Indirect Seal

Previously, we talked about the Peer and the Rob Wealth. Well, the Peer and the Rob Wealth themselves don't form a specific "pattern". For example, we have the Pattern of the Direct Officer and the Pattern of the Seven Killers, but there is no Pattern of the Peer or the Pattern of the Rob Wealth. For a pattern to exist, it needs to be paired with elements other than the Day Master. If the Day Master is Wood, the Jia and Yi Woods are the Peer and the Rob Wealth. Now, let's talk about the Seal. In fortune - telling, the valuable elements are the Wealth, the Officer, and the Seal, and they all have both the Direct and the Indirect types. So, what is the Seal? The element that generates the Day Master is the Seal. If the Day Master is Wood, Water is the Seal. If the Day Master is Water, Metal is the Seal. Now, there are two types of Water. When the Jia Day Master meets Ren Water, which is Yang - to - Yang (Yang Water generating Yang Wood), this is called the Indirect Seal.

The theory of yin-yang and the five elements emphasizes the mutual generation of yin and yang, which should be harmonious; when the same genders generate each other, the effect is much worse. Partial Seal represents the mutual generation of the same genders, like yang water generating yang wood and yin water generating yin wood. When the same genders generate each other, there isn't much power. Let me try to give an analogy. You can just take it as a joke. It's not easy for a boy to borrow money from another boy, while it's relatively easy for a girl to borrow money from a boy. This is because of the mutual generation of yin and yang. Now, to use an easier-to-understand analogy to illustrate the difference between Partial Seal and Proper Seal, Proper Seal is like a water pipe of mine. When the water is turned on at the other end, the water flows to my side. This is what we call Proper Seal.

The Partial Seal is also like a water pipe, but this water pipe is kinked somewhere. The water can't flow smoothly. It either comes out suddenly like a gush or stops flowing intermittently. It's unstable! Sometimes there's no water flow, and sometimes there is. This is what is called the Partial Seal. So, people with the Partial Seal pattern have a solitary personality. Women are most afraid of having the Partial Seal pattern. They are not bad people, but they are just very gloomy and it's difficult for them to have a good marriage. Because they are overly reserved, it causes a lot of inconvenience in many things. For example, if you ask her if she has any opinions, she'll say no. In fact, she does have opinions. Then why does she say no? She thinks it's obvious and doesn't need to be said. But actually, others really can't tell. She assumes that others can see it, which makes many people think she has a haughty attitude, being very arrogant. For those with the Yang Blade pattern, they really look down on you. Those with the Rob Wealth also really look down on you. But it's different for those with the Partial Seal pattern. They have an indifferent attitude. If you give someone else a gift, they'll thank you. But if you give a gift to someone with the Partial Seal pattern, they seem to be thanking you but also seem not to care. This is a big disadvantage. You simply can't tell whether they have a good or bad attitude towards you. Another drawback is that they speak very concisely, speaking about half as much as normal people. Just this alone makes others think you're arrogant.

There is also another drawback, which is that he speaks with a sharp edge, but it's not an insult. Those with the "Rob Wealth" element will directly look down on you, while those with the "Partial Seal" structure won't.

Sometimes I give an analogy. For example, if a wife has a pattern of Oblique Seal in her Bazi. On her birthday, her husband buys her a cake. Under normal circumstances, she should say thank you. However, a woman with the Oblique Seal pattern won't do that. Instead, what will she say? "You still remember it's my birthday today!" Such words can completely ruin the whole atmosphere. Well, this is the first drawback.

The second drawback is that she likes to gossip behind others' backs. Those with the Biji element are too lenient, while those with the Jiecai element think too highly of themselves. As for those with the Pianyin element, they criticize things that have nothing to do with them. For example, when attending a friend's wedding, most of us would say "Congratulations!" But a person with the Pianyin pattern won't. She will pick apart the couple and make a lot of criticisms. She might even say, "If I were her, I wouldn't marry him!" Of course, this is just idle talk. For one year, two years, three years, she keeps on talking like this! Then people will look at you and wonder, "Well, then what kind of partner can you actually choose?" When someone talks too much, what often happens? She might secretly get together with a man without anyone noticing, because that man is even worse than the one she criticized before! As a result, her marriage often ends up in such a situation.

