BaZi: ZPZQ - 论财 Wealth Discussion

It's a boring Saturday afternoon and I'm studying ancient Chinese bazi charts

ZPZQ says:



财为我克，使用之物也，以能生官，所以为美。为财帛，为妻妾，为才能，为驿马，皆财类也。
Wealth is something that I control and thus I can use, it can engender Officer, that is why it is good. It represents wealth (money), wives and concubines, talents and capabilities, post horse, all that is related to wealth.


财喜根深，不宜太露，然透一位以清用，格所最喜，不为之露。
Wealth (star) likes to be deeply rooted, it's not good to be too exposed, and if there's only one protruding and is used, that is most desired for (wealth) structure, it is not regarded as too exposed.


即非月令用神，若寅透乙、卯透甲之类， 一亦不为过，太多则露矣。
Even if it's not the Useful God from the Month's Decree, if it is like Yin with protruding Yi, or Mao with protruding Jia, one is not too much, many is considered exposed.


然而财旺生官，露亦不忌，盖露不忌，盖露以防劫，生官则劫退，譬如府库钱粮，有官守护，即使露白，谁敢劫之？
And as for 'Prosperous Wealth engendering Officer', (having wealth) exposed is not dreadful, that is because Officer can prevent Robbery (Rob Wealth), when Officer is engender, Rob Wealth would retreat, it's like the food storage that belongs to the government, guarded by the officer, even if the food storage is exposed, who would dare to rob?


如葛参政命，壬申、壬子、戊午、乙卯，岂非财露？唯其生官，所以不忌也。
Like the chart of minister Ge,


Yi Wu Ren Ren

Mao Wu Zi Shen


Is it not that wealth is exposed? but it is engendering Officer, so that is okay.


Trey:

Wu born in Zi month with 2 Rens protruding,Ren (wealth) engenders Yi (Officer), Officer could guard the wealth from being robbed.


财格之贵局不一，有财旺生官者，身强而不透伤官，不混七煞，贵格也
The noble structures for Wealth structures are many, there's 'Prosperous Wealth engendering Officer', Self is strong and Hurting Officer is not protruding, and it does not mix with 7K, that is a noble structure.

原文：有财用食生者，身强而不露官，略带一位比劫，益觉有情，如壬寅、壬寅、庚辰、辛巳，杨待郎之命是也。透官身弱，则格坏矣.
There's Wealth that is engendered by Food, Self is strong and Officer is not exposed or if it carry one Compare Shoulder or Rob Wealth, that is still affectionate, like

Xin Geng Ren Ren
Si   Chen Yin Yin
Chart of Minister Yang,.

If Officer protrudes and Self is weak, structure is broken.

有财格佩印者，盖孤财不贵，佩印帮身，即印取贵。
Then there's 'Wealth structure adorned with Seal', that solitary Wealth is not noble, to adorn with Seal to support self, and Seal can grant nobility.


如乙未、甲申、丙申、庚寅，曾参政之命是也，然财印宜相并，
like

Geng Bing Jia Yi

Yin Shen Shen Wei

Chart of minister Cheng, with Wealth and Seal protruding together.




如乙未、己卯、庚寅、辛巳，乙与己两不相能，即有好处，小富而已。
like

Xin Geng Ji Yi

Si Yin Mao Wei

Yi and Ji does not enable each other, even if it's still good, it's only a little wealthy.


有用食而兼用印者，食与印两不相碍，或有暗官而去食护官，皆贵格也。
There's one that uses Food but also uses Seal at the same time. Food and Seal should not hinder each other, of if there's hidden Officer and Food is discarded to protect the Officer, these are noble structures.


如吴榜眼命，庚戌、戊子、戊子、丙辰，庚与丙隔两戊而不相克，是食与印不相碍也。
Like the chart of BangYan Wu (the person who came second in imperial exam)

Bing Wu Wu Geng

Chen Zi Zi Xu

That Geng and Bing does not counter each other, Seal and Food does not hinder each other.


如平江伯命，壬辰、乙巳、癸巳、辛酉，虽食印相克，而欲存巳戊官，是去食护官也。反是则减福矣
Like the chart of Ping JiangBo,

Xin Gui Yi Ren

You Si Si Chen

Even if Food and Seal counter each other, but it is desired to save Si Wu Officer, and thus to discard Food to protect Officer, but it also reduces the blessing.


Trey: This is confusing, Gui born in Si is Wealth structure, but Xin protrudes changes that Useful God to Seal, Seal counters Food, the text says this is good because Seal is protecting Wu earth Officer inside Si, I don't know why.. it seems strange to me.


有财用伤官者，财不甚旺而比强，辂露一位伤官以化之，
There's Wealth that uses Hurting Officer, Wealth is not really prosperous but parallels are strong, when one Wealth is exposed, Hurting Officer can transform parallels to Wealth.

