Chapter Six: A Simulated Case Study — Demonstrating Multiple Judgments from a Single Chart

To illustrate more concretely, let us construct a simulated case.

Setup: Yang Dun, First Bureau; Jiazi Xun (Wu); the Chief Star Tianpeng falls in Kan Palace (first palace); the Duty Gate Xiumen (Rest Gate) falls in Kan Palace (first palace). (A Fuyin/resting-tone example.)

Day Stem: Bing (falls in Li, the ninth palace). Hour Stem: Geng (falls in Kun, the second palace).

1. Judging character and state (Day Stem Bing in Li Palace)

• Analysis: Bing is the sun; in Li Palace it reaches Imperial Prosperity (diwang).
• Judgment: The querent is passionate, impatient, and proud — like the blazing sun at its zenith. Their current fortunes are strong and their abilities formidable, yet they may be excessively conspicuous. Li Palace governs Fire; they may recently have symptoms of internal heat or eye discomfort.

2. Judging the matter inquired about (Hour Stem Geng in Kun Palace)

• Analysis: Geng represents obstruction; in Kun Palace it enters the tomb (hypothetical condition), and is accompanied by the Death Gate (hypothetical).
• Judgment: The matter faces great resistance (Geng), is currently in a state of stagnation (entering the tomb), and is lifeless (Death Gate). Kun Palace governs slowness — this matter cannot be rushed.
• Relationship: Day Stem Li Fire engenders Hour Stem Kun Earth.
• Conclusion: You wish to push this matter forward (Fire engenders Earth); you are very proactive, but the matter itself (Geng) is uncooperative — like punching cotton, much effort for little return.

3. Judging wealth (Life Gate / Shengmen)

• Hypothetical: Life Gate falls in Gen Palace (eighth palace), accompanied by Jiazi Wu.
• Analysis: Wu represents capital; Life Gate represents profit. Gen Palace is the mountain — stillness.
• Judgment: Wealth prospects are currently mediocre; funds may be tied up (Gen is the mountain — forward progress halted). Wu in Gen Palace is at the stage of Long Life (changsheng), indicating a new investment project is germinating, but substantial returns have not yet materialized.

4. Judging marriage (Liuhe / Yi and Geng)

• Hypothetical: Liuhe falls in Zhen Palace (third palace). Yi is in Zhen Palace (its place of prosperity); Geng is in Kun Palace.
• Analysis: Yi (the woman) is in Zhen Wood; Geng (the man) is in Kun Earth. Wood restrains Earth.
• Judgment: The wife (Yi) has a dominant personality and exerts control over the husband (Geng). The Liuhe in Zhen Palace is under clash (hypothetically clashed by Dui Palace), suggesting the marriage is unstable and quarrels are frequent.

5. Judging feng shui (the Day Stem's palace and its surroundings)

• Analysis: The Day Stem is in Li, the ninth palace. Li represents the south, emptiness, and fire.
• Judgment: The south-facing windows of your home are large and the natural light is excellent (Li). There may be a red building or an electrical transformer opposite (Fire). If the Dark Warrior (Xuanwu) appears in Li Palace, there may be disorder or a concealed drainage channel to the south.

6. Judging ancestral burial sites (Death Gate / Simen)

• Analysis: The Death Gate is in Kun Palace. Kun represents the old mother and the great earth.
• Judgment: The ancestral grave lies to the southwest (Kun), and the terrain is relatively flat. If the White Tiger (Baihu) appears in Kun Palace, there may be malign energy or recent earthwork near the grave.

Through this single chart, we sweep a flashlight through a darkened room — wherever the beam falls, information is revealed. This is "multiple judgments from a single chart."