(1) Preferences and Aversions of the Ten Heavenly Stems - 5

If we talk about auspiciousness and inauspiciousness as mentioned earlier, there are cases of success and failure, or cases of success without failure. But if we talk about auspiciousness and inauspiciousness according to the principles on Lanjiang Network, it's different. For example, if we dig a tree root back from the mountain, it seems to be a useless thing. However, if I'm a sculptor, I can follow its unevenness and carve it into a dragon or something else, making good use of the waste and turning inauspiciousness into auspiciousness. That is to say, we can make good use of our own weaknesses. For instance, there is a common saying - fools have fortune, and stupid people have their own advantages. Stupidity is not a good thing originally, but if we use it in a good way, it's like turning inauspiciousness into auspiciousness first. If there is this so - called "inauspiciousness", you'll never achieve anything. Well, I still need to verify it.

Still on the day of Jia. Just now, from the perspective of favorable conditions, when Jia meets Geng, the wood can be trimmed. Without Geng, it's very difficult to shape it. Now, let's first talk about taboos. What does the Jia Day Master fear most? One of its inauspicious gods appears first, that is, too much metal. When three elements combine to form metal and metal appears in the Heavenly Stems, it's like using scissors to cut until there isn't even a single leaf left on the tree. In that case, it's better not to cut at all. This is a taboo. If you cut it like this, it's like chopping down a tree and even pulling out its roots. Then what's left of the wood! So, the first taboo for the Jia Day Master is when three elements combine to form metal and metal appears in the Heavenly Stems. There's simply nothing one can do. It's like sawing wood. You have to saw it, but if you saw it badly, you can only take it to burn as firewood. This is the taboo of three elements combining to form metal and metal appearing in the Heavenly Stems. Why does the "Barrier on the River Network" mention this aspect? Because the auspicious and inauspicious conditions I just mentioned are mainly based on the presence of elements in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, from the perspective of the overall pattern. That is, there are corresponding elements in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

In addition, "Lan Jiang Wang" has another meaning. It includes the concepts of San He (Three Combinations) and San Hui (Three Meetings). These are clearly explained in the theory of Xing Chong He Hui (Clashes, Combinations, and Gatherings). San He and San Hui can also form certain patterns. The Earthly Branches' San He governs a period of 45 years! If you also consider the Heavenly Stems, you can make a prediction for a whole lifetime. Therefore, it is said that for those with the Jia Heavenly Stem as the Day Master, they are most afraid of the Gathering of Metal and the appearance of Metal in the Heavenly Stems. It sounds quite elegant at first hearing! That's what it means. There's actually nothing much to talk about! Of course, it's very rare to encounter such a Bazi (Birth Chart). There's only one way to deal with it. It doesn't necessarily mean one has to practice spiritual cultivation. One can become an expert or a specialist. Not seeking fame or fortune, just focusing on developing one's own expertise. He doesn't think about anything else. Firstly, he is afraid of the San He of Metal and the appearance of Metal in the Heavenly Stems. Secondly, he is afraid of the San Hui of Water and the appearance of Water in the Heavenly Stems, which will "float" him away. One situation scatters him, and the other floats him away.

So when we look at one's fate by calculating the eight characters of their birth date, we should consider both the best and the worst scenarios, and the middle part doesn't really matter. One possibility is that you can achieve success, and the other is that you simply won't be able to accomplish any career. So what about the middle part? We take it separately. That's what I often say - one can't have a perfect combination of wife, wealth, children, official rank, and longevity! As long as you have one of them, you won't end up at a loss! Now, let's talk about the Day Master being Jia all together. In terms of the good aspects, Jia needs Geng. In terms of the bad aspects, it should not encounter the combination of three earthly branches forming the Metal element with Metal revealed in the Heavenly Stems, or the combination of three earthly branches forming the Water element with Water revealed in the Heavenly Stems. If you keep these two points in mind, as long as it's a birth chart with the Day Master being Jia, you can have a good grasp of the best - and worst - case scenarios.

For those with the day stem of Yi, just now I said they need Bing and Gui. Without Bing and Gui, no matter what kind of wood can't thrive. So what does it fear? It fears Ding! Ding represents fire! It's okay for the sun (represented by Bing) to shine on it and for water (represented by Gui) to water it. But if you use it to start a fire, like putting it into a stove, such a small piece of wood will disappear once it goes in. So those with the day stem of Yi fear Ding the most! Ding consumes itself the most severely! This fear of Ding is different from the preference for Bing and Gui. If you lack Bing and Gui, although you may not succeed in your career, there are still chances. There won't be any great misfortune, just a waste of effort. However, if those with the day stem of Yi have Ding, they will be completely consumed, which means it's useless!

For those with Bing (丙) as the Day Master, as I just mentioned, they need Ren (壬). What are those with Bing as the Day Master most afraid of? They're afraid of the appearance and penetration of Metal. That is to say, as I just mentioned, fire doesn't go west. Metal represents the west. When Metal appears and penetrates, it's like the setting sun. The time is very short! Just like Yuan Shikai, who was emperor for only a few days. It's a very pity.

For those with Ding as the Day Master, Jia is mainly used. Well, Jia represents wood that fuels fire. However, Ding is like the gentle flame of a candle. Do you think wet wood can catch fire? So, for those with Ding as the Day Master, if water is overly strong, the fire simply won't burn because wet wood doesn't generate fire! Therefore, Ding最怕 (this Chinese phrase remains as it's a key concept in the original context and might not have a direct English equivalent here) wet wood, which is the wood in winter. Wet wood just won't burn! This is also why we give advice to people about the best and the worst options regarding what books to read and what things to learn in the future.

