Three Punishments -2

For example, just now we looked at the previous eight-character horoscope: Ding You, Gui Mao, Bing Chen, Bing Shen. Since there are the characters "Mao" and "You" in it, I would think of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You. As long as this horoscope reaches the major luck period of Zi or Wu and the annual luck of Wu, or the major luck period of Zi or Wu and the annual luck of Zi, no matter how noble the destiny is, that year will surely be full of disputes and chaos. For example, for the current eight-character horoscope Wu Wu, Ren Xu, Bing Shen, Ding Si, without discussing the clashes and punishments among the six deities in this horoscope itself, since there are the characters "Si" and "Shen" in it, which means two of the characters among Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai exist. Then during the major luck period of Yin and the annual luck of Hai, or the major luck period of Hai and the annual luck of Yin, all of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai will be gathered. So when it comes to the annual luck, encountering the "empty tomb" in the annual luck, the three combinations or three punishments in the horoscope itself, and the four characters of "birth, prosperity, and storage". There are already two characters in the horoscope, which other two characters will be encountered? For example, if there are already Zi and Wu in the horoscope, one should beware of the major luck period of Mao and the annual luck of You, or the major luck period of You and the annual luck of Mao. So it is actually easier to talk about the annual luck, which often gives people the illusion that it is simple to tell one's fortune and skip over the bad luck of ten or eight years, because this can be easily seen from the "birth, prosperity, and storage". Other annual luck discussions don't talk about "birth, prosperity, and storage", but about the ten deities, the adjustment of the climate, and the likes and dislikes! So fortune-telling can be both easy and difficult. Especially when it comes to the annual luck, if you encounter clashes or three punishments this year and the next year, the fortune-telling will be very accurate. So if there are no clashes or punishments for three consecutive years, it will be more difficult to calculate. Of course, there is also a way to calculate the monthly luck, but this is not what we are talking about now. Therefore, I am highlighting the key points of the annual luck. Firstly, it is the annual luck of the "empty tomb". Secondly, when the three combinations in the horoscope itself are encountered again in the annual luck, this happens quite often, four times in twelve years. Thirdly, when two of the characters among Zi, Wu, Mao, You; Yin, Shen, Si, Hai; and Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei are already in the horoscope, and the other two are gathered in the major luck period and the annual luck to make up all four. So for some horoscopes, it is very easy to calculate the annual luck.

Now, let me talk about a new eight-character birth chart. You may ask me how many eight-character birth charts one needs to study. Based on my experience, it's twenty. If you can handle all twenty eight-character birth charts, you're qualified to do fortune-telling for others. Well, I've just talked about two of them, and it was still based on what you've heard before, not the standard version. The standard way of explaining is a bit more detailed than what I've just said. This is not for consultations with clients. When a client sits in front of me, I don't have the time to go into details slowly. I have to start speaking right away and focus on the key points first. I'll calculate the crucial parts first. What if it's a detailed lifelong fortune-telling instead of a consultation? The client gives you their eight-character birth chart and also gives you a red envelope, and they'll come to pick up the result in two weeks. Then you have plenty of time. In that case, I'll follow the standard procedure completely.

Now, and for the first time, it's in the order of the standard version. What's the order? Look at the following eight characters in the Chinese zodiac: Xin Chou Gui Si Bing Zi Ding You It's in strict order. First, check if the five - elements are complete. Look at the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, and the hidden Heavenly Stems within the Earthly Branches to see if the five - elements are complete. Once they are complete, we don't discuss the quantity. Once they are incomplete, we need to pay attention. What's missing? Generally speaking, a male's horoscope is feared to lack wealth, while a female's horoscope is feared to lack the elements representing officialdom or killing. For example, in this horoscope, the Day Master has metal, water, earth, and fire, but lacks wood. The five - elements are missing wood. If one of the five - elements is missing in a horoscope, it won't be very auspicious. It's like in a kitchen, you can't do without any of the seasonings. It'll be very inconvenient to cook if one is missing.

So, it's obvious at a glance that lacking wood in the Five Elements is a drawback. However, her lack is not the most severe one. Wood represents the Seal, which symbolizes the mother. It's just a minor matter regarding the mother. The Proper Seal implies elegance and refinement. In today's society, it doesn't really matter whether one is elegant or not; having money is what counts. It's true that lacking one of the Five Elements is a situation. After seeing that there is a lack of one element, we continue to look further. Are there any punishments, clashes, combinations, or unions? Are there any double clashes? We check right away. Since there are no double clashes, we know that there won't be significant and long - lasting changes in this person's life process. After checking and confirming that there are no double clashes in the Five Elements, then what?

Looking at the preferences and aversions of the day stem, that is what we call the preferences and aversions of the ten heavenly stems. For those with Bing as the day master, we need to look comprehensively, not just talking about money! It also includes personality. So what are the preferences of the Bing day master? Anyone who uses careers to analyze fate knows that Bing uses Ren and Jia. Now, Jia is absent because there is a lack of wood in the five - element system. Is Ren present? Although there is water in the eight - character horoscope, it is not Ren. So, according to the preferences and aversions of the ten heavenly stems, when Ren is absent, Gui is used to replace Ren. Then this person won't be in a good mood, because the things she does are not what she likes to do, but she has to do them. This is explained from the perspective of the preferences and aversions of the ten heavenly stems.

