Medicine and healing

病不求醫，全生者寡；藥不對症，枉死者多。欲擇善者而從之，須就蓍人而問也。應在醫人，空則瞷亡而不遇；子為藥餌，伏則扞格以無功。

If one falls ill but does not seek medical treatment, it is rare to preserve one's life; however, many die unnecessarily due to incorrect medication. To find a skilled doctor, one should first consult a fortune teller to cast a divination. In the divination related to medicine, the Response Line represents the doctor: if the Response Line is empty, it indicates that the doctor is away and cannot be found. The Children Line represents the medicine: if the Children Line is hidden and does not appear, the medicine conflicts with the illness (「扞格」means contradiction), and taking it will have no effect.

鬼動卦中，眼下速難取效；空臨世上，心中強欲求醫。官臨福衰，藥餌輕而病重；應衰世旺，病家富而醫貧。

The Official Ghost moves in the hex, indicating the illness is worsening and the medicine will not show results immediately. The World Line is empty, showing the patient lacks confidence and is reluctantly seeking medical help. The Official Ghost is strong while the Children line is weak, meaning the medicine is weak and the illness is severe, so it cannot overcome the illness. The Response Line is weak while the World Line is strong, indicating the patient is wealthy but the doctor is poor— the doctor's ability is limited, so do not have high expectations.

父母不宜持世，鬼煞豈可臨身。官化官，病變不一；子化子，藥食不精。福化忌效，誤服殺身之惡劑；應臨官鬼，防投增病之藥湯。

Divination for medicine: The parents' line should not be in the world position (as the parents overcome the children, which overcomes the medicine god). Officials and ghosts along with evil stars should not be on the hexagram body (the illness is attached to the body). If the official ghost changes into another official ghost, the illness keeps changing. If the children change into another child, the medicine and food are not appropriate, and there is constant change. If the children line moves and changes into a hostile god, that means taking a deadly medicine. The response line with an official ghost (the doctor carries illness) should be watched carefully, as the medicine may worsen the condition.

鬼帶日神，定非久神；應臨月建，必是官醫。世下伏官子動，則藥雖妙而病根常在；衰中坐鬼身臨，則病雖輕而藥力難扶。

The Official Ghost carries the energy of the Day Branch, which is strong but only effective for one day. The illness comes suddenly but does not last long. The Response Line is situated on the Month Builder, indicating that the person is certainly an official physician. The World Line is covered by the Official Ghost, and the Children are active, suggesting the medicine is appropriate but the root of the illness remains hidden and cannot be removed. The Useful God is already weak and is seated with the Official Ghost and the Hexagram Body, so although the illness seems mild, the medicine is unable to support effectively.

父若伏藏，名雖醫而未諳脈理；鬼不出現，藥總用而不識病源。主絕受傷，盧醫難救；父興得地，扁鵲無功。

The parents' hexagram is hidden and not visible (parents represent medical books and classics), indicating that this person claims to be a doctor but does not understand pulse diagnosis. The official ghost hexagram is not present (the official ghost represents the disease), so although medicine is taken, the root of the illness is unknown. The useful god has reached its end and is harmed, so even a famous doctor like Hua Tuo cannot save the person. If the parents' hexagram is strong, timely, and in the right place, but harms the children's hexagram (representing the medicine god), then even a skilled physician like Bian Que would be powerless.

察官爻而用藥，火土寒涼；驗福德以迎醫，丑寅東北。水帶財興，大忌魚鮮生冷；木加龍助，偏宜舒暢清懷。

To determine the appropriate medicine, observe the Five Phases of the Official Ghost. If the Official Ghost belongs to Fire or Earth, the illness is characterized by dryness and heat, and thus, cold and cooling remedies should be used. To find the direction to invite a doctor, check where the Children are located. If the Children are on the positions of Chou or Yin, the doctor should be invited from the Northeast. A water爻 with prosperous Wealth indicates that water represents coldness and Wealth represents food, so fresh fish and cold foods should be avoided. A Wood爻 accompanied by the Azure Dragon signifies that Wood represents smooth flow and the Azure Dragon represents joy, so it is most suitable to keep the mind at ease and relieve emotional blockages.

