论五行旺相休囚死并寄生十二宫

论五行旺相休囚死并寄生十二宫

盛德乘时曰旺。如春木旺，旺则生火，火乃木之子，子乘父业，故火相；木用水生，生我者父母，今子嗣得时，登高明显赫之地，而生我者当知退矣，故水休。休者，美之无极，休然无事之义。火能克金，金乃木之鬼，被火克制，不能施设， 故金囚；火能生土，土为木之财，财为隐藏之物，草木发生，土散气尘，所以春木克土则死。夏火旺火，生土则土相，木生火则木休，水克火则水囚，火克金则金死。六月土旺，土生金则金相，火生土则火休，木克土则木囚，土克水则水死。秋金旺，金生水则水相，土生金则土休，火克金则火囚，金克木则木死。冬水旺，水生木则木相，金生水则金休，土克水则土囚，水克火则火死。
观夏月大旱，金石流，水土焦。六月暑气增，寒气灭；秋月金胜，草木黄落；冬月大寒太冷，水结冰，火气顿减，其旺其死，概可见矣。盖四时之序，节满即谢，五行之性，功成必复，故阳极而降，阴极而升，日中则昃，月盈则亏。此天之常 道也。人生天地，势积必损，财聚必散，年少反衰，乐极反悲。此人之常情也。故一盛一衰，或得或失，荣枯进退，难逃此理，经云：人虽灵于万物，命莫逃乎五行。斯言尽矣。
五行寄生十二宫：长生、沐浴、冠带、临官、帝旺、衰、病、死、墓、绝、胎、养，循环无端，周而复始，造物大体与人相似，循环十二宫亦若人世轮回也。《三命提要》云：“五行寄生十二宫，一曰受气，又曰绝，曰脆，以万物在地中未有其象，如母腹空，未有物也；二曰受胎，天地气交，氤氲造物，其物在地中萌芽，始有其气，如人受父母之气也；三曰成形，万物在地中成形，如人在母腹成形也；四曰长生，万物发生向荣，如人始生而向长也；五曰沐浴，又曰败，以万物始生，形体柔脆，易为所损，如人生后三日以沐浴之，几至困绝也；六曰冠带，万物渐荣秀，如人具衣冠也；七曰临官，万物既秀实，如人之临官也；八曰帝旺，万物成熟，如人之兴旺也；九曰衰，万物形衰，如人之气衰也；十曰病，万物病，如人之病也；十一曰死，万物死，如人之死也；十二曰墓，又曰库，以万物成功而藏之库，如人之终而归墓也。归墓则又受气，胞胎而生。” 凡推造化，见生旺者未必便作吉论，见休囚死绝未必便作凶言。如生旺太过，宜乎制伏，死绝不及，宜乎生扶，妙在识其通变。古以胎生旺库为四贵，死绝病败为四忌，余为四平，亦大概言之。

On the Five Elements' States of Prosperity, Assistance, Rest, Imprisonment, Death and the Twelve Palaces of Dwelling

📜 Overall Paraphrased Translation

The Five Elements manifest different energy states as the seasons rotate:

• Prosperity (Wang) 🔥: The element in season is at its peak energy (e.g., Wood prospers in Spring)
• Assistance (Xiang) 🌱: The element generated by the prosperous element is secondary in strength (Wood generates Fire, thus Fire assists in Spring)
• Rest (Xiu) 💧: The element that generates the prosperous element recedes (Water generates Wood; when Wood prospers, Water rests)
• Imprisonment (Qiu) 🛡: The element restrained by the prosperous element becomes trapped (Metal restrains Wood, but prosperous Wood counter-restrains Metal, thus Metal is imprisoned in Spring)
• Death (Si) ⚰: The element excessively exhausted by the prosperous element weakens (Wood restrains Earth; Earth's qi scatters in Spring, thus it dies)

Seasonal Cycle Example:

Season	Prosperity (Wang)	Assistance (Xiang)	Rest (Xiu)	Imprisonment (Qiu)	Death (Si)
Spring 🌿	Wood	Fire	Water	Metal	Earth
Summer 🔥	Fire	Earth	Wood	Water	Metal
Late Summer ⛰	Earth	Metal	Fire	Wood	Water
Autumn 🍂	Metal	Water	Earth	Fire	Wood
Winter ❄️	Water	Wood	Metal	Earth	Fire

[Translation Note: June belongs to Late Summer, Earth is in command]
Natural phenomena confirm this principle: Summer drought melts metal and stone 🔥, Winter cold diminishes fire's energy ❄️, revealing that prosperity and decline are part of the heavenly cycle. Life follows the same pattern – extreme power invites loss, extreme joy begets sorrow. This is the universal law of "Things will reverse after reaching an extreme" 🌍.

