Consulting the divination of hexagrams to discern the kitchen’s fate:
When the second hexagram represents wealth and resources, it serves as the primary influencer. A flourishing and auspicious second hexagram signifies the inauguration of a new kitchen, putting to rest the old and weary. However, encountering clashes disrupts the tranquility of the kitchen. A lively and active kitchen indicates a bustling and heated environment, while a serene and tranquil kitchen denotes a cold and indifferent atmosphere. When facing the patriarch, it signifies substantial renovation within the household. In the presence of fortune, it signifies prosperity in one’s endeavors. When encountering siblings, it signifies the division of resources. When confronting one’s spouse, it foretells a period of solitude. Movement of malevolent spirits predicts impending calamities, and their absence signifies the alleviation of epidemics. During the Year of the Dragon, auspicious events are foreseen, while during the Months of Accumulated Sparrows, governmental interventions are expected. When the hook remains stationary, it indicates the generation of wealth. Movement of snakes and tigers brings misfortune, whereas the tranquility of the Black Tortoise brings prosperity, but its movement invites thieves. The movement of the Grand Duke Jupiter during the Yin Year foretells minor oral ailments. An empty Grand Duke Jupiter House forebodes maternal afflictions. When flourishing, maintain the status quo; when vacant, consider relocation.
Water in motion symbolizes clarity, while its absence denotes unemployment. Movement of wood creates smoke and haze, and its absence indicates a lack of windows. Movement of earth harms livestock, and its absence signifies discord. Fire in motion portends collapse and calamity, and its absence signifies poverty. Movement of metal results in damaged utensils: dual metal movement affects the central pot, while metal and earth movement damages the large cauldron. Tranquility affects only the small soup pot, whereas confinement affects the smaller utensils. An empty metal symbolizes a damaged pot. When three metals converge, it signifies a household with five pots.
In the realm of stems and branches, double fire movement indicates incessant disputes. The movement of fire and malevolent spirits presages calamities in the kitchen; the discernment lies in determining which individuals’ hexagrams are afflicted. Fire’s movement in the Kun Palace during the months of April and October requires precautions against fire hazards. Fire’s movement in the Gen Palace during the months of May and November necessitates fire prevention measures. The movement of dual wood signifies burdensome structures. The movement of dual metal guarantees widowhood. The movement of dual water implies challenges in sustaining businesses. When the second hexagram involves Wuchen or Guiwei, peculiar stones appear before the kitchen. The presence of confinement and stillness necessitates the presence of earthen mounds. The movement of the second hexagram (Jia Yin) and the third hexagram (Yi Mao) signifies beams obstructing the kitchen. A stationary presence occupies the center, while motionless entities refrain from crossing the hearth. Furthermore, the left side of the kitchen represents the door, and the right side signifies the pathway. If two wood hexagrams clash at both doors, conflict ensues. If two earth hexagrams clash on the pathway, confrontation arises. When the second hexagram is influenced by the addition of a salty pond, killings near the kitchen are indicated, leading to the accumulation of mud, bricks, and stones before the hearth.
Master, beset by the affliction of festering wounds and celestial conflagrations, wherein the flame’s flicker dances with deadly intent, guarding against the igniting inferno below. Where two flames vacate the hearth, leaving the abode smokeless, either bereft of grand hearths or rendered derelict, susceptible to the malevolent attentions of ghostly mud during the stoking of fires.
The mud, a fusion of gold and earth, shapes into bricks and mortar to construct the hearth. Tomb and hearth share proximity, with lurking corpses beneath. Wood, when thriving, kindles the flames; yet, if met with demise, it languishes without fuel or grain. The presence of a horizontal beam atop the hearth portends ill for the wood element, subjected to punitive clashes. Adjacent, lies a crossbeam; where wood falters, lacking sustenance of timber and grain. In the hour of the Tiger, the absence of a water-bearing vessel; in the domain of the Rabbit and Dragon, the void of a broom. Where water and wood vacate, the absence of hooks and pails. At the hour of the Sun and Dragon, the aquatic reservoirs endure depletion; as dawn breaks, the fiery vessels lay shattered.
