On the Good and Bad Luck of the Heavenly Stems Sitting on the Earthly Branches, Considering the Month, Hour, and Fortune Cycles -1
Original Text
甲乙
甲木属阳，乃栋梁之材。喜生秋冬，遇申子月为吉。柱见庚辛，譬斧凿之论，主名利。运行申酉辰戌丑未乡，大能发越，见辛官尤妙。忌寅午戌合局及透丁火伤官，乃辛苦劳力、作事无成之命，运逢亦不顺。若合局丁透，有辰戌丑未，乾上露戊己，再行财运，伤官生财，却发大福。
乙木属阴，为生气之木，遇春生而花叶茂盛，亦喜生于小春之令。逢亥卯未甲子辰二局更行北运，虽透丙丁庚辛，亦不妨。所忌寅午戌火，巳酉丑多，多伤残，再行南运，主夭无疑。
甲乙贵乎木得宜，要知金水旺为奇。
春从南往秋归北，冬夏西行发福基。
甲乙日生人，身坐已酉丑申戌金乡，运行宜土金分野。若生寅卯辰不结木局，宜时引归土金分野，大贵。行运亦然。则官长远。若生巳酉丑申月，时引归亥卯未寅，取贵非此时者，乃过与不及，却要运行水木局分野，否则贫儒。柱中原有财星，怕比劫分夺；原无财星，不畏。如木得金而成器，仁者有勇；金得木而成材，勇者必仁，是乃刚柔相济，阴阳相停。运行却喜财官，若有木无金，则庚辛亏而义寡；有金无火，即勇而无礼，则乱金太盛。而无水则枯木太多，而无金则繁，是金木各不一也。偏阴偏阳，难名之命，纵遇财官，亦不发达。
六甲日用辛为正官，庚为偏官，戊巳为财。如年月时中透出戊巳辛字，生三秋四季及金土局，财官有用。如不透出三字，只生三秋四季及金土局，亦作财官论。见甲乙夺财，丙丁伤官，名利艰难。若生春夏及火木局，财官无气，虽得滋助，名利亦轻。喜行西方四季金土分野向官临财之运，不喜东南木火伤官败财之地。若四柱庚辛俱见，谓之官煞混杂，无去留制伏，反主贫贱。如主贫贱。如只有庚，不见制伏，当作鬼论，分身鬼强弱定其吉凶寿夭。若制伏得中，作偏官论；太过反不为福。更看日干于所生月内有力无力有助无助，分节气浅深轻重言之。喜行身旺鬼衰运，忌身衰鬼旺运。
六乙日用戊为正财，巳偏财，庚为正官，辛偏官，若年月时上透出戊巳庚字，生三秋；四季及金土局，财官有用。如不透此三字，生三秋四季及金土局，亦作财官论。见甲乙夺财，丙伤官，名利艰难，若生春夏及火木局，纵有财官，无气；虽得滋助，亦轻。喜行西方四季金土分野向官临财，忌行火木之地，伤官败财。怕官煞混杂，有煞无制，鬼论；制太过不及也，皆不为福。更详日干于所生月内有无力助，分轻重言之。运喜忌同上。
三命通会。卷四
丙丁
丙火属阴，乃太阳之正气，能生万物。喜生春夏月间，自然成就精神百倍。更遇天月二德，行东方运，大妙。虽见壬癸水，不妨。惟忌戊土透露，减其分数。大运，岁君相犯，官府刑狱，破财丧服。生于秋冬，更遇夜时，地支，再合水局，非仆即从，一生离别孤独，贫夭残疾。
丁火属阴，为凡火，可制万物。金银铜铁，不得丁制，不能成器，喜生夜闻，巳酉丑月令为妙。正月逢寅，乃天德印元，更得卯字最好。忌壬癸水。如日生，多克妻子。遇南方运，剥官退职；行西北方运，贵。
丙丁日主火为根，金水二星是福源，行运若临西与北，纵然富贵不周全。
丙丁日，自坐申子辰亥水位，又引归金时。如生寅午巳月，为水火既济，大贵。夏五月，忌三合火局，火炎水乾。冬子月，忘三合水局，水盛火灭。水火相停，斯成既济。大运宜金水分野，却忌过与不及，偏阴偏阳，苗而不秀。若生申子辰亥月，须要寅午戌巳时取贵。非此时者，行木运方好，否则虚名不贵。
六丙日用庚辛为财，癸正官，壬偏官。若年月时中透出庚辛癸字，生秋冬金水局中，财官有用。如不透此三字，生秋冬金水局中，亦作财官论。见丙丁夺财，已为伤官，名利艰难。若生九夏四季火土局中，纵有财官，无气；虽得滋助，亦轻。
喜行西北金水分野，向官临财之运。若柱中壬癸俱见，官煞混杂，无制反贱。如有壬无癸，不见制，当作鬼论。要分身鬼强弱，定其吉凶寿夭。制伏得中，作偏官用；太过，反不为福。更详日干于所生月内，有力无力，有救无救，分节气轻重言之。喜行身旺鬼衰之运，忌行身衰鬼旺之乡。
六丁日用庚辛为财，壬为正官，癸为偏官。若年月时中透出庚辛壬字，生秋冬金水局中，财官有用。如不透此三字，生秋冬金水局，亦作财官论。见丙丁夺财，戊伤官，名利艰辛。若生九夏四季火土局中，纵有财官，无气；虽得滋助，亦轻，喜行西北及金水分野，忌伤官败财运。怕官煞混杂，有煞无制，鬼论；制太过，贫。更详日干于所生月内有无力助，分轻重言之。运喜忌同上。
戊己
戊土如属阳，乃堤岸城墙之土，止能拒水，不能种养万物。凡城堤不有刑冲破害，人民得安，喜甲乙木，以煞化印之地。
忌行西方运，纵发而当破当忧。要火生扶，嫌水克制。戊己重犯，名利两失；辛庚叠逢，作事进退。
Interpretation
A and B
Jia Wood belongs to Yang and is like the material for beams and pillars. It thrives in autumn and winter and is auspicious when it meets the Shen and Zi months. If Geng and Xin are seen in the Bazi chart, it can be compared to the use of axes and chisels, indicating fame and fortune. When the luck cycle passes through the Shen, You, Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei phases, it can bring great success, and it is especially wonderful when Xin (the official star) is present. It is taboo for the combination of Yin, Wu, and Xu and the appearance of Ding Fire (the hurting officer) in the chart, which indicates a life of hard - labor and unaccomplished deeds, and the luck cycle will also be unfavorable. If there is a combination and Ding is revealed, and there are Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei, and Wu and Ji are revealed on the Heavenly Stems, and then the luck cycle enters the wealth phase, with the hurting officer generating wealth, it can bring great fortune.
