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袁序
丁巳夏月，珊因事赴金阊，走谒张师敬甫，得见精抄本子平约言一册，著者为陈素庵先生，讳之遴，字彦升素庵其别号也。先生乃浙江海宁人，崇祯丁丑榜眼，明官中允，顺治四年授秘书院侍读学士，迁礼部尚书，九年拜大学士。被谪，康熙五年卒于盛京。就其书凡例目录观之，全书当为十卷，此一册，仅两卷也，然即此两卷，反复雒诵，知先生贯彻儒宗，旁通百子，于命学尤有心得，故能于诸家利弊，各集异同，抉奥提纲，溯源竞委，虽有偏激之处，要亦不失为仁人之言。癸亥冬，上虞金松涛君复邮是书，起自卷一下，总纲赋，终于卷三下看小儿法，而卷四至卷十，概付阙如。珊虽有付梓之心，然犹以未成完璧为憾。岁丙寅，海上文化书局，索珊《命理探原》增订稿，遂选是书最精湛者，一十九篇以应之。辛未秋，绍兴蒋君清渠善滢与珊频通问询，商榷命学，偶尔论及是书，承谓其同学河北宣君仲策国勋，家有藏本，戚党袁君幼安肇基，又藏有《命理辑要》、《滴天髓辑要》二书，皆出自素庵先生手，珊闻之剧喜，乃函乞假观之，清渠忠于谋人，乐此不疲，果如期而至，以张师约言全目，于宣本约言三四卷互校。篇目均同，毫无乖异，至袁君所藏辑要两种，适为张师目录中第五至第十卷。所缺者仅《玉井奥决》而已，然此书通会曾采录之，不难汇集。惟宣本约言缺起例三十六则，珊当即补录寄之。盖是书向无刊本，展转抄传，好恶不同，故繁简各别之。珊与清渠约，谓是书为命学中最有价值之著作。珊当力任雕隽，公诸同好，徒以笔耕栗六，因循未果，中怀叹然。今春韦千里，忽以铅印精选约言见示，不以珊为谫劣，介清渠索珊为序，珊观其为书四卷，虽非素庵全豹，而精义妙论，尽具于斯，且遍次有类张师抄本，其全注之赋二十篇，要言不烦，最便初学，至杂论节去十二则，尤有见地，不得以割爱病之。韦君与珊不相识，观其刊印遗书，阐扬先哲，热心毅力，实有足多者。惜约言全书凡例，韦君未经寓目，兹补录于后，以尝序言，韦君其许我否？
命理约言原书十卷凡例
卷之一上
方圆无穷，必因规矩，术家谂悉，初学未详，作起例三十六则。
卷之一下
分别义类，纲举目张，选为韵言，用便诵悉，作赋二十篇。
卷之二上
干支阴阳，穷精析理，神煞纷错，择焉贵精，作论二十四篇。
卷之二下
推测多端，厥理繁赜，约略立式，变通在人，作法一十四篇。
卷之三上
正变殊俗，精当则同，穿凿支离，姑舍勿取，作法二十篇。
卷之三下
周亲荣悴，终世穷通，其式不齐，要归立命，作法一十四篇。
卷之四上
往读所垂，致用恐泥，谬说尤伙，辟之廓如，作法二十四篇。
卷之四下
探索剩义，考论旧闻，有见辄书，厥类难析，作杂论四十则。
卷之五六七
命家撰者，玉石杂陈，精者全钞，次乃节取，篡旧书上三卷。
卷之八九十
微言快论，二家较优，哲士引伸，岂云小补，篡旧书下三卷
民国二十二年，岁次癸酉春二月辛酉朔越二十有六日丙戌春分节，镇江袁书珊识于云台山峦之润德堂
蒋序
命书传世，不知凡几，予阅命书无多，就所知者，以《命理约言》、《命理析疑》、《命理辑要》、《滴天髓辑要》、及《子平真诠》为最精确。约言一书，曩在砚友宣仲策（国勋）处见之，说其先人宦游京师，手抄遗传，予择要录存若干则，以备参考。予世居绍兴，虽不以谈命为生涯，然于读津之暇，喜习命学，尤喜与各地谈命家互相探讨，交换义识，镇江袁公树珊（阜），精医术，擅命理，予谋名求教，承不弃，时通讯焉，偶及约言书，袁公以未窥全豹为憾，嘱予寄曰，予向宣友商借原抄本，就袁公之所缺者录而补之。宣本缺起例三十六则，蒙袁公录示，遂为宣本补入，予复向戚属袁幼安（肇基）借抄《命理辑要》，及《滴天髓辑要》，陆续寄邮袁公俾成全璧。袁公与予约，以约言书最有价值，世少堪本，拟谋付剞劂，以供同好，予韪之。乃事阅数年，未见实现，去岁嘉兴韦千里，蒙以研究命理订交，彼此通讯频频，兼由韦介绍其至好张恒夫先生，亦时以命学相问难，韦系名术家遁道人哲嗣，年少英俊，学有心得，予偿闻韦有搜集命理学说，参以平日谈名所得，汇刊成书之议，予即将约言寄供采择。韦谓书中所述学说，与其意见不谋而合，予虽促其致力于是书，详加诠注，付印问世，以扬先注，不必另辑矣。韦然之。阅半载，稿成，乃存原名，纪实也。由予函请袁公树珊撰述序文，其中原委，详见袁序中，予不赘述。惟命书尚有命理析疑，亦无刊本，名著湮没，予深惜之。韦君辑书既竣，嘱予校正，并索序焉，予自知学术荒芜，言之无文，爰陈梗概，志诸简端，是为序。
中华民国二十二年，岁在癸酉暮春中浣，浙江绍兴蒋善滢清渠甫序于古越鱼化桥畔桂荫馆。
韦序
孔子罕言命，而有时亦常言命，岂前后两异哉？盖赋命在天，知命在人，人人有命，未必人人皆知。所谓知者，非学问不能造其极，非阅历不能竞其功。故曰，君子居易以俟命。又曰五十而知天命，鲁论终篇，更曰不知命，无以为君子，圣人勉人知命之意，顾不深且远哉。千里年才弱冠，学复荒芜，薄技片长，阅历肤浅，敢谓知命耶？惟忆十二岁时，随先君子石泉公，诵读子平诸书，先君子喻余曰，学命岂易事哉？必也二事兼备，始可见功，其一多看书，其二多看命。多看书则学术精，多看命则经验富，二者不可偏废。孟子有云，尽信书则不如无书。书中之言，能尽是也？即尽是矣，能尽达也？必须以今人之命，参合古人之书，久而久之，自能融会贯通，孰是孰非，不难洞若观火，斯言也。小子志之不敢忘，及年十八，先君子见背，余以趋庭所闻，及阅书所得，日与士大夫朝夕研求，反复讨论，积五年之久，阅命三万余，差幸有所获。更觉泥古者，不足以谈命，先君子向谓学命不能徒读书者，只此益信。迩来朋好中，有嘱余将近年心得，笔之于书，以备遗忘者。奈俗务纷纭，犹未整理就绪，心恒叹焉。客夏绍兴蒋清渠先生，忽以清初陈素庵相国，所著《命理约言》四卷见示，余拜读至再，钦佩莫名。盖余所欲言者，陈书已先我言之，余所不敢言不能言者，陈书已振襟摇笔，侃侃而言之矣。且识见高超，义论透辟，诚为命书中唯一之杰作，不独文章典雅，考据详明已也。清渠谓是书，乃友人宣君仲策家藏抄本，世少流传，君如谋剞劂，必纸贵洛阳。余遂不辞狂瞽，力任校刊，其篇目略为更动，间有无关切要者，稍从割爱。赋二十篇，乃命之精华，余略加诠注，俟初学者读之，得以由浅入深；高明者读之，得以因同考异。蛇足之讥，知所不免。稿成，质之清渠先生，复蒙谬以精选许之，因是命为精选命理约言。先生又谓是书湮没人世，垂三百年，今竞赖君毅力，得以公诸天下，使命学日进昌明，则人人知命，人人守分上无战争之害，下无攘夺之虞，其功不亦大哉？余唯唯，不敢承。兹因刊印事蒇，爰志得书之缘起如此，尚望巨硕宏达，进而教之，则幸甚矣。
民国癸酉春日，浙江嘉兴韦千里仅识于沪江寓次。
Yuan Xu (Yuan's Preface)
