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.

Punishment

三刑 

《阴符经》曰：恩生于害，害生于恩；

三刑生于二合，亦如六害生于六合之义。

如申子辰三合加寅卯辰三位，

则申刑寅，子刑卯，辰见辰自刑；

寅午戌加巳午未，则寅巳，午见午自刑，戌刑未；

巳酉丑加申酉戌，则巳刑申，酉见酉自刑，丑刑戌；

亥卯未加亥子丑，则亥见亥自刑，卯刑子，未刑丑。

合中生刑，犹人夫妇相合而反致刑伤。

造化人事，共理一而巳矣。

或曰：三刑之法，以数起之。

皇极中天，十为煞数，

积数至十则悉空其数，

天道恶盈满则覆。

故数自卯顺至子，子逆至卯，极十数而为无礼之刑；

无礼之刑 Uncivilized punishment

寅逆至巳，巳逆至申，极十数而为无恩之刑；

无恩之刑 Ungrateful punishment

丑顺至戌，戌顺至未，极十数而为恃势之刑。

恃势之刑 Rely upon power punishment

七则冲，十则刑，六则合，一理之自然也。

7 for clash, 10 for punishment, 6 for combination, the method for deriving the formula.

寅巳申何以谓之无恩？

Yin Si Shen – why ungrateful?

盖寅中有甲木刑巳中戊土，戊以癸水相合为要，则癸水者，甲木之母也；

Jia inside Yin punish the Wu inside Si, Wu is the 6 combination partner of Gui, Gui is the mother of Jia,

戊土既为癸水之夫，乃甲之父也，彼父而我刑之，恩斯忘矣。

Wu being the partner of Gui represent the husband, also the father of Jia, the father being punished, representing ungratefulness (forgot the kindness).

Ten God – Jie Cai (Rob Wealth)

劫　财 

十神心性

心性               Temperament

性情较矛盾，有时外向好动，有时多愁善感。

Contradictory temperament, at times outgoing, at times moody and depressed.

善于社交，较有表演天才，外表乐观；

Adept at socializing, showmanship ability, optimistic appearance;

但另一方面，内心却时常烦恼，往往自己理想过高，

But on the other hand, always worries, usually having too high aspiration,

而又嫉妨他人成就，有较多的理想与现实的冲突。

Jealous of others achievement, lots of clashes between aspiration and realism.

对外人关心慷慨，对家人却不够体贴。

Concerned and generous about others outside the family, but not considerate toward own family member.

劫财心性, 热诚坦直, 坚韧志旺, 奋斗不屈, 但易流于盲目, 缺乏理智, 反为蛮横冲动.

Jie Cai (Rob Wealth) personality, frank and straight forward devotion, tenacious will power, unyielding struggle.