Divination for one's entire life

占終身當分天地人三盤而斷，主星管少年之造化，主門管中年，主宮管末年，然以主星為重。問終身以得奇門詐為吉，其飛流亦須得宮門為重。

To determine a person's destiny throughout their life, one should divide it into three sections: heaven, earth, and human. The main star governs the circumstances in youth, the main gate governs middle age, and the main palace governs old age. Among these, the main star is most important. When asking about one's entire life, it is auspicious to obtain the Three Marvels, favorable gates, and the eight deceptions. As for the calculation of the flying plate and the flowing plate, it is still important to obtain the palace and the gate.

占家宅吉凶休咎如何，符為新宅，使為舊宅；符為正屋，使為側廂；符為陽宅，使為陰宅；符為本身，使為田舍；符為尊長，使為卑幼；符為心宮五臟，使為四體經絡，其中分而合，合而分，符受克，新宅凶；使受克，舊宅凶，以占事論生克斷之，又以主星為住宅之人，以飛門為所住之宅，俱宜生旺，不宜衰廢，更以得奇得詐為上吉。凡占家宅，以直符為人，直符加八門為宅，地盤九星為對門，地盤九星為左鄰，右宮為右鄰。

When divining the fortune of a family's residence, the 'Chief Symbol' represents the new house, while the 'Duty Gate' represents the old house. The 'Chief Symbol' stands for the main house, the 'Duty Gate' for the side rooms; the 'Chief Symbol' represents a yang house, the 'Duty Gate' a yin house; the 'Chief Symbol' represents oneself, the 'Duty Gate' the fields and land; the 'Chief Symbol' represents the elders, the 'Duty Gate' the younger generations; the 'Chief Symbol' represents the heart and the five internal organs, the 'Duty Gate' the limbs and the meridians. These can be examined separately or together. If the 'Chief Symbol' is overcome, the new house is inauspicious; if the 'Duty Gate' is overcome, the old house is inauspicious. The judgment should be based on the principles of generation and overcoming according to the matter being divined. In addition, the main star represents the person residing in the house, and the flying gate represents the house itself. Both should be in a state of growth and strength, not decline or decay. If they also receive the Three Marvels and the Eight Deceptions, it is an excellent omen. When divining about a family's residence, the 'Chief Symbol' represents the person, and the eight gates added to the 'Chief Symbol' represent the house. The nine stars on the Earth Plate represent the opposite house and the left neighbor, while the right palace represents the right neighbor.

以星為龍穴，以門為堂局，星受克，穴不吉；門受克，堂不好，落空亡亦然，符吉使凶，得奇門可阡，符凶使吉，雖有奇門亦不可用。占墳墓以直符為占事之人，直符所臨之下地盤遇九星為亡人，直使所臨之下地盤遇門為亡人之墓，看其二處，彼此相生，彼相遇旺之地，又得三奇六儀扶助為吉，墓亡人克墓，只可發財，不出貴，若墓克亡人，必主官非口舌橫事，要驗九星與門生克以定吉凶。

Divining geographical features: use nine stars to represent dragon veins and burial sites, and eight gates to represent the structure of the bright hall. If the stars are overcome, the burial site is not auspicious; if the gates are overcome, the bright hall is not good; the same applies if they fall into emptiness. If the chief symbol is auspicious but the duty gate is inauspicious, as long as there are the three marvels and the gates, it is still possible to dig the grave and perform burial. If the chief symbol is inauspicious but the duty gate is auspicious, even with the qimen, it cannot be used. Divining graves: the chief symbol represents the person divining, the nine stars encountered by the earth plate under the chief symbol represent the deceased, and the gates encountered by the earth plate under the duty symbol represent the deceased's grave. Check whether these two aspects are mutually generating, whether they are in a flourishing position, and whether they can be supported by the three marvels and six instruments. If so, it is auspicious. If the deceased overcomes the grave, it can bring wealth but not noble people; if the grave overcomes the deceased, it will certainly lead to legal disputes, verbal conflicts, and unexpected events. Always check the mutual generation and overcoming between the nine stars and eight gates to determine auspiciousness or inauspiciousness.

經云一十八局為精藝，為漢張子房所定，總約陰陽各九局，凡一局統四氣，每一氣管六十時，誠遁法千古不易之良規也，為所定九局圖式類，皆本節本元甲子時之正圖，其餘自乙丑時起，至癸亥時止之奇儀符使並格局之吉凶，則難以推布，而不求門奇星符飛布行宮之法，竟將各局剪成活圖推演，以致星門之次序先後紊亂，坊本之謬，誠非淺鮮。

The classic text says that the eighteen sections are the most profound skill of Dun Jia, established by Zhang Liang of the Han dynasty. In total, they consist of nine sections of Yang Dun and nine sections of Yin Dun. Each section governs four solar terms, and each solar term controls sixty hours. This is indeed an unchanging standard of Dun Jia throughout the ages. However, the diagrams of the nine sections are only the correct diagrams for the initial hour of the current solar term, Jiazi. For the other hours from Yichou to Guihai, the odd instruments, Chief Symbol, Duty Gate, and the auspicious or inauspicious patterns are difficult to arrange. Some people do not study the methods of the gates, oddities, stars, and the movement and positioning of symbols, but instead cut each section into movable diagrams for calculation, leading to disorder in the sequence of stars and gates. This kind of error in printed editions is indeed quite serious.

查遁甲起法悉取洛書九宮自然之數，陽遁自一至九，陰遁自九自一，陽順陰逆排列九宮，而九局五百四十時，瞭如指掌，今立此活圖捷法，較之漢子房舊圖尤為靈變，遁法之妙，無出其右矣！

The method of establishing the initial layout in Dun Jia is entirely based on the original numerical sequence of the nine palaces in the Luo Writing: Yang Dun starts from the first palace and counts up to the ninth palace, while Yin Dun starts from the ninth palace and counts back to the first palace, arranging the nine palaces in a clockwise order for Yang Dun and counter-clockwise for Yin Dun. In this way, all ninety layouts covering five hundred forty hours can be clearly understood. Now this concise method of creating a living diagram has been established, which is more flexible and adaptable than the old diagram from the Han dynasty created by Zhang Liang. The subtlety of Dun Jia methods has no equal to it.

