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Clash-and-Combination Lu Ma: Four Routes, Target Branches and Source Differences
Clash-and-Combination Lu Ma is a family of old methods invoking Officer (the role family that controls the birth-day element, often interpreted through rules and demands) through branch clashes and combinations. A chart merely containing some clash and some combination is insufficient: identify the Day Master (the birth-day element used as the chart’s reference), source, target and specific Officer before discussing a retaining contact.
How are the four Jia, Yi, Wu and Ji routes checked?
The main passage gives four stems and refers Bing/Ding to Reverse-Clash Lu and Geng/Xin/Ren/Gui to Flying Lu Ma. Those methods have their own conditions rather than one identical ten-stem formula.
| Day Master | Source branch | Implicit target branch | Officer in target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jia (甲) | Mao (卯) | You (酉) | Xin (辛) |
| Yi (乙) | Yin (寅) | Shen (申) | Geng (庚) |
| Wu (戊) | You (酉) | Mao (卯) | Yi (乙) |
| Ji (己) | Shen (申) | Yin (寅) | Jia (甲) |
After the clash, what is the combination meant to contact?
For Yi, Yin opposes Shen and the text connects Shen through Zi/Chen or Si. For Wu, You opposes Mao, linked through Hai/Wei; for Ji, Shen opposes Yin, linked through Wu-Horse/Xu. These concern the target, not an arbitrary combination binding the source.
An actual target requires a reading of real Officer and real contacts first. Absence is a premise of the implicit theory, not an instruction to add a missing Officer to the chart.
Why is the Jia wording not silently regularized?
The Siku transcription says Si–You combining Chou, while the parallel text reads Ji–You combining Chou. Neither directly supplies the familiar Si/Chou invoking You wording. The difference is retained without claiming completed textual correction.
The independent facts are Mao–You opposition, Xin hidden in You, Xin as Jia’s Officer and the Si–You–Chou Metal trine. The exact wording or an emendation cannot be established merely by choosing the smoother interpretation.
Why can the Yi account proceed without Yin when Zi and Chen are present?
A later account lets Zi and Chen invoke the absent Shen/Geng target without also requiring Yin to clash it; the clash route is considered separately when those retaining branches are absent. Not every version therefore follows a mandatory clash-then-combine sequence.
The closing discussion lists Jia-Yin, Yi-Mao, Bing-Wu, Ding-Wei, Wu-Wu, Ji-Wei, Geng-Shen, Xin-You, Ren-Zi and Gui-Hai as supported examples, and contrasts Ren-Chen, Ren-Xu, Wu-Chen and Ji-Chou. These are passage-specific comparisons, not a full strength assessment or a list sharing one identical life stage.
Why does Gui-Hai, Xin-You, Gui-Hai, Xin-You appear here too?
It illustrates the Xin/Gui Flying direction rather than a fifth Wood/Earth route. Two Hai and two You are actual, Si absent; Wu Officer and Bing Direct Wealth (a traditional role associated with managing resources and ongoing responsibilities) in Si are invoked for Gui, with You used to explain retention.
Xin-You month fits a Gui year and Xin-You hour a Gui day. That compatibility does not verify historical achievements. The example shows why a compilation’s several accounts should not be flattened into one exception-free rule.
Continue reading
- Special patterns overview
Distinguish local configurations, whole-chart methods and source cases.
- The separate reverse-clash account for Bing/Ding
Compare the implicit direction used for other Day Masters.
- Reading an actual Officer
Return the placement to the month and whole chart.