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Chapter 18 of 30
奇门遁甲秘笈大全
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) and Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Chen Hour
In the northeast, trees fall, and people startle in confusion, losing their way; drums sound, and a woman in red passes by; crows and magpies circle in from afar — this portends theft and robbery of wealth. Within sixty days, a wanderer of unknown whereabouts arrives, after which the household gives birth to a noble son and enjoys great prosperity.
Celestial Rush Star (Tian Chong) at Chen Hour
A carp leaps onto a tree branch — a strange omen; a white tiger emerges from the mountains; monks and Daoists gather in groups. If action is taken at this time, one may pick up gold and silver goods, and all household affairs prosper. However, within seventy days, an elder in the family suffers injury from a fall, and the fortunes of one man and one woman decline.
Celestial Assistance Star (Tian Fu) at Chen Hour
A sheep and a dog collide with each other; an oil seller meets a fruit-and-grain vendor; a boy in white clothes returns home crying, and a pregnant woman comes to inquire about her due date. If burial or construction is performed at this time, great wealth in grain will flourish, and within one year twin noble grandsons will be born.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Chen Hour
A male shaman and a female shaman argue; in the east, gulls and magpies cry as confirmation. When magpies perch at the gate, joyful news is sure to arrive. Within seven to nine days after burial or construction, Daoist priests and monks will visit on their own, and the property of a household with no heirs will be transferred in.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Chen Hour
Cloud vapor rises in the sky; a person in green clothes carries fresh fish, and a woman walks alongside monks and Daoists. Within sixty days, vapor rises from the well like rolling clouds and mist; three days later, a noble son is born in the household, who will pass the imperial examinations in due course, ascend the golden rolls repeatedly, and enjoy a brilliant future.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Chen Hour
People carry timber past; a man holds a drum and leads a woman along; an elder carries a hoe (some versions say a cauldron). Sixty days later, a black cat gives birth to white kittens, and a hen lays double eggs; in the north, someone delivers a widow's wealth, and a ruddy-faced person comes to discuss matters of music.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Chen Hour
An elder arrives, brothers meet but cannot stay long. Birds clamor noisily, dogs bark ceaselessly, and a person in yellow clothes passes by. A man obtains an ancient vessel, and children of shopkeepers clap their hands in celebration. Within sixty days, livestock in the household triggers a lawsuit.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Chen Hour
Rain falls from heaven; a chicken flies up a tree with crimson tail feathers; a woman in red clothes carrying a basket goes the wrong way. Seven days after action is taken, strange vapor gathers in the residence; within sixty days, blood-related wealth enters, and wherever firelight appears, there must be celebration.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Si Hour
An elder is encountered; a woman sets up a wine banquet but forgets the male head of the household is present. Arguments and disputes all arise from water-related matters. Within a hundred days, gold is obtained from fire. Within one year, a military official receives promotion and emolument; when a pig passes by, a snake-shaped omen is certain to appear.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Si Hour
A pregnant woman arrives; courtesans and female shamans dressed in yellow make merry. Crows and geese cross from the north in flocks. Within sixty days, a widow appears; a cat biting a chicken is truly strange, and an ox entering a thatched hut is also an unusual omen.
Celestial Rush Star (Tian Chong) at Si Hour
Oxen fight, sheep wander astray, and women walk shoulder to shoulder. In the south, birds clamor noisily, responding in the southwest direction. Within sixty days, a snake bites a chicken, an ox enters a house, and a woman delivers a deed. Fields and wealth flourish greatly; flowers bloom and bring riches (some versions say a dog gives birth to spotted pups).
