Chapter on the Six Relatives

六亲篇

何为六亲

六亲者，父、母、兄、弟、妻、子是也。

六亲之更定

旧论父子殊多谬误（详见命理约言），特更定六亲看法如后。
（一）父：男女命皆以生我之印为父。
（二）母：同父。
（三）夫：克我之官杀为夫。
（四）妻：所克之财为妻。
（五）兄弟：男女命，皆以同我之比劫为兄弟。
（六）子：男女命，皆以我生之伤官食神为子。

父母妻子之官位

（一）月为父母。
（二）日支为妻（女命为夫）。
（三）时为子息。

六亲分论

（一）妻

妻之吉

用神即是财神，妻美而且富贵
用神与财神不相悖背，妻亦美好。
财旺身强者，富贵多妻妾。
官星弱，遇食伤，又有财，妻贤而不克。
劫刃旺而财轻，有食伤，妻贤不克。
日支为财，财为用神，必得妻财妻力。
财神薄，有助财之字，或财旺身弱，有比劫。或财神伤印，有官星，或财薄官多，有伤官，皆主妻贤。
身强杀浅，财星滋杀，或官轻伤重，财星化伤，或印绶重叠，财星得气，皆主妻贤，而富。或得妻财致富，劫比多，财藏库内（如甲日多乙，己财藏于丑内）。妻亦贤而不克。
财星深藏，有冲动引助（如庚日乙财，藏于辰内，有戌冲开，及干上丁火护乙，或癸水生乙），亦主妻贤。

妻之不吉

财神泄气太重，妻不得力。
身旺无财，妻难偕老。财神轻而无官，比劫多，克妻。
财神重，而身弱，无比劫，克妻。
官杀旺而用印，见财星，主妻陋而克。
官杀轻而身旺，见财星，遇比劫，主妻美而克。
劫刃重财星轻，有食伤。逢枭印，主妻遭凶死。
日支不利于用神，妻不得力。
日支被冲，妻室丧亡。
财星微，官杀旺，无食伤，有印绶，主妻有弱病
劫刃旺而无财，有食伤，妻贤必克，妻陋不伤。
日主喜财，财被合化者，主妻有外情。
杀重身轻，财星生杀，或官多用印，财星坏印，或伤官佩印，财星得局，皆主妻不贤而陋，或因妻招祸伤身。

（二）夫

夫之荣枯

官星太旺，以伤官救之，伤官之力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
官星太微，以财救之，财力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
伤官旺而无财官，以印救之，印力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
官星太旺，无比劫，以印救之，印力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
官星太弱有伤官，以财救之，财力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
满盘比劫，而无印无官者，以伤食救之，伤食之力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
满局印绶，而无官无伤者，以财救之，财力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
伤官旺，日主衰，以印救之，印力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
日主旺，伤食多，以财救之，财力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
官星轻，印绶重，亦以财救之，财力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
官有杀混，以食神救之，食神之力有余则夫荣，不足则夫枯。
日支利于用神则夫荣，不利于用神则夫枯。

夫之刑克

官星微，无财星，日主强，伤官重，必克夫。
官星微，无财星，日主旺，印绶重，必克夫。
比劫旺，而无官，必克夫。
印旺无财，必克夫。
官星旺，印绶轻，必克夫。
比劫旺，无官星， 有伤官，印绶重，必克夫。
食神多，官星微，有印绶，遇财星，必克夫。
日支为官逢冲，夫难偕老。

（三）父母

父母之吉

年月官印相生，日时财伤不犯，必上叨荫庇。
年官月印，月官年印，祖上清高。
年财月印，日主喜印，时日逢官者，知其帮父兴家。
年伤月印，日主喜印，时日逢官者，知其父母创业。
年官月印，日主喜官，时日逢财，出身富贵，守成之造。
财官印绶，在于月上，为日主之喜，父母不富亦贵。
印不论偏正，但不遭冲克，则父母俱全。
印之扶抑合宜，则父母双寿。
印带贵气（如印受官生，或印兼贵人，或印为用神）父母荣显。

