Discussing the success, failure of Yong Shen and its recovery.

九、论用神成败救应

 Discussing the success, failure of Yong Shen and its recovery.

 











《子平真诠评注》 or Ziping Zhenquan Pingzhu (ZPZQPZ) or Annotations of Commentary on Ziping:

用神专寻月令，以四柱配之，必有成败。

The Yue Ling is used to search for the Yong Shen. Matching with the other pillars, will have success and failure.

何谓成？

When is it a success?

如官逢财印，又无刑冲破害，官格成也。

For Officer meeting Wealth and Resource, with no punishment, clash, destruction and harm, the chart is established.

财生官旺，或财逢食生而身强带比，或财格透印而位置妥贴，两不相克，财格成也。

Wealth birth prosperous Officer, or Wealth meeting birth by EG with prosperous self with BiJian. Or Wealth structure with Resource protruding, with no obstruction, both not ke/control, establish Wealth chart structure.

印轻逢煞，或官印双全，或身印两旺而用食伤泄气，或印多逢财而财透根轻，印格成也。

食神生财，或食带煞而无财，弃食就煞而透印，食格成也。

EG birth Wealth, or EG carrying 7K with no wealth, abandon EG utilizing 7K with Resource protruding, EG chart structure established.

身强七煞逢制，煞格成也。

Prosperous Self with 7K meeting control, establishing 7K chart structure.

伤官生财，或伤官佩印而伤官旺，印有根，或伤官旺、身主弱而透煞印，或伤官带煞而无财，伤官格成也。

HO birth Wealth, or prosperous HO equipped with Resource, Resource rooted, or prosperous HO, weak self with Resource and 7K protruding, or HO carrying 7K without Wealth, establishing HO chart structure.

阳刃透官煞而露财印，不见伤官，阳刃格成也。

Yang Ren with Officer/7K protruding together with Wealth and Resource, with no HO, establish Yang Ren chart structure.

建禄月劫，透官而逢财印，透财而逢食伤，透煞而遇制伏，建禄月劫之格成也。

Shiganlu Yue Robbery, with Officer protruding meeting Wealth and Resource, Wealth protruding meeting EG/HO, 7K protruding with control, establishing Shiganlu Yue Robbery chart structure.

用神既定，则须观其成败救应。

Once the Yong Shen is established, it is necessary to check for the success, failure and its recovery.

月令正官:

Direct Officer in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

官逢财印者，月令正官，

Officer structure meeting Wealth and Resource, Direct Officer residing in the month,

身旺官轻，四柱有财生官，

Prosperous self with weal Officer, with Wealth to birth the Officer in the natal chart,

身弱官重，四柱有印化官，

Weak self with strong Officer, with Resource to diminish the Officer,

又有正官兼带财印者，须财与印两不相碍（参观论正官印节），则官格成也。

Also for Direct Officer structure with Wealth and Resource, the Wealth and Resource not obstructing each other, the Officer structure is established.

刑冲破害，以冲为重，冲者，克也。

Punishment, clash, destruction and harm, clash is the heaviest, clash is also a form of ke/control.

如以木为官，则冲者必为金为伤官，故以冲为重。

For wood which represent Officer, the clashing party is metal as the HO. The clash is considered as heavy/serious.

刑破害须酌量衡之，非必尽破格也（参观格局高低篇胡汉民造）。

It is necessary to measure the severity of punishment, destruction, harm.  However these EB interaction will not necessary result in breaking a chart structure.

月令财星:

Wealth God in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

财旺生官者，月令财星旺，四柱有官，则财旺自生官；

Wealth God in the month branch as the Yue Ling, when the Wealth is prosperous, with Officer in the natal chart, the prosperous Wealth will naturally birth the Officer.

或月令财星而透食神，身强则食神泄秀，转而生财。

Or with Wealth in the month branch as the Yue Ling with EG protruding in the HS, when the self is strong the EG will diminish the self, further birth Wealth.

食神生财.

Eating God birth Wealth.

财本忌比劫，有食神则不忌而喜，盖有食神化之也。

Wealth normally dislike BiJian/Robbed Wealth, but with EG it is not inauspicious but auspicious, for the EG can make use of the BJ/RW.

或透印而位置妥贴者，财印不相碍也（参观财格佩印节）。

Or with Resource protrude in the correct formation, without any obstruction for the Wealth and Resource.

如年干透印，时干透财，中隔比劫，则不相碍；

With Resource in the Year HS, Wealth in the Hour HS, with BJ/RW in between, considered as not obstructing.

隔官星则为财旺生官，亦不相碍，是为财格成也。

If separated by Officer Star forming prosperous Wealth birth Officer, with no obstruction, Wealth chart structure is considered established.

月令印绶:

Resource in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

印轻逢煞，或官印双全者，

Weak Resource meeting 7K, or with both Officer and Resource;

月令印绶而轻，以煞生印，为煞印相生；

Weak Resource in the month branch as the Yue Ling, using 7K to birth the Resource, considered as 7K birth Resource Chart Structure.

以官生印，为官印双全。

With Officer to birth the Resource, considered as Officer Resource both complete chart structure.

如身强印旺，则不能再用印，最喜食伤泄日元之秀。

When the self is prosperous and the Resource is strong, not able to further use Resource, it is best to have EG/HO to diminish the self as the structure.

