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Bushi Zhengzong · The Orthodox Tradition of Divination
Li Palace · Hexagram Assignments
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Li Palace belongs to Fire.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Li as Fire. Hexagram name: Fire over Mountain, Lü (Traveling).
Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines. Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Officer, 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; Si Brothers; Si; Si Brothers.
Wei Descendants; Wei Descendants.
You Wealth; Response; You Wealth.
Response; Hai Officer; Shen Wealth; Hai Parents.
Chou Descendants; Wu Brothers; Wu.
Mao Parents; Self; Chen Descendants; Mao Parents.
Li means attaching. It is the first hexagram of the Li 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.
Lü means a traveler. The hexagram lacks Parents and Officer and Ghost. Place Mao Wood Parents, the first line of Li, hidden beneath Chen Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Chen Earth is the Flying Spirit and Mao Wood the Hidden Spirit. Wood controls Earth: this is called the Hidden controlling the Flying Spirit, termed coming out forcefully.
Place Hai Water Officer and Ghost, the third line of Li, hidden beneath Shen Metal, the third line of this hexagram. Shen Metal is the Flying Spirit and Hai 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: Fire over Wind, Ding (Cauldron). Hexagram name: Fire over Water, Wei Ji (Before Completion).
Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Parents. Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Officer.
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 Brothers; Response; Si Brothers.
Response; Wei Descendants; Wei Descendants.
You Wealth; You Wealth.
You Wealth; Self; Wu Brothers; Hai Officer.
Self; Hai Officer; Hidden; Chen Descendants.
Chou Descendants; Mao Wood; Mao; Yin Parents.
Ding means settling. The hexagram lacks Parents. Place Mao Wood Parents, the first line of Li, hidden beneath Chou Earth, the first line of this hexagram. Chou Earth is the Flying Spirit and Mao Wood the Hidden Spirit. Wood controls Earth: this is called the Hidden controlling the Flying Spirit, termed coming out forcefully.
Wei Ji means loss. The hexagram lacks Officer and Ghost. Place Hai Water Officer and Ghost, the third line of Li, hidden beneath Wu Fire, the third line of this hexagram. Wu Fire is the Flying Spirit and Hai Water the Hidden Spirit. Water controls Fire: this is called the Hidden controlling the Flying Spirit, termed coming out forcefully.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Mountain over Water, Meng (Youthful Ignorance). Hexagram name: Wind over Water, Huan (Dispersion).
Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Wealth. Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Wealth, Officer.
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 Parents; Mao Parents.
Zi Officer; Hidden; Self; Si Brothers.
Self; Xu Descendants; You Wealth; You; Wei Descendants; You Wealth; Hidden.
Wu Brothers; Wu Brothers; Hai Officer; Hai.
Chen Descendants; Response; Chen Descendants.
Response; Yin Parents; Yin Parents.
Meng means obscurity. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth. Place You Metal Wife and Wealth, the fourth line of Li, hidden beneath Xu Earth, the fourth line of this hexagram. Xu Earth is the Flying Spirit and You Metal the Hidden Spirit. Earth generates Metal: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden, turning back to injure the person.
Huan means dispersal. The hexagram lacks Wife and Wealth and Officer and Ghost. Place Hai Water Officer and Ghost, the third line of Li, hidden beneath Wu Fire, the third line of this hexagram. Wu Fire is the Flying Spirit and Hai Water the Hidden Spirit. Water controls Fire: this is called the Hidden controlling the Flying Spirit, termed coming out forcefully.
Reading note: The supplied outcome “turning back to injure the person” is retained even where the Flying generates the Hidden; it is not harmonized with earlier examples. Xu follows the earth-branch context of the source's 戍 graphic.
Place You Metal Wife and Wealth, the fourth line of Li, hidden beneath Wei Earth, the fourth line of this hexagram. Wei Earth is the Flying Spirit and You Metal the Hidden Spirit. Earth generates Metal: this is called the Flying coming to generate the Hidden, turning back to injure the person.
Matter asked about; matter asked about.
Hexagram name: Heaven over Water, Song (Dispute). Hexagram name: Heaven over Fire, Tong Ren (Fellowship with People).
Hexagram palace: Li Fire; Void; missing lines: Officer. Hexagram palace: Li Fire; 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.
Xu Descendants; Response; Xu Descendants.
Shen Wealth; Shen Wealth.
Self; Wu Brothers; Wu Brothers.
Wu Brothers; Hai Officer; Self; Hai Officer.
Chen Descendants; Hidden; Chou Descendants.
Response; Yin Parents; Mao; Mao Parents.
Song means disputation. It is the seventh hexagram of the Li Palace, called the Wandering Soul hexagram. It lacks Officer and Ghost. Place Hai Water Officer and Ghost, the third line of Li, hidden beneath Wu Fire. Wu Fire is the Flying Spirit and Hai Water the Hidden Spirit. Water controls Fire: this is called the Hidden controlling the Flying Spirit, termed coming out forcefully.
Tong Ren means closeness. It is the final hexagram of the Li Palace, called Returning Soul. Wealth, Officer, Parents, Brothers and Descendants are all present in the hexagram; there is no need to seek a Hidden Spirit.
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