Three Punishments -1

When it comes to the three punishments and disputes, if you are beginners and can't immediately distinguish what kind of punishment the three punishments of Chou, Xu, and Wei are, or what the wealth, official rank, and seal of the three meetings of Si, You, and Chou are, you can be lenient. What does it mean to be lenient? You can say that there are changes, and you won't be wrong. Whether it's a good change or a bad change, especially for those with the three punishments in their birth charts, they tend to be very picky in 45 years. When there are three punishments in a fleeting year, it also means creating trouble out of nothing! So, when the three punishments occur in a fleeting year and also exist in the birth chart, the influence of the fleeting - year three punishments is much more significant. For example, if there has never been an air - conditioner in my room and I've gotten used to it, but suddenly there is a power outage when there should be an air - conditioner, it will be especially uncomfortable. Therefore, I also need to introduce the nature of the three punishments in the fleeting year for you.

The three punishments refer to the punishment between Zi and Mao, the mutual punishment among Chou, Xu and Wei, and the mutual punishment among Yin, Si and Shen. No matter how you put it, they are all inauspicious. When combined with certain divine omens or related to certain relatives, it can involve one's parents and siblings. When combined with divine omens like the Peach Blossom or the Horse of Travel, they are also involved in the concept of punishment. Well, these are representative cases.

Another type is called the "Xing" itself. The "Zi-Mao Xing" is called the "Xing of Rudeness", meaning being impolite. Being impolite here doesn't just mean speaking rudely to others; it's much more serious than that. For example, when someone borrows 10,000 yuan from you, you can gently hand the money to them and say, "If it's not enough, come and get more." Or you can throw the money on the table and say, "I've done my part. Don't come to me again." The attitudes are completely different! The "Xing of Rudeness" refers to a situation where even if someone helps you, the trouble you bring upon yourself due to your attitude is called the "Xing of Rudeness", that is, speaking very impolitely. To put it more nicely, how should we put it? You have a kind heart but a harsh mouth. Even if you have good intentions, others won't pay attention to you or accept you. This is the first type of "Xing", the "Zi-Mao Xing", the "Xing of Rudeness".

Second, the three - punishments among Chou, Xu, and Wei are called the Punishment of Ingratitude. If there is an Xu in the eight - character horoscope and the major fortune is the Jichou major fortune, when it comes to the year of Wei, one will commit the three - punishments in that year. Apart from not discussing the six - relative divine omens, it is called the Punishment of Ingratitude itself. Let me give an example. Some bosses don't care about spending 100,000 or 80,000 yuan on private banquets. But if you try to borrow your salary from him and go to the accounting department, you can't even borrow one more month's salary. These are small - time people. If it's a big - shot, someone above the rank of army commander and below the rank of department head. For ordinary people, if someone has followed you for twenty years and today you've become a high - ranking official above the rank of lieutenant general, even if he's the biggest fool! You should at least find him an idle job. But with the Punishment of Ingratitude, no matter how many years you've followed him, he won't make an exception to take care of you. This is called the Punishment of Ingratitude. I've seen many cases. There are some couples who don't get along well. The husband spends money recklessly, while his wife can only get 15,000 yuan for household expenses a month, not a single cent more.

Third, the three punishments of Yin, Si, and Shen are called the "punishments of taking advantage of power." Simply put, it means not forgiving others even when one is in the right. Well, the ways of these three punishments are different. This is from the perspective of personality. Additionally, there is another way of interpretation. Yin, Si, and Shen are also called the "punishments related to health." People with Yin, Si, and Shen in their birth charts have poor health. Chou, Xu, and Wei are also called the "punishments related to legal disputes." They like to stir up trouble and are prone to getting involved in lawsuits. So, if someone is sitting on a punishment and will encounter the three punishments next year, we need to remind them. We rarely talk about the "punishments of rudeness" as it is a matter of personal conduct. If it is the three punishments of Yin, Si, and Shen, then we should advise them not to overwork. When it's time to stop, just stop and don't ruin their own health. For the three punishments of Chou, Xu, and Wei, we should advise them to be more lenient! Why bother to stir up some trouble accidentally! However, in my experience of the three punishments, the real actual situation is that what I just mentioned are all the results. The real reason is being too serious, picky, looking for faults, and being afraid of suffering losses.

For example, when we come back from the market after shopping, I won't weigh the items to check if they are of the right quantity, but some people will. For example, when you give me change, I won't even count it. I trust that you won't make a mistake. However, some people will carefully count every cent before leaving. If there is a slight discrepancy, they will seriously haggle with you. That's still okay. There are some unreasonable situations. For instance, if you go to Hong Kong and I ask you to buy something for me, an ordinary person would just accept whatever you bring back and say thank you regardless of whether it's right or not. But for those with the "Three Punishments" in their fate, it's different. As soon as they see it's not right, they'll say, "That's not what I meant! You bought the wrong thing! I didn't mean this at all!" It's as if someone has done them wrong. Due to this kind of personality, they'll create troubles for themselves. Even when buying a book, they'll read it from cover to cover to see if there are any flaws. They're like this in both big and small matters. Such a person has the "Three Punishments" in their fate, so they'll have a particularly large number of disputes. The real reason is that they're just too serious.

So, regarding this "Three Punishments", as mentioned earlier in the eight-character birth chart, which year is the "Punishment of Disputes", and which year is the "Triple Conjunction of Wealth". There are so many things in life. How can you clearly explain exactly what kind of things they are? So, we explain it to them based on common sense. For the "Punishment of Disputes", usually we advise them not to meddle in other people's business! The "Triple Conjunction of Wealth" is a good thing. Generally, we interpret it as matters related to men and women because it's unlikely for ordinary people to get promoted or make a fortune. So, in the eight-character birth chart mentioned just now, there will be changes in two years out of ten. One is good and the other is bad. We can't even talk about the details of each year. It's deduced from the major fortune.

