On the Partial Officer

Original Text

偏官者，乃甲见庚、乙见辛之例，犹二男不同处，二女不同居，不成配偶，故谓之偏官。以其隔七位而相克战，故谓之七煞。譬小人多凶暴，无忌惮，若无礼法控制之，不惩不戒，必伤其主，故有制谓之偏官，无制谓之七煞。如日主健旺，有印绶助化，即经云逢煞看财，如身强煞弱，有财星则吉，身弱煞强，有财引鬼盗气，非贫则夭；有食神透制，即经云一见制伏，却为贵本；有阳刃配合，即经云煞无刃不显，逢煞看刃是也。以上诸制合生化，须要无太过不及，是借小人势力卫护君子以成威权，乃大权大贵之命。又性格聪明，忌日主衰弱，七煞重逢，三刑、六害、劫、亡相并，魁罡相冲，其凶不可具述。若七煞止一，而制伏有二三处，喜行煞旺地，倘运再遇制伏，则尽法无民，虽猛如虎狼，亦不能逞其技矣。是又不可专言制伏，要轻重得所。故经云：原有制伏，煞出为福，原无制伏，煞出为祸，此之谓也。假如甲见庚及申，乙见辛及酉，柱中煞旺有气，宜行东南方运制庚辛，无气方发，否则生寅卯月，或自坐长生、临官、帝旺，更多带比肩同类相扶，则能化鬼为官，化煞为权，行运引至印乡，必发富贵，倘岁运再遇煞地，祸不旋踵。假令甲寅生人为身旺，岁月见庚申为煞旺，柱中不透火制，地支子辰会印成局，则煞生印，印生身，作权贵看。年乾露煞与月令时支不同，太岁乃一生之主，最重。如甲见庚年，乙见辛年，又生申酉丑月，柱中金多，大运再行金乡，流年岁君并见，为凶尤甚；若生寅午戌及木旺之月，火制身强，金绝不能为害，则吉。

经云：甲逢庚，败凋零，枝叶根枯；乙遇辛，伤消乏，本根苗损；炎炎丙火遇壬，而黑焰无光；灿灿丁红见癸，而辉光自灭；戊临甲位，须防转福为殃；己坐乙乡，自是禄元有损；庚遭丙战，势自倾危；辛被丁伤，克伐为害；壬逢戊土，蹇涩难通；癸就己乡，奔波难保。干禄生旺，可以扶持，惟喜刃来，自能合制。又云：五行遇月支偏官，只许地支一位，多则不佳，四柱纯煞有制，定居一品之尊。略见一位正官，官煞混杂，反贱。四柱煞旺，运纯身旺，为官清贵。又云：身煞俱旺，无制伏，又行煞旺运，虽贵不久。《继善篇》云：身强煞浅，假煞为权，煞重身轻，终身有损。《定真》云：七煞如逢财助，其煞愈凶。又云：刃为兵器，无煞难存，煞为军令，无刃不尊，刃煞两显，威镇乾坤。《四言》云：煞不离印，不离煞，煞印相生，功名显达。《妙选赋》云：煞为武艺，印为文华，有煞无印欠文彩，有印无煞欠威风。绝妙！煞印双全，宜其文武两备。《幽玄赋》云：七煞遇长生之位，女招贵夫。《络绎赋》云：煞临子位，必招悖逆之儿。《千里马》云七煞有制亦多儿。《相心赋》云：偏官七煞，势压三公，喜酒色而偏争好斗，受轩昂而扶弱欺强，性情如虎，急躁如风。古歌云：偏官不可例言凶，有制还他衣禄丰，乾上食神支带合，儿孙满眼受褒封。又：身逢七煞是提纲，只为干衰大受伤，正禄交差刑煞入，终身不免受凶殃。又：七煞提纲本是愁，只因驯服喜无忧，平生正直无邪曲，职位当封万户侯。又：月位偏官本煞神，有制还居一品尊」。俨若自身荣贵晚，也须为福及儿孙。又：月支偏官最忌冲，伤官羊刃喜相逢，日乾旺相皆为贵，制伏无过百事通。又：身弱煞强无制神，多生灾祸不堪论，那堪更入官旺地，耽疾遭刑丧此身。又：甲乙之煞露庚辛，月中水木喜加临，运行木火兴名利，水运行来怕火金。又：丙丁五月重逢煞，木火来临大有功，金水运行身有祸，子来冲破最为凶。又：六乙生逢巳酉丑，局中却忌财星守，忽然行运到金乡，管取平生寿不久。又：庚日全逢寅午戌，天乾透土始为祥，重重火旺声名显，命里休囚忌水乡。又：六丙生人亥子多，煞星归印反中和，东方行运功名显，运至西方事转磨。又：阴水多逢巳字伤，煞星须要水来降，纵然名利能高显，只恐平生寿不长。又：土逢卯位三合全，不忌当生金水缠，火木旺乡名利显，再行坤坎祸绵绵。又：甲乙若逢申，喜印暗相生，水旺金也旺，官袍必挂身。又：甲乙生寅月，金多反吉昌，不宜重见水，火土是衣粮。合诸说，观偏官喜忌睹矣。