Celestial Assistance Star (Tian Fu) at Si Hour
People fight with each other; a woman carries bolts of cloth, and wind rises in its wake. A child sighs and quarrels, and the household is not at peace. Within sixty days, wealth from the east enters; ghosts and spirits transport grain — great prosperity follows. Bamboo and wooden vessels are procured and arrive one after another.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Si Hour
A rooster crows (some versions say ducks line up in a row); shamans and sorcerers slap and curse each other. A nobleman on horseback passes by in haste. Within seventy days, a woman is afflicted by evil spirits, but marriage will produce a noble son and establish the family estate. Within three years, fields and silkworms yield abundant harvests, and grain sprouts thrive.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Si Hour
A woman in green clothes, holding a child, a turtle climbs a tree. A man in purple arrives on horseback; half a month later, livestock and goods come in from all four directions. A lame person acts as intermediary; a person of the Shang tone enjoys property joy. Within three years, the widow's household falls into emptiness.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Si Hour
A black ox passes by; bell sounds ring out; a pig runs into the mountain forest. Within twenty days, goods of a Shang-tone person are acquired; within sixty days, a woman falls into water; within the year, a cat catches a white rat. Thereafter, great wealth and honor arrive without delay.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Si Hour
Two dogs fight; a rustic person carrying firewood arrives. A petty official holds an umbrella canopy; a boy claps his hands. Within sixty days, wealth from official households is obtained; a person from the south delivers carp. Distinguish honors through an unusual path; noble sons are arrayed in orderly succession.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Si Hour
A woman wears red clothes; marriage matters give rise to disputes. Sixty days after a spotted horse passes, hunting wealth is picked up, bringing the glory of bloodshed. A person of the Zheng tone delivers letters; a signal cannon rings out across the sky.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Wu Hour
A woman in green clothes appears; someone carries a knife up the southern mountain. In the northeast, sounds of sighing are heard; within sixty days, a dog speaks like a human — truly bizarre. A red-faced madman portends death in the household; within three years, wealth from an ancient cellar can be obtained.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Wu Hour
A person with a cleft lip appears, dressed in white and leading a yellow ox. After a pregnant woman passes, within sixty days, a cat bites a person; due to selling a house, windfall wealth is gained, followed by the purchase of fields. Thereafter, dowry goods fill the walls.
Celestial Rush Star (Tian Chong) at Wu Hour
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Celestial Assistance Star (Tian Fu) at Wu Hour
A monk holding an umbrella canopy arrives; a woman in red enters the house. The light of flint fire appears on the following day; within sixty days, a nobleman delivers wealth from a foreign region. From the west, someone sends gold and silver goods; within the year, a widow delivers articles.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Wu Hour
A woman in white clothes; a dog holds a flower branch in its mouth; chickens fight on the mountain. Wind and rain gradually arrive from the east. Within sixty days after burial or construction, dogs bark without cease; in the northeast, someone delivers wealth. Within one year, chickens lay white eggs, and field sprouts flourish.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Wu Hour
A sudden downpour arrives; a snake crosses the road; a woman wears a red skirt. Someone carries talismans and wine to toast the warrior's cup. Within sixty days, the cauldron rings on its own; a lame person delivers breathing creatures. Within five years, gold, silver, and estate wealth are acquired.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Wu Hour
Crows cry in flight; in the west, a man on horseback arrives; clouds gather in the sky. Within five days, a pregnant woman weeps; within sixty days, a divine object is found by the waterside. Ancient vessels are truly treasures, but within a ten-day period, a young child suffers injury.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Wu Hour
A nun arrives; in the northwest, a yellow-feathered bird flies past; a gentleman sets out on a journey. Within forty days, a nobleman's treasure is acquired; a person in purple enters the residence, and a noble grandson is born. A pregnant woman and a boy come to borrow a horse; someone returns a tiger skin, wearing yellow and green colors.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Wu Hour
Matters of marriage respond in the south; hunters and fishermen hold bows and arrows. Within sixty days after action is taken, injury by wood occurs; firelight blazes. The one who hangs himself or drowns is a young master; the one who rides a horse must be a woman.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Wei Hour
A youth passes by, leading two oxen. Egrets fly, and geese come from the north. A woman in red or green clothes — within sixty days, robbers plunder; faces are disfigured in anger, inviting official calamities.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Wei Hour
A hunter serves as the confirmation; a white-clad Daoist arrives carrying a tea bottle. Within seven days, crows circle the house clamoring; a red-faced bearded person manifests efficacy. Feuds continue for a full year; plague spreads, fire destroys the house, and lives are lost.
