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or Mei Hua Xin Yi Yi (Meihuaxinyi, (Meihuaxinyi, MHXY) or Mei Hua Hua Yi Shu (Meihuayishu, (Meihuayishu, MHYS) MHYS) is a different kind of Yi Jing. In this way, we do not need any tools to cast hexagrams, and it takes extraordinary way for interpretation. This way is also very simple to learn, but much useful for any cases people will face to. few days ago. News : I've joined joined Fivearts.net few
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Origin System Principles to interpret Hexagrams Practical Examples of interpreting Hexagrams Materials of Japanese/Chinese Books Related page
1.Origin I've heard it was invented by Shao Yong(1011-1077) in Song Dynasty of China, whom we call 'Shou You' or 'Shou Kou Setsu' in Japan. There are some legends concerned with Shao Yong.
2.System Its system is based on Wu-Hang-Yi. Therefore, it has many same features as Wu Hang Yi has.
2-1.Casting Hexagrams without any tools We do not need any special tools to get Hexagrams. How can we get done it then? At the beginning to talk about it, please remember what the Hexagram is. In Yi Jin, it is a symbol which represents anything in universe. It contains Yin and/or Yang lines in itself, but its meanings are very flexible and dynamically changeable. For Example, we can interpret Kun as it were Qian. And that means, we can take the way backward like, 1. Write down or put into into mind the most most impressive impressive matter matter whatever whatever we see, hear or feel feel when we have an intention intention to divinate. 2. Consider Consider which which Trigr Trigrams ams does does the matte matterr belongs belongs to. 3. Write Write it down down as a lower lower Trigra Trigram m when we we decide. decide. 4. Do the same same way as as 1. to to get an upper upper Trigr Trigram. am. 5. Get an changing changing line line by random random number such as seconds of current current time. time.
Yes!! We can get Trigrams from anything in this universe, as well as we can consider Trigrams as anything in this
univers. It makes us enable to cast a Hexagram freely by our most comfortable and convenient way.
2-2.Examples of getting Trigrams what we put attention in our mind
Trigrams
anything circle, white, large, tall. father, emperor, king, president, strong leader, tyrant. anybody or anything coming from northwest. person or organization of o f which name is related with metal such as Mr. Gold. person or organization of o f which name is related with wind such as Mr. Skywaker. anything white, anything related with metal, especially small and flexible. anybody or anything coming from west. person or organization of o f which name is related with metal such as Mr. Sword. anything red, hot, changing, anything related with fire. anybody or anything coming from south. person or organization of o f which name is related with fire such as Mr. B urn. anything green, blue, yielding like willow, anything related with wood. anybody or anything coming from east. person or organization of o f which name is related with wood such as Mr. Logging. anything green, blue, tall, or anything related with wood. anybody or anything coming from southeast. person or organization of o f which name is related with wood such as Mr. Oak pond, see, river and/or anything an ything related with water anything black, anything of which outside is soft and inside is hard. anybody or anything coming from north. middle aged man is also meaning of Kan. lower, cleaner, waterworker, middle management worker. person or organization of o f which name is related with water such as Mr. Pond. anything yellow, huge like mountains. mountain, cliff, tower, and/or anything related with earth anybody or anything coming from northeast. person or organization of o f which name is related with earth such as M r. Rock. anything yellow, wide area. plain, country, desert, and/or anything related with earth anybody or anything coming from southwest. person or organization organiza tion of which name is related with wate r such as Mr. Ground
2-3.Numerological ways to get Trigram and Hexagram In the theory of Mei Hua Xin Yi or Mei Hua Xin Shu( "Plum Blossom Yi number" in English ), Gua is considered as a representation of a number. This theory is a kind of numerology. Therefore, we can cast Trigrams or Hexagrams freely using any kinds of numbers. These are examples : No.
