The sixth十一 chapter on divination concerning the appearance of military formations and arrays.

氣青白，白高，將勇大戰。氣如人無頭，如死人臥，敵上氣如丹蛇，赤氣隨之，必大戰敗將。四望無雲，獨見赤氣如狗入營，其下有流血。四望無雲，獨見赤雲如立蛇，其下有流血出戰。四望無雲，獨見赤雲如覆船者，其下有戰。初出軍日，天氣昏漠，雲氣陰沉寒克者，必戰。若清陽溫和，風塵不動者，不見敵亦不戰。

The qi color is blue with a white tinge, with the white qi located above, indicating a commanding general who is brave and fierce, and there will be a major battle. The qi appears as if without a head, or like a dead person lying horizontally; the enemy's qi above their camp resembles a red snake, followed by red qi, which certainly indicates a major battle resulting in the loss of generals. If there are no clouds in all directions, but only red qi resembling a dog darting into the camp, there will be bloodshed below the camp. If there are no clouds in all directions, but only red clouds resembling an upright snake, there will be an engagement and bloodshed below. If there are no clouds in all directions, but only red clouds resembling an overturned boat, there will be battle below. On the day of the initial deployment, if the sky is dark and misty, with clouds that are gloomy and carry a chilling coldness, a battle is certain. If the sky is clear and bright, warm and pleasant, with no wind or dust, then even the enemy will not be encountered, and there will be no battle.

有青氣見軍之王相上者，當戌交戰，不見者不戰。若白虹，若赤屈虹，見城上，其下必大戰流血；赤氣屈旋停住者，其下有兵血流。白氣如車入北斗中轉移者，下有流血，大將死。雲如耕壠者，兵必大戰驚。日傍氣或相交貫穿，或相背，主中不和。日有白氣若虹交見者，從上擊下勝，無軍而見者，下必流血。兩軍相當，必交戰。有白虹列四五六見者，亦為大戰。

If a green mist appears in the direction of the king's position and the minister's position, there will be a battle at the hour of戌; if this mist does not appear, there will be no battle. If a white rainbow or a red curved rainbow appears over the city, there will certainly be a great battle with bloodshed below. If red mist coils and remains still, there will also be military conflict and bloodshed below. If white mist enters the middle of the Big Dipper like a carriage and moves, there will be bloodshed below, and the general will die. If clouds are arranged like furrows in a field, there will certainly be a great battle and chaos. If mist appears beside the Sun, either crossing over it or moving away from it, it indicates discord among the generals. If white mist like a rainbow appears above the Sun, the side attacking downward will win; if this phenomenon occurs without any army, there will certainly be bloodshed below. When two armies are facing each other, a battle is certain; if white rainbows are arranged continuously in four, five, or six lines, it also indicates a great battle.

日旁有一缺，萬人死其下。兩軍相當，不利先舉。月初滿而蝕，有軍必戰。日月有赤雲截之如大杵，軍在外，萬人死其下。兩軍相當，不利先舉。

The Star of brightness and prestige has a defect beside it, indicating that over ten thousand people will die beneath it; when two armies face each other, it is not favorable to strike first. If a lunar eclipse occurs shortly after the moon is full, there must be a battle involving troops stationed outside. If the sun and moon are blocked by red clouds in the middle, appearing like a large wooden mallet, then if troops are stationed outside, over ten thousand people will die beneath it; when two armies are in a stalemate, it is also not favorable to strike first.

白氣群行徘徊結陣來者，為他國人來欲圖人，不可應；視其所往，隨而擊之可得。日月濛濛無光，士卒內亂，將軍循法度，察有功以自明。及有兵內發，止嚴利，而伺奸入謀議。天陰沉不降雨，晝不見日，夜不見星月，三日已上，陰謀也，將慎左右及敵使；五日至七日，有謀蔽，將奪其權，此其篡殺事。連陰十日，亂風四起，欲雨而不雨，名曰濛，臣謀君。故曰；久陰不雨，臣謀主。

White clouds gathering in groups, moving about and forming an array, indicate that people from another country are coming to plot against us; we must not rashly engage in battle. Observe their direction and follow them to attack and succeed. When the sun and moon are dim and lack brightness, soldiers may rebel internally, so the general should abide by laws and examine those who have merited rewards to demonstrate fairness. If there is a rebellion within the army, immediate strict rewards and punishments should be enforced to stop the disturbance, and secretly investigate traitors to prevent them from conspiring. If the sky is gloomy but no rain falls, the sun is not visible during the day, and the stars and moon are not visible at night, and this lasts for more than three days, it indicates someone is plotting secretly. The general should be cautious of his attendants and enemy envoys. If it lasts five to seven days, there is a hidden plot, and the general may lose his command, which is an act of treason and murder. If the gloom continues for ten days, with winds rising everywhere and rain expected but not coming, this weather phenomenon is called "Meng," indicating subordinates plotting against the sovereign. Therefore, prolonged gloom without rain signifies that ministers are scheming against the sovereign.

天陰沉，日月俱無光，書不見日，夜不見星月，皆有雲障之而不雨，此為君臣俱有陰謀。兩敵相當，陰相圖議事。若晝陰夜月出，君謀臣；夜陰晝日出，臣謀君。黑氣如幢，出於營中，上黑下黃，敵欲來求戰，而無成實，言信相反，同奸於我。謀將軍之事，通言九日之內必覺，備之吉。黑氣臨我軍，如車輪行，敵人謀亂，我國臣與同勾引小臣，君行罰吉。黑氣遊行，中含五色，臨我軍上，敵必謀合諸侯而伐吾國，諸侯反謀，軍自敗。

The sky is dark and gloomy, the sun and moon lose their brightness, the sun cannot be seen during the day and the stars and moon cannot be seen at night, all covered by clouds without rain. This indicates that both the sovereign and his ministers are harboring secret schemes. Two opposing forces are holding each other in check, also secretly plotting against each other. If the sky is dark during the day but the moon appears at night, it means the sovereign is scheming against his ministers. If the sky is dark at night but the sun appears during the day, it means the ministers are scheming against the sovereign. Black clouds resembling ceremonial banners rise from the enemy's camp, dark at the top and yellow at the bottom. This indicates the enemy wants to fight but has no real intention, their words contradict their oaths, and they intend to conspire with our internal traitors. Their plot targets our generals. Once the news spreads, they will be discovered within nine days. If we prepare early, it will be auspicious. Black clouds press down upon our army, rolling like a chariot. This indicates the enemy is plotting rebellion, and our ministers are colluding with them, also enticing the lower officials. If the sovereign enforces punishment, it will be auspicious. Black clouds move about, containing five colors, pressing over our army. The enemy will certainly seek to unite the feudal lords to attack us. However, the feudal lords will have their own schemes, and the enemy army will eventually collapse on its own.

慶雲，赤紫色，如煙非煙，如雲非雲，鬱鬱紛紛，蕭索輪囷，是謂慶雲，亦曰景雲。見者國有慶。雲含五色，潤澤和緩，見於城上，景雲也。一曰慶雲。非氣非煙，五色氤氳，一曰卿雲。景雲者，太平之應也。五色為慶雲，三色為矞雲。一雲外赤內青為矞。

"Qingyun" appears in a red and purple color, resembling smoke but not smoke, resembling clouds but not clouds. It is dense and flowing, spreading and curling in a spiral manner. This is called "Qingyun," also known as "Jingyun." When a country sees it, it signifies joy and celebration. Clouds containing five colors, moist and slow-moving, appearing above a city, are called "Jingyun," which is also referred to as "Qingyun." Not being smoke or vapor, and with five colors blending and spreading, it is also called "Qingyun." "Jingyun" is an omen of the world being at peace. Clouds with all five colors are called "Qingyun," while those with only three colors are called "Yuyun." Another account says that "Yuyun" is when the outer part is red and the inner part is blue.