財合用神居外動，吐之則痊；子逢火德寓離宮，炙之則愈。坎卦子孫必須發汗，木爻官鬼先要疏風。用旺有扶休再補，鬼衰屬水莫行針。

The wife's wealth and the useful god are in harmony, and the outer trigram is activated (the outer trigram governs the upper part, and the wealth trigram governs food accumulation), so using vomiting therapy is appropriate. The children's trigram belongs to fire and is located in the fire palace (fire governs warmth and heat), so moxibustion is suitable. The children's trigram is in the water palace (water governs water and sweating), so sweating therapy should be used. The official ghost belongs to wood (wood governs wind), so first disperse the wind pathogen. If the useful god is already prosperous and supported by other elements, there is no need for tonifying herbs. If the official ghost is weak and belongs to water (water governs cold), then acupuncture should not be used—cold conditions should avoid acupuncture.

福鬼俱空，當不治而自愈；子官皆動，宜內補而外修。卦動兩孫，用藥須當間服；鬼傷二間，立方須用寬胸。

TheChildren and Official Ghost lines both fall into emptiness (no illness and no medicine), so there is no need to treat; it will heal itself. If both Children and Official Ghost are activated (medicine and illness are in conflict), internal tonics and external applications should be used together. If two Children lines are moving in the hexagram, the medicine should be taken alternately, not all at once. If Official Ghost injures two intermediate lines (intermediate lines correspond to the chest area), the prescription should include medicines that widen the chest and regulate qi.

父合變孫，莫欲閉門修養；五興化福，可用路遇醫人。世應比和無福德，須用更醫；財官發動子孫空，徒勞服藥。

The parents' line and the children's line combine together, transforming into the children's line (the parents usually restrain the children, but now they generate the children instead). One should not just stay indoors and rest, but should seek treatment outside. The fifth line (which represents the path) becomes active and transforms into the children's line, indicating that a doctor may be encountered by chance on the way. If the world line and the response line have harmonious elements and the hexagram does not contain the children's line, then this doctor is not effective, and another one should be sought. If the wealth line and the official ghost line both become active (wealth generates the official ghost, indicating a worsening condition) and the children's line is empty, taking medicine will be useless.

凡占醫藥者，須誠心默禱，用何人，藥有效無效，不必說明姓氏。卜家據此章而斷，自無薦醫之弊，則誠無不格，卦無不驗矣！豈非彼此心乎！

This is Wang Hongxu's commentary: When divining about medicine, the person seeking divination only needs to sincerely pray and ask specifically which doctor should be consulted and whether the medicine will be effective, without needing to reveal the doctor's name. The diviner should follow the principles outlined in this chapter to make a judgment, thus naturally avoiding the problem of indirectly promoting doctors. In this way, sincerity will surely be responded to, and the divination will surely be accurate. Is this not a case of both parties holding sincere intentions? This statement corresponds directly with the passage in the opening section, "卜筮格言" ("Rules for Divination"), which strongly condemns the practice of "串通医生" ("colluding with doctors").

僥福鬼神，乃當今之所尚；禱爾上下，在古昔而皆然。不質正於易爻，亦虛行乎祀典。先看卦內官爻，便知鬼神情狀。

Worshiping ghosts and spirits for blessings is a practice esteemed in modern society; praying to heaven and earth was also done by ancients. However, if one does not verify and clarify through the hexagrams of the Book of Changes, then the rituals of worship are merely empty gestures. In the branch of divination concerning ghosts and spirits, one should first examine the official ghost line in the hexagram. The official ghost represents the image of ghosts and spirits; by determining its affiliation with the Five Phases, its position within the hexagram, and the influence of the Six Beasts, one can discern which ghost or spirit is involved and what kind of situation it presents.

旺神衰鬼，方偶幹巽，堪推陰女陽男，老幼旺衰可決。若在乾宮，必許天燈斗願；如居兌卦，定然口願傷神。

Official Ghosts that are prosperous and strong are spirits, while those that are weak are ghosts. Then, according to the direction, match the hexagram (for example, Qian matches Northwest, Xun matches Southeast). A yang hexagram with yang lines belongs to a male, while a yin hexagram with yin lines belongs to a female. The strong ones are old, and the weak ones are young. Thus, the gender and age of the spirit or ghost can be determined. If the Official Ghost is in the Qian hexagram (Qian represents Heaven), it must be that the person previously made a vow to light a lantern or worship the stars and constellations but failed to fulfill it. If it is in the Dui hexagram (Dui represents Lake), it must be that the person made a verbal vow but broke it, offending the divine beings.

