Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển: Meaning of Hardship, the Judgment, the Six Lines, and the Lessons
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
Results for "Tượng từ"
Hexagram Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế (No. 64, 未濟, ䷿): Meaning, the Six Line Texts, and Why the I Ching Ends with 'Not Yet Complete'
Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế is hexagram 64, the last of the I Ching, its six lines out of position yet paired. Its texts show why it ends on 'not yet complete'.
What Does Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn (遯), Say About Retreating at the Right Time? Structure, Judgment, Six Line Texts, and Lessons
Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn, covers timely retreat: the Qian and Gen trigrams, the Judgment, the six line texts, and lessons on preserving oneself.
What Is the Shan Ze Sun Hexagram (Hexagram 41, 損)? Decreasing to Gain, the Judgment Text and the Six Line Texts
Shan Ze Sun, hexagram 41 of the I Ching, holds that what is below decreases so what is above gains. Its Judgment, Image and six line texts are covered here.
What Does the Hexagram Trạch Hỏa Cách (No. 49, 革) Say About Replacing the Old, and Why Must Change Wait for the Right Moment to Be Trusted?
Hexagram Trạch Hỏa Cách No. 49 covers replacing the old with the new, from its Judgment and Image to why change must wait for the right moment.
What Does Hexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang (Great Power), Say About Great Strength and Its Limits?
Hexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang, covers great strength and its limits, with its structure, Judgment, six line texts and lessons on conduct.
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn (困) in the I Ching: meaning in times of exhaustion and why words cannot save you
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn in the I Ching describes depleted resources and words that go unheeded, with the Judgment, Image, and six line texts.
What Does Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), Say About Bringing People Together, and Why Does Gathering Require a Shared Place of Worship?
Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), covers the judgment, image, and six lines on how groups form and why shared ground and trust hold them.
Hexagram 46 Dìa Fēng Shēng (Địa Phong Thăng): Rising Step by Step Like a Tree Growing from the Earth, with the Judgment, the Image, and the Six Line Texts
Hexagram 46 Địa Phong Thăng in the I Ching describes gradual ascent and small efforts accumulating into something great.
What Science Says About Face Reading: From 19th-Century Criminal Physiognomy to Modern Research
How does science view face reading? From 19th-century criminal anthropology to modern psychology, plus the misconceptions to avoid.
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin, 晉): Advancing, Rising, and the Six Line Texts of the I Ching
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin) in the I Ching: the sun rising above the earth, a sign of advancing and being recognized.
Hexagram 57 Thuần Tốn (巽): Yielding That Seeps In Like Wind Through Every Gap, with the Judgment and the Six Line Texts
Hexagram 57 Thuần Tốn in the I Ching: wind over wind, the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts with interpretation.
In what order should you read a Kinh Dịch hexagram: hexagram name, hexagram text, the six line texts, then the Thoán Commentary, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn
A Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
What Is a Void Life Palace (Mệnh Vô Chính Diệu), How Many Charts Fall Into This Case, and How Do You Read an Empty Mệnh Palace?
Mệnh vô chính diệu means the Mệnh palace holds no major star. Readers borrow stars from Thiên Di, though only 70 to 80 percent carries over.
The Fool Tarot Card: Symbolism and In-Depth Meaning
Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Fool Tarot card: from number 0, the cliff, the white dog to messages of beginnings, faith, and freedom.
Vượng tướng hưu tù tử: How Are the Five Elemental States of the Seasons Calculated?
Vượng, tướng, hưu, tù, tử: the five seasonal states of the Five Elements, the rule behind the table, and why books place Earth differently.
Thiên Tướng (Heavenly General Star) in Purple Star Astrology: Meaning and Interpretation
Thiên Tướng in Purple Star Astrology governs authority by seal, loyal support and fairness, and reads the Life and Career palaces.
