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What is Hào?
A yao (爻) is the basic unit of a hexagram in the I Ching, made of two line types, yin and yang, with six yao stacked bottom to top.
The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Structure and Basic Interpretation
Explore the structure of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching: from trigrams, lines, judgments to basic interpretation methods.
In what order do you read a moving line and a changed hexagram in Lục Hào?
Moving lines and the changed hexagram in Lục Hào: how the original hexagram turns into another and in what order Tăng san bốc dịch reads them.
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh (No. 50, 鼎): The Cauldron That Cooks the New After the Old Is Discarded
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh, No. 50 in the I Ching, is the three-legged ritual cauldron that cooks the new after the old is discarded.
The Tử Tôn line in Lục Hào Kinh Dịch: why the same line is both a blessing spirit and an obstacle depending on the question
The Tử Tôn line is the line generated by the palace element, symbolizing children, students, subordinates, and livestock.
The Quan Quỷ line in Lục Hào: why one line is both Quan and Quy, and how to read it correctly
The Quan Quỷ line controls the palace element and carries two faces, Quan and Quy. Reading it depends on the question, strength, and Tử Tôn.
What Is Nguyệt Phá in Lục Hào and When Does a Broken Line Remain Unbroken?
Nguyệt phá in Lục Hào is a line clashed by the month branch. How Tăng san bốc dịch decides when such a line is broken to the end and when it is not.
The Wealth Spouse Line in Lục Hào: Money, Wife, and How to Read It When Asking About Fortune or Marriage
In Lục Hào, the Wealth Spouse line is the line overcome by the palace element, standing for money, goods, prices and employees, and the wife when a man asks.
The Sibling Line in Lục Hào: When It Is the Useful Spirit and When It Is the Adverse Spirit in Wealth Divination
In Lục Hào, the Sibling line shares the palace element and stands for siblings, friends and rivals, aiding those people but harming wealth divination.
How to Read a Moving Line Transforming into a Changed Line in Liu Yao: Hoi Dau Sinh, Hoi Dau Khac, Hoa Tien Than, Hoa Thoai Than, Hoa Khong, Hoa Pha, Hoa Mo, Hoa Tuyet, Phuc Ngam and Phan Ngam
In Liu Yao, a moving line and the changed line it turns into are read as a pair, producing hoi dau sinh, hoi dau khac, hoa tien than, hoa thoai than and more.
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu (姤): The Unplanned Encounter and Why a Newly Born Yin Line Is Taken Seriously
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
The Six Line Positions in an I Ching Hexagram: How Are De Wei, De Zhong, Ying, Bi, Cheng and Qi Understood?
The six I Ching line positions carry labels such as de wei, de zhong, ying, bi, cheng and qi, shown in a position table.
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.
Hidden Movement and Day Break in Zeng Shan Bu Yi: How Is a Static Line Struck by the Day Read?
Ám động is a strong static line clashed by the day; nhật phá is a weak one. How Tăng San Bốc Dịch tells the two apart when reading a hexagram.
What Are Hồi Đầu Sinh, Hồi Đầu Khắc, Hóa Không, Hóa Mộ, and Hóa Tuyệt in Lục Hào?
Hồi đầu sinh, hồi đầu khắc, hóa không, hóa mộ, hóa tuyệt are the ways a moving line transforms in Lục Hào, explained via Tăng San Bốc Dịch.
Hidden Spirit in Lục Hào: When the Useful Spirit Does Not Appear, What Tang San Buo Dich Says About Finding and Judging It
When a Lục Hào hexagram lacks the needed relative, Tang San Buo Dich chapter 28 shows how to find the hidden spirit and judge when it is useful.
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.
Methods of Casting an I Ching Hexagram: Yarrow Stalks, Three Coins, Number-Based and Time-Based Casting, and Why Each Method Gives Different Moving-Line Probabilities
Four ways to cast an I Ching hexagram, yarrow stalks, three coins, number-based and time-based, and why each gives different moving-line odds.
Hexagram 38 Hỏa Trạch Khuê (睽): Meaning of Separation, Difference, and Line-by-Line Explanation
Hexagram 38 Hỏa Trạch Khuê in the I Ching concerns separation and difference. It explains the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts.
