论十二支名字之义

三命通会 · section 6 · 萬民英 · 809 characters

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夫清阳为天五行彰而十干立浊阴为地八方定而十二支分运移气迁岁岁而盈虚应纪上升下降物物而变化可期所以支干配合共臻玅用矣子者北方至阴寒水之位而一阳肇生之始故阴极则阳生壬而为胎子之为子此十一月之辰也至丑阴尚执而纽之又丑阴也助也谓十二月终始之际以结纽为名焉寅正月也阳已在上阴己在下人始见之时故律管飞灰以候之可以述事之始也又寅演也津也谓物之津涂卯日升之时也又卯茂也言二月阳气盛而孳茂辰者阳巳过半三月之时物尽震而长又谓辰言震也己者四月正阳而无阴也自子至巳阳之位阳于是尽又已起也物毕尽而起午者阳尚未屈阴始生而为主又云午长也大也物至五月皆丰满长大也未六月木已种而成矣又云未味也物成而有味与辛同意申者七月之辰申阳所为而巳阴至于申则上下通而人始见白露叶落乃其候也可以述阴事以成之又云申身也言物体皆成酉者日入之时乃阳正中八月也又云酉緧也万物皆緧缩收敛九月戌阳未既也然不能事潜藏于戌戌中乃干位戌为天门故也又云戌灭也万物皆衰灭矣十月亥纯阴也又亥劾也言阴气劾杀万物此地之道也故以此名月焉

甲之干乃天之五行以一阴一阳言之子之支乃地之五行以地之方隅言之故子寅午申为阳卯己酉亥为阴土居四维王在四季之末土有四辰戌为阳丑未为阴故其数不同也合而言之十配十二共成六十日复六六而成岁故经曰天以六六之节以成一岁此之谓也陈抟曰天干始于甲而终于癸河图生成之数也地支起于子而终于亥洛书奇偶之数也阳自复始六变而干阳备阴自姤始六变而坤阴成合二六之数而为十二辰也夫甲丙戊庚壬阳干也子寅辰午申戌阳枝也乙丁己辛癸阴干也丑卯巳未酉亥阴枝也法以阳干配阳枝阴干配阴枝犹木之有干而有枝自甲子为首以六甲五子次第推排而尽于癸亥仍以干枝本数而计其成数总其成数干枝若干然后以五数除之遇其有剩者约之以生五行之音是为六甲纳音圣人推之以入用以分金六十位定布于二十四位以正五行为各宫之主以六甲大五行为纬察其分金胎养衰死之气定其孤虚旺相之卦内有戊巳为龟甲空亡甲乙为补接之空以是消息阴阳凡立葬乘气定命纳音皆宗乎此

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