Five factors determine wealth, status, poverty, and prosperity.

歸藏約論曰，刑勝德者亡，德勝刑者昌。故世犯三刑兩破（歲破月破），壯年必死於兵刑。身逢四德（天德月德干德支德）三合，沒齒猶臻乎餘慶。世鬼空亡，利祿莫求於朝市。德貴相扶，養道好棲於雲水。貴人乃吉福之先，驛馬為官權之主，貴人聚於一爻，祿位巍巍，四馬會於官位，功名奕奕。

The "Return of the Hidden" says: those who are overwhelmed by punishments and evils will perish, while those who overcome punishments and evils will flourish. Therefore, if the world line is afflicted by the three punishments and also meets the year's destruction and the month's destruction, he will certainly die in his prime from weapons or punishment. If the body line meets the four virtues of heavenly virtue, monthly virtue, heavenly stem virtue, and earthly branch virtue, along with triple harmony, he will still enjoy blessings in old age. If the official ghost on the world line falls into the void, there is no need to seek fame and fortune in the court or the marketplace. If heavenly virtue and nobleman support each other, it is suitable to retreat into the mountains and rivers to cultivate virtue. Nobleman is the harbinger of good fortune and blessings; post horse is the master of official power and authority. If nobleman gathers on the same line, the official rank will be lofty and firm; if the four directions' post horses meet the official line, official rank will be especially prominent.

德星喜貴人相扶，刑殺畏墓神相併。神就其刑者，為禍最重。煞會其德者，降福匪輕。天馬則自下而升高，劫殺則從勞而至逸。大殺則權傾中外，亡神則憔悴身心。華蓋慈悲，榮敷三代。將星威猛，勇冠千軍。

Heavenly Virtue and similar benevolent stars prefer to be assisted by Noblemen; whileInauspicious Spirit (malevolent spirits) are most afraid to appear together with theTomb Spirit (ancestral grave god). WhenInauspicious Spirit (malevolent spirits) fall into the position they刑 (injure), the calamity is the heaviest; ifInauspicious Sha (malevolent evils) meet with德神 (benevolent virtues), the blessings they bring are not light. Heavenly Horse indicates rising from lowly status to prominence, symbolizing advancement from obscurity to success; Robbery Sha indicates a transition from hardship to ease. When Great Sha is present, it can shake the court and the whole country; when亡神 (spirit of death) is present, the body and mind become exhausted and unable to recover. Huagai indicates a compassionate nature, and its glory can bless three generations; General Star indicates a fierce and mighty spirit, and its courage can surpass a thousand soldiers.

福神旺而伴將星，名鎮華夷。貴刃興而加龍德，職隆將帥。官星佩印居玉堂，乃食天祿。貴刃加刑跨寶馬，必帥三軍。貴坐桃花並玄武，羅綺叢中為活計。孤臨華蓋坐白虎，煙霞深處作間身。陰爻值福，怕遇匿刑，貴煞無官，懼逢刑破。詳細推之，織微可究。

The Fortune Virtue爻 is prosperous and strong and accompanied by the General Star, thus achieving fame that shakes the Central Kingdom and the four barbarian regions; when Nobleman, Sheep Blade, Azure Dragon, and Heavenly Virtue are all present, one's official rank will reach the level of general. When the official star is accompanied by the seal and occupies the Jade Hall position, it indicates receiving the salary of the imperial court; when Nobleman, Sheep Blade, and Heavenly Punishment are combined with a horse, one will certainly command the entire army. When Nobleman sits on the Peach Blossom and is accompanied by Black Tortoise, one's entire life will be spent among silk and cosmetics; when Lonely Star is accompanied by the Celestial Cover and sits on White Tiger, one will retreat to the depths of mountains and clouds as a leisurely person. When Fortune Virtue is on a Yin爻, it is most afraid of encountering the Hidden Punishment; if the noble spirit is凶 and there is no official爻 to support it, it also fears encountering punishment and destruction. By carefully analyzing these points, even the most subtle aspects can be thoroughly examined.

占己看世，占人看應，占六親九族，看內卦外卦，與飛位之用神，占官宦看鬼，占婢看財，占傭奴僧道看福，占朋友看兄弟，俱一例推之，富貧帶疾，禍福皆同。

When divining about oneself, look at the World Line; when divining about others, look at the Response Line; when divining about relatives and kin, examine the Inner Trigram, Outer Trigram, and the Useful Gods on the flying lines. For officials or government servants, look at the Official Ghost line; for servants or maids, look at the Wealth line; for hired workers, slaves, monks, or Taoist priests, look at the Children line; for friends, look at the Siblings line. All these follow the same principle. As for matters of wealth and poverty, presence or absence of disability, and fortune or misfortune, the same method is applied.

凡四值貴馬聚於用爻，更德合相扶，旺相得位，在官印陽爻者，必位極人臣，富貴殊絕，五福全享也。值祿馬貴人龍德會於一爻，無刑破克害者貴。加白虎刑刃大殺者，為將帥。陽爻金旺，必掌兵刑。陰爻金衰，亦為司理。陽爻木旺，必作冬官。陰爻木衰，亦理賦稅。陽爻水旺，必任監漕。陰爻水休，亦職水利。

If the nobleman, post horse, and other beneficial influences appear in the four values of the year, month, day, and hour, they all gather on the used line. If the Heavenly Virtue and Six Harmony also support it, and the used line is prosperous and strong and in the right position, falling on the official star or the seal line's yang line, the person will certainly attain the highest position among ministers, achieve unparalleled wealth and honor, and possess all five blessings. If the禄神,Post Horse,Nobleman,Azure Dragon, andHeavenly Virtue are all on the same line without any conflicts, punishments, or harm, it indicates great honor and prominence. If these are combined withWhite Tiger,Heavenly Punishment,羊刃, andGreat Sha, it indicates a military officer or general. A yang line belonging to metal that is strong will certainly be in charge of military and legal affairs; a yin line belonging to metal that is weak can still serve as a subordinate official handling legal matters. A yang line belonging to wood that is strong will certainly hold a position in the Ministry of Works; a yin line belonging to wood that is weak can still manage tax collection. A yang line belonging to water that is strong will certainly be assigned to supervise the grain transport; a yin line belonging to water that is weak can still serve in a position related to water conservancy.

陽爻火旺，督學詞林，在午爻必為司馬。陰爻火衰，文學爐場。陽爻土旺，司農方伯。陰爻土衰，郡守邑宰，太歲臨官貴生世，帶福祿在四五爻者，朝仕也。月將臨官貴生世帶驛馬在二爻者，州郡之守也。日辰臨官貴生世帶驛馬在二爻者，縣宰之屬也。

A yang line belonging to fire in a strong state indicates a position as a supervisor of education or entry into the Hanlin Academy; if it is in the Wu line, one must hold an official post in the Ministry of War. A yin line belonging to fire in a weak state merely indicates teaching or managing forges and workshops. A yang line belonging to earth in a strong state indicates holding a high position such as the Minister of Agriculture or a regional governor; a yin line belonging to earth in a weak state indicates being a county magistrate or similar. If the year stem is on the official line and the nobleman, and it generates the world line, and carries the fortune virtue and禄神 (lukin) in the fourth or fifth lines, then the person holds an official post in the imperial court. If the month general is on the official line and the nobleman, and it generates the world line while the post horse is in the second line, then the person is a governor of a state or prefecture. If the day branch is on the official line and the nobleman, and it generates the world line while the post horse is in the second line, then the person is an official subordinate to a county magistrate.