Hexagram Phong Thủy Hoán (number 59, 渙): the meaning of dispersion and how to gather people's hearts according to the I Ching
Hexagram Phong Thủy Hoán, number 59 in the I Ching, covers the Judgment, the Image and all six line texts, plus gathering people's hearts when things scatter.
The Self Line and the Response Line in Six-Line Divination: Who Is You, Who Is the Other, and Why Their Positions Shape the Whole Reading
The Self Line marks the querent, the Response Line marks the other party in Liu Yao. Their positions decide how the whole hexagram is assigned and read.
Đằng Xà, Bạch Hổ, Huyền Vũ in Lục Hào: Their Nuances When Landing on a Line and How to Start the Six Beasts by Day Stem
Đằng Xà, Bạch Hổ and Huyền Vũ are three of the six beasts in Lục Hào, started by the day stem. Each spirit's nuance is analysed, and none decides fortune.
Tuần không in Lục Hào: how to find the two void branches and what it means when a line falls into it, according to Tăng san bốc dịch
Tuần không in Lục Hào: the two branches missing from a ten-day cycle, how to find them for the six Giáp cycles, and what Tăng san bốc dịch says.
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 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.
Career Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
The career line in palmistry, or line of fate, reflects career tendencies and shifts. Read its shape, length and variations with other lines.
Marriage Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
How to read the Marriage Line on the palm: its position below the little finger, plus length, depth, clarity and intersecting lines.
Which Hexagrams Are Derived From One Hexagram: Changing Hexagram, Nuclear Hexagram, Opposite Hexagram, Reversed Hexagram, and How to Read by the Number of Moving Lines
From one I Ching hexagram come the changing, nuclear, opposite and reversed hexagrams. Each is built differently, and moving lines guide the reading.
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.
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.
The Money Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
The Money Line in palmistry is a mix of minor lines, mainly the Fate line, Head line and Mount of the Moon branches, and can suggest financial potential.
The Heart Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
Explore the meaning of the heart line in palmistry: its position, length, shape, and variations and how they influence your emotional and romantic life.
The Life Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
Explore the meaning and how to read the Life Line in palmistry: location, shape, length, breaks, and influencing factors.
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ (旅): The Wanderer Far From Home, How Should One Behave in a Strange Land?
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
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.
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 Do Thanh Long, Chu Tước, and Câu Trần Signify When They Land on a Line: Why Do the Six Beasts Only Color a Line Already Assessed for Prosperity or Decline Instead of Deciding Fortune or Misfortune on Their Own?
Thanh Long governs joy, Chu Tước speech and documents, Câu Trần land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
What Is Huyền Vũ in Lục Hào and How Is It Placed by Day Stem?
Huyền Vũ, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: how it is placed by the day stem, and where Tăng san bốc dịch mentions it, written there as 元武.
Goddess Thien Y A Na and Po Nagar Tower: The Cham-Viet Faith Interweaving in Nha Trang
Explore the journey from the Cham goddess Po Inư Nagar to Thien Y A Na in Vietnamese belief, through the lens of the Po Nagar Tower festival in Nha Trang.
What is Tiểu Hao in Tử Vi? Its influence on money and how to interpret it correctly
Tiểu Hao, a Hao phá auxiliary star, governs dissipation, movement and money volatility. This analyses its positions, combinations and correct reading.
What Is the Head Line in Palmistry? Where It Is and How to Read It
The Head Line is a major palm line reflecting intellect, thinking and problem-solving style. Reading it involves length, depth and curvature.
What Does Đại Hao Star Mean in Tử Vi: Good or Bad? Correct Understanding and Common Misconceptions
Đại Hao in Tử Vi is not merely a malefic star. This analysis explains its dissipating nature, how it acts by palace, and when it forms a good configuration.
Daily hexagram by the Gua Qi method, 1900 to 2100
Every solar day from 1900 to 2100 with its ruling hexagram under the Gua Qi method (six days seven parts), the line ruling the day, the position in the sixty-hexagram cycle, the winter solstice anchor and the minutes elapsed since it, the solar term and the cardinal hexagram line for that term. Enough to recompute every row independently.
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.
Order of the sixty Gua Qi hexagrams
The sixty hexagrams that take turns ruling the days under the Gua Qi method, in order from Inner Truth at the winter solstice, with their solar month, their rank (duke, sovereign, marquis, grand master, minister) and when each takes over counted from the solstice. The lookup table for the que-ngay-quai-khi-1900-2100 dataset.