愚按捷法如陽遁九局自坎一順排，坤二、震三、巽四、中五、乾六、兌七、艮八、離九為地盤之九宮，以戊加坎一宮順排己庚辛壬癸丁丙乙為次序，作地盤之奇儀，以蓬星加坎一宮順排，芮沖輔禽心柱任英為地盤之九星，集為一層，此一局地盤星符定矣；以休死傷杜開驚生景為次八門，順行排為直使，集為一層一局，人盤門使定矣；其天盤亦如地盤之法，將星符集為一層，此一局天盤定矣。

I explain this method as follows: For the nine formations of Yang Dun, they are arranged in order starting from the Kan one palace, sequentially being Kun two, Zhen three, Xun four, Zhong five, Qian six, Dui seven, Gen eight, and Li nine, forming the nine palaces of the Earth Plate. The Wu is placed in the Kan one palace, and then the order is followed with Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, Ding, Bing, and Yi, forming the nine symbols of the Earth Plate. The Tianpeng star is placed in the Kan one palace, followed by Tianrui, Tianchong, Tianfu, Tianqin, Tianxin, Tianzhu, Tianren, and Tianying, forming the nine stars of the Earth Plate. These are combined into one layer, and thus the Earth Plate's stars and symbols are determined for this formation. Then, the eight gates are arranged in the order of Xiu, Si, Shang, Du, Kai, Jing, Sheng, and Jing, and arranged in a clockwise order to form the values and gates, thus determining the Human Plate's gates and values. The Heaven Plate is also arranged in the same way as the Earth Plate, combining the stars and symbols into one layer, thus completing the Heaven Plate for this formation.

如占時得甲子時，即將天盤甲子直符蓬星加於坎一宮地盤甲干之上，人盤直使即以休門加於坎一宮之上，此即陽遁甲子時之正圖也，雖九宮順排，而奇儀符使並格局之吉凶，與八卦方位之正圖，亦絲毫無紊，如乙丑時，即將天盤甲子直符、蓬星加於離九宮乙干之上，其人盤直使以休門加於坤二宮之上，此即陽遁一局，乙丑時排宮之圖也。

For example, if the time of divination is the Jiazi hour, place the value symbol and the Tianpeng star from the Jiazi position on the Heaven Plate onto the Earth Plate's Jia stem in the Kan one palace. Then place the Xiu Men on the Human Plate in the Kan one palace. This is the correct diagram for the Yang Dun first layout at the Jiazi hour. Although the nine palaces are arranged in order, the arrangement of the odd instruments, value symbols, duty gates, and the fortune of the layout remain clear and orderly, just as in the correct diagram drawn according to the eight trigrams directions. Similarly, if the time is Yichou, place the value symbol and Tianpeng star from the Jiazi position on the Heaven Plate onto the Earth Plate's Yi stem in the Li nine palace. Then place the Xiu Men on the Human Plate in the Kun two palace. This is the diagram for the Yang Dun first layout at the Yichou hour.

按六甲直符挨次順推，則六十時符使奇儀輪轉靈通，吉凶其應如響，如丙子時，則以天盤甲戌直符加於艮八宮地盤丙干之上，其人盤直使，即以死門加於巽四宮之上，此即甲戌旬丙子時排宮之圖也。

Following the order of the Six Jia (Six Heavenly Stems), the Chief Symbols, Duty Gates, and odd instruments rotate through the sixty hours, interconnecting flexibly. The good and bad omens correspond as clearly as an echo. For example, at the hour of Bingzi, the Chief Symbol of the Heaven Plate Jiaxu is placed on the Earth Plate's Bing dry branch in the Gen eight palace. The Duty Gate of the Human Plate is placed on the Death Door in the Xun four palace. This is the diagram for the Bingzi hour in the Jiaxu decade.

其甲申各旬直符，仿此類推，如陽遁二局，即以甲子直符芮星集為一層，加於坤二宮，作為二局地盤，其天盤亦如地盤之法，將星符集為一層，作為二局天盤，以死傷杜中開驚生景休為次，八門順排，集為一層，作為二局人盤，此定排布二局星符之法。

The Chief Symbol for each ten-day period such as Jia Shen is determined by following the same method. For example, in the second Yang Dun arrangement, the Jia Zi Chief Symbol is combined with the "Tian Rui" star to form a layer, placed in the second Kun Palace as the Earth Plate of the second arrangement. The Heaven Plate is also formed in the same way as the Earth Plate, combining the stars and symbols into a layer as the Heaven Plate of the second arrangement. Then, the eight gates are arranged in the order of death, injury, stop, center, open, alarm, life, view, and rest, arranged in sequence to form another layer as the Human Plate of the second arrangement. This is the fixed method for arranging the stars and symbols for the second arrangement.

如占時得甲子時，即將天盤甲子直符芮星加於坤二宮，地盤甲干之上，其人盤直使，即以死門加於坤二宮之上，此即陽遁二局甲子時之正圖也，如乙丑時，即以天盤甲子直符芮星加於地盤坎一宮乙干之上，其人盤直使以死門加於震三宮之上，此陽遁二局乙丑時排宮之圖也。按六甲直符挨次順排，則六十時之吉凶格局立現，其餘直符仿一局法類推。

For example, if the time of divination is the Jiazi hour, place the value symbol and Tianrui star of the Heaven Plate Jiazi on the Earth Plate's Kung two palace with the Jia stem. Then place the duty gate, which is the Death Door, on the Human Plate's Kung two palace. This is the correct diagram for Yang Dun two layout at the Jiazi hour. Similarly, if the time is Yichou, place the value symbol and Tianrui star of the Heaven Plate Jiazi on the Earth Plate's Kan one palace with the Yi stem. Then place the duty gate, which is the Death Door, on the Human Plate's Zhen three palace. This is the diagram for Yang Dun two layout at the Yichou hour. By following the order of the six Jia values in sequence, the auspicious and inauspicious patterns of the sixty hours can be immediately seen; other value symbols can be similarly inferred using the same method.

陰遁活圖捷法，如陰遁九局，自離九、艮八、兌七、乾六、中五、巽四、震三、坤二、坎一為地盤之九宮，以戊加離九宮逆排己庚辛壬癸丁丙乙為次序作地盤之奇儀，以英星加離九宮逆排任柱心禽輔沖芮蓬為地盤之九星，集為一層，此九局地盤星符定矣，以景生驚開中杜傷死休為次，八門逆行，排為直使，集為一層，此九局人盤門使定矣，其天盤亦如地盤之法，將星符集為一層，此九局天盤定矣。

Now let us discuss the quick method for the Yin Dun (Yin遁) living diagram. For example, in the nine formations of Yin Dun, arrange the nine palaces of the Earth Plate in the order of Li nine, Gen eight, Dui seven, Qian six, Zhong five, Xun four, Zhen three, Kun two, and Kan one. Place Wu in the Li nine palace, and arrange Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, Ding, Bing, and Yi in reverse order as the odd instruments of the Earth Plate. Place the Tian Ying star in the Li nine palace, and arrange Tian Ren, Tian Zhu, Tian Xin, Tian Qin, Tian Fu, Tian Chong, Tian Rui, and Tian Peng in reverse order as the nine stars of the Earth Plate, forming one layer. Thus, the nine formations of the Earth Plate's stars and symbols are determined. Then, arrange the eight gates in the order of Jing, Sheng, Jing, Kai, Zhong, Du, Shang, Si, and Xiu in reverse order as the duty gates, forming another layer. Thus, the nine formations of the Human Plate's gates and duty gates are determined. The Heaven Plate is arranged in the same way as the Earth Plate, forming one layer of stars and symbols. Thus, the nine formations of the Heaven Plate are determined.

