BaZi: SMTH - 论偏官 Discussing Indirect Officer

偏官者，乃甲见庚、乙见辛之例，犹二男不同处，二女不同居，不成配偶，故谓之偏官。
Direct Offier is like Jia seeing Geng, Yi seeing You etc, that's like two guys cannot be together or two girls cannot be together as they cannot become a match, thus it is named Indirect Officer.

以其隔七位而相克战，故谓之七煞。
As they are separated 7 places (e.g Geng is the 7th count from Jia), thus it is named the 7th Devil.

譬小人多凶暴，无忌惮，若无礼法控制之，不惩不戒，必伤其主，故有制谓之偏官，无制谓之七煞。
As most villains are fierce and cruel, unrestrained, if there's no moral or law to restrain them, they would be fearless and unstoppable, and it will injure the master, thus, when it is restrained it is called Indirect Officer, unrestrained it is called 7th Devil.

如日主健旺，有印绶助化，即经云逢煞看财，如身强煞弱，有财星则吉，身弱煞强，有财引鬼盗气，非贫则夭；
If DM is strong and prosperous, with Seal to assist transformation (of 7K), the classics would say 'Seeing Devil, look at Wealth', if DM is strong and 7K is weak, Wealth is auspicious, if Self is Weak and Devil strong, with wealth having its Qi seized by 7K, one would be either poor or have a short life.

有食神透制，即经云一见制伏，却为贵本；
If Food God protrudes and restrains, the classics says 'once it is restrained, that is the foundation for nobility'

有阳刃配合，即经云煞无刃不显，逢煞看刃是也。
If there's YangRen to combine, the classics says 'Devil without YR is not prominent, seeing Devil will need to look at YR'

以上诸制合生化，须要无太过不及，是借小人势力卫护君子以成威权，乃大权大贵之命。
The above relationships like restraining, combining, engendering or transforming must not be excessive or inadequate, that is to borrow's villains strength to protect moral people and become the power and influence, that is the life of great wealth and nobility.

又性格聪明，忌日主衰弱，七煞重逢，三刑、六害、劫、亡相并，魁罡相冲，其凶不可具述。
Also it represent cleverness, it's inauspicious for DM to be waning and weak, or seeing 7K repetitively, or the three punishments, the 6 harms, rob (devil), death (god) together, or GuiKang clashing, all these is extremely inauspicious.

若七煞止一，而制伏有二三处，喜行煞旺地，倘运再遇制伏，则尽法无民，虽猛如虎狼，亦不能逞其技矣。
If there's only 1 Devil but it is restrained at 2 or 3 places, then it's good for Luck to go to places where Devil is prosperous, that would be like enforcing the law to the extreme and the civilians will be gone (sort of like extreme restriction would render 7K useless), even if 7K is fierce like tiger and wolf, there is no chance for it to perform.

是又不可专言制伏，要轻重得所。
So, when we analyze we cannot focus on 7K being restricted, we should also look at how heavily or lightly it is restricted.

故经云：原有制伏，煞出为福，原无制伏，煞出为祸，此之谓也。
Thus the classics says: When there's originally a restriction, the 'out' 7K is considered as blessing, where there's originally no restriction, the 'out' 7K is considered as disaster, (I think 'out' means protrusion)

假如甲见庚及申，乙见辛及酉，柱中煞旺有气，宜行东南方运制庚辛，无气方发，否则生寅卯月，或自坐长生、临官、帝旺，更多带比肩同类相扶，则能化鬼为官，化煞为权，行运引至印乡，必发富贵，倘岁运再遇煞地，祸不旋踵。
For example, Jia seeing Geng and Shen, Yi seeing Xin and You, within the pillars, Devil is prosperous and having Qi, it is beneficial to move to East and South for the Luck Pillars to restrain Geng and Xin, places without Qi would develop, otherwise, if born in the month of Yin or Mao. when self is sitting on ChangSheng, LinGuan or DiWang, and there are many compare shoulders or the same element that assists DM, it can also transform the ghost (Devil) into Officer, transform Devil to be authority, When Luck goes to places of Seal, the person will become wealthy and noble, but if Luck goes to places where Devil is seen again, then there would be heavy disaster.

BaZi: NaYin 桑拓木 Wood of mulberry and maclura - Year Pillar Ren Zi or Gui Chou

壬子, 癸丑 桑拓木

Ren Zi, Gui Chou - Wood of mulberry and maclura

桑柘木者，缯彩镒基，绮罗根本，士民飘飘之袂，圣贤楚楚之衣，此木供蚕为弧，其用甚大。
Mulberry and maclura wood, colorful with bases of taels (I have no idea what this means), silk-like root formation, the lightly sleeves of robes for the common people, the neat and lovely cloth for the saints and sages, this wood feeds the silkworm, so its uses is great.

最爱砂土，以为根基，又以辰已为蚕食之地，不宜刑冲互破，路旁、大驿二土次吉，余土无益。

Loves earth inside sand the most, as it can be the root foundation, also Chen and Si as places where silkworm feeds, not beneficial are punishments, clashes and breakage, roadside earth and great post earn are less auspicious, other earths are not beneficial.

