(1) Preferences and Taboos of the Ten Heavenly Stems - 4

Now, when it comes to auspicious and inauspicious things, it's different. Everything is there. Who is preventing you from having tens of millions? Who is preventing you from becoming a legislator? Sometimes, we can also see in the newspapers that when people ask someone if they will run for election, the person says, "I'll discuss it with my wife." We don't know if this is true or not, but there is such an implication. So, for those with Ding as the Day Master and using the proper wealth, Jia serves as the favorable god for regulating the climate. Then, when Ji appears, Jia and Ji combine. Isn't it that the wife is interfering? Ji represents external interference and getting involved. Due to external factors, he can't do certain things. For example, in an election, he could have been nominated, but because he has a close friendship with someone, he feels embarrassed to come out and split the votes!

Then, in terms of fortune - telling, whether you are forced or willing, as long as you can't succeed, you're out of luck. So when talking about auspiciousness and inauspiciousness, it's not about three meals a day or an ordinary family. It's about the upper - class society or at least the middle - class society. So I often tell my fellow practitioners that when researching fortune - telling, you must never measure others by your own social status and background. Whether it's right to borrow money for an election has nothing to do with you and me. It should be completely based on the stance of the person involved.

Therefore, Jia cannot be separated from Geng, Yi cannot be separated from Bing and Gui, Bing cannot be separated from Ren, and Ding cannot be separated from Jia. This is coordinated with the strength of the same structure. If it is the same as your structure, then you can do it. If you don't have the preferences and taboos of the Day Master, even if the structure is excellent and you are wealthy, you will live in a very difficult environment, and you will think you are suffering. Well! We've all watched TV and taken it as a joke. The wife is playing mahjong while the husband is reading a book beside her. Just think about it. Isn't it a bit embarrassing?

When fortune-telling for people above the well-off level, it mainly focuses on calculating auspicious and inauspicious factors. As long as you have a house and two cars, there's no need to talk about wealth and official positions. For the poor, if you invest 300,000 yuan and I also invest 300,000 yuan to do business together, the most concerning thing is losing money! But if you invest 30 million yuan and I also invest 30 million yuan to do business, it's different! He can afford the loss. The key is to have a pleasant cooperation! Don't end up becoming enemies. This is what auspicious and inauspicious factors are about.

Before each auspicious or inauspicious aspect, one needs to understand what kind of five - element nature this character represents in numerology. "Wu" represents earth. This earth is interpreted as mountain earth, the earth of high mountains. "Ji" also represents earth, which in numerology is called farmland earth, the earth for farming. So mountain earth is not afraid of clashes. When it comes to the clash and punishment between farmland earth and mountain earth, the key differences are huge! If a clash occurs to mountain earth, it could bring great good fortune or great misfortune. For farmland earth, when you use a hoe to till the land, it doesn't really matter whether it's light or heavy. It's just loosening the soil. So their natures are completely different. Earth stands for trustworthiness. Earth represents trust.

Well, when we look at a mountain, from a common - sense perspective and in a rather simplistic way, when you look at a mountain, what's the first thing you notice? Is there any tree? In feng shui, it's a major taboo for a mountain to have no trees at all. There must be big problems! Either there's no water inside or there are minerals but nothing can grow. So, for those with the Wu (戊土) as the day master in their Bazi (Eight Characters of Birth), the first thing to look at is whether there's Jia (甲木). Jia represents trees. If there's no Jia for the Wu earth, you can think of it as a bare mountain. For example, when we take a train and pass by a cliff without any grass, it's completely bare. What's the use of this kind of earth that can't give birth to all things? So, the first condition for the Wu day master is to have Jia. Jia is also the Seven - Killings. When it comes to the Seven - Killings, the principle is the same. Then, when you consider using metal for wood (in the context of the Five Elements), metal is the Seven - Killings. This metal is like something that trims and trains you. Now, the Wu day master needs to use Jia wood. But how can a single tree trim a mountain? It's impossible. There are countless trees on the mountain, and the scenery is so beautiful, like Huangshan. The relationship between the wood (trees) and the earth is one of dependence in the theory of the Five Elements. Everyone relies on you! So, people with the earth as the day master need many people to rely on them and should have an attachment - oriented nature. So, what does "attachment - oriented" mean? For example, I'm just running a canteen in a school selling boxed lunches. Look at how many people come during lunchtime! Thousands of them. It has to be a large - scale business. They can't work alone. As for this kind of person, when there are a lot of troubles caused by a large number of people, it's the opposite for them. The more people, the better. I've seen many such cases. Not to mention many individuals, just take big companies as an example. A big company like Tatung Company has such high monthly expenses for rent, labor, etc. After paying out a large amount, the actual gross profit is very small. A person selling white orchids, with each flower costing more than twenty yuan, has almost no capital investment and thus has a very high profit margin.