Celestial Rush Star (Tian Chong) at Wei Hour
Drum sounds ring out; a child wears mourning clothes; horses line up in rows. In the northwest, people shout or fight. Within sixty days after action, beware of evil persons using wooden implements to harm the widowed mother. A white sheep enters the house; the six livestock thrive.
Celestial Assistance Star (Tian Fu) at Wei Hour
A pack of dogs barks in unison; a beggar in tattered clothes passes by. A multitude of monks and Daoists deliberate together; in the northwest, people dispute over houses and kitchens. Within a hundred days, written contracts are acquired; a Shang-tone person delivers surplus gold and silver.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Wei Hour
An elder arrives; a lame person carrying fruit and flowers comes. A person in yellow-green clothes brings wine. Sixty days after burial, a Yu-tone person delivers chickens and livestock; iron implements for slaughtering meat are found.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Wei Hour
Misty rain falls; a man dresses in yellow, a woman in multicolored clothes. The wine-bearer must be inviting an elder. Within sixty days, the cauldron rings; a lame person arrives on horseback or by carriage; gold and copper blades pertain to estate matters.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Wei Hour
A gaunt woman is encountered; monks and Daoists travel together to inquire after well-being. In the northeast, people and horses with banner canopies arrive. Within a hundred days after action, strange occurrences happen: a bride is possessed by a fox spirit; iron-fire knocks its head before you.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Wei Hour
A white chicken flies up; birds come from the southwest. Wind and rain rage in the north; the sound of drums clamors. Within seven days after action, a young servant in the household has a joyful matter (some versions say within seven days a woman delivers white goods); within sixty-nine days, white strange vapor is born in the household, and one should obtain great wealth from thriving livestock.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Wei Hour
A pregnant woman arrives; from the west, drum sounds announce celebration. Within sixty days after burial or construction, the head of household falls into water, and nothing can be done. Within the year, plague spreads and bodies weaken. For the horse to grow fat, the mother grass must be abundant.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Shen Hour
Someone fetches water, holding an umbrella and wearing a conical hat to shelter from rain. In the west, a child passes drawing water, beating a drum and shouting; laughter fades into the distance. Within ten days, a snake in the chicken coop injures a person; the wife is adulterous and hangs herself; litigation is calamitous.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Shen Hour
In the east, someone holding a sunshade arrives; a Daoist (some say monk or Daoist) holds a green canopy, tall in stature (some say bearded). Oxen fight and injure people; dog bites are poisonous. Within a hundred days, a Yu-tone person delivers goods; within the year, a water buffalo enters the house, a roc flies to the household, and illness afflicts the body.
Celestial Rush Star (Tian Chong) at Shen Hour
When action is taken, in the south, a person in white on horseback passes by. Soldiers and clerks fight each other with knives. Within one hundred and twenty days, a woman acts as matchmaker; the fields of a sonless household revert to you; a widow is plundered by bandits and finds no place of refuge.
