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论一方之气,不可过角。进角为孤,退角为寡。(一方之气,则四象各主于一时之偶也,如寅卯辰则巳孤丑寡。)
既旺不过一方之气,却言衰者成功也。(木水【生】亥衰于辰,是木出东方春位而衰,此本末衰旺,功成身退,子结花落也。)
华过衰而实成,是穷则变通之象。始生于沐浴,为风水陶化之因;冠带则材器可任;临官则鬼害之难。(物主临官,则气血坚壮,可受制敌,不畏其鬼。)
旺则刚介自处,衰则去华立实,病者孤也。(病者形势孤弱,如木病巳,则寅辰之孤也。)
死兮无物,墓藏为造化之终,绝煞有鼎新之气,气尽后成,胞胎凝结,始分形状。(此长生之气,言五行至绝,受气而成形,十二支位之理乃代谢自然。)
夫物出自然,端倪莫测,直须仔细探赜【迹】,消息龟数。(五行之造化,万物之盈亏,以尽蓍龟之数。)
衰病之所,有鬼则止,无鬼则停。(止则穷已,停则流滞,如丙至壬戌、壬申则绝,至庚申、乙亥则流滞而不通。)
水性本寒,火体本热,极寒则丑寅以为期,大暑则未申而自定。极也反也,五行之常体;生也殒也,万物之自然。(五行各有正性,在人所禀有吉凶,发觉未萌,须在期程之所极可定。赋云:“三冬暑少九阳多,亦以正气为凭也”,五行之运,阴阳相推,亦有不应和者,亦极相反,是谓死兮生之本,生兮死之源。)
岁隐其神,神成而岁死。(岁木也,神火也,火盛则木死,势不两立,因恩而生害。)
智从义出,智盛则义藏。(智水也,义金也。金生水,水盛金藏,未尝不失于义也。)
信从四事【方】,物物皆归。(钟于土是也,辰为木之土,戌为金之土,未为火之土,丑为水之土。)
鬼财相会,则凶中得吉。(如庚申得癸卯,是庚申月乙卯有合会德之财,癸卯为木之鬼。)
观刑逢妻生旺不取,生月为父,胎月为母,身克为妻,妻生为子,时生是妻子之数,成败自然。(以火克金为父,则以生月定之,然后看日时承受,胎月有无刑害,身克为妻,以日论之,妻生为子,以时推之,乃看生旺刑制,五行之定数也。)
胎气同往,当有异母;月干相逢,须依二父。(受胎正在受气之地,而与日时支干同者,当食二母之乳。月干与年干相连,而同在父母生地,当相交或立身于二事而成也。)
子息则先明生气,或用克以推之。(如丁巳土,以木为子孙,建至亥上得辛,若四柱见丁在无气,更有刑害者,必少子孙也。)
自生自旺,更看运元胎月。(如生纳音在月旺处,更不论刑害子孙之地。如胎月在有气处于生时之上,亦不绝子也。)
禄马不闲,子孙未必绝灭。(若人生时,见禄马往来朝命,不犯孤寡,亦有子孙。)
阴阳和会,交友结心,同气连枝,同名定数。(五行须和顺者,四海之人亦心于交友相结,况同胞兄弟,岂不得力,但五行中,以此为兄弟而无灾位也。)
或有偶然同产,一母以生,须分深浅之时,复看五音向背。(凡一时有八刻二十分,故有浅深前后吉凶不同,其有以生须分深浅,异姓则论五音向背。)
本音生旺,须至福胜于休囚;时日初终,更看先后之凶吉。(异姓同时,音得旺相者,福禄深厚,言同时则看先后吉凶。)
岁月各计于气交,胎月定推于干数。(有年未交而气先交者,气已交而月未建者,须以交气为定,人之生也,禀五行四时之气为性命,且年岁乃辰煞而已,其余建月不足月,俱以十月为胎,以同天干之数。)
是以天奇地偶,有万不同,阴煞阳生,无形自运。察衰旺于气数之中,则万物变论之必应。(天地生物不同,如人质未尝相肖,盖使有造化之别,尔阳主生,阴主煞,乃运于无形之中,而万物先后自然应备。五行衰旺,以四时轮转,则万物从而化育,至如鹰入水化为鸠,蚯蚓结之类是也。)
贵贱所成,刑聚败极。(甲申得丁巳、己卯、己巳之类。)
四柱不收。(甲子得丙寅、丁巳、辛亥、壬申之类。)
五行未备。(甲子得庚子、己卯、癸巳之类。)
数无取用。(如不合干不冲支,而上下相异其气。)
一方前后。(如木命人巳丑之类。)
柱多隔角。(辛丑得辛卯,甲子得甲戌。)
真者失时。(如丙辛合在二月、六月,丁壬合在秋月。)
假者殃克。(五行纳音本轻,却多逢克制。)
主本倒乱。(火年水日,更先逢生旺,继逢死绝。)
父子乖违。(日克年,时克月,贫贱之人皆从此出,人生元命犯以上之格,皆主贫贱害身,如此而元命有气,却得富贵者,必不久而多凶也。)
禄期本地,身命旺相,禄承马在,贵合两同。(如甲人生亥卯未地,或寅卯辰中,即生旺气也。如壬辰得辛亥、丙寅、己亥,甲寅得乙未、丙子、己亥也。)
真体守位。(如丁人得壬,而在寅卯辰亥之中,或见丙辛各在旺地,而别旺无丁壬也。)
假音得时。(如土人生夏季,或居申子辰中连四季皆是。)
宝义制伐,四事显明。(尊生卑曰宝,卑生尊曰义,上克下曰制,下贱上曰伐。以此四者,胎月日时上下相生相克是也。)
五行不杂,九命相养。(谓三元各处一方,带本近禄而和,及三元各居生旺库,而纳音支干相生育也。)
木官不重。(木须要金,而木通用甲,重而无金者,须得支有。)
金鬼无偏。(金须要火,而金相当,或须重而合会于丙。)
用刑者有时。(如寅刑巳而生在春,制克有用。)
守刑者不乱。(如癸巳刑戊申,而无丁干者是。)
