Blindman Secret Poem

盲人断命秘诀

盲人断命应验神奇。他们是如何推断呢？原来他们也不是神人，而是靠背诵前人密传的断命口诀。为了谋生，他们在传艺前，必须先熟读口诀，随时随地都能背诵时，师傅才教其用法，并且立有戒规，只能在盲人中传授。可见，断命之诀是那么神秘。

秘诀

Part 1

By Terrance

先天何处？后天何处？要知来处，便知去处。
1-1a. Early heaven, which place?
1-1b. Later heaven, which place?
1-1c. Must know incoming place,
1-1d. Advantage to know outgoing place.

Early Heaven, where? Later Heaven, where?  Know where it's from, then you"ll know where it's heading to.

Where is before and where is afterwards? Know the past before moving forward

四柱排定，三才次分，年干为本，配合元神。
1-2a. Four pillars, arrange, establish,
1-2b. Three Gifts (San Cai) next divide,
1-2c. Year stem as root,
1-2d. Marry with original spirit.

The four pillars has a definitive arrangement.  3 then the hour in sequence.  The year stem as the base/foundation, match to the day master.

The four pillars are set, the three wealth/talent divided. The heavenly stem is root/base combined with the help of gods.

神煞相伴，轻重较量，先观月令，论格推详。
1-3a. Shen (spirit) Sha mutually accompanies,
1-3b. Lesser emphasis (on such) comparison,
1-3c. First, observe month Commander (or “in season”),
1-3d. Evaluate structure (or influence), deduce details.

Together with ShenSha, light/heavy(weak/strong) measure and compare. First inspect the season, discern the pattern, investigate carefully.

Shen Sha (Gods and Killings) are similar, their importance disputed. First look at the month pillar before looking at the chart type for details.

以月为主，专讼财官，区分贵贱，妙法多端。
1-4a. Consider month as master,
1-4b. Focus on litigation (i.e. Sha), Wealth, Officer,
1-4c. District divided, nobility is low,
1-4d. Subtle method, many beginnings.

Let the month take the lead.  Specially dispute the wealth star, discern, differentiate noble or lowly chart... a beautiful method that gives much results.

Using the month pillar as the focal point, deduce the wealth (and post? As in career position). Rank the grade, methods are plenty.

独则易取，乱则难明，去留舒配，论格要精。
1-5a. Alone then easily receive,
1-5b. Disorder, then difficult to be bright (or understand),
1-5c. Outgoing continue stretching to marry,
1-5d. Evaluate Counter, essential.

Alone, it would be easy to deduce.  In disarray, it is difficult to understand.  To go, to stay... harmonize easily. . discern the chart pattern.

A single element is easy to understand but a disarray of many makes it difficult. Coming and going make a pair, discussing about structures require insight.

官能扶本，财为命源，印绶护身，喜忌细辩。
1-6a. Officer able to support root,
1-6b. Wealth serves as Ming (or destiny) source,
1-6c. Resource ties in to guard body,
1-6d. Happiness or taboo, minutely discern.

The Officer can support the chart.  Wealth becomes the life source.  Resource protects the self.  Good, bad, minutely discern.

Officers can support the base, Wealth as the beginning of life, Resources protect the Self, Useful and Annoying Gods are not widely discussed/disputed/distinguished

逢官看财，见财富贵，逢煞看印，遇印荣华。
1-7a. Meet Officer, see Wealth,
1-7b. See Wealth, riches, nobility,
1-7c. Meet Sha, see Resource,
1-7d. Encounter Resource, glorious, splendid.

Upon meeting the Officer, look for Wealth star,  see wealth, rich and noble/ famous.  When you see sha look for Resource,  If you see resource star, there's glory and splendor.

Meet officers and see Wealth, See Wealth with nobility, Meet Sha and see Resources, Meet Resources and gain fame/glory

有官有印，为官清贵，煞印相聚，功名显达。

1-8a. Have Officer, have Resource,
1-8b. Then Officer clearly noble,
1-8c. Sha, Resource mutually gathered,
1-8d. Results in fame manifested and attained.

If you have both Officer and Resource, because of Officer, become clearly famous/noble.  When sha and resource meet each other, will have fame and success in life... be very distinguished.

With Officers and Resources, this Official will be noble (and honest?). Sha and Resources together, achievements will be visible

年月官星，早年出仁，日时正贵，晚岁得名。
Year, month (have) Officer star,
Early years, emerge benevolence,
Day, hour (have) true (or direct) nobility,
Later years, obtain fame.

Year, month with officer star, take up post early in life.  Day, hour pillar has nobleman officer, will attain fame at a later age.

If the Year and Month pillars control the stars, one will begin work at a young age. If the hour pillar is direct wealth, then at old age, one will enjoy glory/fame.

日主强旺，月提得禄，一见财官，自然发福。
1-10a. Day master, strong and prosperous,
1-10b. Month, lift up, obtain Official-salary (possibly, meaning Eating God),
1-10c. Once, seeing Wealth, Officer,
1-10d. Natural to obtain good-fortune.

