New method of divination for home affairs, distinguishing the six lines of the hexagram separately.

初爻非水休言井，酉金干涉道雞鵝；臨上逢沖基地破，無官無鬼小兒和。宅邊若有墳和墓，須知鬼墓值爻初；水臨白虎將橋斷，寅木貓良鼠耗無。

This is a newly added set of verses for interpreting the home based on the six lines of divination. Each line is taken separately for its symbolic meaning. The first line represents the foundation, well, children, and chickens and geese. If the first line is not of the water element, do not mention there being a well in the house. If the first line is of the酉 metal, it relates to chickens and geese. If the first line is affected by a conflicting element, the foundation may be damaged. If there is no official ghost in the first line, the child will be safe and harmonious. If there is a tomb nearby, check whether the first line is in the storage of the official ghost. If the first line is of the water element and is influenced by the white tiger, it indicates that the bridge will break. If the first line is of the寅 wood (寅 belongs to the tiger, which relates to domestic cats), it indicates that cats are good and there are no mice causing damage.

玄武水乘溝利瀹，木爻官鬼樹為戈；二爻木鬼梁橫肓，父母持之主堂奧。雀火官持論火災，土金變化宜興造；木被金沖鍋蓋摧，金局摧殘鍋破壞。

The first line carries the Black Tortoise and belongs to water, indicating smooth water channels and favorable conditions. The first line is a wood official ghost, meaning the trees in front of the courtyard become an obstruction (like weapons facing each other). The second line governs the hall, kitchen, and wife: if the second line is a wood official ghost, it indicates a sickly sloping roof beam. If the second line has the Parents, it suggests a deep hall. If the second line has the Vermilion Bird with fire and is an official ghost, it indicates a fire incident. If the second line involves earth and metal changes, it is favorable for construction. If the wood line of the second line is attacked by metal, the pot lid is damaged. If a metal formation comes to destroy it, the stove is ruined.

玄武土乘奭未潔，土逢沖剋奭崩頹；世鬼並臨非祖屋，福財遭克苦相逐。戌土干連以犬言，應飛此地人同宿；此爻不獨斷宅母，各分名分安危卜。

The second line is occupied by the Black Tortoise and is supported by the earth line. This indicates that the kitchen is unclean. The earth line is being attacked and weakened, suggesting that the kitchen may collapse. The world line and the official ghost are both present on the second line, indicating that the residence is not an inherited house. The children and wealth lines on the second line are being attacked, suggesting that the household faces difficulties in clothing and food, and is plagued by troubles. The second line is the earth dog, which is associated with the dog. The response line flies to this line, indicating that there is someone living with the household. This line is not only used to determine the condition of the wife but also to assess the safety and well-being of each family member according to their respective roles.

三爻亥水斷豬牲，兄弟臨爻方論門；兄弟卯爻床榻論，無官莫妄斷家神。金官臨主香爐破，木鬼青龍牌位新；四爻若動來沖剋，門門相對似穿心。

The third line governs the gate, bed, and family altar incense: if the third line is亥 water, which belongs to the pig, then it indicates matters related to pigs. The third line can only discuss the gate if it is occupied by siblings. If the third line's siblings are卯 wood, then it refers to the bed (as wood represents the bed). If there is no official ghost on the third line, do not make random judgments about family spirits and incense. If the third line has a metal nature official ghost, it indicates the incense burner is broken. If the third line has a wood nature official ghost accompanied by the azure dragon, it indicates that the ancestral tablets are newly established. If the fourth line is activated and clashes with the third line, it indicates the gate faces directly opposite, like a piercing shot through the center.

