Twelve Palaces Divination

黃金策曰，首論命宮宜旺相，貴人祿馬福難量，若值休空多患難，一生順倒惹災殃。兄弟宮中喜旺強，合生身世棣華芳，衰空帶鬼無同氣，沖剋身爻定不良。夫婦宮中喜旺生，財臨子值助吾身，殺刃臨爻多怪疾，衰空難保百年姻。

The Golden Strategies say: First consider the命宫. The命宫 is most favorable when it is prosperous and strong. If it also has the Nobleman,禄神, andPost Horse accompanying it, the fortune is boundless. But if it falls in a weak and confined position or in the empty and lost position, there will be many calamities and difficulties, and one's life will be chaotic and often lead to misfortune. The brothers' palace prefers to be strong and vigorous. If it harmonizes and generates with the body line and the world line, the brothers will be like the flowers of the棠棣 tree, with affectionate and fragrant relationships. If it is weak, falls in an empty position, and is accompanied by the official ghost, there will be no siblings to rely on. If it also clashes with the body line, the brothers will certainly be harmful. The wife's palace also prefers to be prosperous and strong. If the wife's wealth is present on the line and the children are in the proper position, they can benefit the self. IfInauspicious Sha or羊刃 are present on this line, the spouse is likely to have strange illnesses. If it is weak and falls in an empty position, the marriage will not last for a hundred years.

子媳宮中吉曜臨，子孫岐嶷有精神，沖剋身世多忤逆，衰空殺刃嗣伶仃。財帛宮中忌破空，旺臨財位福無窮，最怕耗神兄武劫，一生得失小人侵，疾厄休空反稱心，生身合世必相侵，身克世沖總不犯，最嫌帝旺與長生。

In the son and daughter palace, if auspicious stars shine upon it, the children born will be intelligent and full of energy. However, if this palace clashes or controls the personal line and the world line, the children are likely to be rebellious and disrespectful. If it is weak, empty, and accompanied byInauspicious Sha and羊刃, the children will be lonely and isolated. The wealth palace is most feared when it is broken or empty. If it is prosperous and strong and located in the wealth position, there will be endless blessings. But it is most feared when great loss, minor loss, siblings, black tortoise, and robbery sha gather together, leading to constant gains and losses and frequent loss to small people. The illness and injury palace is actually most suitable when it is weak and empty. If it comes to the personal line or combines with the world line, it will definitely cause trouble. As long as the personal line does not control it and the world line does not clash with it, it will not be related. This palace is most disliked when it is located in the prosperity or growth position.

遷移身世坐其爻，遷徙無恆祖業拋，吉曜臨之遷則吉，凶星如值枉奔勞。奴婢宮中喜旺興，生身合世必多情，福德養奴財養婢，吉神會遇似陳琳。官祿宮中要吉星，吉星生旺必榮身，休衰惡殺兼兄子，皓首依然一白丁。

If the migration宫 shares the same position with the body爻 and the world爻, the person will have unstable migrations and is likely to abandon the family's property. If auspicious stars are present, the migration will bring good fortune; but if malevolent stars are present, it will result in unnecessary toil and travel. The servant宫 prefers to be prosperous and strong. If it can generate the body and harmonize with the world, the servants will be loyal and affectionate. The children and fortune virtue govern the upbringing of servants, while the wealth governs the upbringing of maid servants. If auspicious deities are also present, the servants will be as capable as Chen Lin. The official position宫 should have auspicious stars. If the auspicious stars are strong and flourishing, the person will certainly achieve honor and success. If the stars are weak and declining, and accompanied by evil influences, siblings, and children, then even in old age, the person will remain an uneducated commoner without official status.

田宅宮中喜土金，子孫奕業得相承，水火木星多進退，休空到老素寒人，福德旺興生世象，一生長得吉人欽，衰空終歲身勤動，凶曜奔忙也是貧。父母宮宜生旺臨，合生身世蔭垂深，衰空受克無瞻依，傷世沖身定不仁。

The Field and House宫 prefers earth and metal lines, so that descendants may pass down the family business generation after generation; if water, fire, and wood stars are in the宫, the property will fluctuate and be hard to maintain long-term; if the lines are weak and empty, in old age one will be a person of poverty and hardship. The Virtue and Fortune宫 should be prosperous and strong, supporting the World Line, so one will often receive respect from good people; if it is weak and empty, one will be busy all year round; if there are also evil stars, even after a lifetime of hard work, one will still remain poor. The Parents宫 should be in a strong and flourishing state; if it harmonizes and generates with the body line and the World Line, the parents' protection will be deep and enduring; if it is weak and empty and is restrained, one will have no support; if it harms the World Line and conflicts with the body line, this person will certainly be unfilial and unkind.

遊南子曰，僧道之占，亦有別焉。如其甫欲出家而來占也，但看華蓋孤辰，臨於世身命爻，而卦中子空財絕者，是宜為僧道者也。若子財旺動者，卦六沖者，今雖出家，後必還俗也。

You Nanzi said: Divination regarding monks and Taoists has its own distinctions. If someone is just about to become a monk or Taoist and comes to inquire, one should only look to see whether the stars Huagai and Guchen are present on the World Line, the Body Line, and the Life Line. If in the卦 the Children are in an empty state and the Wealth is at a dead end, then such a person is suitable for becoming a monk or Taoist. If the Children and Wealth are prosperous and strong, or if the卦 is of the Six Clashes, then although they have already become a monk or Taoist, they will surely return to secular life later.

其已出家來占者，以子孫為用也，又自占用世，代占用應也。用爻旺靜，帶龍喜德合者，吉也。內外世應旺相生合比和，不受刑害克破者，吉也。用逢財子福祿生旺者富也。用逢官貴長生者，僧道之官也。用逢官貴祿馬德合值空者，在玄門，則為法師。在空門，則為掌教者也。

If the person who comes for divination has already taken monastic vows, then the "Children" line is used as the useful god. When one divines for oneself, the "World Line" is used; when one divines for others, the "Response Line" is used. If the useful god line is prosperous and strong, and is quiet, and also carries the Azure Dragon, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, it is auspicious. If both the inner and outer trigrams, as well as the World Line and Response Line, are prosperous and strong, and they generate and harmonize with each other, and are not subject to punishment, harm, or being overcome, it is auspicious. If the useful god line meets the Wealth line, Children line, Fortune Virtue, and禄神 (rank and fortune deity), and is prosperous and strong, it indicates abundance in clothing and food. If the useful god line meets the Official line and Nobleman, and is seated on the "Growth" position, it indicates a monk or Taoist who holds an official position. If the useful god line meets the Official line and Nobleman,禄马 (rank and horse), Heavenly Virtue, and Six Harmony, but falls into an empty position, then in the Taoist tradition it indicates a master, and in the Buddhist tradition it indicates the head monk.

又卦逢六合者，六爻安靜者，世旺身空者，身空不動，而元神旺，忌神衰者，皆安享清福，壽考綿長也。世應俱空者，身心不定也。二父克身者，俗家牽累也。二鬼克身者，災病纏身也。世持兄動者，貪財好色也。勾持身動者，繫念家鄉也。虎加身動者，官訟累身也。雀加世動者，多招舌也。蛇加身動者，卒暴虛驚也。武加身動者，被賊冤牽也。龍加身動者，貴客相扶也。

For example, if the hexagram encounters the Six Harmony, and the six lines are quiet, with the World Line strong and the body line empty; or if the body line is empty but does not move, while the Origin God is strong and the Hostile God is weak—these all indicate enjoying a peaceful and comfortable life with a long lifespan. If both the World Line and the Response Line are empty, then the mind and body are unstable. If two sets of Parents lines afflict the body line, then one is troubled by relatives from the family. If two sets of Official Ghost lines afflict the body line, then illness and misfortune follow closely. If the World Line holds the Siblings line and moves, then one is greedy for wealth and indulgent in desires. If Gou Chen holds the body line and moves, then one constantly thinks of one's hometown. If White Tiger joins the body line and moves, then legal disputes arise. If Red Bird joins the World Line and moves, then there are many verbal conflicts. If the Flying Snake joins the body line and moves, then there are frequent sudden worries. If Black Tortoise joins the body line and moves, then one is falsely accused and implicated by thieves. If Azure Dragon joins the body line and moves, then there is assistance from a noble guest.

或候曰，子孫空亡者僧道見之，謂身落空亡，當有大難。得日辰動爻沖，庶幾不死也。管公口訣曰，金遇木而逢官，必得當朝之寵命。金遇木而逢福，定為常住之高人。金遇木而逢兄，兄弟來纏。金遇木而逢財，得財還俗。火見火而得子，一定當歸也。

Some divination masters say: if the children line falls into an empty state, a monk or a Taoist who sees this image is called "body falling into emptiness," which indicates a great danger; if the day branch or the moving line can冲 (overcome) it, perhaps he will not die. The "Oral Transmission of Gongan" says: if metal meets wood and also meets the official line, he will certainly receive favor and appointment from the current emperor; if metal meets wood and also meets the children line, he is certainly a high-ranking hermit in a monastery or temple; if metal meets wood and also meets the siblings line, there will be siblings coming to bother him; if metal meets wood and also meets the wealth line, he will renounce his religious life due to gaining wealth. If fire meets fire and also meets the children line, he will certainly renounce his religious life and return home.