DM strong, flourishing, month carries Lu, once encounter wealth star, natural sign of prosperity.

The daymaster is strong and the month pillar embodies lu/luk (prosperity), once they see Wealth they will easily amass fortune

官畏煞运，煞惧官临，官煞重逢，制服有功。
1-11a. Officer fears Sha moving (or luck-period),
1-11b. Sha fears Officer approaching,
1-11c. Officer, Sha repeatedly meeting,
1-11d. Controlling or submitting, the result.

Officer fears Sha fate, Sha fears arrival of Officer star, officer and sha upon meeting ,strengthens, subdues one's accomplishments.

Officers fear Sha (Killings) and Sha (Killings) fears Officers. If Officers and Sha (Killings) meet, the subdue was successful.

去官留煞，莫再见官，留官去煞，莫再见煞。
If the Officer goes and the Sha remains, will not see Officer again. If Officer remains and Sha goes, will not see Sha again. (Should be referring to your birth chart and luck periods)

月令财官，遇之发福，禄位高强，比肩夺福。
1-12a. Month Commander (have) Wealth, Officer,
1-12b. Encounter, obtain good-fortune,
1-12c. Official-salary (i.e. Eating God), position, high and strong,
1-12d. Friend, robs good-fortune (i.e. Rob Wealth).

Month season is wealth, generates good fortune, Lu's position is high and strong, BiJian takes away fortune.

If the month pillar commands Wealth, then when they meet, they will amass fortune. If lu/luk (Prosperity) is strong, Bi Jian (Friend) will steal wealth.

正官畏禄，禄忌七煞，流年遇之，灾殃易发。
1-13a. Direct Officer fears Official-salary (i.e. Eating God),
1-13b. Official-salary (i.e. Eating God) to avoid Seven Killings (Qi Sha

),
1-13c. Flow of the years, encounter this,
1-13d. Disasters, easily obtained.

Direct Officer fears Lu, Lu dislikes 7K,  when annual cycle encounters this, calamity and disaster easily develops.

If Direct Officer is in prosperous state (Lu/Luk) then Prosperity fears the 7 Killings (Indirect Officer). If they meet, disasters will easily occur.

官星喜露，露则清高，煞藏官露，恶隐善扬。
1-14a. Officer star happily revealed,
1-14b. Revealed, as clear and high,
1-14c. Sha hidden, officer revealed,
1-14d. Evil hidden, good raised.

Direct officer likes to be revealed, revealed, rule is clearly high,  Sha hidden Officer revealed, "Conceal what is evil and show what is good"

If Officer Star is revealed, will denote good outcomes. If Sha is hidden and Officers are revealed, evil will also be hidden and good deeds revealed.

官煞混杂，身弱则贫，官煞两停，合煞为贵。

1-15a. Officer, Sha, mixed-up,
1-15b. Body weak, then poor,
1-15c. Officer, Sha, both stop,
1-15d. Harmony with Sha, have nobility.

DO Sha mixed, self weak, rule- poor.  Officer Sha both parts, combines sha, become noble.

If the self is weak and the Officers and Sha are mixed up, both Officers and Sha will stop fighting. Peace will occur.
年官月伤，祖强父弱，官逢死绝，子嗣难得。
1-16a. Year (have) Officer, month (have) Hurting (Officer),
1-16b. Ancestor strong, father weak,
1-16c. Officer meets death, extinction,
1-16d. Descendants, difficult to have.

year pillar has officer, month-Hurting Officer, Ancestor strong father weak, Officer meet Death Extinction (Phase), son- inheritance hard to come by.

Year pillar with Officer and Month Pillar with Hurting Officer, ancestors are strong but father is weak. Officer meets death, descendants are hard to come by.

财星要藏，藏财丰厚，财旺生官，少贵多富。
1-17a. Wealth star must (be) hidden,
1-17b. Hidden Wealth, abundant, generous,
1-17c. Wealth prospers, produces Officer,
1-17d. Young noble, much riches.

Wealth star wants to be hidden, hidden wealth is thick, heavy; wealth flourishing produces officer, during youth noble wealthy rich.

   

Wealth star wants to be hidden, hidden wealth is thick, heavy; wealth flourishing produces officer, during youth noble wealthy rich.

Part 2

财遇长生，田肥万顷，

财星带耗，弃子离妻。
Wealth in Growth stage (Chang Sheng), fields will be fertile (good harvest/attained wealth). Wealth star in Burial stage, husband will abandon the son and leave wife.

财莫逢劫，印多为妙，

财多破印，刑伤亦糟。

Wealth should not encounter Rob Wealth, Plenty of Resource is best. Lots of wealth destroys Resource and Punishment/Hurting Officers are even worse.

命有偏财，必得横财，

正财遭劫，颇见妻灾。
If life has Indirect Wealth, fortune must be ill-gotten. If Direct Wealth meets Rob Wealth, spouse will suffer disaster.

