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Chapter 107 of 110
柳庄神相
For seeking wealth, examine the yintang (glabella); it should be yellow and bright. Complexion should be concealed within rather than exposed without. Red-white complexion favors seeking wealth via water routes; red-yellow favors seeking wealth via land routes. For those striving with nothing in hand away from home, the complexion should be manifest rather than concealed. When visiting an eminent person to seek wealth, red is unfavorable; only yellow and white are suitable—all observed at the yintang. To determine whether one can gain access to the eminent person, also examine the dragon palace and tear mounds (lower eyelids). If cyan appears there, there is no need to go. For stocking goods, a somewhat dark complexion is favorable; for selling goods, a bright and clear complexion is favorable. For wealth from fields and land, the earth granary (lower cheeks) should be bright. When entrusting others to seek profit, the brow tips should be bright. When changing trades to seek wealth, the migration palace (temples) should show vigorous color. When the three lights are bright and moist, wealth comes from heaven (the three lights refer to the two heavenly granaries, sun and moon, yintang and nose tip, etc.).
For those pursuing studies and entering school, examine the mingmen (life gate), ears, yintang, and shangen (nose root); yellow, moist, bright, and clear are favorable; red, purple, black, and cyan are taboo. For imperial examinations, the brows should be bright, the ear rims white, and the mingmen, sanyang (three yang areas), and nianshou (bridge of nose) should all be yellow-white. If any single spot is not clear, passing the examination is difficult. In spring, purple color within the brows and at the sanyang is the auspicious response; cyan and yellow are unfavorable. For minor achievements, only examine the four granaries; red-yellow is auspicious, purple even better. Clerks should have bright red palms and also check the four granaries. For all who seek fame, the text states: regardless of the size of one's prospects, the yintang, guanlu (official emolument palace), and yima (post stations) should all be red, yellow, white, and moist; dark, stagnant, red, and cyan colors are unfavorable.
For travel, only examine the yima and biandi (border lands). In all four seasons, these must be yellow and bright before one may set out; cyan, dark, or white are unfavorable for travel. If there is no red color, it indicates the yima is not activated; if red appears, it means the yima is activated—one should not remain passive but take action to gain wealth; if one stays put, illness and disputes may instead arise. Therefore, the horse should not be confined; action generates wealth. White at the yima means the horse is still and travel is difficult; if one examines other palaces in detail, only when the yima is activated can promotion, demotion, or transfer be determined; if the yima does not move, there will be neither rise nor fall.
Attached auspicious and inauspicious directions:
Heavy cyan: going southeast may actually bring substantial profit, but going northwest will certainly bring calamity. If a single layer of red darkens to deep red, one should head northeast to watery and woody regions to turn misfortune into fortune; if one goes south to fiery and earthen prosperous lands, disaster will surely arrive. Deep red-dark color: one may go north or travel far to escape calamity. Yellow is unrestricted and suitable for all plans. Only in the south or in fiery and earthen prosperous months is it favorable. Water-prosperous directions are unfavorable, so in winter yellow is taboo as it generates disputes—earth should not overcome water, turning good fortune into misfortune. White prospers in the north, declines in the east, and is not favored in the south; it is only suitable for the northwest. Action in pursuit of plans is favorable. For all officials of the seventh rank and above, down to the second, third, and fourth ranks, if any one of the yintang, yima, or ear gate is bright and moist, news of high position will arrive; if the nose tip is dark, the minggong (life palace) is red, or the biandi and kan (water) palace are dark, one will lose office and rank. When purple qi appears between the brows, imperial favor is on the way. For those below the seventh rank, dark colors are not taboo; as long as the granaries are open and the mingmen is rosy, a chance of promotion is indicated; once the four granaries turn cyan, dismissal comes immediately; once the minggong turns red, disputes arrive in droves; when the well-stove (nostrils) is bright and moist, wealth and salary are abundant, and one may serve long as an official.
Disputes are mostly caused by red colors; being implicated and manages affairs often result from cyan light. A dark forehead invites imprisonment; a bright lower court (chin area) means a savior will come. When appearing before an official, the nianshou and jingzao (nose bridge and nostrils) should not be red, nor should the biandi be cyan; violation of any one brings punishment or injury. Cyan at the forehead corners indicates imprisonment; white in the lower granaries means joy when appearing before an official. Cyan, dark, black, and red are all unfavorable; only yellow and white are auspicious. Eyes with luster ensure victory; wandering pupils and withered spirit bring loss. General conclusion: when red appears, heavy calamity in prison ensues; in prolonged litigation, as soon as the four granaries brighten, the case disperses; cyan at the biandi means idle gossip entangles and harms the body.
