Six Harms六害

Six pairs of branches that harm each other, worked out from the harmonies and clashes.

子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥

六害者，十二支凌戰之辰也。

San Ming Tong Hui, vol. 2

What it is

San Ming Tong Hui explains it this way. Zi fears the clash of Wu, yet Wei joins with Wu and sides with the enemy, so Zi and Wei harm each other. The other pairs work the same way.

The book also gives each pair a reason, listed below.

The six pairs

The reason San Ming Tong Hui gives for each pair.

  1. 子未勢家相害Harm between powerful houses
  2. 丑午官鬼相害Harm from an officer
  3. 寅巳各恃臨官，爭進相害Each relies on its rank and pushes ahead
  4. 卯辰以少凌長The young bully the old
  5. 申亥競嫉才能，爭進相害Each envies the other’s talent
  6. 酉戌嫉妒相害Harm from jealousy

Sources San Ming Tong Hui, vol. 2; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 3.