So, what are the best industries for those with the Pattern of Partial Seal? Teaching, being a doctor, or our industry. Whenever we come across someone with the Pattern of Partial Seal, we encourage them to make a living on their own! It's impossible for them to follow the traditional path of supporting their husband and raising children. They may have the intention, but due to their personality, they come across as very haughty. People with the Pattern of Partial Seal especially can't afford to lose face. This is the essence of the Partial Seal, and it's most unfavorable for female命格. There's another important thing for female命格 in the theory of the Five - Element Interactions: the Seal restrains the Output and Hurting Officer. The Peer and Rob Wealth restrains the Wealth, and the Seal restrains the Output and Hurting Officer. What are the Output and Hurting Officer? For female命格, the Output and Hurting Officer represent children. So, for a female with the Pattern of Partial Seal, it's very unfavorable for her children! Therefore, a female with the Pattern of Partial Seal has a bad personality, doesn't get the warmth of a family, and is also unfavorable to her children. Then, ordinary people may ask, which mother doesn't love her children? How can it be unfavorable to the children?

People with the pattern of the partial seal don't dislike children. They just don't like taking care of them. It's okay to call them over for a chat or a hug when there's nothing to do. But they'll get annoyed if they have to take care of them all day long. Even before the children get married, she'll say: After you get married, all of you should move out and don't make noise at home! Then she'll become lonely. In the Qing Dynasty, women were supposed to follow the three obediences and four virtues. They were to obey their fathers before marriage, their husbands after marriage, and their sons when their husbands died. So how could she spend her old age like this? Although the times have changed now, whenever I meet someone with the partial seal pattern, I always advise her to learn a specialty. Whether it's working in a high-tech company or being a teacher, I also persuade her to learn hair styling or beauty. Then she doesn't have to worry about getting old, and her life in old age will be fine. At the same time, with this artistic personality, she'd better go to Buddha Light Mountain or the Tzu Chi Foundation. It suits her taste. She just wants the excitement and has no real feelings for you. She goes to Buddha Light Mountain and the Tzu Chi Foundation every day because she likes the atmosphere, not because she has any friendship with Master Hsing Yun or anything like that.

So, if we say the "Partial Seal Pattern" is called a pattern, when there is a partial seal in the Heavenly Stems and a partial seal in the Earthly Branches, it is called the Partial Seal Pattern. Then, if there is a Peer in the Heavenly Stems and a Peer in the Earthly Branches, it is not called the Peer Pattern because it belongs to the same Five - Elements as the Day Master. Well, for those whose pattern is the Partial Seal Pattern, in fortune - telling, there are two types of birth charts that are the easiest to calculate. Fortune - telling is just like doing our homework! Some are very easy to calculate, while some are very difficult. It depends on your luck. The Partial Seal Pattern and the Partial Wealth Pattern are the easiest to calculate. You can tell at a glance whether it is a good or a bad fortune. The Partial Seal represents art, and art doesn't bring much money. Peers and Robbers of Wealth only lead to the loss of wealth. They don't care how the money comes. The Partial Seal is related to an artistic personality. So, when I first gave a lecture on "Basic Outline of Ziping", I said that one must understand the generation and restraint relationships among the Ten Gods. Just like when talking about Peers and Robbers of Wealth, we know that Peers and Robbers of Wealth restrain Wealth, so it is very important. Also, the Seal restrains the Eater and the Hurter, which means it restrains children. Then, who restrains the Seal? Wealth restrains the Seal! Wealth restrains the Seal.