Interpretation

The partial official refers to cases like Jia encountering Geng and Yi encountering Xin. Just as two men cannot live together and two women cannot live together, and they cannot form a proper couple, so it is called the partial official. Since they are separated by seven positions and there is a conflict and battle, it is also called the seven - killing. For example, villains are mostly violent and fearless. Without the control of laws and etiquette, without punishment and warning, they will surely harm their master. Therefore, when there is control, it is called the partial official; when there is no control, it is called the seven - killing. If the day master is strong and there is the support and transformation of the seal, as the classic says, when encountering the seven - killing, look at the wealth. If the body is strong and the seven - killing is weak, having the wealth star is auspicious. If the body is weak and the seven - killing is strong, having the wealth star will lead the seven - killing to steal the qi, resulting in either poverty or an early death. If there is the revealing of the gourmet to control it, as the classic says, once there is control, it becomes the root of nobility. If there is the combination with the yang blade, as the classic says, the seven - killing is not prominent without the yang blade, and when encountering the seven - killing, look at the yang blade. For all the above methods of control, combination, transformation and generation, there should be no excess or deficiency. It is to borrow the power of the villains to protect the gentlemen and form authority, which is the fate of great power and nobility. Also, the person with such a fate is intelligent. It is taboo for the day master to be weak, with repeated seven - killings, the combination of the three punishments, the six harms, the robbery, and the loss, and the conflict of the Kui - Gang. The misfortune cannot be fully described. If there is only one seven - killing but there are two or three places of control, it is favorable to walk in the prosperous land of the seven - killing. If the luck encounters control again, then there will be no people left under the law. Even if it is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf, it cannot show its skills. So, one cannot only talk about control, and the weight should be appropriate. Therefore, the classic says: If there was original control, the appearance of the seven - killing is a blessing; if there was no original control, the appearance of the seven - killing is a disaster. This is what it means. For example, when Jia encounters Geng and Shen, and Yi encounters Xin and You, if the seven - killing in the horoscope is prosperous and has qi, it is advisable to walk in the southeast direction of the luck to control Geng and Xin. It will only develop when the seven - killing has no qi. Otherwise, if one is born in the months of Yin and Mao, or sits on the positions of long - life, approaching official, or emperor - prosperity, and there are more peer stars to support each other, then one can transform the ghost into an official and the seven - killing into power. When the luck leads to the seal region, one will surely achieve wealth and honor. If one encounters the seven - killing region again in the annual luck, misfortune will come immediately. Suppose a person born in the year of Jia - Yin has a strong body, and Geng - Shen appears in the year and month, indicating a prosperous seven - killing. If there is no revealing of fire to control it in the horoscope, and the earthly branches Zi and Chen combine to form the seal situation, then the seven - killing generates the seal, and the seal generates the body, and it can be regarded as a fate of power and nobility. If the seven - killing is revealed in the year stem and is different from the monthly order and the earthly branches of the hour, the annual star is the master of one's whole life and is the most important. For example, when Jia encounters Geng in the year and Yi encounters Xin in the year, and is born in the months of Shen, You, and Chou, with a lot of metal in the horoscope, and the great luck walks in the metal region again, and the annual star also shows the seven - killing, the misfortune is even more serious. If one is born in the months of Yin, Wu, and Xu or the months when wood is prosperous, with the control of fire and a strong body, the metal will definitely not be harmful, and it is auspicious.

