论小运

三命通会 · section 55 · 萬民英 · 565 characters

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夫大运司十年之休咎小运掌一岁之灾祥是小运者补大运之不足而立名也古人以男起丙寅女起丙申者何葢元气之所孕始于子立于巳子者气之始巳者包之始自子推之男左行三十而立于巳女右行积二十而合之巳巳正阳也隂实从焉是故圣人因是而制礼参天两地自然之数配也自己而壬之男十月毓于寅女十月毓于申申为三隂寅为三阳故年运起焉日生于甲月生于庚日月东西夫妇之象也甲统于寅庚通于申是故隂阳之合以正将以顺性命之理耳此小运所以男起丙寅顺行女起壬申逆行一定而不可易也觧者谓男子阳火元气起戊子三十丁巳十月至丙寅此木生火女之隂水元气起庚子二十辛巳十月至壬申为金生水此其数也白虎通谓男三十筋骨坚强任为人父女二十肌肤盛任为人母合为五十应大衍之数以生万物阳竒而舒故三终隂偶而促故再终参天两地之道此其理也或者以甲子旬如上起甲申旬男起丙戌女起壬辰甲午旬男起丙申女起壬寅甲辰旬男起丙午女起壬子甲寅旬男起丙辰女起壬戌则非圣人原立起年运之义矣今之谈命者只以大运为用殊不知小运亦有关大运虽吉其小运不通未可便言吉利如大运虽㓙其小运却吉未可便作凶推此小运又名行年不可不䆒醉醒子以为男女小运皆由时生而行之逆顺亦以年定如阳命阳年甲子时生堕地即行乙丑二岁丙寅一位一年周而复始隂命阳年逆行亦然尝试用之屡验亦要与大运及柱中用神日主较量吉凶童限未交大运专用此法行死绝煞旺之宫必有危难先详八字衰旺喜忌然后以此之蔑不中矣

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