After reading the preferences and taboos of the Ten Heavenly Stems, what else would you ask? Then what kind of configuration do you think it is? In the annual pillar, it's the pattern of the Proper Wealth, and the Proper Wealth has its root in the hour branch. In the monthly pillar, it's the pattern of the Proper Officer, and the Proper Officer has its root in the day branch. There is no pattern for the Rob Wealth. So, this Bazi (Eight Characters) belongs to the pattern of Wealth and Officer. These two terms sound really nice, and both are considered prosperous. Since there are no preferences and taboos for the Day Master, and the Five Elements are incomplete, at most, she can only be regarded as someone who is not short of money as people say nowadays. Just judging from the surface, people all say that she has a good fortune!

Well, the biggest problem with this Bazi (Eight Characters of Birth) is the absence of the proper seal. Without a mother or anyone to take care of her, because I'm treating it as a theory, not as a client's case. For those with a Bazi lacking the proper seal in the Four Pillars, they don't have parental care since childhood! They may have a short lifespan! Since I'm using it as a teaching material, I'll write down the annual fortune year by year, even up to 85 or 95 years old. Whether she can live that long is another matter. This is just a rigid view as teaching material. There is a proper wealth element in the year pillar rooted in the branch of the hour pillar, indicating a wealth pattern. People with a wealth pattern like this don't need to be so greedy. Those who are afraid of poverty are always worried about running out of money. They hope someone will keep giving them money until they die. This is what poor people think. For normal people, making money until 60 years old is enough! After 60, there's no need to start any more businesses. Just live off what you have. Well, in the business of fortune - telling, it's inevitable to flatter the clients. So, the biggest shortcoming of this Bazi is the incomplete Five Elements.

In addition to this characteristic, this Bazi also has a unique feature that is not found in ordinary fates but only in hers. Did you still remember what I said before about favorable and unfavorable elements? Water does not flow eastward, and fire does not rush westward. Fire is most afraid of rushing westward. What does the west represent? It represents Shen and You! The same applies to the Shen and You hours, Shen and You days, and Shen and You months. Only the year is different. Why is the year different? Because before the age of fifteen, such things don't really matter. Fire not rushing westward is especially troublesome for men. Just like the setting sun, if it's applied to a couple, they'll break up within three years. It's a very sad thing! Bing combines with Xin. You represents Xin. When Bing combines with Xin, the yang heavenly stem combines with the yin wealth. In actual fortune - telling, this person simply has no ability to manage his wife. He's stupid! He's taken away by others. Just like when we look at Emperor Ming of Tang, Concubine Yang was more capable than him. So, this Bazi is called "weak fire not rushing westward".

If you follow the logic and read through all the points one by one, then as for how you view it, it depends on how you position yourself in life. The choices will be different. Let me give you an example. If there is a proper wealth star in the year pillar rooted in the wealth element of the hour branch, to put it nicely, you'll be taken care of by your elders and relatives throughout your life. But according to the rules, why should it be the parents taking care of you? It would be better if you take care of your parents. Otherwise, you'll become a bit dependent. So, who is right and who is wrong? Opinions vary. But the biggest advantage is that he won't lack money, which is really true. Well, the proper wealth star takes precedence! But he can only get what he deserves; there won't be too much more.

Well, for the "zheng guan" (proper official), when it has its root in the day branch, it is in a prosperous state. The wealth generates the official. For men, wealth represents women. So it's a pattern where women and money come to support you. For women, the "zheng guan" represents the husband. Therefore, for those with the combination of wealth and the official, there must be a relationship between the couple and money. Some couples have no financial connection. Whether it's better to have a connection or not is not a matter of fate theory. I'll just give an example randomly. A husband takes his wife's check to do business. Can you say if it's good or not? There's no standard! But this kind of phenomenon, where the couple gets involved with money, is the manifestation of the connection between wealth and the official.

At that time, the "Rob Wealth" in the hour pillar indicates old age. Previously, we always talked about the issue of a strong or weak Day Master. In the East, there are Jia, Yi, Yin, and Mao representing Wood; in the South, there are Bing, Ding, Si, and Wu representing Fire. For a Bing Day Master born in the Si month, which is in the South where Bing, Si, and Wu represent Fire, the Day Master is strong. So, when is it strong? It's in the month pillar! Before the age of thirty, he has many insights and stances. Bing is in the state of "Absolute" in the Hai and Zi periods. Once reaching middle age, one loses all will. I've seen many people who had a lot of ideas when they were young but find themselves ridiculous once they reach middle age. On the contrary, if a Bing Day Master is born in the Si hour, the older they get, the more opinions they have. At this time, looking at the Bazi from the standard version, it's okay to analyze the Bazi slowly like this, but it won't work when meeting guests. When meeting guests, we start from the annual luck. I don't care if your fate is good or bad. Whether you're a president or a street vendor, how things are this year is what really matters. If we're talking about the annual luck for this Bazi, what's the annual luck this year? It's the Xin Mao year. Take a look. Is it a good or bad annual luck? It clashes with the hour pillar. Ding restrains Xin, with the Heavenly Stem restraining and the Earthly Branch clashing. It's a double clash in the annual luck, clashing with the structure. Since it's a "Proper Wealth Structure", then the Xin Mao year is a bad annual luck.