如占時得甲子時，即將天盤甲子直符英星加於離九宮地盤甲干之上，其人盤直使，即以景門加於離九宮之上，此即陰遁九局九子時之正圖也，如乙丑時，即將天盤甲子直符英星加於坎一宮乙干之上，其人盤直使以景門加於艮八宮之上，此即陰遁九局乙丑時排宮之圖也。

For example, if the time of divination is the Jiazi hour, place the value symbol and Tianying star from the Jiazi position on the Heaven Plate onto the Li nine palace of the Earth Plate with the Jia stem. Then, place the Jing Gate of the Human Plate onto the Li nine palace. This forms the correct diagram for Yin Dun nine layouts at the Jiazi hour. Similarly, if the time is Yichou, place the value symbol and Tianying star from the Jiazi position on the Heaven Plate onto the Kan one palace with the Yi stem. Then, place the Jing Gate of the Human Plate onto the Gen eight palace. This forms the diagram for Yin Dun nine layouts at the Yichou hour.

按六甲直符挨次逆推，則六十時符使奇儀輪轉周遍，如丙子時，則以天盤甲戌直符加於地盤丙干之上，其人盤直使，即以生門加於坤二宮之上，此即甲戌旬丙子時排宮之圖也。

Following the order of the Six Jia, the Chief Symbol is reversed to determine the Chief Symbol, Duty Gate, and the odd instruments for each of the sixty hours. For example, in the hour of Bingzi, the Chief Symbol of the Heaven Plate Jiaxu is placed on the Earth Plate Binggan, and the Duty Gate of the Human Plate is placed on the Life Gate in the Kun two palace. This is the diagram for the Bingzi hour in the Jiaxu decade.

其甲申各旬直符仿此類推，如陰遁八局，即以甲子直符任星集為一層，加於艮八宮，作為八局地盤，其天盤亦如地盤之法，將星符集成一層，作為八局天盤，以生驚開中杜傷死休景為次，八門逆排，集為一層，作為八局人盤，此定排布八局星符之法。

The value symbols for each of the ten days such as Jia Shen are deduced in the same way. For example, in the eighth Yin Dun, the Jia Zi value symbol is combined with the Tian Ren star to form a layer, placed in the Gen eighth palace as the earth plate of the eighth division. The heaven plate is also formed in the same way as the earth plate, combining the stars and symbols into a layer as the heaven plate of the eighth division. Then, the eight gates are arranged in the order of Sheng, Jing, Kai, Zhong, Du, Shang, Si, Xiu, Jing, and arranged in reverse order to form another layer as the human plate of the eighth division. This is the fixed method for arranging the eight divisions' stars and symbols.

如占時得甲子時，即將天盤甲子直符任星加於艮八宮地盤甲干之上，其人盤直使，即以生門加於艮八宮之上，此即陰遁八局甲子時之正圖也，如乙丑時，即將天盤甲子直符任星，加於離九宮地盤乙干之上，其人盤直使，即以生門加於兌七宮之上，此即陰遁八局乙丑時排宮之圖也。按六甲直符挨次推排六十時輪轉滿足，則癸亥時之星符奇使伏吟定矣，其餘各局，並本局之六直符，仿此類推。

For example, if the time of divination is the Jiazi hour, place the value symbol and Tian Ren star of the Jiazi Heaven Plate on the Gen eight palace of the Earth Plate with the Jia stem. Then place the Life Gate on the Gen eight palace of the Human Plate. This is the correct diagram for the Yin Dun eighth layout at the Jiazi hour. Similarly, if the time is Yichou, place the value symbol and Tian Ren star of the Jiazi Heaven Plate on the Li nine palace of the Earth Plate with the Yi stem. Then place the Life Gate on the Dui seven palace of the Human Plate. This is the diagram for the Yin Dun eighth layout at the Yichou hour. Following the order of the six Jia stems, the sixty hours complete a full cycle. By the time it reaches the Guihai hour, the stars, symbols, odd numbers, and duty gates all return to the Hidden Chant, which is fixed. The remaining layouts and the six value symbols of each layout can be deduced in the same way.

經云：“直符前三六合位，太陰之神在前二，後一宮兮為九天，後二之宮為九地。”此論八神行宮之定位也。八神不用飛宮，分陰順陽逆依次臨方，不循宮序，以坎艮震巽離坤兌乾為輪布之法，依小直符加大直符，假如天盤甲子直符加坎一宮，應以八神直符加於天盤甲子直符之上，順布螣蛇在艮、太陰在震、六合在巽、勾陳在離、朱雀在坤、九地在兌、九天在乾，此八神循八卦而行，即合經云直符前三六合，前二太陰，後一九天，後二九地之謂也。

The text says: The chief symbol moves forward to the third position to be "Liu He," and the "Tai Yin" deity is in the second position forward. The first position behind is "Jiu Tian," and the second position behind is "Jiu Di." This refers to the fixed positions of the Eight Gods. The Eight Gods do not use the flying palace method, but instead divide into yin and yang, moving in reverse order for yin and forward order for yang, and they are arranged in sequence to the directions, not following the numerical order of the nine palaces. Instead, they are arranged according to the sequence of the Eight Trigrams: Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, and Qian. The arrangement follows the rule of adding the small chief symbol to the large chief symbol. For example, if the chief symbol of the Heaven Plate Jiazi is placed in the first palace of Kan, then the Eight Gods should be arranged as follows: the "Chief Symbol" is placed on top of the Heaven Plate Jiazi chief symbol, then sequentially: Teng Sha in Gen, Tai Yin in Zhen, Liu He in Xun, Gou Chen in Li, Zhu Que in Kun, Jiu Di in Dui, and Jiu Tian in Qian. This is how the Eight Gods move according to the Eight Trigrams, which corresponds exactly to the meaning of the text that the chief symbol's third position forward is Liu He, the second position forward is Tai Yin, the first position behind is Jiu Tian, and the second position behind is Jiu Di.

愚按八神順飛九宮，按卦位而行，如一宮直符，則二宮朱雀、三太陰、四六合、五中宮、六九天、七九地、八螣蛇、九勾陳，此直符八神加坎一宮飛布之定位法也，雖八神飛布九宮而考之所行八卦定位之法，均亦符合此陽遁直符八神按卦位飛布之捷法也。

I explain the method of flying the eight spirits across the nine palaces according to the positions of the trigrams: if the chief symbol is in the first palace, then the second palace is the Vermilion Bird, the third palace is Tai Yin, the fourth palace is Liu He, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the sixth palace is Jiu Tian, the seventh palace is Jiudi, the eighth palace is Teng Sha, and the ninth palace is Gou Chen. This is the method of positioning the chief symbol and the eight spirits when they are placed in the Kan palace. Although the eight spirits are flying across the nine palaces, when examining their positions according to the eight trigrams, both methods correspond. This is the concise method for Yang Dun, where the chief symbol and the eight spirits are arranged according to the trigrams.