水喜天河，为雨露之滋，长流、溪涧、井泉诸水皆可相依，亦须先得土为基，更加禄贵为妙，沧海水漂泛无定，无土主夭。

As for water, it likes heavenly river, as they represent the nourishment from rain and dew, long-lastingly flowing water, stream and gorge water, well and fountain water are all reliable, but first there must be earth as the foundation, then one's fortune can be greater, ocean water floats aimlessly, without earth it represent disaster

见火灯头最吉，亦以辰已之中为蚕位故也；炉中位居寅卯，木之旺地；天上、霹雳二火与此木干支有合化之情，有坎离交媾之妙，俱吉，但诸火不宜叠见。
As for fire, seeing lamp fire is most auspicious, as Chen and Si are places where silkworm feeds; inside furnace fire resides and Yin and Mao, places where wood is prosperous; Fire in heaven and lightning fire can combine and transform with the stems and branches of this wood and thus is affectionate, it has the wonder of Kan and Li copulating (???), that is auspicious, but for all fires, it is not good to be seen repetitively. 

以金言之，砂中第一，剑锋能修整此木，为次，钗泊二金须得土为基，如逢冲破，又凶。

As for metal, metal inside sand as the first, sword metal can repair this wood, thus as second, hairpin and foil metal must have earth as the foundation, if seeing clashes and breakages, it is inauspicious.

木喜庚寅辛卯，为以弱就强，以小变大，作贵格论，纵无砂土，亦吉；

As for wood, it likes Geng Yin and Xin Mao, that is 'the weak following the strong', the little becomes great, and thus is regarded as noble structure, even without sandy earth, it is still auspicious.

平地、石榴，无土则凶；
Wood of flat land, wood of pomegranate, without earth is inauspicious.

大林乃东南蚕食之位，有土资生，主大贵；遇杨柳为桑柳成林，亦是贵格，须生春夏方吉。
Wood of great forest is South East, places where silkworm feeds, if there is earth to support, it denotes great nobility; seeing willow will result in 'mulberry and willow becoming forest', which is a noble structure, but it must be born in either spring or summer to be auspicious. 

BaZi: NaYin 平地木 Wood of Flat land - Year Pillar Wu Xu and Ji Hai

戊戌, 已亥 平地木
Wu Xu, Ji Hai - Wood of flat land


平地木者，初生萌蘖，始发枝条，唯资雨露之功，不喜雪霜之积，此乃地上之茂材，人间之屋木。
Wood of flat land, when it first begins to sprout and grow its stems, its only source of nourishment is from rain and dew, it does not like snow or frost accumulating, it's the source of luxuriant material on earth, the wood for making houses for man.


戊戌为栋，已亥为梁，最宜互换见之，须以土为基，土爱路旁，为正格，更逢子午，尤贵，以子午为天地正柱故也；
Wu Xu as ridgepole, Ji Hai as beam, it's best to see inter-exchanging, earth is needed as the base, likes roadside earth, that is the true (good) structure, seeing Zi or Wu is especially noble, as Zi and Wu are the true pillars of heaven and earth;


屋、壁、城头三土以此木相资，中间有升化，尤吉；砂、驿无用，日时见之，主灾；
The earths of house (Bing Xu, Ding Hai), wall (Geng Zi and Xin Chou) and castle (Wu Yin, Ji Mao) are mutually nourishing with this wood, if there is transformation among (the pillars), then it's better, earth of sand (Bing Chen, Ding Si) and post (Wu Shen and Ji You) are useless, if they are seen on day pillar or hour pillar, represents disasters.


太阳、霹雳，最为显耀，炉中遇水则福，灯头无风则固，余火无水则凶；
Sun fire (Wu Wu, Ji Wei) and thunder fire (Wu Zi, Ji Chou) are prominently glorious, inside furnace fire (Bing Yin, Ding Mao) seeing water denotes blessing, lamp fire without wind would be tough, the other fires would be inauspicious without water.


此已成之木，不宜剑金，有木相资则可；泊金增饰光辉，又天干合，地支旺，更有旁土为基，主大贵。
The wood that is already complete, is not beneficial to see sword metal, but it is okay if there are other wood to support, thin metal adds to its radiant decor, also HS are combined, EBs prosperous, with Roadside earth as base, it denotes great nobility.

余金无用。
Other metals are of no use.


水见天河，为润泽，主吉；
As for water, seeing Heavenly River as moisture, is auspicious.


溪、海无山俱凶；
Stream and Ocean water, without Mountain is inauspicious.


井泉、涧下虽吉，内甲申合丁丑为山，遇之尤吉。
Well and spring water, under nourishing water are auspicious, but with Jia Shen combining with Ding Chou as mountain is even more auspicious.


木见大林，有风摇动，主寿促；
As for wood, seeing big forest wood, with wind it will sway, represents longevity;


桑柘癸丑最吉，壬子己亥人见之为贵，戊戌人不堪；
Mulberry and maclura, seeing Gui Chou is most auspicious, Ji Hai person seeing Ren Zi is precious, Wu Xu person is not that good.


松柏木倚辅平地为栋梁，更有土助，主贵。
Pine and cypress wood can assist flat land wood to be become beam and ridgepole, with the support of earth, it represents nobility.


大抵此木恶金而喜水、土，若生三冬时，得寅卯为寒谷回春，亦贵论也。
Generally. this wood hates metal but loves water and earth, if it is born in 3 winters. getting Yin or Mao represent 'cold valley returning to spring', it is also regarded as noble.