太歲生持官印爻，帶祿馬歲貴者，甲也。月將生持官印爻，帶祿馬月日者，科也。日建生持官印爻，帶祿馬日貴者，明經也。官貴加巳午有氣者，正途出身也。官貴加辰戌有氣者，異路出身也。世持官貴，祿馬，而四直動變無文書來生合者，吏員出身也。

The heavenly stem of the year generates and supports or holds the official and seal lines, and also carries the禄神, post horse, and the nobleman of the heavenly stem, indicating a scholar who passed the imperial examination in the first class. The month general generates and supports or holds the official and seal lines, and also carries the禄马 and the nobleman of the month and the nobleman of the day, indicating a scholar who passed the local examination. The day stem generates and supports or holds the official and seal lines, and also carries the禄马 and the nobleman of the day, indicating a candidate recommended for the imperial examination. If the official line and nobleman are placed on巳 or午 and have vitality, the person came from the official examination path. If they are placed on辰 or戌 and have vitality, the person came from alternative paths such as donations or recommendations. If the world line holds the official line, nobleman, and禄马, and the four direct lines, moving line, and changing line do not have the document line (parents line) to generate and support, then the person came from the official staff.

世持金，加官貴，得日辰，動爻，化爻，生財來生合者，乃倉場庫獄驛典之官也。有官貴祿而無印者，旺則佐貳，衰則恩生也。貴遇金刃者，旺則把總，衰則總旗之類也（詳見官祿占內）。又祿馬貴人持世而無氣者，富貴退田之人也。旺動變衰空，先貴後賤也。休敗化生旺，先寂後榮也。

The world line belongs to metal and is joined by the official line and nobleman, and receives support from the wealth generated by the day branch, moving line and changing line. This indicates positions such as warehouse keeper, storekeeper, jailer, post station officer and clerk. If there are officials, noblemen and禄神 but no印绶, then during prosperous and strong periods they serve as deputy officials, but during weak and confined periods they are merely honored candidates for the imperial examination. If the nobleman meets with a metal line and a sheep's blade, during prosperous and strong periods they hold the rank of commander, but during weak and confined periods they are low-ranking military officers such as the head of a unit. Details are explained in the section on 'Official Rank Divination'. If the禄神, post horse and nobleman are in the world line but lack vitality, this indicates a family whose wealth has been exhausted and who have to sell their land. If the line is strong and active but later becomes weak and void, it means first being prosperous then falling into poverty; if the line is weak and in decline but later becomes strong, it means first being isolated and then achieving success.

官生祿死者，不顯也。爻旺身衰者，不榮也。祿貴長生者，義壽之官也。貴官衰逢沖剋者，公門中人也。帶鬼為吏，帶父為書，帶財為差役，財入勾玄為應補，帶福為門子，帶兄弟，為掌管頭領也。官臨貫索者，衙役也。帶馬前六害者，胥卒也。貴官空旺，非清修道士，必玄門掌教者也。

An official hexagram that receives a birth but has its禄神 already dead will ultimately not achieve success; even if a hexagram is strong, if the body hexagram is weak, it will also find it difficult to achieve honor. If the禄神 and nobleman are seated in the position of growth, they are officials who possess virtue and enjoy long life; if the nobleman and official hexagram are weak and encounter clash and control, they are only people serving in the government office. Those with the official ghost hexagram become clerks, those with the parents hexagram become scribes, those with the wealth hexagram become constables, and those with wealth falling into Gou Chen and Black Tortoise are those waiting for appointment as assistants. Those with the children hexagram become doorkeepers, and those with the siblings hexagram become supervisors. If the official hexagram is accompanied by the 'Guan Suo' evil star, they are constables; if it is accompanied by thePost Horse's previous hexagram of six harm, they are assistants. If the official and nobleman are empty but strong and prosperous, they are either reclusive monks or leaders in the Taoist sect.

父加龍德雀喜者，文名蓋代也。父旺帶祿伏子者，非幕賓，必舌耕者也。福旺身空，與父休伏子者，窮措大也。父伏財下，株守者也。父伏兄下，貧寒者也。旺靜無傷，安閒一世也。空世逢沖，奔走東西也。殺動無刑無制，到老孤貧也。祿絕逢刑逢沖，終身偃蹇也。匿刑帶孤寡，惸之流也。

When the parents' line is accompanied by the Azure Dragon, Heavenly Virtue, or Vermilion Bird, and Heavenly Joy, the person will have great literary talent and renown. If the parents' line is prosperous and strong, accompanied by the禄神 (favorable deity) and with the children's line hidden beneath, the person will not serve as a ministerial assistant but will make a living by teaching. If the children's line is strong but the body line is empty, or if the parents' line is weak and with the children's line hidden beneath, the person is a poor scholar. If the parents' line is hidden beneath the wealth line, the person can only cling to old occupations; if the parents' line is hidden beneath the siblings' line, the person will live a life of poverty. If the line is strong and quiet without any harm, the person will live a peaceful life. If the world line is empty and meets a clash, the person will be constantly moving around. If malevolent stars are activated without any punishment or control, the person will be lonely, poor, and unfortunate in old age. If the禄神 has already declined and meets punishment and clash, the person will be permanently in hardship and unable to achieve success. If the person commits '匿刑' (hidden punishment) and also carries the Lonely Star and the Widowed Star, they are of the category of being single, widowed, lonely, and isolated.

兄動帶桃花，酒色之徒也。飛宮財下伏兄，薄藝聊生也。財加劫煞，孤寒貧困也。土財月建，店業營生也。父空旺者，星相也。鬼空旺者，醫卜也。木下伏水者，舟子也。父加劫殺者，裁縫也。木財空旺者，樵夫擔賣也。土福旺者，農夫也。金木火三合者，陶冶也。水財生旺，帶天罡殺者，漁父也。金財生旺，帶天罡殺者，獵戶也。財入離火生旺者，牙行市儈也。財加刑刃者，屠劊也。帶祿馬墓於外卦者，江湖散人也。福加華蓋孤辰者，僧道也。

When the siblings' hexagram is activated and accompanied by the peach blossom, it indicates a person indulging in alcohol and women. In the flying palace, the wife's wealth is covered by the siblings, indicating someone who barely makes a living through a minor skill. When the wife's wealth is combined with the robbery sha, it suggests loneliness and poverty. When the earth hexagram's wife's wealth meets the month builder, it indicates someone who runs a shop. When the parents' hexagram is strong but falls into emptiness, it indicates a star fortune teller. When the official ghost hexagram is strong but falls into emptiness, it indicates a doctor or fortune teller. When a water hexagram is covered by a wood hexagram, it indicates a boatman. When the parents are combined with the robbery sha, it indicates a tailor. When the wood hexagram's wife's wealth is strong but falls into emptiness, it indicates someone who cuts firewood, carries burdens, and sells goods. When the earth hexagram's children are strong and prosperous, it indicates a farmer. When the metal, wood, and fire hexagrams combine, it indicates a potter or blacksmith. When the water hexagram's wife's wealth is strong and prosperous and accompanied by the heavenly gang sha, it indicates a fisherman. When the metal hexagram's wife's wealth is strong and prosperous and accompanied by the heavenly gang sha, it indicates a hunter. When the wife's wealth falls into the fire hexagram and is strong and prosperous, it indicates a broker or merchant. When the wife's wealth is combined with the heavenly punishment and the sheep's knife, it indicates a butcher or executioner. When accompanied by the禄神 and post horse and falls into the outer hexagram's tomb, it indicates a wandering person on the rivers and lakes. When the children are combined with the heavenly cover and the lonely star, it indicates a monk or Taoist.