如甲子、辛未、辛酉、壬辰，

like

Ren Xin Xin Jia

Chen You Wei Zi


甲透未库，逢辛为劫，壬以化劫生财，汪学士命是也，财旺无劫而透伤，反为不利，盖伤官本非美物，财轻透劫，不得已而用之。
Jia is protruding from it's storage Wei, seeing Xin as Rob (compare shoulders are sometimes referred as rob wealth too), Ren transforms Rob to engenders Wealth, it's the chart of Imperial secretary Wang, prosperous Wealth without Rob and protruding Hurt is not good, as Hurting Officer is not something good, but when Wealth is weak and Rob is protruding, there was no other choice but to use Hurting Officer.

旺而露伤，何苦用彼？徒使财遇伤而死生官之具，安望富贵乎？
When Wealth is prosperous and Hurt is protruding, why does it need to use Hurt? When wealth is prosperous Hurting Officer could counter Officer, how could it hope to be wealthy and noble?

有财带七煞者，或合煞存财，或制煞生财，皆贵格也，
There's Wealth that carries 7K, if 7K is combined and Wealth is saved or if 7K is controlled and Wealth is engendered, these are noble structures

如毛状元命，乙酉、庚辰、甲午、戊辰，合煞存财也；
Like ZhuangYuan Mao chart


Wu Jia Geng Yi

Chen Wu Chen You

7K is combined and Wealth is saved.


李御史命，庚辰、戊子、戊寅、甲寅，制煞生财也。
Like the imperial ambassador Li chart


Jia Wu Wu Geng

Yin Yin Zi Chen

7K is controlled and Wealth engendered.

有财用煞印者，党煞为忌，印以化之，格成富局，若冬土逢之亦贵格。
There's Wealth that uses 7K and Seal, many 7K is a taboo, Seal is used to transform, the structure becomes a wealthy structure, if it's Earth born in Winter, it's also a noble structure.


如赵侍郎命，乙丑、丁亥、己亥、乙亥 化煞而即以解冻，又不露财以杂其印，所以贵也。
Like minister Zhao,

Yi Ji Ding Yi

Hai Hai Hai Chou

transforms 7K and defrosts the chart, wealth is not exposed to contaminate the Seal, that's why it is noble.


若财用煞印而印独，财煞并透，非特不贵，亦不富也。
If Wealth uses 7K and Seal and Seal is solitary, or Wealth and 7K are both protruding, it's neither Wealthy nor noble.


至于壬生午月，癸生巳月，单透财而亦贵，又月令有暗官也。
And as for Ren born in the month of Wu, or Gui born in the month of Si, even if only Wealth is protruding, it is considered noble, as the Month Decree has a hidden Officer.


如丙寅、癸巳、癸未、壬戌，林尚书命是也。
Like the chart of minister Lin.

Ren Gui Gui Bing

Xu Wei Si Yin



又壬生巳月，单透财而亦贵，以其透丙藏戊，弃煞就财，美者存在赠者弃也。
Also for Ren born in the month of Si, if only Wealth is protruding, it is also regarded as noble, as the protruded Bing has a hidden Wu, to abandon 7K and follow Wealth (does not mean DM follow Wealth), keep the good and discard the bad.

如丙辰、癸巳、壬戌、壬寅，王太仆命是也。
Like the chart of Grand Tutor Wang

Ren Ren Gui Bing

Yin Xu Si Chen


至于劫刃太重，弃财就煞，如一尚书命，丙辰、丙申、丙午、壬辰，此变之又变者也
If Yang Ren or Rob Wealth are too heavy, abandon Wealth to follow 7K,

Like the chart of some minister

Ren Bing Bing Bing

Chen Wu Shen Chen

End of chapter...

BaZi: SMTH - 论正财 - Discuss Direct Wealth part 2

又曰：财为养命之源，凡人八字不可无财，但不要太多，多则不清，若柱原无财而行财运，乃有名无实，如财多身弱，又行官乡财旺之地，见财盗气，官克身，不惟不发禄，且祸患百出。
It is also said: Wealth as the resource that raises life, it should not be absent from one's chart, but it is also not good to be too many, too many is not clear, if in the natal chart there's no wealth, only sees wealth in the Luck Pillars, denotes that having something only in name but not in reality, if there's many wealth while Self is weak, and then it (LP) goes to places that prosper Wealth and Officer, seeing Wealth is Robbing Qi, Officer is to counter Self, not only one will not be unsuccessful, he will also undergo many unfortunate events.


又曰：财为马，官为禄，二者不可缺一，实难两全，原有财星宜行官运，原有官星宜行财运，行财运生官，行官运发财，若柱中原无官星，只是财多，又行财运，亦能成就名利，间有登科者。
It is also said: Wealth as Horse, Officer as Fortune, neither one should be absent, but in reality it is difficult for one to have both, if there's originally Wealth in the natal chart, it's good to go through Officer LP, if there's originally Officer in the natal chart, it's good to go through Wealth LP. Going through Wealth LP would engender Officer, going through Officer LP will become rich. If in the natal chart there's no officer star, but there's many Wealth starts, then when LP goes to Wealth, it can also bring about glory and benefits, there are cases where people aced the imperial examination.