先财后印，反成其福，

先印后财，即为其辱。
First Wealth then Resources, wealth must be yours.

First Resource then Wealth, humiliation will occur.

印绶比肩，喜行财乡，

印无比肩，忌见财乡。

Resource with Friend (Bi Jian), auspicious during luck period of wealth.

Resource with no Friend (Bi Jian), inauspicious to meet Wealth.

财官印绶，大忌比肩，

伤官七煞，反助为权。
Wealth officer with Resource, should avoid having Friend (Bi Jian). Hurting officer with 7 killings (Indirect Officer), will assist in obtaining power.

时上偏财，怕逢兄弟，

月上逢财，比肩不忌。

Indirect wealth in the hour pillar HS, afraid of meeting brothers (Bi Jian).

Wealth in the month pillar HS, not afraid of Bi Jian (Friend).

财旺生官，夫唱妇随，

财轻逢劫，三妻齐眉。
Prosperous wealth birth Officers, husband and wife will be in harmony.

Weak wealth meets Rob Wealth, three wives will be in sync (*Should be referring to back in the day when men could have multiple wives).

财官印绶，破则无功，

杀伤枭劫，去之发福。
Wealth officer with Resource, when damage becomes unusable.

7 Killings, Hurting Officers, indirect resource, robbed wealth, when reduced or diminished represent good fortune.

以财为父，以印为母，

财印两全，椿萱并茂。
Wealth represent father, Resource represent mother, the appearance of both means parents are alive and doing well.

财星得禄，父命悠长，

印绶被伤，母年早丧。
When wealth star is at Lu, father has long life.  If Resource is being harmed, Mother dies early.

Wealth obtains Prosperity (Lu), father’s life will be long.

Resource damaged by Hurting Officer, mother’s life will be short.

正官逢印，名利畅顺，

伤官逢财，富贵自来。
Direct Officer meets Resource, life will be smooth.

Hurting Officer meets Wealth, wealth and prosperity will arrive naturally.

印绶遭伤，祖业难守，

财轻被劫，家园凋零。
If Resource gets weakened by Hurting Officer, ancestors/family business will be hard to keep/maintain.

Weak Wealth further meeting Rob Wealth, family fortune will become empty.

阴阳失位，父母俱亡，

财源被劫，父命先丧。
Yin and yang loses place, parents will die together.

The source of wealth meeting Rob Wealth, father will die first.

财绝官囚，妻迟子晚，

女旺食官，子秀夫荣。
Wealth in Jue phase and Officer imprisoned, marriage and children will be late. Prosperous women DM with Eating God and Officer, husband and children will be outstanding.

年冲月令，离乡之客，

财轻劫耗，浪荡之人。

Year clashes with month EB, will leave the birthplace.

Wealth is few and Rob Wealth consumes, person will be a wanderer.

比肩扶身，兄弟洒乐，伤枭两备，子懦妻愚。
Friend (Bi Jian) assisting the DM, brothers will indulge in wine/alcoholism.

Hurting Officer and Eating God both in the chart, children will be weak and wife foolish/stupid.

Part 3

兄楚弟秦，命落空亡，

父南子北，身居绝地。

With no sibling or sibling living in other countries( a brother in the kingdom of 楚 and another in the kingdom of 秦 ), with Kong Wang in the chart,

Father in the South and son in the North, living in an extinct place.

伤强主弱，入墓身亡，

煞重身轻，难逃定数。
Strong Hurting Officer weak DM, enter the tomb Qi phase represent death,

Heavy 7 Killings weak DM, hard to escape destiny. (meaning a difficult life)

杀重劫多，父亡外土，

伤枭齐集，子丧他邦。
Heavy 7 Killings with many Rob Wealth, father will die in foreign lands.

Hurting officer together with Indirect Resource, son will die in foreign country.

七煞会命，笞杖难逃，

三刑遇劫，肩枷带锁。
7 Killings with seasonal combination (seasonal combination in the chart which is 7 Killing), hard to escape from the cane/walking stick.

Three punishments meet 劫殺：Jie Sha, shoulders will become locked/paralyzed.

(meaning heavy burden or carrying a heavy load)

比肩成局，几度新郎，

读书广识，时上逢生。
Friend (Bi Jian) becomes structure, a few new grooms (multiple marriages). Knowledge will be broad (if) HS of hour pillars meets birth.

马瘦官破，困守穷土，

禄旺财丰，峥嵘仕途。

Skinny horse (weak Yima) damaged by officer, trapped in a poor land,

Prosperous Lu (self element) and abundance wealth, will go down a majestic road in government service.

印绶逢生，母当贤贵，

偏官归禄，父必峥荣。
Resource at growth stage, mother will be talented.

Indirect Officer at prosperity Lu, father will be glorious.