雲赤如龍狀，名曰昌光，帝王起則見。如星非星，如雲非雲，或曰星有雨。赤彗上似蓋，下連星，名曰歸邪。歸邪見，必有歸國者。日暈黃色及抱珥直光，履黃色，皆吉慶之事。京房《易飛候》曰：視四方常有大雲，五色具而不雨者，其下有賢人隱。青雲潤澤蔽日，在西北，為舉賢良。

A red cloud resembling a dragon is called "Changguang," and it appears when a king rises to power. It is like a star but not a star, like a cloud but not a cloud. Some say it is a star accompanied by rain vapor. A red comet-like appearance, with a top like an umbrella and a lower part connected to a star, is called "Guixie." When "Guixie" appears, it indicates that people will certainly pledge allegiance to the country. A yellow halo around the sun, as well as various types of halos such as "bao," "er," "zhi," and "lv" that also appear yellow, all signify auspicious events. Jing Fang's "Yi Fei Hou" states: observe the four directions, and if there are often large clouds with five colors but no rain, there must be a virtuous person living in seclusion below. A blue cloud that moistens and covers the sun, appearing in the northwest, indicates that the court will appoint virtuous and capable officials.

黑氣如大道一條，至四五疋，明不見頭尾東西者，不過三朔，大赦天下。赤氣如散蓋覆軍上，千里內戰，有慶；千里外，有憂。黃氣臨營，西向東向，戰並凶；北向吉。赤氣隨日出，軍行有憂；隨日沒，外告急者。或曰：天下檄告敵。或徵不行，凶。赤氣漫漫血色者，流血之象。赤氣如火影見者，臣叛其君，不過三朔。赤氣如龍蛇，在山頭住，又如夜光者，臣離其君，國主不安，為客君所傷，人民流移，遠其鄉里。

Black clouds appear like a wide road, several to five pieces of cloth wide, bright but with neither beginning nor end visible. There will be a great amnesty in the country within three months. Red clouds cover the army like an open umbrella. If fighting within a thousand li, there will be good news; if marching beyond a thousand li, there will be disaster. Yellow clouds pressing over the camp, extending west or east, indicate a bad battle; if extending north, it is auspicious. Red clouds rising with the sun indicate military worries; if setting with the sun, there will be urgent news from the outside, some say the country will issue an edict to attack the enemy. If already on campaign but unable to advance, it is ominous. Red clouds spreading in a blood-red color indicate bloodshed. Red clouds appearing like the shadow of fire indicate betrayal by ministers to the sovereign, within three months. Red clouds like dragons and snakes resting on mountain peaks, or glowing at night, indicate ministers turning against the sovereign, the sovereign's unrest, injury from an external ruler, and people migrating away from their homeland.

赤氣覆日而光，大旱，人民飢千里。何知賊得否？赤氣行，黑氣隨；赤氣滅，為賊可得；若獨行無黑氣隨者，賊不可得。黑氣如死人頭在營上，敵人有所獻，且求降，許之；不許必戰，功雖成，士卒多死。黑氣如牛頭、龍、馬、蛇變化，疾病，人民流亡，不宜乳婦，夷兵咸欲欺中國，宜遣伺侯，讒言為惡。

A red cloud covers the Sun but the Sun still shines, indicating a great drought and famine within a thousand li. How can we know if bandits can be captured? If the red cloud moves forward and the black cloud follows, when the red cloud is eliminated, the bandits can be captured. If the red cloud moves alone without the black cloud following, the bandits cannot be captured. If the black cloud resembles a dead person's head hovering over the enemy camp, the enemy will offer tribute and request surrender; if we do not agree, there will certainly be a battle, the achievements may be achieved, but many soldiers will die. If the black cloud resembles a bull's head, a dragon, a horse, or a snake, it indicates an epidemic, people fleeing, and it is unfavorable for pregnant women. All the barbarian forces will want to attack the Central Plains. We should send scouts and be cautious of slanderous influences.

新出軍行師，假令向東伐，而有白雲從西來，因隨而擊之勝；若有赤雲東來逆軍者，敵勝；我軍當敗，急且屯守，他方仿此。黑氣如積土，在我軍上，敵來襲我，我必堅守經月；敵心離，離而後戰，必大勝。若對敵在東方，白雲東去，而有雲又東來，相逆，須臾過者，雲已去而有風隨之，所望龍虎之狀，若在我軍，皆大勝。雖從雲而風逆者，亦不可戰。若有雲氣橫來者，兩軍不合，急先伏止，不爾，有遁將。黑氣遊行，中含黃氣，在我軍者，急令舉兵。不速戰，士卒懼，人有逃心，罷軍吉。

Recently, if the army goes out to march eastward for a campaign, and there is white cloud coming from the west following along, then follow it and attack, and you will win. If there is red cloud coming from the east to meet the army, the enemy will win and our army will lose; we should quickly set up camp and hold our position. Other directions can be judged in the same way. Black clouds resembling piled-up earth pressing over our army indicate that the enemy will attack us; we must hold our position for a month. When the enemy's morale disperses, then we can fight again and surely win. If the enemy is facing us in the east, and white clouds go eastward, with clouds also coming from the east to meet them, the two clouds meet and pass each other in a short time, and after the clouds have gone, wind follows, and the visible vapor resembles dragons and tigers, then as long as these signs appear on our side, they indicate a great victory. However, even if the clouds move in the right direction but the wind blows against it, we should not engage in battle. If there is cloud moving horizontally, the two armies will not fight; we should quickly hide and hold back, otherwise there will be the escape of generals. If black clouds move with yellow clouds in the middle appearing over our army, we should quickly order the army to advance; if we do not fight quickly, the soldiers will become fearful and everyone will have the intention to flee, and then we should retreat and return as a good omen.

兩軍相當，彼軍上有氣赤，上如疋布，廣長數十丈，其下色黃白，必有背叛之軍，昏見在臣佐，夜見在兵，宜備之。凡被圍，平目視圍上氣，鬱鬱如火，光芒勢翕翕然者，其方救至，無者無救。軍行，有白氣如虹者，軍大驚，宜備之。若黑雲南北陣，國將有憂。不然，有大水為害。

Two armies are facing each other, and the aura above the enemy's troops is red. The upper part resembles a piece of cloth, wide and long for dozens of zhang, while the lower part is yellow and white. The side with such an aura must have a unit that is about to defect. If this is seen at dusk, the defecting force is among the officials and assistants; if seen at night, it is the soldiers who will defect. One should be on guard. Whenever a besieged force looks up at the sky above the city, if the aura is thick like fire and the light converges and gathers with a strong presence, then troops coming to rescue will arrive from that direction. If there is no such aura, there will be no rescue force. If a white vapor like a rainbow appears during the march, the army will suffer great disturbance and should be on alert. If black clouds form an array in the north-south direction, the country will face calamity; otherwise, there will be a great flood causing disaster.

白雲白氣極天南北陣，有憂；黑雲東西陣，君有憂。若天氣蒼茫而東西極天，移日不動者，為憂深。此氣以戊己日出為災。日入，有青氣東西極天，支干數內無風雨，不出三年，將有大喪。赤雲臨圍上東西陣，國且負兵。三霧，秋以庚辛申酉日，氣色白，東行利為客，先舉兵勝，後舉兵敗。

White clouds and white vapor stretching across the sky in a north-south formation indicate calamity; black clouds forming an east-west formation indicate trouble for the sovereign. If the sky is hazy and a vapor stretches from east to west across the sky without moving for several days, the calamity will be more severe. If this vapor appears on the Wu or Ji days, it will lead to disaster. If there is a green vapor stretching from east to west at sunset, and there is no rain or wind within the period calculated by the heavenly stems and earthly branches, there will be a major mourning event within three years. If red clouds cover a besieged city and form an east-west formation, the country will be defeated in battle. The third type of mist appears on the days of Geng, Xin, Shen, and You in autumn, with a white color moving eastward, which is favorable for a military expedition. The one who attacks first will win, while the one who attacks later will lose.