木財帶合者箍桶也。木財逢沖者，稱店也。金財帶龍逢沖者，天平戥子店也。父加劫殺，在乾宮六爻者，巾帽鋪也。加龍貴則官帽鋪也。在震宮初爻者，鞋鋪也。水財帶咸池，在坎宮動者，開染店也。福加酉動，下伏財者，葷素酒店也。馬蛇加金財動者，斷磨也。馬蛇加木財動者箍櫳也。坤宮馬加金財動，並破碎殺者，開磨坊也。

A wood line wife fortune accompanied by Six Harmony indicates a barrel maker; a wood line wife fortune encountering a clash indicates a shop selling scales. A metal line wife fortune accompanied by Azure Dragon and encountering a clash indicates a shop selling balance scales and weights. Parents combined with Robbery Sha located in the sixth line of the Qian trigram indicates a shop selling headgear; if further combined with Azure Dragon and Nobleman, it is a shop specializing in official hats; located in the first line of the Zhen trigram indicates a shoe shop. A water line wife fortune accompanied by Salty Pool and activated in the Kan trigram indicates a dyeing workshop. Children combined with the You trigram and activated, with wife fortune hidden beneath, indicates a restaurant serving both meat and vegetarian dishes. Post Horse andTeng Snake combined with a metal line wife fortune activated indicates a stone carver; Post Horse andTeng Snake combined with a wood line wife fortune activated indicates a maker of bamboo steamers. Post Horse combined with a metal line wife fortune activated in the Kun trigram, along with破碎Sha, indicates a mill shop.

用在內卦臨旺財或外財，來生合用，加胎養者，坐賈也。用居外卦臨旺財，加長生者，行商也。若值三傅刑沖，必微利販賣之人也。又凡世身居五六爻休廢，或帶馬，逢兄子亂動者，必賤人，出祖離宗者也。子世伏父，老必孤也。財世伏兄，一生貧也。兄世伏鬼，多勞苦也。父世伏財，百不成也。財世伏父，多壽促也。（壽以父母為用）

The useful god located in the inner trigram and accompanied by a prosperous and strong wife's wealth, or the wealth from the outer trigram coming to generate and harmonise with the useful god, along with the qi of fetal and nurturing stages, indicates a merchant who operates a shop or engages in trade. If the useful god is in the outer trigram with a prosperous and strong wife's wealth and also accompanied by the growth stage, it signifies a traveling merchant engaged in trade. If there is a punishment and clash among the year, month, and day transmissions, it indicates a small-scale trader making thin profits. Furthermore, if the world line and body line fall on the fifth or sixth lines and are weak, ineffective, or extinct, or if they are accompanied by the post horse, and there is disorder among the siblings and children, it indicates a person of low status who must leave their ancestral occupation and live in a different family. If children hold the world line and are hidden beneath parents, they will certainly be lonely in old age. If wife's wealth holds the world line and is hidden beneath siblings, they will live a life of poverty. If siblings hold the world line and are hidden beneath official ghosts, they will experience constant hardship. If parents hold the world line and are hidden beneath wife's wealth, nothing will succeed in their lives. If wife's wealth holds the world line and is hidden beneath parents, they are likely to have a short lifespan, as parents' lines are used to calculate longevity.

青龍入震巽宮，遇貴馬德合，臨官印陽爻，旺相得位者，必為館閣清要之官。在震宮名助威，在坎宮名乘云，主驟進蚤達。在午爻，則多財寶，在戌爻，則有權衡，在寅爻，則有賢子孫，在申爻，名潛蟄，又名折足，在乙未爻，名隱伏，在酉爻，名喪身，在癸酉爻，名制鎖，皆減其威力，不為厚福也。若庶人之家，龍入木，嫻禮義也。入土，值裡役也。旺則富，衰則先富後貧也。入水火，灶戶也，入金，軍匠也。

The Azure Dragon falling in the Zhen or Xun trigrams, along with encountering the Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, when it is on a yang yao of the official star and its fortune is prosperous and strong, will certainly lead to a position in the government office for literary officials. In the Zhen trigram it is called "Assisting Authority," and in the Kan trigram it is called "Riding the Clouds," both indicating sudden promotion and early success. If it falls on the Wu yao, there will be much wealth; if on the Xu yao, it will mean holding power; if on the Yin yao, there will be virtuous descendants. If it falls on the Shen yao, it is called "Hidden Retreat" or "Broken Legs," and if on the Yiwei yao, it is called "Hidden Concealment," and if on the You yao, it is called "Loss of Life," and if on the Guiyou yao, it is called "Locked Restriction," all of which reduce the power of the Azure Dragon and do not indicate great fortune. If it is in a common family, the Azure Dragon entering the wood yao indicates a person who is well-versed in etiquette and righteousness; entering the earth yao means serving as a local official; when prosperous and strong, it brings wealth, but when weak, it leads to initial wealth followed by poverty; entering water or fire indicates being a cook; entering metal indicates being a craftsman in the military.

朱雀入離宮，遇貴馬德合，臨官印陽爻，旺相得位者，必為詞林督學之官。入震宮庚寅爻，名學堂。並貴馬德合有氣，必文章名世，富貴早達。在坎宮，名泣險，若犯刑破，主生平多憂苦危厄。

The Vermilion Bird falls in the Fire Trigram, encountering the Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, with a Yang line of the Officialdom Star and a prosperous and strong position. This indicates a position in the literary and educational bureaucracy, such as that of a Hanlin scholar or a supervising scholar. When this occurs in the Thunder Trigram with the Gengyin line called 'Academy,' if it is accompanied by the Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony with strong energy, it certainly signifies great literary reputation in the world and early wealth and honor. However, if it appears in the Water Trigram called 'Lamenting Peril,' and is further afflicted by crimes and destruction, it indicates a life full of worries and hardships, repeatedly facing dangers.

庶民之家，雀空墓，陶冶也，雀空旺，術士師巫也，雀福旺，梨園也，雀入巳父無氣，詞訟起滅人也，雀入火臨祿貴，讀書好名人也，入金刃，軍卒也，加大殺，殺劫殺日月建者，工匠也，入水，監寵戶也，入陽爻寅木者，巫也，入陰爻卯木者，祝也。

In common households, if the Vermilion Bird falls into the empty position and enters the tomb, it indicates a potter or craftsman. If the Vermilion Bird falls into the empty position but is prosperous and strong, it indicates a magician or shaman. If the Vermilion Bird is in a prosperous and strong position among the children, it indicates a performer in the Pear Garden. If the Vermilion Bird enters the巳爻 (Si trigram) among the parents but lacks vitality, it indicates someone who meddles in lawsuits and incites disputes. If the Vermilion Bird enters the fire trigram and is accompanied by the禄神 (lucky god) and nobleman, it indicates a scholar who values reputation. If the Vermilion Bird enters the metal trigram and the羊刃 (shearing blade), it indicates a soldier in the military. If there are also great sha and robbery sha along with the approach day and month builder, it indicates a craftsman. If it enters the water trigram, it indicates someone who guards livestock pens. If it enters the yang trigram with寅木 (Yin wood), it indicates a shaman. If it enters the yin trigram with卯木 (Mao wood), it indicates a priest.