Celestial Assistance Star (Tian Fu) at Shen Hour
A person with swollen feet arrives carrying wine, seeking physicians and medicines; women, scholars, monks, and Daoists all come. Daoists wear motley clothes; from the northwest, drum sounds ring out; a woman gains wealth. Within half a year, a snake emerges from the well; common folk deliver oxen and sheep.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Shen Hour
Birds cry in flight; a shaman holds talismans and incantations. Within a hundred days, a woman picks up pearls and kingfisher ornaments on her own; within the year, a new bride prospers and is well-positioned, bearing a noble son; fields and silkworms thrive. But guard against an internal thief who robs and retreats on his own.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Shen Hour
Monks and Daoists arrive; golden drums ring from all four sides; a hundred birds clamor. A woman in a red skirt delivers wine; a widow sits in the hall and enters a treasure vault. An elder holds a staff; a horse carries a ring in its mouth and walks. A soldier stays home feigning illness to avoid disaster.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Shen Hour
When action is taken, a water hawk or harrier pounces on a fowl, bringing it down to the ground. A woman in green clothes arrives carrying a basket. Within a hundred days after, firelight ignites; the family is ruined and people die; white mourning garments appear, harming the house and injuring the person, bringing a life of wandering and sloth.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Shen Hour
Wind and rain arrive; a person with a three-part beard comes beating a drum. Monks and Daoists in yellow appear in response to the hour. Within seven days, a yellow dog enters (some versions say within seven days a steamer or cauldron rings); a woman is burned by fire, scalded by hot soup, run over by carts; a hundred fowl hold grain in their beaks and line up.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Shen Hour
When action is taken, a pregnant woman wails loudly. From the west, golden drums sound; monks and Daoists holding umbrella canopies arrive; plague spreads. Fire approaches the Metal position; within the gate there are battles; within sixty days, the joy of acquiring gold arrives.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at You Hour
A red horse passes by; from the west, the sound of cartwheels rumbles; flocks of crows clamor. Within a hundred days after, a noble son is born; monks and Daoists act as intermediaries; a Shang-tone person enjoys property joy. Within three years, chickens lay twin eggs, cats give birth to white kittens, and one passes the imperial examinations.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at You Hour
In the west, a yellow horse passes by; carriage, sedan, and canopy are all present; the woman must become a widow. Bearded men fight each other; dogs bark and bite. A Yu-tone person delivers property; managing the household requires sincerity and refinement. Within the year, an ox must enter the house; a roc flies overhead; family members suffer abdominal illness.
Celestial Rush and Celestial Assistance Stars at You Hour
From afar, someone delivers a letter; in the east, a fox howls and bites. A woman brings a torch to blow on. Within the year after, a noble son is born, windfall wealth is picked up, and great prosperity arrives.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at You Hour
In the west, firelight blazes; households fight and shout loudly. Drums circle round; birds startle and scatter in flight. Within a year after burial, a noble son is born; hidden vault wealth must enter the gate; magpies herald news at the eaves; misty rain descends.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at You Hour
Monks and nuns arrive; firelight from the southwest is certain to blaze. From the north, bell and drum sounds clamor; mules and horses neigh; an official delivers precious goods. An artisan delivers a letter from afar; within seven days, a Shang-tone person marries a woman.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at You Hour
When action is taken, a white hawk pounces on a pigeon — clearly an image of oppression. A person in green clothes takes iron implements and departs. Due to fire, the family is ruined; a woman is left in widowhood. Within seventy days, a Shang-tone person arrives; husband and wife are harmonious, and they move from a distant road.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at You Hour
A dog approaches the gate; a boy claps and laughs; a yellow fox appears. In the courtyard, a young girl delights in amusement. Within sixty days, a noble son is born. A white chicken rises from the ground; a woman pours wine in blessing; on a distant road, one must encounter a stone stele.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at You Hour
Fire enters the Metal position; in the west, people feud over a residence. Crows cry clamorously; a broken stele passes by; a woman in white is pregnant. Within a ten-day period after the event, the mother of a young child breaks her foot; within a hundred days, wealth is won through contention.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Xu Hour
When action is taken, an elder holding a staff enters the side gate. In the northwest, dew and rain fall; a three-bearded man carrying baskets of bamboo arrives. Within a ten-day period after a white dog passes, military equipment is picked up, bringing the joy of windfall wealth.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Xu Hour
A yellow ox arrives; a pregnant woman returns from the east holding an umbrella. A fierce dog appears in the household and injures people. Within the year, a Gong-tone person delivers local produce wealth. A hundred fowl fly past; carts enter; from the dung heap, a woman's golden hairpin is thrown up.