二霧，夏以丙丁巳午日，色赤黃，氣西行，為利客，主人凶。四霧，冬以壬癸亥子日，氣青黑，氣南行，興軍動眾。五霧，四季月以戊己辰戍丑末日，氣黃色，行向北，利客，主人內亂。一霧，春以甲乙寅卯日，氣青，出東方向季者，客勝。山中冬霧，十日不解者，欲崩之候。雲如疋帛而行，若西南，若邑郡者，其君有憂。雲氣如亂壞，大風將至，視從來遮之，雲甚潤而厚，大雨必暴至。

The second type of mist appears on days of Bing and Ding in summer, with a reddish-yellow color, moving toward the west, benefiting the guest army, while the defending side's ruler suffers misfortune. The fourth type of mist appears on days of Ren and Gui in winter, with a dark blue-black color, moving toward the south, indicating the mobilization of troops. The fifth type of mist appears on days of Wu and Ji in the last months of the four seasons, with a yellow color, moving toward the north, benefiting the guest army, while the defending side's ruler faces internal disorder. The first type of mist appears on days of Jia and Yi in spring, with a green color, originating from the east and pointing toward the four cardinal directions, indicating victory for the guest army. If mist rises in the mountains in winter and does not dissipate for ten days, it is a sign that the mountain is about to collapse. If clouds move like a piece of silk and point toward the southwest or toward a particular city or county, the ruler of that place will face troubles. If clouds are chaotic and seem to scatter, a strong wind is about to arrive, so one should observe the direction from which it comes and take measures to block it. If clouds are very moist and thick, heavy rain is certain to come suddenly.

四始之日，有黑氣如陣，厚重大而多雨氣，若霧非霧，衣冠而濡，見則其城帶甲而趨。日出沒時，有雲橫截之，白者喪，黑者驚。三日內雨者，咎解。雲氣如雄兔，臨軍營中，軍士死亡。天有青氣入營者，兵弱驚。天有赤色入營者，兵暴驚。天有黃氣入營者，兵和解。天有白氣入營者，兵強。天有黑氣入營者，士卒疾病。一云：兵相殘，急移營。有雲如蛟龍，所見處，將軍失魄。有雲如鵠尾，來蔭圍上，三日亡。

At the beginning of each year, month, day, and hour, if black clouds appear arranged like an army formation, thick and heavy with much rain-like vapor, neither fog nor clear, moistening people's hats and clothes, then the soldiers of that city will put on armor and flee. When the sun rises or sets, if clouds block the sun's middle, white clouds indicate mourning, black clouds indicate disturbance; if it rains within three days, the calamity will be resolved. If clouds resemble a male rabbit, appearing over a military camp, soldiers will die. If blue clouds appear in the sky and enter the camp, the army will be weak and full of fear; if red clouds enter the camp, there will be sudden chaos; if yellow clouds enter the camp, military affairs will be resolved; if white clouds enter the camp, the army will be strong; if black clouds enter the camp, soldiers will get sick, or alternatively, soldiers will fight among themselves, so the camp should be moved quickly. If clouds resemble a dragon, appearing over a general's position, the general will be confused and disoriented. If clouds look like a swan's tail, drifting over a besieged city, the city will fall and its people will perish within three days.

有雲如日月暈赤色，其國凶；青白色，有大水。有雲狀如龍行，國大水流亡。有雲赤黃色四塞，終日竟夜照地者，大臣縱恣。有雲如氣昧而濁，賢人去，小人在位。

There is a saying that if clouds appear like a solar halo or lunar halo and are red in color, the country will have calamities; if they are green and white, there will be great floods. If clouds appear in the shape of a dragon moving, the country will suffer great floods and the people will flee. If clouds appear red-yellow and block all directions, shining all day and all night over the land, it indicates that ministers will be arrogant and tyrannical. If the cloud vapor is dark and turbid, it signifies the departure of virtuous people and the rise of petty men.

凡遇四方盛氣，無向之戰。甲乙日青氣在東方，丙丁日赤氣在南方，庚辛日白氣在西方，壬癸日黑氣在北方，戊己日黃氣在中央。四季日戰，當此日吉，逆之必敗。甲乙日平旦，所向有白雲，不可攻。丙丁日所向有烏雲，皆為城堅，不可攻。他仿此。赤氣如火者，叛其君。赤氣加西方者客勝，加北方者客敗。加東方，和解不斗。加南方者軍還，天下安，無兵。他仿此。

When encountering the flourishing energies of the four directions, do not attack in that direction. On days of Jia and Yi, the green energy is in the east; on days of Bing and Ding, the red energy is in the south; on days of Geng and Xin, the white energy is in the west; on days of Ren and Gui, the black energy is in the north; and on days of Wu and Ji, the yellow energy is in the center. When fighting on the days of the four seasons, following the prevailing energy of that day brings good fortune, while going against it leads to defeat. On days of Jia and Yi, if there is white cloud in the direction you are facing in the morning, do not attack; on days of Bing and Ding, if there is black cloud in the direction you are facing, it indicates strong fortifications, so do not attack; the rest follow the same pattern. Red energy that is as red as fire indicates betrayal by subordinates to their superiors. If red energy is present in the west, the guest army will win; if it is in the north, the guest army will lose; if it is in the east, both sides will reconcile and not fight; if it is in the south, the army will return, the world will be at peace, and there will be no military action; the rest follow the same pattern.

凡天見五色雲氣，望東西南北，至子午卯酉，若百步千步，一丈十丈，一尺長，數百丈，如車道長百十丈，日辰相剋者，大斗；不相剋者，寄居憂除。王氣所臨，有天命，為兵強；相氣所臨，為戰勝，將吏有功；死氣所臨，死喪疾病，饑饉破敗；囚氣所臨，為被圍降敗；休氣所臨，為兵罷無功，士卒亡散。日中有黑氣，君有小過，而臣不掩君惡，不揚君善，故日中有黑氣，不明是也。

Whenever five-colored clouds appear in the sky, looking toward the east, west, south, and north, they extend straight to the four cardinal directions of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You. Their length may be hundreds or thousands of paces, or a few zhangs, or just a few chi, or hundreds of zhangs, as long as a carriage road. If the day branch is in mutual control with the cloud, it indicates a great battle; if not in mutual control, the worries of those living away from home will be removed. The direction where the royal aura is present receives the mandate of heaven and has strong military power; the direction where the auspicious aura is present leads to victory in battle and officials achieve great deeds; the direction where the death aura is present indicates death, illness, famine, and defeat; the direction where the imprisonment aura is present indicates being surrounded and surrendering; the direction where the rest aura is present indicates withdrawing troops without success and soldiers fleeing and dispersing. If there is black cloud in the sun's face, it indicates the ruler has minor faults. Ministers neither conceal the ruler's faults nor promote the ruler's virtues, so black clouds appear in the sun, and the sunlight becomes dim for this reason.

凡白虹者，眾亂之首，百殃之本。霧者，百邪之氣，陰來冒陽，奸臣謀主，擅權立威。在天為濛，在地為霧；日月不見為濛，前後人不相見為霧。象志氣也，晝霧夜明，臣志得伸；夜霧晝明，臣志不伸。一云：君政邪，人覆主上，臣謀冒其君，覆之氣也，臣以非政，亂君政。

All occurrences of white rainbows signify the beginning of chaos and the root of all calamities. Mist represents various evil and perverse energies, where the yin energy rises to offend the yang energy, symbolizing ministers plotting against the sovereign and usurping authority. This kind of energy in the sky is called "meng," and on the ground it is called "mist." When both the sun and moon are obscured, it is called "meng," and when people in front and behind cannot see each other, it is called "mist." Mist symbolizes the intentions of ministers: if fog appears in the day and clears at night, the ministers' intentions can be expressed; if fog appears at night and clears in the day, the ministers' intentions are restrained. Another interpretation is that when the sovereign's decrees are perverse, the subjects rise above the sovereign, and ministers plot to defy the sovereign, which is the energy of suppression. The ministers use improper governance to disrupt the sovereign's decrees.