勾陳入坤艮宮，同貴馬德合，臨官印陽爻，旺相得位者，必司農，京兆，方伯，屯田，巡城之官。在乾宮名登天，入壬申爻，名生德。若見貴馬德合旺相者，主有戰伐功勳，或捕獲寇盜，因得爵祿，有威武之名。在震宮庚寅爻，為執讎。庚辰爻為刑墓。更犯休囚刑害克破，其人必好鬥好訟。多遭刑獄。庶民之家，勾入土生旺，值裡役也。入土休囚，躬稼穡也。入金，刀工針藝也。入木斧伐漆織也。入火，衙役也。旺則傾銷窯匠也。入水，泥水匠也。

When the Gou Chen falls in the Kun or Gen palace, and is accompanied by the Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, with a Yang爻 that is prosperous and strong, it indicates a person who holds official positions such as the Minister of Agriculture, the Governor of the Capital, or local officials like the Commissioner of Farmland or the City Inspector. If it is in the Qian palace, it is called "ascending to heaven," and if the Renshen爻 is present, it is called "nourishing virtue." If the Nobleman, Post Horse, Virtue, and Harmony are also strong and prosperous, it suggests military achievements or rewards from capturing bandits, bringing honor and prestige. If it is in the Zhen palace and the Gengyin爻 is present, it is called "taking vengeance," and if the Gengchen爻 is present, it is called "punishment and burial." If these are further weakened and suffer from punishments, harm, or being overcome, the person is likely to be aggressive, prone to disputes, and frequently involved in legal troubles. For commoners, if Gou Chen is in the earth element and is strong and prosperous, they may serve as local officials. If it is weak and confined, they will work the land. If it is in the metal element, they may be involved in cutting tools or needlework. If it is in the wood element, they may be woodcutters, painters, or weavers. If it is in the fire element, they may work as local officials or metalworkers when strong and prosperous. If it is in the water element, they may be masons or builders.

騰蛇入巽宮，並貴馬德合，居官印陽爻旺相得位者，必詞林，衡文，風憲之職。入艮宮，名在山，在丙辰爻，名入穴，又名帶角，主為人淑善，雖刑不凶。入乾宮寅申爻，名變化，見德合貴馬旺相，主驟發。得貴人提攜。入乾宮癸亥爻，坎宮父子爻，名破首，更無氣犯刑害克破，主為怪物驚死，或食惡物而死。但看卦中來刑害克破之神，是何物類，則知為何物所傷也。

The snake is in the Xun trigram, with the Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony present. If it is a yang line that is prosperous and strong, it will certainly hold a position such as a Hanlin scholar, chief examiner, or censor. If the snake enters the Gen trigram, it is called "in the mountain." If it enters the Bingchen line, it is called "entering the cave," also called "with the horn," indicating a kind person, even if it meets punishment, it will not become dangerous. If the snake enters the Qian trigram's Yin line or the Shen line, it is called "change." If the lines have the virtue, harmony, nobleman, and post horse, and are prosperous and strong, it will suddenly rise to fame and be supported by the nobleman. If the snake enters the Qian trigram's Guihai line, or the Kan trigram's parents or children lines, it is called "breaking the head." If there is no vitality and it is punished or harmed, it will die from being frightened by a monster or from eating something filthy. Just look at which god is coming to punish, harm, or break the line, and you will know what kind of thing caused the injury.

庶人之中，遇蛇，主不務農業而逐末者。如逢生旺，乃九流之人。遇刑沖並墓，必藝術之人。分金木水火土而別言之，帶祿，坐賈也。帶馬，行商也。入金，銅鐵獵匠也。金旺帶德貴，金銀珠寶鋪也。金衰帶德貴，在離宮者，段絹鋪也。日並金動，刀針類也。入火，傾銷織乣也。入水，漂洗淘沙也，或蓑笠，傘鋪也。入木，興修漆畫也。

Among common people encountering the serpent, it indicates that such a person does not engage in agriculture or sericulture, but instead ventures into commerce. If they encounter a favorable and vigorous situation, they are likely to be among the nine categories of itinerant professionals such as physicians, fortune-tellers, and astrologers. If they encounter punishment, clash, and burial, they are certainly those who rely on their skills for a living. Further distinguishing by the five elements: if accompanied by the禄神 (favorable element), they are shopkeepers; if accompanied by thePost Horse (post horse), they are traveling merchants. If entering the metal element, they are blacksmiths or makers of hunting tools; if metal is strong and accompanied by Heavenly Virtue and Nobleman, they run shops selling gold and jewels; if metal is weak and accompanied by Heavenly Virtue and Nobleman, and falls in the fire trigram, they run shops selling silk and brocade; if the day branch and metal element are both present and activated, they are involved in making knives and needles. If entering the fire element, they are involved in casting, selling, and weaving; if entering the water element, they are involved in washing clothes, sifting sand for gold, or running shops selling raincoats and umbrellas; if entering the wood element, they are involved in construction, renovation, and painting and decorating.

寅木加華蓋，樁塑佛像也。入卯木，梳掠、香盒、花草鋪也。入辰土，磁器，缸瓷鋪也。入戌土，鎖匙、靴屐鋪也。入丑土，轎鋪鞵鋪也。入未土，鐫印章，酒館也。又入土為礧砌堊墁也。入巳火，畫工、磚瓦匠也。入午火，書紙鋪也。入火加財，織錦攀花也。臨丑午財，販牛馬也。臨亥未財，販豬羊也。臨酉財，販雞鴨鵝也。臨酉福，販酒也。又蛇加刃，輕賤人也。

The snake hexagram over the wood of寅, combined with the cover of the heavenly star, indicates someone who carves Buddhist images. When it enters the wood of卯, it suggests opening shops selling combs, hairpins, incense boxes, and flower shops. When it enters the earth of辰, it indicates opening shops selling porcelain and storage jars. When it enters the earth of戌, it suggests opening shops selling keys, locks, boots, and shoes. When it enters the earth of丑, it indicates running a sedan chair business and shoe shops. When it enters the earth of未, it suggests engraving seals or running a tavern. In general, when it enters the earth hexagram, it also indicates work related to building walls and plastering. When it enters the fire of巳, it suggests being a painter or bricklayer. When it enters the fire of午, it indicates opening shops selling books and paper. When fire is combined with wealth, it suggests a silk weaver or flower decorator. Wealth over丑 and午 indicates dealing in cattle and horses; wealth over亥 and未 indicates dealing in pigs and sheep; wealth over酉 indicates dealing in chickens, ducks, and geese. Wealth over酉 also indicates selling alcohol. Additionally, the snake combined with the sharp knife indicates a person of low status.

