Travel Horse
Profit through movement, advancement through travel
Travel Horse
Detailed Analysis
Classical Literature Analysis
"San Ming Tong Hui" (Ming Dynasty) by Wan Minying - On Travel Horse
"The so-called Travel Horse is based on the innate triad numbers. In the innate system, Yin is seven, Wu is nine, Xu is five, totaling twenty-one. Counting forward from Zi to Shen makes twenty-one positions, which becomes the Travel Horse for the Fire triad. Hai, Mao, Wei numbers are four, six and eight, totaling eighteen. Counting forward from Zi to Si makes eighteen positions, which becomes the Travel Horse for the Wood triad. Shen, Zi, Chen numbers are ten, two and six, totaling twenty-four. Counting forward from Zi to Hai makes twenty-four positions, which becomes the Travel Horse for the Water triad. Si, You, Chou numbers are nine, one and five, totaling fifteen. Counting forward from Zi to Yin makes fifteen positions, which becomes the Travel Horse for the Metal triad."
"Bu Shi Zheng Zong" (Qing Dynasty) by Wang Hongxu - Chapter on Spirits
"Shen-Zi-Chen horse resides in Yin, Si-You-Chou horse resides in Hai, Yin-Wu-Xu horse resides in Shen, Hai-Mao-Wei horse resides in Si. Travel Horse represents movement. When it meets official positions and auspicious spirits, there is joy of promotion; when it meets malefic spirits, there is labor of rushing about. Meeting clash is called 'adding the whip', making movement even faster; being combined is called 'restraining the foot', wanting to move but unable to. All auspicious and inauspicious spirits are enhanced in their effects by Travel Horse."
Comprehensive Characteristics
People with Travel Horse in their destiny find it hard to stay idle and often keep themselves very busy. Ancient people said 'Travel Horse entering destiny, heart not peaceful and leisurely'. Throughout life, the Travel Horse fortune is strong - even when staying in one place, they are often busy non-stop.
Fortune Analysis
Travel Horse as Favorable: High spirits, movement brings joy, profit and smooth progress. When sitting in wealth and official positions, meeting wealth and official stars in major luck indicates promotion. With wealth, officials and nobles in same pillar, this is a true horse.
Travel Horse as Unfavorable: Disputes and turbulence, rushing about in all directions, busy with livelihood. Malefic spirits sitting on horse leads to toilsome rushing about.
Special Combinations
- Travel Horse Meeting Clash: Called "adding the whip", restless heart and mind, rushing about busily, being a wanderer of the world
- Travel Horse Seeing Combination: Called "restraining the foot", wanting to move but unable to, concerns about restraint
- Travel Horse Sitting Seven Killings with Yang Blade: Beware of sudden accidents and personal mishaps
- Peach Blossom Sitting Horse: Suffering for love affairs
- Horse Star Generating Wealth: Opportunities for gaining fame
Analysis by Gender
Male Destiny: Travel Horse sitting wealth star - marries wealthy woman from other region. Female Destiny: Travel Horse with Heavenly Noble in same pillar unfavorable for marriage; Travel Horse sitting lone official - husband is capable person; Travel Horse self-sitting - marries to distant place.
Ancient Formula
"Shen(申) Zi(子) Chen(辰) horse in Yin(寅), Yin(寅) Wu(午) Xu(戌) horse in Shen(申), Si(巳) You(酉) Chou(丑) horse in Hai(亥), Hai(亥) Mao(卯) Wei(未) horse in Si(巳)"
Calculation Method: Check the remaining three branches with year and day branches
BaZi Case Analysis
Step-by-Step Process
1. Determine Year or Day Branch: Year branch "辰", Day branch "午"
2. Find Yima formula: Shen(申)-Zi(子)-Chen(辰) horse at Yin(寅), Hai(亥)-Mao(卯)-Wei(未) horse at Si(巳), Yin(寅)-Wu(午)-Xu(戌) horse at Shen(申), Si(巳)-You(酉)-Chou(丑) horse at Hai(亥)
3. Year branch "辰" belongs to triad, corresponding Yima branch is "寅"
4. Check four pillars earthly branches: Year(辰), Month(子), Day(午), Hour(寅)
5. Found 寅 branch in Hour Pillar(戊寅), meets Yima conditions
Example Analysis
Yima method: Use year branch to check four pillar branches, determined by triad clash positions. Year branch "辰" corresponds to Yima branch "寅" according to ancient formula. Yima governs rushing about, changes, distant travel. In this four pillars 甲辰 丙子 庚午 戊寅, The branches of Hour Pillar(戊寅) are exactly 寅, meeting Yima conditions.
Conclusion
has Yima in Hour Pillar(戊寅), indicating rushing about and toil, many changes, favorable for development away from home, signs of distant travel