又有建造梵宮道院者。木見木，寺觀重重也。金見金，樓臺疊疊也。水見水，佛殿宜修也。土見土，僧房宜整也。火見火，必遇火殃也。父見父，當蒙勅賜也。父旺生世者，殿宇巍峨也。父動化父，與父衰化旺者，必重建乾坤也。父入乾，宜通都大郡也。父入坤，宜田野村郊也。父入震離，宜鬧市也。父入艮巽，宜山林也。父入坎兌，宜襟江河而依泉澗也。

There are also cases concerning the construction of Buddhist temples and Daoist monasteries: Wood meets Wood, indicating that temples and monasteries will be built in succession; Metal meets Metal, suggesting that pagodas and towers will be constructed layer upon layer; Water meets Water, implying that the Buddha halls need repair; Earth meets Earth, meaning that the monks' dwellings require renovation; Fire meets Fire, indicating a certain fire disaster is inevitable; when the parents'爻 meets the parents'爻, it suggests that the temple will be granted an official title by the imperial court. If the parents'爻 is prosperous and strong and generates the world爻, the temple buildings will surely be grand and majestic; if the parents'爻 is activated and transforms into another parents'爻, or if the parents'爻 changes from decline to prosperity, it definitely indicates the need for rebuilding and a complete transformation. If the parents'爻 enters the Qian trigram, the temple should be built in a major city; if it enters the Kun trigram, it should be built in the countryside; if it enters the Zhen or Li trigrams, it should be built in bustling market areas; if it enters the Gen or Xun trigrams, it should be built in mountainous forests; if it enters the Kan or Dui trigrams, it should be located by rivers and streams, relying on springs and streams.

又鬼動生合世者，宜謁貴也。財旺生合世者，宜化緣也。財鬼空絕或卦無財鬼者，乏齋糧也。應爻空絕者，無施主也。世財空絕者，不宜買產也。又貴臨父母者，本師得道也。父母克身者，蒙師接引也。世絕逢生者，得人點化也。世墓逢沖者，得人開豁也。兄旺化兄者，從眾如雲也。歲臨火父，持世生合世者，寵錫忽頒也。

If the official ghost moves and generates and harmonises with the world line, it is advisable to visit a nobleman; if the wealth line is prosperous and strong and generates and harmonises with the world line, it is suitable to go out and seek alms. If the wealth or official ghost falls into emptiness and decline, or if the hexagram has no wealth or official ghost at all, there will be a shortage of alms. If the response line falls into emptiness and decline, there will be no donor. If the wealth line of the world falls into emptiness and decline, it is not advisable to buy property. If the nobleman is associated with the parent line, it indicates that the master has already attained enlightenment; if the parent line overcomes the body line, it means that the master has guided the person. If the world line meets decline but is then generated, it means that someone is guiding from the side; if the world line enters a tomb and is then confronted, it means that someone will guide and the person will suddenly understand. If the siblings are prosperous and transform into siblings, it indicates that there will be many monks following. If the year ruler is on the fire parent line and holds the world line or generates and harmonises with the world line, imperial grace will suddenly arrive.

又若招徒，以子孫為用也。子旺生合世者，徒得力也。子臨死墓絕胎，而刑沖剋害世者，愚痴而背逆也。子臨空破者，從有災也。子伏鬼化鬼者，從帶疾也。卦值游魂歸魂六沖者，不久遁去也。

If one wants to recruit a disciple, theChildren Line is taken as the useful god. If theChildren is prosperous and strong and generates and harmonises with the world line, the disciple will be capable and useful. If theChildren is in a dead, buried, exhausted, or fetal state and also harms or clashes with the world line, the disciple will be both dull-witted and rebellious. If theChildren is fallen and broken, the disciples under one's guidance will suffer misfortune. If theChildren is covered by official ghosts or transforms into official ghosts, the disciples will be ill. If the hexagram meets the situation of wandering souls, returning souls, or six clashes, the disciples will soon run away.

又有云遊訪道者，但得日龍與月虎，動臨身世命，或日虎與月龍，動臨身世命者，是謂龍虎交馳，宜訪道也。游魂卦而世帶劫刃者，世在五爻帶亡劫者，道路災迍也。世應相隨者，不返家鄉也。身世命值龍馬者，江湖得志也。值福合鬼者，四海馳名也。值兄合勾者，身填溝壑也。值武臨財者，沒命波壽也。值鬼合虎者，途遇強徒也。值父合虎者，榮歸故里也。

There is also mention of traveling to seek enlightenment: if the Azure Dragon of the day branch and the White Tiger of the month builder are activated and appear on the self, world, and life lines, or if the White Tiger of the day branch and the Azure Dragon of the month builder are activated and appear on the self, world, and life lines, this is called "Dragon and Tiger Meet," which is favorable for going out to seek enlightenment. If the卦 is a wandering soul卦 and the world line carries Robbery Sha or Sheep Blade, or if the world line is on the fifth line and also carries Wandering God and Robbery Sha, there will be disasters on the journey. If the world line and response line follow each other, one will not return home. If the self, world, and life lines are occupied by the Azure Dragon and Post Horse, one will achieve success in the world; if they are occupied by children and combined with official ghosts, one's name will be known throughout the land; if they are occupied by siblings and combined with Gou Chen, one's body will be buried in the ditches; if they are occupied by Black Tortoise and combined with wealth, one will die in the midst of storms; if they are occupied by official ghosts and combined with White Tiger, one will meet bandits on the way; if they are occupied by parents and combined with White Tiger, one will be able to return home with honor.

又有密地修證者，但世持福德生旺，在既濟未濟卦者，或在壬午癸巳丙子丁亥四爻者，或世持火子，伏水化水者，或世持水子，伏火化火者，俱為坎離既濟，宜參禪坐關打坐運氣也。子孫旺動，生合臨持身世命者，成功行滿也。身世命爻，值空死墓絕胎，及被四直與動爻，刑害克破者，難守戒行也。

There are also those who practice secretly in secluded places and attain real realization: if the world line holds fortune virtue and is strong and flourishing, and the hexagram is in the hexagrams of "Already Completed" or "Not Yet Completed," or falls on the fourth lines ofRenwu,Guisi,Bingzi, andDinghai; or if the world line holds the fire line children and is covered by a water line, or transforms into a water line; or if the world line holds the water line children and is covered by a fire line, or transforms into a fire line—these all indicate the image of坎 and 离 being in harmony, which is suitable for meditation, sitting in retreat, qigong, and breathing exercises. When the children are strong and flourishing and generate or harmonize with or hold the body, world, and life lines, one's meritorious deeds can be completed. However, if the body, world, and life lines fall on empty, dead, buried, extinct, or fetal positions, and are further harmed or damaged by the four direct lines and moving lines, one's vows and discipline will be difficult to uphold.

身沖世動，與六爻亂動者，心搖惑也。兄動克者，謗訕興也。鬼動克者，災訟作也。卦中上爻（六爻為天），與父母爻，動來生合身世命者，必天祐而人護也。

The line representing the person's own situation conflicts with the world line and becomes active, along with chaotic movement among the six lines. This indicates that the person's mind is unsettled and confused, unable to settle down. If the siblings line becomes active and comes to restrain, slander and mockery will follow. If the official ghost line becomes active and comes to restrain, misfortune and disputes will arise. If the top line, which represents heaven, and the parents line become active and come to generate and harmonise with the person's line, the world line, and the life line, then the person will certainly receive heavenly blessings and human protection below.

又有修真煉性者，緇衣以金為主，世身命居乾兌而值申酉者，吉也。羽士以木為主，世身命居震巽而值寅卯者吉也。世身命爻安旺者吉。卦無身者，難成正果，世空破者，不登道岸。鬼化子者，先難後易。子化鬼者，有始無終。

There are also those who cultivate true virtue and refine their nature: a Buddhist monk wears black robes, with gold as the main element. If the World Line, Body Line, and Life Line are in the Qian Trigram or Dui Trigram and also fall on the years of Shen or You, it is auspicious. A Taoist priest is a man in feathered robes, with wood as the main element. If the World Line, Body Line, and Life Line are in the Zhen Trigram or Xun Trigram and also fall on the years of Yin or Mao, it is auspicious. When the World Line, Body Line, and Life Line are stable and prosperous, it is auspicious. If the卦 does not contain the Body Line, it is difficult to achieve enlightenment. If the World Line is occupied by an empty or broken line, one cannot reach the spiritual shore. If the Official Ghost transforms into Children, it is difficult at first but easy later. If the Children transform into Official Ghost, there is a beginning but no end.

日龍與月虎，或月龍與日虎，同臨身世命爻者，是謂降龍伏虎，必煉丹而得道也。卦值內水外火（未濟），或內火外水（既濟），是謂火降水升，必面壁而成功也。世值升爻，登上界也。身居降象，墮阿鼻也。

The White Tiger of the Day Branch and the Azure Dragon of the Month Builder, or the Azure Dragon of the Month Builder and the White Tiger of the Day Branch, both appearing on the positions of the body, world line, and life line, is called "subduing the dragon and taming the tiger," which certainly leads to the ability to refine elixirs and attain enlightenment. If the hexagram is "The Unfinished" with the inner trigram belonging to water and the outer trigram belonging to fire, or "The Completed" with the inner trigram belonging to fire and the outer trigram belonging to water, this is called "fire descending and water ascending," which certainly leads to success through solitary meditation. If the world line is occupied by an ascending line, one attains the upper realm; if the body line is in a descending state, one falls into the Avīci地狱.

世持水福，而伏火化火，或持火福，而伏水化水者，必飛昇也。世持水鬼而伏火化火，或持火鬼，而伏水化水者，必坐化也。世持水福，加龍動者，羽化而登仙也。世持火福，加虎合者，遺蛻而不壞也（管公曰，身空遇火，得火燃身）。

The World Line holds a water element爻 withChildren and is under a hidden fire element爻, transforming into a fire element爻, or holds a fire element爻 withChildren and is under a hidden water element爻, transforming into a water element爻, then certainly ascends to heaven by day. The World Line holds a water element爻 with official ghost and is under a hidden fire element爻, transforming into a fire element爻, or holds a fire element爻 with official ghost and is under a hidden water element爻, transforming into a water element爻, then certainly passes away in a peaceful state. If the World Line holds a water element爻 withChildren and is joined by the Azure Dragon, it will achieve immortality and ascend to heaven; if the World Line holds a fire element爻 withChildren and is combined with the White Tiger, it will leave behind the physical form but the body remains unspoiled. Guan Gong said: If the body element falls into an empty position and meets fire, this is an omen of being burned by fire.