盖财不畏多，多则暗生官也，须得身旺方能胜任，若无财，官多身受其制，反不为吉，柱中无官，只取有财为福。
Because one does not fear to have many wealth. as many wealth would obscurely engender Officer, but the DM must be strong, then only it can take on the responsibility, if there's no wealth but many officer, self would be restrained by officer, that is not auspicious, if there's no Officer in the natal chart, Wealth is regarded as the blessing.



又曰：财官与杀，用月支者，所谓以支为命，日干者，所谓以干为禄，若月支有财官，干头不露，自足为福，若地支无财官，干头明露，乃虚诈无实之命，纵行旺运，亦不济事。
It is also said: Wealth, Officer and Killing, is it said that 'Branches as Life', and for Day Stem, it is said 'Stems as Fortune', if there's Wealth and Officer in the month's branch and it does not protrude in the stems, self-contentment is the blessing, if there's no Wealth or Officer in the EBs, but they are in exposed in the stems, it's a fake, shallow / unsubstantial life, even if when the LP goes to prosperity, it would be of any use.


Trey: 支为命,干为禄 Branches as Life, Stems as Fortune is a common concept in BaZi reading, branches are usually used to analyzed things that is involved in someone's life while Stems are used to read someone's fortune, how successful one will be in terms of money and status.


苟月支无而年时日支有，亦可取用，月地支坐财官，谓之得时，日地支坐财官谓之得位，时地支坐财官，谓之有成。

When the month's branch has none (wealth or officer), but there are in Year, Hour or Day branch, they can also be taken for use,


when the EB of the month sits Wealth or Officer, it is called 'get the time', when the EB of the day sits Wealth or Officer, it is called 'get the position'

when the EB of the hour sits Wealth or Officer, it is called 'get success'



得时为上，得位次之，有成又次之，兼得一二尤妙。
To get the time is the best, get the position is second, and get success is third, if number one and two are present together, it is wonderful.


年主祖父富贵，中年後无用。
Year represents rich and noble ancestors, after middle age , it is useless.


又云：庚辛日生於正月，别位有火为杀，以克庚辛，虽年月见寅卯，亦无祖财，一生熬煎，遇发财处必成灾祸，以木旺生火，害日干之金，天元羸弱，财党杀生，不能为福。
Also, it is said: Geng and Xin day that is born in the first month, at other places there are fire as 7K, that will counter Geng or Xin, even if Year or Month sees Yin and Mao, it will be regarded that ancestors have no Wealth, a difficult life, at places when one become wealthy he will also encounter disasters, as prosperous wood engenders fire, and it harms the metal of the daymaster, and Day Yuan is weak, many wealth will engender killings, that is no blessing.


又云：正财之格，主人诚实，行事俭约，赋性聪明，惟有悭吝，若财旺身衰，主妻秉男权，持家干蛊，又主有好子替力，反得优游之乐，运行比劫，妻妾多危。
Also, it is said: Direct Wealth structure, represents an honest person, do things thriftily, intelligent, but is stingy, if Wealth is prosperous and Self is weak, means wife hold the man's authority, doing housekeeping work, it also means having good children to assist, the man enjoys being carefree and leisure, when the LP goes to Compare and Rob, wives or concubines will be in danger.


More to come

BaZi: SMTH - 论正财 - Discuss Direct Wealth

SMTH says:

正财者，乃甲见己、乙见戊之例。
Direct Wealth, is Jia seeing Ji, or Yi seeing Wu and the likes.


受我克制，为我之妻，譬人娶妻，妻赍财嫁我，我必精神康强，而后可享用，若衰微不振，虽妻财丰厚，但能目视，终不得用。
it is being restrained by me, it's my wife, it's like when I get married, I receive my wife, gifts and wealth, I must be healthy and vital in order to use and enjoy these, if I were weak, even if the wealth of the wife is plentiful, I can only look at them but I could never use them.

故财要得时乘旺，不偏正混乱，不重叠多见，自家日主有力，皆能发福。
Wealth should have the support of the season and riding on prosperity, Direct and Indirect should not be mixed, it must not be seen repetitively, when the DM is strong, DM can be successful.

若财多身弱，柱无印助，财少身强，柱有比劫，太过不及，皆不为福。
When Wealth is many and self is weak, and pillars are without Seal to assist, or when Wealth is little and Self is strong, pillars are with Compares and Robs, too much or too little, these are all not blessings.

经云：伤妻叠叠财轻身旺，弟兄多。

The classics says: Many 'Hurting Wifes' with light wealth and strong self. has many brothers.

又云：财多身弱，反为富屋贫人。

Also says: Many Wealths with weak Self, a poor person who lives in a rich house.