Celestial Rush and Celestial Assistance Stars at Xu Hour
From the west come three to five people, holding torches to search for lost items. A shaman meets a three-bearded man. A chicken climbs a tree and crows; news arrives from afar; within the year, a young child is injured by an ox.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Xu Hour
In the northeast there is confirmation: the sounds of bells and cymbals ring ding-dong. A boy in green clothes carrying a basket passes by. Within a ten-day period, a white turtle arrives; one gains the benefit of a widowed mother's fields. Someone brings good fortune to the gate.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Xu Hour
When action is taken, in the south someone shouts loudly; bandits are startled and suspicious. A child rides an ox past. Within a hundred days, the household is certain to bear a noble son. A golden rooster crows; a jade dog's bark is distinct. Two years later, a recommendation for office is obtained.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Xu Hour
A woman carries bolts of cloth; in the north, a fallen tree injures a person. In the west, there is the sound of drums, arising from funeral matters. Within sixty days, a snake enters the residence; those bitten all suffer white venom. Year after year, plague and death continue without cease.
Celestial Overseer Star (Tian Ren) at Xu Hour
A youth arrives; the household becomes embroiled in litigation due to missed timing. The clamor of dogs triggers the passage of inauspicious funeral events. A yellow flying bird passes; a nun arrives. A nobleman's wealth prospers for a hundred days; a person in purple arrives bearing wealth.
Celestial Hero Star (Tian Ying) at Xu Hour
The omen at the time of action may be inferred: in the west, a woman holds white cloth. Firelight approaches; one dies in prison due to banditry. Buying a red horse brings litigation and disputes. Within a ten-day period, plague erupts urgently; a wild pheasant with red wings portends loss of wealth.
Celestial Canopy Star (Tian Peng) at Hai Hour
Groups of youths appear; a woman dresses in mourning clothes. Thereafter, windfall wealth is gained by joining bandits; within three years, matters of Daoists arise; a sorcerer seeks wealth and accumulates it to establish a family. A righteous pig has meat snatched by a roc flying past.
Celestial Ruin Star (Tian Rui) at Hai Hour
Walking fowl are startled. Autumn and winter are auspicious — favorable for guests but not for hosts; spring and summer are not to be used, as the element is trapped and leaked of vital energy. In the southwest, firelight blazes; two people return. A cat or dog injures a person; a pregnant woman falls ill; a woman hangs herself, grieving alone.
Celestial Rush and Celestial Assistance Stars at Hai Hour
A lame person in green clothes arrives immediately; in the northeast, firelight rises from a household. Within a hundred days, a cat catches a white rat; a Shang-tone person delivers land deeds. A wife's wealth surges greatly, supporting the household's master.
Celestial Fowl Star (Tian Qin) at Hai Hour
A west wind suddenly rises; in the northwest, the sound of a woman weeping. A tree falls and demolishes a house; loud shouts are heard. Within sixty days, a blacksmith's wealth is acquired; a Shang-tone person comes to discuss a monk's property. The magpie announces letters arriving at the household.
Celestial Heart Star (Tian Xin) at Hai Hour
A rooster crows at night, and dogs also bark without cause. An elder wearing a fur cap and holding an iron implement must portend nobility. Within seven days, an extraordinary person arrives unbeknownst, lodges overnight leaving wealth behind — a gift from heaven.
Celestial Pillar Star (Tian Zhu) at Hai Hour
In the west, the sound of a stone chime rises, and at the foot of the mountain, someone holds fire to burn. Shouts and cries rise to heaven. After burial rites, rescue from fire brings wealth, and great prosperity and glory ensue. Within a hundred days, there may be an affair of fowl causing mischief—people die in pairs, and offerings are made at ancient tombs.
When the Heavenly Ren Star holds the Hour of Hai (9–11 PM)
A child passes by, chuckling beneath the moss. In the west, gongs and drums clamor loudly; iron implements in the air wound many. Troubled fortune arrives at the household servants by day—one person fills earth and repairs a water channel and bridge.
When the Heavenly Ying Star holds the Hour of Hai (9–11 PM)
A woman arrives, holding a torch and walking out onto the main street. Within a hundred days, a person with scabs on the head will come—destined to throw themselves into a well and die (some say destined for a bell and an ill-fated well). In the north, a falling tree damages the house. The star is the guest, while the palace is the host—note the judgment of this principle.