So for people with the Wu Day Master, if they do business and need the masses, they like people to rely on them. Well, each of the five - element natures is different. Let me tell you a little more for you to understand. Metal overcomes wood. It's like a single cut with a knife; it just needs a single chop. Earth is different. Earth means being with you for a lifetime and always relying on you! Also, when metal overcomes wood, it's like a shallow cut. Look at a tree; after being cut, only the roots are left. How deep can the roots be? Not very deep, at most fifty meters. So the people who rely on him are all quite close. We'll talk about this in more depth later.

So, since the Wu day master needs Jia, by analogy, let's first explain Jia. Jia is the husband star. Just like the Geng day master, for a female's fate, using Jia is very different from using Yi. If the Wu day master uses Jia successfully, or uses Yi, the results are completely different. When we look at a mountain from afar, we only see the trees. But when we get closer, we find it's not the case! There are a lot of grasses on the ground. So, the Wu day master is afraid of Ji, because he is afraid of the combination of Jia and Ji. What is Ji? It's the Rob Wealth! All we know about the Rob Wealth is that it causes financial losses. But for the Wu day master, it's not that simple! The second one is Geng. Earth gives birth to Metal, which is the Food God. Now, let's analyze it further. When the Wu day master uses Jia, Jia is afraid of being combined by Ji and being overcome by Geng. These are just a few Heavenly Stems. If we apply this to actual fortune - telling, we go deeper. Bring the combination of Jia and Ji (the Rob Wealth) and the Earth - giving - birth - to - Metal (the Food God) into the Six Relatives. Usually, the Rob Wealth only causes financial losses. But once it becomes an inauspicious god, it's not just about financial losses, it means bankruptcy!

So among the ten Heavenly Stems, the most severe case of Rob Wealth is for those with Wu as the Day Master. Whenever a character related to favorable or unfavorable elements is damaged, it can shake your entire outlook on life. Well, Geng is the Hurting Officer. If we talk about it in terms of relatives and career, for male individuals, Geng doesn't represent any relatives. For female individuals, Hurting Officer and Output represent children, which means they will be dragged down by their children. We've also seen in the newspapers that some grandparents and parents give all their money to their children, and it all goes down the drain. So, when the favorable or unfavorable elements are damaged, it doesn't necessarily refer to a certain amount of money; it just shakes your foundation. This is definitely true. The Hurting Officer indirectly generates wealth, like an agent. That is to say, the money you invest and the indirect money will all encounter problems. You don't need to distinguish the details. As long as you look at the Bazi, if there is no Ji or Geng in the Bazi of someone with Wu as the Day Master, even if things are not very ideal, it will only be for a short while. So, the favorable and unfavorable elements of Wu and Ji are different. Ji is also Earth. It is discussed according to the Five - Element properties. First, Ji Earth is defined as garden soil. Garden soil is the kind of soil where we grow vegetables, crops, and flowers. It is very shallow, and there won't be big trees on it. Well, garden soil is for growing plants! The only indispensable condition is Bing. Firstly, Ji Earth must have Bing, and at the same time, it also needs water. Well, at first hearing, doesn't it seem the same for those with Ji as the Day Master and those with Yi as the Day Master? Yi also needs to be exposed to the sun and watered. Literally speaking, it's the same, but actually, it's different.