三四互臨兄弟位，門多屋少耗傷金；若被動爻沖本位，出入不在正門行。爻臨卯木主床帳，木臨蛇鬼婦虛驚；三爻不是弟兄位，官搖父陷始難寧。

The third line and the fourth line are both occupied by siblings, indicating many doors but few rooms, leading to loss of money. If the third line is affected by a moving line, the entrance and exit will not be through the main door. The third line represents the卯 wood, which signifies the bed and bedding. If the wood line is accompanied by the snake and also has the official ghost, it indicates a woman experiencing fright during the night. If the third line is not in the position of siblings (occupied by another line), but the official ghost is active and the parents are in decline, the household will truly experience unrest.

四爻兄弟方言戶，四二相合主大門；未變鬼臨第四位，畜羊不利見災迍。玄武官鬼門破漏，青龍財福喜更新；朱雀臨官主獄訟，玄武乘兄有水侵。

The fourth line governs the gate and livestock: if the fourth line is occupied by the trigram of siblings, it relates to the gate. When the fourth line combines with the second line, it indicates a large gate that is connected. If the earth element of the sixth position transforms into the official ghost and occupies the fourth line (the sixth position belongs to the sheep), raising sheep is not favorable and there may be misfortune. If the fourth line is occupied by the black tortoise along with the official ghost, the gate is broken and leaking. If the fourth line is occupied by the azure dragon along with wealth or children, the gate is filled with good fortune and renewed. If the fourth line is occupied by the vermilion bird along with the official ghost, it indicates legal disputes and lawsuits. If the fourth line is occupied by the black tortoise along with siblings, there may be water disasters entering.

兄弟螣蛇臨爻位，鄰人坑廁礙家庭；旬空月破當爻見，不是無門是破門。沖剋相乘旁出入，外族不應將此論；則克子臨傷父母，陰陽兩斷內中分。

The fourth line represents siblings and is associated with the snake. This indicates that the neighbor's latrine or toilet is obstructing the family's entrance. The fourth line is also at the time of the旬空 and month breaker, meaning there is either no door or the door is broken. The fourth line is both being冲 and being克, so the entrance and exit must be through an alternative path. However, if the question concerns a family of a different surname, this rule does not apply. If the children's line is attacking the parents' line (indicating children being disrespectful to elders), then the judgment should be made separately for male and female, and internal and external matters.

五爻克二人口寧，官連蛇鬼長房逆；若遭白虎刑沖剋，主有驚癇不得生。世臨陰位女為政，財爻持世贅為姻；若是二爻沖剋破，當家夫妻少恩情。

The fifth line represents people, the head of the household, and roads. If the fifth line overcomes the second line (person overcomes dwelling), the household's people will instead be peaceful. If the fifth line official ghost is connected with the snake, the eldest son's children will be rebellious. If the fifth line is punished or clashed with the white tiger, there will be illness such as wind epilepsy in the family, making it difficult to raise children. If the world line falls on a yin line, a woman will be the head of the household. If the wife and wealth line holds the world line, it indicates a marriage where the husband is taken in. If the second line is overcome, broken, or clashed with, the couple in charge will have little affection for each other.

水臨世合永繞屋，兄弟臨時牆有坑；丑土克沖牛不利，椿庭休咎父爻尋。六爻財位論奴丁，父母相臨祖輩人；陽木棟樑陰是柱，官庫侵之乃是墳。

The fifth line belongs to water and harmonizes with the world line, indicating there is flowing water surrounding the house. The fifth line is occupied by the siblings, suggesting there is a pit beneath the wall. The fifth line is丑 earth, which is being overcome and conflicted (丑 belongs to the ox), making it unfavorable for raising cattle. To inquire about the fortune of the father (椿庭 refers to the father), one should still look to the parents' line. The sixth line governs servants, ancestors, and the beams and pillars of the house. If the sixth line is the wife's wealth, it relates to servants and household members. If the sixth line is occupied by the parents, it relates to ancestors. A yang wood in the sixth line represents beams, while a yin wood represents pillars. If the sixth line is invaded by theStorage of the official ghost, it indicates the image of a tomb.