坎是北朝，艮則城隍宅土，離為南殿，坤則土地墳陵，震恐樹神或杖傷之男鬼，巽必縊死或顛仆之陰人。八卦仔細推詳，諸鬼自能顯應。

Official Ghosts in the Kan trigram (Kan is in the north) are the deities of temples in the north. In the Gen trigram (Gen represents mountain and gate), they are city guardians or earth deities within a house. In the Li trigram (Li is in the south), they are deities of temples in the south. In the Kun trigram (Kun represents earth), they are earth deities or ghosts of graves. In the Zhen trigram (Zhen represents wood and movement), they are likely tree spirits or male ghosts who were beaten to death. In the Xun trigram (Xun represents rope and wind), they must be female ghosts who died by hanging or falling. By carefully examining each of the eight trigrams, all kinds of ghosts and spirits will naturally appear.

更值勾陳，必有土神見礙；如臨朱雀，定然咒詛相侵。白虎血神，玄武則死於不明之鬼；青龍善願，螣蛇則犯乎施相之神。

Official Ghost also accompanied by Gou Chen (which governs earth), indicates disturbance of the earth or offense to the earth deity. Accompanied by Zhu Que (which governs speech), it certainly means being cursed by others. Accompanied by Bai Hu, it signifies a ghost of violent death (Bai Hu is the god of blood). Accompanied by Xuan Wu, it indicates a ghost who died in a mysterious way. Accompanied by Qing Long, it suggests an unfulfilled good vow from the past. Accompanied by Teng Sha, it means offending a class of evil spirits related to food offerings (the 'Shi Xiang' refers to spirits of food offerings).

金乃傷司，火定媵神香願；木為枷鎖，水為河泊之神。若見土爻，當分厥類：鬼墓乃伏尸為禍，財庫則藏神不安。

Official Ghost belongs to the Metal element and is the deity responsible for casualties from weapons and warfare; if it belongs to the Fire element, it must be the wedding deity or the deity of unfulfilled vows for incense and fire. If it belongs to the Wood element, it indicates ghosts bound by shackles and imprisonment; if it belongs to the Water element, it is the river god or water deity. If it is a Soil element, further classification is needed: if this soil is exactly theStorage (storage) of the Official Ghost, then it is underground corpses causing disturbances; if this soil is the库 (storage) ofWealth (wealth), then it is the deity of the stored wealth that is restless.

修造動土，必然煞遇勾陳；口舌起因，乃是土逢朱雀。或犯井神，水在初爻遇鬼；或幹司合，火臨二位逢官。

If construction of a house is carried out and it brings about supernatural disturbances, the hexagram will show aInauspicious Sha encountering Gou Chen (Gou Chen governs earthwork). If misfortune arises from verbal disputes, it is because the earth line meets Vermilion Bird. If there is an offense against the well spirit, it is because the water line is on the first line (the first line represents the well and the underground) and carries Official Ghost. If the stove spirit (Director of Destiny) is involved, it is because the fire line is on the second line (the second line represents the stove) and meets Official Ghost.

若在門頭，須犯家堂部屬；如臨道上，當求五路神祗。四遇世沖，鬼必出門撞見；六逢月合，神須遠地相干。

The Official Ghost if it falls in the position of the gate (the third line being the gate), it is the deity in charge of the family's incense and fire. If it falls in the position of the road (the fifth line being the road), then one should worship the five road deities. The fourth line (the position of the outer door) encountering the World Line to clash, this ghost must be one encountered outside. The sixth line (distant place, heavenly position) meeting the Month Builder to harmonize, this deity is connected from a distant place.