如二宮直符，則三宮朱雀、四九地、五中宮、六太陰、七螣蛇、八勾陳、九九天、一六合，此直符八神加坤二宮飛布之定位也，如三宮直符，則四宮螣蛇、五中宮、六朱雀、七勾陳、八九天、九太陰、一九地、二六合，此直符八神加震三宮飛布之定位也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the second palace, then the third palace is Vermilion Bird, the fourth palace is Jiudi, the fifth palace is Central Palace, the sixth palace is Taiyin, the seventh palace is Tengshe, the eighth palace is Gou Chen, the ninth palace is Jiu Tian, and the first palace is Liu He; this is the arrangement when the Chief Symbol and eight spirits are placed in the Kun second palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the third palace, then the fourth palace is Tengshe, the fifth palace is Central Palace, the sixth palace is Vermilion Bird, the seventh palace is Gou Chen, the eighth palace is Jiu Tian, the ninth palace is Taiyin, the first palace is Jiudi, and the second palace is Liu He; this is the arrangement when the Chief Symbol and eight spirits are placed in the Zhen third palace.

如四宮直符，則五中宮、六勾陳、七六合、八九地、九螣蛇、一朱雀、二太陰、三九天，此直符八神加巽四宮飛布之定位也，如六宮直符，則七宮九天、八太陰、九朱雀、一螣蛇、二九地、三六合、四勾陳、五中宮，此直符八神加乾六宮飛布之定位也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the fourth palace, then the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the sixth palace is Gou Chen, the seventh palace is Liu He, the eighth palace is Jiudi, the ninth palace is Teng Sha, the first palace is Vermilion Bird, the second palace is Tai Yin, and the third palace is Jiu Tian; this is the positioning of the eight symbols added to the palace of Xun (Wind) when the Chief Symbol is in the fourth palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the sixth palace, then the seventh palace is Jiu Tian, the eighth palace is Tai Yin, the ninth palace is Vermilion Bird, the first palace is Teng Sha, the second palace is Jiudi, the third palace is Liu He, the fourth palace is Gou Chen, and the fifth palace is the Central Palace; this is the positioning of the eight symbols added to the palace of Qian (Heaven) when the Chief Symbol is in the sixth palace.

如七宮直符，則八宮六合、九九地、一太陰、二九天、三勾陳、四朱雀、五中宮、六螣蛇，此直符八神加兌七宮飛布之定位也，如八宮直符，則九宮六合、一九天、二勾陳、三螣蛇、四太陰、五中宮、六九地、七朱雀，此直符八神加艮八宮飛布之定位也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the seventh palace, then the eighth palace is Liu He, the ninth palace is Jiudi, the first palace is Tai Yin, the second palace is Jiu Tian, the third palace is Gou Chen, the fourth palace is Vermilion Bird, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, and the sixth palace is Teng Sha; this is the positioning of the eight symbols when the Chief Symbol is added to the Dui (Lake) seventh palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the eighth palace, then the ninth palace is Liu He, the first palace is Jiu Tian, the second palace is Gou Chen, the third palace is Teng Sha, the fourth palace is Tai Yin, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the sixth palace is Jiudi, and the seventh palace is Vermilion Bird; this is the positioning of the eight symbols when the Chief Symbol is added to the Gen (Mountain) eighth palace.

如九宮直符，則一宮勾陳、二螣蛇、三九地、四九天、五中宮、六六合、七太陰、八朱雀，此直符八神加離九宮飛布之定位也，如五中宮直符，即按寄宮卦位之八神次序布之，推演之法九局皆同，以直符加卦位宮次飛布而定八神之格局，實為捷妙之訣矣。

If the Chief Symbol is in the ninth palace, then the first palace is Gou Chen, the second is Teng Sha, the third is Jiudi, the fourth is Jiu Tian, the fifth is the Central Palace, the sixth is Liu He, the seventh is Tai Yin, and the eighth is Vermilion Bird; this is the arrangement of the eight spirits when the Chief Symbol is placed in the ninth palace of the Li trigram. If the Chief Symbol falls in the central fifth palace, then according to the trigram position of the palace it is located in, the eight spirits are arranged in order. The method of calculation is the same for all nine palaces: placing the Chief Symbol on the trigram palace and arranging the eight spirits accordingly to determine their layout, which is indeed a concise and ingenious mnemonic.

陰遁八神逆行卦位，以離巽震艮坎乾兌坤為次，依小直符加大直符之法，如天盤甲子直符加離九宮，應以八神直符加於天盤甲子直符之上，逆布螣蛇在巽，太陰在震，六合在艮，勾陳在坎，朱雀在乾，九地在兌，九天在坤，此八神循八卦而行，即合經云直符前三六合，前二太陰，直符後二九地，後一九天之謂也。

Yin Dun's eight spirits move in reverse order of the trigrams, following the sequence of Li, Xun, Zhen, Gen, Kan, Qian, Dui, and Kun. The method remains the same as placing the small value symbol on top of the large value symbol. For example, if the value symbol of Tianpan Jiazi is placed in the Li trigram's ninth palace, then the eight spirits should be arranged with the value symbol placed on top of the Tianpan Jiazi value symbol, and then arranged in reverse order: Tengshe in Xun, Taiyin in Zhen, Liuhe in Gen, Gouchen in Kan, Zhuqiao in Qian, Jiudi in Dui, and Jiu Tian in Kun. This is how the eight spirits follow the eight trigrams, which aligns with the classic text's statement that the value symbol's front three are Liuhe, the front two are Taiyin, the value symbol's back two are Jiudi, and the back one is Jiu Tian.

愚按八神逆飛九宮，按卦位而行，如九宮直符，則八宮六合、七九地、六朱雀、五中宮、四螣蛇、三太陰、二九天、一勾陳，此直符八神加離九宮飛布之定位也。如八宮直符，則七宮六合、六太陰、五中宮、四九地、三九天、二勾陳、一螣蛇、九朱雀，此直符八神加艮八宮飛布之定位也。

I explain according to the method of the Eight Gods flying in reverse order through the Nine Palaces, following the positions of the Trigrams: if the Chief Symbol is in the ninth Palace, then the eighth Palace is Liu He, the seventh Palace is Jiudi, the sixth Palace is Vermilion Bird, the fifth Palace is Central Palace, the fourth Palace is Teng Sha, the third Palace is Tai Yin, the second Palace is Jiu Tian, and the first Palace is Gou Chen; this is the positioning when the Chief Symbol and the Eight Gods are added to the Trigram Li in the ninth Palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the eighth Palace, then the seventh Palace is Liu He, the sixth Palace is Tai Yin, the fifth Palace is Central Palace, the fourth Palace is Jiudi, the third Palace is Jiu Tian, the second Palace is Gou Chen, the first Palace is Teng Sha, and the ninth Palace is Vermilion Bird; this is the positioning when the Chief Symbol and the Eight Gods are added to the Trigram Gen in the eighth Palace.