霧從夜半至，日中不解，遂止於濛，君不悟臣，行奸政於百姓；過日中似雨，臣強，無所避；濛日見，邪人欺君，有救，則明政令，審取順信臣而無害。霧終日終時，有君憂。色黃小雨；白主兵喪；青疫病；黑主暴水；赤有兵喪旱；黃主土功，或有大風。凡夜霧白虹見，臣有憂；晝霧白虹見，君有憂。虹頭屈至地，流血之象；白虹氣出，其年兵起。

Mist rises from the middle of the night and does not dissipate until noon, finally lingering as 'meng', indicating the ruler is unable to perceive his ministers, and the ministers will then carry out corrupt policies towards the people. If after noon it seems as if rain is about to come, it signifies the ministers are domineering and have no one to avoid. If the 'meng' mist shows the sun, it means a wicked person is deceiving the ruler, but there is still a remedy. As long as the government orders are clearly proclaimed and cautious appointment of respectful and trustworthy ministers is made, there will be no harm. If the mist does not dissipate all day, the ruler will have worries. If the mist is yellow, it indicates light rain; if white, it indicates military affairs and funerals; if green, it indicates an epidemic; if black, it indicates a great flood; if red, it indicates military defeat and drought. Yellow also indicates earth and wood construction or a great wind. If mist arises at night and a white rainbow appears, the ministers will have worries; if mist arises during the day and a white rainbow appears, the ruler will have worries. If the head of the rainbow curves down to the ground, it is a sign of bloodshed; if the white rainbow's energy appears, there will be military conflict that year.

凡霧氣，不順四時，逆相交錯，微風小雨，為陰陽氣亂之象。從寅至辰已上，周而復始，逆者不成，積日不解，晝夜昏暗，天下欲分離。凡霧四合，有虹見其方，隨四時色，吉非時色凶。凡霧氣若晝若夜，其色青黃，更相掩覆；乍合乍散，臣欲謀君，為逆者不成自亡。凡霧氣四方俱起，百步不見人，名曰晝昏。不有破國，必有滅門。凡天地四方昏濛若下塵，十日已上，或一月日，或一時，不沾衣而有土，名曰霾。故語曰：天地霾，君臣乖，不大旱，外人來。

Whenever the mist does not follow the four seasons and instead appears abnormally mixed, along with light winds and small rains, this is a sign of disorder in the yin and yang energies. From the hour of Yin to the hour of Chen, this phenomenon recurs cyclically, and those who act against the natural order will not achieve success. If this continues for several days without dispersing, with darkness throughout day and night, the country will be on the verge of collapse. If the mist gathers from all sides and there is also a rainbow appearing in a particular direction, a rainbow that follows the seasons is auspicious, while one that does not conform to the season is ominous. If the mist appears day or night, with alternating green and yellow colors, overlapping and obscuring each other, and fluctuating between gathering and dispersing, this indicates that ministers intend to plot against the sovereign. Those who conspire will not succeed and will ultimately perish. If the mist rises simultaneously from all four directions, and people cannot be seen even from a hundred paces away, this is called "daytime darkness." It will not result in the country's destruction, but there will certainly be a family's ruin. If the heavens and earth, as well as all four directions, become dark and hazy, as if dust is falling, and this lasts for more than ten days, or a month, or even just an hour, without wetting clothes but with a layer of dust falling, this is called "haze." Therefore, the old saying goes: when the sky and earth produce haze, the sovereign and ministers become estranged. If there is no great drought, there will certainly be an invasion from outside.

《史記》曰：故候息耗者，入國邑，視封疆田疇之整，城郭屋室門戶之潤澤，次至車服畜產之精華。實息者吉，虛耗者凶。然則天地之間，無不有氣色者也。故積錢實，瓦石古墟，市獄戰場，皆有其氣。今轉次之雲爾。海旁蜃氣象樓臺。廣野氣成宮闕。

The Records of the Grand Historian: The Book of Celestial Officials says: Those skilled in divining the prosperity and decline of things, when entering a country or a town, first observe whether its borders and fields are orderly and neat, and whether its city walls, houses, and gates are bright and prosperous. Then they look at the quality of carriages, horses, clothes, livestock, and local products. If they are rich and increasing, it is auspicious; if they are poor and decreasing, it is inauspicious. Thus, there is no thing in the world that does not have a certain appearance or aura. Therefore, accumulated wealth and goods, ancient ruins and wastelands, markets, prisons, and ancient battlefields all have their own auras. Now I will describe them in order. The mirage on the seaside forms the shape of towers and pavilions, and the mist over open plains condenses into the shape of palaces and buildings.

自華山已南，氣上黑下赤。嵩高三河之郊，氣正赤。恆山北氣青。渤海之間氣正黑。江淮之間氣皆白。東海氣如圓燈。漢水氣如引布。江漢氣勁如杼。濟水氣如黑豚。渭水氣如白狼白尾。淮南氣如帛。少室氣如白兔青白尾。恆山之氣如黑牛有尾。東海氣如樹。西夷氣如室屋。南夷氣如樓閣或類舟船幡旗。北夷氣如牛羊群畜宮闕。

From Mount Hua to the south, the qi is black above and red below. In the high areas of Mount Song and the outskirts of the three rivers of He Dong, He Nei, and He Nan, the qi is purely red. To the north of Mount Heng, the qi is green. In the area around the Bohai Sea, the qi is purely black. In the region between the Yangtze and Huai rivers, the qi is all white. The qi of the East Sea resembles a round lamp. The qi of the Han River resembles a piece of cloth pulled out. The qi of the Yangtze River and the Han River is strong and vigorous, like the shuttle of a loom. The qi of the Ji River resembles a small black pig. The qi of the Wei River resembles a white wolf dragging a white tail. The qi of the southern part of the Han River area resembles silk. The qi of the Shaoshi Mountains resembles a white rabbit with a tail of pale blue and white. The qi of Mount Heng resembles a black ox with a tail. The qi of the East Sea also resembles trees. The qi of the western barbarian lands resembles houses. The qi of the southern barbarian lands resembles buildings or pavilions and banners. The qi of the northern barbarian lands resembles herds of cattle and sheep and palaces and towers.

黑氣如群羊，如豬魚，為六夷不順。陣雲如立垣，杼雲類杼。軸雲類軸，摶兩端銳。柄雲如繩，居前亙天山，其半半天者類門旗，故白雲勾曲。諸此云見，以五色占。而渾轉密，其見動人，及有兵起合闕。其真雲氣，如三疋帛廣，前銳後大，將軍行氣也。千歲龜，上有白雲。

Black clouds appear like a flock of sheep, or like pigs or fish, indicating that the six夷 will not submit. Array clouds resemble raised walls; zhu clouds look like looms; zhou clouds resemble a cart axle, gathering together in a round shape with pointed ends; bing clouds look like a rope, stretching across the front and extending over the mountain, covering half the sky like a banner. These clouds appear according to the five colors for divination. If the clouds swirl densely and rotate, causing disturbance and unrest, it indicates military action is about to arise and approach the palace. The true cloud formation is wide like three bolts of silk, with a sharp front and a broad back, indicating the general's military movement. A divine turtle that lives for a thousand years will have white clouds covering its top.