What about the Ren Chen year? Of course, it's known to be a good year in the flow of years. Based on what? The combination of Ding and Ren, and the combination of Chen and You. So this is about the issue of the flow of years. Well, in this Bazi itself, the wealth and official positions are very good. What it lacks is the regulating and balancing useful god of Ren. There won't be many opportunities. At most, the best savings amount in a lifetime is only 10 million. But he never lacks money because the proper wealth in the hour pillar has its root. He is restricted by women throughout his life because of the combination of Bing and Xin! He is controlled. It's not necessarily his wife. Any woman can control him to some extent.

So, what about the subsequent years in the flow of time? The Ren Chen year is a good one. In the Gui Si year, if the Bazi (Eight Characters of Birth) already has Gui Si within it, this is called "Fu Yin" (Confrontation by Identity). In Ziping (a system of fortune - telling), double - clashes are called "Fan Yin" (Confrontation by Opposition), and when they are the same, it's called "Fu Yin". "Fu Yin" is even more troublesome than "Fan Yin"! Let me give you an example. For instance, I'm having a meal in a restaurant with three other people. Originally, it's prepared for four people, and we're sitting comfortably. Suddenly, an acquaintance shows up. What to do then? Add a chair. It's just strange! It doesn't matter if you add a chair to a ten - person table, but it's really hard to handle when adding one to a four - person table.

We've all seen people playing mahjong. When five people play and take turns, that's like "Fu Yin" (repetition in Bazi). You have an extra one when there's already a certain element in place. Why is it not good? Regardless of whether you have a good or bad fate, if one column in your Four Pillars (Bazi) repeats, what will happen? It loses balance! Immediately, it becomes unbalanced. The Five Elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) will be tilted. So, both "Fu Yin" and "Fan Yin" are generally considered bad things. "Fan Yin" disrupts you, while "Fu Yin" squeezes you until you lose balance. The year of Gui Si is a "Fu Yin" year. The year of Xin Mao when there's a clash is a bad annual luck year. The year of Ren Chen is a good annual luck year, and the year after next will be a bad one again. So, when it comes to the annual luck in Bazi, there are many unwritten rules emerging bit by bit. This is based on experience. It's not a big mistake if you don't notice them, but it's better if you do. Whenever you encounter two bad annual luck years sandwiching a good one, for example, a bad year this year, a good year next year, and a bad year the year after next, then the so - called good year doesn't really count as good.

It's like taking things out of the fridge and putting them back in before they've thawed. Conversely, when there are two good years sandwiching a bad one, the bad year in the flow of fortune is nullified. Because as soon as there's a bit of bad luck, it's already passed. So, when there are two bad years sandwiching a good one or two good years sandwiching a bad one, the middle year is cancelled. It's not strictly calculated year by year; at most, there's just a slight pause. So, when the annual fortune encounters such situations or when there's a transition between major fortune cycles, the method of interpretation becomes more flexible. It's like when we go to the railway station to buy train tickets during a shift change. If the ticket seller ignores you, there's nothing you can do. So, at all times and in all places, within the basic rules, some tips from experience will emerge. These tips from experience are not within the legal regulations. It's best if you can spot them. If not, you can discuss them separately. Saying one good year, one bad year, one good year is also okay and it's not considered wrong, it's just that the calculation isn't as thorough.

So, when discussing this Bazi in the most standard order, currently we regard the major fortune as the bridge between the annual fortune and the Bazi. For the combinations of Yin-Si-Shen, Chou-Xu-Wei, and Shen-Zi-Chen, there can be both punishment and combination. If there was originally a three - combination and it meets a year of three - punishment, or if there was originally three - punishment and it meets a year of three - combination, they can cross - interact with each other. This can distinguish the high and low levels of each year. Well, what is being talked about now is a bit more than what was mentioned just now, and it is called the standard answer. So when talking about the annual fortune, we should emphasize the punishment, conflict, combination and conjunction; when discussing family and private affairs, we should emphasize the generation and restraint among the Ten Gods. When asking about the husband, don't ask about money; when asking about the wife, don't ask about lifespan.

In the annual luck, only the clashes, combinations, and unions are discussed because the annual luck has no substance but only feelings. If you earned 10,000 last year and 30,000 this year, you're having good luck! But if you earned 100,000 last year and 70,000 this year, you're out of luck! The annual luck is a kind of feeling. Well, after all that has been said, it still comes back to the first sentence I said when I started talking about fortune - telling. You have to memorize it. It'll be very troublesome if you can't memorize it well. I hope you can memorize it thoroughly within two or three months.