生气
御定星历考原 · section 37 · 李光地 等 奉敕撰 · 529 characters
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五行论曰生气者极福之神也其日宜修筑城垒开道沟渠起土修营养育群畜种莳如出军战阵则宜背之○厯例曰生气者常居月建后二辰○曹震圭曰生气者万物所生之辰也生育万物者土也土之所居者四季也四季者乃四时五行所衰之辰也自衰然后可生彼故以四时前季辰为生物之位假令冬水生春木水衰于丑生木于前木之长生在亥也木衰于辰生火于前火之长生在寅也火衰于未生金于前金生于巳也金衰于戌生水于前水生于申也皆各居其后二辰此其义也
按月建乃当王之气不可以衰言也且生气亦不耑在四维之位亦不可耑以五行之长生言也大抵月建者当正王之位而前二辰巳有生气是未旺而将旺者也如正月为三阳之月而子则一阳己生是为生气也可与王日官日参看益明
天喜 总要厯曰天喜者庆喜之神也其日宜封建宴乐策试贤良纳采问名拜官庆赐○厯例曰春午夏丑秋辰冬未○曹震圭曰天喜者四时天道喜爱之辰也万物之喜爱者无比于子母谓春木生火为子以火王于午为天喜也夏火生土土无正位遂以火为生金实四时代谢之理洞源经云火不克金何王是也故以金为子金之所居者丑以丑为天喜也秋金生水为子水之所居者辰以辰为天喜也冬水生木为子木之所居者未以未为天喜也火不喜其所居而喜其王者春气发泄万物始生未成体实而无所居故取王为喜也别隂阳家亦以所居为天喜
按通书所载春皆以戌为天喜葢春木生火火墓于戌也余曹氏之说得之
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