子平说辩
三命通会 · section 213 · 萬民英 · 964 characters
Original text
今之谈命者动以子平为名子平何所取义以天开于子子乃水之专位为地支之首五行之元生于天一合于北方遇平则止遇坎则流此用子之意也又如人世用秤称物以平为准稍有重轻则不平焉人生八字为先天之气譬则称也其年为钩时为权月为提纲日为铢两八字以日为主中有财官印食旺相日干亦坐旺相之地如钩绾物与权相应其命则富而贵如财官印食旺相日干乃值于休囚如以钩绾重物与权自不相应其秤则不平其命贱而贫如财官印食休囚日干值于旺相亦若钩绾轻物与权自不相应其秤自不平其命亦蹇滞设使三物无气日主休囚非贫贱则夭亡此用平之意也先天太过后天减之先天不及后天补之先天后天无太过不及然后为能平焉运限者后天也且如先天八字日干旺相太过者宜行休衰之运发泄其气如日干休囚不及者宜行旺相之运生扶其气二者则能发福发财迁运亨通譬医家补㵼之法耳若日干旺甚仍行旺运日干太衰又行衰运则皆太过不及生祸生灾蹇滞不通矣吁运者转也十年一转穷通可知皆由大运之兴衰以验岁君之祸福是故观贵贱荣枯者观于子平可见矣观子平者观先后天之论可见矣按此说子平二字诚为有理但子平系徐君易之字今之谈命者逺宗其法故称子平考濯缨笔记子平姓徐名居易子平其字也东海人别号沙涤先生又称蓬莱叟隠于太华西棠峰洞子平之法以人所生年月日时推其禄命无有不中其源葢出于战国珞琭子世有元理消息赋一篇谓其所作然观其文殆后人伪撰非路琭之本真也珞琭同时有鬼谷子汉有董仲舒司马季主东方朔严君平三国时有管辂晋有郭璞北齐有魏定唐有袁天纲僧一行李泌李虚中之徒皆祖其术泌尝出逰得管辂书天阳诀又得一行所授铜钹要㫖占人吉凶极验泌以是传之李虚中推衍以用之珞琭以年虚中以日其法至是一变五代时有麻衣道者希夷先生及子平軰子平得虚中之术而损益之专主五行不主纳音至是则其法又一变也子平没后宋孝宗淳熙有淮甸术士号冲虚子者精于此术当世重之时有僧道洪者宻受其传后入钱塘传布其学世俗不知其所由来直言子平耳后道洪传之徐大升今世所传如三命渊源定真论等皆其所着以是本书变易尽矣观五行精纪兰䑓妙选三车一覧应天歌等书与渊源渊海不同葢观文察变治歴明时皆随其时而改革故虽百年之间数术之说亦不能不异矧自大升之时上距子平已三百余年其法不知经几变矣或谓大升得子平之真传观继善等篇不外明通赋但更易其词而元理消息一赋则大升之独得也今人推命之术又元人复推子平大升二家之法而演绎为之者顾今之谈命者动称子平而莫知其原余故解子平二字而详辩之
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