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Chapter 18 of 20
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Engaging an excellent teacher to impart knowledge, though it relies on the support of strict fathers and kind mothers, the enlightenment of ignorance and restoration of innate goodness depends entirely on those who awaken first—teachers. When divining about seeking a teacher, the core focus is on the Parents Ruler (Father/Mother line). 📖
In the hexagram, the Parents Ruler represents the teacher, books, and the academy, and also carries the connotation of elders. Thus, it is the primary indicator for divination about seeking a teacher.
If the Parents Ruler is in a declining or weakened state, the teacher will inevitably be timid and reserved, insufficient to serve as a model for others; if it resides in a prosperous and vital position, the teacher will be imposing and majestic, worthy as an exemplar for scholars. 🔥
If the Parents Ruler is visited by Punishment or Harm, and carries the White Tiger, the teacher will be hot-tempered, lacking in compassion, and prone to corporal punishment of students—this is especially severe when it moves vigorously; if the Azure Dragon accompanies the Punishment, it arises from a desire to admonish disciples, not from indiscriminate beating.
If the Parents Ruler meets the Year Star or aligns with the Hexagram Body, the teacher makes a living specifically through strict instruction and collects tuition fees to support the household.
To determine whether a teacher's specialty is "miscellaneous learning" or "specialized classics," one should not rely on the Golden Lock Mystic Gate theory regarding self/external palaces. Instead, examine the palace where the Parents Ruler resides:
| Palace | Attribute | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Zhen, Xun, Gen, Kan, Dui | Yin-Yang mixed, impure | Teacher of miscellaneous arts |
| Qian, Kun, Li | Pure or signifying written matters | Teacher of specialized classics |
Xun and Dui are Yin palaces yet have many Yang lines; Zhen, Gen, and Kan are Yang palaces yet have many Yin lines—mixed and impure, hence teachers of miscellaneous learning. Li, although not pure, has the image of written documents; Qian and Kun are not mixed and possess the achievements of genesis and beginning, hence teachers of specialized classics. If Parents fall in the Qian, Kun, or Li palaces, even if teaching miscellaneous subjects, they are still excellent teachers; if not in these three palaces, even if specializing in classics, they are not talented scholars.
Parents in the self-palace indicates the teacher is a native of the same region; Parents in an external palace indicates the teacher comes from another district. Parents in the self-palace but on an outer trigram—though a native, the home far away; Parents in an external palace but on an inner trigram—although from outside, not far away, from a neighboring region.
If Parents generate and combine with the Self line, the teacher-student relationship is either familial or friendly. If Parents transforms into Official Ghost, the teacher will become prominent in the future; if Parents approaches the Monthly Virtue and also carries Azure Dragon, there is certainly merit and rank ahead; if it transforms into Void, though noble, they will not attain high position. If the hexagram lacks Parents and the Official Ghost carries the Nobleman transforming out, the teacher is mostly from a scholarly background; without the Nobleman or visited by decline-extinction, they come from a clerical background; with White Tiger and Punishment/Harm, they are a person afflicted with illness.
Parents at rest combining with Descendants is most auspicious—this teacher will surely be versed in broad learning and proper conduct, instructing progressively and patiently; the rapport between teacher and student being excellent. 😊 Most feared is Parents moving to overcome Descendants, supplemented by White Tiger and Punishment/Harm—then this teacher is severe and harsh, making it difficult for students to bear. If not prosperous but assisted by Azure Dragon, though moving, it is not harmful; it merely indicates a strict, upright teacher with an awe-inspiring demeanor.
If Parents enters the Tomb, the teacher is fond of ease and indolent in teaching (like Bian Xiaoxian, who loved sleeping more than studying). If Wealth (Wife's Wealth) is adjacent to the Hexagram Body, the teacher is broadly learned in ancient and modern matters, remarkably knowledgeable (like Laozi/Li Dan). If the six lines lack Wealth, the teacher surely lacks learning; if Wealth is next to the Hexagram Body or resides in growth-prosperity positions, the teacher is talented in many arts; if additionally Parents has vitality, they are an extraordinary teacher.
If Parents transform into Descendants, the teacher excels at composing prose and poetry; if Descendants join the Monthly Virtue and additionally carry Azure Dragon, they will surely produce literary gems; if Descendants is declining but receives support, their writing requires polishing before it can be appreciated.
If Siblings connect with Official Ghost in movement, the teacher is certain to be deceitful and cunning; if they Punish or Overcome the Self line, disputes and squabbles will ensue. If both Sibling and Ghost lines move within the hexagram, or Parents transforms into Sibling/Ghost to harm the Self line, such a teacher should not be hired. If there is only treachery without harming the Self, the matter is not dangerous—merely a gap between word and deed.
If the Parents Ruler moves and encounters Void, it is a hypocritical teacher whose words do not match actions; at rest and encountering Void, it is a lazy teacher negligent in instruction; transforming into Void, they are strict initially but lax later; prosperous yet Void, they are like a sheep in a tiger's skin—outwardly impressive but internally lacking.
If both Self and Responding lines hold Parents, two families compete to engage this teacher. If Self moves and Responding is still, I invite first; if Responding moves and Self is still, the other side invites first. If both lines move, whichever is more prosperous determines who engages them first. If only one Parents line exists but Self and Responding both move to generate-combine, there are also two families contending; if Self and Responding are comparable and mutually combine, the two families jointly employ one teacher.