For an unmarried woman with a face glowing moist like jade, her great wish will be fulfilled within the year; purple at the minggong indicates nobility; a bright nose tip means she will obtain a noble man as husband. If purple appears at the yintang when a woman marries, she is one who prospers her husband and bears sons, enjoying fortune and longevity; a bright, moist complexion is mid-grade—she neither prospers her husband nor benefits her sons; a face full of white is a declining color—marriage brings injury and harm. The complexion at the time of marriage can determine lifelong honor or lowliness; if the complexion is dark and stagnant, marriage will only come after thirty.
The jianmen yuyue (fishtail lines at the outer eye corners) is the palace of wives and concubines—the left side is the wife's palace, the right the concubine's position. If the wife's palace shows red-yellow, bright, and moist, one gains wealth from the wife around marriage; black means it succeeds then breaks; dark colors mean difficulty and effort. The complexion should be manifest externally. For taking a concubine, see that the right fishtail is bright and moist, with bright yellow emerging from within the dark, and the yintang gains purple—then one will attract a beautiful and virtuous concubine. In all cases of the wives/concubines palace: bright with hidden darkness means the wife is strong and the concubine weak; dark with hidden brightness means the concubine prevails over the wife. If the jianmen is long dark, the son will be born of a concubine. If the complexion appears freshly opened, one may lose a beautiful concubine. For taking a wife or concubine, the minggong should have red, purple, and crimson all complete.
When parents are ill, examine the sun and moon corners (forehead prominences). If dark color is heavy but one spot suddenly turns bright, it means death; if dark color is light and one spot brightens, recovery follows. White like a spot of snow means death; black like smoke veiling means harm to the father, with subsequent losses; when qi turns rosy, the illness may improve within about ten days. If the sun corner is still flourishing but the moon corner is cyan-dark, the mother's illness is severe; white or red colors mean certain injury; light red and heavy purple bring peace to the mother; bright and unblocked, the mother is free from illness.
Much red within the brows; white like millet grains; yellow like white musk—these inevitably mean harm to brothers and sisters. A single white spot on the nose tip (the Earth Star) inevitably portends mourning garments for a brother. Dark color within the sideburns also indicates injury to siblings.
For illness of wife or concubine, examine the fishtail and sleeping silkworms (lower eyelids): cyan-dark does not bring death; white-moist does not bring death; red-purple means recovery; red brings injury; white like dried bones means death; only if black appears in the sleeping silkworms is it fatal—examine the left for the wife, the right for the concubine; this method must not be ignored. The text says: the position is at the fishtail, the complexion is at the sleeping silkworms—an extremely effective method. Though the jianmen has white, if the sleeping silkworms are not black, injury to wife or concubine will never occur.
For children's illness, examine the sleeping silkworms—sons on the left, daughters on the right. Black in the sleeping silkworms portends death; if the sleeping silkworm position is bright and moist, there is no harm; withered and dry means death; black-yellow means death; heavy cyan means survival. White rising in the sanyang and sanyin indicates harm to sons. The sleeping silkworm is also called the jianmen; if bright and moist, harm to children will never occur; if combined with a dark jianmen, harm is certain.
For servants' illness, examine the yima. If the yima is dark and the servants' palace stagnant, the servants will naturally perish; even if they do not die, they will flee to another land.
Livestock prosperity does not require examining a fixed position but rather the biandi and biancheng (border cities). Now one examines according to each palace. Yellow-white brings natural prosperity; cyan-black brings much loss and scattering; purple means gaining wealth from leaving a certain place; arising in a certain palace corresponds to a certain animal—i.e., the twelve palaces of zi, chou, yin, mao, etc. Only the chen palace does not favor white, and the zi palace does not favor yellow. These positions lie at the edges of the palace divisions, not directly upon the palaces themselves.
Whether a residence is secure depends on examining the qianyi (migration), tiancang (heavenly granary), and diku (earth granary). Red guards against fire; white guards against petty people; black indicates damage; yellow concerns hindrance on the road. Only bright red is favored—the residence will then be secure.
