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Chapter 6 of 10
大六壬心境
Dengming - Hai Spirit
Dengming belongs to the Water Spirit, with the note Jiao, serving as the general for the first month. It corresponds to the Head and the constellations Shi and Bi, symbolizing the pig, the raccoon dog, and the bear. Dengming governs the matters of celestial towers and pavilions, presiding over thieves harming people and the grief of young children. It also governs prisons, latrines, filthy pigs, death by drowning, secret matters, keys, and conscriptions.
Being a Water Spirit, it is the beginning of all things, the source from which all rivers originate—hence the name Dengming (Rising Brightness).
Its symbolic associations include: celestial pillar, celestial dawn, latrine, prison, keys, divine calculations, impurity, drowning, celestial wonder, honored guest, lady, young child, conscription, killing thieves, harming people, death and mourning—chiefly the pig.
He Kui - Xu Spirit
He Kui belongs to the Earth Spirit, with the note Shang, serving as the general for the second month. It corresponds to the Feet and the constellations Kui and Lou, symbolizing the dog, the wolf, and the jackal. He Kui governs seals, ribbons, officials, and local magistrates; heaping earth into tall graves and gathering crowds. It brings harmony and union to bondservants, elderly persons, and brings joy through jackals, wolves, dogs, and livestock.
Being an Earth Spirit, all things are born from their roots, and by uniting with the day through resemblance—hence the name He Kui (River Chief).
Its symbolic associations include: seals and ribbons, servants, the Ketu star, prison officials, gathering crowds, elderly persons, heaping earth, swords, clear water, the gate of earth, military spirits, virtue and union, young children, imprisonment conscriptions, city bells.
Cong Kui - You Spirit
Cong Kui belongs to the Metal Spirit, with the note Shang, serving as the general for the third month. It corresponds to the Ears and the constellations Wei, Mao, and Bi, symbolizing the rooster and the pheasant. Cong Kui governs gold, jade, small knives, and money; bondservants, secret matters, and proximity to water. It concerns wheat, the nine rivers, rewards and bounties, and fowl dispersing—not the occasion for connection.
Being a Metal Spirit, all things grow and develop; branches, leaves, and stems emerge from the roots—hence the name Cong Kui (Following Chief).
Its symbolic associations include: aunts, maidservants, palace women, wheat, temples, private gates, the nine rivers, gold and money, sword sheaths, minor officials, inner gates, honored guests, official emolument, border troops, jade caskets, and marshes.
Chuan Song - Shen Spirit
Chuan Song belongs to the Metal Spirit, with the note Gong, serving as the general for the fourth month. It corresponds to the Sinews and Bones and the constellations Zi and Shen, symbolizing the ape and the monkey. Chuan Song governs weapons, monks, and physicians; grievances, enmity, roads, taxes, lakes, and ponds. It concerns barley, city defense, funerals, mortar and pestle grinding, market traders, raids, and hunters.
Being a Metal Spirit, all things flourish vibrantly in their energy; what is transmitted reaches full expression—hence the name Chuan Song (Transmission and Delivery).
Its symbolic associations include: market traders, long-distance farewells, hunters, weapons, barley, grievances and enmity, death and mourning, gathering crowds, sword masters, city walls and moats, roads, celestial physician, celestial chief, lakes and ponds, taxation, purchase, common people, mortar and pestle, and thieves.
Xiao Ji - Wei Spirit
Xiao Ji belongs to the Earth Spirit, with the note Zhi, serving as the general for the fifth month. It corresponds to the constellations Jing and Gui, symbolizing the hawk, the sheep, and the wild goose. Xiao Ji governs aunts, marriage ceremonies, wine, sheep, birthday congratulations, and the spirits and deities. It concerns white-haired elders in disputes, mothers-in-law disputes, wells and springs, celestial ears, and ancestral tombs and wind masters.
Being an Earth Spirit, all things are in small completion; the yin energy begins to arise to serve the yang—hence the name Xiao Ji (Small Auspiciousness).
Its symbolic associations include: the five flavors, sisters-in-law, guarantors, food and drink, celestial dignitary, wine houses, celestial ears, wind masters, celestial wells, public disputes, marriage, hooks and fishhooks, graves and tombs, the chief path, prayers and birthday blessings, household ghosts, elderly women, and white-haired elders.
Sheng Guang - Wu Spirit
Sheng Guang belongs to the Fire Spirit, with the note Shang, serving as the general for the sixth month. It corresponds to the Eyes and the constellations Liu, Xing, and Zhang, symbolizing the river deer, the horse, and the deer. Sheng Guang governs palace women, sincerity and faithfulness, and consorts; virtuous persons, communication, shock and apprehension, and relics. It concerns earth workers, fields and homesteads, sorcerers, celestial eyes, envoys, pavilion heads, and alley soldiers.
Being a Fire Spirit, all things grow large, and their roots improve where they are located—hence the name Sheng Guang (Surpassing Brightness).
