臨門戶旺動(三爻門，四爻戶)，或三傳臨財，動生合世，或財伏世下，財伏子下，生旺，或財動化子，化生，化旺，子動化財，化生，化旺，皆得利也。

When the hexagram is strong and the wealth line is also strong, the capital is abundant; when the hexagram is weak and the wealth line is also weak, the capital is scarce. If the wealth line is in the position of the womb or the grave, the capital is limited; if the wealth line is in an empty position or has reached the point of decline, there is no capital at all. The following situations indicate the possibility of profit: the world line is occupied by a strong wealth line; the wealth line is accompanied by a strong and flourishing Vermilion Bird; the wealth line is generated and supported, and its storage position is also strong; the wealth line is in the point of decline but is supported by another line; the wealth line in the outer trigram generates and harmonizes with the world line in the inner trigram; the wealth line is located at the position of the gate and is strong and flourishing (the third line is the gate, the fourth line is the door); the three transmissions of the year, month, and day are occupied by the wealth line, and they generate and harmonize with the world line; the wealth line is hidden beneath the world line or beneath the children line and is in a flourishing and strong position; the wealth line moves and transforms into the children line, transforms into a line that generates me, and transforms into a strong position; the children line moves and transforms into the wealth line, transforms into a line that generates me, and transforms into a strong position.

若財不上卦，或財逢空破死絕，或三傳臨兄劫動，或兄旺動克世，或父動助兄克世，或應爻刑害克破世者，折本也。財伏父下，一半失也。財伏鬼下，多耗失也。財伏兄下，謹口舌也。

If the wealth line does not appear in the upper trigram, or if the wealth line is in the旬空, meets the month breaker, or is in a dead or绝 position; or if the three transmissions are occupied by the siblings and robbery sha, and they are activated; or if the siblings are prosperous and strong and attack the world line; or if the parents are activated to support the siblings, and then the siblings attack the world line; or if the response line harms, injures, attacks or breaks the world line—these all indicate loss and financial loss. If the wealth line is hidden under the parents, half of the capital will be lost; if it is hidden under the official ghost, more will be lost; if it is hidden under the siblings, one must be cautious of disputes that may lead to financial loss.

應生合世者，益我。應刑沖剋害世者，損我。世生應，內生外，成人之美。世克應，內克外，得人之力。世應比和，二人同心。世應六沖，兩情不協。世應六合，兩意相投。應靜逢沖，心多變更。世空己心疏懶，應空他意懶弛。世應俱空，兩家退悔也。

In the section on partnerships, the World Line represents oneself and the Response Line represents the partner. If the Response Line generates and harmonizes with the World Line, the partner is beneficial to me. If the Response Line harms, conflicts with, or overcomes the World Line, the partner is detrimental. If the World Line generates the Response Line and the Inner Trigram generates the Outer Trigram, it indicates that I am helping others, and I am the one exerting effort. If the World Line overcomes the Response Line and the Inner Trigram overcomes the Outer Trigram, it means I am using the partner's strength for my own benefit. When the World and Response Lines share the same Five Phases, the two are in harmony and work together. If the World and Response Lines conflict, there is a lack of harmony between the two. If they harmonize, there is mutual understanding and shared spirit. If the Response Line is originally still but is suddenly activated, the partner's intentions are changeable and unstable. If the World Line is empty, it indicates that I am lazy and indifferent. If the Response Line is empty, it means the partner has lost interest. If both the World and Response Lines are empty, it means both parties have lost their initial enthusiasm and are inclined to retreat.

應遭刑害克破者，多災病也。應持龍喜，交易和雅也。應臨虎兄，交易刻傲也。蛇兄瑣屑，武兄欺詐，勾兄拙鈍，雀兄多招是非也。應財伏鬼下，與應財動化兄者，必侵牟也。游魂應臨馬動，不守店也。歸魂應臨馬動，常顧家也。

When the response line is subjected to punishment, harm, control, or destruction, the companions are likely to suffer illness or misfortune. If the response line is occupied by 'Azure Dragon' and 'Heavenly Joy', the person is polite and refined in business dealings. If the response line is occupied by 'White Tiger' and also has 'Siblings', the person is rude and arrogant when entertaining guests. If 'Teng She' is combined with 'Siblings', the person is fussy and talkative. If 'Xuan Wu' is combined with 'Siblings', the person is deceitful and dishonest. If 'Gou Chen' is combined with 'Siblings', the person is clumsy and slow. If 'Zhu Que' is combined with 'Siblings', the person tends to cause disputes and conflicts. If the 'Wealth' line on the response line is hidden beneath the 'Official Ghost', or if the wealth line on the response line becomes active and transforms into 'Siblings', the person is definitely involved in embezzlement and profit-seeking. In a wandering soul hexagram, if the response line is occupied by 'Post Horse' and becomes active, the companions cannot keep the shop and often have to travel outside. In a returning soul hexagram, if the response line is occupied by 'Post Horse' and becomes active, the companions always think about their home and often want to return to take care of it.

福雀加咸池動，好吹好飲也。應合財，加咸池，有私情也。離宮火應，帶月盲殺，克金財者，不辨銀色也。應旺，則勤儉多能。應衰，則(此處之字上艹下爾)弱無才也。應合化沖，有始無終也。卦無兄弟，店無掌管也。兄以旺靜為吉也。又凡與內外親屬合本者，以用爻為憑也。

The "Children" line accompanied by the Vermilion Bird and added with the Salty Pool indicates that the person loves singing, playing musical instruments, and drinking alcohol. If the Response Line and the Wealth line are in harmony and also carry the Salty Pool, there may be some private and ambiguous relationships. The Response Line belonging to the Fire trigram, which is the Li trigram, carries the "Moon Blind Killer" and goes on torestrain the Metal Wealth line, indicating that the person has poor eyesight and cannot discern the purity of silver. If the Response Line is prosperous and strong, the companions are diligent and talented; if the Response Line is weak, the person is weak and incapable. The original character here is a rare character with a top "grass" radical and a bottom "er" radical, with the character shape partially remaining but the sound and meaning difficult to determine, and its meaning should be considered as weak. If the Response Line was originally in harmony but changes to a conflict, the partnership will start but not finish. If the卦 does not contain the "Siblings" line, the shop lacks someone to manage and take care of things. The Siblings line, in general, is considered auspicious when it is prosperous and quiet. In addition, for any partnerships with relatives either from the same family or from other families, each should be taken according to the Six Relations lines of the respective relatives as the Useful God for interpretation.