鬼克身，冤家債主；主克鬼，妻妾陰人。我去生他，卑幼兒童僧道；他來生我，主宗尊長爹孃。無生合克刑，必是兄弟朋友。刑不善終，絕則無祀。

Again, distinguish which ghost it is by the relationship of the Official Ghost and the Useful God: if the Official Ghost comes to control the Hexagram Body, it is the ghost of a past life's enemy or a debtor. If the Useful God goes on to control the Official Ghost, it is the ghost of a wife or concubine. If I go on to generate it, it is the ghost of a younger relative or a monk or Taoist. If it comes to generate me, it is the ghost of a senior relative or my parents. If neither generates nor controls each other, it is mostly the ghost of a brother or friend. If it carries a刑, it is the ghost of someone who died an untimely death and did not attain a peaceful end. If it is in a绝 place, it is the ghost of someone who cut off the family line and has no one to worship.

如臨日月，定然新死亡靈；自入墓刑，決是獄中囚犯。旁爻財合，必月下之情人；應位弟生，乃社中之好友。

Official Ghosts that are positioned on the Day Branch or Month Builder (where the energy is most vigorous) are certainly the souls of recently deceased people. If the Official Ghost itself enters its墓 (burial) and is accompanied by punishment, it must be the ghost of a prisoner who died in prison. If the wife wealth爻 in the surrounding lines is in harmony with it, that indicates a romantic partner with whom the person had an affair under the moonlight in life. If the brother爻 in the responding position comes to generate it, that represents the ghost of a good friend from the neighborhood.

化出鬼爻臨玄武，則穿窬之鬼；變成父母遇螣蛇，則魘魅之精。太歲鬼臨，乃祖傳之舊例；日辰官並，是口許之初心。持世則未酬舊願，伏為有口無心；變財乃不了心齋，空則有頭無尾。

A moving line that transforms into an official ghost accompanied by the Black Tortoise indicates a ghostly thief who can climb walls and cross through them. If an official ghost transforms and meets the Snake, it signifies a spirit causing nightmares. An official ghost accompanied by the Year Branch indicates a debt owed to ancestral rituals. When an official ghost shares the same branch as the Day Branch, it suggests a promise made verbally. If an official ghost holds the world, it means a previous vow has not been fulfilled. If an official ghost is hidden, it implies a careless promise made without intention. If an official ghost transforms into wealth, it suggests a vow of fasting has not been completed. If an official ghost falls into the void, it means a vow was started but abandoned midway.

鬼在宅中，住居不穩；官臨應上，朝向不通。兌卦金龍千佛相，坎宮木動犯劃舟。水土交加在乾宮，則三元大帝；火金互動於兌卦，為五道傷官。

The official ghost falls within the dwelling line, indicating instability in residence. When the official ghost is on the response line (which is opposite), it suggests that the direction of the house is not smooth. The metal line of the Dui trigram accompanied by the azure dragon represents the thousand buddhas' form. The wood line of the Kan palace being activated conflicts with the dragon boat festival and other water deities. When water and earth lines combine in the Qian palace, it refers to the three yuan great deities. When fire and metal lines interact in the Dui trigram, it refers to the five paths general and other deities of casualties.

三空無香火之堂，怪動有不祥之禍。龍遇文書獨發，經文可斷；蛇逢官鬼屬陰，夢寐難當。動入空中值鬼，恐失孝思之禮；靜居宅上臨木，家停暴露之棺。

The third line (the position of the incense altar) falls into an empty position, indicating there is no place in the family for burning incense. A strange line is activated, suggesting misfortune is coming into the family. The Azure Dragon is attached to the Parents (documents) and acts alone, indicating that reciting scriptures and repenting will be the outcome. The Qilin Snake meets the Official Ghost and the line is yin in nature, suggesting the person will have bad dreams and be unable to sleep at night. The moving line falls into an empty position and also meets the Official Ghost, which suggests the family has neglected the proper rites of respect for ancestors. The line is still and occupies the position of the house, and it is wood (wood represents a coffin), indicating there is an unburied, exposed coffin in the house.

農為國本，食乃民天。五穀不同，執識異宜而布種；一年關係，全憑卦象以推詳。旺相妻財，豐登可卜；空亡福德，損耗難憑。

Agriculture is the foundation of the state, and grain is the life of the people. Each of the five grains has its own nature and suitability. Who can recognize them one by one and plant them according to their suitability? The harvest of a year is of great importance, and it depends on the divination through hexagrams. In the divination of planting, the wife's wealth line represents the harvest, and the children line represents the crops. If the wife's wealth line is prosperous and strong, it can be concluded that there will be a good harvest. If the children line falls into emptiness, there will be losses, and the harvest is uncertain.