白虎入乾兌宮，同貴馬德合，臨官印陽爻旺相得位者，必為將帥司馬之官。入坎宮，名陷井。在戊寅爻名中機，縱有貴煞，亦減其威。若加刑破克害，為災尤甚。在巽宮，名從□。遇貴煞，主騰達疾速。在辛酉爻，必因兵革奏凱，得食天祿。在辛卯辛巳爻，犯刑破克害而無氣者，主其人瘋病惡疾，與相沖流年，或爻逢三合之年，發出病來。

The White Tiger falling in the Qian or Dui trigrams, along with the presence of Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, combined with a yang yao (line) of Officialdom star and being prosperous and strong in its proper position, indicates a high-ranking military official such as a general or a senior officer in the military department. If it falls in the Kan trigram, it is called '陷井' (trapped well), and even with the assistance of noble deities andInauspicious Sha (malevolent stars), its power is reduced. If further afflicted by punishments, breaks, conflicts, or harm, the disaster becomes more severe. If it falls in the Xun trigram, it is called '从□' (following something, with a missing character in the original text); encountering noble deities andInauspicious Sha indicates rapid promotion and success. If it falls in the Xinyou yao, it is certain that the person will gain court salary due to military achievements. If it falls in the Xinmao or Xinsi yao, and is afflicted by punishments, breaks, conflicts, or harm without having strength, it indicates the person suffers from madness or severe illness. The illness will manifest in the year of conflict or when the yao meets the Triple Harmony year.

白屋之家，虎入火，文章之士，加官貴，刑憲之官。入水，竃戶也。入土民籍。□入金，旺相帶刃貴，把總之類。衰則哨長之類，休囚不見□。則屠宰之流，或爪牙之屬。入木，民壯也。臨刃加大殺，非□兵必獵戶也。

A family of humble background: if the White Tiger enters the fire element, it indicates a man of literary ability; if the official element and nobleman are added, he will hold a position in the legal system. If it enters the water element, it signifies a cook; if it enters the earth element, it indicates a common civilian. The original text here is missing one character. If it enters the metal element and is prosperous and strong, accompanied by the sheep's blade and nobleman, it refers to a general category; if it is weak, it refers to a sentry; if it is weak and the missing character is not present, it indicates a butcher or a servant. If it enters the wood element, it refers to a civilian militia. If it is adjacent to the sheep's blade and the great sha, the original text here is also missing a character, and it is either a soldier or a hunter.

玄武臨坎宮水爻，並貴馬德合，居官印陽爻旺相得位者，必為漕監、河道水利之職，衰則緝捕之官，或因巢寇獲盜而得官爵。入艮宮丙辰爻，名抵刑入墓，更無氣，主貧病夭折。入兌宮丁巳爻，更同亡神劫殺者，其人必為盜賊，而死於極刑也。

The Water爻 in the Kan palace with the presence of Nobleman, Post Horse, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, and being a Yang爻 in the official star and seal with prosperity and strength, will certainly hold a position overseeing river transport and water conservancy. If weak and declining, one will be a military officer responsible for capturing bandits, or gain rank and title through suppressing bandit groups and capturing thieves. When entering the Gen palace with the Bingchen爻, it is called 'colliding with punishment and entering the grave,' and if there is no vitality, it indicates poverty, frequent illness, and an early death. Entering the Dui palace with the Dingsi爻, and also accompanied by the spirit of death and Robbery Sha, this person will inevitably become a thief and ultimately die by severe punishment.

庶民之中，逢武鬼，加天賊，必為賊，加天盜，必為盜，加金刃劫殺，必劫盜也。加兄刃，必不良人也。入火，爪牙之屬，火加祿，煎燒之屬。入水，舟子、網罟、淘沙之人。入土，乃設合之人。入木兄，賭博壓群之輩。玄武會咸池花街柳陌，□則丐戶也。

Among common people, if they encounter the Black Tortoise and are accompanied by the Official Ghost, and further combined with the Heavenly Thief, they must be thieves; if combined with the Heavenly Robbery, they must be robbers; if combined with the metal trigram, the sheep's horn, and the Robbery Sha, they must be bandits committing robbery; if combined with the siblings and the sheep's horn, they must be wicked people. If it enters the fire element, they are subordinates forced to serve others; if fire is further combined with the禄神 (favorable official), they are engaged in occupations involving boiling and scorching. If it enters the water element, they are boatmen, fishermen who set nets, or those who dig for sand; if it enters the earth element, they are brokers who mediate and facilitate transactions; if it enters the wood element and is combined with siblings, they are people who gather for gambling and show off. When the Black Tortoise combines with the Salty Pool and appears in places of brothels and taverns, if the text is missing three characters here, they are beggars.

財投旺庫者富祿，財聚旺者富。龍德財福旺持者富，財福帶月日動變來生合世身者富。財居辰戌丑未四庫旺相者，農工商賈致富，財居寅申巳亥四生旺相看他鄉致富，財居子午卯酉四正生旺者，九流藝術致富。太歲加財扶世，富繇祖業。月將加財扶世，富繇父兄。月建加財扶世，富繇妻子。

The wife's wealth entering a prosperous and strong repository or tomb indicates both wealth and official rank; if the wife's wealth is gathered in a prosperous place, it signifies wealth. If the Azure Dragon, Heavenly Virtue, and wife's wealth, children are all prosperous and strong in the world line, it indicates wealth. If the wife's wealth and children are associated with the month builder and day branch, or if they are generated and harmonized with the world line and body line through moving lines or changing lines, it also indicates wealth. If the wife's wealth is located in the four repositories, namely Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei, and is prosperous and strong, it indicates wealth through farming, labor, or commerce. If the wife's wealth is located in the four growth positions, namely Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai, and is prosperous and strong, it indicates wealth through earning in foreign places. If the wife's wealth is located in the four main positions, namely Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, and is prosperous and strong, it indicates wealth through skills in the nine streams of professions. If the sovereign year adds to the wife's wealth and supports the world line, the family's wealth comes from ancestral property. If the month general adds to the wife's wealth and supports the world line, the family's wealth comes from the father or elder brother. If the month builder adds to the wife's wealth and supports the world line, the family's wealth comes from the wife.

他宮外卦，財來生合世，外者，獲利成家，本宮內卦，財來生合世，本境貿易起家。本宮內卦六親，動爻、化爻、財來生合，得內親財起家。本宮外卦六親動爻、化爻、財來生合，得外親財起家。外卦他宮，動變財來生合，得遠方人財起家。內卦他宮，動變財來生合，得鄰里財起家。

The outer trigram of another palace has wealth coming to harmonize with the world line, indicating making a living and establishing a family in another place. The inner trigram of the same palace has wealth coming to harmonize with the world line, indicating starting a business and establishing a foundation in the local area. If the six relations within the inner trigram are transformed by the moving line and changing line into wealth that harmonizes with the world line, it signifies gaining wealth from close relatives. If the six relations within the outer trigram are transformed by the moving line and changing line into wealth that harmonizes with the world line, it signifies gaining wealth from distant relatives. If the outer trigram belongs to another palace and the moving line and changing line transform into wealth that harmonizes with the world line, it indicates gaining wealth from people far away. If the inner trigram belongs to another palace and the moving line and changing line transform into wealth that harmonizes with the world line, it indicates gaining wealth from neighbors.

