Saturday, December 28, 2013

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays to everyone!

I'd like to thank Rae for contributing on the subject of ZWDS all the readers for reading this blog.


We'll be back with more BaZi and ZWDS after holidays!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Basic ZWDS Terms


Hi there, I am a new contributor on this blog. I am a beginner in Bazi and ZWDS and will attempt to translate modern Chinese texts to English. I will also create visuals to make the understanding of bazi, ZWDS and other arts clearer. Please feel free to provide feedback here. 

I start off with some basic terms of ZWDS





1、本(本方):是指主事的宫位。命盘中的十二宫各有所主。如论一生命运,命宫为本宫,论事业吉凶,官禄宫为本宫,论大限宫,大限宫为本宫,……以此类推
Self palace refers to the Palace in question. The life chart has 12 palaces which have separate categories. To examine one's life, Ming Palace should be of reference. Each palace should be referred to for the individual's outlook in a particular category.

2对宫:宫的对面宫位称对宫,即从本宫顺或逆数至第七宫
Opposite Palace. This refers to the Palace opposite the Palace in question. Another way of examining the position is the 7th Palace in clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

3邻宫:宫的前、后二宫,称为邻宫。对某些双星来辅或夹,邻宫是很重要的
Neighbouring Palace. This refers to the Palace before or after the Palace in question. This can be important as the stars sandwiching the Palace may have impact on the Palace in question.

4、四方:指本方、对方、合方和邻方
Four corners. This refers to the Palace in question, the Opposite Palace,
5、三方四正:三方指与本宫地支有三合关系的宫位,即从本宫顺或逆数至第五宫。四正则从本宫顺或逆数至第三宫。论宫的吉凶,主要看其一、五、七、九宫星情的吉凶与组合关系
紫微斗数三合派最重要的是三方四正、对宫,最要紧的是对宫

The three corners have a harmonious relationship with the Palace in question. It is the 5th position in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. The four opposites are at the 3rd position in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. To comprehend the auspiciousness of the Palace, there is a need to examine auspiciousness of the stars in the 1st, 5th, 7th and 9th Palace as well as their combinations of stars.

6、北斗主星:贪狼、巨门、禄存、文曲、廉贞、武曲、破军七星
Beidou or Great Bear/Big Dipper main stars refer to Tanlang, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu and Puojun. 



北斗助星:指羊陀、左右。
Bei Dou or Great Bear/Big Dipper supporting stars refer to Tuoluo, Zuofu and Youbi.


7、南斗主星:指天府、天梁、天机、天同、天相、七杀六星
Nandou or Milk Dipper main stars are Tianfu, Tianliang, Tianji, Tiantong, Tianxiang and Qisha.

南斗助星:指火铃、魁钺
Nandou or Milk Dipper supporting stars are Huoxing, Lingxing, Tiankui and Tianyue.

8、中天主星:指紫微、太阳、太阴。
The main stars are Ziwei, Taiyang and Taiyin.

9、正曜:指紫微星加上太阳、太阴、文昌、南斗六星、北斗七星及其辅佐星左辅、右弼,共计十九颗星

Zhenyao refers to Ziwei, Taiyang, Taiyin, Wenqu, Nandou Six Stars, Beidou Seven Stars as well as Zuofu, Youbi. There are a total of 19 stars.

10、偏曜:指羊、陀、火、铃、魁、钺共六星为偏曜
Pianyao or Secondary Stars refer to Qingyang, Huaxing, Lingxing, Tianyue, Tiankui, Tuoluo, these six stars.

11杂曜:除正偏曜以外,其它星辰皆为杂曜
Zayao or Miscellaneous Stars refer to stars other than those Zhenyao, Huayao or Pianyao.

12、化曜:指化禄、化权、代科、化忌四曜
Huayao or Transformation Stars refer to Hualu, Huaquan, Huake and Huaji.