父母為店，妻財為貨。父旺靜者，鬧熱平安。財旺動者，貨物流行也。父旺大店，父衰小店。父逢沖開不久，父遇生合，開張永遠也。有財無父，有貨無店，有父無財，有店無貨。父旺財衰，店大利微。父衰財旺，店小利厚。卦有兩財，內沖外旺者，本少利多。內旺外沖者，本多利少也。

In this section, the "Parents"爻 represents the shop or premises, and the "Wealth"爻 represents the goods being sold. If the Parents爻 is prosperous and still, the shop is busy and peaceful. If the Wealth爻 is prosperous and active, the goods sell well. A strong Parents爻 indicates a large shop, while a weak Parents爻 indicates a small shop. If the Parents爻 is affected by a clash, the shop will not last long. If the Parents爻 is supported or harmonized by other yao, the shop can operate continuously. If the hexagram contains Wealth but no Parents, there are goods but no shop; if it contains Parents but no Wealth, there is a shop but no goods. If Parents are strong but Wealth is weak, the shop may be large but profits are small; if Parents are weak but Wealth is strong, the shop may be small but profits are high. If there are two Wealth yao in the hexagram, with the inner Wealth yao being clashed and the outer Wealth yao being strong, it indicates a small capital but large profit. If the inner Wealth yao is strong and the outer Wealth yao is clashed, it indicates a large capital but small profit.

身世隨官入墓者，徒勞而利歸他人也。財爻逢沖暗動者，帶龍喜，則暗中得利。帶武劫，則被騙失財也。官臨財庫動者，非訟即災也。父臨殺刃亡劫動，或日雀會月雀動者，主招爭訟也。

The "self line" and "world line" following the "official ghost" into the storage place result in fruitless efforts, with the benefits ultimately going to others. If the "wealth line" is activated by being冲 (conflicted) and becomes "covert movement," and it is accompanied by "azure dragon" and "heavenly joy," it indicates secret gains. However, if it is accompanied by "black tortoise" and "robbery sha," it signifies being deceived and losing wealth. When the "official ghost" is on the wealth storage and activates, it indicates either legal disputes or calamity. If the "parents" line is onInauspicious Sha (fierce killing), 羊刃 (sheep blade), 亡神 (spirit of death), or Robbery Sha (robbery sha) and activates, or if the "vermilion bird" on the day branch and the "vermilion bird" on the month builder are together activated, it indicates involvement in disputes and conflicts.

又寶珠古董雜貨店，以財為用。書紙巾帽衣服店，以父為用。酒餚牲畜店，以子為用。用旺財衰者，貨多利薄也。又郭雍曰，開書籍紙貼古董店，財旺而父母受克者，吉也。開當鋪者，父旺而財受克者，吉也。

In addition, different types of shops require different useful gods: shops dealing in jewelry, antiquities, and miscellaneous goods take 'Wealth' as the useful god; shops dealing in books, paper, headgear, and clothing take 'Parents' as the useful god; shops dealing in alcohol, food, and livestock take 'Children' as the useful god. If the useful god is strong but the wealth element is weak, it indicates that although the goods are numerous, the profit is small. Also, the Song dynasty scholar Guo Yong mentioned that for shops dealing in books, paper, and antiquities, it is auspicious if the wealth element is strong and 'Parents' are restrained, because 'Parents' represent the goods, and if they are restrained, the goods are easy to sell. For pawnshops, it is auspicious if 'Parents' are strong and the wealth element is restrained, because pawnshops make profit from the circulation of pledged goods.

管公口訣曰，六爻為東西財路，生合世者，可放帳。若臨空破死絕，及動來刑害克沖世者，主有放無收也。

The "Guan Gong Oral Formula" says: The top line represents the sources of wealth coming from the east and west. If this line comes to generate or harmonize with the world line, it is possible to lend money on credit. However, if this line falls in the旬空 (decade void), Month Breaker (month breaker), 死地 (dead place), or 绝地 (end place), or if it moves to刑 (impose), 害 (harm), 克 (overcome), or 冲 (conflict) the world line, then the money can only be given out and cannot be recovered.

遊南子曰，吾之寄物，必托其人之可托，而後以物付之也，然而人情叵測，睹物懷欺者有之，謾藏誨盜者有之，安置失所，致物敗壞者有之，是不可以不慎厥始也。故卦六合者，可寄。六沖者，不可寄也。月日與動爻合財合世應者，可寄。沖財沖世應者，不可寄也。

Younanzi said: I want to entrust something to someone else, and I must first determine whether that person is trustworthy before handing over the item. However, human hearts are hard to measure; there are those who develop dishonest intentions upon seeing valuable things, those who store things carelessly and end up inviting thieves, and those who place items in inappropriate locations, leading to damage. Therefore, the act of entrusting items must be approached with caution from the beginning. Thus, if the hexagram indicates Six Harmony, it is suitable for entrusting; if it indicates Six Clashes, it is not suitable. If the Month Builder, Day Branch, or moving lines in the hexagram combine with the Wealth line or the World Line and Response Line, it is appropriate to entrust; conversely, if they clash with the Wealth line or the World and Response Lines, it is not appropriate to entrust.

財旺靜，與財動化子，化生化旺者，無失。財衰動，與動化兄鬼空破絕者，有失也。財化土者朽腐。財化木者微黷。財化火者回祿。財化水者溼漏。財化金者，封識拆開也。世應空破者失，世應隨鬼入墓者失，兄鬼動傷應爻者失，應爻動化兄鬼空破絕者失也。

If the wealth line is prosperous and quiet, or if it moves and transforms into the line of children, transforms into a yao that benefits me, or transforms into a strong position, then the stored items will not be lost. If the wealth line is weak and moves, or if it moves and transforms into the line of siblings or official ghost, or transforms into an empty or broken position or a dead position, then there will be loss. If the wealth line transforms into earth, the stored items will decay and rot; if it transforms into wood, there will be slight damage; if it transforms into fire, there is a risk of fire, which may cause destruction; if it transforms into water, the items will be damp and leak; if it transforms into metal, the seal or mark has been tampered with. If the world line and response line fall into empty or broken positions, the items will be lost; if the world and response lines are buried with the official ghost, the items will be lost; if the siblings or official ghost move and harm the response line, the items will be lost; if the response line moves and transforms into siblings or official ghost, or transforms into an empty, broken, or dead position, the items will also be lost.

應爻動者，他心變也。應動助鬼傷身世財爻者，與人合計劫騙也。應臨武動者偷竊。應臨雀動者口舌。應臨勾動者牽連。應臨蛇動者驚恐。應臨虎動者吞噬。應臨龍動者，善保護也。

When the Response Line moves, it indicates a change of mind in the person who is entrusted with something. If the Response Line moves to support the Official Ghost, and then the Official Ghost harms the body line, the world line, or the wealth line, it signifies that this person is colluding with outsiders to conspire against, rob, or deceive. If the Response Line is accompanied by the Black Tortoise and moves, it indicates theft. If it is accompanied by the Vermilion Bird and moves, it indicates disputes and arguments. If it is accompanied by the Gou Chen and moves, it indicates entanglement and confusion. If it is accompanied by the Teng Sha and moves, it indicates fear and intimidation. If it is accompanied by the White Tiger and moves, it indicates embezzlement and appropriation. Only when it is accompanied by the Azure Dragon and moves does it indicate proper preservation and protection.