官加貴旺，化財來生合，得仕宦之財起家。官加劫刃亥武三刑，化財來生合，得凶惡之財起家。在五爻者（五為道路），乃拾得盜賊道棄之財起家也。財化財來生合，放債貿易起家。加玄武咸池者，必私通外婦，因得其財也。兄加武動化財，以剋剝吝嗇起家。兄加雀動化財，以賭博起家。福德化財來生合，得牲販蠶畜僧道財起家。父母化財來生合，得賣屋宅之資起家。勾陳土化財來生合，得賣田產之資起家。

Official Ghost combined with Nobleman and being prosperous and strong, and transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise with the World Line, indicates becoming wealthy through official positions. Official Ghost combined with Robbery Sha, Sheep Blade, Black Tortoise, and Three Punishments, transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise, indicates becoming wealthy through vicious means. If it falls on the Fifth Line, which governs roads, it means becoming wealthy by picking up lost property on the road. Wealth transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise indicates becoming wealthy through lending money or trade. If further combined with Black Tortoise and Salty Pool, it definitely indicates obtaining wealth through secret relationships with a woman outside. Brothers combined with Black Tortoise and transforming into Wealth indicates becoming wealthy through being stingy and accumulating wealth. Brothers combined with Vermilion Bird and transforming into Wealth indicates becoming wealthy through gambling. Children transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise indicates becoming wealthy through trading livestock, raising silkworms, or receiving donations from monks and Taoists. Parents transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise indicates becoming wealthy by selling houses. Gou Chen earth line transforming into Wealth to generate and harmonise indicates becoming wealthy by selling land.

財臨旺馬，則江湖覔利也。財臨衰馬，則勞碌成家也。財逢空馬，則市井經營也。祿財旺相，遇刑沖者，陰處成家也。貴刃旺相刑財祿者，凶中得業也。若旺財加虎刃者，必濁富也。正卦無財變卦有，或世財死絕，化生旺者，先貧後富也。正卦有財變卦無，或世財生旺化死絕空破者，先富後貧也。

When the Wealth trigram is in a prosperous and strong condition with the Post Horse, it indicates traveling to the rivers and lakes to seek profit. When the Wealth trigram is in a weak condition with the Post Horse, it suggests hard work and saving up to establish a household. When the Wealth trigram meets an empty Post Horse, it implies small-scale business in the marketplace. If the Wealth trigram is prosperous and strong but meets punishment and clash, it means gaining wealth secretly in an inconspicuous way. If the Nobleman and the Sharp Blade are prosperous and strong and clash with the Wealth trigram and the禄神, it indicates acquiring property through dangerous circumstances. If the Wealth trigram is prosperous and strong along with the White Tiger and Sharp Blade, it is certainly wealth obtained through improper means. If the original hexagram lacks Wealth but the resulting hexagram has Wealth, or if the existing Wealth is dead or extinct but transforms into a thriving state, it indicates starting poor and becoming rich. If the original hexagram has Wealth but the resulting hexagram lacks Wealth, or if the existing Wealth is thriving but transforms into a dead, extinct, or broken state, it indicates starting rich and becoming poor.

至於世兄空動，財子無氣者，本宮休空，世被日沖，帶兄鬼二耗破碎殺者，用財死絕者，用財化空絕死破官鬼兄弟者，六爻無財者，財伏鬼下者，皆主貧也。欲知何事破家，但看用加兄動也。兄加龍動，喜悅而破也，文雅風騷，結交仕宦，婚嫁謀官買妾建造是也。

If the world line is in the empty position and its siblings are activated, and if the wealth and children are all weak and confined, and if the native's palace is weak and confined and the world line is attacked by the day branch, and if it carries the siblings and official ghosts as losses along with the broken star, and if the useful god, which is wealth, is dead, then these all indicate poverty. To find out the cause of breaking the family, look at the useful god combined with the siblings being activated. If the siblings combine with the azure dragon and are activated, it is due to joy and celebration causing financial loss: matters such as pursuing elegance, associating with officials, arranging marriages, seeking official positions, purchasing concubines, and undertaking large construction projects all fall into this category.

兄加雀動，是非而破也，言語沖撞結交書吏，出入公門，用財勝訟是也。兄加勾動，心高而破也，奢架房屋，貪買田產，重疊不明，或托借銀兩，被人捲去是也。兄加蛇動，疑惑而破也，傾信妖妄，求神賽願，演戲設醮，中保牽連是也。

Siblings combined with Vermilion Bird as the active element indicate financial loss due to verbal disputes: arguments, associating with officials, going to court, and spending money to win a lawsuit all fall into this category. Siblings combined with Gou Chen as the active element indicate financial loss due to excessive pride: extravagant house building, greedy purchase of land, buying overlapping properties with unclear ownership, or entrusting someone with a loan only to have the money stolen, all fall into this category. Siblings combined withTeng Snake as the active element indicate financial loss due to suspicion and paranoia: believing in false rumors, seeking divine help and making vows, staging plays and holding rituals, or acting as a guarantor and getting involved in trouble, all fall into this category.

兄加虎動，凶橫而破也，喪孝重疊，爭鬥奪繼，誣賴人命，殺傷謀害是也。兄加武動，不謹而破也，盜賊攀害，被人拖欠，賭博嫖飲，小人婦女，生端擾害是也，此貧富之占也。若乃家資之多少，則取財爻之納甲，周先天甲己子午九，乙庚丑未八，丙辛寅申七，丁壬卯酉六，戊癸辰戌五，巳亥常加四之數推之。

When the brother's trigram is activated along with the White Tiger, it indicates loss of wealth due to being aggressive and ruthless: this includes continuous mourning and wearing of mourning clothes, disputes over inheritance, false accusations of murder, and acts of killing and plotting, all falling under this category. When the brother's trigram is activated along with the Black Tortoise, it indicates loss of wealth due to carelessness: this includes being robbed and implicated, debts not being repaid, gambling and drinking, and disturbances caused by petty people and their women, all falling under this category. These are the indications of wealth and poverty. As for the exact amount of family property, it is determined by the number of the wife's wealth trigram according to the Najia stem assignment: according to the Earlier Heaven numbers, Jia and Ji with Zi and Wu are nine, Yi and Geng with Chou and Wei are eight, Bing and Xin with Yin and Shen are seven, Ding and Ren with Mao and You are six, Wu and Gui with Chen and Xu are five, and Zi and Hai are each added four.

