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Date Selection & Renovation

Auspicious and Inauspicious Days for Date Selection

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1. Auspicious Days for Consecrating Deity Statues by Month

 January: Guiyou, Dingyou; February: Guiwei, Yiwei, Jiwei

 March: Jiyu, Dingyou, Jisi; April: Jiazi, Yichou, Gengchen, Gengzi, Yimao

 May: Bingyin, Xinwei, Wuyin; June: Yihai, Yiyu, Xinhai, Jiayin, Dingyou

 July: Jiachen, Renchen, Bingchen, Jiazi; August: Yichou, Dingchou, Gengchen, Renchen, Bingyin

 September: Gengwu, Bingwu; October: Gengwu, Xinwei, Guiwei, Yiwei, Bingwu, Dingwei, Jiwei

 Eleventh Month: Bingyin, Gengyin, Yisi; Twelfth Month: Jiashen, Bingshen, Gengshen, Bingyin

2. Poem on Auspicious and Inauspicious Days for Sending Off the God by Month

 On Jiazi day, the God departs;    on Yichou day, He does not leave, bringing misfortune and harm to people;    on Bingyin day, He goes to the South;    after sending Him off, prosperity prevails.

 On Dingmao and Wuchen days, misfortune befalls the host;   on Jisi day, a thousand miles to the South are open;   on Gengwu and Xinwei days, lives are lost;   on Renwu, Guiwei, and You days, there is no return.

  On Jiaxu day, great disaster must be endured;   on Yihai and Bingzi days, He goes to the West;    on Dingchou and Yinyin days, a thousand miles away;   on Jimao day, He goes straight and does not return.

  On Gengchen and Xinsi days, there is no fear forever;    on Renwu and Guiwei days, He goes to Xi'an;    on Jiashen, Yiyu, and Bingxu days;   after sending off the plague, he returns as before.

  On Dinghai day, sending off the God leaves illness as before;    on Wuzi and Jichou days, He goes and returns;   on Gengyin, Xinmao, and Renchen days;   three, four, or five people will not be at peace.

  On Guisi day, sending off the God kills the eldest son;   on Jiawu day, harm to people is not praised;   on Yiwei, Bingshen, and Dingyou days;    sent off for eighty li, he invades on return.

  On Wuxu and Jihai days, half auspicious;    on Gengzi and Xinchou days, he does not return from the West;    on Renyin day, the God refuses to leave;   on Guimao day, great auspiciousness, no danger forever.

  On Jiachen and Yisi days, three mouths suffer loss;   on Bingwu and Dingwei days, traveling South is beneficial;   on Wushen day, the God turns back;   on Jiyu and Gengxu days, auspicious without doubt.

  On Xinhai, Renzi, and Guichou days;   on Jiayin and Yimao days, illness continues;   on Bingchen and Dingsi days, no return;   on Wuwu day, harm to people, cannot send off.

  On Jiiwei day, minor auspiciousness but one person worries;   harm to the master on Gengshen and Xinyou days;   if sending off the God on these days;   once the sacred God departs, all matters prosper.

  The Immortal's Mantra on Auspiciousness

3. Auspicious Days for Thanking the Earth

  Gengzi, Gengwu, Gengyin, Gengshen, Xinwei, Xinchou, Renshen

  Renyin, Wushen, Jiashen; Jiayin, Yiyu, Yihai, Yimao

  Bingxu, Bingzi, Bingchen, Dinghai, Dingchou, Dingsi; Wuzi

  Jichou, Jihai, Gengshen, Xinyou, Renchen, Renxu, Guisi

  Guihai, Wuwu; Jiachen, Yisi, Bingwu, Dingwei

  These days are when the Earth Mansion enters the Central Palace, bringing great auspiciousness.

Written by Master Sanfu on February 4, 2014. Please credit the source if you share.

Translation Notice: This English version was translated with AI assistance. Specialized, historical, religious, or culturally sensitive terms may contain nuances, inaccuracies, or debatable wording. In case of ambiguity or discrepancy, the original Chinese text shall prevail.