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Bushi Zhengzong · The Orthodox Tradition of Divination
Qian Palace · Hexagram Assignments
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Qian Palace belongs to Metal.
Reading note: This source separates table captions and cells into fragments. Their surviving order is retained, including repeated captions and the split Day/Chen and Hidden/Spirit labels. Empty fields are not supplied. The table writes Qian as 干 in its palace labels.
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Hexagram name: Qian as Heaven. Hexagram name: Heaven over Wind, Gou (Encountering).
Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines. Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines: Yin Wealth.
Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; Qian.
Branch; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; Day.
Chen; Month Commander; Tai Sui; Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; stems and branches; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; day designation; Month Commander; Tai Sui.
Self; Xu Parents; Xu Parents.
Shen Brothers; Shen Brothers.
Wu Officer; Response; Wu Officer; Wu.
Chen Parents; You Brothers.
Response; Yin Wealth; Hai Descendants; Yin Wealth.
Zi Descendants; Self; Chou Parents.
Qian means vigor. It is the first hexagram of the Qian Palace and is called one of the Eight Pure Hexagrams. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Descendants and Brothers are all present in it; they serve as the Hidden Spirits of the other seven hexagrams in this palace.
Gou means meeting. The hexagram lacks only Wife and Wealth. Place Yin Wood, the second line of Qian, hidden beneath Hai Water, the second line of this hexagram. Wood has its Birth stage at Hai. Hai Water is the Flying Spirit and Yin Wood the Hidden Spirit. Water generates Wood: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden, obtaining the Birth stage.
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Hexagram name: Heaven over Mountain, Dun (Retreat). Hexagram name: Heaven over Earth, Pi (Obstruction).
Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; missing lines: Wealth, Descendants. Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; missing lines: Descendants.
Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; Qian.
Branch; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; Day.
Chen; Month Commander; Tai Sui; Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; stems and branches; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; day designation; Month Commander; Tai Sui.
Xu Parents; Response; Xu Parents.
Response; Shen Brothers; Shen Brothers; Shen.
Wu Officer; Wu Officer.
Shen Brothers; Self; Wealth; Mao.
Self; Wu Officer; Yin Wealth; Officer; Si.
Chen Parents; Zi Descendants; Parents; Wei; Zi Descendants.
Dun means retreat. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth and Descendants. Place Yin Wood, the second line of Qian, hidden beneath Wu Fire, the second line of this hexagram. Wu Fire is the Flying Spirit and Yin Wood the Hidden Spirit. Wood generates Fire: this is called the Hidden going to generate the Flying, and is named draining qi.
Place Zi Water Descendants from Qian hidden beneath Chen Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Water has its Tomb at Chen: this is called the Hidden Spirit entering the Tomb at the Flying line.
Pi means blockage. The hexagram lacks Descendants. Place Zi Water Descendants, the first line of Qian, hidden beneath Wei Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Wei Earth is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Earth controls Water: this is called the Flying coming to control the Hidden.
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Hexagram name: Wind over Earth, Guan (Contemplation). Hexagram name: Mountain over Earth, Bo (Stripping).
Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines: Brothers, Descendants. Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines: Brothers.
Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; Qian.
Branch; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; Day.
Chen; Month Commander; Tai Sui; Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; stems and branches; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; day designation; Month Commander; Tai Sui.
Mao Wealth; Yin Wealth.
Si Officer; Shen Brothers; Self; Zi Descendants; Shen Brothers.
Self; Wei Parents; Xu Parents; Xu.
Mao Wealth; Mao Wealth.
Si Officer; Response; Si Officer.
Response; Wei Parents; Zi Descendants; Wei Parents.
Guan means contemplation. The hexagram lacks Brothers and Descendants. Place Shen Metal, the fifth line and Brothers line of Qian, hidden beneath Si Fire, the fifth line of this hexagram. Si Fire is the Flying Spirit and Shen Metal the Hidden Spirit. Metal has its Birth stage at Si: this is called Birth beneath the Hidden; when drawn forth, it emerges.
Place Zi Water Descendants, the first line of Qian, hidden beneath Wei Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Wei Earth is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Earth controls Water: this is called the Flying coming to control the Hidden.
Bo means falling away. It lacks Brothers. Place Shen Metal, the fifth line of Qian, hidden beneath Zi Water, the fifth line of this hexagram. Zi Water is the Flying Spirit and Shen Metal the Hidden Spirit. Metal generates Water: this is called the Hidden going to generate the Flying, and is named draining qi.
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Hexagram name: Fire over Earth, Jin (Advance). Hexagram name: Fire over Heaven, Da You (Great Possession).
Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines: Descendants. Hexagram palace: Qian Metal; Void; missing lines.
Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; Qian.
Branch; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; Day.
Chen; Month Commander; Tai Sui; Six Beasts; Self/Response; hexagram.
Line; stems and branches; Six Spirits; stems and branches; Six Spirits; Hidden.
Spirit; Hexagram Body; day designation; Month Commander; Tai Sui.
Si Officer; Response; Si Officer.
Wei Parents; Wei Parents.
Self; You Brothers; You Brothers.
Mao Wealth; Mao; Self; Chen Parents.
Si Officer; Yin Wealth; Yin.
Response; Wei Parents; Zi Descendants; Zi Descendants.
Jin means advancing. It is the seventh hexagram of the Qian Palace, called the Wandering Soul hexagram. It lacks Descendants. Place Zi Water Descendants, the first line of Qian, hidden beneath Wei Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Wei Earth is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Earth controls Water: this is called the Flying coming to control the Hidden.
Da You means spaciousness. It is the final hexagram of the Qian Palace, called Returning Soul. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present; there is no need to seek a Hidden Spirit.
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