父母之不吉

日主喜官，月上伤官。
日主喜财，月上劫财。
日主喜印，月上逢财。
日主喜比劫，月上逢官杀。
日主喜杀，月上食神。
日主喜伤食，月上逢印。
（以上皆主父母不得力）
印遭冲克，父母不全。
印破用神，父母多累。
印衰多财，父母早丧。
财官印绶，在于月上，为日主之忌，父母不贫亦贱。
印重身轻，亦主不得父母之力，且重子肩之累。
印重而官杀又多，父母亦不得力。

（四）子女

子女之吉

日主旺，无印绶，有食伤，子必多。
日主旺，印绶重，食伤轻，有财星，子多而贤。
日主旺，无印绶，食伤伏，有官杀，子必多。
日主旺，比劫多，无印绶，食伤伏，子必多。
日主旺，伤官旺，无财印，子多而强。
日主旺，伤官轻，有印受，财得局，子多而富。
伤食扶助用神，子必佳。
日主弱，食伤重，有印绶，无财星，必有子。
日主弱，无官星，有伤食，必有子。
食伤不遭冲克，必有子。
食伤喜扶而得扶，喜仰而得抑，则多子。
命中用神即食伤，子多而得力。
用神居时，子息繁衍。或得子息之力。

子女之不吉

日主旺，印绶重，食伤轻，子必少。
日主弱，印绶轻，食伤重，子必少。
日主弱，食伤轻，无比劫，有官星，子必无。
日主弱，食伤旺，有印绶，遇财星，虽有若无。
日主旺，有印绶，无财星，子必少。
日主旺，印绶重，无财星，必无子。
日主弱，官杀旺，必无子。
日主弱，食伤旺，无印绶，必无子。
火炎土燥，无子。
水泛木浮，无子。
金寒水冷，无子。
重叠印绶，无子。
财官太旺，无子。
满局食伤，无子。
食伤遭冲克，无子。
食伤受扶太过，无子。
食伤受抑太过，无子。
食伤破坏用神，少子，或子不得力。
克破用神之字，居于时上，子不得力。

（五）兄弟

兄弟之吉

杀旺无食，或杀重无印，得劫财合杀，必得兄弟之力。
杀旺食轻，或印弱逢财，得比肩智敌杀，制财，亦主兄弟得力。
财生杀党，比劫帮身，大被可以同眠。
日主虽衰，印旺月提，兄弟成群。
财轻劫重，食伤化劫，可无斗粟尺布之谣。
财轻遇劫，官星明显，不作煮豆燃箕之诵。
主衰有印，财星逢劫，反许棠棣之竞秀。
比劫非大过，亦非不及，兄弟必敬受。
比劫为用神，尤得兄弟之力。

兄弟之不吉。

官轻伤重，比劫生伤，必遭兄弟之累。
制杀太过，比劫助食，亦主兄弟多累。
财轻劫重，印绶制伤，不免司马之忧。
杀重无印，主衰伤伏，鸽原能无兴欢。
身旺逢枭，劫重无官，独自主持。
枭比重逢，财轻钉伏，未免折翊之悲啼。
比劫破坏用神，兄弟多累。
比劫被用神所破，自己兴而兄弟衰。
比劫应扶而不得扶，或应抑而不得抑，兄弟非稀少，即枯涩。

Chapter on the Six Relatives

Chapter on the Six Relatives

What Are the Six Relatives?

Overall Paraphrase
The six relatives refer to the six most important kinship relationships in life: father 👨, mother 👩, elder brother 🧍♂️, younger brother 🧍♂️, wife 👰, and children 👶.

Revision of the Six Relatives

Overall Paraphrase
Traditional fortune-telling contains many errors in judging the six relatives (details in "Summary of Fortune-Telling"). The revised criteria for judging the six relatives are as follows:

(1) Father: Regardless of gender, the Print Star that gives birth to and assists me represents the father.
(2) Mother: The judgment criteria are the same as for the father.
(3) Husband: The Official Killer that restrains me represents the husband.
(4) Wife: The Wealth Star that I restrain represents the wife.
(5) Siblings: Regardless of gender, the Comparable Robbery that is the same as me represents siblings.
(6) Children: Regardless of gender, the Hurt Officer and Food God that I give birth to and assist represent children.