如七宮直符，則六宮九天、五中宮、四六合、三勾陳、二螣蛇、一九地、九太陰、八朱雀，此直符八神加兌宮飛布之定位也。如六宮直符，則五中宮、四勾陳、三朱雀、二太陰、一九天、九六合、八九地、七螣蛇，此直符八神加乾六宮飛布之定位也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the seventh palace, then the sixth palace is Jiu Tian, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the fourth palace is Liu He, the third palace is Gou Chen, the second palace is Teng Sha, the first palace is Jiudi, the ninth palace is Tai Yin, and the eighth palace is Zhu Que; this is the positioning of the eight symbols added to the Dui palace when the Chief Symbol is in the eighth palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the sixth palace, then the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the fourth palace is Gou Chen, the third palace is Zhu Que, the second palace is Tai Yin, the first palace is Jiu Tian, the ninth palace is Liu He, the eighth palace is Jiudi, and the seventh palace is Teng Sha; this is the positioning of the eight symbols added to the Qian sixth palace when the Chief Symbol is in the sixth palace.

如四宮直符，則三宮螣蛇、二九地、一六合、九九天、八太陰、七朱雀、六勾陳、五中宮，此直符八神加巽四宮飛布之定位也。如三宮直符，則二宮朱雀、一宮太陰、九九地、八螣蛇、七勾陳、六六合、五中宮、四九天，此直符八神加震三宮飛布之定位也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the fourth palace, then the third palace is the螣蛇, the second palace is Jiudi, the first palace is Liu He, the ninth palace is Jiu Tian, the eighth palace is Tai Yin, the seventh palace is Vermilion Bird, the sixth palace is Gou Chen, and the fifth palace is the Central Palace; this is the positioning of the eight symbols when the Chief Symbol is added to the Xun (Wind) fourth palace. If the Chief Symbol is in the third palace, then the second palace is Vermilion Bird, the first palace is Tai Yin, the ninth palace is Jiudi, the eighth palace is螣蛇, the seventh palace is Gou Chen, the sixth palace is Liu He, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, and the fourth palace is Jiu Tian; this is the positioning of the eight symbols when the Chief Symbol is added to the Zhen (Thunder) third palace.

如二宮直符，則一宮朱雀、九螣蛇、八勾陳、七九天、六九地、五中宮、四太陰、三六合，此直符八神加坤二宮飛布之定位也，如一宮直符，則九宮勾陳、八九天、七太陰、六螣蛇、五中宮、四朱雀、三九地、二六合，此直符八神加一宮飛布之定位也，如五宮直符，即按寄宮卦位之八神次序布之，推演之法，以直符臨卦位宮次飛布而定之，九局同法，隨陽隨陰，奇奧無窮，誠為八神行宮之秘要也。

If the Chief Symbol is in the second palace, then the first palace is the Vermilion Bird, the ninth palace is the Snake, the eighth palace is Gou Chen, the seventh palace is Jiu Tian, the sixth palace is Jiudi, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the fourth palace is Tai Yin, and the third palace is Liu He; this is the arrangement of the eight spirits when the Chief Symbol is located in the second palace of the Earthly Branch Kun. If the Chief Symbol is in the first palace, then the ninth palace is Gou Chen, the eighth palace is Jiu Tian, the seventh palace is Tai Yin, the sixth palace is the Snake, the fifth palace is the Central Palace, the fourth palace is the Vermilion Bird, the third palace is Jiudi, and the second palace is Liu He; this is the arrangement of the eight spirits when the Chief Symbol is located in the first palace of the Earthly Branch Kan. If the Chief Symbol falls in the central fifth palace, then it should be arranged according to the hexagram position of the palace it resides in, following the order of the eight spirits. The method of calculation is always determined by the Chief Symbol being located on the hexagram position of the palace, and the nine sections follow the same principle. It follows either the yang or the yin, and its subtleties are endless, making it the essential secret of the movement of the eight spirits.

排宮天地，兩盤既定，則九宮星儀輪轉可以周遍，惟中盤值使，因有逾六逾四之訣，輪至中宮，則直使間格不能置其宮，今擬另備一盤以補之，假如陽遁一局甲子日甲子時，休門直使在一宮，死門在二宮，傷門在三宮，杜門在四宮，中宮無門，陽遁順行，逾於六即用上盤，開門補置於六宮，則八門均可值其使，如乙丑時，休門在二宮，死門在三宮，傷門在四宮，中宮無門，即用上盤杜門補置於六宮，則杜門即逾於六宮矣。

Once the Heaven and Earth disks of the palace arrangement are fixed, the stars and instruments in the nine palaces can be rotated completely. However, the middle disk's duty gate is special because of the rule "exceeding six" and "exceeding four." When it comes to the central palace, the duty gate is interrupted and cannot be placed there. Therefore, a separate disk is prepared to complete it. For example, in the case of Yang Dun, the first layout on a Jiazi day and Jiazi hour, the Xiu Men is in the first palace, the Death Door in the second, the Shang Men in the third, and the Du Men in the fourth. The central palace has no door. Since Yang Dun proceeds in order, after passing the central palace, it reaches the sixth palace. Therefore, the upper disk is used to place the Open Door in the sixth palace, allowing all eight doors to have their respective duty gates. Similarly, on a Yichou hour, the Xiu Men is in the second palace, the Death Door in the third, the Shang Men in the fourth, and the central palace has no door. Then the upper disk is used to place the Du Men in the sixth palace, thus the Du Men is considered to have moved to the sixth palace.

假如陰遁九局甲子日甲子時，景門直使在九宮，生門在八宮，驚門在七宮，開門在六宮，中宮無門，陰遁逆行，逾於四即用上盤，杜門補置於四宮，則八門均可值其使，如乙丑時景門在八宮，生門在七宮，驚門在六宮，中宮無門，即用上盤開門補置於四宮，則開門即逾於四宮矣，餘遁直使同法。

For example, in the case of Yin Dun (Yin遁) ninth layout on the day and hour of Jiazi (甲子), the Jing Gate (景门) is at the ninth palace, the Life Gate (生门) at the eighth, the Jing Door (惊门) at the seventh, and the Open Door (开门) at the sixth. The Central Palace (中宫) has no gate. Since Yin Dun moves in reverse, it passes over the Central Palace to reach the fourth palace. Therefore, the upper disk is used to place the Du Gate (杜门) at the fourth palace, allowing all eight gates to be assigned their respective Duty Gates (值使). Similarly, on the hour of Yichou (乙丑), the Jing Gate is at the eighth palace, the Life Gate at the seventh, the Jing Door at the sixth, and the Central Palace has no gate. The upper disk is then used to place the Open Door at the fourth palace, thus the Open Door is considered to have moved to the fourth palace. The same method applies to the Duty Gates of all other layouts.