父臨屬土主牆壁，卯木藩籬定吉凶，身世相臨第六爻，離祖成家斷可必。位臨於酉動爻沖，鍋破懸知在此中，雀鬼臨爻顛女斷，爻爻分別不相蒙。

The sixth line is the parents and belongs to the earth element, indicating walls. The sixth line is the卯 wood, so the fortune is determined by the fence. The hexagram body and the world line both appear on the sixth line (the outermost line), indicating that this person has left the ancestral home and established a new household. The sixth line is the酉 metal, and it is being attacked by the moving line (酉 is metal utensils), indicating that the cooking vessels are broken here. The sixth line has the Vermilion Bird along with the official ghost, indicating that a woman in the family is insane. In summary, each of the six lines has its own specific meaning, and each line should be interpreted separately without confusion between them.

葬埋之理，乃先王之所定，雖為送死；而然風水之因，特後世之所興，禍福吉凶攸緊，故墳占三代，穴有定爻。

The rites of burial were established by the ancient kings, originally intended only to send off the deceased and express filial piety. As for the practice of fengshui, it became popular in later generations. However, it relates to the fortune and misfortune of a family, so it is important. Therefore, when selecting a burial site, one must consider it across three generations (ancestors, father, and self). In the hexagram, the position of the grave also corresponds to specific lines. In this system, the parents' line represents the tomb and coffin, the world line represents the burial site, the response line represents the facing mountain, the children's line represents descendants, and the official ghost line represents malevolent forces.

一世二世，子孫出王候將相之英；世四世三，後世主富貴繁華之茂。絕嗣無人，端為世居五六；為商出外，祇因世在游魂。

A divination using the first generation hexagram and second generation hexagram, with the world line located in the first line and second line, situated below the inner trigram, indicates strong foundation and the descendants will produce outstanding figures such as kings, dukes, and generals. If the hexagram is the third generation or fourth generation, with the world line in the third or fourth line, it also suggests prosperity and wealth in the future. However, if the world line is in the fifth or sixth line, floating on the outermost part without root, it indicates no descendants. If the hexagram is a wandering soul hexagram, with the world line in the fourth line and an unstable energy, it suggests that descendants will often go out to trade or live a wandering life.

八純凶兆，歸魂亦作凶推；吉兆相生相合，凶兆相剋相沖。穴騎龍，龍入穴，穴嫡龍真；山帶水，水連山，山環水抱。

The eight pure trigrams (all six lines are in conflict) are ominous signs, and the returning soul trigram also indicates misfortune. One signifies dispersion, and the other signifies retreat. The general principle is: mutual generation and harmony are auspicious signs, while mutual control and conflict are ominous signs. If the world line in the hexagram and the line of the coming dragon are interdependent, then the site is riding on the dragon pulse, and the dragon pulse enters the site, indicating a correct site and a true dragon. If the mountain line and the water line are connected and harmonious, then the mountain carries the water and the water connects with the mountain, forming a good situation where mountains encircle and waters embrace.

交重逢旺氣，聞雞鳴犬吠之聲；世應拱穴爻，有虎踞龍蟠之勢。三合更兼六合，聚氣藏風；來山番作朝山，回頭顧祖。

A moving line encountering strong vitality indicates that the burial site is near human habitation, with the sound of roosters crowing and dogs barking heard. When the world line and response line both support the burial line, it signifies a terrain with the auspicious formation of a tiger sitting and a dragon coiling. If the trigrams show triple harmony combined with six harmony, it indicates a favorable site that gathers energy and shelters from wind. If the mountain forming the dragon comes back to serve as the mountain facing the tomb, it represents the noble quality of "turning back to honor ancestors."