For the outer gate and household, examine the shangen and yintang, etc. Yellow at the shangen brings good fortune to the household; purple and red at the yintang mean all household members are at peace. Red-dark at the jingzao (nostrils) means household members are unsettled; red at the dragon palace and four granaries indicates encroachment by fire or thieves. Examine each palace; the six relatives follow the aforementioned methods. If cyan-red appears on the shangen and sleeping silkworms, children face misfortune; if the yintang and jingzao are bright, the whole family is harmonious and secure.
For one's own illness, examine the fa, nian, shou, sanyang, sanyin, mingmen, minggong, and zhuntou (nose tip). If all these are red, severe illness and calamity arrive. White at nianshou and sanyang portends abdominal illness; red light at nianshou portends illness of pus and blood; bright yintang with dark nianshou portends illness of the lower origin. Such complexions only indicate illness; once the complexion disperses and opens, recovery is certain. For any patient, if the tiancang and dige are not dark-black and the mouth corners do not turn yellow, death will not occur. If any of the following complexions appear, death is certain: complexion dim and unclear all over with skin texture parching—death; lips cyan, tongue black like purple liver—nine deaths out of ten. The patient favors white lips and a bright earth granary—then good remedies will arrive. If all colors are present but a red or black-dark line rises at the throat only—death; arising at dawn, responding at dusk; arising at dusk, responding at dawn. Only when the palm of the hand has a bright, moist blood color may one speak of rescue.
In children's diseases, since bones are not yet formed, complexion is the primary guide. First examine the mingmen and lips: if both are cyan, death within five days; if both are yellow, death within three days; black in the philtrum—no hope of living; red at the yintang—difficulty in warding off calamity; red at the tiancang is not a good color; yellow at the dige portends certain death; if the eyes are scattered and the lips cyan-black, death comes immediately. For the method of survival: mingmen and philtrum white, yintang yellow, tiancang retreating from red, lips white—then the child may live ten days. For measles and pox, examine the three spots of the ear rim, ear tail, and ear pearl—these should be bright, not dark; if the head turns red at once, complete survival is impossible. In all pox cases, if the scalp and nape skin turn red at once, eight or nine out of ten die. The raised spot before the mingmen is called the "wind plaque," also known as the "probe mouth." As the saying goes: the ear is hollow, and so has no position.
For gardens and bamboo waters, examine the forest-mound suburbs. If the complexion is white, planting bamboo and mulberry will surely bring substantial profit.
For graveyard fengshui, examine the forest-mounds and the hairline edges at the middle court. If clear and elegant, with neat, lustrous hairline roots—bright, white, and glistening—the fengshui is excellent; yellow light arising portends harm to descendants; clear-turbid suggests repair is needed; white indicates its beauty and elegance.
For ornamental pools and fish, examine the upper granary. If the upper granary shows white light, it is suitable to build a fish-raising pond.
To purchase property, both the shangen and qianyi (migration) must show yellow light or purple before success can be achieved; if the texture is red-dark, it invites disputes and is not advisable; even if purchased, it will be difficult to perpetuate for descendants.
For construction, examine the left and right shanlin (forests) and jingzao (well-stoves). If yellow and red arise in these four places, one may break ground and build. Bright and moist is auspicious; cyan-dark is unfavorable. White appearing in the lower granary means harm to household members upon commencement of work.
For acquiring furniture and miscellaneous goods, all favor bright jingzao. If the wealth palace is dark-red, goods acquired will be damaged through litigation—inauspicious; if the nose tip is dark yet the stove gate is bright, purchasing is appropriate.
When a woman is about to give birth, first, the mingmen should be red-purple; second, both eyes should have luster; third, the ears should have white light; fourth, the voice should be clear and bright. With these, childbirth proceeds smoothly, the mother is safe, and the child will be accomplished. The first taboo: dark colors arising in the minggong and heavenly court; second taboo: much cyan on the face with ears dark as if veiled; third taboo: cyan lips with dark mouth corners; fourth taboo: hoarse voice and lustreless eyes. Violation of any single one brings danger in childbirth, mostly yielding daughters. On the day of delivery, examine the mingtang (hall of brightness) in the right palm for rosy blood color—the palm is key; if the blood color is red like water, a son is born immediately; if mixed with white-cyan, a daughter; dark—danger. If two colors are heavy, difficult labor with harm is feared. Heavy yellow light—save the mother but not the child; white light—save the child; cyan-dark or cyan-yellow—neither mother nor child will survive. This is an essential method that must not be lightly divulged, lest one reveal heavenly secrets and incur shortened lifespan.