Its symbolic associations include: small beans, fields and homesteads, bandit troops, roads, fear and alarm, disputes and arguments, women, alleyways and roads, earth workers, sincerity and faithfulness, virtuous persons, envoys, pavilion heads, celestial eyes, elder, and left.
Tai Yi - Si Spirit
Tai Yi belongs to the Fire Spirit, with the note Jiao, serving as the general for the seventh month. It corresponds to the constellations Yi and Zhen, symbolizing the snake, the earthworm, and the cicada. Tai Yi governs cicada cries, insects dispersing, visiting aunts being scolded, crossbows, and funeral hearses. It concerns rewards, stoves, and keys; unexpected misfortunes, calamities, and mourning guests in the form of snakes.
Being a Fire Spirit, all things reach full beauty; ears of grain form and bear fruit—hence the name Tai Yi (Grand Unity).
Its symbolic associations include: scolding and cursing, unexpected misfortunes, aunts, rewards, gates and keys, Grand Unity, wooden lords, guests, dispersal, singing children, stoves, and death and mourning.
Tian Gang - Chen Spirit
Tian Gang belongs to the Earth Spirit, with the note Gong, serving as the general for the eighth month. It corresponds to the Chest and the constellations Jiao and Kang, symbolizing the snake, the dragon, and insects. Tian Gang is fundamentally a creature of fish and dragons; it governs deception, nets and snares, and evil persons. It concerns battles, ponds and moats, officials with two thousand piculs, forest officers with affected left eyes, and the spirit of slaughter.
Being an Earth Spirit, all things are secured at their roots and branches, establishing firm cores—hence the name Tian Gang (Celestial Guideline).
Its symbolic associations include: pregnant women, evil persons, battles, slaughter, death and mourning, metal gates, fish nets, butchery, celestial net, corpses, military command, deception, officials with two thousand piculs, right celestial eye, and shackles.
Tai Chong - Mao Spirit
Tai Chong belongs to the Wood Spirit, with the note Jiao, serving as the general for the ninth month. It corresponds to the Hands and the constellations Di, Fang, and Xin, symbolizing the raccoon dog, the rabbit, and the fox. Tai Chong governs magicians and Buddhist monks; people coming and going by boat and carriage on water and land. It concerns forests and woods, the three rivers, thunder and lightning, leisure, brothers, private households, and hidden women.
Being a Wood Spirit, all things disperse; branches and trunks are destroyed as if by collision—hence the name Tai Chong (Great Clash).
Its symbolic associations include: brothers, princesses, Buddhist monks, women, chestnuts, earthworks, knives and staffs, carts and boats, distant travel, forest scholars, celestial dignitary, hiding and concealment, earth and marshes, stoves, ladles and gates, coffins, celestial heart, people's markets, border regions, prodigals, earthly ears, rain and water, private thieves.
Gong Cao - Yin Spirit
Gong Cao belongs to the Wood Spirit, with the note Gong, serving as the general for the tenth month. It corresponds to the Back and the constellations Wei and Ji, symbolizing the tiger, the leopard, and the wildcat. Gong Cao governs Taoist priests and books; variegated stripes, torches, and redness. It concerns those engaged in affairs, sincerity and faithfulness, conscriptions, and minor officials; elephants, leopards, wildcats, martens, and thickets.
Being a Wood Spirit, all things flourish; meritorious ministers plan affairs and discuss achievements—hence the name Gong Cao (Merit Officer).
Its symbolic associations include: celestial writings, documents, forests and woods, summons and invitations, audiences, torches, stripes and markings, sincerity and faithfulness, managers of affairs, supervisors of troops, officials, and Taoist priests.
Da Ji - Chou Spirit
Da Ji belongs to the Earth Spirit, with the note Shang, serving as the general for the eleventh month. It corresponds to the constellations Dou and Niu, symbolizing the xiezhi (mythical beast), the ox, and the crab. Da Ji governs generals recommending the worthy, bridges, elders, and prayers to earth for grievances. It concerns rain masters, wind elders, summoning nobles, turtles, oxen, carts, and homestead fields.
Being an Earth Spirit, when the yang season returns to its position and transforms—hence the name Da Ji (Great Auspiciousness).
Its symbolic associations include: elders, wind elders, rain masters, fields and homesteads, sixfold livestock, oxen and carts, nobles, conscriptions, titles and emoluments, recommending the worthy, hooks and fishhooks, earth deities, earthly ears, earth workers, homestead fields, avenging adversaries, officials, and generals.
Shen Hou - Zi Spirit
Shen Hou belongs to the Water Spirit, with the note Shang, serving as the general for the twelfth month. It corresponds to the constellations Nu, Xu, and Wei, symbolizing the bat, the rat, and the swallow. Shen Hou governs secret and private matters, stolen women, and adultery; flight, banditry, ghosts, and spirits and officials. It concerns earth workers, weeping, bathing basins, and is categorized by examining bats, rats, and travelers.
Being a Water Spirit, according to the Baopuzi: "At year's end, wine offerings and wax sacrifice are made to repay the hundred spirits—hence the name Shen Hou (Spirit Sovereign)."