Yi Wood is of the yin nature and represents the wood of vital energy. When it encounters the spring season, its flowers and leaves grow luxuriantly. It also thrives in the season of minor spring. If it falls into the two combinations of Hai-Mao-Wei and Jia-Zi-Chen and then experiences the northern movement of the fortune, even if Bing, Ding, Geng, and Xin appear, it doesn't matter. What it忌讳 (is most afraid of) is the combination of Yin-Wu-Xu which belongs to fire, and a large presence of Si-You-Chou. In such cases, it will suffer damages. If it then experiences the southern movement of the fortune, it is certain to lead to an early death.
For A and B (in the context of the Five - Element theory), it is important that wood is in a proper state. One should know that the prosperity of metal and water is truly remarkable.
In spring, it goes south and in autumn, it returns north. In winter and summer, it travels west to start the source of fortune.
Those born on the days of Jia or Yi, sitting on the earthly branches of Si, You, Chou, Shen, and Xu (which are associated with the metal element), should have their fortune - making periods in the areas related to earth and metal. If they are born in the months represented by Yin, Mao, and Chen but do not form a wood - related combination, it is advisable that the hour pillar leads to the earth - metal domain, and they will achieve great nobility. The same principle applies to their fortune - making periods, and they will hold long - term official positions. If they are born in the months of Si, You, Chou, and Shen, and the hour pillar leads to the earthly branches of Hai, Mao, Wei, and Yin, they can obtain nobility. Otherwise, if it does not meet this condition, it is either excessive or insufficient. In this case, they need their fortune - making periods to be in the areas related to water and wood. Otherwise, they will be poor scholars. If there is already a wealth star in the Bazi (natal chart), they should beware of the peer stars competing for the wealth. If there is no wealth star originally, they don't need to worry. Just as wood can be made into a useful tool with the help of metal, a benevolent person can have courage; and metal can be made into a good material with the help of wood, a brave person must have benevolence. This is the combination of toughness and gentleness, and the balance of yin and yang. They prefer to have wealth and official stars in their fortune - making periods. If there is wood but no metal, the Geng and Xin (metal elements in the Heavenly Stems) will be insufficient, and there will be a lack of righteousness. If there is metal but no fire, it means being brave without propriety, which will lead to chaos when the metal element is too strong. If there is too much metal and no water, it will be like a withered situation. If there is too much wood and no metal, it will be over - prosperous. This shows that the elements of metal and wood are not in harmony. A situation of extreme yin or extreme yang represents a hard - to - define fate. Even if they encounter wealth and official stars, they will not be prosperous.