父母交重，耘耔徒知費力；兄爻發動，年時莫望全收。鬼在旺鄉遇水神，而禾苗渰腐；官居生地加火煞，而稼穡焦枯。

The parents' hexagram is strongly activated (the parents overcome the children, and the children represent the sprouts), so weeding and cultivating the soil is in vain. The brothers' hexagram is activated (the brothers overcome wealth), so do not expect a full harvest this year. The official ghost falls in a strong position and is of the water element, so the crops will be drowned by water. The official ghost is in the growth position and carries a fire evil, so the crops will be scorched by drought and fire.

土忌克身，水旱不調之歲；金嫌傷世，螟蝗交括之年。木則風摧，靜須榖；生扶合世，方許無虞。

The earth type official ghost comes to overcome the hexagram body, indicating that there will be an imbalance of water and drought in the year. The metal type official ghost harms the world line, indicating that locusts and grasshoppers will cause great damage. The wood type official ghost signifies a great wind that destroys crops, but if it remains quiet and still, the grain will be preserved. In summary, there must be a line that supports and assists it, and also harmonizes with the world line, in order for the year to be free from worries.

二爻坐鬼，必難東作於三春；五位連官，定阻西成於八月。初旺則種子有餘，四空則耕牛未辦。

The second line has the Official Ghost sitting on it, indicating that spring plowing will certainly be difficult ("East Work" refers to spring plowing). The fifth line connected to the Official Ghost suggests that autumn harvest will be obstructed ("West Harvest" refers to autumn harvest). The first line being prosperous and strong indicates that there is an abundance of seeds (the first line represents seeds). The fourth line being empty means that the oxen for plowing have not yet been arranged (the fourth line represents cattle). Divination for planting involves using the six lines to divide agricultural tasks in order, and to observe the relationships of generation and overcoming among the Six Relations.

應爻生合世，天心符合人心；卦象疊財爻，多爭壅如少壅。日帶父爻，一倍功夫一倍熱；財臨帝旺，及時耕種及時收。

The Response Line generates and harmonises with the World Line, indicating harmony between heaven's will and human hearts, leading to smooth weather and balanced conditions. In the hexagram, the Wealth Line appears multiple times, like competing to add more fertilizer, but actually, less is better—excess is not good. The Day Branch carries the Parents Line (Parents represent toil), so doubling the effort results in doubling the hardship. The Wealth Line is in the Prosperity position, meaning timely sowing and timely reaping, keeping up with the seasons in all aspects.

要知始終吉凶，但看動爻變化；欲識栽培可否，分詳子位持臨。世值三刑，農須帶疾；爻逢兩鬼，地必同耕。

To know the good and bad throughout the year, look at what the moving line transforms into. To know whether the land can be cultivated, examine closely where the children line (seedlings) falls and what it is associated with. If the world line encounters the three punishments, the farmer will be sick. If the hexagram shows two official ghosts, the land must be farmed in partnership with others.

父在外爻水輔，地雖高而潮溼；父居內卦日生，田固小而膏腴。父化父，一丘兩段；沖汫沖，七坎八坑。

The parents' hexagram (representing land) is in the outer hexagram and has a water hexagram supporting it, indicating that although the land is elevated, it is damp. The parents' hexagram is in the inner hexagram and is supported by the day branch, meaning the land is small but fertile. When the parents' hexagram transforms into another parents' hexagram, the land is divided into two parts. The hexagrams conflict with each other, and the land is uneven with many pits and depressions.

陽象陽爻，此地必然官斗則；或空或動，其田還恐屬他人。坐落胎養，開闢未久；變成福德，溝洫分明。若是坎宮，必近江湖之側；若伏兄弟，乃租鄉鄰之田。

The hexagram is yang and the line is also yang, indicating that this land is definitely a properly taxed field according to official measures. If the parents' line is empty or active, the land may have already been transferred to someone else. If the parents' line is in the positions of the fetus or nourishment, it suggests newly cultivated land. If the parents' line transforms into the children's line, it indicates clear ditches and well-organized water systems on the field. If the hexagram is in the Kan trigram (Kan represents water), the land must be near a river or lake. If the parents' line is hidden beneath the brothers' line, it means the land is rented from a neighbor.

