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Bushi Zhengzong · The Orthodox Tradition of Divination
Gen Palace · Hexagram Assignments
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Gen Palace belongs to Earth.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Gen as Mountain. Hexagram name: Mountain over Fire, Bi (Adornment).
Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; Void; missing lines. Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; Void; missing lines: Descendants, Parents.
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; Yin Officer; Yin Officer.
Zi Wealth; Zi Wealth; Zi.
Xu Brothers; Response; Xu Brothers.
Response; Shen Descendants; Hai Wealth; Shen Descendants.
Wu Parents; Chou Brothers; Wu Parents.
Chen Brothers; Self; Mao Officer.
Gen means stopping. It is the first hexagram of the Gen 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.
Bi means adornment. The hexagram lacks Parents and Descendants. Place Wu Fire, the second line of Gen, hidden beneath Chou Earth, the second line of this hexagram. Chou 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.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Mountain over Heaven, Da Xu (Great Taming). Hexagram name: Mountain over Lake, Sun (Decrease).
Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; Void; missing lines: Descendants, Parents. Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; 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.
Yin Officer; Response; Yin Officer.
Response; Zi Wealth; Zi Wealth.
Xu Brothers; Xu Brothers; Hidden.
Chen Brothers; Shen Descendants; Self; Chou Brothers; Shen Descendants; Shen.
Self; Yin Officer; Wu Parents; Mao Officer.
Zi Wealth; Si Parents.
Da Xu means gathering. The hexagram lacks Parents and Descendants. Place Wu Fire, the second line of Gen, hidden beneath Yin Wood, the second line of this hexagram. Yin Wood is the Flying Spirit and Wu Fire the Hidden Spirit. Wood generates Fire;
Fire has its Birth stage at Yin: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden, obtaining the Birth stage.
Place Shen Metal Descendants, the third line of Gen, hidden beneath Chen Earth, the third line of this hexagram. Chen Earth is the Flying Spirit and Shen Metal the Hidden Spirit. Earth generates Metal: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden.
Sun means increase. The hexagram lacks Descendants. Place Shen Metal Descendants, the third line of Gen, hidden beneath Chou Earth, the third line of this hexagram. Chou Earth is the Flying Spirit and Shen Metal the Hidden Spirit. Metal has its Tomb at Chou: this is called the Hidden Spirit entering the Tomb at the Flying line.
Reading note: The supplied explanation says 損者益也, “Sun means increase.” This anomalous gloss is retained; the hexagram's conventional name Decrease is not substituted for what the source actually says here.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Fire over Lake, Kui (Opposition). Hexagram name: Heaven over Lake, Lü (Treading).
Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; Void; missing lines: Wealth. Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; 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.
Si Parents; Xu Brothers.
Wei Brothers; Zi Wealth; Self; Shen Descendants; Zi Wealth.
Self; You Descendants; Wu Parents.
Chou Brothers; Chou; Chou Brothers.
Mao Officer; Response; Mao Officer; Hidden.
Response; Si Parents; Si Parents; Chen.
Kui means turning away. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Zi Water Wife and Wealth, the fifth line of Gen, hidden beneath Wei Earth, the fifth 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.
Lü means ritual propriety. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Zi Water Wife and Wealth, the fifth line of Gen, hidden beneath Shen Metal, the fifth line of this hexagram. Shen Metal is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Metal generates Water, and Water has its Birth stage at Shen: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden, obtaining the Birth stage.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Wind over Lake, Zhong Fu (Inner Trust). Hexagram name: Wind over Mountain, Jian (Gradual Advance).
Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; Void; missing lines: Wealth, Descendants. Hexagram palace: Gen Earth; 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.
Mao Officer; Response; Mao Officer.
Si Parents; Zi Wealth; Si Parents; Zi Wealth.
Self; Wei Brothers; Wei Brothers.
Chou Brothers; Shen Descendants; Self; Shen Descendants.
Mao Officer; Wu Parents.
Response; Si Parents; Chen Brothers.
Zhong Fu means trust. It is the seventh hexagram of the Gen Palace, called the Wandering Soul hexagram. It lacks Wife and Wealth and Descendants. Place Zi Water Wife and Wealth, the fifth line of Gen, hidden beneath Si Fire, the fifth line of this hexagram. Si Fire is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Water has its Extinction at Si: this is called the Hidden Spirit meeting Extinction at the Flying line.
Place Shen Metal Descendants from Gen hidden beneath Chou Earth, the third line of this hexagram. Chou Earth is the Flying Spirit and Shen Metal the Hidden Spirit. Metal has its Tomb at Chou: this is called the Hidden Spirit entering the Tomb at the Flying line.
Jian means advancing. It is the final hexagram of the Gen Palace, called the Returning Soul hexagram. It lacks Wife and Wealth. Place Zi Water Wife and Wealth, the fifth line of Gen, hidden beneath Si Fire, the fifth line of this hexagram. Si Fire is the Flying Spirit and Zi Water the Hidden Spirit. Water has its Extinction at Si: this is called the Hidden Spirit meeting Extinction at the Flying line.
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