珞琭子云：大段天元羸弱宫吉不及以为荣，纵邓通铸钱，终身不富而饿死是也。

Luo LuZi says: Generally, when the Heaven's Yuan(Stem) is weak, the auspicious Officer is not adequate to (bring about) glory. even when Deng Tong was forging coins, he did not get rich in his life and eventually died of hunger.

Trey: Deng Tong was a man in Han dynasty who was given the authority by Emperor Wen to forge copper coins, one fortune teller told him that he would eventually died of hunger, Emperor Wen found the prediction amusing because Deng was forging money and there was no way he would die of hunger. Then, Emperor Wen died and was succeed by his son Emperor Jing who did no like Deng, someone reported some crime that Deng did to Emperor Jing and the emperor had all of Deng's property  confiscated, Deng was left without money and eventually died at some other's people house. 

若月令得财局，身衰逢印资助，当作富论，如先见印，却怕见财。

If the Month's Decree has a Wealth frame, if Self is weak but is supported by Seal, that is regarded as wealthy, if Seal is seen first, then it will fear to see Wealth.

Trey: This is confusing, but please read on.

独步云：先财後印，反成其福，先印後财，反成其辱是也。用财不宜明露，柱见比劫，则宜透出，使人共见则不能夺。

DuBu says: First Wealth and later Seal, that becomes the blessing, First Seal and Later Wealth, that becomes an insult. 

Trey: This First and Later 先后, XianHou concept is an important concept in analyzing a Wealth adorned with Seal structure. First meaning to appear first in the pillars. Year Pillar comes first, Month pillar second, Day Pillar third and Hour pillar comes last. 

Seal    DM      X      Wealth

 X        X        X          X

The above chart has Wealth comes first and Seal comes later, 先财後印, which is a good structure.

But this chart below

Wealth     DM      X       Seal

    X           X        X         X

has Seal comes before Wealth, this is not a good structure.

用财不宜明露，柱见比劫，则宜透出，使人共见则不能夺。

When Wealth is Used, it should not be exposed, when the pillars see Compare and Rob, should be protruding, that is like people can see the wealth but cannot rob them.

Trey: This paragraph is quite confusing, when it says 'should be protruding', I don't know what the text is referring to. Is is Wealth that should be protruding or the parallels? IMO, if the parallels are protruding and the Wealth hidden, then the parallels would not be able to Rob Wealth, otherwise, if Wealth and Parallels are both protruding, the parallels are opened to counter Wealth. 逐马逢马，劳苦千般.

赋云：财宜藏，藏则丰厚，露则浮荡是也。

The odes say: It is better for Wealth to be hidden, hidden would be plentiful, exposed would be drifting.

凡财格，喜见官星显露，别无伤损，或更食生印助日主健旺，富贵双全。

For Wealth structures, they like to see Officer star protruding prominently, and (the Officer star) should not be hurt or damaged, and also (they like to see) Food to engender (Wealth) and Seals to assist DM and DM healthy and strong, these bring about both wealth and nobility.

如干支见杀，亦能享用，即逢财看杀之义。

If the stems or branches sees 7K, it can also be used, that is the meaning of 'seeing Wealth, look at 7K'.

Trey: Again, this is confusing, SMTH often writes confusing stuff. The saying 'Seeing Wealth, look at 7K' is probably from an old poem 挈要捷驰玄妙诀 in YHZP, the complete sentence says: 

逢财看杀原有杀，十有九贫
Seeing Wealth, look at 7K, if there's originally a 7K (meaning 7K in the natal chart), 9 out of 10 is poor.

Other conditions where 7K can be auspicious is when Seal is used and DM is weak or Food is used and DM is strong.

大怕枭夺则不能生，刃劫则不能享，库逢空则不能聚。

It is afraid of the Owl to take away (Food) and thus cannot engender, YangRen or RobWealth and thus not able to enjoy, or storage is void and thus it cannot accumulate.

Trey:

Some conditions which are inauspicious for Wealth structure are:

1. The presence of Owl God (Indirect Seal), as Owl God take away Food God and consequently Food God cannot engender Wealth.

2. Rob Wealth and Yang Ren countering Wealth, competing for Wealth with DM.

3. Wealth storage fallen into KongWang.

如 Like:

甲生午月，见壬伤丙卯破乙夺；

Jia born in the month of Wu, seeing Ren injures Bing, Mao breaks (Wu) and Yi robs;

乙生巳月，见癸伤丁亥破甲夺；

Yi born in the month of Si, seeing Gui injures Ding, Hai breaks and Jia robs;

壬生戌月，甲子旬戌落空亡之类。

Ren born in the month of Xu, JiaZi series has Xu fallen into KongWang,

余以例推。

Others can be analyzed similarly.

Trey: That's all for today's post, a huge part of this chapter will be translated in the next post.

Have a nice day. 

BaZi: YHZP - 正官论 Direct Officer Discussion

正官论

Direct Officer Discussion

夫正官者，甲見辛之類。乃陰見陽爲官，陽見陰爲官。陰陽配合成其道也。 
Direct Officer, Jia (DM) seeing Xin and the likes, that is Yin seeing Yang as Officer, Yang seeing Yin as Officer. Yin and Yang matches and fulfill the Tao.

