The Expanded and Revised Book of Changes for Divination

卜筮被許多人斥為迷信行為。我卻認為這有一定的道理存在，但必須遵從一定的原則。首先，「不疑何卜」，如果事情沒有其他的選擇必須要做的、或是一些常識性的就不用卜了。比如生病了應該找醫生治病，想成功就應該努力。「耳鼻眼舌身意」給人帶來了「聽嗅視味触直」覺。且不說第七感等，卽使是直覺也會帶來預測的效果。卜筮需要虔誠，虔誠的原理是讓人靜心，从而體會感覺並將其放大。「一事一日不三卜」是不想讓焦躁的心干擾感覺。當你碰到兩難選擇——兩害相權差不多、兩利相權也差不多、成事的難易度也差不多的時候——卜筮以聽從心中所欲有何不可。

Many dismiss divination as superstition; I believe it holds some truth provided certain principles are observed. For instance, one should not consult the oracle for matters requiring no decision or obvious action—seek medical care for illness and strive hard to achieve goals—but when faced with equally difficult choices between two harms, two benefits, or similar levels of success probability, seeking guidance by what the heart desires is acceptable. The practice requires sincerity to calm the mind and amplify its feelings; avoiding multiple consultations on one matter prevents restlessness from interfering with intuition. Furthermore, just as sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste, and thought offer perception even without a seventh sense, such instincts naturally yield predictive effects.

For a reader today This passage presents historical principles for using divination in times of difficult decision-making, emphasizing mental calmness rather than guaranteeing specific outcomes.

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

是乃未曾出一可以避之﹐出空必遇其害﹐豈曰出空則前面已過﹐反不受其禍﹐此說悖也﹐謬也﹐予得其驗者﹐元神動於卦中﹐用神空者﹐出空之日而得。忌神動於卦中﹐而用神空者﹐出空之日逢殃﹐屢占屢驗﹐獨近病逢空不論。凡占近病﹐用神得遇旬空者﹐不拘日月動爻克害﹐用神出空之日卽愈。卽獨此一事﹐論空不論克也。他占皆忌。此姤之大過﹐定是占於近病﹐不悟近病逢空﹐繼而曰諸事皆可避之﹐此誤後人也。 <br> <br>爻逢忌殺敵之無傷。舊注忌爻發動﹐心事不利﹐若得日月動爻幫助用爻﹐可以敵之﹐不傷於彼﹐事亦可成﹐予以此論是理。

In divination regarding acute illnesses, if the essential energy falls into a void period, recovery is expected on the day this void ends, regardless of other conflicting forces; however, for all other matters, falling into a void generally brings misfortune unless supported by external aid. Regarding hostile influences affecting an outcome, such harm can be neutralized if the primary factor receives assistance from significant time periods or moving elements.

For a reader today This passage offers readers specific divinatory rules for interpreting outcomes related to acute illness versus general affairs, along with principles for overcoming adverse influences through supportive factors.

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

title = 增刪卜易| author = 野鶴老人| section = 五行相生章第十一金生水，水生木，木生火，火生土，土生金。凡用神、元神宜於逢生，月建生、日建生，動爻生、動化回頭生。如卯月己卯日弟占兄已得重罪，叩問能救否。得復之震子孫酉金⚋ 兄弟戌土⚋妻財亥水⚋ 子孫申金⚋兄弟丑土ㄨ應 父母午火⚊兄弟辰土⚋ 兄弟辰土⚋官鬼寅木⚋ 官鬼寅木⚋妻財子水⚊世 妻財子水⚊兄弟爻爲用神，丑土兄動日月克之，明現大罪難脫，幸得兄爻丑土化午火父母回頭相生，斷曰：速速行之。父母化兄爻相生爲吉，後蒙恩免死。

This rule states that favorable deities thrive when they encounter generative support from the lunar month, solar day, moving lines, or transformations back to themselves. For example, in a case where a person faces severe charges, an auspicious outcome is predicted if the brother line transforms into the parent line with mutual generation, leading to mercy and survival.

