The 9 patterns formed when Heaven-plate 壬 sits over each of the ten Earth-plate stems. One heaven stem, ten different outcomes — this is how the classical ten-stem reading works.
类型 — Entry Type: 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Heaven Plate Stem: Ren (Water)
地盘干 — Earth Plate Stem: Yi (Wood)
吉凶 — Auspiciousness: Auspicious
含义 — Meaning: Water nourishes Wood, with support from noble patrons; strategically overcome rigidity with flexibility—avoid haste and impatience
Type — 81 Configuration Dictionary
Heaven Plate Stem — Ren (Water)
Earth Plate Stem — Bing (Fire)
Auspiciousness — Inauspicious
Meaning — Great water overcomes great fire, both sides suffer mutual loss, the more urgent the situation becomes the more chaotic
类型 — 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Ren (Water—North)
地盘干 — Ding (Fire—South)
吉凶 — Inauspicious first, then auspicious
含义 — Ding and Ren combine; initially inauspicious but hope emerges later; negotiations proceed well
81 Pattern Dictionary
Full entry for Xiao She Hua Long (Little Snake Transforms into Dragon) →
Type — 81 Pattern Dictionary
Heaven Stem — Ren (Water-Yang)
Earth Stem — Ji (Earth-Yin)
Auspiciousness — Inauspicious
Meaning — Snake enters tomb + internal clash; special attention required
Category — Geju (Configuration)
Type — 81 Configurations Dictionary
Heavenly Stem on Disk — Ren (Water—North)
Earthly Stem on Disk — Geng (Metal—West)
Auspiciousness — Inauspicious
Meaning — False friends will harm you; distinguish right from wrong and see the situation clearly
type — 81-Configuration Dictionary
heavenly_stem_on_heaven_plate — Ren (Water Yang)
earthly_stem_on_earth_plate — Xin (Metal Yin)
auspiciousness — Inauspicious
meaning — Internal troubles and external threats; tangled and intractable; worsening of illness
type — 81 Configuration Dictionary
heavenly_stem — Ren (壬)
earthly_stem — Ren (壬)
auspiciousness — Inauspicious
meaning — Four-sided crises ensnare the situation; danger comes even without movement → must take initiative in attack, but the palace must be favorable; can be resolved if encountering auspicious signs or the Scene Gate (Jing Men)
类型 — 81 Configuration Dictionary
天盘干 — Ren (Water Above)
地盘干 — Gui (Water Below)
吉凶 — Inauspicious
含义 — Two Xuan Wu (Dark Warrior) overlaid; yin-private intrigue, stealing and petty deception, licentiousness and illicit impropriety
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Yi (乙) Over the Ten Stems · Bing (丙) Over the Ten Stems · Ding (丁) 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 · Gui (癸) Over the Ten Stems · Three Deceptions & Five Falsehoods · The Nine Escapes (Jiu Dun)