若印太多，则须以损印为用，如土多金埋，水多木漂（参观五行生克制化宜忌节），必须去其有余，补其不足，则用神方显。

If the Resource is too heavy, it is necessary to diminish the Resource, the principle of the Five Element theory, too much earth will bury the metal, too much water wood will float, must get rid of the excess, support what is insufficient, for the Yong Shen to be effective.

故以财透根轻，运生财地，助其不足为美。

With Wealth protruding but with weak rooting, meeting luck period to support the Wealth, assisting the inadequate is auspicious.

若四柱财无根气，则印虽多，不能用财破印；

If the Wealth has no root in the natal chart, even if the Resource is excessive, no able to use the Wealth to destroy the Resource.

原局财星太旺，印绶被伤，则反须以比劫去财扶印为美矣。

此则随局取材，不能执一也。

With prosperous Wealth in the natal chart, Resource will be damaged, in this scenario it is good to have BJ/RW to eliminate the excessive Wealth. To illustrate that it is necessary to suit the chart when considering the Wealth, it is not a fixed matter.

月令食神:

Eating God in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

月令食神，四柱见财，为食神生财，格之正也。

Eating God as the Yue Ling (month branch). With Wealth in the four pillars, considered as Eating God birth Wealth, establishing the chart structure.

若四柱透煞，则食神制煞为用，忌财党煞，故以无财为美。

Eating God in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

With 7 Killing in the four pillars, considered as Eating God control 7 Killing as the Yong Shen. Inauspicious to meet Wealth which birth 7K. Thus it is better not to see Wealth.

若煞旺而透印，则弃食就煞，以印化煞为用，但弃食就煞者，虽月令食神，不再以食神格论矣。

四柱若见枭印夺食，则弃食就煞为真，斯亦格之成也。

Eating God in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

With prosperous 7K and Resource protruding, the EG to be abandoned and Resource adopted to utilize the 7K. Even though it is EG Yue Ling, it is no longer considered a EG structure.

Within a natal chart with InDirect Resource snatching Eating God, the EG to be abandoned and Resource adopted to utilize the 7K. Establishing the structure.

月令偏官:

Indirect Officer in the month as the Yue Ling.

月令偏官而身强，则以食神制煞为美，为煞格之成。

Prosperous self with Indirect Officer in the month branch as Yue Ling, with Eating God to control the 7K is wonderful, establishing the 7K chart structure.

若身强煞弱，或煞强身弱，皆不能以制伏为用，必身煞两停者，方许成格。

Prosperous self with weak 7K, or weak self with strong 7K, not able to utilize EG to subdue the 7K, to establish the structure (7K structure), both the self and the 7K must be strong.

月令伤官，

Hurting Officer in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

月令伤官，身强以财为用，为伤官生财；

Hurting Officer in the month branch (Yue Ling), use Wealth when the self is prosperous, considered as HO birth Wealth chart structure;

身弱以印为用，为伤官佩印。

When the self is weak Resource is usable, considered as HO with Resource.

伤官旺，印有根，以运生印地为美。

Prosperous HO, resource is rooted, auspicious during luck period which birth the Resource.

斯二者皆格之正也。

Either of the above condition is met, the chart structure is considered established.

若伤官旺，身主弱，而透煞印，则当以印制伤，化煞滋身为用。

Or if the HO is prosperous, with weak self, with both 7K and Resource protruding in the HS, can be considered as Resource controlling the HO, diminishing the 7K to nourish the self to establish the structure.

虽月令伤官，而其重在印。

Even though HO is in the month branch as the Yue Ling, the important point is the Resource.

伤官带煞而无财，与食神带煞相同。

HO with 7K without Wealth, similar to EG equipped with 7K.

盖以伤官驾煞，即是制伏，忌财党煞，故以无财为成也。

With HO riding on 7K, completely subduing the 7K, inauspicious to meet Wealth to assist the 7K, without Wealth, the chart structure is considered established.

月令阳刃

Yang Ren in the month branch as the Yue Ling.

月令阳刃，以官煞制刃，格局最美。

With Yang Ren in the month branch as Yue Ling, with Direct Officer and 7K to control the Yang Ren, to establish a good chart structure.

刃旺煞强，威权显赫，印滋刃，财生煞，故以财印并见为吉，但须不相碍耳。

Prosperous Yang Ren with strong 7K, represent a most illustrious and powerful chart. With Resource ot nourish the Yang Ren, Wealth to birth 7K, meeting both Wealth and Resource is most auspicious, but there must not be any obstruction.

刃旺者，亦可用食伤泄秀，但用官煞制者，不能再用食伤，故以不见伤官为格之成也。

For prosperous Yang Ren, can use EG/HO to diminish the self, but if using Officer/7K to control the self, no longer can use EG/HO, therefore not meeting HO can establish a chart structure.

建禄月劫

Shiganlu in the month branch as month robbery.

建禄月劫，透官而逢财印，即同官格；

Shiganlu in the month branch as month robbery, with Officer protruding further meeting Wealth and Resource, considered as Officer chart structure.

透财而逢食伤，即同财格；

Protrude Weath meeting EG/HO, considered as Wealth chart structure.

透煞而遇制伏，即同煞格。

Protrude 7K meeting control and being subdued, considered as 7K chart structure.

盖禄劫本身不能为用，而另取扶抑之神为用，即与所取者之格相同也。

Shiganlu as Robbed Wealth is not usable, must obtained the use of others which assist/support to establish a chart structure.