Nine stars
Sì Lǜ
Four Green
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In the classical sources
杜門為四綠
The Block gate is Four Green.
星厯考原 卷二
About this entry
Four Green (四綠, sì lǜ) belongs to 巽, the southeast palace, and its element is wood. The Dunjia Classic pairs it with the 杜 gate, whose name means to block or shut off. 星厯考原 gives the star name 文曲, the Literary Song.
This star also marks the middle span of the cycle. 星厯考原 says the 甲子 that opens the 上元 has One White in the center, the one that opens the 中元 has Four Green, and the 下元 has Seven Red. In the Eight Mansions house book 陽宅十書, 文曲 is the star behind the 六煞 position.
Four Green reached 艮, the northeast palace, in the sample layout 星厯考原 prints for 1684. The collected texts say nothing more about it, and we have not filled the gap.
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