For those with the Yi Heavenly Stem as their Day Master, they need water and the sun. The premise is that they want to plant a flower or a grass. Only under this premise can we talk about whether there is sunlight and whether there is water for watering. However, it's different for those with the Ji Heavenly Stem as their Day Master. Ji Earth itself is soil. Whether you plant something or not, how can this soil thrive without fire? If there is no water, the soil will dry up. So, one is external, and the other is internal. The explanations for success and failure are also about the external and the self. Externally, you may fail in what you do. Internally, Ji Earth basically doesn't want to do anything and doesn't even want to move. In this regard, it's the same. Therefore, theoretically speaking, each of the six Heavenly Stems, Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, and Ji, has its own preferences and taboos. But in fact, it's not quite fair! Those with Yi and Ji as their Day Masters achieve a little less because their Five - Element natures are too soft.

After that comes Geng. Both Geng and Xin belong to Metal. In our theory of fortune-telling, Geng Metal is called stubborn metal. From the Qing Dynasty until now, it has been compared to pig iron. Few people can tell the difference between pig iron and wrought iron nowadays. When I was young, people still could! Pig iron will break when dropped on the ground, and it must be smelted with fire. Therefore, people with Geng as their Day Master must have Fire in their horoscopes. There are two types of Fire, Bing Fire and Ding Fire, and their Five - Element natures also need to be distinguished. Bing Fire is the fire of the sun, which warms the cold winter. Ding Fire is the fire of the human world, used for smelting metal. For example, if a person is born in winter, we use Fire for climate adjustment, and here we are talking about Bing Fire. Bing Fire warms the winter, so a little bit of warmth is enough. Ding Fire is different. It is used for smelting metal, with temperatures reaching hundreds or even thousands of degrees. So people with Geng as their Day Master need to be smelted by Fire innately. However, the process of Fire smelting Metal is very different from Metal overcoming Wood! When Metal overcomes Wood, it's just like using scissors to cut a few times or a saw to saw for at most ten minutes. But when Fire smelts Metal, every time your form needs to be changed, you have to go through the smelting process. This is called strong Fire smelting Metal.

Therefore, people with the Day Master of Metal are naturally not afraid of troubles. Even if there are troubles, they may not necessarily succeed. They are the kind of people who are not afraid of troubles and even look for troubles on their own! So, for those with the Day Master of Geng to have a good fortune, there must be Ding in both the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. What is Ding? It is the Direct Officer. With the mutual restraint of Yin and Yang, it refines the metal just right. If the fire is too strong, it will melt you. So, those with the Day Master of Geng must have Ding! Moreover, it is a very hard - lucked fate, very tiring. Whether you hold a high - ranking or low - ranking official position, it is a very arduous journey! Since Ding is used, according to the old rule, we need to be afraid of another character that may harm it. There are only two characters that can interfere with it. One is the one that restrains you, and the other is the one that combines with you. The one that restrains is Gui Water, and the one that combines is Ren Water. Both are water. So, if you have Ren or Gui, although you have ambition, you will ultimately fail to achieve your goals. If there is neither Ren nor Gui Water, nor Ding, you simply won't even want to do it. This is called the preferences and taboos of the Day Master. There are quite a few birth charts with the Day Master of Geng. Don't think that the number of each type of birth chart in the world is the same. It's not. It has a certain periodicity related to the era. In some eras, there are more people with the Day Master of Metal, and in some eras, there are more people with the Day Master of Fire. Now, there are quite a lot of people with the Day Master of Metal. The greatest characteristic of people with the Day Master of Metal is that they are loyal and like to meddle in other people's affairs.

Well, Xin Metal is different from Geng Metal. In the fortune-telling books, Xin Metal is defined as soft metal. We call it Chai Chuan Jin, which refers to the jewelry or chains on a woman. It is also metal, but this kind of metal cannot be refined by fire. So what should we do? Wash it with water! Therefore, Xin Metal does not need fire. Using fire will achieve the opposite result. Instead, it needs Ren Water. If Xin Metal is combined with Ren Water, it will always remain as a clean and tidy ornament. If there is no Ren Water, it will get dirty over time and become unrecognizable. Similarly, when it comes to the inauspicious gods, they are determined according to the generation and restraint relationships among the Five Elements. Earth restrains water, and Ding and Ren combine. How can we explain it in terms of the Five Elements? It can also be explained in real - life situations. That is, Ji Earth soils the metal. For a person with Xin as the Day Master using Ren Water, when Ren Water meets Ji Earth, the water is muddled. This water can no longer be drunk as it has been muddled! For a person with Xin as the Day Master using Ren Water, Ji Earth is also feared. Here, the water is not just for drinking; it is about soiling the metal. Just like when a little powder or mud is smeared on ordinary jewelry, it becomes invisible.

