The 9 patterns formed when Heaven-plate 丁 sits over each of the ten Earth-plate stems. One heaven stem, ten different outcomes — this is how the classical ten-stem reading works.
Inauspicious Pattern (One of the Four Inauspicious Patterns)
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类型 — 81 Formations Dictionary Entry
天盘干 — Ding (Fire Yin Heavenly Stem)
地盘干 — Yi (Wood Yin Earthly Stem)
吉凶 — Auspicious (not suitable for attack)
含义 — New changes/new beginnings (new collaborations, new partners); insufficient initiative from two yin elements
类型 — 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Ding (heavenly stem)
地盘干 — Bing (heavenly stem)
吉凶 — Half-auspicious
含义 — Star Follows Moon brings auspiciousness, yet with yin above and yang below—act within your means and do not offend superiors. Overstepping bounds brings misfortune; losing the greater for the lesser.
类型 — 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Ding (丁)
地盘干 — Ding (丁)
吉凶 — Auspicious
含义 — Overthinking/slow action; good fortune with women. When divining illness: inauspicious = repeated surgery (Xing Qi Fu Yin—star and oddness cover-concealed reading)
Type: 81 Geju Dictionary
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Category — 81 Configuration Dictionary
Heaven Plate Stem — Ding (Fire)
Earth Plate Stem — Ji (Earth)
Auspiciousness — Inauspicious
Meaning — Star tumbles into its tomb; hope grows dim. Guard against petty people laying traps; troubles arise from private desires and selfish motives.
类型 — 81 Geju Dictionary
天盘干 — Ding (丁)
地盘干 — Geng (庚)
吉凶 — Inauspicious (凶)
含义 — Communications blocked, returning to the starting point, unable to advance even a step (Water Mountain Jian); if divining about divorce, separation cannot be finalized
类型 — 81 Pattern Dictionary
天盘干 — Ding (Fire Stem)
地盘干 — Xin (Metal Stem)
吉凶 — Inauspicious
含义 — Criminals are released, the noble becomes imprisoned, prone to errors and obstacles (Zhu Que/Vermilion Sparrow enters prison)
类型 — 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Ding (Celestial Stem 4)
地盘干 — Ren (Terrestrial Stem 9)
吉凶 — Auspicious (with entanglement/constraint)
含义 — Ding-Ren matching brings noble persons; in marriage and relationships: premarital pregnancy/illicit union; partnerships lack formality and legitimacy
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Yi (乙) Over the Ten Stems · Bing (丙) Over the Ten Stems · Wu (戊) Over the Ten Stems · Ji (己) Over the Ten Stems · Geng (庚) Over the Ten Stems · Xin (辛) Over the Ten Stems · Ren (壬) Over the Ten Stems · Gui (癸) Over the Ten Stems · Three Deceptions & Five Falsehoods · The Nine Escapes (Jiu Dun)