其法視直符臨於何卦何宮，即定八神之位，如陽遁直符值坎一宮，則一至九順行不入中五，依後推定陽遁八神次序，按九宮挨次布之，如陰遁值符加離九宮，則九至一逆行不入中五，依後推定陰遁八神次序，按九宮挨次布之。陰陽九局同法。

This method involves determining the positions of the Eight Gods based on where the Chief Symbol is located in a trigram and a palace. For example, if the Chief Symbol in a Yang Dun is located in the first palace of the Kan trigram, then starting from the first palace, it proceeds in order to the ninth palace, without entering the central fifth palace. According to the previously determined order of the Eight Gods in Yang Dun, they are arranged sequentially in the nine palaces. Similarly, if the Chief Symbol in a Yin Dun is placed in the ninth palace of the Li trigram, it starts from the ninth palace and proceeds in reverse order to the first palace, again without entering the central fifth palace. According to the previously determined order of the Eight Gods in Yin Dun, they are arranged sequentially in the nine palaces. Both Yang Dun and Yin Dun have nine sections, all following the same method.

直符加坎一宮、二朱雀、三太陰、四六合、六九天、七九地、八螣蛇、九勾陳。直符加坤二宮、三朱雀、四九地、六太陰、七螣蛇、八勾陳、九九天、一六合。直符加震三宮、四螣蛇、六朱雀、七勾陳、八九天、九太陰、一九地、二六合。

Yang Dun eight deities are arranged in the following order according to the trigrams. When the Chief Symbol is added to the first trigram (Kan): second trigram is Vermilion Bird, third trigram is Tai Yin, fourth trigram is Liu He, sixth trigram is Jiu Tian, seventh trigram is Jiudi, eighth trigram is Teng Sha, ninth trigram is Gou Chen. When the Chief Symbol is added to the second trigram (Kun): third trigram is Vermilion Bird, fourth trigram is Jiudi, sixth trigram is Tai Yin, seventh trigram is Teng Sha, eighth trigram is Gou Chen, ninth trigram is Jiu Tian, first trigram is Liu He. When the Chief Symbol is added to the third trigram (Zhen): fourth trigram is Teng Sha, sixth trigram is Vermilion Bird, seventh trigram is Gou Chen, eighth trigram is Jiu Tian, ninth trigram is Tai Yin, first trigram is Jiudi, second trigram is Liu He.

直符加巽四宮、六勾陳、七六合、八九地、九螣蛇、一朱雀、二太陰、三九天。直符加乾六宮、七九天、八太陰、九朱雀、一螣蛇、二九地、三六合、四勾陳。直符加兌七宮、八六合、九九地、一太陰、二九天、三勾陳、四朱雀、六螣蛇。

When the Chief Symbol is in the fourth palace and added to the Wind Trigram: the sixth palace has Gou Chen, the seventh palace has Liu He, the eighth palace has Jiudi, the ninth palace has Teng Sha, the first palace has Zhu Que, the second palace has Tai Yin, and the third palace has Jiu Tian. When the Chief Symbol is in the sixth palace and added to the Heaven Trigram: the seventh palace has Jiu Tian, the eighth palace has Tai Yin, the ninth palace has Zhu Que, the first palace has Teng Sha, the second palace has Jiudi, the third palace has Liu He, and the fourth palace has Gou Chen. When the Chief Symbol is in the seventh palace and added to the Lake Trigram: the eighth palace has Liu He, the ninth palace has Jiudi, the first palace has Tai Yin, the second palace has Jiu Tian, the third palace has Gou Chen, the fourth palace has Zhu Que, and the sixth palace has Teng Sha.

直符加艮八宮、九六合、一九天、二勾陳、三螣蛇、四太陰、六九地、七朱雀。直符加離九宮、一勾陳、二螣蛇、三九地、四九天、六六合、七太陰、八朱雀。直符加中五宮，即按寄宮卦位直符八神之次序布之。

When the Chief Symbol is added to the eighth palace of the艮 (Gen) trigram: the ninth palace is Liu He, the first palace is Jiu Tian, the second palace is Gou Chen, the third palace is Teng Sha, the fourth palace is Tai Yin, the sixth palace is Jiudi, and the seventh palace is Zhu Que. When the Chief Symbol is added to the ninth palace of the离 (Li) trigram: the first palace is Gou Chen, the second palace is Teng Sha, the third palace is Jiudi, the fourth palace is Jiu Tian, the sixth palace is Liu He, the seventh palace is Tai Yin, and the eighth palace is Zhu Que. If the Chief Symbol is added to the central fifth palace, then according to the trigram position of the palace it is located in, arrange the eight symbols in the order of the Chief Symbol.

直符加離九宮、八六合、七九地、六朱雀、四螣蛇、三太陰、二九天、一勾陳。直符加艮八宮、七六合、六太陰、四九地、三九天、二勾陳、一螣蛇、九朱雀。直符加兌七宮、六九天、四六合、三勾陳、二螣蛇、一九地、九太陰、八朱雀。

When the Yin Dun (Yin遁) eight spirits are placed according to the trigrams, the order of the palace positions is as follows. When the Chief Symbol is added to the Li (Fire) trigram in the ninth palace: the eighth palace has Liu He (六合), the seventh palace has Jiudi (九地), the sixth palace has Vermilion Bird (朱雀), the fourth palace has Teng Sha (螣蛇), the third palace has Tai Yin (太阴), the second palace has Jiu Tian (九天), and the first palace has Gou Chen (勾陈). When the Chief Symbol is added to the Gen (Mountain) trigram in the eighth palace: the seventh palace has Liu He (六合), the sixth palace has Tai Yin (太阴), the fourth palace has Jiudi (九地), the third palace has Jiu Tian (九天), the second palace has Gou Chen (勾陈), the first palace has Teng Sha (螣蛇), and the ninth palace has Zhu Que (朱雀). When the Chief Symbol is added to the Dui (Lake) trigram in the seventh palace: the sixth palace has Jiu Tian (九天), the fourth palace has Liu He (六合), the third palace has Gou Chen (勾陈), the second palace has Teng Sha (螣蛇), the first palace has Jiudi (九地), the ninth palace has Tai Yin (太阴), and the eighth palace has Zhu Que (朱雀).

直符加乾六宮、四勾陳、三朱雀、二太陰、一九天、九六合、八九地、七螣蛇。直符加巽四宮、三螣蛇、二九地、一六合、九九天、八太陰、七朱雀、六勾陳。直符加震三宮、二朱雀、一太陰、九九地、八螣蛇、七勾陳、六六合、四九天。

When the Chief Symbol is in the Qian hexagram's sixth palace: the fourth palace has Gou Chen, the third palace has Vermilion Bird, the second palace has Tai Yin, the first palace has Jiu Tian, the ninth palace has Liu He, the eighth palace has Jiudi, and the seventh palace has Teng Sha. When the Chief Symbol is in the Xun hexagram's fourth palace: the third palace has Teng Sha, the second palace has Jiudi, the first palace has Liu He, the ninth palace has Jiu Tian, the eighth palace has Tai Yin, the seventh palace has Vermilion Bird, and the sixth palace has Gou Chen. When the Chief Symbol is in the Zhen hexagram's third palace: the second palace has Vermilion Bird, the first palace has Tai Yin, the ninth palace has Jiudi, the eighth palace has Teng Sha, the seventh palace has Gou Chen, the sixth palace has Liu He, and the fourth palace has Jiu Tian.