死絕之鬼，邊有荒墳；長生之爻，中有壽穴。合處與應爻隔斷，內外之向不同；穴中為世日沖開，左右之穴相反。

The Official Ghost falls in the Dead or Cut-off position, indicating a graveyard near an abandoned tomb. The line falls in the Growth position, suggesting a pre-dug tomb (a life tomb) already prepared. The harmonious aspect is cut off by the Response Line, with the inner and outer Bright Halls facing different directions. The tomb line is disrupted by the World Line or Day Branch, and the directions of the left and right tomb positions are opposite.

穴道得山形之正，重逢本象之生；世應把山水之關，宜見有情之合。坐山有氣，怕穴逢空廢之爻；本命逢生，忌運入刑傷之地。

The spirit point should be in the correct shape of the mountain, and it is best if it also meets the image of its own palace to generate it. The world line and response line guard the pass of the mountain and water, and it is most suitable for them to be affectionate and harmonious with each other. Although the mountain line has energy, it is most feared if the spirit line falls exactly in an empty, wasted, or extinct position. Although the life line is supported, it is also disliked if the current year falls into a place of punishment or injury.

青龍擺尾，就中逢滯氣子孫；白虎昂頭，落處逢生身父母。後來龍餘氣未盡，有玄武吐舌之形；前朝案動爻逢沖，為朱雀門口之象。

The Azure Dragon side (left sand) appears scattered and disordered because it encounters a stagnant and weak Children's Line. The White Tiger side (right sand) looks proud and oppressive because it meets a supportive Parents' Line that strengthens the World Line. The remaining energy from the coming dragon has not yet fully dissipated, forming the shape of the Black Tortoise extending its tongue (the mountain behind extends a residual ridge). The moving line in front, encountering a clash, forms the image of the Vermilion Bird opening its mouth (the front case is broken and shoots out).

世坐勾陳之土局，破坎田園；應臨玄武之水爻，溝坑池井。白虎在破耗之位，古墓墳塋；螣蛇臨父母之爻，交加產業。

The world line is located on the earth element position governed by Gou Chen, with a broken and uneven field in front of the site. The response line is on the water element position governed by Black Tortoise, with ditches, ponds, and wells in front. White Tiger is on the position of loss and damage, with old tombs nearby. Teng Sha is on the parents' element (parents represent land, property, and buildings), indicating tangled property lines and overlapping boundaries.

勾陳土鬼，冢墓累累；玄武金神，巖泉滴滴。青龍發動臨子孫，決主新遷；朱雀飛來帶官鬼，必然爭訟。

Gou Chen is over the earth official ghost, with many burial mounds surrounding it. Xuan Wu is over the metal spirit (metal generates water), with spring water dripping from rocks. Qing Long moves and is over the children, indicating a newly moved grave. Zhu Que arrives with the official ghost, definitely meaning a lawsuit over this land.

應爻加木臨玄武，前有溪橋；日辰沖土鎮螣蛇，邊信道路。朱雀火發動爻，廚庭坎爨之旁；青龍財庫相生，店肆庫倉之畔。

The response line is combined with a wood line and is accompanied by the Black Tortoise. Wood represents a bridge and the Black Tortoise represents water, indicating there is a stream and a bridge in front of the site. The day branch activates the earth line, which restrains the snake. Earth represents a road and the snake represents a winding path, indicating there is a road nearby. The Vermilion Bird fire line is activated, showing the site is near the kitchen where the stove is located. The Azure Dragon line mutually generates with the treasure warehouse line, indicating the site is near a shop or storehouse.

玄武世龍入穴，暗地偷埋；勾陳土動落空，依山淺葬。日合鬼爻有氣，近神廟社壇之旁；動臨華蓋逢空，傍佛塔琳宮之所。

The Black Tortoise is over the world and the dragon pulse enters the tomb (the Black Tortoise signifies darkness), indicating a secret burial. The Gou Chen earth line moves but falls into the empty branch (earth being thin), indicating a shallow burial on a hillside. The day branch combines with the official ghost and the official ghost has strength, meaning the tomb is near a shrine or temple. The moving line is accompanied by the Huagai star and meets an empty branch (Huagai signifies temples), meaning there is a Buddhist pagoda or Taoist temple beside the tomb.

