Loading...
寸金搜髓论
造化先须看日主，后把提纲看次第。四柱专论其财官，身旺财官多富贵。若还身旺财官损，只是朝求暮讨儿。财官旺时日主旺，紫袍金带有何疑。财官旺而日主弱，运行身旺最为奇。日主旺而财官弱，运入财官名利驰。日主坐下有财官，月令相逢贵不难。富贵财官为总论，早年富贵禄高攀。身旺无依更迁祖，不迁居恶在外地。身旺无倚，损财伤妻。或是外家冷落，或过房入舍。身旺印旺，破财不聚。有财只好善破，或置物创屋。或门大而仓禀虚，内不足而外有余。官喜露，露则清高。财要藏，藏则丰厚。煞藏官露，恶隐善扬。人生遇此，名振乡邦。官煞太重身更强，·逢制伏作贤良。煞官拱印贵非轻，俎赫威扬定振名。生居九夏火上多，相逢水济贵中和。水火原来要既济，管教名利振山河。生居三冬，水冷金寒。得火相逢，莫作
等困。火势炎炎，如无水运.行水乡亦是美。水势滔滑，若无火运.入火乡亦为句。南方火炎.利入北方水运、北方水寒，利入南方火运。东方本多，宜入西方金运。西方金涯，宜入东方木运。水火有既济之功.金木有成名之论。五行得其相济，威名荣振九天。三丘五墓，辰戌孔未。若是重见，骨肉响悲。父母不足，兄弟异离。亲戚情疏，更宁妻子。冲破提网，多亏父母。或是刑，或是离异。身盯比府坐目马.兄弟飘蓬好潇洒。八字四马总郊驰，身荣劳碌任东西。倘有身闲心不定，动则风流静则悲。财星入库主聚财.财星入库妻悭吝。谨守资财不做人，若是财星坐四马，妻贤无处不欣欣。官然重重不带财，妻能内助不和谐。公姑不敬妻无礼，夺却夫权命所排。官星若也逢生旺，更得长生班在时。子息聪明多俊秀，儿孙个个着绯衣。比助伤官旺，伤妻更损儿。养子多不孝，乞养总非宜。主七煞带袅神.妻主虚胎小产多。血气不调成血疾；更看行运又何如。男子枭神重重见，身弱多因痨病随。女人枭食非为吉，产难惊人病亦危。女人官旺兼财旺，招得贤夫更好儿。若是财官俱爱损，伤夫克子守罗帏。印绶旺身身更旺，为人刑克主抓贫。若得官显财又显，亦为超迈贵人扶。慧是招非，只缘水火相克。或是日昏眼暗，女命若也伤官旺，坐下伤官会骂夫，朝器喃喃口不绝，百年终见带刑孤。且如乙巳戊辰庚年辛未11干带之，权贵之妻也。更主贤妻亦主贵，更看四柱又何如。又如内子丁且戊寅己卯生人遇此，皆如前道。辛巳壬午甲中乙酉，俱是坐下财官，逢之
富贵不少。丁亥、戊子、并庚寅，日主逢之命不轻。辛卯丙申丁酉位，财官内隐显声名。己亥甲申见庚戌，印绶财官内里藏。更得丙辰壬戌至，四时得印不非常。甲子丙寅与丁卯，己巳壬辰癸巳同。虚名虚利任飘蓬，乙亥庚申并已巳，生下财官并无有。妻宫子女带虚花，东西南北是身家。甲午戊戌并庚子，女克丈夫男克子。乙巳丙午丁未同，重重壬子主孤穷。甲寅己卯与戊午，支干同类子不足。已未庚申及癸亥，月令更旺成祸害。月主财官印绶全，月时符合福绵绵。干支同类并身旺，克子刑妻破祖田。好将四柱分强弱，莫犯阴阳执一言。此是五行真妙诀，不逢智者莫虚传。
提纲月令，领君之命而行之，故曰月令。身旺无倚，如五行旺无相济之理。日主为身甲，日生在寅，文亥卵未木局，谓之身旺，无全制之，必为僧道之流。九夏、即夏三月也。三冬、即冬三月也。明马好出游四方，潇洒若无栏，主流落他方。寅申己亥为四马之方。命中取财为要又为马，所以论财及妻及马，统而相连以喻之。枭神偏印也，东方不仁之鸟，能食母。坐下伤官，乃日主下犯之。
Fate analysis must first focus on the Day Master 🌞 (the heavenly stem of the birth day), followed by observing the Monthly Order 📅 (the guiding principle, i.e., the birth month) in sequence. Within the Four Pillars and Eight Characters, emphasis is placed on the Wealth Star 💰 and the Official Star 🏛️: if the body is strong (Day Master is robust) and the wealth and official stars are flourishing, it often indicates riches, honor, and prosperity. If the body is strong but the wealth and official stars are damaged, life may be marked by hardship, potentially leading to destitution or even begging.