煞遇长生，女招贫夫，

妻星失令，半路抛离。

7 Killings at Chang Sheng phase, females will marry a poor husband.

Wife star Si Ling (opposite of month commander), spouse will run away.

父星临库，父当先死，

比肩逢禄，兄弟名高。
Father star at tomb stage, father will die first.

Friend (Bi jian) encounters prosperity, siblings will be famous

日逢空寡，妻多生离，

时值孤虚，子多不肖。
Dm with Kong Wang and star of loneliness, multiple spouses will come and go.

Hour pillar star of loneliness, children mostly not filial.

日干支同，损财伤妻，

身支年同，破荡祖基。
Day branch and stem are the same, damage wealth and spouse.

Day branch and Year branch are the same, destroy ancestral foundation.

伤官见官，为祸百端，

轻者伤躯，重者囚监。
Hurting Officer sees Officer, hundred calamities will occur.

Small infringement will result in hurting the body while heavy infringement will result in imprisonment.

年上伤官，父母不全，

月上伤官，兄弟不完。
HS of year pillar contains hurting officer, parents will not be around/exist.

HS of month pillar contains hurting officer, siblings will not be around/exist.

日上伤官，难为配偶，

时上伤官，子嗣无传。
HS of day pillar contains hurting officer, will overburden spouse.

HS of hour pillar contains hurting officer, may not have children.

合多主晦，冲多主凶，

辰多好阔，戌多好讼。
Lots of combinations in chart, person will be unlucky/pessimistic. Lots of clashes and person will be evil/unlucky/barbaric/fearsome.

Lots of Chen 辰 and will be wide. Lots of Xu 戌 and will like to argue/encounter lawsuit/bring justice.

时日空亡，难有妻子，

时坐衰败，不死也灾。
Hour+Day Pillar with Void Star (Kong Wang), difficult to have spouse and children.

Hour pillar in shuai Qi phase, die or experience great disaster

印绶叠见，克子为患，

四柱伤官，子息不安。

Repeated/Multiple (same) Resource elements or four pillars with many hurting officers, children will cause worries.

Four pillars with Hurting Officer, not safe for the children.

Part 4

时煞逢冲，羊刃无制，

女多产厄，男犯刑伤。
Hour pillar 7 killings meets clash, Yang Ren with no control, females will have difficulties during childbirth and males will suffer injuries/punishments.

Comments: Yang Ren clash with 7 Killing. Must differentiate if the Yang Ren is controlled. The effect of the clash is different.

印绶被伤，早年丧母，

财源被劫，父命早顷。
Resource element encounter damaged, mother will die early.

Source of Wealth gets robbed, father will die early

Comments: Source of wealth – Eating God. Robbed by Indirect Resource.

偏印性好夺食，称其为枭。

Indirect Resource nature like to snatch food (Eating God), that’s why it is referred to an owl.枭

枭-according to ancient legend is a bird of prey which never seek their own food but snatch food from others.  

兄弟身旺，父命有失，

财多破印，早年克母。
Siblings prosperous, father will die early.

Lots of wealth destroys Resource, mother will die early.

时日对冲，伤妻克子，

日通月令，得祖安身。
Hour and Day clash, will hurt wife and children.

Day connected to the month commander, will be able to retire early.

身旺无依，离祖出家，

日破冲提，弦断再续。
Self prosperous with no support, will leave home/parents for other places.

Day damaged as a result of clash, broken string to continue.

时逢七煞，命中无儿，

干上食神，有子必贵。
Hour pillar meets 7 killings, life will have no son.

HS contains Eating God, will have noble son.

无伤不贵，有病为奇，

宜当禀之，妙理于斯。
No damaged not considered noble, with sickness is considered interesting.

To analyze properly, pay attention to this wonderful logic.

Comments: A chart that has a problem or a sickness is considered a better chart  than one which is perfectly balanced. A perfectly balanced chart during luck period will become unbalanced and therefore not as good. A sick chart meeting medicine during luck period represent what reading Bazi is about.

用火愁水，用木愁金，

轻重难分，祸轻自真。

If yong shen is fire, dislike water, if yong shen is wood, dislike metal,

It is difficult to distinguish the quantity, which will automatically determine the seriousness of the disaster.

寅申巳亥，四生之局，

用物身强，遇之发福。

Yin, Shen, Si, Hai, 4 growth structure.

Favorable elements with strong DM, encounter will be fortunate

寅申巳亥，四生之局，

男犯兴旺，女犯孤独。

Yin, Shen, Si, Hai, 4  growth structure.

For male it is prosperous, for female it represent solitude.

辰戌丑未，四墓之局，

男占兴旺，女犯孤独。

Chen Xu Chou Wei, 4 tomb structure.

For male it is auspicious when DM is prosperous, for female it represent solitude.

气进气退，命物相争，

进气不死，退气不生。
Qi-Energy advances and retreats, living things compete for it.

Qi in and not die, Qi out and not live.