俱以本宮出現之財爻為主，不現則取伏財。如卦有二財出現，則兼取之。又有大象為本宮之財者，亦取其卦之干支兼論之。如壬申戌亥乾，乙癸未申坤，丙丑寅艮，辛辰己巽，戊子在坎，巳午在離，庚卯在震，丁酉在兌是也。

When calculating, the wife's wealth爻 that appears in the original hexagram is primarily used. If the wife's wealth爻 does not appear in the original hexagram, then the hidden wife's wealth爻 is taken. If two instances of wife's wealth爻 appear simultaneously in the hexagram, both are taken into account. Additionally, if the entire hexagram itself represents the wife's wealth爻 of the original hexagram, then the heavenly stem and earthly branch of that hexagram are also taken into consideration. For example, the hexagram Qian is paired with the heavenly stem Ren and the earthly branches Shen, Xu, and Hai; the hexagram Kun is paired with the heavenly stem Yi and癸, and the earthly branches Wei and Shen; the hexagram Gen is paired with the heavenly stem Bing and the earthly branches Chou and Yin; the hexagram Xun is paired with the heavenly stem Xin and the earthly branches Chen and Si; the hexagram Kan is paired with the heavenly stem Wu and the earthly branch Zi; the hexagram Li is paired with the earthly branches Si and Wu; the hexagram Zhen is paired with the heavenly stem Geng and the earthly branch Mao; and the hexagram Dui is paired with the heavenly stem Ding and the earthly branch You.

如純乾卦，二爻甲寅為財，甲九數，寅七數，共十六數，大富，則十進千，六進百，為一萬六千也。中富，則十進百，六進十，為一千六百也，下富則十進十，六亦進十，為一百六十也。如小戶，則但以一水、二火、三木、四金、五土之數推之。如乾宮寅木財，木三數，則一進十，乃三十兩也。

For example, if one draws the pure Qian hexagram, the second line Jiayin represents the wife's wealth. The number for Jia is nine, and the number for Yin is seven, making a total of sixteen. If the person is from a very wealthy family, ten times six is a thousand, so it would be sixteen thousand. If the person is from a moderately wealthy family, ten times six is a hundred, so it would be one thousand six hundred. If the person is from a poorer family, ten times six is ten, so it would be one hundred sixty. For a poorer household, the numbers are calculated according to the Five Phases: water is one, fire is two, wood is three, metal is four, and earth is five. For example, the wife's wealth in the Qian trigram represented by Yin wood, the number for wood is three, and one times ten is thirty taels of silver.

己上並旺相加倍，休如數，囚死減半。若太歲貴馬福祿聚於財爻者，更益其一倍。月建貴馬福祿，聚於財爻者，更益其半。太歲刑破財爻者減其半，月建刑破財爻者，減其三分之一。若貴煞合益，刑破合損，更不增損，止得常數。

The numbers calculated above should also be adjusted according to their strength and decline: those that are prosperous and strong are doubled, those that are weak and confined remain as they are, and those that are in a state of death are reduced by half. If the nobleman, post horse, blessing god, and official star all gather on the wealth line, add another double. If the month builder's nobleman, post horse, blessing god, and official star gather on the wealth line, add half of the original number. If the sovereign star harms or breaks the wealth line, reduce by half. If the month builder harms or breaks the wealth line, reduce by a third. If theInauspicious Spirit (malevolent spirits) and harmful stars that should be added are exactly balanced by the harm and breaking that should be subtracted, then neither add nor subtract, and the number remains as it is.

又有爻與宮俱空破死絕者，如甲申年，壬申月，甲子旬，庚午日，卜得純乾卦，財爻刑破絕於歲月申中，死於日建午中，本宮戌亥又空於甲子旬中，雖有石崇之富，不旋踵而傾蕩無餘也。

There is another situation where both the lines and the hexagram's palace fall into emptiness, are broken, or meet the dead and absolute phases. For example, if on a Jia Shen year, a Ren Shen month, a Jia Zi decade, and a Geng Wu day, one draws the pure Qian hexagram, the wife's wealth, which is the寅 wood, is broken by the metal of the year and month, and it is absolutely destroyed in the申. It also dies in the day's ruler, the Wu fire. The two lines of the palace,戌 and亥, also fall into the empty phase of the Jia Zi decade. In such a hexagram, even if one has wealth as great as Shi Chong, it will be lost in an instant, leaving nothing behind.

又如天風姤卦，六爻無財，巽為木，亦乾宮之財，巽宮二爻下，伏本宮甲寅財，巽卦天干辛，地支辰巳，辛七數辰五數己四數，共十六，又加伏爻甲寅亦十六，共三十二數，大富則三十進三千，二進二百，為三萬二千，中富，則三十進三百，二進二十，為三千二百也，小富，則十進十，二進二，為三百二十也，各以十倍之法增之，小戶，亦以五行之數，一進十而推之，如前法。旺相加倍，休如數，囚死減半。歲月貴煞，與歲月刑破俱照例益損也（出占燈法）。

For example, the hexagram Tianfeng Gou belongs to the Qian palace. Qian metal takes wood as its wealth, but there is no wood line among the six lines. Fortunately, the Xun hexagram itself belongs to wood, which is the wealth of the Qian palace. Moreover, there is a hidden line of Jiayin wood wealth in the second line of the Xun palace. Therefore, we need to consider both the overall pattern and the hidden line. The Xun hexagram has the heavenly stem Xin and the earthly branches Chen and Si. Xin is seven, Chen is five, and Si is four, totaling sixteen. Adding the hidden line Jiayin, which is also sixteen, gives a total of thirty-two. For wealthy families, thirty units equal three thousand, two units equal two hundred, resulting in thirty-two thousand. For moderately wealthy families, thirty units equal three hundred, two units equal twenty, resulting in three thousand two hundred. For less wealthy families, ten units equal ten, two units equal two, resulting in three hundred twenty—calculations are made by multiplying by ten. For small households, the five elements' numbers are used, with one unit equaling ten, following the same method. Prosperous and strong elements are doubled, weak and confined ones remain the same, and those in death are halved. The auspicious and ominous heavenly stems and the punishments and conflicts of the year are also adjusted accordingly. This method comes from the "Zhan Deng Fa."

凡斷貴賤貧富，不拘遠祖近宗，一本九族之親，遠方鄉里之人，官宦下賤之輩，俱依此法斷之，又須知吉者，遇死墓絕胎，刑害克破，則減其福，凶者逢貴馬德喜龍福生合，則減其禍，不可一概言之。

Whenever determining the fortune of individuals, whether they are distant ancestors, close relatives, or outsiders from afar, officials or lowly people, the same method is used. It is also necessary to know that if good aspects meet with death, grave,绝, embryo, or punishment and harm, the good fortune will be reduced. If bad aspects meet with nobleman, post horse, heavenly virtue, heavenly joy, azure dragon, or fortune virtue that generate and harmonise, the misfortune will be mitigated. One cannot judge them all the same.

王靈經曰，人生所遇禍福不常，胥以六神取之，六神生合，各應其福，六神傷克，各應其災。然六神又以占時太歲臨爻者為上，月建大六神次之，日建小六神又次之。凡六神喜逢恩要歸垣，克忌神，生用神者吉，克用神，生忌神者凶。

The Wang Ling Jing says: The misfortunes and blessings one encounters in a lifetime are all determined by the "Six Spirits." When the Six Spirits generate and support each other, they each bring about the blessings they are associated with; when the Six Spirits injure, harm, or overcome each other, they each bring about the calamities they are associated with. However, among the Six Spirits, the one on the hexagram line corresponding to the current year's heavenly stem is the most important, followed by the major Six Spirit paired with the month builder, and then the minor Six Spirit paired with the day builder. All Six Spirits prefer to "encounter favor" and "return to their proper place." Those that can overcome the hostile god and generate the useful god are auspicious, while those that overcome the useful god and generate the hostile god are inauspicious.