世應逼左右之山，欺穴能虎磕頭；交重並旬內之水，傷身溝河插腳。生生福合三傳上，百子千孫；重重墓在一爻中，三墳四穴。

The world line and response line are closely approaching on both sides, like mountains pressing down on the burial site, resembling a fierce tiger bowing its head. The moving line also combines with a water line within the current ten-day period to injure the hexagram body, indicating a river or stream directly flowing into the burial area. The children line generates layer by layer, and aligns with the sovereign year, month builder, and day branch, indicating numerous descendants and a flourishing lineage. The storage line is heavily concentrated in one line, indicating that there are three graves and four burial sites in one place.

神不入墓，游魂之鬼逢空；鬼已歸山，本命之爻逢合。日帶應爻劫煞，入穴劫冢開棺；用並世象動爻，克應侵人作穴。

The soul cannot rest in peace because the ghostly hexagram is active and the official ghost falls into an empty position. The soul has already returned to the mountains and found peace because the hexagram of the native is in harmony. The day branch brings the response line and meets the robbery sha, indicating someone digging graves, plundering tombs, and stealing belongings. The useful god and the world line's moving line are together to overcome the response line, indicating the act of taking someone else's land to make a grave for oneself.

客土動而墓爻合，擔土為墳；朝山尊而穴法空，貧峰失穴。子孫空在日辰之後，穴在平陽；兄弟爻落世應之間，墳遷兩界。

An external earth line becomes active and combines with the buried earth line, indicating a mound built up from soil (not a mountain burial). The surrounding mountains are high and dignified, yet the burial site is improperly chosen, making the mountains instead poor and barren, losing the true burial spot. The children line is empty and occurs after the day branch, indicating the burial site is on flat land without mountains. The siblings line is located between the world and response lines, suggesting the burial site should be moved between the two boundaries.

日辰與動爻破穴破墓，定合重埋；世應並穴道沖尸沖棺，當行改葬。重交生穴，經營非一日之功；龍德臨財，遷造為萬年之計。

The day branch and moving line together break the ancestral tomb line and destroy the storage, so this grave must be rebuilt. The world line, response line, and the line of the tomb all conflict with the corpse, coffin, and burial site, so relocation is necessary. The renewed line and intersecting line activate the line of the tomb, showing that the land has been cultivated for a long time. The Azure Dragon and Heavenly Virtue are on the wealth line, indicating that this relocation and construction is for a lasting benefit for generations.

應飛入穴，必葬他人；煞動臨爻，凶逢小鬼。犯天地六空亡之煞，骸骨不明；穴遇三傳刑之空，尸首損傷。

The response line flies into the burial site, indicating that the body buried there belongs to someone else. If malevolent forces are activated and affect the line, it signifies the presence of evil spirits causing trouble. If the burial site is affected by calamities such as Sky Void, Earth Void, or the Six Void, it suggests that the remains are untraceable. If the burial line encounters the year stem, month stem, day stem, and the three transmissions, and falls into an empty position, it indicates that the body is damaged.

逢沖逢克，怕犯凶神；相合相生，真為吉兆。爻生之子孫，逢官逢貴臨三傳，必作官人；穴中之象數，合祿合財若兩全，當為財主。

Whenever there is a clash or a conflict, one should be afraid of encounteringInauspicious Spirit. Whenever there is a mutual generation or a harmonious relationship, it is truly a good omen. If theChildren in the爻 is also accompanied byOfficial Ghost andNobleman, and these are present in the太岁,Month Builder,Day Branch and the three transmissions, the descendants will certainly become officials. If the image and number in the穴 are complete, with both禄神 andWealth matching, the descendants will certainly become wealthy and prosperous.