大抵要行官旺鄉，月令是也。

Generally, it has to go to places where Officer is prosperous, which is the Month's Decree

月令者，提綱也。看命先看提綱，方看其餘。

Month Decree is the key-point. Reading a Life (chart) must begin with looking at the key-point, only then the rest can be read.

既曰正官，運複行得官旺之鄉，凡事有成，卻又行不得傷官之地。行財旺之鄉，皆是作福之處。 

That is called Direct Officer, Luck (pillar) that (once again) has gone to places where Officer is prosperous, all matters will be successful, but (Luck Pillar) must not go to places with Hurting Officer. Going to places where Wealth is prosperous is also places of blessings.
正官乃貴氣之物，大忌刑衝破害，及年月時中皆有官星隱露，恐福渺矣。

Direct Officer is something with Noble Qi, greatly inauspicious is Punishment, Clash, Breakage and Harm, also is inauspicious is when Year, Month and Hour all has exposed or hidden Officer star, (it is) fears that blessing is very little.

又須看年時上別有何者入格，作福會處，方可斷其吉凶。

Also must be seen on Year and Hour what else is in the structure, (things) that creates blessings, or places of meeting, only then can auspiciousness or inauspiciousness can be determined.

苟一途而執取之，則不能通變，必有差之毫釐，謬以千里之患。經曰：通變以爲神者是也。 

Analyzing from only one direction does not have TongBian (adaptability / versatility, it's an classical Chinese concept), it can bring about a slightest difference that leads to a huge error. The classics says: TongBian is god-like.

正官或多，反不爲福，何以言之？

If there's many Direct Officer, that is not a blessing, why is it said so?

蓋人之命宜得中和之氣，太過與不及同。

Because the life of a man should have a harmonize Qi, too much or too little are the same.

中和之氣爲福厚，偏黨之剋爲災殃。

The Qi of harmony denotes strong blessings, the counter that is inclined to many denotes disasters.

既用提綱作正官，年時支干位或有一偏官，便難矣，不可不仔細以輕重推測也。 

When the key-point is Used as the Officer, On Year or Hour pillar seeing one Indirect Officer will causes difficulties, that should not be analyzed lightly.

又曰：於月令得之是也，喜身旺印綬。

It is also said: (Direct Officer) that is obtained from the Month's Decree, likes Prosperous Self and Seal and Ribbon.

如果用辛官，喜土生官，最怕刑衝破害，羊刃七殺爲貧命。

If Xin Officer is used, likes Earth to engenders Officer, what is feared the most is punishment, clash, breakage and harm, YangRen and 7K as poor life.

如時干逢殺，乃官殺混雜，蓋四柱有刑沖害，皆不爲貴命看。

If the Stem of the Hour Pillar sees a 7K, that is Officer mixed with 7K, when the four pillars has Punishment, clashes or harm, all are not regarded as noble life.

官來剋我，我去剋官，不爲害。

Officer come to counter Me, or I go to counter Officer, are not harmful.

一位若兩官不妨。若月令中有正官，時干支有偏官，便難以正官言之。 

At one place if there's 2 Officers, it's still ok. If the Month's Decree has Direct Officer, Hour Pillar has Indirect Officer, then it is difficult to be called Direct Officer.
且如甲用辛爲官，生於八月中氣之後，金旺在酉，故謂之正官。

Like Jia uses Xin as Officer, born after the middle Qi of the eight month, Metal is prosperous at You, thus it is called Direct Officer.

如天干不透出辛字，卻地支有巳酉丑，雖不生於八月中氣之後，亦可言官。

If Heavenly Stems has no Xin protruding, but within the branches there's Si-You-Chou, even if it is not born after the middle Qi of the eight month, it can still be called Officer.

大要身旺，時辰歸於甲木旺處。如歲時透出正官，地支又有官局，卻不拘八月中氣之後。 

Generally, it wants a Strong Self, Hour should returned to where Jia wood is prosperous. If on the Year or Hour Direct Officer is protruding, and the branches meet into an Officer frame, it does not have to be restrained to be born after the middle Qi of the eighth month.

大率官星，須得印綬身旺則發。

Generally Officer star must have Seal and Ribbon with Strong DM to be successful.

若無傷官破印，身不弱者，便爲貴命。

If there's no Hurting Officer and broken Seal, and Self is no weak, it can be regarded as noble Life.

如命中有官星而行傷官之運，則不吉，必待印綬、官星旺運可發，必得官。 

If there's an Officer star in Life and it goes to Hurting Officer LP, it is inauspicious, must have Seal and Ribbon, when Officer star is strong, success is possible, a officer position can be obtained.

Trey: ZPZQ, SMTH and YHZP all sing the same song. Officer is a noble Qi, it is so noble that it does not want to be countered or combined. It wants to be supported and protected, like some lords and lord-lings.