韓雲如布，周雲如車輪，秦雲如行人，衛雲如犬，魏雲如鼠，齊雲如絳衣，越雲如龍，蜀雲如囷。車氣，乍高乍下，往往而聚；騎氣，卑而布；卒氣摶，前高後卑者，不止而返；校騎之氣，正蒼黑，長數百丈；遊兵之氣，如彗掃。喜氣；上黃下白；怒氣，上黃下赤；憂氣，上下黑；土功氣黃，白徒氣白。

The clouds over Han are like cloth; over Zhou like chariot wheels; over Qin like travelers; over Wei like dogs; over Wei like mice; over Qi like deep red garments; over Yue like dragons; over Shu like round granaries. The aura of war chariots rises and falls, often gathering in clusters; the aura of cavalry is low and spreads out; the aura of infantry forms solid masses, and if it is high in front and low in the rear, it indicates the army is moving forward without stopping and is about to retreat. The aura of the commander's cavalry is dark blue, extending for hundreds of paces; the aura of mobile troops resembles a comet sweeping across. The aura of joy is yellow above and white below; the aura of anger is yellow above and red below; the aura of worry is black above and black below; the aura of construction projects is yellow; the aura of conscripting laborers is white.

凡候雲之法，氣初出時，若雲非雲，若霧非霧，彷彿若可見。初出森森然，在桑榆上，高五六尺者，是千五百里外，平視則千里，舉目望則五百里，仰瞻中天百里內，平望桑榆間二千里，登高山而望四下屬地者三千里。凡欲知吾軍，常以甲己日及庚子戊午未亥日，八月十八日，去軍十里，登高望之可見。依別記占之，百人已上，皆有氣。凡占災異，先推九宮分野，六壬日月，不應陰霧風雨者，乃可占。

All methods of observing the clouds and their appearance: when the qi first appears, it is like clouds but not clouds, like mist but not mist, faint and indistinct, as if barely visible. When it first arises, it stands solemnly, floating above the tops of mulberry and elm trees, reaching a height of five or six feet, indicating events happening more than a thousand five hundred li away. When viewed straight ahead, it covers a distance of one thousand li; when looking upward, it reaches five hundred li; when looking straight up to the middle of the sky, it covers a distance of one hundred li. When looking along the area between mulberry and elm trees, the distance covered is two thousand li. When climbing a high mountain and looking in all directions until the horizon is reached, the distance covered is three thousand li. If one wishes to observe the qi of one's own army, it is usually done on the days of Jia, Ji, Gengzi, Wuwu, Wei, Hai, or on the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month. One should walk ten li away from the military camp, ascend a high place, and look far away to see it. Then, one should follow the rules recorded in another book to make a divination. Any group of more than a hundred people will have qi. When divining disasters and anomalies, one must first calculate the nine palaces, their corresponding regions, and the days of the Six壬 (Rén) and the moon. If the phenomenon does not appear in the sky as clouds, mist, wind, or rain, then one may proceed with the divination.

對敵，有雲來甚卑，掩溝蓋道，是大賊必至，食不及飽，急起嚴備之。敵在東，日出候；在南，日中候；在西，日入候；在北，夜半候。凡氣在王相色，吉；在囚死色，凶。凡軍上氣，高勝下，厚勝薄，實勝虛，長勝短，澤勝枯。凡氣，欲似甑上氣，勃勃上升，積為霧，霧為陰，陰氣結為虹蜺暈珥之屬。凡氣不積不結，散漫一方，不能災。必須和雜殺氣，森森然疾，乃可諭占。

When facing an enemy in battle, if there is a cloud very low in the sky drifting over, covering the ditches and covering the roads, this indicates a large force of enemies is definitely coming, with no time to eat even a meal, so one must quickly rise and be on high alert. If the enemy is in the east, observe at sunrise; if in the south, observe at noon; if in the west, observe at sunset; if in the north, observe at midnight. Any qi that appears in the colors of royal qi or ministerial qi is auspicious; any that appears in the colors of imprisoned qi or death qi is inauspicious. For qi above an army, the higher it is, the more superior; the thicker it is, the more superior; the more substantial it is, the more superior; the longer it is, the more superior; the more moist and nourishing it is, the more superior. Qi should rise vigorously like steam from a steamer, gathering into mist. Mist belongs to yin, and yin qi further condenses into phenomena such as rainbows, halos, and ear rings. If qi does not gather or condense, but merely disperses in one area, it cannot cause disaster; it must be mixed with a sharp, killing qi, appearing solemn and urgent, before it can be used for divination.

軍上氣安則軍安，氣不安則軍不安，氣南則軍南，氣北則軍北，氣東則軍東，氣西則軍西，氣散則軍破散。候氣，常以平旦、下晡、日出沒時處氣見以知。夫占之期內，有大風雨久陰，則災不成。故風以散之，陰以疏之，雲以藏之，雨以解之。

The atmosphere above the army is stable, so the army is stable; if the atmosphere is unstable, the army is also unstable. If the atmosphere moves south, the army moves south; if it moves north, the army moves north; if it moves east, the army moves east; if it moves west, the army moves west; if the atmosphere disperses, the army will scatter. Observing the cloud atmosphere is usually done in the early morning, evening, and at sunrise and sunset, by examining where the atmosphere appears. Within the predicted time of the event, if there is strong wind, heavy rain, or prolonged overcast weather, misfortune will not occur: because the wind disperses it, the clouds conceal it, and the rain dissipates it.

角宿：有雲狀如刀劍，□□□角間，有憂，陰謀起，天子下殿。有雲蒼色入左角，兵散；出右角，戰有憂。亢宿：有雲入亢，人民疾疫。有氣入亢出氐，君主疾。氐宿：有蒼白雲入氐，天下大疫疹流行。有黑雲入氐，水災。房宿：有赤雲狀人入房，后有娠，不然，好事起。有氣入房，宮中大兵起，名曰內亂。

The Horn mansion: If there is a cloud shaped like a knife or sword, and it appears between the two horns, there will be worries and conspiracies, and the emperor will be forced to descend from the throne. If there is a blue cloud entering the left horn star, the troops will scatter; if it exits from the right horn star, there will be worries in battle. The Neck mansion: If there is a cloud entering the Neck mansion, the people will suffer from an epidemic. If there is a qi entering from the Neck mansion and exiting towards the Root mansion, the sovereign will fall ill. The Root mansion: If there is a pale blue cloud entering the Root mansion, there will be a widespread outbreak of plague throughout the country. If there is a black cloud entering the Root mansion, it indicates floods. The Room mansion: If there is a red cloud shaped like a person entering the Room mansion, the empress will become pregnant, or there will be some good news. If there is a qi entering the Room mansion, there will be a great rebellion within the palace, which is called 'internal turmoil'.

心宿：有青雲出心，天子使諸侯將出。有白氣入心左星，太子受賜；黑氣入心右星，庶子受賜祿；蒼白氣入心中星，天子有憂。尾宿：蒼氣入尾，故臣有來歸身者；出尾，臣有死者。白雲入尾，君故臣有來者。箕宿：蒼氣出箕，國災除。又曰：入箕，四夷來見。黃雲入箕，有蠻夷來貢。斗宿：蒼白雲氣入南斗者，多風。赤氣入斗，兵起。

Heart mansion: If there is a blue cloud emerging from the Heart mansion, the king will send princes and generals on a journey. If white vapor enters the left star of the Heart mansion, the crown prince will receive rewards; if black vapor enters the right star of the Heart mansion, the younger son will receive a salary. If a pale blue vapor enters the central great star of the Heart mansion, the king will have worries. Tail mansion: If a blue vapor enters the Tail mansion, former officials will come to submit and rely on the state. If vapor exits from the Tail mansion, there will be death among officials. If white vapor enters the Tail mansion, the king's old officials will come to submit. Winnowing Basket mansion: If a blue vapor emerges from the Winnowing Basket mansion, the country's calamities will be removed; another interpretation says if vapor enters the Winnowing Basket mansion, people from the four directions will come to pay homage. If yellow vapor enters the Winnowing Basket mansion, there will be tribute from the southern barbarians. Dipper mansion: If a pale blue vapor enters the Southern Dipper, there will be much wind. If red vapor enters the Southern Dipper, there will be military affairs.