Make it dirty and worthless. If we use this sentence as a metaphor for real life, there's actually a lot of wisdom in it! People can't tell. It's like tarnishing gold! It buries your talent. So for those with Xin as the Day Master, they must have Ren and are afraid of Ji and Ding. The inauspicious element that overcomes directly harms you. If it's an inauspicious element that combines, it's about human relationships. You might be held back by friends or relatives, or you might feel embarrassed; for various reasons, an element that combines represents human relationships. So in the Eight Characters, one is not afraid of clashes but is afraid of combinations. A clash is very obvious. Once combined, one becomes passive. Then there are two characters left. Ren and Gui are water. Ren water is defined as rushing water in the Five - Elements theory. It's like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, which are flowing. Even smaller ones like the Danshui River. It's not a basin of water or a kettle of water. Since it's rushing water, what does it fear the most? It fears the lack of a water source! If it flows for a while and there's no more water behind, won't it dry up? So the first thing Ren water needs is Xin metal. The reason for Xin metal is that it's the source of water, as metal generates water. Then your water source can be continuous! Geng and Xin metals emphasize loyalty, while Ren and Gui waters emphasize wisdom.

The wisdom of Ren Water is proactive and can be overbearing. How is it overbearing? He directly interferes with others. Why don't you ask me first? How can you do it like this? Even when others don't ask him, he will offer suggestions, showing his intelligence outwardly. Those with Ren as the Day Master are particular about wisdom, and it's easy to tell at a glance that they are very smart. As for whether they can achieve success or not, it doesn't depend on this. The key lies in Xin. If there is Xin Metal to generate your source, then you can keep flowing. In the study of fate, the most talked - about elements are water and fire, because the five - element theory emphasizes the balance between water and fire. The theory of fate is based on the five - element theory, and the five - element theory is based on the eight - trigrams, considering the right time, favorable location, and harmonious human relations. Water and fire are of the greatest concern.

Apart from the Ten Gods, there is also its own set of formulas. Just now, when talking about the Bing Fire, its Five - Element nature wasn't mentioned. Now, let's combine it with water. In fortune - telling, when it comes to fire, apart from the favorable gods, the patterns, the adjustment for climate and so on, there is another saying that has nothing to do with these, which is "Fire does not head west". What does "Fire does not head west" mean? Doesn't the sun move towards the west? Once it reaches the west, it's the setting sun. How is this "west" interpreted in fortune - telling? It refers to Shen and You. So, those with Bing as the Day Master should not be born in the months or hours of Shen or You. Well, these two characters, Shen and You, are regarded as wealth in terms of the Ten Gods. So, if a person with a Fire Day Master is born in the months or hours of Shen or You, it's like "The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, yet it's near dusk". This person will have a good period, but it will be very short, which is really a pity. This is what is meant by "Fire does not head west".