The classic says: When Jia encounters Geng, it will decline and wither, with branches, leaves, roots all dried up; when Yi meets Xin, it will be damaged and exhausted, with the main root and seedlings impaired. When the blazing Bing Fire meets Ren, its black flames will lose their luster; when the bright Ding Red meets Gui, its radiance will fade away by itself. When Wu faces Jia, one must guard against good fortune turning into misfortune; when Ji sits in the position of Yi, one's official salary will surely be damaged. When Geng is attacked by Bing, its situation will be perilous; when Xin is damaged by Ding, it will be harmed by the conquest. When Ren meets Wu Earth, it will be blocked and difficult to pass through; when Gui goes to the position of Ji, one will be on the go and hard to keep safe. If the Heavenly Stem's official salary is prosperous, it can be supported. One only likes the appearance of the Yang Blade, which can naturally combine and control. It also says: When the Five - Elements encounter the Partial Official in the monthly branch, only one occurrence in the Earthly Branches is allowed. More than one is not good. If the Four Pillars are full of killing qi but there are controls, one will surely hold the highest position. If there is only one obvious Normal Official, the combination of the Normal Official and the Partial Official will make one of lowly status. If the killing qi is strong in the Four Pillars and the luck is pure and the body (self) is prosperous, one will be an honest and noble official. It also says: If both the self and the killing qi are strong without control and one walks into the luck where the killing qi is prosperous, even if one is noble, it won't last long. The "Jishan Chapter" says: If the self is strong but the killing qi is weak, one can use the killing qi as power; if the killing qi is strong but the self is weak, one will suffer all one's life. The "Dingzhen" says: If the Seven - Killing meets the support of wealth, the killing qi will be even more fierce. It also says: The Yang Blade is like a weapon. Without the killing qi, it can hardly exist. The killing qi is like a military order. Without the Yang Blade, it won't be respected. If both the Yang Blade and the killing qi are prominent, one will have great power in the world. The "Four - Character Prose" says: The killing qi cannot be separated from the Seal, and the Seal cannot be separated from the killing qi. When the killing qi and the Seal generate each other, one will achieve fame and status. The "Miaoxuan Rhyme" says: The killing qi represents martial arts, and the Seal represents literature. If there is killing qi but no Seal, there will be a lack of literary grace; if there is a Seal but no killing qi, there will be a lack of prestige. It's wonderful! If one has both the killing qi and the Seal, one will be both civil and military. The "Youxuan Rhyme" says: When the Seven - Killing meets the position of Longevity, a woman will marry a noble husband. The "Luoyi Rhyme" says: When the killing qi is in the position of Zi, one will surely have rebellious sons. The "Qianlima" says: If the Seven - Killing is controlled, one will have many sons. The "Xiangxin Rhyme" says: The Partial Official and the Seven - Killing are so powerful that they can overwhelm the three highest officials. They like wine and women and are fond of disputes and fights. They are high - spirited, helping the weak and bullying the strong. Their temper is like that of a tiger and they are as impatient as the wind. The ancient poem says: One cannot simply say that the Partial Official is always evil. If it is controlled, one will have abundant wealth. If there is the Eater on the Heavenly Stem and the Earthly Branches are in harmony, one's descendants will be numerous and receive praises and titles. Another poem says: If one's monthly stem is the Seven - Killing, but the Heavenly Stem is weak, one will be greatly injured. If the Normal Salary intersects with the punishment and the killing qi enters, one will suffer misfortune all one's life. Another poem says: The Seven - Killing in the monthly stem is originally a cause for worry, but if it is tamed, there will be no worries. One will be honest and upright all one's life and will be granted a high - ranking position. Another poem says: The Partial Official in the monthly branch is originally a killing god, but if it is controlled, one will hold the highest position. Even if one's own glory comes late, one will still bring blessings to one's descendants. Another poem says: The Partial Official in the monthly branch most fears being clashed. It likes to meet the Hurting Officer and the Yang Blade. If the Day Stem is prosperous, one will be noble. If it is well - controlled, everything will go smoothly. Another poem says: If the self is weak and the killing qi is strong without a controlling god, many disasters will occur. It's even worse if one enters the prosperous position of the official. One will get sick, be punished and lose one's life. Another poem says: If the killing qi of Jia and Yi is revealed as Geng and Xin, it likes the addition of water and wood in the month. When the luck moves into the wood and fire, one will gain fame and fortune. When the water luck comes, one should be afraid of fire and metal. Another poem says: If Bing and Ding meet the killing qi again in the fifth month, the arrival of wood and fire will be very beneficial. When the luck of gold and water comes, one will have disasters. If Zi comes to break it, it will be extremely unlucky. Another poem says: If a person born in the year of Yi meets the combination of Si, You and Chou, one should avoid the wealth star in the situation. If the luck suddenly moves to the metal position, one's life will surely be short. Another poem says: If a person born on a Geng day meets the combination of Yin, Wu and Xu, and the Earth is revealed on the Heavenly Stem, it will be auspicious. If the fire is prosperous, one's fame will be prominent. If one's life is in a weak state, one should avoid the water position. Another poem says: If a person born in the year of Bing has many Hai and Zi, when the killing star returns to the Seal, it will be in a state of balance. When the luck moves to the east, one's fame and career will be prominent. When the luck moves to the west, things will turn difficult. Another poem says: If a person with Yin Water meets Si and is damaged, the killing star needs water to subdue it. Even if one can achieve high fame and fortune, one may not live a long life. Another poem says: If Earth meets Mao and the three - combination is complete, one doesn't need to fear being entangled by gold and water at birth. When the luck moves to the prosperous position of fire and wood, one's fame and fortune will be prominent. If the luck then moves to the positions of Kun and Kan, disasters will follow continuously. Another poem says: If Jia and Yi meet Shen, they like the Seal to generate them secretly. If water is prosperous and so is gold, one will surely hold an official position. Another poem says: If Jia and Yi are born in the month of Yin, more gold will be auspicious instead. One should not see too much water. Fire and Earth are like clothing and food. Combining all these sayings, one can clearly see the preferences and taboos of the Partial Official.