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Bushi Zhengzong · The Orthodox Tradition of Divination
Bodies of the Eight Palaces and Deriving the Time
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Forms of the Eight Palaces
Qian is the horse; Kun the ox; Zhen the dragon; Xun the chicken; Kan the pig; Li the pheasant; Gen the dog; Dui the sheep.
Bodies of the Eight Palaces
Qian is the head; Kun the abdomen; Zhen the feet; Xun the thighs; Kan the ears; Li the eyes; Gen the hands; Dui the mouth.
Verse for Identifying the Intervening Lines
Between Self and Response stand two intervening lines.
If an Avoided Spirit moves there, do not engage with it.
If the Source and Useful influences move between them,
generating Self and supporting the person, every affair rises high.
Method of Deriving the Month from the Year
In Jia and Ji years, Bing is the beginning.
In Yi and Geng years, Wu heads the sequence.
For Bing and Xin, begin from Geng.
For Ding and Ren, proceed forward from Ren.
What method for Wu and Gui years?
Seek it from Jia-Yin.
Method of Deriving the Hour from the Day
For Jia and Ji, add Jia again.
For Yi and Geng, Bing is first.
For Bing and Xin, begin from Wu.
For Ding and Ren, Geng-Zi is the place.
What method for Wu and Gui?
Proceed forward from Ren-Zi.
Method for Determining the Yin Hour
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