牛宿：虹雲出牽牛之度，必有崩城，期二年；蒼雲入牛，牛多疾。女宿：赤雲入須女，婦人多以兵死。白氣入女，女多疾疫。虛宿：蒼雲入虛，哭泣在內；出虛，禍除福興；黃氣入虛，天子以喜，起廟祠祀。危宿：蒼白若赤雲入危，有土功蓋屋大作之事。蒼氣入危，中國憂損屋。

Ox mansion: If a rainbow-like cloud appears in the degree of the Ox mansion, there will certainly be the collapse of a city, and this will happen within two years. If the blue cloud enters the Ox mansion, cattle will suffer many diseases. Girl mansion: If a red cloud enters the Girl mansion, many women will die from military calamities. If white vapor enters the Girl mansion, women will suffer from epidemic diseases. Emptiness mansion: If a blue cloud enters the Emptiness mansion, there will be mourning within the palace; if it goes out from the Emptiness mansion, misfortune will be removed and good fortune will arise; if yellow vapor enters the Emptiness mansion, the emperor will have joyful events, and will build ancestral temples and hold worship ceremonies. Rooftop mansion: If a pale blue or red cloud enters the Rooftop mansion, there will be great construction activities and house building. If blue vapor enters the Rooftop mansion, the states in the Central Plains will worry about damage to their houses.

室宿：蒼白雲入室，大人喪之憂。（入壁同。）氣潤澤如日月見室，男子之祥。壁宿：赤雲入壁，有兵起。黑氣入壁，有破王。奎宿：赤雲入奎，有兵若疾病。婁宿：白氣入婁，人民受賞。黃氣入婁，貴人受賜。胃宿：蒼白氣入胃，以喪糴粟。黑氣入胃，囷倉敗，谷腐。昴宿：蒼赤雲入昴，人民多疾疫，妖言大起，不然龍見。

Encampment Mansion: A pale blue cloud entering Encampment Mansion indicates the nobleman will have worries about mourning. The same applies when entering Wall Mansion. If the qi is moist and luminous, like the light of the sun and moon, appearing in Encampment Mansion, it is a good omen for the birth of a son. Wall Mansion: A red cloud entering Wall Mansion indicates military affairs will arise. A black qi entering Wall Mansion suggests the king or marquis will be defeated. Legs Mansion: A red cloud entering Legs Mansion indicates military affairs or illness. Bond Mansion: A white qi entering Bond Mansion suggests the common people will be rewarded. A yellow qi entering Bond Mansion indicates the nobleman will be rewarded. Stomach Mansion: A pale and white qi entering Stomach Mansion indicates buying grain due to mourning. A black qi entering Stomach Mansion suggests the granary is damaged and the grain is spoiled. Hairy Head Mansion: A cloud of blue and red color entering Hairy Head Mansion indicates many people will suffer from epidemic diseases, and there will be much false speech. Otherwise, there will be a dragon appearing.

畢宿：蒼白雲入畢，歲不收；出畢口，其禍除。又曰：赤雲入畢，兵起，大旱，火災。白氣入畢口中，其歲大人必有生者。觜宿：黃雲入觜，兵隨之出。黑氣入觜，大人憂。參宿：蒼雲入參，有火災。赤氣入參，內有兵起。井宿：黃氣白入井，有客來賓，池澤水事興。赤雲入井，大水，不然有疾病。

The Mansion of Bi: If pale clouds enter the Mansion of Bi, there will be a poor harvest that year; if the clouds exit from the mouth of Bi, the misfortune will be resolved. Another interpretation says: if red clouds enter the Mansion of Bi, there will be warfare, great drought, and fires. If white vapor enters the mouth of Bi, there will certainly be a joyous birth in the household of a nobleman that year. The Mansion of Zi: If yellow clouds enter the Mansion of Zi, troops will be mobilized. If black vapor enters the Mansion of Zi, the nobleman will face worries. The Mansion of Shen: If green clouds enter the Mansion of Shen, there will be fires. If red vapor enters the Mansion of Shen, there will be internal military conflicts. The Mansion of Jing: If yellow vapor and white vapor enter the Mansion of Jing, there will be visitors and the development of water management projects for ponds, marshes, and rivers. If red clouds enter the Mansion of Jing, there will be great flooding, or alternatively, there will be diseases.

鬼宿：白雲入鬼，有疾病憂。黑氣入鬼，大人憂。（觜同。）柳宿：赤雲入柳者，有失火之憂；出柳者，大旱。黃雲入柳中，五十日赦。星宿：蒼白雲入七星，大人憂。赤氣入七星，四曲五曲不正者，有亡臣。張宿：白雲入張，大客有憂。赤氣入張，天子用兵賜物。黃白氣潤入張，天子因喜賜客；出張，天子使信物、賜諸侯。黃赤氣入張，憂；出張，天子用兵。

Ghost Mansion: White clouds entering the Ghost Mansion indicate concern about illness. Black clouds entering the Ghost Mansion indicate worry for the Nobleman (the interpretation for Zi Mansion is the same). Willow Mansion: Red clouds entering the Willow Mansion indicate danger of fire; clouds leaving the Willow Mansion indicate a great drought. Yellow clouds entering the Willow Mansion indicate a pardon within fifty days. Star Mansion: Pale blue clouds entering the Seven Stars indicate worry for the Nobleman. Red clouds entering the Seven Stars, forming crooked lines that are not straight, indicate the escape of ministers. Extended Net Mansion: White clouds entering the Extended Net Mansion indicate concern for distant important guests. Red clouds entering the Extended Net Mansion indicate the Emperor will use military force and reward with wealth. Yellow and white clouds moistening the land entering the Extended Net Mansion indicate the Emperor will reward guests due to joyous events; clouds leaving the Extended Net Mansion indicate the Emperor will send envoys with gifts and reward the feudal lords. Yellow and red clouds entering the Extended Net Mansion indicate concern; clouds leaving the Extended Net Mansion indicate the Emperor will use military force.

翼宿：黑氣入翼，政短。翼星有氣三夜不去，大人憂，兵大起，車騎滿野。軫宿：蒼雲圍軫，亡國之戒。蒼白氣入軫，王大幸觀；出軫，其禍除。黑氣如鼠入軫正中，大人墮車憂，或落床。黃白雲出軫，天子用車為幣賜諸侯王。

Wings Mansion: Black clouds enter the Wings Mansion, indicating short and difficult implementation of government orders. The star of Wings Mansion is covered by a misty aura, which lasts for three consecutive nights without dispersing. The Nobleman will have worries, and there will be a large military campaign with many chariots and cavalry spread across the fields. Chariot Mansion: A mass of dark clouds surround the Chariot Mansion, indicating a warning of the fall of a state. Pale clouds enter the Chariot Mansion, indicating the king will make a large tour. When the clouds leave the Chariot Mansion, misfortunes will be removed. Black clouds resembling rats enter the center of the Chariot Mansion, indicating the Nobleman may have an accident from falling off a horse or from bed. Yellow and white clouds emerging from the Chariot Mansion indicate the emperor will reward the feudal lords with chariots and carriages as gifts.