If Parents shares a palace with Self, teaching is established at this location; shares with Responding, the school is at that place. If Parents approaches Responding and generates Self, the teacher is staying at another's home wishing to attach a student; if Parents is external and Descendants come to combine, it is studying abroad, carrying bags and baggage to follow the teacher.
If Official Ghost transforms into Parents to overcome Self, disputes and lawsuits will arise in the future over studies. If the Monthly Virtue and Day Chen generate-support Descendants, the student will make outstanding progress and surpass the teacher. When seeking a teacher, one must not look exclusively at Parents—the Descendants must also be vital and non-void, meeting with generation and combination, before successful learning is assured. If Parents is strong and Descendants weak, study is futile; the student will never progress. If Descendants is void by itself, great calamity approaches. ✨
If Punishment and Harm injure both the Parent and Descendant lines, both teacher and student suffer. If the Ghost line harms, illness results from study; if the Father line harms, disaster arises from the teacher's actions; if the Blessing line harms, trouble originates with the student; if the Brother line harms, then disputes, gossip, or excessive expenditures follow. Only encountering generation and support brings good fortune. But Ghost/Brother with support is unfavorable—it is like helping the tyrant. Later, disharmony between host and guest, discord between teacher and disciple, gossiping tongues, and even official litigation—all arise from this configuration.
The Parents Ruler, though needing vitality, should not move—if it moves, he will not remain long. If in the self-palace, inner trigram, or close to Self and moving, the teacher lacks sedentariness, not merely impermanence. In the Wandering Soul hexagram or transforming into Wandering Soul, it is especially severe—the teacher changes schools every year. If Self Body is void, the engagement will not come to pass; if Parents self-voids without cause, success is likewise difficult; if Parents and Self clash or overcome, or if Responding is self-void, these are all signs of difficulty.
If Wealth transforms into Parents, the wife's natal family will soon recommend a teacher; if Sibling transforms out, a friend the recommender. If the moving line is heavy, the recommendation has already occurred; if the moving line is unimpeded, a recommendation will come.
If the hexagram lacks Parents, examine the Hidden Spirit (Servant). If Parents is hidden beneath Descendants, the teacher previously taught in a monastery or Taoist temple; hidden beneath Official Ghost, they taught in an official's household. If sharing a palace with Self, they live near the inquirer; if comparable to Self, they know the householder; somehow generating or combining, they are family or friends. If Parents lies hidden beneath Self, the teacher is certainly a former instructor.
Seeking a teacher does not exclusively refer to academics—apprenticing in a hundred trades, or taking monks/Taoists as masters, all qualify. But the inquirer's subject indicator should not take only the Descendants line; the Self line is the primary reference. If divining on behalf of another, ask whose fortune is being cast: for friends or siblings, the Sibling line is primary. In short: when the teacher and student rulers generate or combine with each other, fortune is auspicious; when clashing or overcoming, fortune is dire. Parents should be prosperous, non-void, and supported, with none of the Monthly Virtue, Day Chen, or moving lines doing harm—then regardless of the art, the teacher will surely be a master craftsman. Being in pace with the Monthly Virtue, the more renowned the person. Declining brings incompetence; void makes success unlikely. Whenever Parents does not embody the art in question, the teacher is not truly specialized.
"The way of seeking a teacher priors on documentation" — the Parents Ruler serves as the primary indicator of the teacher, encompassing not only the instructor's person but also their scholarship, character, teaching methods, and the student-teacher dynamic. The core judgment logic: the rise/decline of Parents determines the teacher's quality, Parents' relationship with Descendants determines the affinity between teacher and student, and Parents' connection with Self/Responding determines the success of engagement. Additionally, one examines divisions between "specialized classics" and "miscellaneous arts," geographic proximity, and intermediary recommendations.
Translating "tuition" into modern parlance as "fees" or "training costs," the "academy" corresponds to training institutions or private tutoring studios. Ancient times valued the teacher's geographic origin; today more weight is given to institution reputation, faculty strength, and track record. Parents prosperous and vital correspondingly maps to "strong faculty, rich teaching experience"; Parents with Azure Dragon maps to "gentle teaching style, good guidance conducive"; with White Tiger and Harm, to "high-pressure, authoritarian, possibly corporal punishment or verbal abuse inclinations." Parents transitioning into Official Ghost implies "future advancement in status for the teacher," similar to choosing a young promising mentor likely destined for academic or industry prominence. Descendants vital at Root, correspondingly matches "student, the child of sharp intellect strong study drive," an essential barometer of teaching efficacy.
The differentiation between 'strict father figure' and 'inspired forerunner' frames the Chinese educational concept division between household nurture and pedagogical enlightenment. The Parents Ruler as 'written documents (education modalities)' encompassing 'books,' 'academy,' and 'elder protection terms together (authority figures combined)' mirrors ancient traditions Of instructor as surrogate fathers beyond biological extent. And 'outshines teacher emergence is bright,' demonstrating 'surpass.' the one speaks of structural relational energy shifts — the educational true dynamic interplay can yield pure emergence of novel whole uniqueness's roots not merely cloning, teacher nurturing impetus producing beyond instructor limitation. This resonates harmonizing coordination of teaching & nurturing fluid transformational interactions represented in famous The Scilla Clá". Meaning this Book-of-Rites, Chapter- Study.
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End.# XXII. Seeking a Teaching Post (with Commentary on Tuition)
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