Well, this "Indirect Seal" represents an artistic personality. For those with the Indirect Seal pattern to have good fortune, there are only two conditions, which are having the Heavenly and Monthly Virtue Noble Stars and the Indirect Wealth. For example, if you're doing business, you fail three times and then succeed, or fail nine times and then succeed. But failing nine times can really wear a person out. It's the same with art. You might go unnoticed until you're forty, and suddenly people start supporting you. Success in art is different from that in business! It's just so unpredictable. So, the Indirect Seal pattern emphasizes two things. First, there must be Indirect Wealth. Indirect Wealth is different from Direct Wealth. When we talk about Indirect Wealth alone, it's a separate concept. Now, when we talk about using Indirect Wealth in the Indirect Seal pattern, how do we explain Indirect Wealth? It refers to money from gambling, bonuses, and side incomes. Right, this is what we call Indirect Wealth. What does real Indirect Wealth mean? It means you can't tell how much money you'll earn tomorrow. That's Indirect Wealth. There's another type of wealth called "Scholar's Wealth", which is when someone gives you money to do business. This is also considered Indirect Wealth. This is the most reasonable way to explain it. Generally, people just refer to it as unexpected windfalls, like money from gambling.

It is a must to use ill - gotten wealth for the influence of the secondary seal, and one should never use legitimate wealth. What does this mean? For example, I'm a movie star or a singer. If you invite me, those involved in making movies are artists! Well, if I tell you it's 2,000 yuan per hour, isn't that just it! Being a big - shot, I'll give you two million yuan first. Whenever you're free, you can come at your convenience. That should be okay. A painting itself has no value. Take unlucky painters, like those street painters. No one will buy their paintings even at 300 yuan each. This is also art! But it's different with Zhang Daqian. You send him 100,000 yuan first, and he may not even paint for you! So, it has to be ill - gotten wealth! You can't set a price! Once you set a price, art becomes worthless. This is about the need for ill - gotten wealth. Suppose there is an antique. No one wants it at 200 yuan, but he won't sell it even for two million yuan! This is ill - gotten wealth.

It's explained very clearly. Well, since we've mentioned the indirect resource, let's also explain the concept of noble people to you all. Whether you can do fortune - telling or not, you've all heard the term "noble people", right! There are four types of noble people. The first one is called Tianyi Noble. Tianyi Noble is for helping in times of trouble. On a small scale, if you don't have enough money for rent, someone will give you 30,000 yuan to pay the rent. On a larger scale, if you're short of 3 million yuan to avoid a bounced check tomorrow, someone will give you 3 million yuan. This is about helping in times of trouble! It's not very useful. Another type is called Wenchang Noble. Has everyone heard of it? Wenchang Noble is related to studies. For example, if you ask me whether my son is smart and whether he can study well, that's related to Wenchang Noble.

There are also two other types of auspicious stars, namely Tiande and Yuede. Tiande is different from Yuede. They can increase one's fortune. Those are truly auspicious stars! People will take the initiative to approach you and ask, "Do you want to take 20 million to do business?" Such good things rarely happen. So, whether you have the Tiande auspicious star depends on your father! For a young lady, if her father is rich, she doesn't need to envy anyone! If your husband is rich, you also don't need to envy others! Therefore, for those with the Pianyin pattern, there are four different types of auspicious stars. For example, if you have the Tianyi auspicious star, I see your paintings there and no one is buying them. I'll say, "Whether I need them or not, I'll buy three to support you." This is the Tianyi auspicious star, which is still okay. The Wenchang auspicious star is even less useful. I'll write a special column for you in the daily newspaper tomorrow to support you. But it's different with the Tianyue De auspicious stars. He will feel honored because there is your painting hanging in my home. For example, if Zhang Daqian inscribed a signboard for me. So, if those with the Pianyin pattern don't have the Tianyue De auspicious stars or the Tianyi auspicious star, even if you are extremely talented, it's useless! You'll just be a street painter! I heard that people like Van Gogh were very unlucky!