既言種植，合論蠶桑，採飼辛苦，只為絲綿。而養育吉凶懸惑，因憑卜筮於著龜。初論子孫得地，則蠶苗必利；次憑財位當權，則絲繭多收。

Since we have spoken about farming, we should also talk about sericulture. Collecting mulberry leaves and feeding the silkworms is hard work, all just to get a little silk. However, the fortune of raising silkworms is uncertain, so we need to use divination with yarrow stalks. When divining about mulberry and silkworms, first look at the "Children"爻 (line) — the Children represent the silkworms; if they are in a favorable time and place, the silkworms will be good. Next, look at the "Wealth"爻 — Wealth represents the silk cocoon; if it holds power and is strong, then the silk yield will be abundant.

福德要興，更喜日辰扶助；妻財怕絕，尤嫌動象刑沖。兄弟臨身，葉費而絲還微薄；父母持世，心勞而蠶必難為。

The Children line should be strong and flourishing, and it is especially favorable if the Day Branch supports it. The Wealth line should avoid being in a state of decline, and it is particularly bad if a moving line harms or conflicts with it. The Siblings line attached to the Hexagram Body (Siblings indicate consumption), leads to great expenditure of resources but little return in silk. The Parents line holding the world (Parents restrain Children), results in exhaustion of mental and physical strength, and the silkworms remain unhealthy.

五行如遇官爻，必遭傷損；一卦皆無鬼煞，方始亨佳。日主沖身，切忌穢人入室；妻財合應，必然汙婦臨蠶。

Among the Five Phases, if the Official Ghost is in power, the silkworms will surely suffer damage. Only when there is no Official Ghost evil in the entire hexagram will things be smooth and auspicious. If the Day Branch conflicts with the Hexagram Body, one must beware of unclean people entering the silkworm chamber. If the Wealth Line and the Response Line are in harmony, it indicates that a dirty woman from outside has approached the silkworms (in old customs, the silkworm chamber is especially forbidden from being contaminated by impurity).

子受暗沖，每遇分臺須仔細；財無傷克，凡占葉價必騰增。兄弟入空亡，絲翻白雪；福身臨已午，繭積黃金。

The Children爻 is secretly冲 by the Day Branch, so one must be especially careful during the time of splitting the silk and moving the silkworms. If the Wealth爻 is not harmed or restrained, the price of mulberry leaves will definitely rise. When the Siblings爻 falls into an empty state (the劫耗 spirit is empty), the silk produced will be as white as snow. The Children and Hexagram Body are located on the巳 and 午 fire爻 (fire represents bright yellow), and the cocoons will pile up like gold.

父動化財，不枉許多辛苦；官興變福，亦遭幾度虛驚。卦出乾宮，若養夏蠶偏吉利；母居刑地，如言蠶室定崩摧。蠶繭獻功，三合會財局而旺相；卦宮定位，六爻隨動靜以推詳。

The parents' line moves and transforms into the wealth line, indicating initial labor followed by reward, with the hardship not going to waste. The official ghost line becomes active and transforms into the children's line, implying several false alarms before peace is restored. The hexagram comes from the Qian hexagram (Qian belongs to metal and corresponds to autumn, indicating dryness and heat), yet it is favorable for raising summer silkworms. The parents' line is located in a place where it is harmed, meaning the silkworm house will definitely collapse. A bountiful harvest of silkworm cocoons is a sign that the third line combines with the wealth line and is prosperous and strong. As for the positioning of the hexagram's palace, it should still be determined by examining each of the six lines' activity and stillness one by one.

道形萬物，理總歸於一心；易盡三才，占豈遺乎六畜。惟能精以察之，自得明而著矣！命在福神，若遇興隆須長養；利歸財位，如逢囚死定輕微。

The great Dao generates all things, and the principles ultimately converge into one mind; the Book of Changes encompasses heaven, earth, and humanity, so how could divination overlook domestic animals? As long as one carefully observes, it will naturally become clear. For divining domestic animals, theChildren Line represents the life of the animal; if it is strong and flourishing, the livestock will grow well. TheWife-Wealth Line represents the gains obtained; if it is in a state of captivity or death without vitality, the gains will certainly be minimal.