游魂福德空沖，主流蕩逃移；惡鬼凶神變動，見死亡凶橫。損父母子孫之財鬼，鰥寡孤獨；疊刃刑鬼破之劫亡，疲（缺一字）殘疾。

A ghostly hexagram with the sons' line falling into vacancy and being afflicted, indicates that descendants will be wandering and unsettled, moving from place to place. Malevolent spirits and凶神 will cause disturbances, leading to death and misfortune within the family. The wealth and official ghost lines will harm the parents and sons, injuring both elders and descendants, resulting in a lineage marked by widows, orphans, and the lonely. The lamb's horn is repeated, along with punishments and official ghosts, the month breaker and robbery sha, all converging, leading to physical disabilities in the descendants.

玄武遇咸池之劫煞，既盜且娼；青龍臨華蓋之空亡，非僧則道。月卦勾陳之土鬼，瘟疫相傷；陽宮朱雀之凶神，火災煩數。

The Black Tortoise meets the Salty Pool桃花 and also carries the Robbery Sha, indicating that the person will either become a thief or a prostitute. The Azure Dragon is accompanied by the Huagai and falls on the Empty Death, which signifies that the person will either become a monk or a Taoist. A hexagram with the Moon's hexagram body carrying the Gou Chen earth-type Official Ghost indicates an outbreak of plague. A Yang palace hexagram with the Vermilion Bird accompanied byInauspicious Spirit indicates frequent fires.

父母臨子孫之絕氣，後嗣伶仃；福德臨兄弟之旺宮，假枝興旺。動並旬中之凶煞，立見災危；穴臨日下之進神，當臻吉慶。

The parents' line is in the place where the children's line is at its end (the parents overcome the children and meet the end), indicating a sparse and weak lineage. The children's line is in the flourishing place of the siblings' line (a branch receiving energy), suggesting that a fostered or collateral branch will become prosperous. If the moving line is accompanied byInauspicious Sha (malevolent stars) within the current ten years, disaster will occur immediately. If the spirit line is accompanied by advancing gods under the day branch, good fortune is expected to arrive.

看已形之既往，察過去之未來。事與世應互同，可見卦中體用；動與日辰相應，方知爻內吉凶。

Divination concerning burial sites requires examining both past occurrences to verify the hexagram and observing future calamities or blessings. When the matter in question aligns with both the World Line and the Response Line, the distinction between the subject and the method in the hexagram becomes clear. The Moving Line and the Day Branch correspond to each other, thereby establishing the fortune or misfortune within the line. These two sentences summarize the chapter: divination regarding burial sites must confirm the hexagram with past events and then use it to predict the future, thus avoiding baseless speculation.

捐金饌食，教養雖賴乎嚴君；明善復初，啟發全資夫先覺。凡求師傅，須就文章。

Taking money and preparing food and drink to support the children's education, raising them is the responsibility of the father; but to make them understand the good way and restore their original nature, the merit of enlightening them lies entirely with the wise and enlightened teachers. Therefore, when seeking a teacher for the children, one should focus on "literary achievements"—using the parents' line as the useful god, since parents represent documents and studies; also considering the sons' line (students) and the response line (teacher).

用居弱地，必不範不模；若在旺鄉，則可矜可式。臨刑臨害，好施夏楚之威；逢歲逢身，業擅束脩之養。

The Useful God (Parents'爻) falling in a weak position indicates that this gentleman is certainly not a proper role model for students. If the Useful God is in a strong position, then he is worthy of respect and emulation, and can be considered a model teacher. If the Useful God meets the prison or harm, this gentleman tends to use the rod or whip (the two types of disciplinary tools used in ancient schools) to enforce discipline. If the Useful God meets the year stem or the Hexagram Body, this gentleman relies on tuition fees as his livelihood and specializes in teaching to support his family.

