值符
值符:稟中央之土,為貴人之位,能育萬物,大將利居其下。為人性清高而厚重,為仙佛,為尊貴,失令則為牙保媒。於物為印綬文章、金銀首飾、絲麻布帛、珍寶、穀、鱉、獬牛之類。變異則為水木之精、鱗魚之怪。其於事也,旺相則為喜慶、詔書、筵會、酒食,休囚則為哭泣、愁悶。其色黃白,其形端方,其數八。
Zhi Fu: the earth of the centre, the seat of the noble; it nurtures the myriad things — a great commander does well to sit beneath it. Upright, lofty and grave of nature; immortals, Buddhas, the honoured; out of season, brokers and go-betweens. Things: seals and writings, gold, silver, ornaments, silk and cloth, treasures, grain, turtles, the xie-ox; in mutation, spirits of water and wood, fish-scaled oddities. In flourishing: joy, edicts, feasts, wine and food; in decline: weeping and gloom. Colour yellow-white, form square, number eight.
騰蛇
騰蛇:稟南方之火,為虛耗之神。為人性虛偽而巧詐,為公吏、為婦女,失令為市井人、為奴婢、牙婆。於物為光亮,為醜陋,為歪斜破損,變異為花朵,為繩索,為蛇。其於事也,為胎產、婚姻、文契、錢貨,得奇得門無妨;休囚則為光怪、火燭、驚疑,為淹纏,為惡夢,為血光、脫賺、罵詈,為污穢、臭氣之類。其色紅白,其形虛幻、勾曲,其數三。
Teng She: the fire of the south, the spirit of waste. Hypocritical and cunning of nature; clerks and women; out of season, market-folk, servants, old go-betweens. Things: brightness, ugliness, the askew and broken; in mutation, flowers, cords, serpents. Matters: childbirth, marriage, documents, money — harmless when wonder and gate are had; in decline: strange lights, fire-candles, fright and suspicion, lingering ills, nightmares, blood-light, cheating, abuse, filth and stench. Colour red-white, form illusory and hooked, number three.
太陰
太陰:稟西方之金,為陰佑之神,能為禎祥、護持,為人正直無私,性氣難馴。為台垣、諫府,為文人,失令為婢妾、宵小。於物為雕琢、金銀、羽毛、精潔、陰霖、露雨、霜雪、冰凍、佛寺、字跡。其於事也,旺相則為喜慶、恩澤、赦宥、婚姻、胎產,休囚則為淫濫、憂疑、欺詐、隱私、口舌、詛咒、哭泣、暗謀、密約、私通、走失。其色白,其體柔,其數九。
Tai Yin: the metal of the west, the spirit of hidden shelter, able to bring blessings and protection. Upright and selfless, hard to tame. The censorate and remonstrance offices, literati; out of season, maids and petty folk. Things: carving, gold and silver, feathers, the clean and fine, drizzle, dew, rain, frost, snow, ice, Buddhist temples, handwriting. In flourishing: joy, grace, amnesty, marriage, childbirth; in decline: wantonness, anxious doubt, deceit, secrets, quarrels, curses, weeping, dark scheming, trysts, elopement, loss. Colour white, body soft, number nine.
六合
六合:稟東方之木,為雷部雨師護衛之神,能飛騰變化。為人性好賢樂善,為貴族、高士、隱者,失令則為工巧、技藝、僧道、術士、醫生、書客。於物為果品、鹽粟、羽毛、布帛、衣裳、轎傘、彩仗、印璽、書契、樹枝、舟車、錢財,變異則為草木之精,水族之怪。其於事也,旺相則為爵祿、榮慶、婚姻、和合、胎產,休囚則為婦女、口舌、爭財、致疾、囚系、膽怯、訕謗、通謀、求降、勾引。其色黃赤,其形光彩,其數六與七。
Liu He: the wood of the east, the thunder bureau’s rain-master and guardian spirit, soaring and transforming. Loves the worthy and delights in the good; nobles, high men, recluses; out of season, artisans, craftsmen, monks, Daoists, physicians, book-pedlars. Things: fruit, salt and grain, feathers, cloth and clothes, sedans and canopies, regalia, seals, contracts, tree branches, boats and carts, money; in mutation, spirits of grass and trees, strange things of the waters. In flourishing: rank and favour, glory, marriage and union, childbirth; in decline: women, quarrels, fights over money, sickness, imprisonment, timidity, slander, collusion, surrender, enticement. Colour yellow-red, form radiant, numbers six and seven.