Looking further down the line, there's a bit of a clever way in fortune - telling. If you come to me when you're forty, I only need to take a quick look at your major luck cycle, and I can tell you that there have been four changes. That is, based on the punishments, clashes, combinations, and unions between the major luck cycle and the annual luck, I can tell how many changes there have been. Usually, there are at most three or five changes, and I won't say more. If the other person says, "Yes, there have indeed been four changes!", it increases the accuracy of my prediction. This isn't really talking about your annual luck yet! The bridge that connects the major luck cycle to the annual luck, apart from the basic rules of punishments, clashes, combinations, and unions we've mentioned, there are also two or three sets of special rules for the annual luck itself.

For example, everyone has heard of the term "empty and lost" (Kong Wang in Chinese), which implies something falling through or being lost. Empty and lost can be found in both the major cycles and the annual cycles in the Four Pillars of Destiny, but it is most significant in the annual cycles.

What is the "Empty and Void" (Kong Wang)? It is calculated based on the pillar of your birth. A cycle of ten days is called a "Xun". For example, if your day master is Geng Wu, and the sequence is Jia Zi, Yi Chou, Bing Yin, Ding Mao, Wu Chen, Ji Si, Geng Wu. This is the Jia Zi Xun, and Xu and Hai fall into the "Empty and Void". As long as you were born on the Geng Wu day, if there is Xu or Hai in your eight characters, it is considered to fall into the "Empty and Void". Why is it called the "Empty and Void"? Taking the Jia Zi Xun as an example - there are ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Arranged in sequence, when it reaches Gui You, the Heavenly Stems are exhausted, but there are still two more characters, Xu and Hai, among the Earthly Branches. So from Jia Zi to Gui You, in the Jia Zi Xun, as long as Xu or Hai appears in your Four Pillars, Major Luck Cycles, or Annual Luck Cycles, it means falling into the "Empty and Void". It's like it's only half - effective and all the efforts are in vain.

Empty death is not a theory in the Ziping system but a theory in the Five - Elements concept. It occurs because the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches do not match properly. You're borrowing this concept from elsewhere. Let me give you an example so it'll be easier for you to understand. For instance, I have a friend. He held a class reunion and took me to a meal. There were nine people at the table. I only knew him, and I didn't know the others. But those people were very polite to me. I always felt a bit odd. After the meal, I just left. Why? I was in the state of empty death. I didn't belong to their group. It wasn't that they treated me badly, nor was it that the food was bad. It was because I was out of place and lonely. So, when the Proper Official falls into empty death, it means the husband falls into empty death. When the Wealth falls into empty death, it means money falls into empty death. Why does it matter more in the annual luck than in the birth chart? The Four Pillars govern a period of fifteen years, which is a long time!

The eight characters of one's birthdate are just a general indicator. If the year pillar falls into the void combination, you can expect only half the normal results! If the current year falls into the void combination, you'll be busy for a whole year in vain. In terms of life, being busy for a whole year in vain is a very serious matter and makes one feel extremely uncomfortable. Therefore, people are very afraid of having the current year fall into the void combination.

There are tables for the concept of "empty and lost" (a term in traditional Chinese divination). It's best to be so familiar with them that you can recite them. If you're not yet proficient, you can just check the tables. So, I have a suggestion. If you're not good at memorizing them, don't discuss it in person. Instead, write down your analysis. When writing the analysis, you'll have enough time to look up the books. When looking at the annual fortune part, the most important thing is to check if there are any cases of falling into the "empty and lost" situation.

There is also a second matter related to the annual luck, which is the three - element combinations and the three - meeting combinations. If the Bazi (Eight Characters of Birth) already has three - element combinations or three - meeting combinations. Take the example I just gave, Bingchen and Bingshen form an implicit Zi. Regardless of what kind of pattern it is and regardless of whether the person has good or bad fortune, this person will experience many changes in life! Once every three years, there will be a three - element combination. Whenever it's the year of Shen, Zi, or Chen, there will be a three - element combination. Once every six years, there will be a clash between Zi and Wu. So, within twelve years, there will be four changes, and this is fixed. Therefore, for those whose Bazi already has three - element combinations or three - meeting combinations, they will experience many changes in their lives.

Change doesn't necessarily mean the Horse Star. The Horse Star is related to your career! This kind of change is related to the annual luck. Then it directly affects the answers when someone comes to see me. I know she will change! If this person isn't married and she asks me about her marriage, there will definitely be opportunities within three years, even next year or the year after. If she already has a partner and her eight characters form a triple combination, then you'll have new ideas after three years. If this person asks me if it's okay to change her job, she should change right away. She'll keep changing because she's always changing! So for a person whose eight characters have triple combinations and three unions, apart from prosperity and the quality of their marriage, there are objectively opportunities for change in their annual luck. That's the nature of triple combinations and three unions.

The third factor that affects the annual luck is what we've previously mentioned, namely the birth, prosperity, and storage phases. There are the four birth phases of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai; the four prosperity phases of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You; and the four storage phases of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei. One should be most cautious when there are two such characters in the eight - character horoscope, and the other two appear in the major fortune and the annual luck, thus gathering all four birth phases, four storage phases, or four prosperity phases. This is called the gathering of the four birth phases, the gathering of the four storage phases, and the gathering of the four prosperity phases. Where do they gather? They gather in the annual luck. Therefore, it's quite easy for them to tell which year will be unlucky for you.