When both the wealth and official stars are strong and the Day Master is also robust, an official career will undoubtedly thrive, adorned with purple robes and golden belts. If the wealth and official stars are strong but the Day Master is weak, the most auspicious scenario is when the major cycle (Da Yun) reaches a phase where the body is strong. When the Day Master is strong but the wealth and official stars are weak, entering a wealth or official cycle will bring both fame and fortune. If the Day Master sits on wealth and official stars (i.e., the earthly branch of the day pillar) and is further supported by the Monthly Order, attaining nobility is not difficult. In general, the key to wealth and honor lies in the proper configuration of wealth and official stars, enabling early ascension to high positions.
When the body is strong but lacks support (the Five Elements are excessively strong without restraint), it may lead to relocating from ancestral homes or settling in foreign lands, even resulting in financial losses, harm to the spouse, estrangement from maternal relatives, or being adopted into another family. If the body is strong and the Seal Star is also strong, wealth will be scattered and unaccumulated; money may be easily spent or used to purchase property, creating an outwardly prosperous appearance but inner emptiness. The Official Star should be exposed, as exposure signifies nobility and purity; the Wealth Star should be hidden, as concealment leads to abundance. When the Killing Star is hidden and the Official Star is exposed, evil is concealed while goodness is highlighted, and such a configuration can bring fame and recognition in one's hometown.
If the Official and Killing Stars are overly strong but the body is even stronger, encountering restraint can lead to becoming virtuous and honorable. When the Killing and Official Stars encircle the Seal Star, the nobility is significant, and one's prestige will spread far and wide. Born in summer (Nine Summers 🔥), excessive fire requires water to achieve balance; when water and fire are in harmony, both fame and fortune will flourish. Born in winter (Three Winters ❄️), water is cold and metal is frigid; encountering fire will alleviate hardship. When fire is blazing without water, entering a water cycle is favorable; when water is overwhelming without fire, entering a fire cycle is also auspicious. In the fiery south, a northern water cycle is beneficial; in the cold northern water, a southern fire cycle is advantageous. In the wood-abundant east, a western metal cycle is suitable; in the metal-strong west, an eastern wood cycle is favorable. When the Five Elements are in harmony, one's prestige will shake the heavens.
Repeated appearances of the Three Mounds and Five Tombs (Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei) indicate separation from flesh and blood, insufficient parental support, estrangement among siblings, distant relatives, and changes in spouses. Breaking through the Monthly Order often harms parents, leading to either punishment or separation. If the body sits on the Companion Star or the Traveling Horse, siblings will lead wandering and carefree lives; multiple Traveling Horses in the Four Pillars indicate a life of toil and movement, with a restless mind—active in joy but sorrowful in stillness.
The Wealth Star entering the treasury indicates wealth accumulation, but the spouse may be miserly, hoarding wealth without generosity; if the Wealth Star sits on the Traveling Horse, the spouse will be virtuous and joyful everywhere. Multiple Official and Killing Stars without a Wealth Star mean the spouse can assist internally but harmony is lacking, with disrespect toward in-laws and usurpation of the husband's authority. If the Official Star encounters growth and flourishes, and further enjoys longevity in the hour pillar, offspring will be intelligent, outstanding, and noble.
