13th Cim – Bingzi– of the Water Element favoring Winter – The North is blessed

Luobo pass is encountered in mid-life,

No detour was possible and all means exhausted,

Even the gods and fortunes cannot provide a solution,

Trapped as a ship running aground.

Intepretation:

This is a moment in time when Luobo (star of calamity) is encountered. There is no means of going around it, even the gods and fortunes will not help. The predicament is like a ship trapped against the beach, with neither retreat nor advance is an option. The poem means that your life is has met a crisis.

If the recipient is advanced in age, it would mean that his/her endeavors will be hopeless. If the recipient is still young, then he/she must weather the challenges as a test. Once this calamity is over, fortune and a bright future may yet be obtained.

For traveling amd moving – unfavorable.

For fame – self improvement is required, as there is little chance for success now.

For marriages – the fates have not decreed one to settle down, it will be difficult to succeed in this matter. Compellation is not recommended.

For ailments – one must seek carefully for medical aid; the young should not fear, but the elderly may encounter problems.

For legal matters – the undertaking may be delayed.

For pregnancies – a boy with a noble (difficult) life.

Lost items can be recovered at the end of the month with the help of others.

General misfortune for all matters. Undertakings will face difficulties followed by prosperity. On family matters, discords may occur between members. On Family fortunes, the family members are unsettled and misguided by bad influence. Marriages may be hard to cosummate. Pleas for children should not be made. Pregnancies may encounter danger during births. Financial undertakings will cross a living devil, with no returns for the second half of the year. Pleas for fame will be a waste of effort, aim instead for a future undertaking. The Age Lords are neither at harmony nor discord (though calamities may result in a disastrous ending). Ailments may face certain death if the Age-Star is transgressed, otherwise there will be no fear. One should avoid going overseas. Business undertakings will face losses. Visitors will not come. Shipping will face difficulties and general loss. Moving is discouraged. Lost money are hard to recover, but will be around for the first half of the month. Rains will not come any time soon. Legal matters will face major stagnation. Farm animals will not prosper. Farming will have little harvests and generally unfavorable. Construction will provoke a star of calamity. Burials and graves will have misfortune in choice of grounds. Fishing is unfavorable, with little returns and even loss of capital. Fisheries should watch out for winds and floods, negligence will lead to loss. Fish-fry hatcheries should wait for a better opportunity. The moon commands from the 1st to the 6th month. Those looking for someone will find it hard to meet them, so avoid having high hopes. Letters from faraway will no longer arrive.

The Ancients Say: The ferryman meets the Age-Lord while shipping; Xuanzan monk is burnt by Hong Hai’er.