Yangren (羊刃)

Symbolic stars · Tendency: Inauspicious

From the classics

《三车》云：「羊言刚也，刃者取宰割之义。」禄过则刃生；功成当退不退则过，越其分如羊之在刃，言有伤也。故羊刃常居禄前一辰。

——《三命通会》

What it means

Yangren (羊刃, the Blade) is the spirit one position ahead of the Lu, for when prosperity overflows the blade is born—symbolizing excessive strength and an exposed edge. It marks a fierce, bold nature, prone to injury and ruin. Thriving, it gives a stern, gallant daring; lifeless, a mean and shabby nature drawing disgrace. Carried in a chart it needs restraint to become authority, or else it brings maiming and legal trouble.

The Chinese source texts are in the public domain. The English readings on this page were written for this library, not machine-translated from the Chinese commentary.

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