A strong Companion Star and Hurting Officer indicate harm to the spouse and children, with adopted children being unfilial; adoption is not advisable. The Seven Killings with the Owl God mean the spouse may experience miscarriages or stillbirths, with blood-related imbalances leading to illness, depending on the cycle. For men, multiple Owl Gods and a weak body often lead to chronic illness; for women, the Owl God and Eating God are inauspicious, indicating difficult childbirth and critical illness. For women, strong Official and Wealth Stars attract worthy husbands and good children; if both are damaged, it may lead to widowhood and loss of children. A strong Seal Star and even stronger body indicate a life of punishment, conflict, and poverty; prominent Official and Wealth Stars surpass ordinary nobility with support.
Conflicts arise from the clash of water and fire, or may manifest as dimness or eye problems. For women, a strong Hurting Officer leads to constant scolding of the husband, ultimately resulting in punishment and loneliness. For example, in the八字乙巳、戊辰、庚申、辛未, if the Day Stem carries this, it signifies the wife of a powerful and noble person, indicating a virtuous and noble spouse, depending on the Four Pillars configuration. Similarly, those born on丁丑、戊寅、己卯encounter similar circumstances as described. Days such as辛巳、壬午、甲申、乙酉, where the day pillar sits on wealth and official stars, often bring significant wealth and honor.
Days like丁亥、戊子、庚寅indicate a fate of considerable weight;辛卯、丙申、丁酉have wealth and official stars hidden internally but fame revealed externally;己亥、甲申meeting庚戌have seals, wealth, and official stars hidden within; encountering丙辰、壬戌leads to extraordinary seals across the four seasons.甲子、丙寅、丁卯、己巳、壬辰、癸巳are similar, indicating fleeting fame and fortune and a wandering life.乙亥、庚申、己巳lack wealth and official stars, with illusory spouses and children, and a life of movement across directions.甲午、戊戌、庚子indicate women harming husbands and men harming children;乙巳、丙午、丁未with multiple壬子lead to loneliness and poverty;甲寅、己卯、戊午with similar stems and branches indicate insufficient offspring;己未、庚申、癸亥with a flourishing Monthly Order become sources of disaster.
If the Monthly Order contains wealth, official, and seal stars entirely, and harmonizes with the hour pillar, blessings will be abundant; if the stems and branches are of the same category and the body is strong, it may harm children, punish the spouse, and break ancestral wealth. The strength of the Four Pillars must be differentiated, and one should not rigidly adhere to a single Yin-Yang principle. This is the subtle secret of the Five Elements, passed only to the wise.
The Monthly Order 📅 serves as the guiding principle, governing destiny. A strong body without support, like the Five Elements flourishing without restraint, often leads to a life as a monk or Taoist. Nine Summers refers to the three months of summer, and Three Winters refers to the three months of winter. The Traveling Horse indicates travel in all directions; without restraint, it leads to wandering in foreign lands. Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai are the four directions of the horse. The Wealth Star is the horse, discussing wealth, the spouse, and the horse in connection. The Owl God is the partial seal, akin to the unkind bird of the east that can devour its mother; sitting on the Hurting Officer means the Day Master below is violated.
The essence of八字命理 (Eight Characters Fate Analysis) lies in Five Elements balance and generation and restraint. By analyzing the Day Master, wealth and official stars, body strength, and other factors, it reveals personal destiny trends, emphasizing the importance of Yin-Yang harmony and Five Elements interaction. The Monthly Order (guiding principle) serves as the hub of destiny, governing the overall situation, while the configuration of wealth and official stars determines the level of wealth and nobility.
In modern society, the principles of八字can be analogized to personal resource management and environmental adaptation:
八字theory is deeply rooted in the Yin-Yang Five Elements view of ancient Chinese philosophy, reflecting the thought of天人合一 (harmony between humanity and nature):