赤黃氣出紫宮，有立王。赤黃氣出紫宮中，天子用錢物賜諸侯王。赤雲氣直入紫宮中，兵大起，內亂，有立王。赤氣出紫宮中，兵起。赤黃氣潤澤入紫宮中，天子有嘉劍。黃白氣潤澤如刀劍入紫宮中，天子有男喜。黃白氣入紫宮中，有立侯王。黃白氣正圓如杯碗入紫宮中，倖臣有奉獻美女者。（入太微，同占。）

Red and yellow clouds emerging from the Purple Micro Palace indicate the establishment of a new king. Red and yellow clouds emerging from the Purple Micro Palace indicate that the Son of Heaven will reward the feudal princes with wealth and goods. A red cloud straightly entering the Purple Micro Palace indicates a large military campaign, internal turmoil, and the establishment of a new king. Red clouds emerging from the Purple Micro Palace indicate military affairs. Red and yellow clouds moistening the earth and entering the Purple Micro Palace indicate that the Son of Heaven will receive a beautiful jade sword. Yellow and white clouds entering the Purple Micro Palace in the shape of a knife or sword indicate the birth of a male heir to the Son of Heaven. Yellow and white clouds entering the Purple Micro Palace indicate the establishment of a marquis or king. Yellow and white clouds entering the Purple Micro Palace in a round shape like a cup or bowl indicate that a favored minister will present a beautiful woman (the interpretation is the same if this cloud enters the Taiwei Enclosure).

蒼白氣出紫宮，其禍除；起或入長垣，胡人起。蒼白氣出天極中，其禍除。蒼白氣入勾陳中，大司馬憂喪。黑氣入勾陳中，大司馬戮死。赤氣入勾陳中，內亂。赤氣出勾陳中，大戰，將有功。黃白氣入勾陳中，將大戰。白氣入勾陳中，天子立宗廟。黑氣出勾陳中，其禍除。

A pale gas emerging from the Purple Micro Palace indicates the removal of calamities; if this gas rises or enters the Chang Yuan star, there will be disturbances among the Hu people. A pale gas emerging from the Tian Ji star indicates the removal of calamities. If a pale gas enters the Gou Chen star, the Grand Commander will face worries and misfortunes. If black gas enters the Gou Chen star, the Grand Commander will be killed. If red gas enters the Gou Chen star, there will be internal disorder. If red gas emerges from the Gou Chen star, there will be a great battle, and the generals will achieve great merits. If yellow and white gas enters the Gou Chen star, the generals will engage in a major battle. If white gas enters the Gou Chen star, the emperor will construct ancestral temples. If black gas emerges from the Gou Chen star, calamities will be removed.

赤氣入北斗，兵起，及宮廟有火憂，大旱。赤氣入北斗中，還勾陳南斗，不過一年，有流血，兵將死，客勝主。黃白氣入北斗，天子使諸侯。雲氣五色直入北斗，必立天子，遠二年，近百日。蒼黑氣入北斗魁中，貴臣死獄中。蒼白氣出北斗魁中，其禍除。赤氣入北斗魁中，將斧鑕斬者。黃氣出北斗魁中，天子出惡令。黃白氣出北斗魁中，天子左右倖臣有囚者蒙德令。

Red clouds entering the Big Dipper indicate military affairs and concern for palaces and ancestral temples with fire disasters, also indicating a great drought. If red clouds enter the center of the Big Dipper and then return to Gou Chen and Nan Dou, there will be bloodshed within a year, with generals dying and guest troops defeating the main forces. If yellow and white clouds enter the Big Dipper, the Son of Heaven will send envoys to the feudal lords. If clouds of five colors go straight into the Big Dipper, a Son of Heaven must be established, either in two years or within a hundred days. If dark blue clouds enter the Big Dipper's魁, a noble minister will die in prison. If pale white clouds come out from the Big Dipper's魁, calamities will be removed. If red clouds enter the Big Dipper's魁, someone will be executed by斧锧. If yellow clouds come out from the Big Dipper's魁, the Son of Heaven will issue cruel orders. If yellow and white clouds come out from the Big Dipper's魁, the favored ministers imprisoned by the Son of Heaven will receive pardons.

蒼白氣入北斗，多大風。黃雲蔽北斗，明日雨。赤雲掩北斗，明日大熱殺人。白雲掩北斗，不過三日，雨。青雲掩北斗，五日雨。天下晴，北斗上下獨有雲，後五日內必大雨。黃白氣集輔星，相有喜。白氣集輔星，相有憂。赤氣集輔星，相有斧鑕之事。

Heavenly Stems: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai Trigrams: Qian (Heaven), Dui (Lake), Li (Fire), Zhen (Thunder), Xun (Wind), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), Kun (Earth) When pale vapor enters the Big Dipper, there will be strong winds. If yellow clouds cover the Big Dipper, it will rain the next day. If red clouds cover the Big Dipper, the next day will be extremely hot and harmful to people. If white clouds cover the Big Dipper, rain will come within three days. If blue clouds cover the Big Dipper, rain will come within five days. If the sky is clear everywhere except for clouds above and below the Big Dipper, heavy rain will definitely fall within five days. If yellow and white vapors gather at the auxiliary star, the chancellor will have good fortune. If white vapor gathers at the auxiliary star, the chancellor will face troubles. If red vapor gathers at the auxiliary star, the chancellor will suffer from punishment by斧锧 (a type of weapon).

赤雲入攝提，九卿憂。黃雲入攝提，九卿有賞。赤氣入攝提，戈盾用事。青雲一道、如千尋槍竿而沖大角過者，殿樑棟折。黑氣出梗河，兵大戰。蒼白氣出招搖，三夜不去，大人憂。黃氣出女床，後宮有子喜；白氣有喪。黑氣出女床，後宮有死者；青氣有病。

A red cloud entering the摄提 star indicates that the nine ministers will have worries. A yellow cloud entering the摄提 star indicates that the nine ministers will receive rewards. A red aura entering the摄提 star indicates that weapons and shields will be used and war will break out. If a blue cloud appears like a thousand-foot spear shaft and passes straight through the Big Dipper star, the beams of the hall will break. Black clouds emerging from the梗河 star indicate a great battle. Pale clouds emerging from the招摇 star, continuing for three nights without dispersing, indicate that the nobleman will have worries. A yellow aura emerging from the女床 star indicates joy in the imperial harem with the birth of a child; if it is white, there will be mourning. Black clouds emerging from the女床 star indicate death in the imperial harem; if it is blue, someone will fall ill.

蒼白氣入天棓，有喪。蒼白黑氣出天棓中，其禍除。青氣入天棓，有喪；出天棓，有禍。赤氣出天棓，兵大起戮死。黑氣入天棓，大人憂。蒼白氣出貫索中，其禍除。蒼白雲氣入貫索中，天子憂亡地。赤氣入貫索中，有內兵起。黃氣入貫索中，天子喜。

Pale clouds entering the Tianbang Star indicate mourning. Pale and black clouds emerging from the Tianbang Star signify the removal of calamities. Green clouds entering the Tianbang Star indicate mourning; green clouds exiting the Tianbang Star indicate disaster. Red clouds emerging from the Tianbang Star indicate a large military campaign with casualties. Black clouds entering the Tianbang Star indicate worry for the nobleman. Pale clouds emerging from the Guansuo Star signify the removal of calamities. Pale clouds entering the Guansuo Star indicate the Son of Heaven will worry about losing territory. Red clouds entering the Guansuo Star indicate internal rebellion. Yellow clouds entering the Guansuo Star indicate joy for the Son of Heaven.