兌金震巽，雜學堪推；離火乾坤，專經可斷。本象同鄉在內，則離家不遠；他宮異地在外，則隔屬須遙。

The useful god falls in the trigram Dui (Metal), Zhen (Wood), and Xun (Wood), indicating that the gentleman practices miscellaneous studies. If the useful god falls in the trigram Li (Fire) and the trigrams Qian (Earth) and Kun (Earth), then he is a specialist in one school of thought. If the useful god is in the same trigram as the primary hexagram and also in the inner trigram, then the gentleman is from the same hometown, not far away. If the useful god is in another trigram and also in the outer trigram, then he is from a distant county or city, with a long journey ahead.

與世相生，非親則友；與官交變，不貴亦榮。靜合福爻，喜遇循循之善誘；動加龍德，怕逢凜凜之威嚴。

The useful god and the world line are mutually generating, indicating that this gentleman is either a relative or a friend. The useful god interacting with the official ghost suggests that although he will not hold an official position, he will still achieve honor and recognition. If the useful god is quiet and combines with the children line, it is fortunate to meet a kind and patient teacher. If the useful god becomes active along with the azure dragon and heavenly virtue, although the teacher is good, he may be too strict and imposing, causing the student to feel fearful.

父入墓中，邊孝先愛眠懶讀；文臨身上，李老聘博古通令。母化子孫，必主能詩能賦；鬼連兄煞，定然多詐多奸。

The parents' yao has entered the storage, indicating that this person is like Han Dynasty's Bian Shao (Zi Xiaoxian) who was lazy and reluctant to study. When the parents (documents) are placed on top of the hexagram body, it suggests that this person is like Laozi Li Er (who once served as the keeper of the Zhou dynasty archives), knowledgeable in ancient things. If the parents' yao transforms into the children's yao (with a refined talent), this person is certainly skilled in poetry and prose. If the official ghost is connected with siblings and malevolent stars, this person is definitely cunning and deceitful.

口是心非，臨空亡而發動；彼延此請，持世應而興隆。應值母而生世，須知假借；父在外而福合，必是擔囊。

The useful god falls into the empty position but becomes active, indicating that the person is insincere, saying one thing and doing another. Both the world line and the response line are flourishing (indicating potential use), suggesting that one is invited here and another there, with one teacher being hired by two parties. The response line is actually the parents' line coming to generate the world line, meaning that the name is borrowed (pretending to invite through someone else). The parents' line is in the outer trigram and combines with the children's line, indicating that one will take belongings and leave to take up residence elsewhere.

鬼化文書克世，則訟由子學；月扶福德日生，則青出於藍。刑剋同傷父子，必罹其害；合生為助官鬼，莫受其扶。

Official Ghost transforms into Parents (documents) to attack the World Line, indicating that disputes arise from matters concerning the children's education. The Month Builder supports the Children and the Day Branch also generates them, suggesting the student's achievements surpass those of his teachers. When punishments and attacks simultaneously harm both Parents and Children (teacher and student both suffer), one is certainly harmed. When mutual harmony and generation instead support the Official Ghost (assist the evil spirit), such 'support' should be avoided.

或擊或沖，父母逢之不久；或空或陷，世身見之不成。財化父爻，妻族薦之於不日；母藏福德，僧家設帳於先年。

The parents' line is being冲 and struck, indicating that this gentleman will not teach for long. If the world line or the hexagram body falls into emptiness or reaches a dead end, the matter will not succeed. The wife's wealth line transforms into the parents' line, meaning that the wife's family will soon recommend a gentleman. The parents' line is hidden beneath the children's line (children represent monks and Taoists), indicating that there was already a monk teaching here before.

技索六爻無過，求理思量，萬事貴莫讀書。

This method, within the six lines of divination, ensures nothing is overlooked. However, the underlying principles require one to think deeply and repeatedly. The last sentence expresses the author's sentiment from The Golden Strategies: among all things in the world, nothing is more precious than reading— the intention of the diviner is not to seek good fortune or avoid misfortune, but to help the young find a true teacher who can genuinely enlighten them.