Blood Blade

Explanation

The Blood Blade governs bloodshed calamities, surgery, and knife wounds, representing one of the inauspicious stars. Those afflicted with this star are prone to blood-related dangers such as surgery, trauma, or bleeding disorders, requiring special attention to health and safety. This star governs blood-related calamities; those with the Blood Blade should undergo regular medical check-ups and avoid high-risk activities. In the Year Pillar, it indicates ancestral bloodshed or childhood trauma; in the Month Pillar, surgery or trauma during youth; in the Day Pillar, personal susceptibility to bloodshed or injury to one spouse; in the Hour Pillar, the need for health attention in old age or children's trauma. The Blood Blade is most favorable when neutralized by the Heavenly Noble or Heavenly and Monthly Virtues, which can turn danger into safety. If the Blood Blade appears with the Seven Killings, bloodshed is more severe; with the Hurting Officer, injury may result from words and actions.

Comprehensive Characteristics

The Blood Blade (Xue Ren) presides over bloodshed disasters, surgery, and physical trauma. It is a star of blood calamity. Those who carry this star are prone to blood-related disasters in life, such as surgery, trauma, and hemorrhagic diseases. This star governs physical calamities involving blood, requiring special attention to safety precautions and health management.

Practical Applications

When residing in the Year Pillar, it indicates susceptibility to bloodshed disasters or surgery in childhood. In the Month Pillar, it signifies susceptibility to trauma or surgical disasters in youth. In the Day Pillar, it denotes personal susceptibility to blood calamity, and a spouse possibly with related illnesses. In the Hour Pillar, it suggests susceptibility to surgery or bloodshed disasters in old age, with the need for children to be mindful of safety. When appearing with Tian Yi, it indicates that although bloodshed may occur, misfortune can be turned into fortune; when paired with Fei Ren in the same pillar, bloodshed becomes more severe.

Classical Reference

血刃者，主血光之灾，命中带之，需谨慎提防，注意安全。(The Blood Blade governs bloodshed calamities. Those born with it should exercise caution and pay attention to safety.)

— 《命理探源》(Ming Li Tan Yuan)

Formula & Lookup Method

正月起丑，二月起寅，三月起卯，四月起辰，五月起巳，六月起午，七月起未，八月起申，九月起酉，十月起戌，十一月起亥，十二月子。

Check using the Month Branch against the Earthly Branches. Those born in the first lunar month see Chou; the second month see Yin; and so forth, progressing through the twelve branches.

Summary

The Blood Blade is a star of blood calamity, presiding over surgical trauma and bleeding disasters. It is a malefic star requiring special attention to safety precautions.