The partial seal is related to art. When I compare it to a singer or a painter, it's just a worldly way of putting it! On the contrary, there is a wide range of art. At the high end, there are artists like Zhang Daqian; at the low end, those who perform the "Eight Generals", the Seventh and Eighth Lords on the street, their performances are also a form of art. This also includes monks and Taoists. Master Hsing Yun is also associated with the partial seal. If you talk about it in the context of religious circles of monks and Taoists, if you have the Tianyue De noble star, high - ranking officials will come to convert to you. But if you don't have the noble star, as we can see on the street, those who beg for alms are also engaged in a form of "art"! Sitting on the roadside meditating.

It is said that it is better for a female to not fall into the partial seal pattern. However, those with the partial seal pattern can be very good talents if they study my field. So, the partial seal pattern refers to your personality. As for whether you have a good or bad fortune, it has nothing to do with your personality at all. It entirely depends on the partial wealth and the Tianyue De noble star.

So, when we look at it, having conflicts doesn't matter. Having conflicts means a bumpy journey, but if you form a proper pattern and have that noble star, you can achieve success in the end. If you don't have the noble star and the partial wealth, even without conflicts, it won't work. For example, we laugh at scholars who write Spring Festival couplets for others on the first day of the Lunar New Year. That's just the way it is. This is about the personality associated with the partial seal.

In terms of one's close relatives, it is extremely unfavorable. Therefore, for a Bazi (Eight Characters of Birth) with three partial seals in the Heavenly Stems, there's no need to even calculate; there's simply no family affection at all. The seal restrains the eating gods and the hurting officers, which can be seen as restraining one's children. If you have three partial seals in the Heavenly Stems, anyone can tell that something is off. Moreover, the partial seal represents something else in the context of close relatives. It represents a step - mother rather than the biological mother. If there is a partial seal in the year pillar, it's a big problem, indicating that your mother has no power. The way of fortune - telling now is very different from that in the Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, most families are small. Even if it's a large family, it usually only spans one generation, and it's rare for three generations to live together. However, in the Qing Dynasty, first of all, families were large, and there was a concubinage system. When a man had his fortune told, it wasn't just about wealth and honor. First, it was about how his parents were, how his siblings were. Whether you were born to the first wife, the second concubine, or the sixth concubine made a huge difference in your social status!

If there is an eccentric seal in the year pillar and you are born to a concubine mother, then the family with a concubine mother must be wealthy. How could there be a concubine mother without money? So this theory is different, and it's not the case nowadays. Now, whenever I talk to my classmates in the same profession, I specifically tell them: Don't bring up this issue about the eccentric seal in the year pillar. With today's culture, we all know that there are many young ladies who can't get along well with their original boyfriends, and then another boyfriend takes over! Well, they just put up with it! So why talk about her family affairs in such a situation? Therefore, we don't talk about the eccentric seal in the year pillar. But it's mentioned in my book.

As for human nature, this person came to me with so many things. Of course, I won't answer all of them for him. You ask me, and I'll only talk about what I'm concerned about. That's human nature. This is rather selfish. So, the partial seal in the year pillar is unfavorable to the mother. Well, this is defined by the time. On page 272 of the book General Outline of the Basics of Zi Ping (13th edition), when the partial seal is in the month pillar and is in season, for example, if the day master is Ding and was born in the Mao month, in the East there are Jia, Yi, Yin, and Mao representing wood. This is called being in season. "Season" here refers to the monthly season, which is the formula you've memorized: In the East, there are Jia, Yi, Yin, and Mao representing wood; in the South, there are Bing, Ding, Si, and Wu representing fire; in the West, there are Geng, Xin, Shen, and You representing metal; in the North, there are Ren, Gui, Hai, and Zi representing water.