提纲有用，最怕刑冲，

冲运则缓，冲用则凶。
The main point for a Bazi is Yong Shen (favorable element),

the worse things are punishments and clashes.

Clash with luck pillars, things go slow.

Clash with something useful, evil/bad things will occur.

四柱干支，喜行合化，

财官入库，不冲不发。
HS and EB in the four pillars, auspicious to meet combination and transformation,

Wealth inside the store, must be clashed to become rich

劫刃入宫，豪阁之臣，

归禄倒冲，刃伤见贵。
Rob Wealth+Yang Ren enter palace, an outstanding minister.

Lu-Prosperity meeting clash, Yang Ren + Hurting Officer will be noble.

伤官刃煞，男值为权，

金神归禄，女命为忌。
Hurting Officer+Yang Ren+7 Killings, represent power and authority for male,

Metal God returns to Lu-prosperity, female’s life should avoid this

煞重有印，荣而自有，

羊刃七煞，出仕驰名。
7 Killings heavy in chart with Resource, glory will be self-obtained.

Yang Ren+7 Killings, enter government service and obtain fame.

Part 5

身旺无倚，僧道之列，

桃花滚浪，娼妓之徒。
Self prosperous with no support, the path for monk-priest.

Peach blossom rolling around, the road to prostitution.

Comments: 滾浪桃花殺：

命局天干五合，地支相刑，即是滾浪桃花殺。

╭丙子╮　日柱

合　　 刑

╰辛卯╯　時柱

Bing Zi meeting Xin Mao with combination in the HS and punishment in the EB.

秀气失令，清明之士，

身印俱强，平生少病。
Self + Resource is strong, will not usually get sick

天月德助，处绝无殃，

衰身得化，位近天庭。

With the help of Tian De and Yue De, in the place of Jue will escape disaster,

Weak self will be transform, position close to heaven.

八月官星，大忌卯丁，

丁卯克破，有情无情。
Eight month (Shen) Officer star, inauspicious to meet Mao and Ding,

Ding Mao ke/control damage, with sentiment or without.

比劫羊刃，财格大忌，

岁运冲合，必有灾疾。
Bi Jie/Yang Ren, wealth chart is dreaded.

Age pillar being clashed and combined, will have disaster or illness.

七煞有制，逢官为福，

羊刃逢冲，灾厄必至。
7 Killings with control, meets Officer is fortunate.

Yang Ren meets clash, difficult disaster will arrive.

煞化为印，早擢登科，

财旺生官，少年承业。
7 Killings transforms to Resource, light gets lit early (begin working at young age). Wealth as prosperous gives birth to Officers, will take over family business or succeed at young age.

伤官见印，贵不可言，

金神运水，身衰夭折。
Hurting Officer with Resource, very very auspicious.

Metal embodies water, Self in Deterioration (Shuai) stage, will die young.

印绶见财，运又重见，

坐下死绝，必归黄泉。
Resource sees Wealth, during luck pillars more is seen,

Sitting on death and Jue Qi phase, return to yellow water spring (experience bad things).

身旺无依，损财伤妻，

身旺印旺，破财不娶。
Self as prosperous but no support, damage wealth and hurt wife.

Self and Resource prosperous, damage wealth and not marry.

身临沐岁，恐愁水厄，

命遭官克，须防水灾。
Self in Bath (Muyu) age, will be afraid of being suppressed by water.

DM encounters ke/control by officer, beware of water disaster.

印绶过多，老而无子，

伤官过旺，极易伤夫。

Resource as being overabundant, during old age will not have children. Hurting officer as being over prosperous, extremely easy to hurt the husband.

官煞财食，无破清高，

煞伤枭刃，取用为妙。
Officer as killed, Wealth as eaten, will not be ruined but noble. 7 Killings and Hurting Officer as not damaging to Yang Ren, best to be able to use them.

食神叠见，需忌财乡，

煞旺无伤，忌行财地。
Repeated Eating Gods seen (in chart), should avoid Wealth. 7 Killings as prosperous with no hurting officer, should avoid Wealth land

禄入妻宫，食妻之禄，

印临子位，受子之荣。
Prosperity entering into Wife palace, Prosperity eating away at Wife,

Resource comes upon children’s position, will experience children’s glory

煞旺混杂，技艺之流，

财禄生马，经商之客。
7 Killings as prosperous but mixed up, will have skilled/artistic abilities flowing out.

Wealth as prosperous giving birth to Yima, will most likely do business/be merchant

马落空亡，遁居飘流，

禄遭冲破，别土离乡。
Yima encounters Kong Wang, a drifter’s life.

Prosperity encounters damage due to clash, will leave homeland.

空亡偏见，亲属离伤，

官煞俱去，少失爹娘。
Star of Void sees Indirect Wealth, family/relatives will leave hurt. Officer Killings to go, will lose parents early on.

Part 6

沐浴逢煞，魄往酆都，

元犯再伤，魂归岳府。
Bath (Mu Yu) stage meets 7 Killings, the soul returns to FengDu city.