蒼白氣入織女，主憂病。蒼白氣出天市，其禍除，萬物賤。蒼黑氣入天市中，萬物賤。赤氣入天帝中，兵弩貴。赤氣出天市中，兵大貴。黃白氣長如二疋繒布，常集天市中，神奇物出，天子有喜。赤氣出天江，車騎將軍出。蒼白氣出河鼓中，將有憂。黑氣入匏瓜，天子食果為害。

Pale vapour entering the Vega star indicates worries and illness. Pale vapour coming from the Heavenly Market Enclosure signifies the removal of calamities and the cheapening of all things. Dark blue vapour entering the Heavenly Market Enclosure also leads to the cheapening of all things. Red vapour entering the Heavenly Emperor's Seat indicates that weapons and bows and arrows will be expensive. Red vapour coming from the Heavenly Market Enclosure indicates that weapons will be greatly expensive. Yellow and white vapour stretching like two pieces of silk fabric, often gathering in the Heavenly Market Enclosure, signifies the emergence of extraordinary things and the joy of the emperor. Red vapour coming from the Heavenly River Star indicates that the general of chariots and cavalry will go on a campaign. Pale vapour coming from the River Drum Star indicates that generals will have worries. Black vapour entering the Gourd Star indicates that the emperor will be harmed by eating fruits and vegetables.

蒼白氣入天津中，君有水憂。蒼黑氣入王良，奉車憂。蒼白氣入附路，太僕憂。客氣出天船中，不出一年有自立者。蒼白雲氣入三臺，人民多喪。白雲大圍長二三丈，出天牢中，貴人及人親屬，必斬死。赤氣入天理中，兵大起。赤氣出東西掖門者，起兵將受令。赤氣入東西掖門，內亂兵起，人主且有吉事，天必應以雲光影。

Pale clouds entering the Tian Jing star indicate the ruler will face water disasters. Pale and black clouds entering the Wang Liang star indicate trouble for the Chief Attendant of the Imperial Carriage. Pale clouds entering the Fu Lu star indicate trouble for the Grand Steward. The guest star's energy emerging from the Tian Chuan star indicates that within a year there will be someone who declares himself king. Pale clouds entering the San Tai star indicate many people will die among the commoners. White clouds spanning two or three zhang in length emerging from the Tian Lao star indicate that the nobleman and his family will certainly be executed. Red clouds entering the Tian Li star indicate a large military campaign. Red clouds emerging from the east and west Yemmen stars indicate that the general who initiates the military campaign will receive orders. Red clouds entering the east and west Yemmen stars indicate internal rebellion and military action, while the ruler will have good fortune, and heaven will surely respond with cloud shadows.

黃白氣入東西掖門，天子有喜。黃白氣出東西門，天子出德令。一曰：雲如為□在太微中，有人為外應者。黑氣入東西掖門，大人憂母。蒼白氣出東西掖門，天子憂喪事；出太微中，其禍除。蒼白氣如人反走獸入太微坐旁，有反者。蒼白氣如走獸，入抵太微帝座星，天子有憂。蒼白氣入抵太微及帝座，天子有喪事。

Yellow and white vapors entering the eastern and western gate stars indicate the emperor will have joy. If yellow and white vapors exit from the eastern and western gate stars, the emperor will issue an edict of grace. Another interpretation: if clouds appear like something else in the Taimei垣, someone will be waiting outside. Black vapors entering the eastern and western gate stars indicate the nobleman will worry about his mother's affairs. Pale and white vapors exiting from the eastern and western gate stars indicate the emperor has worries about mourning. If they exit from the Taimei垣, misfortunes will be removed. Pale and white vapors appearing as if a person turns back to flee or like a wild animal entering the area near the emperor's throne in the Taimei垣 indicates there will be rebellion. Pale and white vapors appearing like running wild animals directly reaching the emperor's throne star in the Taimei垣 indicates the emperor has worries. Pale and white vapors penetrating directly to the Taimei垣 and the emperor's throne indicate the emperor has mourning.

赤黃氣潤澤入太微中，天子有喜事。赤黃氣潤澤如箕帚入太微中，婦女有喜事。赤黃氣如箕帚出太微中，天子用錢物賜美女。赤黃氣入太微中，天子用錢賜諸侯王。赤氣出太微，兵起。一曰有立王。赤氣如杯碗正圓飛出太微中，天子用壁賜諸侯王。赤氣直指太微坐左右，諸侯且內亂。黃白氣出太微中，有立王。黃白氣如赤黑氣蛟蛇及龍形，在太微庭宮闕上，有白衣之會；其同章環太微天庭而主殺主喪。此氣皆亂臣讒賊之氣。

The red and yellow qi moisten the land and enter the Taimei Palace, indicating the Son of Heaven has good news. If the red and yellow qi moisten the land and enter the Taimei Palace in the shape of a箕 and broom, it indicates that women will have good news. If the red and yellow qi in the shape of a箕 and broom emerge from the Taimei Palace, the Son of Heaven will reward beautiful women with money and goods. If the red and yellow qi enter the Taimei Palace, the Son of Heaven will reward the feudal princes with money. If red qi emerges from the Taimei Palace, there will be military affairs; another interpretation is that a new king will be established. If the red qi is round like a cup or bowl and flies out of the Taimei Palace, the Son of Heaven will reward the feudal princes with jade plates. If the red qi is straight and points to the left and right of the throne of the Son of Heaven in the Taimei Palace, the feudal lords will rebel. If yellow and white qi emerge from the Taimei Palace, a new king will be established. If yellow and white qi are mixed with red and black qi, forming shapes like a dragon, a snake, or a jiao, and appear on the gates and palaces of the Taimei Palace, there will be mourning ceremonies. If the qi forms a continuous ring around the Taimei Palace, it indicates warfare and death. All these qi are the qi of corrupt ministers and slanderers.

黃白雲氣出宮上，若旗有光，人主有喜，延年益壽。有青白氣出五帝座飛徑出南門者，不出九十日，人君失其官，天下不安。赤氣出五帝座、下至入倖臣中者，不出六十日，近臣有欲謀其君者。氣不成，不明形者，死亡，天下大亂。青白氣出倖臣入五帝座，臣中正欲論兵事發。（入積卒同占。）氣上赤下白，大如井口，從外入壓太微庭者，邪臣；氣直者，貴臣之氣。太微中有雲如鳥，諸侯反，有來誅天子，內連謀。

Yellow and white clouds arise from above the palace walls, shining like banners, indicating the sovereign will have joy and gain longevity. If there is a blue and white cloud emerging from the five emperors' seats and flying directly out from the southern star gate, the sovereign will lose his position within ninety days, and the world will become unstable. If red clouds emerge from the five emperors' seats and descend into the star of favored ministers, within sixty days there will be a plot by a close minister against the sovereign; if the cloud is not formed clearly, it indicates death and great chaos in the realm. If blue and white clouds emerge from the star of favored ministers and enter the five emperors' seats, it signifies a righteous official among the ministers will speak out and take military action (the same interpretation applies to the method of observing accumulated soldiers' stars). If the cloud is red above and white below, large as a well mouth, coming from outside and pressing upon the court of Taiwei, it indicates the qi of a wicked minister; if the shape of the cloud is straight, it indicates the qi of a high-ranking minister. If there are clouds in the Taiwei region shaped like flying birds, it signifies rebellious princes, someone coming to attack the Son of Heaven, and secret plots within the court.

黃氣出太子座上、入五帝座者，不出六十日，太子即位。黑氣抵太微坐，左右諸臣死。蒼白氣入郎位，中兵起。赤氣出郎位，多用兵，遠出行。黃白氣潤澤入郎位，中郎受賜。黑氣入郎位，郎多死者。

Yellow qi rising from the star of the Crown Prince and entering the Five Emperors' Seat will result in the Crown Prince ascending the throne within no more than sixty days. Black qi reaching directly the Imperial Seat of the Taiwei Enclosure will cause the death of the ministers around the Imperial Seat. Pale and white qi entering the star of the officials will lead to a military revolt within the palace. Red qi emerging from the star of the officials indicates the use of many troops and distant military campaigns. Yellow and white qi moistening the earth and entering the star of the officials will result in the middle officials receiving rewards. Black qi entering the star of the officials will result in many deaths among the officials.