Positions of Parents, Wife, and Children

Overall Paraphrase
(1) Month Pillar represents the parental palace.
(2) Day Branch represents the wife (or husband for female destinies).
(3) Hour Pillar represents the children's palace.

Detailed Discussion of the Six Relatives

(1) Wife

Auspicious Signs for the Wife

Overall Paraphrase

• If the Wealth Star is the Useful God of the destiny, the wife will be beautiful and come from a wealthy family 💎.
• If the Useful God does not conflict with the Wealth Star, the wife will be virtuous and beautiful.
• A strong Wealth Star and a robust Day Master indicate multiple wives and concubines with wealth and status.
• A weak Official Star meeting Food God generating wealth signifies a virtuous wife who does not harm the husband.
• Strong Comparable Robbery with a light Wealth Star and Food God facilitating communication indicates a virtuous wife.
• The Day Branch as the Wealth Star and Useful God means financial support from the wife's family.
• A weak Wealth Star with support, or a strong Wealth Star with a weak Day Master and Comparable Robbery assistance, or a Wealth Star harming the Print Star but resolved by an Official Star, all indicate a virtuous wife.
• A strong body with a shallow killer, Wealth Star nourishing the killer; light Official Star with heavy Hurt Officer, Wealth Star transforming the Hurt Officer; heavy Print Star with Wealth Star gaining energy—all indicate a virtuous and wealthy wife or wealth gained through the wife.
• Multiple Comparable Robberies with Wealth stored in the treasury (e.g., Day Jia with multiple Yi, Ji wealth stored in Chou) indicate a virtuous wife.
• A deeply hidden Wealth Star with unlocking and assistance (e.g., Day Geng with Yi wealth stored in Chen, unlocked by Xu) also indicates a virtuous wife.

Inauspicious Signs for the Wife

Overall Paraphrase

• The Wealth Star losing too much energy indicates limited help from the wife.
• A strong body without Wealth Star makes it difficult to maintain a lifelong marriage.
• A light Wealth Star without an Official Star to control Comparable Robbery easily harms the wife.
• A heavy Wealth Star with a weak body and no Comparable Robbery harms the wife.
• A strong Official Killer using Print but meeting Wealth Star breaking Print indicates an ugly and harmful wife.
• A light Official Killer with a strong body meeting Wealth Star and encountering Comparable Robbery seizing wealth indicates a beautiful but harmful wife.
• Heavy Robbery Blade and light Wealth Star with Food God but meeting Owl Print seizing food indicate the wife faces danger.
• The Day Branch不利于 the Useful God means the wife offers no help.
• The Day Branch being冲 indicates early loss of the spouse.
• A faint Wealth Star, strong Official Killer, no Food God but having Print Ribbon indicate a sickly and weak wife.
• Strong Robbery Blade without Wealth but having Food God indicate a virtuous wife who will be harmed, but an ugly wife may avoid this.
• The Day Master favors Wealth, but Wealth is合化, indicating the wife has an affair.
• Heavy killer with light body, Wealth generating killer; multiple officials using Print but Wealth breaking Print; Hurt Officer with Print but Wealth gaining momentum—all indicate an unvirtuous and ugly wife or misfortune caused by the wife.

(2) Husband

Prosperity and Decline of the Husband

Overall Paraphrase
The key to the husband's prosperity or decline lies in the adequacy of the Five Elements' rescue power:

• Too strong an Official Star relies on Hurt Officer to restrain—strong Hurt Officer brings husband's prosperity, insufficient brings decline.
• Too weak an Official Star relies on Wealth Star to generate—strong Wealth Star brings husband's prosperity, insufficient brings decline.
• Strong Hurt Officer without Wealth or Official relies on Print Star to control Hurt—strong Print Star brings husband's prosperity, insufficient brings decline.
• (Other items follow similarly, depending on the adequacy of the rescue Five Elements' power.)
• The Day Branch favorable to the Useful God brings husband's prosperity, unfavorable brings decline.