明官德合。(如丁亥得壬辰、壬戌、壬寅,又己卯得甲戌、甲寅。)
暗逢支禄。(甲人得丑未亥之类。)
支纯干一,有贵来朝。(本命四柱,支干纯一,或四柱干目纯带贵神来朝本命,或四柱并在一支上见贵神。)
主旺本成,会于一方。(庚子土得庚辰日癸未时丙戌月丁丑胎之类,虽冲破却会在本气之方,更有禄马尤吉。)
金逢五事,顺得三奇。(金木水火土金,而三元有旺气,得生克相顺,尤嘉也。辛酉生人,得甲午月戊寅日庚申时者,是三奇之顺得也。)
富贵之人,皆能应此。(人生元命,支干四柱,应以上诸格者主富贵,纵无气,亦主闻名挺特出群。)
五行各有奇仪,须分逆顺。(若三奇各带合,须前后五辰合为上,更分顺逆之用。)
甲戊庚金奇,喜辰戌丑未或金方;乙丙丁火奇,喜寅午戌或酉方;丙辛癸水奇,喜亥子丑申辰方;丁壬甲木奇,喜寅卯辰亥方;甲己丙土奇,喜四季及寅亥午申方。岁胎月日时者顺,时日月胎岁者逆。(三奇亦要合而贵,五位得逆顺三奇皆吉,惟嫌不连顺。)
胎本立于岁前,因岁得之胎月,故立胎在岁后月前。空刑败害,日时倒乱,却得顺奇,不为倒也。(三刑、八败、六害、空亡、相生、相绝、倒乱者,却得三奇顺在本方,亦主富贵。)
日时无方,东里多迍,根鲜枝荣,西门寡禄,根固时雄,花实无忒。(日时之力不辅三元,或耗或克,主灾多,行年根苗花实,乃胎月日时相顺为贵,若五行更到旺方,即为长远。)
应得位者,支干各有所刑官或无气也,上下须依乎父母。(入前格而贵者,支干中须有冲刑之官,如无官须以德运为清也。当死绝处须要逢父母,故子晋云:赖五行之救助。)
四柱主本,禄马往来,须分建破。天乙扶持,将德侍卫,更辨尊卑。(谓当用处有建不可破,已破却不可建,吉神在四柱中,各在四时,用干为贵。)
真合为紧。(子巳卯申之合为真。)
德合不清。(甲子、己丑、丙戌、辛卯连顺而贵,尚不如壬子、癸丑。)
连珠未显。(连珠支干前后颠倒,皆不为显。)
空合何荣。(四柱相合,不扶六马本命,即为不贵。)
支连干会,连珠真同凤凰薮;刑全贵全,天赦禄食麒麟窟。(甲子、乙丑、丙寅连顺而贵,尚不如壬子、癸丑、甲寅、乙卯为凤凰薮,其贵清异。人生二刑,更昼夜贵神全,皆主文章清秀之贵。)
卯酉自分承不承,魁罡言之会不会。(乙酉得辛卯,辛酉得癸卯,而有辰戌,言支干相承用。魁罡辰戌也,辰戌相冲,须有寅亥申支,乃为相会,不相会为凶。)
罡中旺乙,魁里伏辛,贵神得癸,小吉隐丁。(辰中是乙,戌中是辛,乙丑为贵神,丑中有癸,未中是丁。)
有阴而无阳,乃四方之贡土。(言癸乙丁辛皆阴干,四位中贡成其物之土。)
阳守正于魁罡,阴有用于丑未。金在火乡,贵而迁逐,财则孤劳。(戊同辰戌,己同丑未,金命在火乡,贵人多黜贵,财人则孤劳。)
体重为从革,日新本轻,则灾殃短折。(金以火为官,若体重者,为火位中生,亦可成器。若金本轻,而生于火乡,更遇之多,必短夭刑折。)
须详生克之爱憎,举一隅而辨众。(如金在火乡,各以其义,辨生克爱憎而言吉凶。如水木火土,各以金之义而推之,故一隅足以辨众。)
支干论配合之情,力气取四时之义。(五行生在三合中,各以生克物化人伦之义,以辨吉凶。更看四时中所得力气,及支干配合真假,以定吉凶。)
仍分尊卑上下,筋脉交连,神煞吉凶,以分高下。(此重言者,欲人不忽于消息,言更看上下先后尊卑,见不见抽不抽之筋脉情理,乃神煞吉凶而定荣谢也。)
至若贵神当位,诸煞伏藏,三元旺相,岂专神煞。(言天乙贵人论于干,看五行四时之气,及昼夜之干而定,若有气,天乙当位,则煞自藏矣。五行三元为本,若在旺相之地,不背克生气,不论神煞也。)
或遇七元、刑、劫、败、害、元、亡、冲破,在上无可救者,为头目之疾。(七元干鬼者,对命是也。三刑、劫煞、八败、六害、元、亡、冲破者,犯真禄之位,见干鬼及三两位并犯胎命之建,更地位无救,主头目疾。)
在下无可救者,为手足之厄。(只犯纳音支者,乃手足股肱之病。)
父母子孙,奚能免害,生时既用,行运亦然。(如此之人,亦须妨害六亲,以三元尊卑而言也。又言己土七煞之凶,不惟生时用于上下之灾,行运太岁亦当与日时通论。)
木火则奔速,土金水乃容之。(所遇上件破害,当向坐时运中,更分五行迟速之性,火木渐上主速,土金水沉下主迟缓也。噫!造化廖廓,祸福杳微,或积善而有灾殃,或积恶而多喜庆,盖祸福定于生时,善恶由人,然而天道福善祸淫,故君子修身以俟命。)
Overall Paraphrased Translation