東粵遊南子曹九錫輯，男橫琴居士璿演。疾病占。遊南子曰，夫人不幸有疾而占之，不可不慎而詳也。然大端有四，占其死生，占其病症，占其醫藥，占其鬼崇而已。若乃病何日起，病何處得，亦疾病之附占也。

This volume was compiled by Cao Jiuxi, a native of the eastern Guangdong region, and interpreted by his son, Cao Xuan, the Hermit of the Horizontal Zither. The following is the section on divination concerning illness. Yu Nanzi said: When a person falls ill and comes for divination, the diviner must be cautious and thorough. The major aspects of divining illness are four: determining the patient's life or death, identifying the nature of the illness, assessing the effectiveness of medicinal treatment, and determining if there are supernatural disturbances. These are the only main points. As for the specific day the illness began and the place where the illness was contracted, these are secondary matters within the broader category of illness divination.

頭腦、黃泉；心肺、棺槨；脾臟、福德；肝腎、哭聲；腿股、弔客；足、喪門。

The "Ghost Valley Divination by Lines" text assigns two sets of names to the six lines in the section on illness. One set refers to body parts, and the other refers to ominous signs. From top to bottom, they are: the top line governs the head and is paired with "Yellow Spring"; the fifth line governs the heart and lungs and is paired with "Coffin Lid"; the fourth line governs the spleen and is paired with "Fortune Virtue"; the third line governs the liver and kidneys and is paired with "Wailing Sound"; the second line governs the legs and thighs and is paired with "Funeral Guest"; the first line governs the feet and is paired with "Funeral Gate." To determine the location of illness, one should refer to the body part set; to determine the extent of danger, one should refer to the ominous sign set.

自占以世爻身爻命爻為用，代占以應爻為用。占家親，祖妣用官鬼，父兄妻子，以各屬為用。如五屬不上卦者，則從黃金策分爻取用。若奴丁占家主，以五爻為用。占主母，以二爻為用也。

When divining one's own illness, the World Line, the Self Line, and the Life Line are used as the Useful Gods. When divining another person's illness, the Response Line is used as the Useful God. When divining the illness of family members, for the grandparents' generation, the Official Ghost is used. For parents, siblings, spouse, and children, each is assigned according to their respective Six Relations: Parents are represented by the Parents line, Siblings by the Siblings line, Spouse by the Wealth line, and Children by the Children line. If these five categories of Six Relations do not appear in the hexagram, then the Useful God is selected according to the method of dividing lines from the hexagram as described in The Golden Strategies. If a servant or laborer is divining the illness of their master, the Fifth Line is used as the Useful God. If divining the illness of the master's wife, the Second Line is used as the Useful God.

用爻遇龍福月解天醫天喜臨持生合者，即愈也。鬼傷用者，子孫生旺臨值之日愈也，子孫生合用爻之日愈也，鬼被刑害克沖之日愈也。用入胎墓者，刑沖胎墓之日愈也。用爻死絕者，生用之日愈也。用爻值病者，生旺之日愈也。用爻伏藏而元神旺，忌神衰者，用爻臨值之日愈也。用墓逢空，用絕逢生，用鬼逢克者，可救也，待鬼衰身旺世生之日愈也。

When the Useful God encounters the auspicious deities such as the Azure Dragon, Children, Lunar Relief, Heavenly Doctor, and Heavenly Joy, and they come to the Useful God either directly or by generating and harmonizing with it, the illness will immediately recover. If the Official Ghost harms the Useful God, then the illness will recover on the day when the Children become strong and active, or on the day when the Children generate and harmonize with the Useful God, or on the day when the Official Ghost is punished, harmed, controlled, or opposed. This is because the Children are the medicinal deities that control the Official Ghost. If the Useful God falls into the fetal, storage, or tomb positions, the illness will recover on the day when those positions are punished or opposed. If the Useful God is in the dead or critical position, the illness will recover on the day when another line generates the Useful God. If the Useful God is in the 'Disease' position of the twelve cycles, the illness will recover when it moves to a prosperous and strong position. If the Useful God is hidden and not revealed, but the Origin God that generates it is strong while the Hostile God that controls it is weak, the illness will recover on the day when the Useful God itself is active. Even if the Useful God is in the tomb but also in the empty position, or in the critical position but receives generation and support, or is afflicted by the Official Ghost but another line controls the Official Ghost, there is still hope. The illness will recover on the day when the Official Ghost weakens, the body line becomes prosperous and strong, and the World Line receives support.

用爻逢虎鬼天刑飛廉大殺三坵五墓喪門弔客死炁死符喪車浴盆，動持動克者，必死也。忌神動者，遇生忌之日死也。忌神靜者，遇忌值之日死也。用爻隨鬼入墓者死。財動助鬼傷用者死。世應雙空者死。財旺用空者死。鬼生命絕者死。鬼動化墓者死。月卦化墓者死。用化墓絕者死。用逢月絕者死。

If the useful god is confronted by the White Tiger, Official Ghost, Heavenly Punishment, Fei Lian, Da Sha, San Qiu, Five Tombs, Sāngmén, Diaoke, Si Qi, Si Fu, Sāngchē, Yu Pén, and these evil spirits activate to approach or control the useful god, the patient will surely die. If the hostile god that controls the useful god activates, the patient will die on the day that supports the hostile god. If the hostile god remains still, the patient will die on the day the hostile god itself is in charge. If the useful god enters the tomb with the Official Ghost, the patient will die. If the Wealth爻 activates to support the Official Ghost, and then the Official Ghost harms the useful god, the patient will die. If both the World Line and the Response Line fall empty, the patient will die. If the Wealth爻 is strong and the useful god falls empty, the patient will die. If the Official Ghost gets supported and the life line is in the dead place, the patient will die. If the Official Ghost activates and transforms into the tomb or storage, the patient will die. If the month's hexagram body transforms into the tomb or storage, the patient will die. If the useful god activates and transforms into the tomb or dead place, the patient will die. If the useful god meets the dead place of the month builder, the patient will die.