Original offence further damaged, the spirit returns to 岳 residence.

拱禄拱贵，一省扬名，

官符死符，狱讼时有。
To encircle prosperity and aid/nobility/wealth(?), will be known throughout the province (but ?) will have court death role call (capital punishment). Will occur on Yu Song  time hour.

福不福者，吉神遭凶，

成不成者，格局见破。

Fortunate becomes unfortunate, favorable god encounter harm,

Success becomes failure, the chart encounter damage.

生时冲刑，一生屡乏，

岁月临劫，百岁孤寒。
Hour pillar being clashed/punished, a life of being tired all the time.

Month pillar encounter 劫 Jie, a hundred years of loneliness/poor.

(Comment: Not sure if it is Robbed Wealth or Jie Sha.)

印逢华盖，尊居翰苑，

学问渊源，水居壬癸。
Resource meeting Hua Gai, reside in a great mansion.

The source of knowledge, resides in water Ren and Gui.

(Comment: water is considered in Bazi as knowledge.)

慈祥恺悌，木乘甲乙，

燥阳火盛，丙丁之地。
Wood takes advantage of Jia 甲 and Yi 乙 as stepping ladders.

Fire is dry and lies in the land of Bing 丙 and Ding 丁.

名高禄重，干金早会，

学堂遇贵，惟利师儒。
Prosperity Lu as heavy (in chart) means name will fly high (well known). Clean Metal will meet early,

Classroom meeting nobleman, scholars thinking about benefits.

(Comment: 学堂 Classroom refers to Shen Sha Classroom.

訣曰：

金生人見巳（辛巳為正），木生人見亥（己亥為正），

Metal DM meeting Si, Wood DM meeting Hai,

水生人見申（甲申為正），土生人見申（戊申為正），

Water DM meeting Shen, Earth DM meeting Shen,

火生人見寅（丙寅為正）。

Fire DM meeting Yin.)

日禄归时，青云得路，

庚日申时，透财归禄。
Day pillar’s prosperity Lu at hour pillar, skies will be clear and a road will appear.

Geng DM and Shen hour, protrude wealth return to Lu-prosperity.

壬骑龙背，见戌无情，

寅多则富，辰多则荣。
Ren Water rides on Dragon’s back, meeting Xu, will be heartless.

Many Yin will be auspicious, many Chen will achieve glory.

三命通会

○壬骑龙背

《喜忌篇》云：“阳水叠逢辰位，是壬骑龙背之乡。”

Yang water meeting Dragon Chen position, is named 壬骑龙背

此格以壬日坐辰，壬以丁为财，己为官，

This chart is Ren water sitting on Chen, Ding fire is the wealth for Ren, Ji earth is the Officer,

壬用支辰暗冲戌中丁、戊，壬日得财官之贵，

Ren using the HHS in Chen hidden clash the Ding, Wu, Ren inside Xu, obtained the wealth and officer fortune,

柱中须辰多方能冲起，再得一寅字合住财官为妙，

The pillar with many Chen will be able to clash successfully,

With a Yin to combine with the wealth and officer is the best,

不宜财官显露，喜行身旺及伤官、食神运，忌南方财官之地。

Not good for wealth and officer to protrude, auspicious during LP which strengthen the DM, HO and EG LP, dread wealth officer position located in the south.

柱有丁巳午戌，只作财官论，若壬日坐寅，柱中辰多，亦取此格，以壬食甲、甲合己为壬官，甲生丁为壬财，辰能冲戌，寅以合之为贵。

若壬辰日，年月时皆寅午火局，财生旺得地，财多不清，只为富命。

双曰：壬辰日取辰多，暗冲起戌中火土金为财官印三奇，若三辰一寅为冲合贵气，有力，若壬辰日年月时皆寅，力轻，却用寅中甲木为食生财，故主富。

柱中宜见丑未为贵，大怕己官、戊煞、乙伤、丁合不入格，纵

辰多亦减分数，忌北方亥子运。

又曰：壬辰为魁罡日，宜身旺，怕见财官，休否以运参详，

若柱中全见申子，当以润下格论，

运戊己，辰戌又冲，岁运并临，吉中反祸，此为骑龙走冲，不成格也。

Ren Chen DM is Gui Kang, which loves to be strong, hates to meet Wealth and Officer, distinguish using the luck period,

Where Shen Zi appears in all pillars, low grade chart,

During Wu Ji LP, Chen Xu clash, the arrival of AP/LP, which makes auspicious becomes inauspicious, making it as riding dragon meeting clash, not considered as the true chart.

一命：己丑、戊辰、壬辰、庚子，甲子举人，戊辰年乙卯月死，正是己官煞太旺，克壬为凶。

诗曰：

壬辰日诞号骑龙，飞出官星在对冲，

四柱辰多官爵显，寅多却作富家翁。

又：

阳水多逢辰字乡，壬骑龙背贵非常，

柱中俱有寅辰字，富贵双全在庙堂。

又：

壬骑龙背喜非常，辰多寅字转发扬，

大忌官星来破格，灾刑须见寿元伤。

天元一气，地物相同，

虽主横死，位列三公。
The heavens are one, the earth materials are similar.

