Shen Sha stars
Selected Shen Sha with sources: the basis and the pillar first, the reading second.
13 articles
Solitude Star (寡宿): One Before the Year Branch's Group, on the Four Storage Branches
The Solitude Star takes the branch before the year branch's direction group: always Ox, Dragon, Goat or Dog. A ring, the tomb of a husband or wife, two charts, and the condition that a single one is not counted.
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BZ-SS-09Loneliness Star (孤辰): One Branch Past the Year Branch's Direction Group
The Loneliness Star starts from the year branch and takes the branch after its direction group: always Tiger, Snake, Monkey or Pig. A table, two charts, the Sanming Tonghui count and its "mother cut off" reasoning.
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BZ-SS-23Red Phoenix (红鸾): Counted Back from Rabbit to the Year Branch
Red Phoenix starts from the year branch, counted back from Rabbit. A twelve-year table, the Ziwei verse, three other things of this name and a comparison with Peach Blossom and Red Charm set it apart.
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BZ-SS-05Canopy Star: the Last Branch of a Three Harmony Group, the Storage of Its Element
The Canopy Star starts from the day branch and takes the last branch of its Three Harmony group, the Storage of that element. A table, three chart types, and the old text's "jeweled canopy" and "art star".
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BZ-SS-11Emolument Star (禄神): The Day Stem's Own Post, and Why It Never Sits on a Storehouse
The Emolument Star starts from the day stem and lands on eight branches, the Establishment cell of the twelve stages. A look-up table, the Sanming Tonghui reasoning, two charts, and names for clashed or void Emolument.
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BZ-SS-28Mourning Gate (丧门): Two Places Ahead of the Year Branch, the Third of the Twelve
The Mourning Gate starts from the year branch and takes the second branch ahead of it, read in the month, day and hour pillars. A table, two charts, and the old books on its name and the White Tiger.
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BZ-SS-04Peach Blossom: Count One Step Past Growth to Bath, Which the Book Calls Xian Chi
Peach Blossom starts from the day branch: take the Growth spot of its Three Harmony group and count one on; the book calls it Xian Chi. A ring, two charts, blossom over the fields and reversed blossom.
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BZ-SS-15Heavenly Kitchen (天厨贵人): Count the Eating God, Then Find Its Emolument
The Heavenly Kitchen is keyed to the day stem: count to its Eating God, take that stem's Emolument branch, then look for it in the pillars. A table, two sample charts and what the Yuanhai and Sanming Tonghui say.
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BZ-SS-18Heavenly Virtue (天德贵人): One Character from the Month Branch
Heavenly Virtue starts from the month branch, and twelve months find one character each, eight on a stem and four on a branch. A table, two almanac readings and a rival month list sort stems from branches.
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BZ-SS-22Heavenly Joy (天喜): The Branch Opposite Red Phoenix, and Other Tables of That Name
Heavenly Joy starts from the year branch and takes the branch opposite Red Phoenix. A ring chart, the Ziwei Doushu Quanshu verse and three same-name tables from the Xieji Bianfang Shu show the look-up and its sources.
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BZ-SS-01Heavenly Nobleman: Which Two Branches Your Day Stem Looks Up
The Heavenly Nobleman looks only at the Day Master stem. Each stem maps to two branches, searched in the four pillars. A table, two worked charts and three set-ups from the Sanming Tonghui, juan 3.
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BZ-SS-03Traveling Horse: Find the Head of the Three Harmony Group, Then Its Clash
The Traveling Horse starts from the day branch: find its Three Harmony group, take the head, then the clashing branch. It lands only on Tiger, Monkey, Snake or Pig. Set against the twelve horses of the Sanming Tonghui.
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BZ-SS-19Monthly Virtue (月德贵人): Four Yang Stems Found from the Month Branch
Monthly Virtue starts from the month branch, takes the Yang stem of its Three Harmony group and looks for it among the four stems. A table, two classical explanations and the book's own two charts add its conditions.
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