BaZi: SMTH - 岁德正官 Direct Officer on Year Pillar

岁德正官
Year Virtue Direct Officer

取年上干支官为岁德，喜忌与月令正官同论。
Take the Direct Officer from the Stem or Branch of the Year Pillar as the Year Virtue, likes and dislikes are the same with the Month EB Direct Officer.

遇此必生宦族，或荫袭祖父之职，若月居财官分野，运向财官旺地，日主健旺，贵无疑矣。
Seeing this denotes being born into a noble family, or being protected by or inherit ancestors success, if month is resided by the boundary of Wealth and Officer, Luck Pillar goes to places where Wealth and Officer are prosperous and DayMaster is healthy and strong, is undoubtedly noble.

凡年干遇官，福气最重，发达必早。
When Year Stem sees Officer, the Qi of Blessing is strong, success comes at early age.

如癸酉、庚申、丙子、丙申，年上官星，柱中会官局，归禄日下，丙克申酉金为财官双美，二丙身旺，十七八运行戊午，虽午冲子，申子会局，冲不能动，日主并旺，及第早发。

Like

Bing   Bing    Geng    Gui
Shen   Zi        Shen    You

Officer on Year Pillar, within the pillar there's an Officer frame, 'Return to prosperity' underneath the day, Bing counters Shen and You metals as Wealth, Wealth and Officer are both beautiful, 2 Bings make Self prosperous, at 17 /18 LP goes to Wu Wu, even if Wu clashes with Zi, Zi and Shen combines as a frame, clash does not bring movement, and DM takes prosperity (from Wu). Thus success comes early.

古歌云：年中正禄是根芽，必主生身富贵家，运气喜逢身旺地，财生印助福无涯。

The old song says: The True Fortune in Year is root of the sprout, is definitely born into a family of wealth and nobles, the Qi of Luck likes to meet places when Self is prosperous, with Wealth to engenders and Seal to assists, blessings has no boundary.

又：年上官星为岁德，喜逢财印旺身宫，不逢七煞偏官位，富贵荣华莫与京。

Also: Officer star on Year pillar is the Year Virtue, likes to meet Wealth and Seal and Self that is strong,  if it does not meet 7K and places of Indirect Officer, glory and splendor, riches and honors are immeasurable. 

Trey:

Bing   Bing    Geng    Gui
Shen   Zi        Shen    You

This chart has Bing born in Autumn, with water frame forming within the branches. DM is left with no Qi but still SMTH considers DM as strong. The reason given is that there are 2 Bings in the chart. In my opinion, to qualify a DM as strong does not really mean the DM has to be excessively strong, 'Strong' for a DM could mean that DM is strong enough to take on Wealth and Officers without being overcome. 

Bing DM, the most Yang of all the Stems is considered to be strong on its own, even without having the support from the season, as DTS puts it: 

不畏秋而欺霜，不畏冬而侮雪
It is not afraid of Autumn, it bullies the frosts, it is not afraid of Winter, it insults the snows.

So, even without support from the branches 2 Yangs of Old Yang are strong enough, but success did not come until LP goes to Wu EB, where Wu EB provided strong support to Bing DM. 

BaZi: SMTH - 時上正官 Direct Officer on Hour Pillar

時上正官
Direct Officer on Hour Pillar

如甲日酉辛時，乙日申庚時例。
Like DM Jia having You or Xin hour, DM Yi with Shen or Geng hour.

時上官星與月亦同，但力輕微，發福多在晚年，或生賢子，要有印助。
Direct Officer on hour pillar is the same as on the Month pillar, but its strength is a little weaker, most likely would be successful in later years, or begets good children, has to be assisted by Seal.

古歌云：正官有用不須多，多則傷身少則和，日旺再逢生印綬，定須平步擢高科。
The Classics says: Useful Direct Officer does not need to be many, many would injure self and few is harmony, if Day (DM) is prosperous, meeting Birth, Seals and ribbons, will rise to high ranks easily.

Trey:
Some classics propose that Officer shall be taken as the Useful God regardless where it appears, if Officer is absent, Wealth should be chosen instead, if both are absent, then we look into the structures. This is contrary to the teachings of ZPZQ where Useful God must be derived from the month EB, unless the EB does not contain any valid Useful God, the entity can be taken from somewhere else. For example the Rob Wealth structures.

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BaZi: ZPZQ - 论正官 Direct Officer Discussion

The classics often holds Direct Officer in very high regards, Direct Officer is the leader of the 10 gods, a very auspicious god to have in the chart, the classics writes 官为抚身之本, 财为养身之源 - literally translated: Officer is the base that supports Self, Wealth is the resource that raises Self. Direct Officer mainly represents nobility, a person's status in the society. As Officer is engendered by Wealth, naturally someone with a lot of money would have a high status in the society.