In the six Jia days, Xin is regarded as the proper official, Geng as the partial official, and Wu and Ji as wealth. If Wu, Ji, and Xin are revealed in the year, month, and hour columns, and the birth occurs in the three autumn months, the four seasons, or in a metal - earth structure, the wealth and official positions are useful. If these three characters are not revealed, but the birth is still in the three autumn months, the four seasons, or in a metal - earth structure, it can also be regarded as a situation of wealth and official positions. When Jia and Yi appear to seize wealth, and Bing and Ding appear as the hurting officer, achieving fame and fortune will be difficult. If one is born in spring or summer, or in a fire - wood structure, the wealth and official positions lack vital energy. Even if there is some nourishment and assistance, fame and fortune will still be meager. One prefers to have a fortune in the western direction, in the four seasons, or in the areas dominated by metal and earth, where one can approach official positions and face wealth. One does not like the southeastern direction of wood and fire, where the hurting officer ruins wealth. If both Geng and Xin are seen in the four pillars, it is called the mixing of official and evil spirits. Without proper control or elimination, it will lead to poverty and low status. If only Geng is present without control, it should be regarded as an evil spirit. One should determine the good or bad fortune, longevity or early death by comparing the strength of the self and the evil spirit. If the control is appropriate, it can be regarded as a partial official; if the control is excessive, it will not bring blessings. Moreover, one should also consider whether the day stem is strong or weak, and whether it has assistance or not in the month of birth, and make a judgment according to the shallowness or depth, and the lightness or heaviness of the solar terms. One prefers a fortune where the self is strong and the evil spirit is weak, and dislikes a fortune where the self is weak and the evil spirit is strong.
On the days of the sixth combination of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (Liu Yi days), when using Wu as the proper wealth, Si as the partial wealth, Geng as the proper official, and Xin as the partial official. If the characters Wu, Si, and Geng are revealed in the year, month, and hour columns and one is born in the three autumn months, the four seasons, or a metal - earth elemental combination, the wealth and official positions are useful. If these three characters are not revealed and one is born in the three autumn months, the four seasons, or a metal - earth elemental combination, it can also be regarded as having wealth and official positions. When seeing Jia and Yi competing for wealth and Bing as the damaging officer, it is difficult to achieve fame and fortune. If one is born in spring and summer or a fire - wood elemental combination, even if there are wealth and official positions, they lack vital energy; even if they get some support, it is still of little significance. One prefers to have the luck cycle in the western direction, the four seasons, or the areas related to metal and earth, where one can approach official positions and encounter wealth, and avoids the areas of fire and wood, where the damaging officer will ruin the wealth. One should beware of the mixture of official and killing qi. If there is killing qi without restraint, it is regarded as an evil influence; if the restraint is either excessive or insufficient, it will not bring blessings. One should further examine whether the day stem has strength and support in the month of birth and make a judgment based on the degree of strength. The preferences and taboos in the luck cycle are the same as above.
San Ming Tong Hui. Volume Four
The third and fourth Heavenly Stems (in the traditional Chinese system of reckoning time)
The Yin Bing Fire represents the pure qi of the sun and can give life to all things. It thrives when born in the spring or summer months, naturally achieving a state of great vitality. If it encounters the Heavenly and Monthly Virtues and moves in the eastern direction of the fortune, it is extremely auspicious. Even if it meets the Ren and Gui Waters, it is not a problem. However, it only fears the appearance of the Wu Earth, which will reduce its positive aspects. When the Grand Luck and the Annual Star conflict, there may be troubles with the authorities, legal issues, financial losses, and mourning. If it is born in the autumn or winter, especially at night, and the earthly branches form a water combination, the person will either be a servant or a follower, experiencing a life of separation, loneliness, poverty, early death, or disability.
The Ding Fire belongs to the Yin category and is ordinary fire, which can shape all things. Gold, silver, copper, and iron cannot be made into useful tools without the shaping of Ding Fire. It prefers to be born at night, and the months of Si, You, and Chou in the lunar calendar are excellent. If born in the first lunar month with the presence of Yin, it is the Heavenly Virtue Seal Element, and it is even better if there is also the character Mao. It avoids the Ren and Gui waters. If born during the day, it often brings harm to one's wife and children. When encountering the southern direction in the fortune - telling context, it may lead to the loss of official positions; when the fortune moves towards the northwest, it brings nobility.
For those with Bing or Ding as the Day Master, fire serves as the root. Gold and water are the sources of fortune. If one's fortune-telling shows a journey towards the west and north, even if there is wealth and honor, it won't be complete.