又有僧道還俗者，子財兩動者，宜也。游魂化歸魂者，宜也。財子生旺持世，生身，合命者，宜也。官動克世身命者，多災訟也。兄動克世身命者，用耗失也。身世命臨空死墓絕胎，又被刑害克破者，還俗開齋之後，災痗薦臻，壽元損壞也。隨官入墓者，若禍難逃也。助鬼傷身者，貪淫受累也。

There are cases where monks and Taoist priests return to secular life: when both theChildren and Wealth lines move together, it is suitable to return to secular life; when a wandering soul hexagram transforms into a returning soul hexagram, it is suitable to return to secular life; when Wealth and Children are strong and prosperous, holding the world line, and also support the body and life lines, it is suitable to return to secular life. If Official Ghost moves and attacks the world, body, and life lines, after returning to secular life, there will be many calamities and lawsuits. If Siblings moves and attacks the world, body, and life lines, there will be expenses and losses. If the body, world, and life lines are in empty, dead, tomb, end, or fetal states, and are further harmed by punishment and harm, attacked, or broken, after returning to secular life and fasting, disasters and diseases will follow continuously, and lifespan will be shortened. If the person is buried with the official, the calamity is hard to avoid; if assisting the official and harming the body, the person will be troubled due to indulgence in lust.

遊南子曰，凡占家宅分二種焉。有安居來卜者，先看內外卦象，內為宅，外為人，旺相者，人宅興隆。休囚死者，住居無氣，丁畜消損，家庭不發。內外生合比和者吉，相刑沖剋害者凶，空亡尤凶。

Youshanzi said: When divining about a family's residence, there are two types of situations. One is when the family is living in peace and comes to consult. First, examine the inner and outer trigrams: the inner trigram represents the residence, and the outer trigram represents the people. If both are prosperous and strong, then the family members and the house will flourish; if they are weak and confined or dead, the residence will have no life qi, and the family members and livestock will suffer losses, and the family fortune will not rise. When the inner and outer trigrams mutually generate and harmonize, it is auspicious. When they mutually punish, clash, and harm each other, it is inauspicious. If the trigrams fall on the empty and void, it is especially inauspicious.

如卦象衰空者，方看爻神，以二爻為宅，五爻為人，人克宅，則造創整齊，宅克人，則住宅不興，人眷災迍。二爻旺，屋多。五爻旺，人多。休囚死凶，相生合吉，相刑沖剋害凶。如爻神再空，是空而又空也，必有滅門之禍。

If the hexagram itself is weak and declining, then we look at the lines: the second line represents the dwelling, and the fifth line represents people. If people overcome the dwelling, it indicates that the house is well-constructed and orderly; if the dwelling overcomes people, it suggests that the residence is not prosperous and the family members frequently suffer misfortunes. If the second line is strong and flourishing, there will be many buildings; if the fifth line is strong and flourishing, there will be many people. If the lines are weak, dead, or in decline, it is ominous. If they mutually generate and harmonize, it is auspicious. If they mutually suffer punishment, clash, or control each other, it is ominous. If the line spirits are also in a state of emptiness and decline, it means emptyness within emptiness, which inevitably leads to calamity for the entire family.

次看六親，世為己，應為妻，陽父為父，陰父為母，陽兄為兄弟，陰兄為姐妹，陽財為妻，陰財為妾婢僕，陽子為男，陰子為女，陽鬼為祖，陰鬼為祖妣，用爻上卦吉，用爻旺相，帶吉神，得太歲月日生合者吉。用爻休囚死空亡伏藏者凶，帶凶殺動，被三傳刑害克破者凶。

Next, examine the six relations: the world line represents oneself, and the response line represents the wife. A yang parent represents the father, while a yin parent represents the mother. A yang sibling represents brothers, while a yin sibling represents sisters. A yang wife represents the main wife, while a yin wife represents a concubine, servant, or maid. A yang child represents a son, while a yin child represents a daughter. A yang official ghost represents the grandfather, while a yin official ghost represents the grandmother. If the used line is in the upper trigram, it is favorable. If the used line is prosperous and strong, accompanied by auspicious spirits, and receives support from the heavenly stem, month builder, and day branch through generation and harmony, it is favorable. If the used line is weak, dead, or in decline, falls into emptiness, or is hidden and not revealed, it is unfavorable. If it carries malevolent spirits and is punished, harmed, or attacked by the year, month, day, and the three transmissions, it is also unfavorable.

用爻持鬼，伏鬼，化鬼煞，陽鬼主官訟，陰鬼，必有災病也。凡用爻伏於官下者，必有病訟，每事多阻，出入有礙也，三將一歲分四季。如木帶吉神，春季見喜，火鬼帶殺，夏季生災，金值妻財，秋宜得利，水逢兄弟，冬必破財，土爻若帶吉凶，各隨司令決斷（辰三月，未六月，戌九月，丑十二月也）。若遇空亡，吉空則凶，凶空反吉。

When the official ghost appears in the爻, or is hidden beneath it, or transforms into an official ghost orInauspicious Sha, a yang爻 official ghost indicates legal disputes and lawsuits, while a yin爻 official ghost suggests illness. If the used爻 is hidden beneath the official ghost, there will certainly be illness and lawsuits, with many obstacles and difficulties in all affairs, and difficulties in going out or coming in. The three generals divide the year into four seasons to predict outcomes. For example, if a wood爻 is accompanied by a good deity, it brings joy in spring; if a fire爻 official ghost is accompanied byInauspicious Sha, disaster occurs in summer; if a metal爻 is associated with wealth, it is favorable in autumn; if a water爻 meets siblings, there will be financial loss in winter; if a soil爻 carries both good and bad influences, it depends on the season it corresponds to. Chen corresponds to March, Wei to June, Xu to September, and Chou to December. If there is an empty position, a good deity falling into emptiness becomes harmful, while a harmful deity falling into emptiness becomes beneficial.

除此大節之外，後將並窗床廁門戶道路香火棟樑墳墓六畜，分察吉凶也。又有臨事來卜者，便搜目下有何吉凶，遇父動，則子傷畜損。兄動，則妻傷財損。鬼動，傷兄，大小不安，官非事發。子動，剋夫，削職。

In addition to the above major aspects, one should also examine separately the doors and windows, beds and mats, pits and toilets, gates, paths, incense and fire, beams, tombs, and domestic animals to determine their auspiciousness or inauspiciousness. Another type is when one consults divination on an ad hoc basis, in which case one should only search for current auspicious or inauspicious factors: if the parents' yao is activated, then children may be harmed and livestock may be damaged; if the siblings' yao is activated, then the wife may be harmed and property may be lost; if the official ghost yao is activated, then brothers may be harmed, the household will be in disorder, and legal troubles may arise; if the descendants' yao is activated, then it may cause harm to the husband, and officials may lose their positions.

龍鬼持克，喜處生災。雀鬼雀兄持克，口舌破耗。蛇鬼持克，虛驚常有。玄鬼持克，非陰私盜賊，必奴婢走失。勾鬼持克，必田土交加，契券不明。虎鬼持克，主喪孝刀兵鬥傷蹼跌。二爻凶，窗神不安。三爻凶，床蓆不安。五爻凶，香火不安。此察六爻，廁碓門路墳墓六畜，逐位推詳也。

The Azure Dragon and Official Ghosts overpowering from the position of the second line bring misfortune even in joyful situations; the Vermilion Bird and Official Ghosts or Vermilion Bird and Siblings overpowering from the second line indicate disputes and financial loss. The Serpent and Official Ghosts overpowering bring false alarms. The Black Tortoise and Official Ghosts overpowering indicate either family secrets, theft, or servants running away. The Gou Chen and Official Ghosts overpowering result in land disputes and unclear deeds. The White Tiger and Official Ghosts overpowering indicate funerals, mourning clothes, fighting, and injuries from falls or accidents. If the second line is凶, the window spirits are restless; if the third line is凶, the bed and mat are unstable; if the fifth line is凶, the incense and fire are disturbed. Examine the six lines in this way to determine the situation of the toilet, mill, gate, grave, and livestock, and analyze them according to their positions.

祖妣、奴婢、宗、棟柱、牆籬、馬。父、宅長、香火、道路、人口、牛。妻、坑廁、外戶、羊。伯叔、兄弟、正門、閣房、床碓、豬。母、宅母、學堂、廚灶、貓犬。子孫、基址、溝、井、雞鴨。

The method of dividing the hexagram lines in the Guigu Valley system assigns people and objects in the house to the six lines: the top line represents ancestors, servants, ancestral temples, main beams, walls, and horses; the fifth line represents the father, head of the household, incense and fire, roads, population, and cattle; the fourth line represents the wife, pits, outer doors, and sheep; the third line represents uncles, brothers, main gate, upper rooms, beds, grain mills, and pigs; the second line represents the mother, house mother, school, kitchen, and cats and dogs; the first line represents children, foundation, ditches, wells, and chickens and ducks. When divining about the household, first determine the positions of the lines according to this division chart, then examine the strength and decline of each line and the spirits associated with them.

以卦身為用也，身旺相，基寬大。休囚，基狹小。屬陽基方，屬陰基圓也。入卦身臨乾基高，坤臨坎基卑下，近湖沼溪塘也。臨艮傍山陵近墳墓也，臨震近鬧市林木，臨巽近竹木花果菜園也。臨離，乾亢向陽，近窯冶也。臨坤近平郊曠野墳墓也。臨兌近池塘藪澤也。

When determining the foundation of a house, the "Hexagram Body" is used as the Useful God. If the Hexagram Body is prosperous and strong, the foundation will be wide and spacious; if it is weak and confined, the foundation will be narrow and small. If the Hexagram Body is yang, the foundation site will be square; if it is yin, the foundation site will be round. If the Hexagram Body is in the Qian trigram, the foundation will be high and elevated; if in the Kan trigram, the foundation will be low and damp, near lakes, ponds, or streams; if in the Gen trigram, the foundation will be near mountains and tombs; if in the Zhen trigram, the foundation will be near bustling markets and forests; if in the Xun trigram, the foundation will be near bamboo, fruit trees, gardens, and vegetable patches; if in the Li trigram, the terrain will be dry and sunny, with nearby kilns and metalworks; if in the Kun trigram, the foundation will be near flat fields and open country, as well as cemeteries; if in the Dui trigram, the foundation will be near ponds and water bodies.