卦身墓於世者死也(損卦)。本宮外卦墓於內卦者死(遁豫升蠱井大有咸)。世坐本宮墓者，死也(噬嗑蒙泰歸妹)。世坐鬼墓者死也(乾豐中孚升家人旅)。世坐財墓者死也(財為祿命，忌刑沖墓絕，觀解隨益泰兌卦)。卦化墓絕者死也(乾兌化艮坎，艮坤化巽離，化乾震巽化坤)。用逢月破者死。

The hexagram body entering the storage place of the world line's death, for example, the hexagram "Xin" (Loss). The outer trigram of the native hexagram entering the storage place of the inner trigram's death, for example, the hexagrams "Dun" (Retreat), "Yu" (Joy), "Sheng" (Progress), "Gu" (Restraint), "Jing" (Well), "Da You" (Great Possession), and "Xian" (Attraction). The world line exactly sitting on the storage place of the native hexagram's death, for example, the hexagrams "Shi He" (Toothache), "Meng" (Youth), "Tai" (Great Crossing), and "Gui Mei" (Return of the Wife). The world line sitting on the storage place of the "Official Ghost" also dies, for example, the hexagrams "Qian" (Heaven), "Feng" (Brightness), "Zhong Fu" (Sincerity), "Sheng" (Progress), "Jia Ren" (Family), and "Lv" (Traveler). The world line sitting on the storage place of the "Wealth" also dies, because the wealth line represents the person's fortune in divination of illness, and it is most unfavorable to be harmed by conflict, opposition, storage, or decline, for example, the hexagrams "Guan" (Observation), "Jie" (Release), "Sui" (Following), "Yi" (Benefit), "Tai" (Great Crossing), and "Dui" (Joy). The transformed hexagram falling into the storage or decline place also dies, for example, the hexagrams "Qian" and "Dui" transforming into "Gen" and "Kan", "Gen" and "Kun" transforming into "Xun" and "Li", or transforming into "Qian", and "Zhen" and "Xun" transforming into "Kun". The useful god encountering the month breaker also dies.

又忌神長生之日死(土用亥日死，木用巳日死，火用申日死，水用巳午日死，金用寅日死)。土鬼動者，鬼爻長生之日死。卦六沖者，用爻敗死墓絕之日死。用空無氣者，元神絕而忌神生之日死。又用逢空沖者，初病即愈而久病難痊也。土旺動持克用者，克用爻之日死也。卦有三無救者，無火無財無子也。黃泉殺者，春則大畜小畜履井復也。夏則遁睽臨也。秋則明夷蠱旅也。冬則遁既濟明夷歸妹也。四滅卦者，春蒙夏蠱秋剝冬旅也。四沒卦者，春需夏觀秋節冬臨也。棺槨殺者，恆與益也(已上諸卦占病者死)。

There is another saying that death occurs on the day when the '忌神' (hostile god) has its '长生' (growth). If the '用神' (useful god) is earth, then the '忌神' is wood, and wood is born in the亥 (Hai) day, so death occurs on the Hai day. If the '用神' is wood, then the '忌神' is metal, and metal is born in the巳 (Si) day, so death occurs on the Si day. If the '用神' is fire, then the '忌神' is water, and water is born in the申 (Shen) day, so death occurs on the Shen day. If the '用神' is water, then the '忌神' is earth, so death occurs on the Si or Wu days. If the '用神' is metal, then the '忌神' is fire, and fire is born in the寅 (Yin) day, so death occurs on the Yin day. If the '官鬼' (official ghost) is active in the earth爻 (trigram), then death occurs on the day when the '官鬼'爻 has its '长生'. If the hexagram encounters '六冲' (six clashes), then death occurs on the day when the '用神' reaches its '败' (decline), '死' (death), '墓' (burial), or '绝' (extinction). If the '用神' is empty and has no strength, then death occurs on the day when the '元神' (origin god) reaches its '绝' (extinction) and the '忌神' becomes strong. However, if the '用神' is empty and is also clashed, then a new illness will recover immediately, but a long-term illness will be difficult to heal. If the earth爻 is strong and active, and it attacks the '用神', then death occurs on the day when the '克用' (god that controls the useful god) appears. The term '三无救' refers to the hexagram lacking fire, '妻财' (wealth), and '子孙' (children). The term '黄泉杀' refers to the hexagrams《大畜》, 《小畜》, 《履》, 《井》, 《复》 in spring; 《遁》, 《睽》, 《临》 in summer; 《明夷》, 《蛊》, 《旅》 in autumn; and 《遁》, 《既济》, 《明夷》, 《归妹》 in winter. The term '四灭卦' refers to 《蒙》 in spring, 《蛊》 in summer, 《剥》 in autumn, and 《旅》 in winter. The term '四没卦' refers to 《需》 in spring, 《观》 in summer, 《节》 in autumn, and 《临》 in winter. The term '棺椁杀' refers to the hexagrams 《恒》 and 《益》. All these hexagrams indicate death when used for divination about illness.

又僧一行占病法，從八卦取用也。父用乾，母用坤，長男用震，次男用坎，三男用艮，長女用巽，次女用離，三女用兌也。若用卦不出現者與代他人占者，一歲至二十，男用艮，女用兌也。二十一歲至四十，男用坎，女用離也。四十一歲至六十，男用震，女用巽也。六十以上者，男用乾，女用坤也。若正卦無用象者，則取伏卦。若主象化死墓絕，化克破者，皆主死也。又男忌官鬼長生日得病，女忌官鬼沐浴日得病。若無龍福月解天醫動來生合用爻者，鬼爻墓絕日必死也。又晁以道曰，用爻命爻不上卦者死。更男忌鬼空，女忌財空，少年卦忌死囚休廢，老人卦忌旺相也。

There is also a method of divination for illness from the Tang dynasty monk Yixing, which involves taking the "useful god" from the Eight Trigrams: the father uses the Trigram Qian, the mother uses the Trigram Kun, the eldest son uses the Trigram Zhen, the second son uses the Trigram Kan, the youngest son uses the Trigram Gen, the eldest daughter uses the Trigram Xun, the second daughter uses the Trigram Li, and the youngest daughter uses the Trigram Dui. If the corresponding Trigram is not present in the hexagram, or if it is for someone else, then the Trigram is selected according to age: for those aged one to twenty, males use the Trigram Gen and females use the Trigram Dui; for those aged twenty-one to forty, males use the Trigram Kan and females use the Trigram Li; for those aged forty-one to sixty, males use the Trigram Zhen and females use the Trigram Xun; and for those over sixty, males use the Trigram Qian and females use the Trigram Kun. If the useful god is not present in the primary hexagram, then the hidden hexagram is consulted. If the main hexagram transforms into death, burial, or extinction, or if it transforms into something that harms or breaks, it indicates death. Moreover, men should avoid getting ill on the day when the "Official Ghost" is in the state of growth, and women should avoid getting ill on the day when the "Official Ghost" is in the state of bathing. In such cases, if the "Azure Dragon," "Children," "Monthly Release," or "Heavenly Doctor" do not activate to generate and harmonize with the useful god, death will occur on the day when the "Official Ghost" enters burial or extinction. Additionally, the Song dynasty scholar Zhao Yidao said that if the used line and the fate line do not match the hexagram, death is certain. Furthermore, men should avoid the "Official Ghost" falling into emptiness, and women should avoid the "Wealth" falling into emptiness. For young people, the hexagram should not fall into the states of death, imprisonment, rest, or decline, while for the elderly, the hexagram should not be overly prosperous and strong.

