BaZi: ZPZQ - 论印绶 Discuss Seal and ribbon

论印绶
Discuss Seal and ribbon


原文：印绶喜其生身，正偏同为美格，故财与印不分偏正，同为一格而论之。印绶之格局亦不一，有印而透官者，正官不独取其生印，而即可以为用，与用煞者不同。故身旺印强，不愁太过，只要官星清纯，如丙寅、戊戌、辛酉、戊子，张参政之命是也。

Seal and ribbon likes to engender Self, Direct or Indirect are both beautiful structures, that is because for Wealth and Seal, Direct and Indirect are not separated (analyzed as different structures). There are many types of Seal structure, there is a Seal structure with protruding Officer, Officer is not only for engendering Seal, it is also Usable (as a Useful God), that is different from using Devil. Thus when Self is prosperous and Seal is strong, it does not matter (if officer) is overly strong, only that Officer has to be clear and pure, like

Wu Xin Wu Bing
Zi   You Xu Yin

The chart of Minister Zhang.


原文：然亦有带伤食而贵者，则如朱尚书命，丙戌、戊戌、辛未、壬辰，壬为戊制，不伤官也。又如临淮侯命，乙亥、己卯、丁酉、壬寅，己为乙制，己不碍官也。
There's also (charts) with Hurting Officer and Food God and (they are) noble (charts), like

the chart of minister Zhu

Ren Xin Wu Bing
Chen Wei Xu Xu

Because Ren is restraining Wu so Wu cannot hurt the Officer.

Also the chart of Duke LinHuai

Ren  Ding  Ji     Yi
Yin  You  Mao Hai

Ji is controlled by Yi thus Ji cannot hinder Officer.


原文：有印而用伤食者，身强印旺，恐其太过，泄身以为秀气。如戊戌、乙卯、丙午、乙亥，李状元命也，若印浅身轻，而用层层伤食，则寒贫之局矣。

There's Seal that uses Hurting Officer or Food, when Self is strong and Seal is prosperous, it could be excessive, exhausting self becomes elegant Qi,

Yi  Bing Yi   Wu
Hai Wu Mao Xu

Chart of Lee, the person who scored the highest in the imperial examination, when Seal is shallow and Self is light with many outputs, the structure becomes cold and poor.


原文：有用偏官者，偏官本非美物，藉其生印，不得已而用之。故必身重印轻，或身轻印重，有所不足，始为有性。如茅状元命，己巳、癸酉、癸未、庚申，此身轻印重也。马参政命，壬寅、戊申、壬辰、壬寅，此身重印轻也。若身印并重而用七煞，非孤则贫矣。

There's (structure) that uses Indirect Officer, Indirect Officer is originally not something good, but when there's no other choice, it must be used. Thus, Self must be heavy and Seal light, or Self light and Seal heavy, what is there (should be) inadequate, then it has temperament (meaning the chart can behave in a good way).

Like the chart of Mr Mao, who scored first in the imperial exam,

Geng Gui Gui Ji
Shen Wei You Si

This is light Self with heavy Seal.

Or the chart of Minister Ma

Ren Ren Wu Ren
Yin Chen Shen Yin

This is heavy Self with light Seal.

If Self and Seal are both strong, and uses 7K, the person would either be alone / solitary or poor.


原文：有用煞而兼带伤食者，则用煞而有制，生身而有泄，不论身旺印重，皆为贵格。

There's a chart that uses Devil and carries the outputs, that is using Devil and it is restrained, engenders Self and there's exhaustion, it does not matter is Self is prosperous and Seal is heavy, all are regarded as noble structure.


原文：有印多而用财者，印重身强，透财以抑太过，权而用之，只要根深，无防财破。如辛酉、丙申、壬申、辛亥，汪侍郎命是也。若印轻财重，又无劫财以救，则为贪财破印，贫贱之局也。

There are charts with many Seals that use Wealth, that Seal is heavy and Self is strong, protruding Wealth would suppress the overly strong Seal, rightly used, when the root is deep, it does not matter if it is broken by Wealth.

Like

Xin Ren Bing Xin
Hai Shen Shen You,

Chart of Minister Wang. If Seal is light and Wealth is heavy without being rescued by Rob Wealth, it is regarded as 'greedy of Wealth and broken Seal', a lowly and poor structure.


原文：即或印重财轻而兼露伤食，财与食相生，轻而不轻，即可就富，亦不贵矣。然亦有带食而贵者，何也？如庚寅、乙酉、癸亥、丙辰，此牛监薄命，乙合庚而不生丙，所以为贵，若合财存食，又可类推矣。如己未、甲戌、辛未、癸巳，此合财存食之贵也。

And if Seal is heavy, Wealth is light with protruding outputs, Wealth and Seal mutually engendering, so light is not really light, the person can be rich but not noble. But there are also structures with protruding outputs that can be noble, why?

Like

Bing Gui Yi Geng
Chen Hai You Yin

Chart of minister Niu, Yi and Geng is combined and thus it does not engender Bing, thus is noble, if Wealth is combined and Food is saved, it can be analyzed like this example. Like

Gui Xin Jia Ji
Si Wei Xu Wei

This chart has Wealth combined and Food saved, and is noble.

Trey: I dont know how to translate the titles of the people used by Master Shen, so I'll just write minister or general'

原文：又有印而兼透官煞者，或合煞，或有制，皆为贵格。如辛亥、庚子、甲辰、乙亥，此合煞留官也；壬子、癸卯、丙子、己亥、此官煞有制也。

Also there's Seal with Officer and Devil protruding together, if Devil is combined, if there is restraint, it is a noble structure.

Like

Yi    Jia    Geng    Xin
Hai Chen   Zi       Hai

This one has Devil combined and Officer saved;

Ji  Bing Gui Ren
Hai Zi Mao Zi

This one has restraint

原文：至于化印为劫；弃之以就财官，如赵知府命，丙午、庚寅、丙午、癸已，则变之又变者矣。

And as for 'Transforming Seal to become Rob Wealth'; thus it is abandoned to follow Wealth and Officer, like the chart of Governor Zhao,

Gui Bing Geng Bing
Si    Wu   Yin   Wu

That changes again and again.

原文：更有印透七煞，而劫财以存煞印，亦有贵格，如庚戌、戊子、甲戌、乙亥是也。然此格毕竟难看，宜细详之。

Also there's Seal with protruding 7K, and Rob Wealth to save Devil and Seal, for this type, there are also noble structures, like

Yi   Jia Wu Geng
Hai Xu  Zi    Xu

This type of chart is difficult to read, and thus it is good to analyze in detail (carefully.)