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🧩 The Twelve Palaces of Dwelling for the Five Elements

The life process of all things is divided into twelve stages, analogous to the cycle of human life:

1. Extinction (Jue) / Receiving Qi: Like an unconceived embryo, energy lies dormant ⚫
2. Embryo (Tai): Heaven and Earth unite, initial vitality forms 🌱
3. Nourishment (Yang) / Taking Form: Physical form begins to appear, like a fetus developing 👶
4. Birth (Changsheng): Breaks through the earth to be born, grows vigorously 🌿
5. Bathing (Muyu) / Defeat: Newborn fragility, easily damaged 💧 (e.g., an infant bathing for the first time is prone to illness)
6. Capping (Guandai): Branches and leaves gradually flourish, like a person's capping ceremony 👑
7. Official Appointment (Linguan): Talents become apparent, career begins 💼
8. Imperial Prosperity (Diwang): Peak state, abundant energy 🔥
9. Decline (Shuai): Turns weak after extreme prosperity, vitality recedes 🍂
10. Sickness (Bing): Functions decline, hidden problems emerge 🤒
11. Death (Si): Energy dissipates, returns to stillness ⚰
12. Tomb (Mu) / Storehouse (Ku): Returns to the earth, awaits rebirth ⛰

[Translation Note: The twelve palaces cycle endlessly; after "Tomb" comes "Extinction," starting a new cycle]

Dialectical View of Auspiciousness and Inauspiciousness:

• Birth/Prosperity ≠ Auspicious: Excessive strength requires restraint (e.g., raging fire needs water's aid)
• Death/Extinction ≠ Inauspicious: Exhausted states benefit from support and generation (e.g., withered wood meeting spring)
• The Four Nobles: Embryo, Birth, Prosperity, Tomb (storing strength and sedimentation)
• The Four Taboos: Death, Extinction, Sickness, Defeat (Bathing)

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🧠 Deep Understanding

Core Concept 💡

Law of Dynamic Balance: The energy of the Five Elements flows with time and space; the alternation of prosperity and decline is the nature of reality. Success and failure in life are like the rotation of seasons, requiring knowledge of when to advance or retreat and understanding how to store strength.

Modern Interpretation 🌟

• Workplace Application:
  • Prosperity/Assistance Period (Official Appointment, Imperial Prosperity): Seize rising opportunities, advance with full effort.
  • Rest/Imprisonment Period (Decline, Sickness): Cultivate internal skills, avoid radical decisions.
• Investment Insights:
  • Industry cycles reference the Five Elements' rotation (e.g., when technology 🔥 prospers, traditional manufacturing ⚙️ may be imprisoned).
  • The "Tomb/Storehouse" concept corresponds to asset accumulation periods.

Practical Value ⚡

1. Self-Management:
   • During peak energy periods (Imperial Prosperity), focus on core objectives.
   • During low periods (Bathing/Sickness), emphasize learning and sedimentation.
2. Risk Warning:
   • "The dragon at zenith has regrets": At the peak, guard against overexpansion.
   • "Life springs from desperation": Seek turning points within crises.

Philosophical Reflection 🤔

The ancients used nature as a metaphor for human affairs, revealing that "cyclicality" is a fundamental law of the universe. Contemporary people can strip away fatalism and extract its dynamic development perspective: Store strength during favorable times, cultivate the mind during adversity, building resilience amidst change.

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📚 Related Knowledge

• Associated Concepts:
  • Generation and Restraint of the Five Elements ➔ Energy flow relationships.
  • The Ten Gods System ➔ Mapping of interpersonal and social relationships.
• Further Reading:
  • Ditian Sui · Shuai Wang Pian: "If one can understand the true mechanism of decline and prosperity, one is more than halfway to comprehending the profundity of the Three Fates."
  • Qiong Tong Bao Jian on the regulation and harmony of the Five Elements.
• Modern Research:
  Scholars propose "Five Elements Cycle Models" applied to economic forecasting (e.g., Earth and Metal cycles in the resource industry).