以官鬼為憑。如鬼爻持身世，命爻用爻或鬼動來刑害克沖身世命用爻者，或官鬼伏於身世命用爻下者，或身世命用動化官鬼者，各隨五行斷之也。鬼屬陰，在內卦，則金為肺，木為肝膽，水為腎，子膀胱，火為心小腸，土為脾胃大腸也。鬼屬陽，在外卦，則金為四肢骨節牙齒右耳小便也，木為筋骨左耳也，水為口嘴皮溺痰涎血汗也，土為鼻準腹背肌肉也，火為目胸手心腳底也，又辰戌為頂門，丑未為肩背也。

Divination of illness depends entirely on the "Official Ghost" line. If the Official Ghost is seated on the body line, world line, or life line, or if it is seated on the useful god line; or if the Official Ghost moves to harm, injure, control, or conflict with the body line, world line, life line, or useful god line; or if the Official Ghost is hidden beneath the body line, world line, life line, or useful god line; or if the body line, world line, life line, or useful god line moves and transforms into the Official Ghost—encountering any of these situations, illness is judged according to the Five Phases of the Official Ghost. If the Official Ghost is yin and located in the inner trigram, it indicates internal organ diseases: metal corresponds to the lungs, wood to the liver and gallbladder, water to the kidneys, and the water branch also corresponds to the bladder, fire to the heart and small intestine, and earth to the spleen and stomach. If the Official Ghost is yang and located in the outer trigram, it indicates physical diseases: metal corresponds to limbs, bones, teeth, the right ear, and urination, wood to tendons, bones, and the left ear, water to the mouth, lips, skin, urination, phlegm, blood sweat, earth to the nose bridge, back, and muscles, and fire to the eyes, chest, palms, and soles. Additionally, the branches Chen and Xu correspond to the top of the head and the fontanelle, while the branches Chou and Wei correspond to the shoulders and back.

又八卦乾為首，坤為腹，震為足，巽為股，坎為耳，離為目，艮為背指，兌為口舌也。又分宮，初爻，足也。二爻，股膝也。三爻，腹小腹腰臀肛門小便也。四爻，胸胃乳也。五爻，面項手。水為口，火為目，土為鼻，水左耳，金右耳也。六爻頭腦也。凡遇鬼伏鬼化鬼，或鬼動來傷者，必帶疾也。用逢金鬼者，陰則肺腑之疾，陽則骨節疼痛，膿血淋漓也。又金鬼旺，瀉中帶(此處之字上疒下去)。金鬼衰，血內生膿也。

Following the eight trigrams to take their symbolic meanings: Qian represents the head, Kun represents the abdomen, Zhen represents the feet, Xun represents the thighs, Kan represents the ears, Li represents the eyes, Gen represents the back and fingers, and Dui represents the mouth and tongue. Also, according to the positions of the lines, the first line represents the feet; the second line represents the thighs and knees; the third line represents the abdomen, lower abdomen, waist, buttocks, anus, and urination; the fourth line represents the chest, stomach, and breasts; the fifth line represents the face, neck, and hands, where water represents the mouth, fire represents the eyes, earth represents the nose, water again represents the left ear, and metal represents the right ear; the top line represents the head. If official ghosts appear beneath other official ghosts, or if official ghosts transform into other official ghosts, or if official ghosts move to attack and overcome the useful god, the person must have an old illness. If the useful god meets a metal official ghost, if it is yin, it indicates internal organ diseases, and if it is yang, it indicates joint pain and discharge of pus and blood. If the metal official ghost is prosperous and strong, it indicates dysentery with hemorrhoids; the original text here has a rare character composed of a top '疒' and bottom '去'; if the metal official ghost is weak, it indicates pus formation in the blood.

用逢木鬼者，陰則肝膽之疾，陽則四肢瘋氣痠疼，口眼歪斜，頭疼口燥也。又木動者，陽癢而陰疼。木官旺，瘋中帶熱，木鬼衰(此處之字上疒下去)上生瘋也。用逢水鬼者，陰則遺精盜汗，腎竭，女為血枯經閉，陽則嘔吐洩瀉也。又水鬼旺，嘔中帶嗽。水鬼衰，寒洩兼虛也。用逢火鬼者，陰則心目之疾，陽則瘡痍癤毒，虐熱吟呻也。又火鬼旺，先寒後熱，火鬼衰先熱後寒也。用逢土鬼者，陰則虛浮氣喘，水蠱脾洩，陽則瘟疫時氣也。又辰鬼，則咽喉腫塞。戌鬼，則腹痛胃傷。丑鬼，則氣促痿痺。未鬼則翻胃噎膈癆嗽也。

The Useful God encountering a Wood Official Ghost爻 indicates illness of the liver and gallbladder if it is yin, or pain in the limbs, sour and painful sensations, and facial paralysis with headache and dry mouth if it is yang. When the Wood Official Ghost爻 is activated, a yang爻 indicates itching, while a yin爻 indicates pain. If the Wood Official Ghost is prosperous and strong, there is fever along with wind symptoms; if it is weak, there is wind disease on top of hemorrhoids — the rare character 「疒」 below 「去」 still refers to hemorrhoids. The Useful God encountering a Water Official Ghost爻 indicates nocturnal emission and excessive sweating, and depletion of kidney energy in men, and in women, blood deficiency and amenorrhea if it is yin, or vomiting and diarrhea if it is yang. A prosperous Water Official Ghost爻 indicates vomiting accompanied by coughing, while a weak Water Official Ghost爻 indicates cold deficiency diarrhea along with physical weakness. The Useful God encountering a Fire Official Ghost爻 indicates heart and eye diseases if it is yin, or sores, boils, and malaria with fever and moaning if it is yang. A prosperous Fire Official Ghost爻 indicates first chills then fever, while a weak Fire Official Ghost爻 indicates first fever then chills. The Useful God encountering a Earth Official Ghost爻 indicates swelling, shortness of breath, and water retention with spleen diarrhea if it is yin, or epidemic diseases and seasonal infections if it is yang. Further distinguishing the four types of Earth: the Official Ghost爻 of the辰 indicates throat swelling and obstruction, the Official Ghost爻 of the戌 indicates abdominal pain and stomach injury, the Official Ghost爻 of the丑 indicates shortness of breath and weakness with paralysis, and the Official Ghost爻 of the未 indicates vomiting, difficulty swallowing, and tuberculosis cough.

