Sanming Tonghui, Volume 10: Classical Formulas -- Kanming Koujue, Wuxian, and Yujing Aojue

[The 'Oral Formulas for Reading Charts' (看命口訣) is a collection of fourteen versified rules for Bazi analysis, covering the essential principles a practitioner must internalize:] Formula 1: Begin with the month command to determine the format. Examine whether the day-master is strong or weak. Check if the format's key element is intact or damaged. Formula 2: The five phases each have their nature. Wood bends and straightens; fire blazes upward; earth sows and reaps; metal follows and transforms; water moistens and descends. Understanding these natures is the foundation of all analysis. Formula 3-7: Rules for assessing the strength of each pillar position, the interactions between stems and branches, and the timing of fortune through the major cycles. Formula 8-14: Advanced rules for handling mixed formats, conflicting indicators, and the resolution of apparent contradictions in a chart. [These formulas were meant to be memorized as a quick-reference framework. Each formula is followed by extensive prose commentary explaining its application with case examples.]

[The 'Essentials of Wuxian' (巫鹹撮要) is attributed to the legendary shaman-minister Wuxian of the Shang dynasty. In practice, it is a collection of six sections of concentrated Bazi doctrine from an unknown author, organized as essential principles:] Section 1: The primacy of the month command and the day-master's relationship to it. Section 2: The logic of favorable and unfavorable cycles -- how to determine which ten-year period will bring prosperity or decline. Section 3: The assessment of wealth and official stars in context. Section 4: Special conditions and exceptions to general rules. Section 5: The integration of spirit-markers with five-phase analysis. Section 6: Summary principles for rapid chart assessment.

[The 'Jade Well's Secret Formulas' (玉井奧訣) is the longest of the classical formula collections included in Volume 10, consisting of twenty-two sections. It is one of the most respected classical Bazi texts, valued for its systematic and rigorous approach:] Sections 1-5: Foundational principles -- establishing the day-master, assessing its strength, identifying the primary format, and evaluating the month command. Sections 6-10: Format-specific analysis -- detailed rules for each of the standard formats (Official, Wealth, Seal, Food, Killer, Injury) and how they interact. Sections 11-15: Cycle analysis -- how to read the major and minor cycles, the annual ruler (Grand Duke), and the interplay between natal chart and temporal cycles. Sections 16-20: Special cases -- unusual chart configurations, apparent contradictions, and resolution methods. Sections 21-22: Synthesis -- how to bring all factors together into a coherent reading, prioritizing the most important indicators and discounting noise. [Each section mixes versified formulas with prose explanation and historical case examples.]