ZPZQ says:

原文：以刑冲破害为忌，则以生之护之为喜矣。存其喜而去其忌则贵，而贵之中又有高低者，何也？以财印并透者论之，两不相碍，其贵也大。
(Direct Officer structure) dreads Punishment, Clashes, Breakage and Harm, likes to be engendered and protected. Keep the 'likeness' and get rid of the 'taboo' is noble, and there's higher and lower nobility, why is that so? For Wealth and Seal are both protruding, and they do not hinder each other, its nobility is great.




如薛相公命，甲申、壬申、乙巳，戊寅，壬印戊财，以乙隔之，水与土不相碍，故为大贵。
Like the chart of Prime Minister Xue,

         DM
Wu    Yi       Ren    Jia
Yin    Si       Shen     Shen

With Yi standing in between (Ren and Wu), water and earth does not hinder each other, thus this is great nobility


若壬戌、丁未、戊甲、乙卯，杂气正官，透干会支，最为贵格，而壬财丁印，二者相合，仍以孤官无辅论，所以不上七品。
If

          DM
Yi       Wu     Ding    Ren
Mao   Shen   Wei     Xu

Mixed-Qi Direct Officer is protruding in the Stems and combined in the Branches, this is supposedly a very noble structure but Ren Wealth is combined with Ding Seal and thus the Officer star is left with no assistance, thus the rank of this government officer is not higher than the 7th grade.

Trey: Like SMTH, ZPZQ teaches the same rules, Direct Officer must not be punished, clashed, broken or harmed. I think this is agreed by all books I've read, this should be the first thing to look at when the Direct Officer structure is analyzed.

Direct Officer likes to be engendered by Wealth or protected by Seal. To be engendered by Wealth simply means that Wealth is protruding in the Stems or Wealth has a combination frame among the branches. The Seal protects Officer by countering or combining with the Hurting Officer.

The chart of Prime Minister Xue,

        DM
Wu    Yi     Ren   Jia
Yin     Si    Shen  Shen

Yi born in the month of Shen is naturally a Direct Officer structure, Wealth and Resource are both protruding, Wealth engenders and Seal protects, the good thing about this chart is that Wealth and Seal are separated by the DM, thus they don't counter each other. That makes the chart a very auspicious chart.

      DM
Yi    Wu   Ding  Ren
Mao Shen Wei   Xu

This chart has Wu DM born in the month of Wei with Yi Direct Officer protruding in the Stems, a chart that we call Mixed-Qi Direct Officer Structure. Like the previous chart, Ding Seal and Ren Wealth are also protruding, these are very auspicious signs, however Ding is next to Ren and they both combine into wood, leaving wood as the only element protruding. This case in called '孤官无辅' - The solitary Officer without assistance, which greatly reduces the auspiciousness of the Officer star.



ZPZQ says:

原文：若财印不以两用，则单用印不若单用财，以印能护官，亦能泄官，而财生官也。

If Wealth and Seal are not used together, to use only Seal is not as good as to use only Wealth, as Seal protects Officer but it also exhausts Officer, while Wealth engenders Officer.

若化官为印而透财，则又为甚秀，大贵之格也。

If (the Useful God) Officer is transformed into Seal and Wealth is protruding, that is very elegant, a structure of great nobility.

如金状元命，乙卯、丁亥、丁未、庚戌，此并用财印，无伤官而不杂煞，所谓去其忌而存其喜者也。

Such as the chart of ZhuangYuan Jin, (ZhuangYuan 状元 is the top scorer in the palace examination, whom were given high office in the government).

Geng      Ding     Ding      Yi

Xu         Wei       Hai       Mao

This chart uses both Wealth and Seal, there's no Hurting Officer and it does not mix with 7K, this is what is meant by keeping the good and discard the bad.

Trey: Ding born in the month of Hai is naturally a Direct Officer structure. However, water does not protrude while Yi wood is protruding. Hai-Mao-Wei transform to wood, the Useful God changes from Direct Officer to Seal. As Seal and Wealth are far away, they do not hinder each other. This becomes a high grade chart.

原文：然而遇伤在于佩印，混煞贵乎取清。

As for meeting Hurt, it (shall) be adorned with Seal, mixing Devil, noble is when to be purified.

如宣参国命，己卯、辛未、壬寅、辛亥，未中己官透干用清，支会木局，两辛解之，是遇伤而佩印也。

Like the chart of minister Xuan

Xin      Ren       Xin          Ji

Hai       Yin       Wei        Mao

Ji within Wei is protruding and used 'cleanly', in the branches Hai-Mao-Wei becomes a wood frame, while the two Xins emancipate them, that is meeting Hurt and adorned with Seal.