To inquire about having sons, examine the jianmen; only with white, dark, or black colors can the wife's fortune or misfortune be determined. For the wife's pregnancy examine the left; for the concubine's, the right. Then examine the sleeping silkworms: red-purple means a son; red cheekbones favor a son; red nose tip or red yintang also favor sons; yellow sleeping silkworms yield a daughter. Following the former method, a given color can determine a given day. The text says: when the fire of the sanyang is strong, a son will be born on jia, yi, bing, or ding days; when cyan predominates in the sanyin, yi, geng, xin, ren, or gui days bring a daughter; dark and mournful jianmen with cyan sleeping silkworms—the wife will suffer in childbirth. Spots at the nose tip and fishtail—children will harm the wife and father.
Mouth and Tongue: Generally, a red color indicates disputes or litigation. Observe where it appears, and it indicates matters related to that area. Only the Life Palace (between the eyebrows) and Year-Age (middle of the nose bridge) areas are most忌讳 red; the Border Areas (temples) are also忌 red. Other areas are of lesser significance.
Seeking Medical Help: If the Life Palace is moist and the ear rims are red, a good prescription or remedy will be found; If the Nose Tip (Well-Basin) is red and Year-Age is green, chronic illness will be difficult to cure.
Gathering Color: When Qi and complexion are sufficient but not outwardly apparent, it is called "Gathering Within"; When bright both inside and outside, it is a "Great Gathering". Fresh openness in the Four Depositories (chin, cheeks, forehead, temples) is a Great Gathering; Blood harmony and strong Qi constitute a Gathering; When palm color is full but the face's is not, it is also a Gathering; When palm color is full but the face is dull and stagnant, it is also a Gathering. In general, if these colors are dark, everything is unfavorable; If red has authority, this too is a Gathering color: A strong presence predicts prosperity within the year; a weak presence, within a season. Hence, happiness is not far away.
Dispersion Color: Having color without Qi, or having a bright face mottled and mixed is "Dispersion"; Brightness that gives way to darkness is Dispersion; A moist face but no Qi in the palms is also Dispersion; Dark complexions on the face, ears, and nose indicate Dispersion. These all portend great defeat.
Reversal Changes: Darkness turning to brightness forecasts a change to joy; Brightness turning to darkness forecasts a change to worry. Even if proportions are good, with such disturbed, reversing hues, the color is not auspicious; A sudden change within a single day is very inauspicious, and a variation once every three or four days is also inauspicious; Even a bright color under such circumstances is unfavorable. This indicates unstable foundations, resulting in this alternating change on the face.
Movement Color: Newly present, bright, and moist hues favor taking action; Remaining static is unfavorable. However, if the color becomes too heavy, action is also not advisable.
Stillness Color: For stagnant, dark, red, or black hues, one should wait and watch for the auspicious hues to open before taking action.
Achievement Color: For accomplishing tasks, beginning construction, seeking wealth, or marrying, it is fitting that the ears are bright and the Seal Hall (between the brows) is relatively clear-bright: These signify joyous omens, verifying with miraculous precision; If the ears, nose, and Seal Hall lack brightness, it is decidedly not an auspicious omen.
Harmful Colors: Red in the Year-Age area has the taboo of calamity by officials or punishment; Murky/lacking lustre at the Four Depositories carries the taboo of danger related to traveling women; Red signifies household loss or ruin at the Well-Basin.
Red-tanned signifies harm from flood, sea or at the Digram (ear area).
(Note: This philosophy makes detailed mappings that could have multiple layered possible contextual interpretations, other specific official textual notes and auspicious/inauspicious meanings may depend on strict interpretive and original traditional source.)
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Obstruction Color: When the Four Depositories look like mud, ears and nose like lingering smoke, the Three Yang regions (around eyes) unopened, the face shrouded as if veiled, facial redness like fire, or a bright greasiness resembling oil – these are serious signs of enormous poverty and final ruin.
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