二者不可相無，一般皆宜出現。財旺福衰，雖瘦弱而善走；財空福動，總遲鈍而可觀。財若空亡，雖利暫時無遠力；福臨刑害，若非齾鼻定雕疤。

The elements of children and wealth must both be present in the hexagram. If the wealth element is strong but the children element is weak, the animal may be weak but good at moving around. If the wealth element is in a void but the children element is active, although the movement is slow, its appearance is still acceptable. If the wealth element falls into a void, there may be small gains now, but long-term strength is lacking. If the children element is afflicted by punishment and harm, the animal is either missing its nose or has scars.

相合財生，必主調良且善；相沖相剋，定然頑劣不馴。要知蹄足身形，須看臨持八卦；欲別青黃白黑，須參生克六神。陰陽有雌雄牝牡之分，胎養為駒犢羔雛之類。

The yao combining with another yao, and the wealth trigram coming to generate, this animal must certainly be gentle and kind. If they mutually conflict and control each other, it will certainly be fierce and difficult to tame. To know about the hooves, feet, and body shape, look at which trigram it is associated with (Qian for horse, Kun for ox, Zhen for dragon, Xun for chicken, Kan for pig, Li for pheasant, Gen for dog, Dui for sheep). To distinguish the colors such as green, yellow, white, and black, refer to the generating and controlling relationships and the Six Beasts. The yao's yin and yang determine the sex, male or female; if the yao falls in the position of conception or nurturing, it will be a young animal such as a foal, calf, lamb, or chick.

身坐子胎，必是受胎之六畜；福臨鬼墓，須知有病於一身。父動有傷，子絕則徒為勞碌；兄興不長，福與則反有生扶。

The hexagram body is sitting on the fetal position of the children's line, which certainly indicates an animal that is already pregnant. The children's line is adjacent to the official ghost's storage, meaning the animal is sick all over. If the parents' line becomes active, it will harm the children's line. If the children's line is also in a state of decline, raising it will only result in a lot of effort with no result. If the siblings' line is strong, the animal will not grow up. However, if the siblings' line instead supports the children's line (even though siblings usually generate children, this becomes a supportive relationship), it becomes a helpful influence.

世若空亡，到底終須失望。逢金生旺，當慮齧人；值土交重，須憂病染。官加蛇雀，必因成訟成驚；子變兄財，可驗食粗食細。

If the world line falls into an empty position, in the end it will lead to disappointment and failure. The sons and daughters line belongs to metal and is strong and flourishing (metal signifies sharp teeth and claws), so one should be cautious of this animal biting. If the sons and daughters line is associated with earth and is repeatedly activated (earth signifies dampness and stagnation), one should be concerned about it getting sick. If the official ghost is combined with the snake and the vermilion bird, there will certainly be legal troubles or fright caused by this animal. If the sons and daughters line transforms into siblings or wealth, it can indicate whether the animal is fed coarse or fine food.

財連兄弟，乃芻豢之失時；子化父爻，必勞心之太過。福連官鬼，須防竊取之人；鬼化子孫，恐是盜來之畜。官兄交變，難逃口舌之相侵；日月並刑，豈免死亡於不測。

The wealth is connected to siblings (sibling steals wealth), indicating that the fodder is not given on time. The children transform into parents (parents overpower children), meaning excessive use leads to exhaustion. Children connected to official ghosts suggest someone may steal. Official ghosts transforming into children implies the animal itself might have been stolen. Official ghosts and siblings alternating transformations lead to disputes. If the day branch and month builder both harm each other, accidents and death are inevitable.

若占置買，亦宜福動生身；倘問利時，最怕財興化絕。或賭或斗，皆宜世旺財興；或獵或漁，總怕應空福絕。乳抱者宜胎福生旺而無傷，醫治者要父官衰絕而有制。

If divining about buying animals, it is good if the children line becomes active and generates the hexagram body. If asking about when profit will be made, the worst situation is when the wealth line is strong but turns into a dead end. For activities like cockfighting or competing for victory, it is suitable if the world line is strong and the wealth line is active. For hunting or fishing, the worst is if the response line is empty or the children line is in a dead end. For breeding and raising young, it is suitable if the embryo line and the children line are strong and not harmed. If treating animals for illness, then the parents and official ghost lines should be weak and restrained by other lines.