李参政命，庚寅、乙酉、甲子、戊辰，甲用酉官，庚金混杂，乙以合之，合煞留官，是杂煞而取清也。

The chart of minister Li

Wu       Jia        Yi          Geng

Chen     Zi         You       Yin

Jia uses You Officer, (Officer) is mixed with (7K) Geng metal, Yi combines (with Geng) and 7K is combined and Officer is left, this is 'mixing Devil but purified'

Trey:

Xin      Ren       Xin          Ji

Hai       Yin       Wei        Mao

This chart is also a Mixed-Qi Direct Officer structure, the Hai-Mao-Wei wood frame transforms to Hurting Officer. The sickness of the chart is Hurting Officer meeting Direct Officer. The 2 protruding Xins are Seals, they act to counter the HO and protect the DO. This is an example of a chart that has sickness and medicine.

Wu       Jia        Yi          Geng

Chen     Zi         You       Yin

This chart also has a sickness, Devil is mixed with Officer. The remedy is Yi wood which combines away  the Devil and keep the Officer. Charts with sickness and medicine are noble charts, as said by WuYanDuBu, 五言独步 - 有病方为贵 - With Sickness and Remedy as noble (structure).

ZPZQ says:

原文：至于官格透伤用印者，又忌见财，以财能去印，未能生官，而适以护伤故也。

As for Direct Officer structure with protruding Hurt and uses Seal, Wealth is a taboo, because Wealth can remove Seal and not necessarily can it engenders Officer, it is most likely to protect the Hurting Officer.

然亦有逢财而反大贵者，如范太傅命，丁丑、壬寅、己巳、丙寅，支具巳丑，会金伤官，丙丁解之，透壬岂非破格？却不知丙丁并透，用一而足，以丁合壬而财去，以丙制伤而官清，无情而愈有情。此正造化之妙，变幻无穷，焉得不贵？

But there are cases that has Wealth but it is of great nobility, like the chart of Grand Tutor Fan, 

Bing        Ji            Ren            Ding

Yin         Si            Yin             Chou

The branches has Si and Chou that forms a metal Hurting Officer frame, Bing and Ding emancipates but with protruding Ren is it not a broken structure? With Bing and Ding protruding, with only one being useful would suffice, and Ding is combined with Ren and thus Wealth is removed, and Bing countering Hurt and the Officer is cleaned, this seemingly in-affectionate chart is actually affectionate. That is the wonder of this chart,  endless form of transformation, how can it not be noble?

Trey:

Bing        Ji            Ren            Ding

Yin         Si            Yin             Chou

This chart has many layers:

Ji born in the month of Yin is naturally a Direct Officer structure, Si and Chou arch to form a metal frame, Metal Hurting Officer is meeting Officer 伤官见官, in this case Seal would be the remedy for this sickness. Both Ding and Bing are Seals that could counter the Hurting Officer. However Ren Wealth is present. Wealth could counter Seals and render them ineffective at countering Hurting Officers. The good thing is one of the Seals (Ding) is combined with Wealth (Ren) and the other Seal Bing is suffice to counter the Hurting Officer.

That's the end of the chapter. Have a nice day.

BaZi: SMTH - 论正官 - What element does your DO belong?

BaZi: SMTH - 论正官 - Direct Officer part 3

Apologies to my readers for not updating the blog. I've been busy with my farm.

Continuing from previous post about Direct Officer:

《三命铃》云：凡禄命身三等官，各禀五行，率以其性推之，
The classical book <The bell of three Lifes> says: For Fortune, Life and Body, the characteristics of the three types of Officers, should be analyzed according to the five elements.


如以金为官，职位清峻，多掌刑狱钱谷之任，决断明敏，遇行年太岁在丑为官库。
For example, with metal as Officer, its rank is justly, mostly it's responsible in judiciary or financial matters, decisive and intelligent, Seeing XingNian (small LP) TaiShui at Chou as the storage of Officer.


若以木为官主，品秩清高，和俗守慎，遇行年太岁在未为官库。
If Wood is the officer, it ranks highly, (responsible for) relations (human / public relations) and appointments that requires integrity, Seeing Xing Nian TaiShui at Wei as the storage of Officer.


以火为官主，官序炎赫，为性猛烈，用刑惨酷，亦主发歇不常，遇行年太岁在戌为官库。
With Fire as Officer, the Official (rank) progression is fiery, its behavior violent, when he punishes, the form of punishments is cruel, it also means success and failure than comes irregularly, Seeing Xing Nian TaiShui at Xu as the storage of Officer.

以水为官主，职卑位下，级升序进，谦和得众，矜恤孤寡，亦有道性，遇行年太岁在辰为官库。
With Water as Officer, low ranking, rank rises, amiable and liked by public, care (sympathizes) the orphans and widows, ethical and moral (has the values of Tao),Seeing XingNian TaiSui at Chen as the storage of Officer.

以土为官主，官序稳当，难侵犯，厚重质直，法令分明，遇行年太岁在辰为官库。
With Earth as Officer, Official promotion is steady, difficult to violate, profound / heavy and dignified, lawful, Seeing XingNian TaiShui Chen as storage of Officer.


凡五行之官，各随其性则吉，若失其性，则主为官不久。
For the officers that follows its characteristics are auspicious, those that lost its own characteristics denotes the Officer (status / power) does not last long.


That's a short one..