Comprehensive Compendium of the Three Fates
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Summary
It summarizes more than two hundred years in the development of the art of八字 fortune-telling, gathers its finest points, discards some cumbersome and unfounded claims, and brings the system of八字 fortune-telling to greater completeness; with this work, the art of八字 fortune-telling reached the peak of its theory.
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Learners interested in traditional fate calculation and the bazi fortune-telling system
- Literature and history readers studying the lineages of occult texts and folk culture
- Readers who want to learn about the occult works included in the Siku Quanshu
- People able to read ancient occult texts rationally from a cultural-history perspective
Not a good fit for
- Readers hoping to use fortune-telling conclusions directly for real-life decisions
- Complete beginners seeking an easy, quick introduction
- Readers averse to traditional occult content and unwilling to engage with such texts
Reading tips
- Read the opening general discussions and systematic chapters first, then move to specific fortune-telling entries, to avoid getting lost in detailed formulas at the start.
- Keep a notebook to sort out terminology and reasoning logic, and distinguish textual records from personal belief.
- You may consult the relevant Siku Quanshu abstracts to understand its status, but do not assume its conclusions are true.
- Read a small section at a time and summarize; there is no need to memorize cumbersome formulas, as the focus is on understanding the system.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 卷一
- 论五行生成
- 论五行生克
- 论支干源流
- 总论纳音
- 论纳音取象
- 释六十甲子性质吉凶
- 卷二
- 论天干阴阳生死
- 论地支
- 十干分配天文
- 十二支分配地理
- 论地支属相
- 论人元司事
- 论四时节气
- 论五行旺相休囚死并寄生十二宫
- 论遁月日时
- 论年月日时
- 论胎元
- 论坐命官
- 论小运
- 论太岁
- 总论岁运
- 论十干合
- 论进交退伏
- 论十干化气
- 论支元六合
- 论将星华盖
- 论六害
- 论三刑
- 论冲击
- 卷三
- 论十干禄
- 论金舆
- 论驿马
- 总论禄马
- 论天乙贵人
- 论三奇
- 论天月德
- 论太极贵
- 论学堂词馆
- 论正印
- 论德秀
- 论劫煞亡神
- 论羊刃
- 论空亡
- 论元辰
- 论暗金的煞
- 论灾煞
- 论六厄
- 论勾绞
- 论孤辰寡宿
- 论天罗地网
- 论十恶大败
- 总论诸神煞
- 卷四
- 论十干坐支兼得月时及行运吉凶
- 论十二月支得日干吉凶
- 论五行时地分野吉凶
- 论木
- 论火
- 论土
- 论金
- 论水
- 卷五
- 论古人立印食官财名义
- 论正官
- 论偏官
- 官煞去留杂论
- 卷六
- 壬骑龙背
- 子遥巳禄
- 丑遥巳禄
- 冲合禄马
- 十干十二年生大贵人例
- 论正财
- 论偏财
- 偏正财合论
- 论印绶
- 论倒食
- 论杂气
- 论伤官
- 论食神
- 论阳刃（前论羊刃煞与此参看）
- 论建禄（此与前论禄同参）
- 卷七
- 论性情相貌
- 论疾病先知五脏六腑所属干支
- 论女命
- 论小儿
- 论六亲
- 定妇人孕生男女
- 卷八
- 六甲日甲子时断（以下所忌月分与时间断）
- 六甲日乙丑时断（以下六甲所忌月同上，时忌并论）
- 六甲日丙寅时断
- 六甲日丁卯时断
- 六甲日戊辰时断
- 六甲日己巳时断
- 六甲日庚午时断
- 六甲日辛未时断
- 六甲日壬申时断
- 六甲日癸酉时断
- 六甲日乙亥时断
- 六乙日丙子时断
- 六乙日戊寅时断
- 六乙日己卯时断
- 六乙日庚辰时断
- 六乙日辛巳时断
- 六乙日壬午时断
- 六乙日癸未时断
- 六乙日甲申时断
- 六乙日乙酉时断
- 六乙日丙戌时断
- 六乙日丁亥时断
- 六丙日戊子时断
- 六丙日庚寅时断
- 六丙日辛卯时断
- 六丙日壬辰时断
- 六丙日癸巳时断
- 六丙日甲午时断
- 六丙日乙未时断
- 六丙日丙申时断
- 六丙日丁酉时断
- 六丙日戊戌时断
- 六丙日己亥时断
- 六丁日庚子时断
- 六丁日壬寅时断
- 六丁日甲辰时断
- 六丁日乙巳时断
- 六丁日丙午时断
- 六丁日丁未时断
- 六丁日戊申时断
- 六丁日己酉时断
- 六丁日庚戌时断
- 六丁日辛亥时断
- 六戊日壬子时断
- 六戊日甲寅时断
- 六戊日乙卯时断
- 六戊日丙辰时断
- 六戊日丁巳时断
- 六戊日戊午时断
- 六戊日己未时断
- 六戊日庚申时断
- 六戊日辛酉时断
- 六戊日壬戌时断
- 六戊日癸亥时断
- 卷九
- 六己日甲子时断
- 六己日乙丑时断
- 六己日丙寅时断
- 六己日丁卯时断
- 六己日戊辰时断
- 六己日己巳时断
- 六己日庚午时断
- 六己日辛未时断
- 六己日壬申时断
- 六己日癸酉时断
- 六己日甲戌时断
- 六己日乙亥时断
- 六庚日丙子时断
- 六庚日丁丑时断
- 六庚日戊寅时断
- 六庚日己卯时断
- 六庚日庚辰时断
- 六庚日辛巳时断
- 六庚日壬午时断
- 六庚日癸未时断
- 六庚日甲申时断
- 六庚日乙酉时断
- 六庚日丙戌时断
- 六庚日丁亥时断
- 六辛日戊子时断
- 六辛日己丑时断
- 六辛日庚寅时断
- 六辛日辛卯时断
- 六辛日壬辰时断
- 六辛日癸巳时断
- 六辛日甲午时断
- 六辛日乙未时断
- 六辛日丙申时断
- 六辛日丁酉时断
- 六辛日戊戌时断
- 六辛日己亥时断
- 六壬日庚子时断
- 六壬日辛丑时断
- 六壬日壬寅时断
- 六壬日癸卯时断
- 六壬日甲辰时断
- 六壬日乙巳时断
- 六壬日丙午时断
- 六壬日丁未时断
- 六壬日戊申时断
- 六壬日己酉时断
- 六壬日庚戌时断
- 六壬日辛亥时断
- 六癸日壬子时断
- 六癸日癸丑时断
- 六癸日甲寅时断
- 六癸日乙卯时断
- 六癸日丙辰时断
- 六癸日丁巳时断
- 六癸日戊午时断
- 六癸日己未时断
- 六癸日庚申时断
- 六癸日辛酉时断
- 六癸日壬戌时断
- 六癸日癸亥时断
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About the author
Wan Minying was a Ming-dynasty scholar known for his work in fate calculation and the numerological arts. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his birth and death years, native place, and official career can no longer be verified with certainty. The Three命 Comprehensive Guide attributed to him is an important classic of traditional fate calculation; it gathers the theories of earlier schools, is grand in scope, and is relatively well organized, exerting a profound influence on later works in the field. Understanding the Three命 Comprehensive Guide is a reader that interprets and sorts out that work, making its concepts and methods of deduction easier for modern readers to grasp. Overall, Wan Minying's writing emphasizes theoretical synthesis and classification, and its language is marked by the specialized terminology of numerological literature. It is representative within the fields of philosophical reading and traditional classics and is suitable for readers interested in ancient numerological culture.