What Is Lục Nhâm? Steps to Build a Đại Lục Nhâm Chart from Thien Ban and Tứ Khóa to Tam Truyền and Thiên Tướng
Lục Nhâm is an ancient divination method in the Tam Thức group. Learn how Đại Lục Nhâm builds a chart: Thien Ban, Tứ Khóa, Tam Truyền, and Thiên Tướng.
How is the Tướng Quân star in the Bác Sĩ ring placed according to the year stem?
The Tướng Quân star of the Lộc Tồn ring is placed by birth year stem and gender. This covers the counting method and a table for all ten stems.
What Are the Twelve Heavenly Generals and Twelve Monthly Generals of Da Liu Ren, and How Do They Differ?
Da Liu Ren builds the heaven plate from twelve Monthly Generals that shift with mid-qi, then places twelve Heavenly Generals from the Nobleman.
Đào Hoa (Hàm Trì) in Bát Tự: How to Find It by the Year or Day Branch Triad, and Đào Hoa Inside and Outside the Wall
Đào Hoa, or Hàm Trì, is found by the year or day branch triad and always falls on Tý Ngọ Mão Dậu. See inside and outside the wall.
Reading Eyebrows in Chinese Physiognomy
Explore the meaning of eyebrows in Eastern physiognomy: shape, length, color, and position reflect personality, destiny, and health.
Reading the Chin in Chinese Face Reading
Explore the meaning of the chin in Eastern physiognomy: typical chin shapes, their links to personality, destiny, and health, plus a scientific perspective.
Where Does Physiognomy Come From: The History of Eastern Face Reading and Its Place in Vietnamese Culture
Explore the origins of Eastern physiognomy, its facial and palm feature systems, and the place of face reading in Vietnamese culture through The Tale of Kieu.
Why Drawing Your Own Hexagram or Picking Your Own Numbers Feels More Trustworthy: The Illusion of Control
The illusion of control explains why choosing your own lottery numbers or casting your own hexagram makes a random result feel more trustworthy.
The Death Tarot Card: Deep Symbolism and Meaning
Explore the deep meaning of the Death card in Tarot: the symbolism of the white horse, rising sun, and its message of transformation, endings, and rebirth.
Earthly Branch combinations, clashes, punishments, and harms in a Ba Tu chart: reading by palace position and interaction with Dai Van and Luu Nien
How the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
The High Priestess Tarot Card: Deep Symbolism and Meaning
Explore the deep symbolism and meaning of The High Priestess Tarot card - from its symbols and intuition to practical applications in readings.
Moles on the Soles of the Feet: Meaning in Folk Physiognomy
Moles on the soles of the feet carry meaning in Eastern folk physiognomy, seen as signs of a restless spirit and a fate of travel.
Does Friday the 13th Make Stocks Fall, and Do Vietnamese Have Similar "Bad Days"?
Friday the 13th stock studies give conflicting results, and any effect is tiny. Vietnamese lunar bad days have not been studied the same way.
What Stars Make Up the Tử Phủ Vũ Tướng Set in Tử Vi and How Is It Read?
The Tử Phủ Vũ Tướng set in Vietnamese Tử Vi: its four stars, how they are placed, when the pattern forms and how three manuals read it.
What is Nhân Tướng Học?
Physiognomy is the traditional Eastern practice of observing facial features, hands, and body to infer personality and destiny, serving as a reference.
What Are Tướng Quân Tiễn, Diêm Vương Quan and Dạ Đề Quan, and Which Books Record Them?
Tướng quân tiễn, Diêm vương quan, Dạ đề quan: what Tam mệnh thông hội records, how Tử Vi books compute these hours by season, where books differ.
How Is Đẩu Quân (Nguyệt Tướng) Placed, and Why Is It Used Only for Reading Monthly Fortune?
Đẩu Quân, also called Nguyệt Tướng, is placed from the Thái Tuế palace, counting backward to the birth month then forward to the birth hour.
What offerings go on the đại tường memorial tray and how is mourning ended?