If the Day master is in Death (Si) stage, will still see 3 generations (?).

天干一字，清而不杂，

格虽清贵，两度婚事。
Heavenly Stem is one character and may seem simple and unmixed.

Structure might also be clean but will encounter 2 marriages.

日德金神，月逢土旺，

虽有功名，祖业飘荡。

Day pillar obtains Metal God, Month pillar encounters prosperous Earth,

even though one will have achievements, ancestors are in ruins/wanderers.

金神带煞，身旺为奇，

更行火地，名利当时。
Metal god with 7 Killings, prosperous self is strange/wonderful.

during Fire luck period, will obtain fame then.

五行有救，当忧不忧，

四时逢空，闻喜不喜。
To worry or not, the five elements can be rescued.

The four pillars meeting Void, cannot be considered good.

甲日金神，偏宜火制，

己日金神，何用火制。
Jia DM Metal God, appropriate to use Fire to control.

Ji DM Metal God, how to use Fire to control.

六甲生春，时犯金神，

水乡不发，土重名真。
Six Jias born in spring, Hour with Metal god,

Water luck period will not be prosperous, will be famous when earth is heavy.

甲己丑月，时带金灵，

月干见煞，双目失明。
Jia 甲 Ji 己 born in Chou 丑 month,  hour with metal.

Month HS sees 7 Killings, both eyes will go blind.

甲日寅月，透财时节，

西北行程，九流立业。
Jia 甲 Day Yin 寅 Month is a time for leaking wealth.

Travel North-West to establish yourself.

Part 7

己日卯月，金神刚烈，

比肩不旺，横伤死绝。
Ji 己 Day Mao 卯 Month, Metal is weak. If Friend (Bi Jian) is not prosperous, will move towards a hurting/dying path.

Ji day Mao month, metal god hard and intense,

friend not strong, unexpected injury Si(death) Jue(repose).

天干二丙，地支全寅，

更行生运，死见祸临。
2 Bings 丙 in the heavenly stem, earthly branches all Yin 寅, will encounter luck during Growth (Chang Sheng), will see death during Entry stage (Lin)

HS 2 Bing fire, EB all Yin,

and during growth period, keep meeting disaster.

火旺二寅，月令水金，

水乡有救，见土刑身。

Fire prosperous with 2 Yin 寅, Month commands water and metal. Water can be rescued by seeing Earth and punishing self.

Fire strong 2 Yin, month water metal,

Water village got help, meeting earth punish oneself.

己日戊月，无气火神，

多水多金，眼目必昏。
Ji 己 Day Xu 戊 Month, fire has no energy. Lots of water and lots of metal, eyes will be cross-eyed/confused/bad.

Ji day Wu month, no Qi fire god,

many water many metal, the eyes will faint.

辛金月辰，庚金丑库，

逆数贫孤，顺行豪富。
Xin Metal Month (Chen 辰?), Geng Metal Chou 丑 storehouse, suppress isolation/orphans and poverty, smooth road to wealth

Xin metal month Chen, Geng metal Chou store,

Opposite direction repeatedly encounter poor and lonely,

Same direction grand and rich.

辛金亥日，月令临戌，

水运初行，需防目疾。
Xin Metal Hai Day, Month commands Xu 戌, when water luck begins, take care of your eyes

Xin metal Hai month, month Ling(controlling) arrive at Xu,

Water luck proceed first, need to protect against eye disease.

(They should know this, they are Mang Pai)

金多无火，功名蹭蹬，

木重无金，岁月蹉跎。
Abundant of Metal but no fire, a rocky road to fame/achievements. Abundant of wood and no metal, waste time away.

Metal abundant with no fire, bad luck with fame and glory,

Wood heavy with no metal, passing of time is a waste of time.

金水极清，拟登甲第，

金逢火炼，早步金阶。
Metal and Water elements extremely clear, could be a good grade chart. Metal gets refined by fire, will proceed to the golden hall early on (have good achievements)

Metal water pure and clean,

辛金逢火，见土成刑，

庚金遇火，透土成名。
Xin Metal meets Fire, sees Earth as punishment. Geng Metal meets Fire, structure is strong.

Xin metal meeting fire, meet earth becomes punishment,

Geng metal meet fire, earth appearance becomes famous.

壬癸多金，生于酉申，

土旺则贵，火旺则损。
Ren 壬 and Gui 癸 with plenty of Metal, birth stem as You 酉 Shen 申, Earth prosperous as good, Fire prosperous as harmful.

Ren Gui many metal, born in You Shen, abundance of earth is auspicious, abundance of earth causes damage.