十二支神，身臨子基兩尖中闊。臨亥基灣水曲也。臨寅遠樹椿基。臨卯兩家基址相連也。臨巳被人包後。臨午前大後尖也。臨申石砌中寬。臨酉四方不開也。臨辰基高。戌基橫。丑基前小後大。未基長，後如鑰匙勾轉也。

According to the twelve earthly branches, the hexagram body is as follows: if the hexagram body is at Zi, the foundation is narrow at both ends and wide in the middle; if at Hai, the foundation is curved like a river bend; if at Yin, there are tree stumps far away from the edge; if at Mao, the foundations of two houses are connected; if at Si, the back is enclosed by houses; if at Wu, the front is large and the back is pointed; if at Shen, the foundation is wide in the middle with stones surrounding it; if at You, the foundation is square but not spacious; if at Chen, the foundation is high; if at Xu, the foundation is long and horizontal; if at Chou, the front is small and the back is large; if at Wei, the foundation is narrow and long, with the latter part curving like a key.

身逢重基曲圓，逢交，基方直也。逢刑沖，基高低破缺也。逢生合，基方圓齊整也。逢三合，而遇日辰動爻刑沖剋害者，基即有一方缺處也（如子日，或子爻動傷身爻，即北方有缺之例）。身遇三刑，基在尖角上也。身遇六害，崩敗處朔屋基也。卦逢六合，中央地基。卦值六沖，街頭巷口地基也。

When the hexagram body meets a repeated line, the foundation is winding and round. When it meets an intersecting line, the foundation is square and straight. When it meets a punishment or clash, the foundation is uneven and broken. When it meets a harmonious generation, the foundation is square and complete. If it meets triple harmony but is simultaneously harmed by the day branch or a moving line through punishment, clash, or control, then the foundation will definitely have a missing part. For example, on a day of Zi, if the Zi line moves and harms the hexagram body, this represents a break in the northern part. When the hexagram body meets three punishments, the foundation is on a sharp corner. When it meets six harms, the foundation is built on a ruined site. When the hexagram meets six harmonies, the foundation is in the center. When it meets six clashes, the foundation is at the crossroads.

身臨父，基有舊屋。身臨兄，半為己產。身空伏鬼全是人基也。身下伏官，非官基必絕地也。身下伏子，道官僧房之基也（動為觀，靜為庵）。身不現，又不伏，或身臨空絕者，非絕戶之地，必他人之基也。父化鬼者，絕戶官基也。身衰值木者，舊為茅徑也。身金，化金者，折屋開基也。身土化金者，移高塞低也。身土化土者，填高塞低也。

The Hexagram Body located in the Parents indicates there is an old house on the base. If the Hexagram Body is in the Siblings, only half of the property is considered one's own. If the Hexagram Body falls into an empty position and is covered by the Official Ghost, the whole land is someone else's foundation. If the Hexagram Body is covered by the Official Ghost, it is not government land, but rather land of a family with no descendants. If the Hexagram Body is covered by the Children, it is the foundation of a Taoist temple or a Buddhist monastery; if it is active, it is a temple, if it is quiet, it is a hermitage. If the Hexagram Body does not appear or is hidden, or if it falls into an empty position and meets an end, it is not land of a family with no descendants, but rather someone else's foundation. If the Parents change into the Official Ghost, it is government land left by a family with no descendants. If the Hexagram Body is weak and belongs to wood, it was once a narrow path of thatched grass. If the Hexagram Body belongs to metal and changes into metal, it means a house was demolished and a new foundation was built. If the Hexagram Body belongs to earth and changes into metal, it means the high areas were levelled and the low areas were filled. If the Hexagram Body belongs to earth and changes into earth, it also means filling up the high areas and blocking the low ones.

龍父旺動克身者，東屋偪基也。虎父動克身者，右邊已賣也。水鬼克身者，地基水溼也。雀財化父者，火後地基也。二爻克身者，基狹也。身克二爻者，基不方正也。三四克身者，門戶沖基也。五爻克身，有路衝。六爻克身，有牆棟沖也。初爻與應爻，帶土來生合卦身者，併入基地也。兄臨子水動克身者，北方有人爭基也。兄臨午火動克身者，南方有人爭基也。東西仿此。

The parents represented by the Blue Dragon are prosperous and strong, and when they move and overcome the hexagram body, the eastern house is encroaching on the foundation. The parents represented by the White Tiger, when they move and overcome the hexagram body, indicate that the land on the right has already been sold. If the water line official ghost overcomes the hexagram body, the foundation is damp. If the wife wealth represented by the Vermilion Bird transforms into parents, it suggests the land was left after a fire. If the second line overcomes the hexagram body, the foundation is narrow. If the hexagram body overcomes the second line, the foundation is not square. If the third and fourth lines overcome the hexagram body, there is a door or gate directly facing the foundation. If the fifth line overcomes the hexagram body, there is a road directly facing the foundation. If the sixth line overcomes the hexagram body, there is a wall or roof directly facing the foundation. If the first line and the responding line bring in a soil line to harmonize with the hexagram body, it indicates that land from elsewhere has been incorporated into the foundation. If siblings are associated with the water element and move to overcome the hexagram body, someone from the north is competing for the land. If siblings are associated with the fire element and move to overcome the hexagram body, someone from the south is competing. The same pattern applies to the east and west.

以初爻為用也，又以白虎子孫申金為用也。初爻庚子水屋下井，甲子水門前井也。日父母生合初爻坡下井。初加勾逢三合，井在牆角也。內卦坎化離，初爻水化火，二爻火化水者，俱井灶相連也。初合三爻，房井相連也。龍旺逢沖，新井也。虎逢衰死，舊井也。初空動穿井未完也，空逢沖，穿井未久也。初鬼空，廢井也。初水逢死氣，井室常閉也。

Divining a well by using the first line as the Useful God, and also using theChildren (children) of the White Tiger over the metal element of the monkey (申) as the Useful God. If the first line is the water of Gengzi, the well is under the house; if it is the water of Jiazi, the well is in front of the door. If the parents of the day branch generate and harmonise with the first line, the well is at the foot of a slope. If the first line is combined with Gou Chen and meets the Triple Harmony, the well is in the corner of the wall. If the inner trigram changes from Kan (water) to Li (fire), and the first line water changes to fire while the second line fire changes to water, then the well and stove are connected. If the first line and the third line harmonise, the room and the well are connected. If the Azure Dragon is prosperous and strong and meets a conflict, it indicates a new well; if the White Tiger is weak or in decline, it indicates an old well. If the first line is empty and moves, the well is not yet completed; if the first line is empty and meets a conflict, the well was just completed. If the official ghost in the first line is empty, it indicates a ruined well; if the first line is water and meets death qi, it indicates the well house is always closed.

土殺動來刑沖剋初爻，井閉塞也。初臨龍水遇墓絕，枯井宜開也。初父化兄，相承留下井。初兄化兄，與人合井也。初持父母，有井亭，或肋下井也。初臨月日二虎，虎眼井。水化水，雙眼井。初爻，伏爻，化爻同三眼井。初與三傳併合，四眼井也。初臨財福青龍，水清盈溢，福及百家也。初加鬼虎，災生十室也。初加勾土，官符疊疊也。初加雀火，一向乾枯也。初加雀水，福祿悠長也。

When the earth line of the hexagram is aInauspicious Sha and it causes punishment and clash with the first line, the well is already blocked. If the first line is accompanied by the azure dragon water line but meets the conditions of burial and termination, it is a dry well, and it should be dug again. If the first line is the parents and changes to siblings, it indicates a well inherited from ancestors. If the first line is siblings and changes to siblings, it indicates a well shared with others. If the first line holds the parents, there is a well pavilion or the well is located by the house. If the first line is accompanied by the month builder and day branch both with white tiger, it is called a tiger eye well. If the water line changes to another water line, it is called a double eye well. If the first line, hidden line, and changing line are the same, it is called a triple eye well. If the first line, year, month, day, and three transmissions are all in harmony, it is called a quadruple eye well. If the first line is accompanied by wealth and children and has the azure dragon, the well water is clear and abundant, benefiting many households. If the first line is accompanied by official ghost and white tiger, misfortune affects ten households. If accompanied by the gou chen earth line, official symbols continue constantly. If accompanied by the vermilion bird fire line, the well has been dry for a long time. If accompanied by the vermilion bird water line, blessings and honors last long.

初金蛇動，井埋尸骨也。初巳蛇動，井有蛇怪。加大殺，有毒蛇也。初武水雀旺動，泉不竭也。武大殺動，水黑也。壬戌癸亥動合初，水味鹹也。丙午動合初，水味淡也。大殺丙丁動，無水。初壬癸動，泉多也。水值長生。水常泛溢也。合動生合初，水清溢也。水動不積也，土動水濁也，土空是池也。土加咸池殺，水穢氣，不可食也。

The first line belonging to metal and accompanied by the snake moving, indicates bones buried in a well; the first line belonging to the snake and accompanied by the snake moving, indicates a snake monster in the well, and if the great sha is added, it is a poisonous snake. The first line accompanied by the black tortoise water line and the vermilion bird, when prosperous and strong, indicates a spring that never runs dry; if the black tortoise is added with the great sha, the water turns black. If the lines of renxu and guihai move to harmonize with the first line, the water is salty; if the line of bingwu moves to harmonize with the first line, the water is fresh; if the great sha and the lines of bing and ding move, there is no water in the well; if the first line is accompanied by the lines of ren and gui, the spring is abundant. If the water line is in the state of growth, the well water often overflows; if a line moves to generate and harmonize with the first line, the water is clear and overflows; if the water line moves, the water cannot be retained; if the earth line moves, the water is turbid; if the earth line is empty, it is actually a pond. If the earth line is added with the salty pool sha, the well water is foul and cannot be drunk.