勾陳(下有白虎)
勾陳(下有白虎):稟西方之金,為剛勇之神,主兵戈戰鬥。為人性猛烈威雄,為權官、使者、侍衛、虎賁,失令則為軍卒、醜婦、工匠、農夫、牧童、捕役、屠宰、凶人、孝服、病人。於物為金銀、刀劍、財帛、木實、魚鱉、蛟龍,失令則朽鐵、瓦石、網羅,變異則為冰雹、狂風、迅雷、害物。於事為爭訟、疾病、死喪、道路、跌傷、留連、遺失。其色青白,其形銳利,其數七與五。
Gou Chen (with the White Tiger beneath): the metal of the west, the spirit of hardihood, lording war and battle. Fierce and mighty of nature; powerful officials, envoys, guards, tiger-troops; out of season, soldiers, ill-favoured women, craftsmen, farmers, herd-boys, runners, butchers, the violent, the mourning, the sick. Things: gold and silver, blades and swords, wealth, tree-fruit, fish and turtles, flood-dragons; out of season, rotten iron, tiles and stones, nets; in mutation, hail, wild winds, sudden thunder, harmful things. Matters: lawsuits, sickness, death, roads, falls, delay, loss. Colour blue-white, form sharp, numbers seven and five.
朱雀(下有玄武)
朱雀(下有玄武):稟北方之水,為刑戮奸讒之神。為人性聰明而躁急,巧辯而反複,為文士、醉客、孕婦,失令則為牙伶、書吏、盜賊、娼婦、賣魚鹽人。於物為文章、印信、敕令、服物、魚蛇、蛋、鹽鹵、油酒、傘炭之類,變異則為妖魔、鬼魅。於事旺相則為謁官、求望,休囚則為口舌、啼哭、夢想、離別、驚恐、遺失、逃人、奸佞。其色赤黑,其形缺,其數四與九。
Zhu Que (with the Xuan Wu beneath): the water of the north, the spirit of punishment, death and slander. Clever but rash, glib but faithless; literati, drunkards, pregnant women; out of season, criers, clerks, thieves, courtesans, sellers of fish and salt. Things: writings, seals, edicts, garments, fish and snakes, eggs, brine, oil and wine, umbrellas and charcoal; in mutation, demons and apparitions. In flourishing: seeking office and one’s aims; in decline: quarrels, wailing, dreams, parting, fright, loss, runaways, the treacherous. Colour red-black, form notched, numbers four and nine.
九地
九地:坤上之象,萬物之母,為陰晦之神。為人性柔順吝嗇,為人像,為大腹,為醫卜人,為老婦、道姑、鄉農、獄卒。於物為子母牛,為五穀、布帛、金、沙、石、雲、物,符錄、藥餌、舊物。於事為模糊、憂思、病患、牢獄、暗昧、哭泣、死喪。其色黑,其形厚有柄,其數八與二。
Jiu Di: the image of Kun above, the mother of the myriad things, the spirit of dimness. Gentle and stingy of nature; human figures, the big-bellied, physician-diviners, old women, Daoist nuns, farmers, jailers. Things: cows with calves, the five grains, cloth, metal, sand, stone, cloud-things, talismans, remedies, old objects. Matters: haze, anxious thought, sickness, prison, obscurity, weeping, death. Colour black, form thick with a handle, numbers eight and two.
九天
九天:乾金之象,萬物之父,為顯揚之神。為人性剛健而不測,為君父,為官長,為僧道、老人,為首腦、股肋。於物為馬,為金玉、寶石、劍戟、刀砧、錘鈴、錢鏡、寒冰、銅鐵、水果、絲竹、光亮、玲瓏、旋轉、活動,有聲有足之物。於事為謀望、博弈、遠行之類。其色赤白,其形圓而質堅,其數一與六。
Jiu Tian: the image of qian metal, the father of the myriad things, the spirit of display. Vigorous and unfathomable; ruler and father, officials and elders, monks, the old; head and brain, ribs. Things: horses, gold and jade, gems, swords and halberds, knife-blocks, hammers, bells, mirrors, coin, ice, copper and iron, fruit, silk and bamboo, brightness, the delicate, the turning and mobile, things with sound and feet. Matters: seeking one’s aims, gambling, long journeys. Colour red-white, form round and hard, numbers one and six.