水鬼化火，火鬼化水者，往來寒熱也。內鬼沖外，外鬼沖內者，內外感傷也。鬼內動，下元之症。鬼外動，上焦之症。世鬼出現，陽症。世鬼伏藏，陰症。陰鬼化陽，陰症變陽。陽鬼化陰，陽症變陰。鬼屬陰者，日輕夜重。鬼屬陽者，日重夜輕。外鬼旺而內鬼衰，先輕後重。動爻克而變爻生，先重後輕。

The official ghost line of the water line transforms into the fire line, and the official ghost line of the fire line transforms into the water line, indicating alternating chills and fever. When the official ghost in the inner trigram conflicts with the outer trigram, and the official ghost in the outer trigram conflicts with the inner trigram, it indicates both internal injury and external pathogenic factors occurring simultaneously. If the official ghost in the inner trigram is active, it indicates a disease in the lower part of the lower jiao; if the official ghost in the outer trigram is active, it indicates a disease in the upper part of the upper jiao. If the official ghost appears on the world line in the hexagram, it indicates a yang condition; if the official ghost is hidden and not revealed, it indicates a yin condition. A yin line official ghost transforming into a yang line indicates a yin condition turning into a yang condition; a yang line official ghost transforming into a yin line indicates a yang condition turning into a yin condition. If the official ghost is yin in nature, the illness is lighter during the day and worse at night; if the official ghost is yang in nature, the illness is worse during the day and lighter at night. If the official ghost in the outer trigram is strong and the official ghost in the inner trigram is weak, the disease starts mild and becomes severe later; if the moving line although comes torestrain but the transformed line turns back to generate, the disease starts severe and becomes mild later.

游魂鬼用，言語恍惚。歸魂鬼用，昏悶不語。鬼伏藏者，病來不覺。鬼化鬼者膏肓之疾。又鬼伏鬼，與鬼化鬼者，非變症，則兩病交作也。用下伏鬼，鬼旺復發也。世持子伏鬼者，子旺日病退，鬼旺日病重也。又鬼生旺日病重，鬼墓胎日病困，鬼死絕日病輕也。元神值日必輕，忌神值日必重也。又財爻墓絕日重也。卦六沖亂動者，重也。用持龍福，而被動爻傷者，雖重不死。鬼動傷用，而月日沖鬼者，臨凶得免也。

When a divination chart is a "Wandering Soul" chart and the Official Ghost is the Useful God, the patient's speech is confused and unstable. When it is a "Returning Soul" chart and the Official Ghost is the Useful God, the patient is drowsy, feels suffocated, and unwilling to speak. If the Official Ghost is hidden and not revealed, the patient will not realize the illness when it comes. If the Official Ghost produces another Official Ghost, it indicates a serious illness deep within. Whenever the Official Ghost is hidden beneath another Official Ghost or produces another Official Ghost, it is either a change in the illness or two illnesses occurring at the same time. If the Useful God is hidden beneath the Official Ghost, the illness will recur when the Official Ghost becomes strong. If the World Line is occupied by the "Children" and the Official Ghost is hidden beneath it, the illness will improve on the day the Children are strong, and worsen on the day the Official Ghost is strong. In general, when the Official Ghost is strong, the illness is severe; when the Official Ghost is in its tomb or in its fetal state, the illness is difficult to recover from; when the Official Ghost is dead or dying, the illness is mild. If the "Origin God" that generates the Useful God is present on the day, the illness will be less severe. If the "Hostile God" that harms the Useful God is present on the day, the illness will worsen. If the Wealth Line is in its tomb or in its dying state, the illness will be severe. If the chart meets the Six Clashes and all lines are chaotic, the illness is severe. If the Useful God is occupied by the "Azure Dragon" or the "Children," even though it is harmed by the moving line, the illness is severe but not fatal. If the Official Ghost moves and harms the Useful God, but the Month Builder or the Day Branch conflicts with the Official Ghost, even in a dangerous situation, harm can be avoided.

鬼加龍動，男則酒色過度，或探貴問親，因財而得。女則因喜得疾。逢空，墮胎也。鬼加雀動，怒氣口舌，或被咒咀得病。在二爻者，灶下咒咀。在三爻者，當門咒咀。在五爻者，香火下道路上咒咀。金鬼加雀動者，敲鍋咒咀也。鬼加勾動，跌打傷，失飢傷飽，脾胃病也。勾鬼加木動，因修造得病也。鬼加蛇動，憂愁驚怖，思慮傷神，或遇妖邪得病也。鬼加虎動，鬥毆損傷，或從喪葬，刀兵宰殺之場得病也。鬼加武動，因色慾過度，忍飢冒雨，或失物被盜，得病也。

The official ghost with the azure dragon in motion: a man may be ill due to excessive indulgence in wine and women, or due to going out to visit a nobleman or relatives, and seeking profit; a woman may be ill due to joyous events. If the azure dragon official ghost is in an empty position, it indicates a miscarriage or abortion. The official ghost with the vermilion bird in motion: illness arises from anger and quarrels, verbal conflicts, or being cursed and slandered. If it is in the second line, the slander occurs in the kitchen area. If it is in the third line, the slander happens at the entrance. If it is in the fifth line, the slander occurs near the altar or on the road. If the official ghost with the vermilion bird is accompanied by a metal line, it indicates scolding while beating a pot. The official ghost with the gou chen in motion: illness results from falls, injuries, or irregular eating that harms the spleen and stomach. If the gou chen official ghost is combined with a wood line, illness is caused by breaking ground or construction. The official ghost with the teng she in motion: illness comes from worry, fear, overthinking, or encountering supernatural beings. The official ghost with the white tiger in motion: illness results from fighting and injury, or from being contaminated by a funeral site or a place of weapons and slaughter. The official ghost with the xuan wu in motion: illness is due to excessive sexual activity, or from fasting, exposure to rain and cold, or from anxiety over lost property being stolen.

又鬼伏父下，與父動化鬼者，憂心得病，或衣服寒暖失時得病也。鬼伏兄下，與兄動化鬼者，因賭博爭財得病也。鬼伏財下，與財動化鬼者，飲食不節而起也。財在陽宮動，主吐。在陰宮動，主瀉。財加土動者吐，財加水動者瀉也。鬼伏子下，與子動化鬼者，因外情牽引，或酒色致病也(加龍則嗜酒，加武則好色)。子爻空絕者，調理無資也。間爻鬼動者，胸膈不寬也。鬼旺動傷用者，急症也。鬼臨日辰動者，暴病也。臨月建，經月之病。衰臨太歲，經年之病。又衰鬼持用動者，久病難除也。

Further discussing concealment and transformation: If the official ghost is hidden under the parents, or if the parents produce the official ghost, it indicates illness caused by worry and mental exertion, or illness from inappropriate clothing that does not suit the cold or warmth. If the official ghost is hidden under the siblings, or if the siblings produce the official ghost, it indicates illness caused by gambling or quarrels over money. If the official ghost is hidden under the wife's wealth, or if the wife's wealth produces the official ghost, it indicates illness from overeating. At this time, if the wealth爻 is in a yang palace and moves, it indicates vomiting; if in a yin palace, it indicates diarrhea. If the wealth爻 is combined with earth, it indicates vomiting; if combined with water, it indicates diarrhea. If the official ghost is hidden under the children, or if the children produce the official ghost, it indicates illness caused by being entangled with external matters or by indulgence in wine and women. If combined with the azure dragon, it indicates a liking for alcohol; if combined with the black tortoise, it indicates a liking for women. If the children爻 is empty or in a dead position, it indicates lack of money or resources for treatment. If the official ghost moves on the intervening爻, it indicates discomfort in the chest and diaphragm. If the official ghost is strong and active and harms the useful god, it indicates a sudden and severe illness. If the official ghost moves on the day branch, it indicates a sudden illness; if on the month builder, it indicates an illness that lasts over a month; if weak and on the year builder, it indicates a chronic illness lasting a year. If a weak official ghost sits on the useful god and moves, it indicates a stubborn and long-lasting illness.