初屬木，井邊有樹也。庚寅辛卯松柏也。庚申辛酉，石榴也。巳未桂也，戊辰竹也，壬午癸未，楊柳也。若木鬼帶殺動，井上有枯樹為精。旺相樹大，休囚樹小。若逢刑沖，樹必損壞。日辰刑沖，其木方砢。月建刑沖，其樹斫伐也。初爻土動化木者，井中有樹宜去也。兄動合初，一旱無泉也。官動合初，久旱得水也。

The first line belongs to wood, indicating a tree by the well. Gengyin and Xinmao represent pine and cypress trees, Gengshen and Xinyou represent pomegranate trees, Si and Wei represent osmanthus trees, Wuchen represents bamboo, Renwu and Guiwei represent willow trees. If the wood line is associated with the official ghost and carriesInauspicious Sha, there will be a withered tree by the well that has become a spirit. If the wood line is prosperous and strong, the tree will be large; if weak and confined, the tree will be small. If there is a punishment or clash, the tree will be damaged: if the day branch punishes or clashes with it, the tree is newly cut; if the month builder punishes or clashes with it, the tree has already been cut down. If the first line belongs to earth and transforms into wood, a tree will grow in the well, which should be removed. If the siblings line activates and combines with the first line, there will be no spring water during a drought; if the official ghost line activates and combines with the first line, there will be water available even during a prolonged drought.

二爻父母空，無井欄也。父母被刑沖，井欄損也。二爻虎金合，石井欄。辰卯旺合，竹籮為井欄。庚寅旺合，木井欄。戊寅旺合，竹井欄。二爻武旺空，或武動逢沖者，井欄盜去也。初爻勾逢刑破，井下柵頹也。初受土克，水漏也。初臨丑土加勾，井邊有半片磨也。金虎動合初勾，井旁有頑石也。初臨辛丑，逢勾金動來合，旁有舊缸底也。初加旺虎在艮宮，旁有灰堆也。

The second line with parents falling into vacancy indicates there is no well frame on the well. If parents are punished and clashed, the well frame is broken. If the second line has white tiger and golden line in harmony, it indicates a stone well frame. If chen and mao are prosperous and strong and in harmony, it indicates a bamboo well frame. If gengyin is prosperous and strong and in harmony, it indicates a wooden well frame. If wuyin is prosperous and strong and in harmony, it indicates a bamboo well frame. If the second line has black tortoise that is prosperous but falls into vacancy, or black tortoise is activated and meets clash, the well frame has been stolen. If the first line meets punishment and destruction with gou chen, the wooden fence under the well has collapsed. If the first line is restrained by earth, the well water leaks. If the first line is accompanied by xinchou and gou chen, there is a half stone mill by the well. If golden line and white tiger activate and harmonize with the first line's gou chen, there is a stubborn stone by the well. If the first line is xinchou and meets activated gou chen and golden line harmonizing, there is an old jar bottom nearby. If the first line is accompanied by prosperous and strong white tiger and is in gen palace, there is a pile of ash nearby.

初加天河、天井、小殺動者，有小兒墮井也。初下伏鬼，井有枯骨也。初下伏卯，井中有竹物也。金動沖合初爻，瓦罐墮井也。初加勾殺動，窯器墮井也。庚戌辛亥沖初爻，首飾墮井也。初持金蛇動，鐵鉤墮井也。壬申癸酉沖初爻者，劍墮井也。虎加土煞動，石塊墮井也。酉金沖合初，雞飛落井也。初加寅虎動，貓落井也。

The first line combined with Tian He and Tian Jing and small evils being activated, there was once a child who fell into a well. Under the first line, if the Official Ghost is hidden, there are dry bones in the well; if the hidden element is卯 wood, there are bamboo items in the well. If the metal line is activated and conflicts or harmonizes with the first line, there is a ceramic jar falling into the well. If the first line combined with Gou Chen andInauspicious Sha is activated, there is a kilnware item falling into the well. If Geng Xu and Xin Hai conflict with the first line, there are jewelry items falling into the well. If the first line holds the metal line and Tan She is activated, there is an iron hook falling into the well. If Renshen and Guiyou conflict with the first line, there are knives and swords falling into the well. If Bai Hu combined with earth evils is activated, there are stones falling into the well. If酉 metal conflicts and harmonizes with the first line, there are chickens flying into the well. If the first line combined with寅 wood and Bai Hu is activated, there is a cat falling into the well.

丙辰加龍德動，井有魚龍也。金虎加大殺動，井有鐵器為精也。初加光影殺動，井有怪異也。初加天燭殺動，及雀臨丁巳動，而受刑者，井有火光為妖也。又宅為母（二爻），井為子（初爻）相生合吉。相刑剋凶，也又凡卜開井者，但逢玄武水旺動，與申金旺動，者其泉易至也。又日辰，與水動合之爻，其下有泉也（以支神定其何方）。

When the Bingchen (丙辰) trigram is combined with the Azure Dragon and Heavenly Virtue, there are fish and dragons in the well. If the metal trigram is combined with the White Tiger and Great Sha, there are iron objects that have become spirits in the well. If the first line is combined with the Light and Shadow Evil, there are strange creatures in the well. If the first line is combined with the Heavenly Lantern Evil, or if the Vermilion Bird is on the Dingsi (丁巳) trigram and is harmed, there is a firelight spirit in the well. In addition, the second line represents the mother and the first line represents the well as the child. If the mother and child are mutually generating and harmonious, it is auspicious; if they are mutually conflicting, it is inauspicious. When divining the digging of a new well, if the Black Tortoise water trigram is prosperous and strong and the metal trigram of Shen is also prosperous and strong, water will be easily found. Also, if the day trigram and other water trigrams that harmonize with it are active, there will be underground springs in the direction where they are located. The specific direction is determined by the earthly branch.

又耶律氏以卦中申金爻旺動者有井（水生申故）申金死墓空絕者，枯井也。申下伏鬼者，無欄也，申下伏殺者，水惡也。申下伏財者，水清也。申下伏父簷前井。伏子，路邊井，伏兄，與人合井也。卦有兩申雙井也。如日辰合住，只一眼汲水也。卦無申爻者，無井。有申無水，亦無井。雖玄武旺動，亦枯井也。玄武旺，遇勾，併合者，枯井可開也。又井爻不動不發，試之極驗。

According to the Ye Liu school of thought, if the Shen metal line in the hexagram is prosperous and strong and becomes active, there is a well in the family, because water is born in Sheng; if Sheng metal is in the positions of death, tomb, void, or decline, it indicates a dry well. If the official ghost is hidden under the Sheng metal, the well has no fence; if aInauspicious Sha is hidden, the water is bad; if wife's wealth is hidden, the water is clear; if parents are hidden, it is a well in front of the eaves; if children are hidden, it is a well by the roadside; if siblings are hidden, it is a well shared with others. If there are two Sheng lines in the hexagram, it indicates two wells; if the day branch combines with them, only one well can be used. If there is no Sheng line in the hexagram, there is no well in the family; if there is Sheng but no water, it is also considered as no well, even if the Black Tortoise is prosperous and active, it is only a dry well. If the Black Tortoise is prosperous and active, and also combines with Gou Chen to form a harmonious relationship, the dry well can be renovated. Moreover, if the well line does not become active, the prediction will not be verified, and it is extremely accurate when tested repeatedly.

以二爻為用，又以父母為用也。又以父母為堂，官鬼為廳，妻財為倉灶、廚房。子孫為廊，夏廂房披屋道路。兄弟為門戶，牆壁。值玄武水爻，為坑廁也。旺相得四直生合，帶貴馬龍喜德祿財福動者，新創整齊也。休囚空死墓絕胎，逢四直刑沖剋害，加蛇虎亡劫刃殺動者，舊居破敗也。

In divining a residence, the second line is taken as the useful god, and also the parents' line is considered as the useful god. In addition, the parents' line represents the main hall, the official ghost line represents the hall, the wealth line represents the granary, kitchen, and stove room, the children's line represents the corridors and summer side rooms, eaves, and paths, and the siblings' line represents the gate and walls; if the black tortoise water line is present, it indicates a toilet. If the residence line is prosperous and strong, and receives support and harmony from the year, month, day, and hour lines, and also has the nobleman, post horse, azure dragon, heavenly joy, heavenly virtue,禄神, wealth, and children lines activated, it indicates a newly built and well-ordered house. If the residence line is weak and confined, falls into emptiness, death, tomb, end, or infancy, and also encounters punishment, clash, and control from the year, month, day, and hour lines, and further has the coiling snake, white tiger, lost spirit, robbery sha, sheep's horn, andInauspicious Sha lines activated, it indicates a deteriorated old house.

宅動必傷財也。宅空必見災也。宅空動，其方主絕也。宅旺動，重建造也。宅旺相，必榮昌也。宅休，宜遷也。宅囚，人亡也。宅死，屋賣也。宅水逢火者，發也（干支合論）。木遇土者，相資也。火值金者，鼎新也。土值木者，斜損也。木見木者，樓閣重重也。加木命人占，則五門一統也。貴人福德臨宅，世代名家也。華蓋文昌臨宅，當今名宦也。

When the domestic hexagram moves, it certainly causes financial loss; when it falls into an empty position, disaster is certain. If the domestic hexagram is both empty and moving, the corresponding direction indicates no descendants. If the domestic hexagram is prosperous and strong and moves, it indicates rebuilding. If the domestic hexagram is prosperous and strong, the family will certainly flourish. If the domestic hexagram is in a resting position, it is suitable to move house; if it is in a captive position, someone will die; if it is in a dead position, the house will be sold. If the domestic hexagram belongs to water and meets fire, it indicates success, and this should be considered by combining the heavenly stems and earthly branches. If wood meets earth, they support each other; if fire meets metal, it signifies renewal. If earth meets wood, the house will be crooked and damaged. If wood meets wood, there will be many overlapping buildings; if a person with a wood destiny asks, it indicates that the five gates are connected as one. If nobleman and fortune virtue are adjacent to the domestic hexagram, it indicates a family of noble lineage; if huaguo and wenchang are adjacent to the domestic hexagram, it indicates a prominent official of the present time.

