The Abyss and Sea of the Zi Ping Method

子宫癸水在其中，丑癸辛金己土同；寅宫甲木兼丙戊，卯宫乙木独相逢。辰藏乙戊三分癸，巳中庚金丙戊丛；午宫丁火并己土，未宫乙己丁共宗。申位庚金壬水戊，酉宫辛金独丰隆；戌宫辛金及丁戊，亥藏壬甲是真踪。

The uterus holds Gui water within it, accompanied by Chou's Gui water, Xin metal, and Ji earth; Yin houses Jia wood alongside Bing fire and Wu earth, while Mao hosts only Yi wood. Chen conceals Yi wood, Wu earth, and a third of Gui water; Si contains庚 metal, Bing fire, and Wu earth together; Wu holds Ding fire with Ji earth, and Wei gathers Yi wood, Ji earth, and Ding fire. Shen positions Geng metal, Ren water, and Wu earth; You houses only Xin metal in abundance; Xu contains Xin metal along with Ding fire and Wu earth; Hai hides Ren water and Jia wood as its true nature.

For a reader today This passage offers a structured list of traditional Chinese astrology symbols for the zodiac signs. It presents ancient cosmological associations that reflect historical cultural beliefs rather than scientific facts or modern claims.

English translation by Eastern Lens, from the revised daizhige Chinese classics corpus. The original Chinese is published alongside it for verification.

《辛》辛金珠玉性通灵，最爱阳和沙水清；成就不劳炎火煆，资扶偏爱湿泥生。水多火旺宜西北，水冷金寒要丙丁；坐禄通根身旺地，何愁厚土没其形。

Here is a translation of this classical Chinese poem, which functions as a set of divinatory rules describing the characteristics and optimal conditions for the metal element (Xin) in metaphysical practice; it outlines traditional associations regarding water, fire, earth, and directional influences for maintaining elemental strength.

For a reader today This text offers historical insight into ancient systems of thought by cataloging specific environmental preferences attributed to the metal element, while also clarifying that these statements describe traditional correlations rather than empirical scientific facts or modern predictions about future events.

English translation by Eastern Lens, from the revised daizhige Chinese classics corpus. The original Chinese is published alongside it for verification.

如【甲午，丙寅，庚子，丙子】：此命身弱，见火局，又见月令丙寅七杀，时又见丙子；火剋庚金，金死于子，身弱杀旺，又无制伏，宜乎带病贫薄。

Rule: For this natal chart (Jia Wu, Bing Yin, Geng Zi, Bing Zi), the self is weak; seeing a Fire formation alongside a Sevens-Killer in the month pillar and another at the time pillar, Fire overcomes Geng Metal while Metal dies in Water, creating an imbalance with no control; therefore, such a person may rightly expect to be poor and often ill.

For a reader today This text offers a specific astrological rule that correlates certain planetary positions with a prediction of hardship. It provides a descriptive framework for understanding historical divination logic without making factual claims about individual lives or health outcomes today.

English translation by Eastern Lens, from the revised daizhige Chinese classics corpus. The original Chinese is published alongside it for verification.

且如甲子之日，甲子之时：庚死于子，死中至老没儿郎；入墓之时难保双；受气绝中一个子；胎中头女有姑娘；养中三子只留二；长生之位，旬中半合，主七个儿子也；沐浴一双保吉康；冠带临官三子位；旺中五子自成行；衰中二子；病中一；自己数至亥病中一。依此推之。

"For instance, on the day and hour of Jia-Zi: [when] Geng dies in Zi, the son perishes from middle age to old age without issue; upon entering the Tomb position, twin sons cannot be preserved; at the point of Receiving Qi amidst extinction lies a single child; the Foetus position yields an elder daughter; the Nurturing phase keeps two of three sons; the Position of Longevity sees half a decan and predicts seven sons; Bathing preserves one pair for auspicious health; Crown and Official positions grant three sons; Prosperity ensures five sons on their own; Declining has two sons; Illness has one; counting oneself to Hai also yields one in illness. Follow this deduction."

For a reader today This text presents a traditional divination system that maps specific dates and times to predicted family outcomes using astrological logic. It serves as an archival example of how past cultures structured their hopes for lineage survival, not as factual guidance for modern life planning.

English translation by Eastern Lens, from the revised daizhige Chinese classics corpus. The original Chinese is published alongside it for verification.

假令壬癸日，运逆行者，生于正月二月：取戊己土为官，故为禄绝，此为背禄；取丙丁火为财，四柱不透出财神，此为背禄不贫也，寅卯暗藏三阳四阳之火为财；如行子丑运，遇比肩分夺；交亥运木长生而助火，主发财；戌运亦然；酉运火死水败，主破财。

Should the day of Ren or Gui occur during a reverse journey while born in the first or second lunar month, selecting Earth (Wu/Ji) as one's official position creates a state of "official loss and life-force severance," termed being back from one's salary; however, choosing Fire (Bing/Ding) as wealth is permissible if no explicit Wealth Star appears in the four pillars, relying instead on the hidden fire of Wood (Yin/Mao) within them for riches; should one enter the Zi-Chou cycle, a clash with competing selves may divide wealth, whereas entering the Hai cycle allows Wood to be born and assist Fire to generate fortune, a principle that also holds for the Xu cycle, but the You cycle sees Fire die and Water fail, leading to financial loss.

For a reader today This text presents a structured set of technical conditions regarding how traditional astrological parameters are believed to influence financial outcomes in specific scenarios.

English translation by Eastern Lens, from the revised daizhige Chinese classics corpus. The original Chinese is published alongside it for verification.