13、双星:指紫府、府相、日月、左右、昌曲、空劫、火铃、羊陀、魁钺等共有35
Double stars or pair stars refer to Ziwei and Tianfu, Taiyang and Taiyin, Zoufu and Youbi,  Wenqu and Wenchang, Dikong and Dijie, Huoxing and Lingxing, Qingyang and Tuoluo, Tianyue and Tiankui. There are a total of 35 pairs.

14、三吉星:指化禄、化权、化科
The three auspicious stars are Hualu, Huaquan and Huake.

15、四化星:同化曜。
The Sihua or Four Transformation Stars are the same as Huayao or Transformation stars.

16、四煞星:指羊、陀、火、
The four inauspicious stars are Qingyang, Tuoluo, Huoxing and Lingxing. 

17、六吉星:指天魁、天钺、左辅、右弼、文昌、文曲
The six auspicious stars are Tiankui, Tianyue, Zuofu, Youbi, Wen Chang and Wenqu.

18、六煞星:指四煞星加上天空、地劫。
The six inauspicious stars are Dikong and Dijie in addition to the abovementioned four.

19、七煞星:指六煞星加上化忌。
The seven inauspicious stars include the abovementioned and Huaji.

20、躔次:指星辰所经行之地皆曰躔次,简称躔
Chanci refer to the paths which the stars take.
 
21、天罗、地网:盘中的辰宫为天罗,戌宫为地网。亦合称魁罡,辰为天罡,戌为河魁

Tianluo refers to the Chen Court and Diwang refers to the Xu Court.

22、雷:盘中的卯宫
Leimen or Thunder Door refers to Mao Court. 

23、天:盘中的亥宫
Tianmen or Heaven Door refers to Hai Court.

24、地:盘中的巳宫
Dimen or Ground Door refers to Si Court.

25、人:盘中的寅宫
Renmen or Human Door refers to Yin Court.

26、鬼:盘中的申宫
Guimen or Ghost Door refers to Shen Court. 

27、遇、逢、见、坐、会、加:大多指星与星同宫而言,会也可指星在三方位
Meet, Encounter, See, Sit, Add: This refers to stars meeting the star in question or it could refer to the three corners.
28、守与同:宫见单星皆曰守,见多星皆曰同
Shou refers to a single star in a court whereas tong refers to more than one star in a court.

29、偕与并:吉星同宫皆曰偕,凶星同宫皆曰并
Jian refers to auspicious stars in the same court, Bing refers to inauspicious stars in the same court.

30、冲与照:凶星在对宫而言冲,吉星在对宫而言照
Clash refers to inauspicious stars in the opposite palace, reflect refers to auspicious stars in the opposite palace.

31庙旺:星辰最亮,吉星能完全发挥优点、凶星不凶
Miao and Wang phase where the stars are at their brightest. The auspicious stars are at their brightest and inauspicious stars are not inauspicious.

32、平和:星辰亮度正常、吉星吉、凶星凶。
Pinghe is where the brightness of the stars are normal. Auspicious stars are auspicious, inauspicious stars inauspicious.

33、落陷:星辰暗淡、吉星不吉、凶星最凶。
Luoxian phase is where the stars are dim. Auspicious stars are inauspicious, inauspicious stars are at their most inauspicious.

34、大运:又称大限,主10年运
This is the ten-year luck cycle.

35、小限:主一年运势。'
This is the annual luck cycle.

36、流年:又称太岁,主当年运势。斗君:主当月运
Liunian refers to the chart owner's luck for the current year. Doujun refers to the month luck. 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

BaZi: An Early Classic - 四言独步 SYDB Four Words Invincible Steps Part 3

五行生旺,不怕刑囚;东西南北,数尽方休。Five elements born prosperous, does not fear punishment or imprisonment, east west south and north, direction where the count ends is at rest.

Trey: Five elements refers to the DM and all the gods in the chart. Being born prosperous or having Qi is an advantage because when LP goes to the places where the element is 'dead' or 'extinct', it can still function well.