This chapter delves into the cyclical patterns of the waxing and waning of the Five Elements' energy across different time periods, emphasizing the importance of accurately grasping the timing of transitions between prosperity and decline. The energy of one direction should not be excessively extended; advancing to the next direction leads to isolation (孤), while retreating to the previous direction results in desolation (寡). All things must decline after reaching peak prosperity, and from extreme decline, new life emerges—just as trees flourish in spring but wane in the Chen month (辰月), or flowers wither after fruits ripen. This transition between prosperity and decline reflects the natural law of transformation at the extremes.
🌳 Wood energy thrives in spring but begins to decline in the Chen month (辰月), akin to knowing when to retreat after reaching a career peak.
🔥 Fire is inherently hot, but extreme heat naturally subsides by the Wei and Shen months (未申月), reminding us to exercise moderation.
💧 Water is inherently cold, but extreme cold transitions to warmth by the Chou and Yin months (丑寅月), symbolizing that opportunities arise from adversity.
In modern life, this theory can be applied to:
The规律 (law) of growth, flourishing, harvesting, and storing reflects the dialectical principles of the universe: success contains the seeds of decline, while failure harbors the hope of renewal. This perspective of dynamic balance teaches us to approach both favorable and adverse circumstances with equanimity, recognizing that all states are temporary and interconnected.
Associated Concepts:
Further Reading:
Modern Research:
Contemporary scholars have found that the theory of the Five Elements' waxing and waning closely aligns with the seasonal patterns of traditional agricultural societies in China. The cyclical thinking embedded in this theory shares similarities with modern economic business cycle theories.
Key Destiny Principles:
Practical Points:
When analyzing a destiny chart, consider the following comprehensively:
Special Reminder:
Destiny charts indicating wealth and nobility often follow specific combinatorial patterns. However, even with an优越 (superior) destiny chart, unfavorable major or yearly cycles can impact actual achievements. Conversely, an ordinary destiny chart with favorable cycles can still lead to corresponding success.
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