Husband's Harm and Restriction

Overall Paraphrase

• Faint Official Star without Wealth Star, strong Day Master with heavy Hurt Officer—will harm the husband.
• Faint Official Star without Wealth Star, strong Day Master with heavy Print Ribbon—will harm the husband.
• Strong Comparable Robbery without Official Star restriction—will harm the husband.
• Strong Print without Wealth Star to control Print—will harm the husband.
• Strong Official Star with light Print Ribbon—will harm the husband.
• Strong Comparable Robbery without Official Star, heavy Hurt Officer and Print Ribbon—will harm the husband.
• Multiple Food Gods with faint Official Star, Print Ribbon meeting Wealth Star—will harm the husband.
• Day Branch Official Star逢冲—husband and wife难以 grow old together.

(3) Parents

Auspicious Signs for Parents

Overall Paraphrase

• Year and month with Official and Print generating each other, day and hour with Wealth and Hurt not violating—gain ancestral blessings 🏛️.
• Year Official and month Print or year Print and month Official—ancestors are noble.
• Year Wealth and month Print, Day Master favors Print, hour meets Official Star—help father prosper the family.
• Year Hurt and month Print, Day Master favors Print, hour meets Official Star—parents achieve success in entrepreneurship.
• Year Official and month Print, Day Master favors Official, hour meets Wealth Star—born into wealth, inheriting family business.
• Month Pillar with Wealth, Official, and Print favored by the Day Master—parents are either wealthy or noble.
• Print Star not suffering冲克—both parents are alive.
• Print Star properly supported or restrained—parents enjoy longevity.
• Print Star with noble energy (Official generating Print, Print as Nobleman, Print as Useful God)—parents are honorable and distinguished.

Inauspicious Signs for Parents

Overall Paraphrase

• Day Master favors Official but month has Hurt Officer.
• Day Master favors Wealth but month has Robbery Wealth.
• Day Master favors Print but month meets Wealth.
• Day Master favors Comparable Robbery but month meets Official Killer.
• Day Master favors Killer but month has Food God.
• Day Master favors Hurt or Food but month meets Print.
  (The above indicate limited help from parents.)
• Print suffering冲克—parents are not complete.
• Print breaking the Useful God—parents become a burden.
• Weak Print with multiple Wealth—parents die early.
• Month Pillar with Wealth, Official, and Print disliked by the Day Master—parents are poor and humble.
• Heavy Print with light body—no help from parents, instead burdened by children.
• Heavy Print with multiple Official Killers—parents offer no help.

(4) Children

Auspicious Signs for Children

Overall Paraphrase

• Strong Day Master, no Print Ribbon, has Food God—many children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦.
• Strong Day Master, heavy Print Ribbon, light Food God, has Wealth Star—many and virtuous children.
• Strong Day Master, no Print Ribbon, Food God hidden, has Official Killer—many offspring.
• Strong Day Master, multiple Comparable Robberies, no Print Ribbon, Food God hidden—many children.
• Strong Day Master, strong Hurt Officer, no Wealth or Print—many and robust children.
• Strong Day Master, light Hurt Officer, has Print, Wealth gains momentum—many and wealthy children.
• Food God assisting the Useful God—excellent children.
• Weak Day Master, heavy Food God, has Print Ribbon without Wealth Star—will have children.
• Weak Day Master, no Official Star but has Hurt or Food—will have children.
• Food God not suffering冲克—will have offspring.
• Food God favored to be supported得到 support, favored to be restrained得到 restraint—many children.
• Useful God is Food God—many children who are helpful.
• Useful God located in the Hour Pillar—prolific offspring or help from children.

Inauspicious Signs for Children

Overall Paraphrase

• Strong Day Master, heavy Print Ribbon, light Food God—few children.
• Weak Day Master, light Print Ribbon, heavy Food God—few children.
• Weak Day Master, light Food God, no Comparable Robbery, has Official Star—no children.
• Weak Day Master, strong Food God, has Print Ribbon, meets Wealth Star—children are as if nonexistent.
• Strong Day Master, has Print Ribbon, no Wealth Star—few children.
• Strong Day Master, heavy Print Ribbon, no Wealth Star—no children.
• Weak Day Master, strong Official Killer—no children.
• Weak Day Master, strong Food God, no Print Ribbon—no children.
• Fire blazing and earth parched, water flooding and wood floating, metal cold and water freezing—all indicate no children.
• Overlapping Print Ribbon, too strong Wealth and Official, full chart of Food God—no children.
• Food God suffering冲克, overly supported, overly restrained—no children.
• Food God damaging the Useful God—few children or children are not helpful.
• Hour Pillar breaking the Useful God—children are not helpful.

