The study of eight characters is naturally inseparable from heavenly stems and earthly branches. Because the heavenly stems are the embodiment of the sky, the earthly branches are the embodiment of the tunnel, and the human element is humanity; The way of heaven and earth is three, which is what people often say. Only with three talents can we combine into the real world. Some people think that heaven is the master of heaven, the earth is the master of tunnel, and the master of music is the master of Tao. But no matter how controversial, it is almost a conclusion that heaven governs heaven and earth governs tunnels, and everyone agrees with this statement.
In the embodiment of eight-character numerology, some people attach great importance to heaven and some people attach great importance to it; The ancients paid more attention to heavenly stems, while modern people paid more attention to earthly branches, which has always been a controversial topic and often has different tendencies in practice. For example, some people treat heavenly stems and earthly branches's eight characters equally, regardless of their roots, and can give 100 points. Because the sky is dry, the air is pure, and the earthly branches generally have miscellaneous gases, so the earthly branches are often divided into sixty or seventy branches at most.
In some theories, if the strength of the five elements is evaluated according to the score of 100, the heavenly stems are only 36 points and the earthly branches are 100 points. Even if the earthly branch has miscellaneous gas, it will be far better than the heavenly stem, because the earthly branch has at least 60 points, far greater than 36 points. The difference here is obvious. But no matter how big the differences are, they all think that heaven is the master of Lu, which is the external image; In other words, wealth, status and official position have played a directional role.
The quality of the earthly branch is an internal image, which plays a qualitative role, but there is no dispute. The sky is dry and moving, the earth supports the main static, the sky is dry and the air is clear, and the relationship is relatively simple and simple; Therefore, the relationship between heaven and earth can only be seen together. The relationship between the earth branch and qi is complicated; Therefore, it can be seen that there are Liuhe, Sanhe, semi-Sanhe (health, prosperity, tomb), Liuhong, Sanxun, Liuhai, Sijue, Tomb Dome, Destruction and so on.
Therefore, in the study of eight characters, the understanding of earthly branches is an extremely critical and important issue; Many people spend their whole lives studying it, but they don't really understand it. The reason for this is not only because ancient writing is often concise, but also because modern people's thinking is mostly the product of western education, and they all like to grasp concepts from concepts. It is very different from the concept grasped from image number in Yi-ology thinking. Of course, it is also because the relationship between the ground and the branches is really complicated and often changes.
Therefore, when discussing the tunnel, Mu said: The combination of virtue and happiness of Kun Yuan will determine good or bad luck. Kunyuan here refers to the earthly branch; Hede refers to the restrained relationship between the local branches. The so-called Kun Yuan and De means that the mystery of earthly branch lies in whether the restraint of earthly branch can be achieved. There are good and bad elements in the five elements, that is to say, the quantity and rise and fall of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements qi produced by the restraint relationship of the earthly branches determine its quality; It determines whether your life is lucky or unlucky.
From this point of view, the characteristics of the earth branch play a decisive role in the weight of the figure of eight. Be sure to straighten it out, make it clear and make it clear. This question, of course, is extensive and profound, and it is impossible to make it clear in a short essay. However, what I am talking about today is the alternative nature of earthly branches, which means that this nature is often ignored, so I remind you of the following categories.
1, the unique feature of Chen Xu ugliness; Chen Xu is ugly, although the four branches are all dirt. But the difference between warm and cold, cool and dry, damp and hot, and excess and deficiency needs everyone's attention. Generally speaking; Chen is generally warm soil; Because it is close to Maugham; Because there is water in it, it is also wet soil; Because Chen has air and wood, it is mostly empty soil; This qi is e, so it is also yang soil. Of course, making a fire warehouse is dry soil; However, if it is combined with Geng Xin and Shen You, it will be cool and dry. Using fire soil is solid soil.
Ugly, dry and angry, naturally weak, so it is mostly wet and cold; It is also a treasury, and the cold and wet gas is stronger. It is not warehouse wood, but the gas in the dry is ding, so the homeland is more solid and hard; It is hot and dry, so it is also a dry and hot place; I didn't go near Jin Shen, but this gas is for myself, so there is also a yin cold gas hidden in it. Therefore, there is a saying in Poor Jane that dogs give birth to cold.