On Bing and Ding days, when one sits on the water positions of Shen, Zi, Chen, and Hai in the natal chart and the hour pillar is related to metal. If one is born in the months of Yin, Wu, and Si, it represents the balance of water and fire, indicating great nobility. In the fifth month of summer, the three - combination fire formation should be avoided, as excessive fire will dry up the water. In the Zi month of winter, the three - combination water formation should be taken into account, as excessive water will extinguish the fire. Only when water and fire are in balance can the state of "mutual complementarity of water and fire" be achieved. The favorable grand fortune lies in the balance between metal and water, and one should avoid going to extremes, whether it is excessive or insufficient, or being overly yin or overly yang, which will lead to a situation of "all show and no substance". If one is born in the months of Shen, Zi, Chen, and Hai, the hours of Yin, Wu, Xu, and Si are needed to attain nobility. If not born at these hours, the wood - related fortune is favorable; otherwise, one will only have a false reputation without real nobility.
On the days with the Heavenly Stem Bing in the sixth group of the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches combinations, Geng and Xin are regarded as wealth, Gui is the proper official, and Ren is the partial official. If the characters Geng, Xin, and Gui appear in the Heavenly Stems of the year, month, and hour columns, and one is born in the autumn and winter when the metal and water elements are in the prosperous phase and form a metal - water situation, the wealth and official positions are useful. Even if these three characters do not appear in the Heavenly Stems, but one is born in the autumn and winter when the metal - water situation is formed, it can also be regarded as having wealth and official positions. If Bing and Ding appear, they will seize the wealth; and when Ji appears, it is regarded as an adverse influence on official career. In such cases, it is difficult to achieve fame and fortune. If one is born in the hot summer or the four seasons when the fire - earth situation is formed, even if there are elements representing wealth and official positions, they are in a weak state. Even if they receive some support, their influence is still insignificant.
One takes pleasure in being in the northwest area corresponding to the Metal and Water signs in the astrological division, and is in the fortune of having an official position and approaching wealth. If both Ren and Gui are seen in the Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny), there is a mixture of official and evil influences. Without control, it will lead to a low - status life. If there is Ren but no Gui and no control, it should be regarded as an evil influence. One needs to distinguish the strength of the self and the evil influence to determine the good or bad fortune, longevity or premature death. If the control is appropriate, it can be regarded as a partial official influence; if it is excessive, it will not bring blessings. Moreover, one should examine whether the day - stem is strong or weak in the month of birth, whether there is rescue or not, and make a judgment according to the importance of the solar terms. One takes pleasure in being in the fortune where the self is strong and the evil influence is weak, and avoids being in the situation where the self is weak and the evil influence is strong.
In the daily use of the Six Ding (heavenly stems), Geng and Xin are regarded as wealth, Ren is the proper official, and Gui is the partial official. If Geng, Xin, and Ren are revealed in the year, month, and hour columns and one is born in the autumn or winter when the water and metal elements are in a strong situation, the wealth and official positions are useful. Even if these three characters are not revealed but one is born in the autumn or winter with a water - metal situation, it can also be regarded as having wealth and official positions. If Bing and Ding appear, they will seize the wealth; if Wu appears, it is the damage to the official, and achieving fame and fortune will be arduous. If one is born in the hot summer or the four seasons when the fire and earth elements are in a strong situation, even if there are wealth and official positions, they lack vitality. Even if there is some support, it is still of little significance. It is favorable to have the luck in the north - west direction and the areas dominated by metal and water, and it is taboo to have the damage to the official and the defeat of the wealth luck. One should be afraid of the mixture of the official and the evil star. If there is an evil star without restraint, it is regarded as a bad omen; if the restraint is excessive, one will be poor. Moreover, it is necessary to examine in detail whether the day stem has support in the month of birth to determine the situation's severity. The preferences and taboos of the luck are the same as above.
E and Ji (the fifth and sixth of the Ten Heavenly Stems in traditional Chinese astronomy and calendar)
If Earth of the Wu stem is of the Yang nature, it represents the earth of embankments and city walls. It can only hold back water and cannot nurture all things. As long as the city walls and embankments are not damaged by conflicts and break - ups, the people can live in peace. It favors the Wood of the Jia and Yi stems, as it is the place where the killing energy is transformed into the seal energy.
It is taboo to have a fortune in the Western direction. Even if there is a rise, there will be setbacks and worries. Fire is needed for support, and water is disliked as it restrains. If the Earth elements (Wu and Ji) appear repeatedly, both fame and fortune will be lost. If the Metal elements (Xin and Geng) come across one after another, actions will be hesitant.