Then water also has another rule in the Five - Elements theory. When Ren Water is flowing, there should be dams and reservoirs to prevent it from flowing randomly. In terms of the nature of the Five - Elements, it means that water doesn't flow eastward. As we all know the saying: "The great river flows east, and everything is gone." In terms of fate - theory, when Ren Water is born in the Yin or Mao months of spring, or at the Yin or Mao hours, "the great river flowing east" will wash away all your possessions. So, these two rules about water and fire are outside the positioning of the Ten Gods. This should be considered when choosing a date for a caesarean section. For example, when choosing a date for a caesarean section in the first lunar month, we won't choose a day with Ren as the Heavenly Stem, otherwise, it will be like "the great river flowing east". Apart from these two rules, Ren Water is rushing and flowing water, and it must be blocked. If not, it will rush around randomly. What can block it? Wu Earth. If you are a person with Ren as the Heavenly Stem in your Bazi, you are smart and impulsive in doing things. You should have a sense of propriety, and there must be Wu Earth in your Bazi. If there is no Wu Earth, you will misuse your intelligence, act recklessly and cause a lot of troubles. So, for those with Ren as the Heavenly Stem, there must be Wu Earth. Without Wu Earth, it's like an out - of - control driving force. The opposite is also true. Wu Earth is afraid of Jia Wood because wood overcomes earth, and it's also afraid of the combination of Wu and Gui. It's still afraid of these two characters. If there is no Wu Earth, there will be no achievements at all. If there is Wu Earth, but two inauspicious characters appear? You'll fail halfway through the task, being unable to complete it due to various interferences. When doing fortune - telling, we don't need to tell the person why they can't succeed. Just tell them they can't succeed.

For those with the Heavenly Stem of the Day having favorable and unfavorable elements, for example, those with the Ren Heavenly Stem of the Day and the Wu Earth in the chart. If you ask me whether it's good to open a store or what kind of business is suitable, I'll agree. However, if there is a combination of Wu and Gui, and the favorable God is combined away, I'll advise him not to be a boss himself and not to take the initiative to do certain things, because that will lead to a lot of troublesome matters. One can live a peaceful life without necessarily being a boss. Some people as assistants can also lead very comfortable lives. This is a kind of advice for them. As for those with the Ren Heavenly Stem of the Day, we'll advise them not to let others know their opinions, because people will be afraid of them as they are very smart! For those with the Geng Heavenly Stem of the Day, we'll advise them to mind their own business and not to think everything is okay. However, it's not easy to give advice to those with Wood - Fire Heavenly Stems of the Day! I can't tell them, "Hey! Don't be too kind - hearted!" It's not appropriate to give such advice.

Gui Water. When looking at the Five - Elements of the Day Master, it's very easy to understand the personality of the person. As for Ren, he is always on the move and can't even sit still. Gui is different. Gui is compared to the sea water. It's not really the Pacific Ocean! It's more like the present - day decent West Lake. It's calm, stretching as far as the eye can see without any ripples. This kind of water is the sea water. The person who invented the theory of fate has a highly rich imagination. For something as ordinary as the right time, the right place and the right people, he can turn it into a seemingly reasonable view of life. For those with Gui as their Day Master, what's the first advantage of the sea water? It has everything in it, like chickens, ducks, fish and shrimps. It remains still whether there are ten fish or a hundred fish in it.

Well, both Ren and Gui as the Day Masters are related to wisdom, but the manifestations of their wisdom are different. The Gui Day Master is very quiet, while the Ren Day Master gives people the impression of being extremely intelligent and outstanding. The Gui Day Master is not like that. He only makes you feel that he is not easy to be bullied and that he knows everything! It gives a feeling that he doesn't force others. Apart from hiding a lot of things deep inside, just like things hidden underwater and invisible, he has another characteristic, which is being very adaptable to the environment. The Ren Day Master is not like this. Ren breaks through and changes the environment. Why can Gui adapt to the environment? For example, if you scoop up some water with a teacup, the water takes on a round shape. If you scoop up the water with a wooden box, it becomes square. If you put some sugar in it, it becomes sweet. If you put some salt in it, it becomes salty. It really doesn't matter.

Therefore, those with the Gui Day Master can adapt to the environment very well. They are the best at public relations and can cooperate seamlessly with the other party without showing the slightest sign of reluctance. Of course, every coin has two sides. Success is a good thing for themselves, but in the eyes of onlookers, it means having no stance at all! They just go with the flow of the environment. It doesn't matter which way it goes as long as they can succeed. Well, if we only talk about the personality of Gui Water, then what does it favor? There is one thing in common between Gui and Ren Day Masters. For example, the Yangtze River has its water source in the Bayan Har Mountains, and Sun Moon Lake also has its water source. Yang Water rushes too violently, so it needs to be blocked to prevent it from causing trouble; Yin Water has little momentum, and the fear is that its source is insufficient. So, for people with the Gui Day Master, there must be Geng. If there is no Geng, there should be Xin. In the interpretation of the Ten Gods, Geng and Xin are regarded as Seal. So, in the likes and dislikes of the Ten Heavenly Stems, the Ten Gods don't really mean much and don't represent any pattern issues. Only the Five Elements are considered. Therefore, those with the Gui Day Master must have Geng or Xin. What a lake fears most is drying up. Metal can generate water, and it fears most having too much mud to block it. So, Gui Water fears excessive siltation. Once it dries up, the nature of water is gone.