卦內無財，或財空絕，或四墓持用者，飲食不納也。祿入絕鄉者，不進食而死也。鬼動化財者，飲食仍進也。財化鬼兄者，因食增病也。應動合用，而化財傷用者，忌食饋來之物也。又丑鬼忌牛肉，卯鬼忌兔肉，未鬼忌羊肉，酉鬼忌雞肉，戌鬼忌犬肉，亥鬼忌豬肉。又水鬼忌魚腥冷物咸物，木鬼忌果核酸物，金鬼忌蔥蒜薑辣辛物，火鬼忌煿炙煎炒香味苦物，土鬼忌米麵茄芋瓜蔬甘物也。

When divining about a patient's diet, the "Wealth" line is used as the basis, since wealth represents food. If the Wealth line is absent in the hexagram, or if the Wealth line is in an empty position, or has reached its end, or if the four墓 (burial) positions of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei are sitting on the Useful God, it indicates the patient cannot eat. If the禄神 (favorable god) has entered an end position, it indicates the patient will be unable to eat and will die. If the Official Ghost line is activated and produces the Wealth line, the patient can still eat normally. If the Wealth line produces the Official Ghost or Siblings lines, eating will instead worsen the illness. If the Response Line is activated to join the Useful God, but then produces the Wealth line to harm the Useful God, the patient should avoid eating food given by others. In addition, according to the branch of the Official Ghost, certain foods should be avoided: if the Official Ghost is on the Chou branch, avoid beef; if on the Mao branch, avoid rabbit meat; if on the Wei branch, avoid mutton; if on the You branch, avoid chicken; if on the Xu branch, avoid dog meat; if on the Hai branch, avoid pork. Also, according to the Five Phases, certain foods should be avoided: if the Official Ghost is on a Water branch, avoid fish, raw, cold, and salty foods; if on a Wood branch, avoid fruit cores and sour foods; if on a Metal branch, avoid garlic, leeks, ginger, and chili; if on a Fire branch, avoid the aroma of fried, grilled, and roasted foods and bitter flavors; if on a Earth branch, avoid rice, flour, eggplant, taro, and melons and vegetables which are sweet.

內卦世爻用爻為病人，外卦應爻子孫為醫藥。外克內應與子孫克世克用者，藥效也。內克外，世爻用爻克應克子孫者，藥不效也。外生合內，應與子孫生合世者，藥對症而效遲也。外應克內世，卦無子孫者，不遇良醫也。父兄俱動者，子叨生而醫善也。父官雙靜，而子臨應動者，良醫到也。應加子動克世者，藥有效也。世克應子者，名醫而藥不效也。子克世，而外應不克內世者，藥不效而無害也。

When divining about medicine, the inner trigram, world line, and useful god represent the patient. The outer trigram, response line, and "children" represent the doctor and medicine—"children" are precisely the medicinal gods that control the official ghost. If the outer trigram overcomes the inner trigram, and the response line and "children" overcome the world line and useful god, the medicine will be effective, because medicine needs to overcome the illness. If the inner trigram overcomes the outer trigram, and the world line and useful god overcome the response line and "children," the medicine will not be effective. If the outer trigram generates or harmonizes with the inner trigram, and the response line and "children" generate or harmonize with the world line, the medicine is appropriate but the effect is slow. If the outer trigram's response line overcomes the inner trigram's world line, but the hexagram lacks "children," the patient will not find a good doctor. If both "parents" and "siblings" are activated, the siblings are generated by the parents and then generate the children, indicating a highly skilled doctor. If both "parents" and "official ghost" are still, but "children" on the response line are activated, a good doctor will come. If the response line with "children" overcomes the world line, the medicine will be effective. If the world line overcomes the response line and "children," although it is a famous doctor, the medicine will not be effective. If "children" overcome the world line, but the outer trigram's response line does not overcome the inner trigram's world line, the medicine may not be effective, but it will not be harmful.

應加鬼動刑害克沖世者，誤藥傷人也。子孫值辰午酉亥自刑者，用藥差誤也。日辰動爻沖傷子孫者，藥不效也。子化父鬼者，藥不收功也。子化子者，雜藥不精也。子加虎殺動者，庸醫誤人也。世下伏官，逢子動者，藥雖好而病根不除也。世持衰鬼者，病雖輕而藥難療也。世應比而卦無子，或子空絕者，宜換藥醫。子孫兩動者，換醫而愈也。鬼子俱空者，不治自愈也。鬼子俱動者，醫禱兼用也。

When the Response Line carries the Official Ghost and initiates a刑, 害, 克, or 冲 against the World Line, it is like using the wrong medicine that harms the patient. When the Children are seated on the self-punishing branches of 辰, 午, 酉, or 亥, it indicates a mistake in the medicine. If the Day Branch or another moving line冲 or harms the Children, the medicine will not work. If the Children transform into Parents or Official Ghosts, the medicine will not be effective. If the Children transform into another Child, it indicates a haphazard and unskilled prescription. If the Children are combined with the White Tiger and malevolent forces, it is like a mediocre doctor causing harm. If the Official Ghost is hidden beneath the World Line and the Children are activated in the卦, although the medicine is good, the root of the illness cannot be removed. If the Official Ghost on the World Line is weak, although the illness is mild, the medicine will not be effective. If the Five Elements of the World Line and Response Line are harmonious but there are no Children in the卦 or the Children are in a dead end, a different doctor and medicine should be sought. If two Children are activated at the same time, changing the doctor can cure the illness. If both the Official Ghost and Children are empty, no treatment is needed as it will heal itself. If both the Official Ghost and Children are activated, one should consult a doctor and pray at the same time, using both methods.