Giỗ hết đại tường marks the end of two years of mourning. It covers the offering tray, how to arrange it, and the sequence for xả tang in Vietnamese custom.
What is tuồng (hát bội)? Face-painting art, Bình Định hát bội and the Đào Tấn heritage
Tuồng, or hát bội, is Vietnam's classical theatre, known for coded face-painting and for the plays of Đào Tấn in Bình Định, its heartland.
When a Person Dies in a Leap Month, Which Month Is the Death Anniversary Held? How to Calculate Tiểu Tường, Đại Tường and Húy Nhật
If someone dies in a leap month, in which month is the giỗ held? How tiểu tường, đại tường and the yearly anniversary are counted, per Giác Ngộ.
What does Tưởng Đại Hồng's Địa lý biện chính contain, and why does the Huyền Không school treat it as a foundational text?
Địa lý biện chính của Tưởng Đại Hồng chú giải năm kinh cổ, đính chính bản sai lưu truyền và đặt nền lý khí Tam Nguyên cho phái Huyền Không.
How Is the First Death Anniversary (Tiểu Tường) Date Calculated in a Year with a Leap Month?
Tiểu tường keeps the lunar date of death in the next year, as Gia lễ does not count leap months; some count a full 12 lunar months, one month earlier.
What goes on the first death anniversary (tiểu tường) offering tray and how does it differ from an ordinary death anniversary?
Giỗ đầu (tiểu tường) is the first death anniversary, with a tray of cơm úp, boiled egg, chicken, xôi and vàng mã, more solemn than an ordinary giỗ.
The Trúc Lâm Yên Tử Zen School: Trần Nhân Tông's Monastic Renunciation, the Three Patriarchs, and the Thought of 'Cư trần lạc đạo'
The Trúc Lâm Yên Tử school founded by Trần Nhân Tông: its three patriarchs and the idea of cư trần lạc đạo, living in the world yet glad in the Way.
The Nguyễn Công Trứ death anniversary in Nghi Xuân: who was Uy Viễn tướng công and how is the ceremony held
Nguyễn Công Trứ's death anniversary, 14th day of the Eleventh Lunar Month in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh: 22 Dec 2026, rites, his life and the founding of Tiền Hải.
How to Read Your Child's Chart Responsibly: Bát Tự and Tử Vi for Young Children Should Be Used to Accompany, Not to Label or Predict the Future
A child's Bát Tự or Tử Vi chart should only suggest temperament and how to accompany them, never a fixed verdict or scientific forecast of their future.
Which positions on the face do the Five Peaks comprise? Nam Nhạc at the forehead, Bắc Nhạc at the chin and the other three peaks according to Thần tướng thiết quan đao
The five peaks of the face in physiognomy: forehead, chin, nose and the two cheekbones, each named for a mountain in Thần tướng thiết quan đao.
Vũ Cát Tường
Singer-songwriter in the indie/alternative vein, runner-up of Giọng hát Việt 2013
The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
All 64 hexagrams in King Wen order, with Vietnamese and Han names, upper and lower trigrams, and the image.
Types of Vietnamese offering rites
155 types of Vietnamese offering rites in 15 groups, from ancestor and death-anniversary rites, Tết and the festivals of the year to funerals, communal houses and temples, and the rites of ethnic communities; each with alternative names, timing, recipients, a short description, classification axes (cycle, social setting, beings worshipped, tradition, ethnic group, cultural region), a structured date and sourced passages on its customs. It is the key table for Nhật Nguyệt's datasets on offering prayers and rite customs.
The twelve earthly branches
The twelve earthly branches with their zodiac animal, five-element attribution and two-hour window.
The 24 solar terms
The solar date each of the 24 terms begins, for every year from 2020 to 2035, computed from solar longitude in Vietnam time.
Sexagenary cycle table (60 Hoa Giap)
All 60 stem-branch pairs with their Na Yin five-element attribution and the lunar years they cover between 1924 and 2043.