Introduction: The Leap from "Judging Life and Death" to "Judging Details"
After mastering the Five Elements' prosperity, dynamic logic, and structural forces in the first seven chapters, you are already able to accurately judge the success or failure of a matter. However, many readers will ask: "Besides knowing this business will succeed, can I see what kind of person the other party is?" or "Besides knowing the illness will be cured, can I see which part of the body is affected?"
This is where the "Six Gods" (also known as the Six Beasts) and "Mystical Stars" (Shen Sha) come into play. According to the precise commentaries in the "Six Gods Chapter 18" and "Star Stars Chapter 33," we must establish a core understanding: The Six Gods do not determine auspiciousness or omen; they only govern "Form" (Xing Tai). Luck is always decided by the generation and restriction of the Five Elements, while the Six Gods describe how that luck occurs and what characteristics it possesses.
Section 1: Core Definitions and Arrangement of the Six Gods
The Six Gods are arranged based on the "Heavenly Stem" of the day the divination is performed. They are: Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Sky Turtle, Soaring Serpent, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.
1. Six Gods Arrangement Table
According to the records, the sequence is as follows (arranged from the bottom line upward):
Jia or Yi Days: Start with Azure Dragon on the 1st line.
Bing or Ding Days: Start with Vermilion Bird on the 1st line.
Wu Days: Start with Sky Turtle on the 1st line.
Ji Days: Start with Soaring Serpent on the 1st line.
Geng or Xin Days: Start with White Tiger on the 1st line.
Ren or Gui Days: Start with Black Tortoise on the 1st line.
2. Deep Analysis: The "Qi" Logic of the Sequence
The sequence of the Six Gods is a fixed cycle: Azure Dragon → Vermilion Bird → Sky Turtle → Soaring Serpent → White Tiger → Black Tortoise. They represent the energy cycle from birth/growth (Wood), expansion (Fire), turning/transition (Earth), variation (Earth), contraction (Metal), to concealment (Water).
Section 2: Modern Practical Analysis of Six Gods Traits
The records in Chapter 18 strongly criticize the simplistic ancient view that "Azure Dragon is lucky, White Tiger is unlucky." I have summarized the true meanings as follows:
1. Azure Dragon (Qing Long): Celebration, Birth, Nobility, Wine/Lust
Positive: Represents happy events, marriage, having a child, promotion, reputation, elegance, kindness, justice.
Negative: Excessive pursuit of pleasure, indulgence in wine and lust.
Deep Analysis: A case in the records mentions "Azure Dragon on the Child line," which usually signifies joy, but because the line "Transformed into Extinction and became a Ghost," the child died that day. This proves the Dragon cannot mask an ominous Five Elements sign.
2. Vermilion Bird (Zhu Que): Words, Disputes, Information, Civilization
Positive: Talent, writing, good news, eloquence, culture, information transmission.
Negative: Official disputes, gossip, rumors, curses, quarrels.
Practical Note: In modern market prediction, it often represents advertising, contracts, or telecommunications.
3. Sky Turtle (Gou Chen): Delays, Land/Earth, Imprisonment, Entanglement
Core Meaning: Stable but slow, old/ancient, real estate, construction, agriculture.
Negative: Being tied down, entangled in troublesome matters, prison, swelling (as a medical symptom).
Deep Analysis: In a Feng Shui prediction, if Sky Turtle is on the Brothers line, it represents wasting money due to road repairs or house renovations.
4. Soaring Serpent (Teng She): False Alarm, Weirdness, Entanglement, Suspicion
Core Meaning: Strange, dreams, nervousness, cunning, binding, continuous/unending.
Practical Use: Usually a "False Alarm" (loud thunder, little rain), inner anxiety, a sense of insecurity.
Health Note: Often represents intestines or blood vessels (long, winding objects).
5. White Tiger (Bai Hu): Strength, Bloodshed, Disease, Law
Positive: Decisiveness, authority, professional technology (medical, military, police), efficiency.
Negative: Bloodshed, surgery, death, cruelty, rebellion.
Correction: The text emphasizes: "If the Tiger rises and meets an auspicious spirit, it does not harm the luck." If the Tiger is on a prosperous Wealth line, it may represent great profit from "slaughtering, surgery, or the military-industrial complex."
6. Black Tortoise (Xuan Wu): Secrecy, Theft, Cunning, Ambiguity
Core Meaning: Darkness, lack of transparency, secrets, private deals, improper sexual relations, lost items.
Positive: Unfathomable wisdom, hermit, underground work.
Negative: Being robbed, deception, conspiracy, depression, falsehood.
Section 3: Deep Analysis —— The Dialectic of "Logic" and "Image"
This is the most important concept in this chapter: Logic and Image must be used together.
Five Elements are Logic (Li): They decide if the matter can succeed.
Six Gods are Image (Xiang): They decide what it looks like.
Case Analysis: Divining for an official post; the Official line is prosperous.
If on Azure Dragon: Receiving special imperial favor, honorable, high status.
If on Vermilion Bird: Transferred via documents, or relying on eloquence and writing.