火火無水，貧乏之居也。水水無金，窮寒之舍也。二水二金，憲臺霜肅也。一木二土，臺閣流芳也。水見火，臨兄弟，和合之門也。水逢金值父母，雍穆之家也。鬼臨宅空動，主有大難也。太歲臨宅空動，人口必傷也。白虎臨宅空動，人死馬倒也（巳上出管公口訣）。

When there are two instances of fire but no water, it indicates a poor household; when there are two instances of water but no metal, it signifies a cold and destitute dwelling. When water and metal are paired together, the owner holds an official position in the imperial court, with a severe and frost-like authority. When one instance of wood and two of earth are paired, the owner resides in the government office and leaves a lasting reputation. When water meets fire and the brother's hexagram is involved, it denotes a harmonious family. When water meets metal and the parent's hexagram is involved, it indicates a refined and harmonious household. If the official ghost hexagram is on the dwelling hexagram and is both empty and moving, there will be great difficulties in the family. If the year's hexagram is on the dwelling hexagram and is both empty and moving, there will certainly be loss of family members. If the white tiger hexagram is on the dwelling hexagram and is both empty and moving, the master will suffer a serious misfortune. All of these are from the "Guan Gong's Oral Rules."

父空，無正堂也。父囚死，堂屋崩頹也。父化父，非有二堂，必樓房也，或折舊屋起大屋也。父化子，折舊屋起小屋也。父化財，折舊屋為廚灶、閨房、倉庫也。父化官，改堂為廳也。凶衰，則沒人為官房也。父化兄安門立廁也。父伏子下，偏屋作正屋也。父伏財下，與灶同間也。父下伏兄，兩姓合門出入也。父下伏子，從屋高正屋低也。父下伏官，非宦家，必住官房也。

If the parents' element falls into an empty position, there is no main hall in the house. If the parents are trapped or dying, the main hall is collapsing or falling apart. If the parents change into parents, it means there are not two main halls, but rather a building with upper and lower floors, or an old house is demolished and a larger one is built. If the parents change into children, it indicates an old house is being demolished and a smaller one is built. If the parents change into wealth, it means the old house is converted into a kitchen, inner room, or storage area. If the parents change into official ghost, it means the main hall is converted into a hall for official affairs. If the divination is unfavorable and weak, it suggests the house is confiscated by the government and used as official property. If the parents change into siblings, it means installing a door or setting up a toilet. If the parents are hidden beneath children, it means a side room is regarded as the main hall. If the parents are hidden beneath wealth, the living quarters and kitchen are in the same place. If siblings are hidden beneath parents, two families share one door. If children are hidden beneath parents, the high building is the main hall while the main hall is low. If official ghost is hidden beneath parents, it is not a family of officials, but they are living in a government building.

伏鬼帶合，停殯在堂也。父下伏木鬼，帶火逢空者，草屋也。伏火鬼，逢衰死者，草屋也。火水鬼者，屋下溼漏也。伏土鬼旺相，當簷有敎埂。伏鬼逢死墓，下有伏尸也。伏金鬼生旺，有城塔出現。衰是草舍也。雀在前，武在後，龍左虎右，勾居辰戌之方，蛇乃丑未之地也。

Under the parents there lies an official ghost accompanied by a harmonious element, indicating a corpse is resting in the hall. If under the parents there is a wooden element official ghost, accompanied by fire but falling into emptiness, it signifies a thatched hut; if there is a fire element official ghost encountering decline and death, it also indicates a thatched hut; if there are two ghosts of fire and water, the roof is damp and leaking. If there is a soil element official ghost that is prosperous and strong, there is a soil ridge directly under the eaves; if there is an official ghost encountering death and burial, there are buried bones beneath the house; if there is a metal element official ghost that is thriving, there is a city wall or a pagoda nearby, but if it is weak, it is merely a thatched hut. The directions are determined by the six spirits: Vermilion Bird is in front, Black Tortoise is behind, Azure Dragon is on the left, White Tiger is on the right, Gou Chen is in the directions of Chen and Xu, and Teng Sha is in the directions of Chou and Wei.

鬼空無廳也。鬼化鬼，有二廳也。帶殺則宅地不祥。夜多怪夢。如刑沖剋害身世，主重重災訟也。鬼化兄，損財招盜也。鬼化父伏父，非官家，必官房，或沒人官房，或家有病人鬼祟，多招是非口舌，貴官則不妨也。兄化兄，重門相對，也主人口啾唧之災也。兄化鬼，有官符口舌，損妻妾財帛也。

If the Official Ghost falls into an empty position, there is no hall in the house. If the Official Ghost transforms into another Official Ghost, there are two halls. If the Official Ghost is accompanied byInauspicious Sha (malevolent stars), the land is inauspicious and there are often strange dreams at night. If it also suffers from punishment, clash, and control of the body line and world line, it indicates a series of calamities and lawsuits. If the Official Ghost transforms into Siblings, there will be financial loss and theft. If the Official Ghost transforms into Parents or has Parents hidden beneath it, it indicates either a family of officials, an official building, or a confiscated official building, or else there is a sick person in the family, ghosts causing disturbances, and frequent disputes and gossip. If the family is already of high status, there is no problem. If Siblings transform into Siblings, there are two doors facing each other, indicating minor illnesses among family members. If Siblings transform into Official Ghosts, there will be official troubles and disputes, and also damage to the wife, concubine, and wealth.

財化財，連厫重灶也。帶凶殺則妻妾不寧，加婢走失。財化鬼者，亦然也。財化父，居地窄，小口災也。財化兄，不利財帛也。財化鬼貴人升級遷也。財世動，主賣屋，或毀折房屋，克雙親，生鬼祟，財物不能停留也。子化子，側屋多，幼口災也。子化兄住居不安也。子化官幼口損也。

When the wife's wealth changes to wife's wealth, there is a connection between the granary and the kitchen, and the stove is repeated; if it is accompanied byInauspicious Sha, the wife and concubines will not be at peace, and also the maid servants will be lost. When the wife's wealth changes to official ghost, the situation is the same. When the wife's wealth changes to parents, the dwelling is narrow and the children are in danger; when the wife's wealth changes to siblings, it is unfavorable for wealth. When the wife's wealth changes to official ghost with the presence of a nobleman, it indicates promotion in official position. When the wife's wealth holds the world and is active, it indicates selling the house or demolishing the house, and it will injure both parents, attract ghosts and spirits, and the wealth will not be retained. When the children change to children, there are many side rooms and young children are in danger; when the children change to siblings, the dwelling is unstable; when the children change to official ghost, the young child is injured.

又祿馬官貴臨宅，出貴也。財祿福喜臨宅，發富也。咸池，玄武臨宅，出淫人賤人也。福空華蓋，臨宅，出僧道也。虎福加天賦臨宅，出不良乞丐也。虎殺加刑害臨宅，出凶惡也。龍德福喜臨宅，出良善也。雀福動，出看經念佛人也。披頭殺加白虎臨宅，出瘋癲人。木狼殺加蛇鬼，臨宅，出雉頸人。風波殺帶玄武鬼臨宅，出溺水人。雷火霹靂殺，帶雀鬼臨宅，出雷擊火焚人。金火鬼加天刑羊刃臨宅，出刎頸刀傷人也（爻動者驗）。

If the禄神, Post Horse, 官爻, and Nobleman are present on the 宅爻, there will be noble people in the family. If Wealth, 禄神, Fortune Virtue, and Heavenly Joy are present on the 宅爻, the family will become wealthy. If Salty Pool and Black Tortoise are present on the 宿爻, there will be people who are淫乱 and of low morals. If Children falls into the empty position and is accompanied by 华盖 on the 宅爻, there will be monks or Taoists. If White Tiger, Children, and 天赋煞 are present on the 宅爻, there will be beggars who are not capable. If White Tiger andInauspicious Sha are combined with punishment and harm on the 宅爻, there will be wicked people. If Azure Dragon, Heavenly Virtue, Fortune Virtue, and Heavenly Joy are present on the 宅爻, there will be kind and virtuous people. If Vermilion Bird and Children are active, there will be people who read scriptures and recite Buddha's name. If 披头煞 is combined with White Tiger on the 宅爻, there will be mad people. If 木狼煞 is combined with Teng Snake and Official Ghost on the 宅爻, there will be people who commit suicide by hanging. If 风波煞 is combined with Black Tortoise and Official Ghost on the 宅爻, there will be people who drown. If 雷火霹雳煞 is combined with Vermilion Bird and Official Ghost on the 宅爻, there will be people struck by lightning or burned by fire. If 金火Official Ghost are combined with Heavenly Punishment and 羊刃 on the 宅爻, there will be people who commit suicide by cutting their throats or suffer knife wounds. All of these will only be verified when the爻 is active.

宅爻臨鬼動，加伏尸，天刑飛廉病符者，與鬼加眾殺動克宅爻者，主出帶疾之人也。金動陰爻者，出麻面婦人，足上生毒也。火動陰爻者，出跛足婦女，手中瘋氣也。陽爻木沖者，手足瘋，而陰生怪疾也。陽爻火合者，遍身疤，而鼻內涕流也。金多，則露齒無須。土多，則囊大口疙也。水多則男女咳嗽。木多，則男女瘋魔也（出管公口訣）。

Critical: The output must be English prose. Do NOT rewrite the text in Chinese. Do NOT paraphrase it in Chinese. Every sentence you write must be in English. Heavenly Stems: Jia = Jia, Yi = Yi, Bing = Bing, Ding = Ding, Wu = Wu, Ji = Ji, Geng = Geng, Xin = Xin, Ren = Ren, Gui = Gui Earthly Branches: Zi = Zi, Chou = Chou, Yin = Yin, Mao = Mao, Chen = Chen, Si = Si, Wu = Wu, Wei = Wei, Shen = Shen, You = You, Xu = Xu, Hai = Hai Trigrams: Qian = Qian (Heaven), Dui = Dui (Lake), Li = Li (Fire), Zhen = Zhen (Thunder), Xun = Xun (Wind), Kan = Kan (Water), Gen = Gen (Mountain), Kun = Kun (Earth) Glossary: Tian Xing = Heavenly Punishment Lin Guan = Officialdom Guan Gui = Official Ghost If the dwelling's yao (line) is occupied by Guan Gui and it is activated, and it is also combined with Fu Shi Sha, Tian Xing, Fei Lian, and Bing Fu, and if Guan Gui is activated along with many凶煞 (evil stars) to attack the dwelling's yao, it indicates that there is a person in the family who is disabled. If the metal yao is activated on a yin yao, a woman with a pockmarked face and sores on her legs will appear; if the fire yao is activated on a yin yao, a woman with a limp and hand disorders will appear. If a yang yao is attacked by a wood yao, there will be wind diseases in the hands and feet, and women will suffer from strange illnesses. If a yang yao combines with a fire yao, there will be scars all over the body, and there will be a constant flow of nasal discharge. If there are many metal yao, there will be exposed teeth without mustache; if there are many earth yao, there will be swollen testicles and bumps on the mouth; if there are many water yao, both men and women will cough; if there are many wood yao, both men and women will go mad. The above is from "Guan Gong's Secret Formula."