Its symbolic associations include: parents, beans, homesteads, celestial dignitary, women taken, evil and depravity, secret thieves, loss of conscience, ghosts and spirits, prayers, bathing basins, white tiger, feudal lords, earth workers, and bandits.
Nobleman Dawn and Dusk
The Celestial Noble Tai Yi is the Son of Heaven within the divination chart; administering within the configuration, it serves as the sovereign. The calculation method divides dawn and dusk by the length of day and night:
| Day Stem | Dawn Noble (Day) | Dusk Noble (Night) |
|---|---|---|
| Jia, Wu, Geng | Da Ji Chou | Xiao Ji Wei |
| Yi, Ji | Shen Hou Zi | Chuan Song Shen |
| Bing, Ding | Dengming Hai | He Kui You |
| Xin | Sheng Guang Wu | Gong Cao Yin |
| Ren, Gui | Tai Yi Si | Tai Chong Mao |
Each follows the stars into the earthly disc positions, moving either with or against the sequence.
Celestial Noble Tai Yi, Ji Chou Earth General, Governing Pure Control
Tai Yi belongs to Ji Chou Earth. In heaven it corresponds to the twelve spirits, on earth it represents the twelve regions, and in the yearly cycle it governs the twelve meridians. Tai Yi commands and governs all beings; its deduction of fortune and misfortune brings verification.
For example, on a Jia day, the Nobleman at Chou is the dawn position, and at Wei is the dusk position. When the Nobleman is at Yi Chou, it belongs to Metal; at Xin Wei, it belongs to Earth. When the Nobleman moves in sequence, it is auspicious; against sequence, inauspicious. Harmony and mutual generation bring good fortune; disharmony brings misfortune. Being at Chou is called "Ascending the Hall," and harmony with the sequence is auspicious. One must also examine the attending spirits—if in auspicious positions, good fortune; if in inauspicious positions, misfortune. All other spirits and generals follow this same principle in judgment.
The Celestial Noble Tai Yi is also named Kui Yue (Chieftain's Axe); audiences and seeking favor bring fresh joy. For noblemen, promotion and official rank changes; for commoners, disputes bring them into court. Mutual generation and flourishing phases receive imperial summons; imprisonment, death, injury, and anger bring wrathful restraint. For the ill: headache, cold, and fever ailments; the cause is not ordinary ghosts but celestial spirits.
The twelve palace positions where the Nobleman resides:
The classic states: "When the Empty Void arises in a divination, how should one respond? When worry should come, there is no worry; when joy should come, there is no joy. If two Fires encounter one Metal, the Metal is melted and consumed. If two Waters encounter one Fire, the Fire's light is extinguished. For instance, if the Nobleman is over Yi Chou (Metal) and enters over Hai, then Yi Hai is Fire; Fire wishes to overcome Metal, yet within the Water there is salvation, and mutual conquest cannot occur. Ghosts and thieves need not cause anxiety. If the Nobleman mounts Xin Wei Earth and descends upon Gui You Metal, Metal and Earth generate one another—an auspicious sign of harmony. Alternatively, if the Nobleman mounts over Yin and obtains Ren Yin Metal, descending upon Jia Chen Fire, Fire tempers the Metal; but with Bing Wu Water arriving, calamity dissipates."
Spirit the First: Teng She—Ding Si Fire General
Teng She, the general of the cavalry commandant, belongs to Ding Si Fire and flourishes for sixty days. It chiefly governs writing documents, empty shocks, official communications, minor talents, and the intersection of water and fire. On the inauspicious side: shock, strange dreams, firelight, and cauldron sounds, governmental and private disputes. If flourishing and harmonious, it is auspicious; if imprisoned and declining, it brings calamity; with empty void, effects diminish by half. The classic states: "If Teng She generates me, no misfortune; if it overcomes me, there is misfortune."
Teng She, the cavalry commandant, is a fire spirit whose terror also unsettles peace. Noblemen worry about losing office and position; commoners fear wounding their souls in conflict. When flourishing and generating—calamity has not yet been unleashed. In death, imprisonment, punishment, and conquest—misfortune arrives at the gate. For the ill: pain and swelling of limbs and head; the Water and Wood spirits work murderous grievances.
The twelve palace positions of Teng She:
Spirit the Second: Zhu Que—Bing Wu Fire General
Zhu Que (Vermilion Bird) belongs to Bing Wu Fire and flourishes for the three summer months. It chiefly governs documents, seals, imperial decrees, coiffure colors, and court affairs. Its calamities include verbal disputes, public litigation, imprisonment, writings, financial losses through deception, and diseases of horses and livestock.
Zhu Que, the feathered-army soldier, the thunderbolt of calamity—aligns with the fire spirit. Noblemen face tests and examinations amidst writings; commoners dispute over wealth with clamor. When flourishing and mutually generating—harmonious matters with the possibility of harmony. In death, imprisonment, punishment, and overcoming—one is defendant before officials. For the ill: heart and abdomen with vomiting; favorability is observed in the Chen (zi, zu) times & transformations (meaning of day times in cycle).
The twelve palace positions of Zhu Que:
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