相神秘诀
神相铁关刀 · section 4 · 佚名 · 667 characters
Original text
人以神为主,有神则发,无神则衰;神足则富贵福寿,神衰则夭折贫寒。神从何处得,不徒眼中认,取合一身动作,周旋饮食起居,进退、言语、视听、声息中求之也。譬如坐则腰折是无神,坐如山峙是有神,立则足破是无神,立如石蹲是有神;语则继续悲咽是无神,语如洪钟宫商各叶是有神;默则眉锁容愁是无神,听则如聋令蠢是无神,视则昏昧不明,动则头倾身软,言不响亮;威不发扬,食则过缓过速,饮则如流如难,不睡而鼻有声息,不语而日常呼吸,足摇手摆,睡仰行俯,此皆神不足之谓也。 至于眼中之神,易以揣测,有力于视者,谓之神旺;无力于视者,谓之衰;视如人畏者,谓之神足,视令人慢者,谓之神歉;此更易于认也。 眼若无神,如醉如痴,如昏如迷,昧此必夭折贫寒者矣。
相头秘诀 头有三要:一要在山林位起,起则有风水所催;二要在边城位起,起则有积德所催;三要在壶中骨起,起则有夙根;而生尖,此非夭则贱。 头为诸阳之首,其位尊而配天;宜圆宜丰,宜健宜正;如其丰圆健正,未有不富贵福寿者。何为圆,如珠之圆则谓圆;何为丰,骨肉定匀则谓丰;何为健正,不倾不敬请之健正:头能得此,断未有夭折贫寒者矣。盖贫者头无天仓、天城;贱者头无左辅、右弼;夭者头无主骨、星辰。头骨暴露,刑克早而操劳先;头骨缺陷,疾病防而夭折;惧山林不起,祖业纵有必倾;天庭不扬,功名纵有亦滞;三尖六削,是为破耗身家;肉紧皮崩,定必运迍;命短贫贱之相,那儿圆满;头颅孤寡之形,莫非离奇骨格;况及尖头财主,世所罕闻;凹脑寿翁,人所未见也。 至头为风水所钟,得风水则头角峥嵘,阴阳得配;失风水则头颅尖削,阴阳反和,头大面小,是则始逸终劳,头小面大,是为终亨始困;边城起为祖德所司;山林起为风水所发;邱陵、冢墓、分左男右女之司;日月、辅角分左严右慈之别;发宜疏而蔽额,乃盖夫亲,且直高而不直下垂,早邀禄秩;偏头多从庶出,丰顶宜主嫡生;南人更宜头额,看北人当向地客,其大略推断无差。
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