子財兩動，則鬼得助而病難治也。法法賦曰，天醫生世者，良醫。天醫克世者，庸醫。日辰克醫者，醫學不精。醫剋日辰者，用藥不當也。世爻用爻屬金，天醫在巳者效也。屬木，天醫在亥者效也。屬火，天醫在寅者效。屬水土，天醫在申者效也。董和筮秘曰，脈宜細察，身爻為主。月卦臨金，脈必弦緊代革也。臨木，脈必洪長虛動也。臨水，脈必芤滑濡動也。值火，脈必數大促短也。值土，脈必沉實滯澀也。

The 'Children' and 'Wealth' lines are both activated. The Children generate the Wealth, and the Wealth then generates the 'Official Ghost'. The 'Official Ghost' receives support, making the illness difficult to cure. The 'Method of Method' states: when the 'Heavenly Doctor' star generates the 'World Line', it is a good doctor; when the 'Heavenly Doctor' overcomes the 'World Line', it is a mediocre doctor. If the 'Day Branch' overcomes the 'Heavenly Doctor', the doctor lacks skill. If the 'Heavenly Doctor' overcomes the 'Day Branch', the medicine is not appropriate. If the 'World Line' or 'Useful God' belongs to metal, the 'Heavenly Doctor' must be in the position of Si to be effective; if it belongs to wood, the 'Heavenly Doctor' must be in the position of Hai; if it belongs to fire, the 'Heavenly Doctor' must be in the position of Yin; if it belongs to water or earth, the 'Heavenly Doctor' must be in the position of Shen. The 'Dong He Divination Secret' says: diagnosing the pulse requires careful observation, with the 'Body Line' as the main focus. If the 'Monthly Hexagram Body' is on a metal line, the pulse will be string-like, tight, intermittent, or taut; if on a wood line, the pulse will be full, long, empty, or quick; if on a water line, the pulse will be芤, slippery, moist, or quick; if on a fire line, the pulse will be rapid, large, urgent, or short; if on an earth line, the pulse will be deep, solid, stagnant, or涩.

又推醫是何人，子孫為用。子孫屬金，宜西方，金傍姓氏人也。屬木，宜東方，草木傍姓氏也。屬水，宜北方，點水傍姓氏人也。屬火，宜南方，日火傍姓氏人也。屬土，宜土傍姓氏，及丹散醫人也。子孫帶貴人，宜有官職人。子孫帶華蓋，宜僧道也。至於君臣佐使藥莫輕投。官鬼屬金，宜灸，不宜丸藥也(火可克金，土則生金)。鬼屬木，宜針，不宜湯藥也(金能克木，水則生木)。鬼屬水，宜溫藥，丸藥，不宜針也(土克水，金生水)。鬼屬火，宜涼藥，湯藥，不宜草頭藥，與飲片也(以水克火，而木生火)。鬼屬土，宜咬咀，不宜灸也(以木克土，而火生土)。

To determine the type of doctor to consult, we still use "子孙" as the useful god. If "子孙" belongs to the metal element, one should seek a doctor from the western direction, preferably someone whose surname contains the radical for metal. If "子孙" belongs to the wood element, one should seek a doctor from the eastern direction, preferably someone whose surname contains the radical for grass or wood. If "子孙" belongs to the water element, one should seek a doctor from the northern direction, preferably someone whose surname contains the radical for water. If "子孙" belongs to the fire element, one should seek a doctor from the southern direction, preferably someone whose surname contains the radical for sun or fire. If "子孙" belongs to the earth element, one should seek a doctor whose surname contains the radical for earth, or a physician skilled in pills and powders. If "子孙" is accompanied by "天乙贵人," it is advisable to consult an official physician with a position. If "子孙" is accompanied by "华盖," it is advisable to consult a monk or Taoist priest. Regarding the combination of the four components in a formula—jun, chen, zuo, and shi—it is not advisable to prescribe medicine carelessly. If "官鬼" belongs to the metal element, moxibustion should be used rather than pills, because fire can overcome metal and earth can generate metal. If "官鬼" belongs to the wood element, acupuncture should be used rather than decoctions, because metal can overcome wood and water can generate wood. If "官鬼" belongs to the water element, warm herbs and pills should be used rather than acupuncture, because earth can overcome water and metal can generate water. If "官鬼" belongs to the fire element, cool herbs and decoctions should be used rather than herbs with grass radicals or herbal slices, because water can overcome fire and wood can generate fire. If "官鬼" belongs to the earth element, it is advisable to use decoctions made by chewing or cutting the herbs rather than moxibustion, because wood can overcome earth and fire can generate earth. The original text refers to "咬咀" as "㕮咀," meaning to chew or cut the herbs before decocting.

他若鬼傷二間者，宜寬胸膈也。世旺有扶者，不妨再補也。財外動合用者，宜吐。財內動合用者，宜瀉。用爻鬼爻出現，與在外卦者，宜外表。伏藏在內卦者，宜內表也。周杰曰，有受病在此，所治在彼者。如金虎鬼沖傷用，乃肝經受病(金來克木)。然可治肺，不可治肝也(所云去其害我者，餘仿此)。木虎鬼沖傷用，乃脾經受病(木來傷土)。然可治肝，不可治脾也。水虎鬼沖傷用，乃心經受病(水來傷火)。然可治腎，不可治心也。火虎鬼沖傷用，乃肺經受病(火來傷金)。然可治心，不可治肺也。土虎鬼沖傷用，乃腎經受病(土來傷水)。然可治脾，不可治腎也(出松徑玄談)。顆師曰，子孫動者誤服藥。

The rest include: if the official ghost harms the two middle lines, it is suitable to use methods that open the chest and relieve congestion. If the world line is prosperous and strong and has other lines supporting it, it is not necessary to add more tonifying agents. If the wealth line in the outer trigram moves and combines with the useful god, it is suitable to use vomiting therapy; if it moves in the inner trigram and combines with the useful god, it is suitable to use internal purgation. If the useful god and the official ghost are revealed in the diagram and located in the outer trigram, it is suitable to use methods of dispersion and surface treatment; if they are hidden and located in the inner trigram, it is suitable to use internal methods of dispersion. Zhou Jie said: if the disease root is in one meridian, but the treatment should be applied to another meridian. For example, if the white tiger official ghost of the metal line harms the useful god, it indicates a disease in the liver meridian, because metal overcomes wood; but the treatment should be on the lung, not the liver—meaning first remove the thing that harms me, and so on. If the white tiger official ghost of the wood line harms the useful god, it indicates a disease in the spleen meridian, because wood overcomes earth; the treatment should be on the liver, not the spleen. If the white tiger official ghost of the water line harms the useful god, it indicates a disease in the heart meridian, because water overcomes fire; the treatment should be on the kidney, not the heart. If the white tiger official ghost of the fire line harms the useful god, it indicates a disease in the lung meridian, because fire overcomes metal; the treatment should be on the heart, not the lung. If the white tiger official ghost of the earth line harms the useful god, it indicates a disease in the kidney meridian, because earth overcomes water; the treatment should be on the spleen, not the kidney. This passage is from "Song Jing Xuan Tan." Ku Shi also said: if the children line moves, it indicates taking the wrong medicine.