In the summer of the year Ding Si 📅, Yuan Shushan traveled to Jinchang on business. While visiting his teacher Zhang Jingfu, he came across a meticulously transcribed copy of Ziping Essentials. The author was Chen Su'an (given name Zhilin, courtesy name Yansheng) 🔥, a native of Haining, Zhejiang. He achieved second place in the imperial examinations during the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, served as Minister of Rites, and later became a Grand Secretary under the Qing Dynasty. The original work comprised ten volumes, but Yuan only saw two. Nevertheless, he found the content profound, blending Confucian thought with various schools of philosophy, offering unique insights into destiny theory 🌱. Later, with the assistance of friends Jin Songtao, Jiang Qingqu, and Xuan Zhongce, he gradually supplemented the missing chapters and discovered that Essentials of Destiny Theory Compilation and Essentials of Ditian Sui were also authored by Chen Su'an. Yuan initially intended to publish the complete work but was hindered by his busy schedule. It wasn't until Wei Qianli published a lead-type printed edition of Selected Essentials in four volumes that the work saw the light of day. Although not the complete original, it contained its essence, particularly the twenty annotated fu (rhymed prose) texts with concise commentaries, making it suitable for beginners 📖.
Jiang Xu (Jiang's Preface)
Jiang Qingqu revered Essentials of Destiny Theory as a classic text in the field, ranking it alongside Analysis of Doubts in Destiny Theory and True Explanations of Ziping. He obtained a manuscript copy through his friend Xuan Zhongce and collaborated with Yuan Shushan to complete the missing parts. Jiang emphasized that the study of destiny theory requires discussion and exchange. Encouraged by Yuan, he promoted Wei Qianli's efforts to compile and publish the work. He believed that after being lost for three hundred years, its rediscovery could help illuminate the study of destiny and promote social understanding of fate and adherence to one's station in life 🌍.
Wei Xu (Wei's Preface)
Wei Qianli recounted learning Ziping techniques from his father in his youth. His father stressed the importance of "reading extensively to refine one's scholarship and examining numerous fate charts to gain rich experience" 🧠. After accumulating five years of experience and reviewing thirty thousand fate charts, Wei deeply felt that one should not rigidly adhere to ancient texts. Upon receiving Essentials of Destiny Theory from Jiang Qingqu, he was amazed by its forward-thinking insights and subsequently edited and published it as Selected Essentials of Destiny Theory. He made slight deletions of redundant material and added annotations to the fu texts to benefit both beginners and advanced scholars. He humbly stated that the publication aimed to promote the wisdom of past sages, not to claim any personal merit 🌟.
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