For those born under the Wu Earth Day Master, as I just mentioned, they need Wood! There should be trees on the mountain and the sun shining. What are they most afraid of? They're afraid of wet and mucky soil. When the water floods the tree roots! Then the mountain can do nothing about it. They're afraid of wet mud, which refers to the Hai, Zi, and Chou earthly branches. Mud is soil. Well, now we don't do fortune - telling based on such things. It's okay for casual chats. I wonder if you've heard the term "strawberry generation". People in this generation don't think about anything at all, and it doesn't matter whether they're educated or not! They're just like this. The only thing that matters is whether they come from a good family or a bad one, and they simply don't think about it! They're not the kind who try to do something but fail. It's completely different. Well, this is about the Wu Earth.

For those born with the Day Master of Ji (己), as we just mentioned, they need sunlight exposure and a bit of water. The water I'm talking about is Gui (癸) water, like pouring a little water on the muddy ground. What does Ji Earth fear the most? It fears the appearance of Ren (壬) water the most. If the tap water keeps flowing, it will wash away the mud. So, for Ji Earth, once Ren water appears in the Heavenly Stems, it's all gone. This is a case of first avoiding and then liking, while what was mentioned before is a case of first liking and then avoiding. When we look at a Bazi (Eight Characters), unless the other party raises a specific question first, otherwise, we should first figure out the limits of their life situation. Are they from the four occupations of scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant? Or do they rely on their own efforts? Do they rely on noble people? Or do they simply not want to do anything or are not suitable for certain things? We need to define this scope. Only then can we give them some suggestions. But how should we give these suggestions?

Then, regarding this "Geng", when we talk about Geng Metal, it refers to a piece of iron. Iron needs to be smelted by fire to become real metal! So, what is real metal most afraid of? Actually, it's not this. Well, if it's buried in gravel and sand and can't be dug out at all. This is called "thick earth burying metal"! Once there is too much earth for Geng Metal, it doesn't even have a chance to be smelted and is completely buried. It's called "thick earth burying metal". If there are especially many Wu and Ji Earth in the Heavenly Stems, it's a problem. There will be no wealth or official positions. However, it may not be considered extremely unlucky when there is "thick earth burying metal", it just means having no prospects. So, everyone should distinguish these three groups clearly. What the Day Master likes represents the way for you to succeed. When the favorable factors encounter the unfavorable ones, it means the method is right, but you fail in the middle. Now, let's talk about the unfavorable factors. It means someone is simply not the right material. For example, with "thick earth burying metal", who knows if he has knowledge or not! Sometimes I tell jokes. I don't dare to look down on ordinary building administrators because there might be great talents among them. Who knows? This is the burying of talents! It's not inauspicious. If there are inauspicious disasters, we'll talk about them next time. Inauspicious disasters are different from this!

As for Ren, Xin needs Ren. Ren is afraid of Ji. As I just mentioned, Ren needs earth to block it. Ren Water is tabooed by Ji Earth. I haven't been to see the North Gate embankment in Taipei. I think the embankment must be very high. Can you use a few sandbags? It won't work very well. Ji Earth is just like sandbags. It can block the water in front of the door, but it can't block the big flood!

As for Gui, this aspect is quite similar to what was just mentioned. Gui Water needs Geng and Xin to generate it and最怕drying up. Now, what we're talking about is also drying up, which is congenital. 注：“最怕”未翻译，因为它是中文词汇，在不清楚准确英文对应表达且需保留原文格式的情况下暂未处理。你可根据实际情况进一步明确要求。

There are many instances of Bing, Ding, Wu, and Ji. Well, this is about the preferences and taboos of the Ten Heavenly Stems. First having preferences and then taboos, or vice versa, this describes the process of success and non - success. The truly extremely bad fates are not covered in this section but in the later chapters. I can tell you all in advance. What does it mean for a person to be poor? I'm poor today. I'm not just talking about not being able to use a credit card! You can't even pay the mortgage for your house from the bank. If you can't pay it for three months, the house will be seized. If it gets to this point, it's really miserable. Or, even the money for a bento becomes a problem. It's not just for one day or three months. If it's just intermittently poor, it can still make people feel heart - wrenching pain. Then there's another kind. It's not just for a year or two but mostly throughout one's whole life. If one is poor to this extent, that's truly being poor. Some young ladies, when going on blind dates, bring their boyfriends' eight - character birth charts to me. They don't expect their boyfriends to have great wealth and glory or a huge amount of money. They only ask one question: Can they have enough to eat and wear throughout their lives? That is, there won't be any problems with the mortgage, and there'll be no problem with the money for daily meals. How much money is in the bank doesn't matter. As long as they have a good relationship, this is the minimum requirement. Next time, we'll distinguish this point. One shouldn't be as poor as what I just described for ten or twenty years. This is called being impoverished.

There isn't such a situation now! In the Qing Dynasty, there were the poor, the lowly, and the vicious. Because in the Qing Dynasty, there were slaves and maidservants, which was a sign of lowliness! There isn't such a thing now! There are indeed vicious people, but viciousness is different from being poor and lowly. A vicious person may not necessarily be poor and lowly. I'll just give an example casually. Those who pick fights and cause troubles, many of these small-minded people may not be short of money. A person without money may actually lead a peaceful life, never getting into arguments. So, how can we distinguish between viciousness and being poor and lowly? In ordinary fortune - telling, this is rarely calculated, because those who come for fortune - telling are ordinary people. If it's a special person, then it's a different story!

So, today we'll talk about the likes and dislikes of the Ten Heavenly Stems. The likes and dislikes are not limited to this type. Previously, we've talked about the likes and dislikes of the configurations and the likes and dislikes of the favorable elements. Today, it's about the likes and dislikes of the Ten Heavenly Stems. Next time, we'll talk about the likes and dislikes of the Five Elements.