Analysis of the Dingyou Hour on the Six Xin Days
Original Text
六辛日生时丁酉，鬼破禄无祸百端；
倚托身强方断吉，月通制伏是偏官。
辛日丁酉时，火金持争。辛金酉上健旺，见丁为正鬼；酉上丁长生，破禄，不成其福，反复成败。身强通月气有制伏者，作偏官论；更行身旺运，贵。通金气无丁，身强，行南运，大贵。
辛丑日丁酉时，高平稳。酉月、土木运，方面。戌亥子巳未年月，大贵。
辛卯日丁酉时，时日并冲。月通金气，不透丙丁，南方运，贵。
辛巳日丁酉时，平。亥月，反复不定。午月，偏官带疾，显达寿促。子月，贵戚。一云有财有喜，寿不过三十一。
辛未日丁酉时，不贵则富。月通金气，无丙丁字，行南运，贵。
辛酉日丁酉时，年月通金气，吉。丑月，西方运，风宪。寅午戌，贵。
辛亥日丁酉时，贵。丑寅卯酉年月；近待、金紫。
酉时辛日等同论，出户相迎喜事新；不遇刑冲空克破，何愁富贵不加身。辛日时临丁酉，偏官合局相投。丙、丁重见主淹留，嗣息女多男少。祖业残花秋暮，游人皎月云收。身强官旺福优游，运至财官大有。
Interpretation
On the days with the heavenly stem of Xin (the sixth of the ten heavenly stems) and when the hour has the earthly branch of You (the tenth of the twelve earthly branches) and the heavenly stem of Ding, the evil spirits break the good fortune and there is no blessing, bringing all kinds of disasters.
Relying on a strong body can lead to a favorable prediction. When the moon is in a state of control and restraint, it represents the partial official.
On a Xin day and in the Dingyou period, there is a struggle between fire and metal. The Xin metal is strong at You. When it meets Ding, Ding is regarded as the proper "ghost" (a negative element in the Five - Element theory). At You, Ding is in the stage of "birth", which breaks the "lu" (a favorable condition in fortune - telling), and thus the good fortune cannot be achieved, resulting in repeated successes and failures. If one's body (representing the self in fortune - telling) is strong and is in harmony with the qi of the month and there is a means to control (the negative elements), it is regarded as a situation of partial official. If one then experiences a period when the self - representing element is strong, one will be noble. If one is in harmony with the metal qi and there is no Ding, and the self - representing element is strong, when one experiences the southern (fire - related) fortune, one will be extremely noble.
On the Xin Chou day and Ding You hour, one will have a stable and prosperous life. If born in the You month and experiences the Earth and Wood fortune cycles, one can hold high - ranking positions. If born in the years or months of Xu, Hai, Zi, Si, or Wei, one will achieve great nobility.
On the Xinmao day and Dingyou hour, there is a clash between the day and the hour. If the month has the qi of metal and the Ding and Bing elements are not revealed, and one has a fortune in the southern direction, they will be noble.
On the Xin Si day and Ding You hour, it is average. In the Hai month, the situation is changeable. In the Wu month, one has a partial official position with some illness, becomes prominent but has a short lifespan. In the Zi month, one can be related to the noble. Another view is that there is wealth and good news, but the lifespan is no more than thirty - one.
On the Xinwei day and Dingyou hour, one will either be noble or wealthy. If the month is in harmony with the metal energy and there are no Bing or Ding characters, and one travels in the southern fortune, one will be noble.
On the Xinyou day and Dingyou hour, if the year and month are in harmony with the metal qi, it is auspicious. In the Chou month and with a fortune in the western direction, one can become an official in charge of supervision. If the year, month and day form the combination of Yin, Wu and Xu, one will be of high status.
On the day of Xinhai and at the time of Dingyou, it indicates nobility. If one is born in the years or months when the signs are Chou, Yin, Mao, or You, they will serve close to the emperor and be rewarded with purple robes and gold belts (indicating high - ranking official positions).
If the hour is You and the day is Xin, it can be regarded in the same way. Going out of the door to greet brings new happy events. Without encountering punishment, conflict, emptiness, restraint, and breakage, why worry about not getting wealth and honor? On a Xin - day when the hour is Ding - You, the partial official combines in a good situation. If Bing and Ding appear repeatedly, it means delay. There will be more daughters than sons among the descendants. The ancestral property is like withered flowers in late autumn, and the traveler is like the moon hidden by clouds. When the body is strong and the official is prosperous, there will be good fortune. When the luck brings wealth and official positions, there will be great achievements.