木鬼克宅，主出瘋癲，癱瘓，燥癢麻瘋也。水鬼克宅，主出冷瘟溼氣崩淋也。火鬼克宅，主出白目，癲癇疾也。土鬼克宅，主出蠱脹黃腫喘急也。金鬼克宅，主出癆瘵癱瘓啞聾喘嗽也。然必宅爻逢絕氣者，方可斷之。但遇日辰動爻生合者，不可既論。宅爻帶鬼殺動，克世身命爻者，亦然也。

When the official ghost爻 of wood is in conflict with the house爻, there will be cases of insanity, paralysis, and itching or leprosy in the family; when the official ghost爻 of water is in conflict with the house爻, there will be cases of cold malaria, dampness, and uterine bleeding or leukorrhea; when the official ghost爻 of fire is in conflict with the house爻, there will be cases of white翳 eye disease and epilepsy; when the official ghost爻 of earth is in conflict with the house爻, there will be cases of distension, jaundice, and shortness of breath; when the official ghost爻 of metal is in conflict with the house爻, there will be cases of tuberculosis, paralysis, muteness, deafness, and coughing. However, this interpretation is only valid when the house爻 is at its end of energy; if the day branch or moving line comes to support and harmonize with it, then it cannot be generalized. If the house爻 carries a harmful official ghost and conflicts with the world line, body line, and life line, the interpretation remains the same.

欲知何人有疾，但看鬼刑害克沖何位。木爻人，與刑害克沖爻人，得病也。若鬼屬子屬鼠人。子沖午，屬馬人。子克巳，屬蛇人。子刑卯，屬兔人是也。畢法賦曰病符克宅全家患，值月之生氣者，尤合家病也。值月之死氣者，必死也。人口爻帶虎鬼動者，尤驗。

To determine who is sick, look at which line is being punished, harmed, or attacked by the official ghost. The person represented by the line of wood, as well as the person represented by the line that is being punished, harmed, or attacked, is the one who is ill. For example, if the official ghost is of the zodiac sign zi, it refers to the person of the rat; zi conflicts with wu, referring to the horse; zi overcomes si, referring to the snake; and zi is punished by mao, referring to the rabbit. The "Bi Fa Fu" states: if the illness symbol overcomes the home line, the whole family will be ill; if the illness symbol is at the time of the month's life energy, then the whole family will be ill; if it is at the time of the month's death energy, then someone will certainly die. If the population line carries the white tiger and the official ghost line is active, it is especially accurate.

定宅曏者，以世爻為坐宅，以相沖者為向道也。世前二爻為宅前，世後二爻為宅後。惟歸魂卦為往外復內之象。獨以二爻初爻為前，四爻五爻為後。如世值子向朝午之例，然惟世爻旺靜，日辰生扶，則依此斷。如世動或日辰沖剋，則將世前一爻相生者定向。如世前一爻為寅，向在申也。若前之爻，又與世克，則以前為後，以後為前，取持世對沖爻定向道。如世本屬子，反言坐午向子也。

To determine the orientation of a house, take the World Line as the mountain it faces, and the branch that conflicts with the World Line as the direction it faces. The two lines before the World Line represent the front of the house, and the two lines after represent the back. However, in the case of the Returning Soul Hexagram, which represents an inward return, the second and first lines are considered the front, and the fourth and fifth lines are considered the back. For example, if the World Line is the Zi branch, then the house faces south (Wu) and is oriented towards the north. This applies only when the World Line is prosperous, strong, and quiet, and is supported by the Day Branch. If the World Line is active or is clashed with by the Day Branch, then instead take the branch in the line before the World Line that generates the World Line to determine the direction. For example, if the line before the World Line is the Yin branch, then the direction is the Shen branch. If the line before the World Line instead clashes with the World Line, then reverse the front and back, and take the branch that conflicts with the World Line to determine the direction. For example, if the World Line is originally the Zi branch, then it is said to face south (Wu) and be oriented towards the north (Zi).

向以龍德貴喜財福生旺，與四值生合之方為吉也。以虎煞亡劫刑刃兄鬼空死墓絕，四直刑害克破之方，為兄也。欲知宅前宅後妨犯，凡前後之爻，遇日辰帶父沖剋世爻者，屋宇相妨也。日辰帶福沖剋世爻者，旺則道路妨，衰則私街冷路妨也。日辰帶財沖剋世者，陽則樓屋戶女牆喬木妨，陰則廚灶閨房倉庫妨也。日辰帶兄沖剋世者，旺則門戶沖，衰則坑廁簷角沖也。日辰帶鬼沖剋世者，旺則街坊廳廨沖，衰則廟社沖也。

The direction facing the house is considered auspicious if it is supported by the Azure Dragon, Heavenly Virtue, Nobleman, Heavenly Joy, Wealth, and Children, and if it is harmonized by the four direct elements. It is considered inauspicious if it is associated with the White Tiger, malevolent spirits, death spirits, Robbery Sha, Heavenly Punishment, sheep's blade, Siblings, and Official Ghost, and if it is punished or harmed by the four direct elements. One should be aware of any conflicts in front or behind the house. Any yao (line) in front or behind the house that is affected by the day branch and conflicts with the world line is considered a problem. If the day branch brings Parents to conflict with the world line, it indicates that another house is obstructing. If the day branch brings Children to conflict with the world line, and they are prosperous and strong, it indicates a major road is obstructing; if they are weak, it indicates a private alley or cold path is obstructing. If the day branch brings Wealth to conflict with the world line, and it is a yang yao, it indicates obstruction from buildings, walls, or tall trees; if it is a yin yao, it indicates obstruction from kitchens, inner rooms, or storage areas. If the day branch brings Siblings to conflict with the world line, and they are prosperous and strong, it indicates conflict with doors or gateways; if they are weak, it indicates conflict with pits, cesspits, or eaves. If the day branch brings Official Ghost to conflict with the world line, and they are prosperous and strong, it indicates conflict with neighbors or government offices; if they are weak, it indicates conflict with temples or shrines.

世下伏鬼，墳墓妨也。日帶金火鬼沖剋世者，石敢當相妨也。金鬼遇長生沖剋世者，巷牌影射也。金鬼衰墓並克，來沖剋世者，敗社枯基妨也。金鬼受刑沖，來沖剋世者，壇館妨也。金鬼旺動遇日沖並，來沖剋世者，石岡妨也。火雀鬼遇長生，動來沖剋世者，窯灶相妨也。玄水鬼遇生旺來沖剋世者，瓦流妨也。玄水鬼遇死墓絕胎，來沖剋世者，枯池竭井妨也。木龍鬼遇長生來沖剋世者，松柏妨也。死絕為篁竹，帶墓，則墳木也。木鬼沖剋世者，橋道妨也。生旺，則墩埂城角妨也。土鬼旺動沖剋世者，神廟妨也。衰動沖剋世，伏尸古墓妨也（出子耶律氏錦囊集）。

When the official ghost (官鬼) is hidden beneath the world line (世爻), it indicates obstruction from graves and tombs. If the day branch (日辰) carries metal and fire official ghosts that clash and control the world line, it signifies obstruction from the stone guardian (石敢当). If a metal official ghost encounters growth (长生) and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from the shadow of a gatehouse (巷口牌坊). If a metal official ghost is weak, enters the tomb, and simultaneously clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from a ruined shrine and abandoned foundation. If a metal official ghost is punished or clashed with and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from a temple or hall (坛馆). If a metal official ghost is prosperous and strong, and then clashes with the world line along with the day branch, it indicates obstruction from a stone ridge (石冈). If a fire official ghost associated with the Vermilion Bird (朱雀) encounters growth and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from kilns and stoves (窑灶). If a water official ghost associated with the Black Tortoise (玄武) encounters birth and strength and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from roof tiles draining water (屋瓦泻水). If a water official ghost associated with the Black Tortoise encounters death, tomb, decline, and fetal stages and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from dry ponds and abandoned wells (干枯的池塘与废井). If a wood official ghost associated with the Azure Dragon (青龙) encounters growth and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from cypress and pine trees (松柏). If it encounters death or decline, it indicates obstruction from thickets of bamboo (丛竹). If it enters the tomb, it indicates obstruction from trees on graves (坟上的树木). If a wood official ghost clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from bridges and roads (桥梁道路). If it encounters birth and strength, it indicates obstruction from earth mounds and field ridges (土墩田埂) and city corners (城角). If a soil official ghost is prosperous and strong and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from temples (神庙). If it is weak and then clashes with the world line, it indicates obstruction from hidden corpses and ancient tombs (伏尸古墓). The above is excerpted from Ye Li's (耶律氏) "Jin Nang Ji" (锦囊集).

