入宅六亲凶吉章第一百十一

Chapter 111: Auspicious and Inauspicious Signs for Family Members When Moving into a New House

Overall Paraphrased Translation

When selecting a day to move into a new house, is it suitable for one's parents? One may further divine to see if it is suitable for siblings? Another divination can be done to check if it is suitable for one's wife and children? 🌱 When divining for parents, the Parent Line should be strong and vibrant; when divining for siblings, wife, and children, the lines should be strong and supported, avoiding transformation into Ghost Lines or suffering from penalties, clashes, restrictions, or harms. If any divination for siblings, wife, or children shows inauspicious signs, another day or time should be chosen for moving in.

Ye He said: I have learned the methods of control from the Duke of Zhou. For all the malignant spirits affecting the six family members, through adjustments and avoidance, the results are always verified. For example, if the Wood Line is adjacent to the Parent Line, and the Wealth Line is active, it may harm the parents. When moving into the house, one must choose a day that restricts the Metal Line, and the parents' bed should be placed in a direction that restricts the Metal Line. This has been tested repeatedly with success.

On the day of Ding-You in the month of Zi, a divination was performed to check if moving into the house on a certain day would harm the parents. The hexagram obtained was Cui (Gathering).
Hexagram lines: Parent Earth (Wei) ″, Sibling Metal (You) ′ Response, Offspring Water (Hai) ′, Wealth Wood (Mao) ″, Official Ghost Fire (Si) ″ Self, Parent Earth (Wei) ″
Judgment: Moving into the house on this day, the Wood (Mao) line is covertly active and restricts the parents.
The querent said: Please help choose another day.
I said: There is no need to change the day. The hours of Yin and Mao are auspicious, and the hour of Shen is also auspicious. Let the parents move in during the Shen hour, and I will move in during the Yin and Mao hours. This will ensure peace and auspiciousness.
The querent asked: Why?
I said: During the Shen hour, the Wood (Mao) is exhausted by Shen, while the Parent Earth (Wei) gains longevity from Shen, making it auspicious. When moving in, place the parents' bed in the southwest direction. Later, this was followed, and I personally witnessed their peace for seventeen years.

Another example: On the day of Ding-Mao in the month of Mao, a divination was performed to check if moving into the house on a certain day would be safe for the children. The hexagram obtained was Ge (Revolution) changing to Feng (Abundance).
Hexagram lines: Official Ghost Earth (Wei) ″, Parent Metal (You) ○ → Parent Metal (Shen), Sibling Water (Hai) ′ Self, Sibling Water (Hai) ′, Official Ghost Earth (Chou) ″, Offspring Wood (Mao) ′ Response
The Parent Line is active and restricts the offspring. Fortunately, the Offspring Line is supported by the monthly build, and the Parent Line transforms into a retreating spirit. It is advisable to move on the days of Hai or Zi and place the children's beds in the southern room. In the future, they will surely achieve nobility. This was followed, and the eldest son passed the imperial examination in the year of Mao.

In general, when divining about a house, the well-being and happiness of the entire family are considered auspicious. Therefore, parents, siblings, wife, and children should be divined separately, as each has its own taboos and potential harms. One cannot decide based on a single hexagram. However, it is often verified that when initially buying a house, without the need for additional divination, if there are signs of harm to family members, they will appear in the hexagram, and one should be aware of them. For example, on the day of Xin-Mao in the month of Shen, a divination was performed to check if buying this house would be auspicious. The hexagram obtained was Ge (Revolution) changing to Guai (Resolution).
Hexagram lines: Official Ghost Earth (Wei) ″, Parent Metal (You) ′, Sibling Water (Hai) ′ Self, Sibling Water (Hai) ′, Official Ghost Earth (Chou) × → Offspring Wood (Yin), Offspring Wood (Mao) ′ Response
This house is suitable for purchase. The Metal (Shen) monthly build generates the Self Line, and the Wood (Mao) day stimulates the Parent Line to generate the Self Line. The house and its occupants are compatible, and it will surely bring prosperity. However, the second line shows a Ghost transforming into an Offspring, indicating a need to guard against harm to the son.
The querent said: What is the benefit of buying such a house?
I said: It is not the house's fault. Even if you do not buy this house, it may be difficult to ensure the child's safety. The Offspring Line is facing monthly breakdown, and the Ghost is active and transforming, indicating extreme danger. The querent abandoned the purchase, but his son died of smallpox in August. In October, he still bought the house.