直符加坤二宮、一朱雀、九螣蛇、八勾陳、七九天、六九地、四太陰、三六合。直符加坎一宮、九勾陳、八九天、七太陰、六螣蛇、四朱雀、三九地、二六合。直符加中五宮，即按寄宮卦位直符八神之次序布之。

When the Chief Symbol is placed in the second palace along with the Earthly Branch Kūn: the first palace has the Vermilion Bird, the ninth palace has the Boa Snake, the eighth palace has the Gou Chen, the seventh palace has the Ninth Heaven, the sixth palace has the Ninth Earth, the fourth palace has the Tai Yin, and the third palace has the Liu He. When the Chief Symbol is placed in the first palace along with the Water Trigram Kan: the ninth palace has the Gou Chen, the eighth palace has the Ninth Heaven, the seventh palace has the Tai Yin, the sixth palace has the Boa Snake, the fourth palace has the Vermilion Bird, the third palace has the Ninth Earth, and the second palace has the Liu He. If the Chief Symbol is placed in the central fifth palace, it should also be arranged according to the trigram position of the palace it is associated with, following the order of the eight symbols associated with the Chief Symbol.

陽九遁飛宮圖式。陽九遁排宮圖式。陰九遁飛宮圖式。陰九遁排宮圖式。

There were originally four sets of diagrams: the flying palace diagrams of Yang Dun's nine arrays, the palace arrangement diagrams of Yang Dun's nine arrays, the flying palace diagrams of Yin Dun's nine arrays, and the palace arrangement diagrams of Yin Dun's nine arrays. The term "flying palace" refers to the arrangement according to the sequence of the nine palace numbers, while "palace arrangement" refers to the sequential rotation according to the positions of the eight trigrams. The original text here only includes the titles of the diagrams without the actual figures. The specific arrangement methods can be deduced using the previously mentioned quick method of the living diagram and the method of the eight deities entering the palace.

六甲者，乃天乙之貴神，人君之象也，隨陰陽二氣以遁之，故為遁甲，即甲子、甲戌、甲申、甲午、甲辰、甲寅也。三奇者，應天上日月星也，丙為月奇，丁為星奇，乙為日奇也。六儀者，即奇下六位受甲者為儀，戊己庚辛壬癸，故甲子同戊，甲戌同己，甲申同庚，甲午同辛，甲辰同壬，甲寅同癸也。

The so-called Six Instruments refer to the six positions beneath the Three Marvels, which are governed by the Six Jia. The Three Marvels correspond to the celestial Sun, Moon, and Star: Bing represents the Moon Marvel, Ding the Star Marvel, and Yi the Sun Marvel. The Six Instruments are the six characters that receive the Six Jia, namely Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui. Therefore, Jiazi is hidden beneath Wu, Jiaxu beneath Ji, Jiashen beneath Geng, Jiawu beneath Xin, Jiachen beneath Ren, and Jiayin beneath Gui. The so-called Dun Jia, or Hidden Jia, refers to the Jia character that moves with the yin and yang energies, thus being concealed. It is called Dun Jia because it hides within the Six Instruments.

九星者，蓬芮沖輔禽心柱任英。八門者，休死傷杜開驚生景也。三才者，九星居上象天，九宮在下象地，八門在中象人，即上中下三盤也。直符者，隨宮飛出九星為直符。直使者，八門隨時所泊而加之為直使。八節者，即二至四立二分也，冬至為陽遁，自一至九順行；夏至陰遁，自九至一逆行。三元者，子午卯酉為上元，寅申巳亥為中元，辰戌丑未為下元，以甲子日為符頭，五日一換元。

The nine stars are known as Tianpeng, Tianrui, Tianchong, Tianfu, Tianqin, Tianxin, Tianzhu, Tianren, and Tianying. The eight gates are Xiumen, Simen, Shangmen, Dumen, Kemen, Jingmen, Shengmen, and Jingmen. The concept of San Cai refers to the nine stars symbolizing heaven above, the nine palaces symbolizing earth below, and the eight gates symbolizing humanity in the middle, forming the upper, middle, and lower discs. The Chief Symbol is the nine star that flies out with the palace. The Duty Gate is the gate that stops at the time of the hour and is added upon, making that gate the Duty Gate. The eight festivals are the Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice, the Start of Spring, Start of Summer, Start of Autumn, and Start of Winter, as well as the Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox. After the Winter Solstice, Yang Dun is used, counting from the first palace to the ninth palace in order. After the Summer Solstice, Yin Dun is used, counting from the ninth palace back to the first palace in reverse. The three yuan are divided as follows: the days of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You are considered the upper yuan, the days of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai are the middle yuan, and the days of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei are the lower yuan. The day of Jiazi is the starting point for the symbol head, and each five days mark a change in the yuan.

奇儀飛布者，陽遁逆布三奇、順布六儀；陰遁逆布六儀、順布三奇，概以戊己庚辛壬癸丁丙乙為次，分陰陽順逆而補九宮也。九宮星門一門一旬，甲子戊為旬首，直符隨星儀遁至癸酉止，十時一易，則更甲戌為旬首，直符以六甲所隸之門，尋本旬時支落處加之為直使。

The flying arrangement of the three marvels and six instruments: in a yang遁, the three marvels are arranged in reverse order while the six instruments are arranged in forward order; in a yin遁, the six instruments are arranged in reverse order while the three marvels are arranged in forward order. All are arranged in the order of Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, Ding, Bing, Yi, filling the nine palaces according to the sequence of yin and yang and the direction of movement. Each palace governs a ten-day period. Starting with Jiazi Wu as the beginning of the ten-day period, the chief symbol moves along with the stars and instruments, hidden and changing, until it reaches Guiyou. Every ten hours, the beginning of the ten-day period changes to Jiaxu. The chief symbol then, according to the gate to which the six heavenly stems belong, finds the position where the current hour's branch falls and places the chief symbol there, which is called the duty gate.

超神接氣者，專以交節之日視何甲己起元，再以交節之日分元定局，假如甲子日冬至，即用冬至上元，是為正授，符與節同日也，如冬至是甲辰符首，交節之日則在丁未，是符首在節前也，以甲辰日至丙午日止，仍用前節大雪下元三日，則丁未交節之日，即用冬至下元甲辰符首之局，至己酉日，即換冬至上元一局，此拆局補局之法，餘可類推。

The concept of "superior deity connecting energy" involves examining the day when the solar term begins, and determining whether it starts on a Jia day or a Ji day. Then, based on the day of the solar term, the system of dividing the year into periods is established. For example, if Jiazi day coincides exactly with the winter solstice, then the upper beginning of the winter solstice is used, which is called "correct transmission," as the symbol head and the solar term occur on the same day. Another example is when the symbol head before the winter solstice is Jiachen, but the day of the solar term is on Dingwei. In this case, the symbol head appears before the solar term. Therefore, from Jiachen day to Bingwu day, the previous solar term, Xiaoxue, continues to be used, lasting three days. On the day of Dingwei, the system changes to the lower beginning of the winter solstice with the symbol head Jiachen. On Jiyou day, it changes again to the upper beginning of the winter solstice. This is the method of breaking and re-establishing the system. Other cases can be similarly inferred.

