论相神紧要
子平真诠 · section 13 · 沈孝瞻 · 396 characters
Original text
月令既得用神,则别位亦必有相,若君之有相,辅者是也。如官逢财生,则官为用,财为相;财旺生官,则财为用,官为相;煞逢食制,则煞为用,食为相。然此乃一定之法,非通变之妙。要而言之,凡全局之格,赖此一字而成者,均谓之相也。
伤用神甚于伤身,伤相甚于伤用。如甲用酉官,透丁逢壬,则合伤存官以成格者,全赖壬之相;戊用子财,透甲并己,则合煞存财以成格者,全赖己之相;乙用酉煞,年丁月癸,时上逢戊,则合去癸印以使丁得制煞者,全赖戊之相。
癸生亥月,透丙为财,财逢月劫,而卯未来会,则化水为木而转劫以生财者,全赖于卯未之相。庚生申月,透癸泄气,不通月令而金气不甚灵,子辰会局,则化金为水而成金水相涵者,全赖于子辰之相。如此之类,皆相神之紧要也。
相神无破,贵格已成;相神相伤,立败其格。如甲用酉官,透丁逢癸印,制伤以护官矣,而又逢戊,癸合戊而不制丁,癸水之相伤矣;丁用酉财,透癸逢己,食制煞以生财矣,而又透甲,己合甲而不制癸,己土之相伤矣。是皆有情而化无情,有用而成无用之格也。
凡八字排定,必有一种议论,一种作用,一种弃取,随地换形,难以虚拟,学命者其可忽诸?
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本节集中论述“相神”的重要性及其受制后果。原文认为，四柱中除月令用神外，另有一字或数字的配合对格局成立起关键作用，这类字称为相神。文中以官星逢财、财星生官、七煞逢食制等关系说明相神与用神的相互依存，并指出若相神受到合、克等伤害，原格局就可能破败。作者列举甲用酉官、戊用子财等例，具体展示合伤存官、合煞存财等情形，说明相神的作用往往体现在对不利因素的克制或转化上。结尾提醒读者，八字排定后需要根据各字关系和位置变化作整体考量，不能简单套用固定法则。该节与前面论用神、格局成败的内容相衔接，着重补充了格局中辅助字的作用及保护条件。
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