Chapter 112: Stables and Pigsties

When building sheds for oxen, stables for horses, coops for chickens, or pens for sheep, separate divinations should also be performed. The Offspring Line must be strong and active, while the Parent Line must avoid being prosperous. 🌱 For all divinations related to livestock, the Offspring Line is used as the focus. This applies regardless of whether it is pigs, sheep, oxen, or horses. The Parent Line should avoid being active, as activity may harm the livestock. Also, avoid the Offspring Line being empty, broken, tomb-bound, or exhausted, or suffering from penalties, clashes, restrictions, or harms from the daily or monthly active lines. If the Offspring Line is active but transforms into emptiness, breakdown, tomb-bound, exhaustion, Ghost, or Parent with reverse restriction, it indicates harm. Such a location is unsuitable, and one should either change the location or choose another day. For changing the day or location, perform another divination. The zodiac signs must also be considered, and the daily and monthly lines should preferably generate each other. Although the Offspring Line is used as the focus for livestock, the zodiac signs should also be considered. For example, when building a stable, it is auspicious if the Offspring Line is not restricted, and it is also advisable that the Wu Line does not coincide with the Ghost or transform into a Ghost. The rest can be inferred similarly. For all divinations related to livestock, it is most favorable if the daily and monthly lines generate and support each other. This is called the hexagram receiving generation and support from the daily and monthly lines, indicating that the livestock will surely thrive. If the hexagram suffers from daily or monthly clashes or restrictions, the livestock will perish without roots. 🔥

🧠 In-Depth Understanding

Core Concepts 💡

• Principle of Separate Divination for Six Family Members: When moving into a house or arranging livestock, separate divinations should be performed for parents, siblings, wife, children, etc., to avoid making decisions based on a single hexagram, emphasizing personalized adjustments and avoidance.
• Application of the Five Elements' Generation and Restriction: Auspicious times and positions are selected based on the relationships of the Five Elements (e.g., Wood restricts Earth, Metal restricts Wood) to control malignant spirits, reflecting a dynamic balance mindset.
• Selection of the Focus Line: For parents, the Parent Line is used as the focus; for livestock, the Offspring Line is used as the focus. Emphasis is placed on the strength, support, and avoidance of penalties, clashes, restrictions, or harms.
• Omen and Adaptation: Hexagrams can reveal risks in advance (e.g., harm to children), but adverse effects can be mitigated through adjustments in timing,方位, or decision-making.

Modern Interpretation 🌟

• Decision Optimization Tool: Divination can be seen as an ancient risk assessment tool, helping families consider multiple factors (e.g.,成员 health, children's development) when moving or investing in property, similar to modern family planning and feng shui consulting.
• Psychological and Behavioral Adjustment: The act of choosing auspicious times and positions essentially enhances confidence through ritualistic practices, reducing anxiety, aligning with the modern psychological theory of "sense of control."
• Environmental Adaptability: Adjustments in方位 (e.g., placing beds in the southwest, arranging children's rooms in the south) in the original text can correspond to modern home layout optimizations, such as room分配 based on lighting, ventilation, or family members' zodiac signs and Five Elements.
• Data-Driven Thinking: Divination emphasizes "repeated verification," reflecting an empirical spirit. Modern analogies include decision support based on historical data or case analysis.

Practical Value ⚡

• Reference for Moving Date Selection: Modern moving can incorporate almanacs or divination to choose dates, but practical factors such as weather and work schedules should be prioritized, and family members' opinions should be included.
• Risk Mitigation: If a hexagram shows inauspicious signs (e.g., harm to children), there is no need to panic. Instead, adjustments can be made in timing (e.g., changing the hour), space (e.g., altering room用途), or seeking professional advice (e.g., medical check-ups).
• Pet Care Suggestions: The section on livestock divination can be applied to modern pet care, emphasizing environmental suitability (e.g., avoiding noisy directions) and regular health checks, rather than superstitious predictions.
• Considerations for Property Investment: Divination for buying a house reminds modern people to consider family needs (e.g., children's safety, convenience for the elderly) beyond price and to prepare risk plans.

Philosophical Reflection 🤔

• Causality and Free Will: Hexagrams reveal potential trends, but outcomes can be changed through human adjustments (e.g., choosing dates, changing directions), reflecting the positive philosophy of "humans can overcome heaven" and emphasizing action and adaptation.
• Relationship Between the Whole and Parts: Separate divinations for the six family members reflect systemic thinking. The auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of a family is the result of interactions among multiple individuals, requiring coordination rather than single decisions, aligning with modern family system theory.
• Integration of Tradition and Science: Ancient wisdom is based on observational experience. When applying it modernly, the essence (e.g., environmental optimization) should be retained, while the dross (e.g., excessive superstition) should be discarded to achieve cultural innovation.

📚 Related Knowledge

• Related Concepts: Six Family Members (parents, siblings, offspring, etc.), Focus Line, strength and decline of lines, generation and restriction of the Five Elements (e.g., Wood restricts Earth), active lines, transformation into retreat/advance; modern correlations: family psychology, environmental psychology, decision science.
• Extended Reading: Interpretation of hexagrams in the "Book of Changes," divination examples in "Plum Blossom Numerology," home layout in "The Three Essentials of Yang Houses"; recommended chapters: other case studies on house divination in "增删卜易".
• Modern Research: Explanations of divination logic by contemporary Yi scholars like Professor Liu Dajun; psychological research on rituals and confidence; environmental studies on the impact of home方位.