Verses on Wells Among the Twenty-Four Mountains

Auspicious:

1. A well in the Hai direction: refined eyes and clear brows, flourishing descendants, many clever people.
2. A well in the Gui palace: gold fills the basket; six fingers or a cleft lip; twins will appear.
3. A well in Gen brings wealth; the people produced are worthy and filial; adopted honor-sons; fields throughout the district.
4. A well in the Xun palace: great prosperity in wealth and emolument; the eldest branch passes the examinations; both men and women are clever.
5. A well in the Si direction: rumors between uncle-in-law and sister-in-law; great wealth with lesser rank; the people produced are cultured.
6. A well in the Bing direction: official emolument resounds; benevolent and filial father and son; loving brothers.
7. A well in the Ding direction: great prosperity in descendants; wealth and emolument flourish; heroes in every generation.
8. A well in the Wei palace: wealth, merit, and fame; fields greatly expand; the household is honored.
9. A well in Geng brings wealth; the people produced are outstanding, brave and strong; blessings and emolument last long.

Inauspicious:

1. A well in the Qian palace: children without milk; head wind and crippled feet; widows and widowers hanged.
2. A well in Kan invites thieves; deafness and abdominal illness; flower-patterned back and strangury; frequent dreams and emissions at night.
3. A well in the Chou palace: widows and widowers incomplete; muteness and a cleft throat; dumb, deaf, blind.
4. A well in the Yin palace: serious fires; madness, consumption, and leprosy; strangury and seminal emission.
5. A well in the Zhen palace: rumors are sure to arise; the eldest branch suffers deficiency-consumption; fire ailments waste first.
6. A well in Chen: drowning in the river; hanging by a cord ruins the family; miscarriage and difficult childbirth; rebellion and strife.
7. A well in the Li palace: dim sight; phlegm-fire produces widows; rumors never cease.
8. A well in the Kun palace: confusion and lack of clarity; a widowed mother founds the household; wealth and emolument are abundant.
9. A well in the Shen palace: thieves move by night; difficult childbirth and deficiency-consumption; adopted sons hard to keep alive.
10. A well dug in the Dui palace: does not prosper in descendants; crooked fingers and awry mouth; cooks are good at preparing food.
11. A well in the Xu direction: nine sores arise; fire ailments bring early death; a widow's reputation spreads.

Mixed auspicious and inauspicious:

1. A well in the Ren direction: wealth increases and descendants prosper; a bottle nose and hemorrhoids; strange ailments frequent.
2. A well in the Jia palace: peaceful wealth and honored glory; difficult childbirth and chronic illness; lame and hard to walk.
3. A well at Yi produces fine painting and calligraphy; skilled in all arts; women graceful; men clever.
4. A well in the Xin direction: men and women pure and clean; strange diseases of arms and fingers; thin bones baring the eyes.

In these descriptions, the relationship between palace positions and fortune is mainly shown in the following respects:

1. Palace position and wealth: certain positions relate to wealth and prosperity, such as Hai, Gui, Si, Ding, and Wei. These positions are usually associated with accumulation of wealth, flourishing of the clan, and success in career—auspicious matters.
2. Palace position and health: some positions relate to health problems, such as Qian, Kan, Yin, Jia, Chen, and Xu. These positions may be associated with illness, disability, or other health issues, and are generally considered inauspicious omens.
3. Palace position and interpersonal relations: some positions relate to interpersonal relations and family harmony, such as Bing, Xun, and Geng. These positions are usually associated with friendship, kinship, and family happiness—auspicious matters.
4. Palace position and children: some positions relate to the procreation and growth of children, such as Hai, Gui, Ding, and Wei. These positions are usually associated with thriving descendants and the cleverness of sons and daughters—auspicious matters.
5. Palace positions of mixed fortune: some positions have both auspicious and inauspicious sides, such as Ren, Yi, and Xin. These positions may bring good fortune in certain respects, yet lead to misfortune or hardship in others.