寅申巳亥,四生之局;用物身强,遇之发福。
Yin-Shen-Si-Hai, the structures of 4 births; usable substances and self prosperous, meeting this is successful

Trey: Yin, Shen, Si and Hai are 4 places where elements are born, Yin is the birthplace of fire and earth, Shen of water (and earth), Si of metal and Hai of wood. Usable substances refer to Useful Gods, for example earth born in Shen can use Wealth, fire born in Shen can use Officer. Wealth and Officer gets ChangSheng Qi from the Month EB and together with a strong DM, the chart becomes a good structure. 

辰戌丑未,四库之神;人元三用,透旺为真。 
Chen-Xu-Chou-Wei, the gods of 4 storages; the Human Origin gets 3 uses, protrusion and prosperous are regarded as true. 

Trey: This verse talks about DM born in the month of the earth, all 3 Qis contained in the earth can be used when they protrude and they are prosperous.

Take for example Jia born in Xu, Xu contains earth as the main Qi, which is Wealth, metal as the residual Qi, which is Officer and fire as storage Qi which is the output. The true Useful God is the one that protrudes or is prosperous. 

子午卯西,四败之局;男犯兴衰,女犯孤独。
Zi-Wu-Mao-You, the structures of 4 defeats'; committed by men denotes rise and fall. committed by women denotes loneliness.

Trey: I have no idea why it is like this. 

BaZi: SMTH 论食神 Discuss Food God part 2

食多者宜行印运,食少者不宜,是枭神夺食,故食喜旺禄相助,月令建禄最佳,时禄次之,更逢贵人运,行食神生旺之地,大地福禄。
Seal LP is beneficial for chart with a lot of Food God, but for chart with few Food, it is not beneficial, that becomes Owl God seizing Food, thus Food favors to be supported by Lu and Wang (Qi phases), Lu and Wang in the month decree is the best, Lu in the hour is second best, if LP has Noblemen and it is also the place where Food God is Sheng and Wang, denotes great blessings.

忌身衰枭旺,柱中虽喜见财,亦不宜多,多则不清,不过一富翁而已。
Fears weak Self with strong Owl, even though it is favorable to have Wealth in the pillars, it should not be too many, too many is no clear, can be no better than a rich person only.

食神重见,变为伤官,令人少子,纵有,或带破拗性,又不可入墓,即是伤官入墓,住寿难延。
When Food God is seen repeatedly, it changes to become Hurting Officer, then the person will have few children, even if he has, the child will be uninhibited (stubborn, headstrong), also it cannot enter tomb, even though if it is considered HO entering grave, it denotes difficulty in having a long life.

大忌空亡,更有官煞显露,为太医师巫术数九流之士,若食神逢克,又遇空亡,则不贵,再行死绝或枭运,则因食上气上生灾,翻胃噎食,缺衣食,忍饥寒而已。
Greatly unfavorable is KongWang, the person will become the lowest rank in his profession, if Food is being countered, it cannot be noble, moreover if LP goes to place where Food is in Death or Extinction or if LP is Owl, disaster is on the Qi of Food, stomach will be overturned (stomach upset) and choke on food, lack of clothing and food, endure famine and cold. 

又曰:甲日食丙,柱中无壬癸亥子方好,如有水气,丙自受制,屈伏于人,己身不能卓立,岂能生物以养其父?
Also it is said: Jia day eats Bing, without Ren and Gui in the pillars is good, if there is water Qi, Bing will be countered, submit or surrender to others, it cannot for itself, how can it engender something to nurture its father (DM)?

如无此制,又要生旺向禄,如丙生夏月,运历东南,火土俱旺,其甲用财必厚。
If there is no such restraint, it also needs to be born prosperous and 'facing fortune', like Bing (Food) born in summer, LP goes East and South, fire and earth are both prosperous, that Jia that uses Wealth will have abundant wealth. 

若生三春甲旺,丙火虽得生,不知戊己气薄,须历南方火土俱旺,方许发福。
Say if Jia is born in the three springs. although Bing fire gets ChangSheng qi, Wu and Ji has thin Qi, so LP needs to go South where fire and earth are prosperous, only then one can be successful.