It is in season according to the monthly stem-branch, with the partial seal in season. How old is he? Is it still before the age of thirty? He talks about art. In our view, what kind of art are you talking about? You're just talking like a child! In movies, I've seen that when the father is very rich, his son says he doesn't like this thing and only asks for two hundred ping of land because he likes to grow flowers. This is just that kind of childish, artistic talk. That is, when the father at home is very rich and wants to hand over the business to him, he refuses. He wants to play the piano and learn music on his own. Another type of people take the characteristics of the seal as their occupation. For example, people in their thirties like to engage in that kind of abstract stuff. The best thing for them is to be a pastor or become a monk. Without the burden of a family, they can be a pastor, engage in culture, or teach.

So as soon as we saw this Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny), we told him that he is not a businessman. Many parents bring their children's Bazi to ask me: "What kind of career do you think my son will be suitable for in the future? I want to cultivate him well!" If it's a case where there is a prosperous partial seal on the month pillar, then I'll give them this advice: "Your son won't be an expert. Of course, I won't suggest that he become a painter, or a university professor or a scientist. I'm being polite. Will he do business in his later years? Well, that has nothing to do with the month pillar. It depends on what's in the hour branch. We'll talk about each stage when it comes. If it weren't the boy's mother asking me about this Bazi, I wouldn't even mention it. At most, I'd say that this person has an artistic personality and is not vulgar. He won't be obsessed with money. It varies from person to person. This is just common sense. That's the situation of a prosperous partial seal on the month pillar.

Next, I'll explain the situation where the Partial Seal sits on the state of "Jue" (Extinction). If you don't understand what "Jue" means, it refers to the opposite state. For example, in the theory of the Five Elements, the Wood element corresponds to the directions of the East, represented by the Heavenly Stems "Jia" and "Yi" and the Earthly Branches "Yin" and "Mao". For a person with the Heavenly Stem "Jia", encountering "Yin" or "Mao" means being in a prosperous state. But if there is a conflict between "Jia" and "Geng", when "Geng" meets "Yin" or "Mao", it is in the state of "Jue". When the Heavenly Stems represent opposite Five - Element attributes, it is called "Jue".

Take the example of someone born in the Xinmao month. For the Heavenly Stem "Xin", "Mao" is the state of "Jue". The Earthly Branch below is in a prosperous state, while the Heavenly Stem above is in a state of "Jue", which is like a very hard - working artist. How hard - working is it? It's hard to give an exact analogy. Let me use an example that is easier for everyone to understand. I believe you've all seen a circus. The circus trainer has to tame seven lions alone. If things go wrong, the lions might eat him. Isn't that amazing? Another example is the tightrope walker. They do somersaults on the tightrope, and if they fall, they'll die. But if you ask how much they earn in a month, it's quite limited. They work extremely hard but don't get well - paid. There are many such jobs in society.

Since I'm a religious person, sometimes in churches or temples, I've witnessed similar situations. Once, I was in a temple in the Chinese mainland where a religious ceremony was being held. After the noisy chanting and a break, everyone left except one person. He wore a green hat and had to sit on a chair motionless to maintain the order of the place. It was so hot that day. I thought to myself, how little money could he earn per hour! This is similar to the situation of the Partial Seal sitting on "Jue", where one works very hard but earns very little.

Those with a prosperous secondary seal sitting on their day pillar are self - opinionated. The most unfavorable situation is when one sits on a secondary seal themselves. There are only two such day pillars, Gui - You and Ding - Mao. For those sitting on a secondary seal themselves, regardless of gender, their marriages are not likely to be successful. I wonder if you've ever heard of a couple who don't talk to each other. They are not enemies, but just have nothing to say. They are so awkward. One of them thinks, "There's no need to talk. You should know everything anyway!" So, people sitting on a secondary seal themselves have a tragic love situation. The so - called tragic love means they can't get divorced, but the relationship between the two sides is hard to describe. The secondary seal pattern is very strange. For example, if you ask your wife where to go for dinner on her birthday, she says "whatever". Do you think she really means "whatever"? Her "whatever" actually means, "Do I still need to say it? Don't you know?" But the other person really doesn't know! If you get it wrong, she'll find everything wrong, but she won't say it. So, there are always those inexplicable things going on. If a person's marriage has lasted until they are 45 years old, there's not much to talk about.