For a reader today This text describes traditional Chinese divination methods involving metaphysical concepts like five elements and symbolic lines that are not applicable to modern life or current events. It offers a historical perspective on ancient belief systems rather than providing guidance for contemporary decisions.

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

有一爻入墓者待沖開之日成之。凡得三合名利婚姻、家宅、風水，用神旺者無不爲吉，必要世爻在局爲美、若不在於局內須要局生世爻爲吉，局克世爻爲凶。如占財，財局生世利於我財，局生應利於他。占出行用神在三合內被合而畱。占行人用神在三合之內被合不回。又有內卦外卦而成三合者須分內外。如占家宅若屬外宅不宜外卦克內，若居內宅須宜內卦生外卦，又如占彼此之形者，內卦爲我，外卦爲他。外卦合局而內卦者爲吉，克內卦者爲凶。如卯月丁巳日上下兩村因田水撕打得離之坤卦。兄弟巳火○世 妻財酉金⚋子孫未土⚋ 官鬼亥水⚋妻財酉金○ 子孫丑土⚋官鬼亥水○應 父母卯木⚋子孫丑土⚋ 兄弟巳火⚋父母卯木○ 子孫未土⚋斷曰：內卦爲我村，亥卯未合成木局，外卦爲人村，巳酉丑合金局來克木，幸衰金不克旺木，不足畏也。況系六沖卦變六沖，有人解散必不成訟，後果勸散。或問：彼此之形，必以世應爲主，如何不言世應？

This text outlines rules for interpreting hexagrams in divination, stating that a line entering a grave must be resolved by its冲破 day to succeed, while noting that prosperous divine signs generally indicate good fortune unless the world line is outside the situation and harmed by it. It further specifies guidelines such as using wealth lines when predicting money, retaining travel or travelers' lines within the trine, distinguishing internal and external hexagrams for house disputes, and explaining how trines formed internally, externally, or across both should be read relative to self and others, illustrated here with a specific case where an earth village conflicts with a metal village but resolves due to weak metal and changing hexagrams suggesting separation.

For a reader today This passage provides historical principles used in traditional Chinese fortune-telling to analyze relationships between opposing forces, while offering no practical predictions for modern life or personal decision-making.

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

* 旬空最愛塡沖：詳空亡論章。* 大象吉而受克，須待克神受克：如用神臨辰土，得日月動爻生扶，乃爲大象吉也。倘被寅卯克害，後逢申酉日沖克克神則吉，餘仿此。* 大象凶而受克，須防克者逢生：卽如前說，用神臨辰土，旣無日月動爻生扶，乃爲大象凶也。再逢寅卯克制者，後逢寅卯亥日，則凶。餘仿此。* 元神來助來扶，貴看用神衰旺，忌神來沖克，須觀元气興衰。* 化進神、逢值逢合：如申動酉，乃爲進神，爲福爲禍，有應申月日者，有應巳月日者，餘仿此。* 化退神、忌值忌沖：如酉化申，乃爲退神，爲凶爲吉，有應申月日者，有應寅日月者，餘仿此。* 問有應於獨發獨靜：詳獨發章。* 問有應於變爻動爻：如爻臨戌土，變出酉金，其吉凶有戌日應者，有酉日應者，餘仿此。* 勿謂爻之不驗，遠近當分：遠事定之以年月，近事應之於日時。再問有占遠應近，占近應遠，占月應年，占日應時，亦所當知。* 倘遇卦之不明，再占是一法。

This text presents technical rules for interpreting divination outcomes based on the interactions between specific symbols, such as the timing of events relative to seasonal months and days, the strength of key elements, and whether symbols transform into advancing or receding states. It instructs that predictions for distant matters are fixed by year and month, while those for immediate concerns correspond to the day and hour, and it advises consulting additional divinations if the initial卦 (trigram) appears unclear.

For a reader today This passage offers historical insights into how classical Chinese fortune-telling was systematized around symbolic interactions and timing rules for distant versus near events. It provides a scholarly view of traditional divination logic rather than serving as a source of modern predictive or practical advice.

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