又如庚以壬为食,运历北方水旺之地,发财必厚,东方木旺之乡,发福必紧。
Also like Geng has Ren as Food, when LP goes to north where water is prosperous, one will become very rich, when it goes east where wood is prosperous, one will become rich fast (i think).

细论之,庚以壬为食,长生于申,当断申地福重,暴败在酉,壬水至酉,便不为佳,以壬生甲木为庚之财,即自生分发身之财,非婚配正妻之财,甲至酉地为木困金乡,壬水自败,木岂能助养其父?
If we analyze carefully, Geng has Ren as Food, it ChangSheng in Shen, so Shen should be regarded as a strong blessing place, suddenly it fails at You, Ren water when is in You is not good,and Ren can engender Jia wood as wealth for Geng, the wealth that is engendered by Self, it's not the wealth like being married to the wife, Jia until You is when wood is imprisoned, Ren water is failing (MuYu), how can wood help to support its father? 

Trey: When Geng uses Ren as Food, Shen is a good place but You is not, as You is MuYu (failed / defeated) for water and does not support wood. 

当断此运平平。
So this place should be analyzed as ordinary. (refers to You)

行至戌运,如干遇壬甲,亦只断其半吉半凶,逢戊可断其有灾,见庚可断其微福。
When LP goes to Xu, and if the Stems have Ren and Jia, it should be analyzed as 50 / 50 auspicious and inauspicious, seeing Wu can be regarded as having disaster, seeing Geng can be regarded as having small fortune. 

亥运当言其大吉,子运癸水伤官,伤重泄本身之气,又庚死于子,甲败于子,当断生祸身灾。
Hai Luck is greatly auspicious, Zi Luck has Gui water as Hurting Officer, havy HO will exhaust Self, moreover Geng dies at Zi and Jia fails at Zi, so this should be analyzed as disastrous luck. 

运至丑,庚金之库,水旺之乡,又有己丑助庚甲冠带成人之地,可断此十年发。
When Luck goes to Chou, it is the storage of Geng metal, and a place where water is prosperous, also it has Ji Chou to support Geng, Jia is under GuanDai where it is reaching into adulthood, so this 10-years should be regarded as successful years.

寅运亦吉,卯运有灾,余例此推。
Yin Luck is also auspicious, Mao Luck is disastrous, others are analyzed accordingly.

又曰:食神忌枭,亦有不畏者。
Also it is said: Food God dreads the Owl, but there are some that don't fear.


like:

己亥不畏丁倒食,丁与壬合化木,而壬禄在亥;
Ji Hai does not fear Ding Pouring Food, Ding and Ren combine to wood, and Ren 'Lu' at Hai.

丙午不畏甲倒食,甲与己合化土,而己禄在午;
Bing Wu does not fear Jia Pouring Food, Jia and Ji combine to earth, and Ji 'Lu' at Wu.

乙巳不畏癸倒食,戊癸化火,乙巳亦火;
Yi Si does not fear Gui Pouring Food, Wu and Gui combine to fire, Yi Si is still fire.

癸巳不畏辛倒食,丙辛化水,癸贵在巳;
Gui Si does not fear Xin Pouring Food, Bing and Xin combine to water, Gui 'noble' at Si

庚为众阳之首,不畏戊倒食,戊,阳气归源之数,见戊作喜神论;
Geng as the leader of the gang of Yang (as in Yin Yang), does not fear Wu Pouring Food, Wu, is the number where the Qi of Yang returns to its sources, so seeing Wu is considered as XiShen (Favorable God)

已不倒食辛,阴气初发散之源;
Ji does not pour the food of Xin, as it is the source where the Qi of Yin (as in Yin and Yang) disperses.

庚不倒食壬,阳气初发散之源;
Geng does not pour the food for Ren, as it is the source where the Qi of Yang disperses.

辛有丁,不畏己倒食,为丁养育辛金也,况有丁处便有己土,阴阳干涉,得清福之助。
Xin having Ding does not fear Ji Pouring Food, as Ding nurtures Xin metal, moreover, the place with Ding has Ji earth, Yin and Yang interferes, enjoys ease and comfort.