Based on the likes and dislikes of the Ten Heavenly Stems, he compares a person's life to a kind of nature or substance in the universe, and determines good and bad luck according to its ecological state. Therefore, looking at people from the perspective of the complete Five - Elements theory in fortune - telling, a person is no more than a tree or a blade of grass. With water and light, you will thrive, which is what we call getting promoted and making a fortune! Well, it is a comparison like this. Now, the likes and dislikes of the Ten Heavenly Stems I'm talking about are the most popular ones currently. The likes and dislikes are not on an equal footing. First, we'll talk about the likes and then the dislikes. This so - called "dislike"! Although it's not ideal, at most, things won't succeed. In human terms, if you've worked hard for ten or twenty years in vain, of course, it's very unlucky! This is the "dislike" within the "likes", just working in vain. Well, there is another way of putting it, which is what the Lanjiangwang (Intercepting River Net) says. The Lanjiangwang is a copied manuscript, which is a partial excerpt from the "Yongshen Jing" (Classic of Using Gods). The likes and dislikes described in the copied manuscript of the Lanjiangwang are different from what I just talked about. That one says that after you work hard, according to your hard - work, you should achieve something. Its way of putting it is the opposite. It first talks about the existing bad things and then getting rid of these bad things, starting with dislikes and then moving on to likes.

If we talk about auspicious and inauspicious signs as mentioned earlier, there are cases of success and failure, or cases of success without failure. But if we talk about auspicious and inauspicious signs according to Lanjiang Network now, it's different. For example, if we dig up a tree root from the mountain, it's a useless thing. But if I'm a sculptor, I can follow its uneven shape and carve it into a dragon or something else, making use of what was considered waste and turning the inauspicious into the auspicious. That is to say, use your own weaknesses and turn them into something good. For instance, there's a popular saying - fools have their own luck, and stupid people have their own advantages. Being stupid is not originally a good thing, but if you use it in a good way, it's a case of turning inauspiciousness into auspiciousness first. If you're always concerned about this so - called "inauspiciousness", you'll never achieve anything. Well, I still need to verify it.

It's still the day with the Heavenly Stem Jia. Just now, from a favorable perspective, when Jia meets Geng, the wood can be carved. Without Geng, it's very difficult to shape it. Now, let's first talk about taboos. If there is too much accumulation on a day with the Heavenly Stem Jia, once the water - related property dries up, it's gone.

Based on the preferences and taboos of the Ten Heavenly Stems, he compares a person's life to a kind of natural phenomenon or substance in the universe, and determines good and bad luck according to its ecological state. So, looking at people from the perspective of the complete Five - Elements theory in fortune - telling, a person is just like a tree or a grass. With water and light, you will thrive, which is what we call getting promoted and making a fortune! This is the result of such a metaphor. Now, the preferences and taboos of the Ten Heavenly Stems I'm talking about are the most popular ones at present. The preferences and taboos are not on an equal footing. First, we'll talk about preferences and then taboos. As for these taboos! Although they are not ideal, at most, things won't succeed. In terms of human feelings, it means that all the efforts made in ten or twenty years are in vain. Of course, it's very unlucky! This is the taboo within the so - called "preferences", just wasted efforts. There is also another way of saying, which is from the "Lanjiangwang". The "Lanjiangwang" is a copied manuscript, which is an excerpt from the "Yongshen Jing". The preferences and taboos in the "Lanjiangwang" manuscript are different from what I just mentioned. It says that after you work hard, you should achieve success according to your hard work. Its way of speaking is the opposite. It first talks about the existing bad things and then getting rid of them, that is, taboos first and then preferences.