(5) Siblings

Auspicious Signs for Siblings

Overall Paraphrase

• Strong Killer without Food, or heavy Killer without Print, gaining Robbery Wealth合 Killer—gain help from siblings 👬.
• Strong Killer with light Food, or weak Print meeting Wealth, gaining Comparable肩敌 Killer controlling Wealth—siblings are helpful.
• Wealth generating Killer party, Comparable Robbery helping the body—siblings are harmonious.
• Day Master though weak, Print strong in month—many siblings.
• Light Wealth with heavy Robbery, Food God transforming Robbery—avoid sibling conflicts.
• Light Wealth meeting Robbery, Official Star明显—siblings are harmonious.
• Weak Master with Print, Wealth Star meeting Robbery—siblings compete excellently.
• Comparable Robbery balanced and appropriate—siblings respect and love each other.
• Comparable Robbery as the Useful God—especially gain help from siblings.

Inauspicious Signs for Siblings

Overall Paraphrase

• Light Official with heavy Hurt, Comparable Robbery generating Hurt—suffering from sibling burdens.
• Overly controlling Killer, Comparable Robbery assisting Food—siblings bring many burdens.
• Light Wealth with heavy Robbery, Print Ribbon controlling Hurt—siblings are not harmonious.
• Heavy Killer without Print, weak Master with Hurt hidden—no help from siblings.
• Strong body meeting Owl, heavy Robbery without Official—shouldering alone.
• Owl and Comparable both present, light Wealth with hidden nail—siblings suffer losses.
• Comparable Robbery damaging the Useful God—siblings bring many burdens.
• Comparable Robbery broken by the Useful God—self prospers while siblings decline.
• Comparable Robbery should be supported but not, should be restrained but not—few siblings or poor circumstances.

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🧠 In-Depth Understanding

Core Concepts 💡

The judgment of the six relatives is an important interpersonal relationship analysis system in Eight Characters fortune-telling. It infers the quality, level of assistance, and mutual influence of kinship relationships by combining the Ten Gods with palace positions. The core lies in the balance and rescue of the Five Elements' generation and restraint.

Modern Interpretation 🌟

In modern society, although the six relatives' relationships no longer完全 follow traditional patterns, the analysis of the six relatives in fortune-telling can still reveal:

• The depth of缘分 and interaction patterns with relatives.
• The interaction of Five Elements' energy among family members.
• The degree of assistance or阻力 from relatives.
• Quality characteristics of relationships such as marriage, children, and siblings.

Practical Value ⚡

• Understanding Interpersonal Relationships: Understand先天缘分 with relatives and adjust interaction methods.
• Marriage Selection Reference: Recognize marriage quality through spouse stars and palace status.
• Children's Education Planning: Understand缘分 with children and educational methods through children stars.
• Harmonizing Family Relationships: Recognize the Five Elements' aura of family members and seek harmonious ways to get along.

Philosophical Reflection 🤔

The theory of the six relatives reflects the traditional Chinese philosophical view of "harmony between heaven and man," placing personal destiny within the network of family relationships. It acknowledges先天定数 while emphasizing improving relationships through Five Elements' harmony, embodying the wisdom of "knowing destiny but not submitting to it."

📚 Related Knowledge

• Related Concepts: Ten Gods relationships, palace position theory, Five Elements' generation and restraint, Useful God's likes and dislikes.
• Extended Reading: "Three Fates Comprehensive" Volume 7 "On the Six Relatives," "Yuan Hai Zi Ping" "Chapter on the Six Relatives."
• Modern Research: Modern fortune-tellers' interpretations and application cases of the six relatives theory.

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Note: The content of this chapter requires practical verification with specific Eight Characters examples and should not be mechanically applied based solely on the text. Fortune-telling analysis should comprehensively consider the overall pattern and Five Elements' momentum of the Eight Characters.