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Bushi Zhengzong · The Orthodox Tradition of Divination
Kan Palace · Hexagram Assignments
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Kan Palace belongs to Water.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Kan as Water. Hexagram name: Water over Lake, Jie (Restraint).
Hexagram palace: Kan Water; Void; missing lines. Hexagram palace: Kan Water; 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.
Self; Zi Brothers; Zi Brothers; Zi.
Xu Officer; Xu Officer.
Shen Parents; Response; Shen Parents.
Response; Wu Wealth; Chou Officer.
Chen Officer; Mao Descendants.
Yin Descendants; Self; Si Wealth.
Kan means falling into a pit. It is the first hexagram of the Kan Palace, called one of the Eight Pure Hexagrams. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present in it; they serve as the Hidden Spirits of the other seven hexagrams in this palace.
Jie means stopping. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present in the hexagram; there is no need to seek a Hidden Spirit.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Water over Thunder, Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning). Hexagram name: Water over Fire, Ji Ji (After Completion).
Hexagram palace: Kan Water; Void; missing lines: Wealth. Hexagram palace: Kan Water; Void; missing lines: 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.
Zi Brothers; Response; Zi Brothers.
Response; Xu Officer; Xu Officer.
Shen Parents; Shen Parents.
Chen Officer; Wu Wealth; Self; Hai Brothers; Wu Wealth.
Self; Yin Descendants; Chou Officer.
Zi Brothers; Mao Descendants.
Zhun means difficulty. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Wu Fire, the third line of Kan, hidden beneath Chen Earth, the third line of this hexagram. Chen Earth is the Flying Spirit and Wu Fire the Hidden Spirit. Fire generates Earth: this is called the Hidden going to generate the Flying, and is named draining qi.
Ji Ji means joining. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Wu Fire, the third line of Kan, hidden beneath Hai Water, the third line of this hexagram. Hai Water is the Flying Spirit and Wu Fire the Hidden Spirit. Fire has its Extinction at Hai: this is called the Hidden Spirit meeting Extinction at the Flying line.
Reading note: The final 絕子 is read through the same Fire-at-Hai explanation repeated below; the Chinese graphic is unchanged.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Lake over Fire, Ge (Revolution). Hexagram name: Thunder over Fire, Feng (Abundance).
Hexagram palace: Kan Water; Void; missing lines: Wealth. Hexagram palace: Kan Water; 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.
Wei Officer; Xu Officer; Xu.
You Parents; Self; Shen Parents.
Self; Hai Brothers; Wu; Wu Wealth.
Hai Brothers; Hai Brothers.
Chou Officer; Response; Chou Officer.
Response; Mao Descendants; Mao; Mao Descendants.
Ge means changing. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Wu Fire, the third line of Kan, hidden beneath Hai Water, the third line of this hexagram. Hai Water is the Flying Spirit and Wu Fire the Hidden Spirit. Fire has its Extinction at Hai: this is called the Hidden Spirit meeting Extinction at the Flying line.
Feng means greatness. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present in the hexagram; there is no need to seek a Hidden Spirit.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Earth over Fire, Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light). Hexagram name: Earth over Water, Shi (Army).
Hexagram palace: Kan Water; Void; missing lines. Hexagram palace: Kan Water; 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.
You Parents; You Parents; Shen.
Hai Brothers; Hai Brothers.
Self; Chou Officer; Chou Officer.
Hai Brothers; Wu Wealth; Wu Wealth.
Chou Officer; Chen Officer.
Response; Mao Descendants; Yin Descendants.
Ming Yi means injury. It is the seventh hexagram of the Kan Palace, called the Wandering Soul hexagram. It lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Wu Fire, the third line of Kan, hidden beneath Hai Water, the third line of this hexagram. Hai Water is the Flying Spirit and Wu Fire the Hidden Spirit. Fire has its Extinction at Hai: this is called the Hidden Spirit meeting Extinction beneath the Flying line.
Shi means the multitude. It is the final hexagram of the Kan Palace, called the Returning Soul hexagram. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present; there is no need to seek a Hidden Spirit.
Reading note: “Beneath” retains the supplied 下 in the final Extinction phrase, rather than silently substituting the wording of the earlier examples.
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