If on White Tiger: A military post, a law enforcement officer, or a post gained through battlefield merit.
If on Black Tortoise: Gained through private maneuvering, ambiguous means, or a position in intelligence.
Conclusion: The same promotion, but the Six Gods tell you the path and the nature of the position.
Section 4: Mystical Stars —— Critical Inheritance and Precise Taking of Images
Chapter 33 is very cautious about "Stars." Wild Crane Elder pointed out that most stars (like Loss Gate or Heavenly Doctor) are unreliable. Only a few with high verification rates are kept:
1. Noble Man (Tian Yi Gui Ren): Assistance and Upgrading
Significance: Does not determine life or death, but represents a "turning point." If the Functional Spirit is restricted but meets a Noble Man, it means a high-status person will intervene.
Correction: The Noble Man must be attached to a prosperous line to be effective. If the line is already Extinct, the Noble Man cannot save it.
2. Post Horse (Yi Ma): Movement and Hustle
Significance: Speed, business trips, going abroad, fleeing, or a restless mind.
Practical Case: Divining about a daughter's schooling; the Child line is prosperous on a Horse and is a "Wandering Soul" hexagram. This was judged as "frequently skipping school and playing," rather than academic success.
3. Heavenly Joy (Tian Xi): Happiness and Mitigation
Significance: In illness prediction, if one gets Heavenly Joy, even if the condition is serious, the patient is optimistic, which helps recovery.
Section 5: Practical Case Analysis
Case 1: White Tiger does not always mean death (Brother's Luck)
Background: Shen Month, Jia-Chen Day. Divining about a brother's illness. Hexagram Dui to Guai.
Logic: Brothers Zi Water is the Functional Spirit, generated by the Month. Original Spirit Shen Metal moves to generate it.
Details: White Tiger is on the Official line moving to restrict the Functional Spirit. Old methods said Tiger movement means death.
Analysis: Wild Crane Elder judged: Although the Tiger moved, the Original Spirit in the Five Elements is extremely strong. The illness was "contracted from elsewhere" but was not fatal. He recovered.
Case 2: Six Gods in Feng Shui Prediction
Background: Mao Month, Ding-You Day. Divining Feng Shui of a house.
Analysis: Parents line (property) is on the White Tiger. White Tiger governs passages/roads. Five lines represent roads; it was Monthly Broken.
Logic: The house is near a busy road in a downtown area, and the road is damaged. Black Tortoise is on the Water Storage (Chou Earth).
Conclusion: There is a leak or repair issue in the sewage pipe or bath. The Tiger and Tortoise accurately described physical defects.
Section 6: Deep Analysis —— Six Gods and Modern Body Part Correspondence
Soaring Serpent: Palpitations, insomnia, nightmares, neurasthenia.
Vermilion Bird: Fever, mania, incoherent speech, inflammation.
Sky Turtle: Tumors, stones, constipation, spleen/stomach swelling.
White Tiger: Hemorrhage, trauma, fracture, major surgery.
Black Tortoise: Yin deficiency, cold sweats, depression, hidden diseases.
Azure Dragon: Excessive paleness (energy depletion) or postpartum weakness.
Section 7: How to Build a "Flesh and Blood" Judgment?
Model: [Five Elements Prosperity] + [Structural Force] + [Six Gods Image] = Complete Prediction.
Practice: Divining for wealth; Wife/Wealth line moves and transforms into Advance Spirit (will definitely get wealth) and is on the Vermilion Bird.
Judgment: You will definitely get this money. It is money earned through "information arbitrage, eloquence, media, or contracts." Before getting it, there will be intense business negotiations (Bird disputes).
Section 8: Three Taboos in Using Stars and Six Gods
Prohibit "Substituting Image for Wealth": Do not say someone will get rich just because of Azure Dragon. If there is no Wealth line or it is weak, the Dragon only means you "look good" or "spend money on fun."
Prohibit "Rigidly Following Stars": A Horse moving doesn't always mean going abroad; sometimes it just means "feeling very anxious."
Focus on "Corresponding Relationships": Official on Vermilion Bird might be a lawyer; on White Tiger, a surgeon; on Black Tortoise, a fraudster. Professional definition must combine Six Gods.
Section 9: High-Level Practical Summary
The Soul of Six Gods: They are "Adjectives," not "Verbs." They describe state, not success.
Reversing the Tiger: White Tiger movement doesn't always mean death; if the foundation is thick, it represents authority and professionalism.
Use of Horse: The Horse is an "Accelerator." Horse in Void means "Loud thunder, little rain"; Horse clashed means "Full speed ahead."
Conclusion of Chapter 8
Through the Six Gods and Mystical Stars, Liu Yao prediction evolves from 2D "Luck/Omen" to 3D "Scenario Simulation." You no longer see cold symbols, but vivid human affairs and physical details. This is the essential path to the "Divine Judgment" level of Zeng Shan Bu Yi.
Next Chapter Preview: "Chapter 9: Freeze-Frame of Time: Ten Rules and Practical Secrets for Precise Timing (Ying Qi)." We will solve the eternal problem of "Calculating accurately but missing the time!"