Well, let's continue. There are two partial seals in the Heavenly Stems. Having two partial seals means from the age of 1 to 30. You're talking about theory here. I've also mentioned this before. Who can see what's in the Heavenly Stems? If there are three wealth stars in the Heavenly Stems but you have no money, people will still say you're rich. If there are three peer stars in the Heavenly Stems, even if you say you're rich, people won't believe you! You'll be squandering money desperately. Having two partial seals in the Heavenly Stems indicates an artistic personality. Then why do you directly say that he won't have a good marriage? There's also the Hour Pillar. Why don't you talk about it? Because in the theory of fortune - telling, there's an unwritten rule that the first thirty years determine your whole life. After thirty years, even if you encounter good luck, it won't really be good luck. So when you have two partial seals together, this personality will accompany you throughout your life, and its after - effects will always be there. Well, this refers to not having a family, which has nothing to do with whether you have money or not. In fortune - telling, especially as I mentioned for the first time, practical fortune - telling is for the middle - class, not for the wealthy. We've all heard and seen that many years ago, the mayor of Kaohsiung had several wives, and he had to sleep in the living room at night! They were quarreling. He couldn't go into any of the rooms. This has nothing to do with money. So, practical fortune - telling attaches great importance to personality. But in reality, there aren't many people like Zhang Daqian. There are many people with unfulfilled talents. So, having two or three partial seals in the Heavenly Stems basically means having no family.

Then I'll continue. For those with the partial seal pattern, no matter how many combinations of the peer, the resource-devourer, and other elements there are, it's useless. There are only two crucial characters. One is the partial wealth, and the other is the noble person. If you don't have these, you won't be a businessman. Instead, you'll be someone from the various walks of life, an artist, or a singer, just living your life like that. A woman should be most afraid of having a partial seal in the hour pillar. For a woman, it takes at least until her children are twenty-five years old to tell whether they'll turn out well or not!

How old are you? At least over fifty. So, if a woman has a hidden seal in the hour branch, you won't be able to rely on it at all! So sometimes when I do fortune - telling for people, I'll speak politely. When the situation is serious, I'll advise her to save some money quickly! The best - case scenario for a hidden seal in the hour branch is that your child is in the United States and you can't see them, or you can't get along well with your daughter - in - law. A woman's horoscope最怕 (I can't translate this Chinese word here as it seems to be a term from traditional Chinese fortune - telling and needs specific context, usually it's "most afraid of") a hidden seal in the hour branch. It's a bit better if it's in the heavenly stem of the hour pillar; it's not the worst - case scenario. But if it's in the hour branch, it'll affect you until you die.

So, the pattern of partial seal is relatively easy to calculate among all forms of fortune - telling. If a person has a good fortune, they are not necessarily a merchant. A painter can also have a very good fortune! Well, this passage is about the partial seal. Pay special attention! The partial seal has a pattern. When there is a partial seal in the heavenly stems and in the earthly branches, it forms a pattern. The peer - comparison and the wealth - robbing do not have a pattern; they are just called the ten gods. Pattern, when we scold someone, we ask, "Do you have any integrity? Do you have any taste?" It's this "pattern". Peer - comparison and wealth - robbing are a way of losing money. For ordinary people, it's very bad, unless you are very rich and don't care! If someone has seven wives and loses billions, it doesn't matter. This is a person with a high - level fortune! The positioning of the ten gods is not for people with high - level fortunes. The positioning of the ten gods is for the middle - class society. So, everyone must remember this passage about the partial seal. It requires partial wealth and noble helpers. That's all for this part.