欲知起造，但震巽宮宅爻旺動，與初六爻兩木旺動，要構新居也。旺而靜，則造成矣。欲知起造修改因何，應沖世者，為陰陽妨礙也。世旺動者，因富貴營建也。動遇合者，有人阻隔也。靜逢沖者，有人吹噓也。日帶父克世，因風雨而修也。世臨父逢空，為妻身而起也。

To know whether to start building a house: if the lines of the Zhen (Thunder) and Xun (Wind) trigrams are prosperous and strong and active, and if the first line and the sixth line, which are both wood lines, are also prosperous and strong and active, then it is time to build a new house. If they are prosperous and strong but quiet, then the house has already been built. To know why the construction is happening or being modified: if the response line conflicts with the world line, there is an obstruction in the yin and yang风水 (fengshui). If the world line is prosperous and strong and active, it is due to wealth and prosperity. If it is active but meets with a harmonious condition, there is someone obstructing. If it is quiet but meets with a conflict, someone is encouraging the action. If the day branch brings the parents to restrain the world line, it is due to damage from wind and rain requiring repairs. If the world line is accompanied by the parents and is empty, it is due to building for the wife.

金木齊興，修整必速也（一動一靜稍遲）。木旺金衰者，功已告成也。土金旺動者鑿井、穿池、疊砌堆山也。衰動，則改門換壁也。金旺木空者，欲興工而未能。遇日辰生合，其功必成也。遇日辰刑沖，枉勞心力也。若強成，決損人財。遇太歲沖剋者，立見悲惶也。

When both the metal and wood lines are active, the project will certainly be completed quickly; if one is active and the other is still, it will take a little longer. If the wood is strong and the metal is weak, the project has already been completed. If the earth and metal lines are strong and active, it indicates digging a well, making a pond, or building hills and mountains; if they are weak and active, it simply means changing doors and walls. If the metal is strong and the wood is weak and empty, there will be no progress in starting the project; if it meets the day branch that generates and harmonizes, the project will certainly succeed; if it meets the day branch that punishes and clashes, efforts will be wasted, and if forced to complete it, there will certainly be loss of money and damage to people; if it meets the year branch that clashes and controls, there will immediately be sorrow, anxiety, and fear.

修造興丁以間爻為匠也。又兄為人工，莫傷財位，財為工本，怕遇絕爻。子旺，則酒食豐餘。應空，則工程退緩。辰戌興隆，磚瓦已備。寅卯空伏，料木尚無。土鬼動者灰惡。金爻空者釘缺。世合間生，事未興而局已備。間空父動，料已具而匠休工。福臨應，則匠巧（單占以應為匠）。兄入應，則匠拙。雀必多言，勾終遲鈍。遇龍而才高精巧，逢虎而性濁猖狂。玄官防其竊取，蛇鬼慮乎傾頹也。

When starting a construction project, the intermediate line represents the craftsmen. Brothers represent manual labor, and they should not be harmed; wife wealth represents the cost of labor, and it is most feared to meet the dead line. If children are prosperous and strong, there will be enough food and drink; if the response line is empty, the project will be delayed. If the earthy branches of Chen and Xu are strong, bricks and tiles are already ready; if the earthy branches of Yin and Mao are empty or hidden, timber is not yet available. If the earth line and official ghost line are active, the quality of lime is poor; if the metal line is empty, nails are lacking. If the world line and intermediate line are in harmony and mutual generation, the materials are ready even before the project starts; if the intermediate line is empty and the parents line is active, materials are ready but the craftsmen stop working. If children are on the response line, the craftsmen are skillful; when taking a single line about craftsmen, the response line represents the craftsmen. If brothers are on the response line, the craftsmen are clumsy. If the line is accompanied by the Vermilion Bird, there will be much talking; if accompanied by Gou Chen, the work will be slow. If accompanied by the Azure Dragon, the craftsmen are skilled and work carefully; if accompanied by the White Tiger, the craftsmen are rough and impetuous. If the official ghost line is accompanied by the Black Tortoise, theft should be guarded against; if the official ghost line is accompanied by the Serpent, the house may collapse.

宅式，乾圓坤方艮重兌缺離虛坎實震長巽直也。勾加父半邊破相之屋。蛇加父，牽連之屋。玄加父，披搭之屋。雀加父，間口之屋。虎加父，破損之屋。龍加父長短之屋。蛇加水父休囚，乃茆簷草合也。虎加父動，有搭角屋也。宅爻土化土，拖前帶後也。木化木，橫屋重樓也。火化火，屋有龜頭也。雀克玄者，前高後低也。龍克虎者，左高右低也。金遇勾生者，中突四低也。龍死虎生者，西高東低也。動衰化旺者，前窄後寬也。土旺木衰者，必平屋也。

The form of a house: Qian (Heaven) indicates a round shape, Kun (Earth) indicates a square shape, Gen (Mountain) indicates a layered structure, Dui (Lake) indicates a broken shape, Li (Fire) indicates a hollow center, Kan (Water) indicates a solid center, Zhen (Thunder) indicates a narrow and elongated shape, and Xun (Wind) indicates a straight and upright shape. Gou Chen (Hook Star) combined with parents indicates a house with a broken side; Teng She (Twin Serpent) combined with parents indicates a house with interconnected parts; Xuan Wu (Black Tortoise) combined with parents indicates a house with a sloping roof; Zhu Que (Vermilion Bird) combined with parents indicates a house with one room per mouth; Bai Hu (White Tiger) combined with parents indicates a damaged house; Qing Long (Azure Dragon) combined with parents indicates a house with uneven length. Teng She combined with water爻 parents in a weak and confined state indicates a thatched roof and grass house; Bai Hu combined with parents in motion indicates an additional corner house. If the dwelling爻 changes from earth to earth, the house extends forward and backward; if it changes from wood to wood, a secondary building is built above the horizontal house; if it changes from fire to fire, the roof has a turtle-head eave. If Zhu Que overcomes Xuan Wu, the house is high in front and low in the back; if Qing Long overcomes Bai Hu, the house is high on the left and low on the right; if a metal爻 meets Gou Chen in mutual generation, the house has a raised center and low surroundings; if Qing Long is dead and Bai Hu is strong, the house is high on the west and low on the east; if it is activated and changes from decline to prosperity, the house is narrow in front and wide in the back; if earth is strong and wood is weak, it must be a flat house.

宅之大小，但宅爻旺相逢生氣者，財動生合宅爻，或財旺動化父，與父爻旺相，重重出現者，必大宅也。父衰逢蛇虎者，茅屋。旺相者，帶瓦。父旺雀休者，前面黃瓦，或草蓋也。（逢子北方，丑東北方，餘仿此。）

When discussing the size of a house, if the dwelling sign is prosperous and strong and meets the life qi, and the wealth sign is activated to generate and harmonise with the dwelling sign, or if the wealth sign is prosperous and strong and transforms into the parents sign, and the parents sign itself is also prosperous and strong and appears repeatedly, then it is definitely a large mansion. If the parents sign is weak and meets the snake and white tiger, it is a thatched hut; only when the parents sign is prosperous can it be covered with tiles. If the parents sign is strong but the phoenix is weak, then the front is yellow tiles, or it is simply thatched. As for the direction, if the sign meets the zi sign, it is in the north; if it meets the chou sign, it is in the northeast; the rest follow the same pattern.

宅之新舊，父爻宅爻旺相新，休囚死舊也。父衰宅旺者，半新舊也。爻旺六神衰者，新舊相接也。旺化衰，前新後舊。衰化旺，前舊後新也。財動化父，折舊換新也。

When discussing the newness or oldness of a house, if the parents' hexagram and the dwelling's hexagram are prosperous and strong, it indicates a new house. If they are weak and confined, it indicates an old house. If the parents are weak but the dwelling is strong, it suggests a house that is half new and half old. If the hexagram is strong but the accompanying Six Spirits are weak, it indicates that the new and old houses are adjacent. If the condition changes from strong to weak, the front part is new and the back part is old. If it changes from weak to strong, the front part is old and the back part is new. If the Wealth hexagram is activated and transforms into the parents' hexagram, it indicates that an old house is being demolished to build a new one.

宅之傾倒。但父衰而財旺動者，主傾倒也。以年月日時克沖之支神，定其傾倒之日也。又世爻，宅爻，父爻，逢空破墓絕，宅必傾倒破敗。如臨財虎動者，亦破折房屋也。又父爻宅爻世爻三空者，主三遷，或逃亡絕戶之屋也。

When discussing the collapse of a house, if the parents' hexagram is weak while the wealth hexagram is strong and active, it indicates the house will collapse. As for the specific day of collapse, determine it by the branch that is either restrained or conflicting with the year, month, day, or hour. Additionally, if the world line, house hexagram, and parents' hexagram all encounter emptiness, destruction, burial, or decline, the house will certainly deteriorate and fall apart. If the wealth hexagram is present along with the white tiger hexagram being active, it also signifies the house will be demolished. Moreover, if the parents' hexagram, house hexagram, and world line all fall into emptiness, it indicates that the person will have to move three times in their lifetime, or that the house originally belonged to an escaped family or a family with no descendants.

宅近何處。臨乾兌宮逢子動者，近庵堂寺觀。臨金虎鬼者，近屠獵軍匠人家。逢虎兄動，近賭坊。父動化官，近公館也。管公口訣云，初二爻，鬼墓動，屋後有墳。三四爻，虎殺墓動，兩肋有墳。五六爻，土鬼動，開門見墳也。又寅申巳亥，墳在四角。子午卯酉，墳在四旁。辰戌丑未，墳在兩肋也。

To know what is near a house: if the house line is in the Qian or Dui trigrams and the children line is active, there is a temple or monastery nearby; if it is in the metal line with the White Tiger and Official Ghost, there are butchers, hunters, or military craftsmen nearby; if the White Tiger and siblings line is active, there is a gambling house nearby; if the parents line is active and transforms into the Official Ghost, there is a government office nearby. The "Guan Gong's Short Rules" say: if the Official Ghost and tomb god are active on the first and second lines, there are tombs behind the house; if the White Tiger,Inauspicious Sha, and tomb god are active on the third and fourth lines, there are tombs on both sides of the house; if the earth line and Official Ghost are active on the fifth and sixth lines, one can see tombs as soon as one opens the door. As for the direction of the tombs:寅,申,巳,亥 are at the four corners;子,午,卯,酉 are at the four sides;辰,戌,丑,未 are on both sides.