其八詐亦分陽順陰逆，推排視何甲符首加子時干之宮，即將直符加於符首之上，所謂直符加旬首，小直符加大直符也。中五無專方，立有寄宮之法，故陽遁冬至寄艮，陰遁夏至寄坤，較之專寄二宮，更為活變而通玄妙矣。

The arrangement of the Eight Deceptions also follows the principle of Yang movement in a clockwise direction and Yin movement in a counterclockwise direction. When determining which Jia stem's symbol head is added to the Zi hour's heavenly stem position, the Chief Symbol is placed on top of that symbol head. This is referred to as "the Chief Symbol added to the first day of the ten-day cycle, and the minor Chief Symbol added to the major Chief Symbol." The center palace does not have a specific direction, so the method of establishing a lodging palace was introduced. In Yang Dun, the lodging palace begins at the Gen palace from the winter solstice, while in Yin Dun, it begins at the Kun palace from the summer solstice. Compared to the old method of always lodging in the Kun palace, this approach is more flexible and adaptable, aligning better with the subtle and profound principles.

按奇之法，分陰陽兩遁，以甲己為符頭，接氣超神則仍用拆局補局之法，如陽遁一局統四氣，冬至上元、立夏中元、清明中元、驚蟄上元；七局統四氣，冬至中元、立夏下元、清明下元、驚執中元；四局統四氣，冬至下元、立夏上元、清明上元、驚蟄下元；二局統四氣，小寒上元、小滿中元、榖雨中元，立春下元。

According to the method of using the odd numbers, there are two approaches: Yang Dun and Yin Dun. The days of Jia and Ji are used as the starting points. When encountering the situation of changing the qi and surpassing the heavenly stem, the method of splitting and supplementing the layout is still used. For example, a Yang Dun layout covers four solar terms: the first period of the winter solstice, the middle period of the beginning of summer, the middle period of Qingming, and the first period of Jingzhe. Seven layouts cover the middle period of the winter solstice, the lower period of the beginning of summer, the lower period of Qingming, and the middle period of Jingzhe. Four layouts cover the lower period of the winter solstice, the upper period of the beginning of summer, the upper period of Qingming, and the lower period of Jingzhe. Two layouts cover the upper period of Xiaohan, the middle period of Xiaoman, the middle period of Guyu, and the lower period of Lichun.

八局統四氣，小寒中元、小滿下元、榖雨下元、立春上元；五局統四氣，小寒下元、小滿上元、榖雨上元、立春中元；三局統四氣，大寒上元、芒種中元、春分上元、雨水下元；九局統四氣，大寒中元、芒種下元、春分中元、雨水上元；六局統四氣，大寒下元、芒種上元、春分下元、雨水中元，此陽九遁統三十六局起時奇法也。

The eight sections of the Yang Dun cover the periods of Xia Han Zhong Yuan, Xia Man Xia Yuan, Gu Yu Xia Yuan, and Li Chun Shang Yuan; the five sections cover Xia Han Xia Yuan, Xia Man Shang Yuan, Gu Yu Shang Yuan, and Li Chun Zhong Yuan; the three sections cover Da Han Shang Yuan, Mang Zhong Zhong Yuan, Chun Fen Shang Yuan, and Yu Shui Xia Yuan; the nine sections cover Da Han Zhong Yuan, Mang Zhong Xia Yuan, Chun Fen Zhong Yuan, and Yu Shui Shang Yuan; and the six sections cover Da Han Xia Yuan, Mang Zhong Shang Yuan, Chun Fen Xia Yuan, and Yu Shui Zhong Yuan. The above are the thirty-six yuan covered by the nine sections of Yang Dun, used in the method of calculating time in the art of Qimen.

陰遁九局統四氣，夏至上元、立冬中元、寒露中元、白露上元；三局統四氣，夏至中元，立冬下元、寒露下元、白露中元；六局統四氣，夏至下元、立冬上元、寒露上元、白露下元；八局統四氣，小暑上元，小雪中元、霜降中元、立秋下元；二局統四氣，小暑中元、小雪下元、霜降下元、立秋上元；五局統四氣，小暑下元、小雪上元、霜降上元、立秋中元；七局統四氣，大暑上元、大雪中元、處暑下元、秋分上元；一局統四氣，大暑中元、大雪下元、處暑上元、秋分中元；四局統四氣，大暑下元、大雪上元、處暑中元、秋分下元，此陰九遁統三十六局起時奇法也。

Yin Dun nine sections cover the summer solstice upper yuan, the beginning of winter middle yuan, the cold dew middle yuan, and the white dew upper yuan; three sections cover the summer solstice middle yuan, the beginning of winter lower yuan, the cold dew lower yuan, and the white dew middle yuan; six sections cover the summer solstice lower yuan, the beginning of winter upper yuan, the cold dew upper yuan, and the white dew lower yuan; eight sections cover the minor heat upper yuan, the minor snow middle yuan, the frost descent middle yuan, and the beginning of autumn lower yuan; two sections cover the minor heat middle yuan, the minor snow lower yuan, the frost descent lower yuan, and the beginning of autumn upper yuan; five sections cover the minor heat lower yuan, the minor snow upper yuan, the frost descent upper yuan, and the beginning of autumn middle yuan. Seven sections cover the major heat upper yuan, the major snow middle yuan, the heat cessation lower yuan, and the autumn equinox upper yuan; one section covers the major heat middle yuan, the major snow lower yuan, the heat cessation upper yuan, and the autumn equinox middle yuan; four sections cover the major heat lower yuan, the major snow upper yuan, the heat cessation middle yuan, and the autumn equinox lower yuan. The above is the coverage of Yin Dun nine sections over thirty-six yuan, used in the method of calculating time in the military art of the odd numbers.

元局既定，再查交何節氣，繫何符頭，應用何元，本日繫何時干，如甲己日，則起甲子時，乙庚日，則起丙子時，佐以日門吉凶，參核時奇星門吉凶之格局，能得門時皆吉，用之趨避，則無往不利，較之日家時格青龍五符吉凶諸神煞，尤為靈應矣。

Once the main elements have been determined, next check which solar term the day falls into, which symbol head it belongs to, which cycle it belongs to, and what stem is used for the starting time of the day. For example, on days of Jia or Ji, the time starts with Jiazi; on days of Yi or Geng, the time starts with Bingzi. Also consider the auspicious or inauspicious nature of the eight gates on that day, and refer to the combination of the Three Marvels and the star gates to determine the auspiciousness. If both the gates and the time are auspicious, it can be used to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and it will be effective in all matters. This is more accurate than the auspicious deities and other elements discussed in the daily system, such as the Azure Dragon, the Five Symbols, etc.