Analysis of the Dingyou Hour on the Days of the Six Bing Stems
Original Text
六丙日生时丁酉，刃生身死为灾咎；柱中无救定然凶，就财弃命难长寿。
丙日丁酉时，刃生身死，丁为刃，辛为财，酉上辛旺丙死，丁火长生，就财弃命，若无救助，不通身旺月，刃神不见刑冲，为人凶狠，不明礼义，有始无终；通月气，或有救助，为技艺便巧之流。癸卯月生者，癸能破丁刃为官，癸水卯上长生，卯中有旺乙为印，如用神有力，又行水木运，贵显。
丙子日丁酉时，春稳，夏贵，秋平，冬吉。未申酉亥年月，大贵。有丑会子，有辰会酉，俱以贵论。
丙寅日丁酉时，卯亥未年月，乾透官煞者贵。馀月有艺，平常。
丙辰日丁酉时，寅午戌巳年月，乾透煞印者贵。申子会官，乾透印比者贵。如年月火土，宜见财则吉。
丙午日丁酉时，生巳午戌月，僧道命好；酉月贵；亥子丑寅卯辰官印年月，大贵。
丙申日丁酉时，通水木气月，行水木运贵。已午，身旺。亥子，官旺。年月两全者，大贵。
丙戌日丁酉时，月通木气，行水运，贵；通金气，行火运，金马玉堂，才名冠世。露庚藏戊，贫夭。
丙火遇酉不相当，太阳日没少辉光；四柱若嫌冲克破，六亲刑害走旁徨。丙日时逢丁酉，天元炎火销金。六亲相守不安宁，阻碍前程难进。日夜思量不足。居官犹自忧贪。若逢巳月改门庭，子午傍人嗔恨。
Interpretation
When a person is born on a day of the sixth Bing (in the sexagenary cycle) and the hour is Dingyou, having the blade (a certain astrological concept) while the life force is weak brings disasters. If there is no remedy in the eight - character horoscope, it is surely inauspicious. Relying on wealth while abandoning one's life principle makes it difficult to have a long life.
On the Bing day and Dingyou hour, the blade (symbolic element) is born while the main element (Bing) dies. Ding represents the blade, and Xin represents wealth. On the You branch, Xin is prosperous while Bing is in the state of death, and Ding fire is in the state of birth. It means abandoning one's life for the sake of wealth. If there is no assistance and it is not in a month when the main element is prosperous, and the blade element is not subject to punishment or conflict, the person will be fierce, lacking in courtesy and righteousness, and will start things but not finish them. If it is in harmony with the qi of the month or there is assistance, the person will be among those skilled in craftsmanship. For those born in the Guimao month, Gui can break the Ding blade and serve as an official. Gui water is in the state of birth on the Mao branch, and there is prosperous Yi in Mao as the seal. If the favorable element is strong and the person experiences the luck of water and wood, they will achieve high status and distinction.
On the Bingzi day and Dingyou hour, one will have a stable life in spring, enjoy nobility in summer, have an ordinary life in autumn, and encounter good fortune in winter. If one is born in a year or month with the signs of Wei, Shen, You, or Hai, they will achieve great nobility. If there is Chou to combine with Zi, or Chen to combine with You, all are regarded as signs of nobility.
On the Bingyin day and in the Dingyou hour, if the birth year, month, and day fall into the periods related to Mao, Hai, and Wei, and there are official and evil stars clearly revealed in the Heavenly Stems, the person will be of noble status. In other months, the person will have some skills but lead an ordinary life.
On the Bingchen day and Dingyou hour, if the year and month belong to Yin, Wu, Xu, or Si, and the Heavenly Stems reveal the Seven Killings and Seal, it indicates nobility. If Shen and Zi combine to form the Officer, and the Heavenly Stems reveal the Seal and Peer, it also indicates nobility. If the year and month are related to Fire and Earth, it is auspicious to have the Wealth element.
If a person is born at the Dingyou hour on the Bingwu day, and the birth month falls into the Si, Wu, or Xu months, they will have a good fortune if they become a monk or a Taoist priest. If born in the You month, they will be of noble status. If the birth year and month have the elements of official and seal corresponding to the Hai, Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, or Chen, they will be extremely noble.
On the Bing Shen day and Ding You hour, if it is in a month with the influence of the water and wood elements, and one experiences the water and wood fortune cycles, they will be of high status. In the years or months corresponding to the Si and Wu signs, one's personal qi will be strong. In those corresponding to the Hai and Zi signs, one's official luck will be prosperous. If both the year and the month meet the above - mentioned conditions, one will achieve great nobility.
On the day of Bingxu and at the time of Dingyou, if the month has the qi of wood and one has the fortune of water, one will be noble; if the month has the qi of metal and one has the fortune of fire, one will be as glorious as a person in the imperial court, with talent and fame renowned throughout the world. If Geng is exposed and Wu is hidden, one will be poor and die young.
When the Yang Fire of Bing meets the You (Rooster) in the Bazi, it's not a good match. It's like the sun setting with little glow left. If there are clashes, punishments, and break - ups in the four pillars, the person will face harm among the six relatives and be in a state of confusion. When a Bing - day person meets Ding - You at the hour, the celestial Yang Fire tries to melt the metal. The six relatives can't live in peace together, and there are obstacles on the path forward, making it hard to progress. The person keeps worrying day and night. Even if in an official position, they still worry about greed. If they encounter the Si (Snake) month, there will be a change in the family situation. If there are Zi (Rat) and Wu (Horse) in the Bazi, others will be resentful.