何謂逢恩，龍入水，雀入木，勾入火，蛇入木，虎入土，武入金，是也。何謂歸垣，春龍，夏雀，秋虎，冬武，三九月勾，六十二月蛇，為當權之歸垣。龍入木，雀入火，勾入辰戌，蛇入丑未，虎入金，武入水，為本象之歸垣也。

What is "meeting the favor" (逢恩)? It refers to each of the six spirits entering the element that nurtures and generates them. Specifically, the Azure Dragon enters the water trigram, the Vermilion Bird enters the wood trigram, Gou Chen enters the fire trigram, Teng Sha enters the wood trigram, the White Tiger enters the earth trigram, and the Black Tortoise enters the metal trigram. What is "returning to its proper place" (归垣)? In spring, the Azure Dragon; in summer, the Vermilion Bird; in autumn, the White Tiger; in winter, the Black Tortoise; and in the third and ninth months, Gou Chen; in the sixth and twelfth months, Teng Sha—this is called being in command and in season (当权得令), which is one form of returning to its proper place. The Azure Dragon entering wood, the Vermilion Bird entering fire, Gou Chen entering the earth branches Chen and Xu, Teng Sha entering the earth branches Chou and Wei, the White Tiger entering metal, and the Black Tortoise entering water—this is called returning to its original form (本象), which is another form of returning to its proper place.

青龍臨太歲外動，歲內加官進財進祿。會天馬，同眾喜事，加驛馬，自己喜事。內動，加德合福喜者，主孕育婚姻喜慶。遇凶鬼刑害克破，主喜處招殃。或因花酒，或作保為媒，或行善願，或往喜慶之家致禍。仕宦公門，以升遷，薦舉，朝賀，問饋，之失致禍也。

The Azure Dragon appearing at the Heavenly Stem and activating in the outer trigram indicates that during this year there will be promotion, increased wealth, and higher salary. If it is combined with the Heavenly Horse, it signifies shared joy with others. If combined with the Post Horse, it indicates personal joy. If the Azure Dragon activates in the inner trigram and is further combined with Heavenly Virtue, Six Harmony, Fortune Virtue, and Heavenly Joy, it signifies joy related to childbirth or marriage. However, if it encounters evil Official Ghosts causing punishment, harm, or destruction, it may bring misfortune in situations that should be joyful. This could result from excessive drinking and revelry, acting as a guarantor or matchmaker for others, making vows or performing good deeds, or causing trouble by visiting a house where a celebration is taking place. For officials, it may lead to misfortune due to errors in matters such as promotion, recommendations, court ceremonies, or gifts.

朱雀臨太歲外動，有加官進職應舉文書之喜。內動有分離，火驚，口舌官非事。加兄鬼刑害克破主因怒氣生災。或文書，或寄信，或喧譁，詞訟，或往火場，銃炮流星之類致禍。仕宦，則或以宣勅，給由文移表章，申詳之失，或因譏諷彈劾致禍也。

The Vermilion Bird occupying the Tai Su and activating in the outer trigram indicates good fortune such as promotion, advancement in position, passing an examination, or receiving official documents. If it activates in the inner trigram, it suggests separation, fire accidents, fear, disputes, and legal troubles. If it is combined with siblings or official ghosts and involves punishment, harm, or defeat, it indicates misfortune caused by anger, such as disputes over documents, letters, loud arguments, lawsuits, or encountering fire, gunpowder, or meteors. For officials, it may result in misfortune due to errors in reading imperial edicts, handling official documents, or drafting petitions and reports, or due to being criticized or impeached by others.

勾陳臨太歲，並貴馬財祿外動，主加官祿進田產喜事。內動，主災患纏擾，不能擺脫。加官符必有田產婚姻之訟，加凶鬼刑害克破，主撲跌瘟疫，或改造，或安葬，或因田產，或往墓前致禍。仕宦，則或以城郭，封疆，田土，錢穀之失，致禍也。

Gou Chen is at the Tai Sui position, accompanied by Nobleman, Post Horse, Wealth, and禄神, and it is active in the outer trigram. This indicates good news of promotion, increased salary, and acquisition of land. If it is active in the inner trigram, it indicates troubles and difficulties that are hard to escape. If an official seal is added, there will be lawsuits concerning land or marriage. If avicious official ghost is added along with punishment and harm, it indicates falling or being injured, or suffering from an epidemic, or due to rebuilding a house, or due to burial, or due to disputes over land, or due to visiting a grave and causing misfortune. For officials, it indicates misfortune caused by errors in city defense, border demarcation, land, and taxes.

騰蛇臨太歲，外動主求謀多戾，外事牽連。內動，主虛驚妖怪，夢寐不安。加凶鬼刑害克破主以動土起訟。官吏需索不已，或以驚惶患病，或見妖怪或病，或夢中魔倒。仕宦，則或以己有虛詐，人有牽連致禍也。

A snake moving in the outer trigram and activating externally indicates that matters will encounter many obstacles and be involved with external affairs. If it activates within the inner trigram, it signifies worries and disturbances from ghosts or supernatural beings, causing restlessness during sleep. If combined with malevolent official ghosts and punishments and harms, it suggests disputes arising from breaking ground and starting construction, with officials demanding repeatedly; or illness caused by fear and anxiety, or sickness from encountering ghosts, or being haunted in dreams. For officials, it indicates that they may have dishonesty or deceit, or be implicated by others leading to misfortune.

白虎臨太歲，外動，主武職升遷，諸行吉利，經營稱心。內動，主血光，孝服，刀兵橫禍。加凶鬼刑害克破，主往喪家，或戰鬥宰殺之所，或虎狼之窟致禍。仕宦，則以刀兵，喪亂，殺戮徵巢致禍也。

The White Tiger is on the Tai Su and acts in the outer trigram, indicating promotion in military positions, smooth affairs, and success in business. If it acts in the inner trigram, it signifies bloodshed, mourning, and sudden calamities involving weapons. If combined with evil official ghosts and punishments and harms, it suggests misfortune arising from visiting a funeral, going to a battlefield, or entering areas where tigers and wolves are present. For officials, it indicates misfortune due to warfare, disorder, killing, and campaigns against bandits.

玄武臨太歲，外動，主舟行有盜賊之變，會吉神，則斬獲賊盜，或進舟船魚鹽酒醋之財。內動，主家下陰私失脫，孕婦災咎，加鬼殺刑害克破，主以水利坑廁，陰人，酒館花街，或往江湖飄洋致禍。仕宦，則有渡江涉海，遭逢盜賊，淫寵侍妾，痔漏之災（月日六神同斷）。

The Black Tortoise is on the Tai Su and activates in the outer trigram, indicating danger from thieves during a journey by boat; if it combines with auspicious spirits, it may instead capture and execute thieves, or bring profit from boats, fish, salt, wine, and vinegar. If it activates in the inner trigram, it suggests private affairs within the family, theft, or loss, and also misfortune for pregnant women. If combined with official ghosts andInauspicious Sha, it indicates misfortune caused by water projects, dirty latrines, women, taverns, or long sea voyages. Officials may suffer from crossing rivers or seas, encountering thieves, favoring concubines, or suffering from hemorrhoids. The method of interpretation is the same for the Six Spirits paired with the Month Builder and the Day Branch.