癸向巳宫，财官拘印，

运至南方，名利必振。
 Gui 癸 goes to Si 巳 palace, Wealth palace controls Resource. Luck comes from the South (head South and assistance will come).

Gui at Si palace, wealth capture resource,

Luck arrive at south (fire), fame and fortune will grow.

伤官之格，女人不贵，

官星重犯，滥淫之辈。

Hurting Palace structure, female life as not good. Officer stars as heavy in corruption, a life of prostitution.

Hurting officer chart, no good for woman,

Officer heavily punish, lascivious generation.

官星桃花，福禄堪夸，

煞星桃花，朝秦墓楚。
Officer star as Peach Blossom, prosperity and luck worthy of praise. 7 Killings Star as Peach Blossom, mornings will be Qin (dynasty) and evenings as Chu (state) (?)

Officer also Tao Hua, boost the good fortune,

Sha star also Tao Hua, cause pain and suffering.

庚日申时，柱中金局，

支元会合，伤官劫妻。
Geng 庚 Day Shen 申 hour, within pillars is a metal structure, branches meet up/combine, Hurting Officer invokes (harms?) wife

Geng day Shen time, metal branch in the chart,

Branch encounter combination, hurting officer ke wife.

甲日干提，见煞喜比，

金月栽根，忌行卯木。
Jia 甲 day (master?) as dry, sees 7 Killings as a suitable match. Metal month will chop roots, avoid Mao 卯 and Wei 未.

Jia day lifted in the HS, meet Sha loves Fren,

Metal month in the roots, inauspicious Mao wood.

壬癸坎宫，支逢午戌，

干头比肩，东行为吉。
Ren 壬 Gui 癸 in the palace, meets Wu 午 and Xu 戌, Heavenly Stem head as Friend (Bi Jian), best to head East for luck.

Ren Gui Kan(water) palace, branch appear Wu fire and Xu earth,

HS head with fren, going East (wood) is auspicious.

甲己震宫，卯多则夭，

逆顺运行，子申发福。
Jia 甲 Ji 己 shake the palace, lots of Mao 卯 would affect the tongue/speech and suppress the flow of luck. Zi 子 Shen 申 will invoke wealth.

Jia Ji Chen(wood) palace, Mao many die prematurely,

Following luck, Zi Shen fame and fortune.

Part 8

阳木无根，生于丑月，

水多转贵，金多则折。
Yang wood no roots, born during Chou month,

Water abound is auspicious, too much metal is a loss.

六甲坐申，三重见子，

运至北方，须防横死。
Six Jia sitting on Shen, three times meeting Zi,

Luck arrived at the north, (Hai, Zi, Chou)

Necessary to guard against violent death.

阴水无根，火乡有贵，

阳水无根，火乡即畏。
Yin water no roots, fire kampong is auspicious,

Yang water no roots, fire kampong prompt fear.

戊寅日主，何愁煞旺，

露火成名，水来漂荡。

Xu 戊 Yin 寅 day master, why worry when 7 Killings are prosperous.

Fire will bring fame but water will cause one to wander (from place to place).

Wu Yin day master, why worry when Sha is strong,

Exposing fire will be successful, water arrive will float away.

甲乙无根，怕逢申酉，

煞合逢之，双木必朽。
Jia 甲 Yi 乙 with no roots is afraid to meet Shen 申 You 酉.

7 Killings combine, both wood decay/rot.

Jia Yi wood with no roots, afraid to meet Shen You metal,

The arrival of Sha and combine, both wood must beware.

阳火无根，水乡必忌，

阴火无根，水乡有救。

Yang fire without roots, water kampong is inauspicious,

Yin fire without roots, water kampong have hope for rescue.

春木水多，贫贱之辈，

冬水金盛，原弱之人。
Spring wood contains lots of water, will be poor for this generation.

Winter months Metal is strong, person will be weak/fragile.

Spring wood with lots of water, poor generation,

Winter water metal container, weak person.

木全合局，功名自有，

金坐三合，富贵无穷。
Wood dominates and combines in structure, name/achievements will eventually come. Metal sits on three combination, endless money and glory.

Wood all combination chart, will surely have fame,

Metal sitting on three combination, Rich and famous will not be poor.

水归三合，荣华之客，

火临合局，位高权重。
Water return to three combination, a guest of glory and nobility.

Fire combines in structure, position and power will be high.

Water return 3 combination, glorious and splendid person,

Fire arrived at combine chart, position high and well respected.

食神生财，胜似财官，

浊之则贱，清之则坦。
Eating god gives birth to wealth, much like wealth palace.

A muddy chart means a bad path to tread upon while a clean one will have a wide and smooth road.

Eating god growing wealth, better than wealth officer,

Muddy one is bad, clear one is honest.

此法玄玄，识得成仙，

学者得授，千金莫传。

These methods are mysterious and knowing them allows you to become a deity. You must learn them for your own use and never pass on.

This mysterious method, know it will make you immortal,

Students who gets coaching, do not pass down even with millions of dollars.