Material
Method I use this method method to analyse out looking looking personalities. personalities. Because name name is used by others others more oftenly than the owner. 1. Conve onverr t nam name i nt o num number ber . A=1, B=2, C=3, , , , Z=26 Exam xampl e) Makot akot o Ogi no i s : M A K O T O 13 + 1 + 11 + 15 + 20 + 15
= 75
( 1)
O G I N O 15 + 7 + 9 + 14 + 15
= 60
( 2)
TOTAL TAL
= 135 135
( 3)
2. Get r emai nder nder of each num number ber . 75 / 8 = 9 . . . 3 60 / 8 = 7 . . . 4 135 / 6 = 22 . . . 3
1
Na me
3. Conver t ( 1) and ( 2) and and ( 3) i s a nu number ( 1) i s a nu number f or ( 2) i s a num number f or
( 1) ( 2) ( 3)
3 4 3
i nt o Tr i gr am r espe spect i vel vel y, of chan chang gi ng l i ne. Lower Tr i gr am( f i r st Name) Upper pper Tr i gr am( f ami l y Nam Name or or ot her her par par t s of name)
4 i s f or Zh Zhen ( Upper Tr Tr i gr am) 3 i s f or Li ( Low Lower Tri gr am) Hexagram is 55( Feng / Abundance ) with changing line 3.
This method is written in ancient Chinese books of numerology. But I do not think it is convenient to use for any people, because people have to know the branches of dates before calculating. And, I've read that using branches does not have any important meanings in a book that I introduce on the last part of this page. Important point is that we can get a specific number by using specific method of calculation. c alculation. To get a Hexagr exagr am f r om Dat e : 1998 1998 Oct ober ober 19
20: 20: 08. 08.
1. Get base number ber s f r om Dat e l i ke : ( 1) 3 ( 2) 10 ( 3) 19 ( 4) 11
( 1998 i s t he year ear of Yi Yi n, whi ch i s 3r d of t he t wel ve br anche ches) ( Oct ober) ober) ( 19t h) ( 20: 08 i s t he hour of Xu, Xu, whi ch i s 1 11 1t h of t wel ve br anch anches) es)
2. Get Up Upper per Tr i gr am number by addi addi ng ( 1) , ( 2) and and ( 3) .
2
Date -1
3 + 10 + 19 = 32. ( t hi s means eans Year Year + Mont h + Day) 32 / 8 = 3 . . . 8 Kun i s an Upper Tr i gr am of 8. 3. Get Lower Tr i gr am num number by addi addi ng Upper pper Tr i gr am number ber and and ( 4) 32 + 11 = 43. ( Upper pper Tr i gr am Number + Day ) 43 / 8 = 5 . . . 3 Lower Tr i gr am of 5. Sun i s a Low 4. Get chan chang gi ng l i ne nu number by ad addi ng ( 1) , ( 2) , ( 3) and ( 4) 3 + 10 + 19 + 11 = 43. ( Year + Mont h + Day + Hour ) 43 / 6 = 7 . . . 1 changi ng. line 1 i s cha Ther Ther ef or e, Kun Sun
( Upper pper Tr i gr am) ( Lower Tr i gr am)
Hexagram 46 (Sheng / Pushing Upward) gener at ed. with changing line 3 i s ge
This method is simple and easy to use, but not meaningless. I think, that year and month represents energy of Heaven(revolution on orbit), and, day represents energy of Earth (rotation on axis). To get a Hexagr exagr am f r om Dat e : 1998 1998 Oct ober ober 19. 19. ( wi t hout hout t i me) 1. Get Upper per Tri gr am cal cul cul ati ng Year Year and Mont ont h. 1998 + 10 = 200 008 8.
2008 / 8 = 250 . . . 8 Kun i s Up Upper Tri gr am. 2. Get Low Lower Tri gr am f r om Day. ay. 19 / 8 = 2 . . . 3 Li i s Low Lower Tr i gr am
3
Date -2
3. Get Changi angi ng Li ne by add addii ng Year Year , Mont ont h and and Day. ( 1998 + 10 + 19) / 6 = 2027. 2027 / 6 = 337 . . . 5 changi ng. Line 5 i s cha F i nal l y, Kun Li
( Upper per Tr i gr am) ( Low Lower Tri gr am)
Hexagram 36 (Ming I/Darkening of the Light) gener at ed. with changing line 5 i s ge
This is the way I always al ways use( because using Japanese era ). The text book of Mei Hua Xin Yi says, people may use any kinds of era to determine year number if they always use the same way. In another words, people may not use another ways even if the result cannot be satisfied or them. The important thing is, that we should select one of several kinds of era, but once we decided, we should not change it often. When I use this or next method to get Birth Hexagram by Birth Date, I interpret the Hexagram as inner(mental inner(mental and/or spiritual) spiritual) analysis analysis of personality. personality. To get a Hexagr exagr am f r om Dat e : 1998 1998 Oct ober ober 19. 19. ( wi t hout hout t i me) 1. Get Upper per Tri gr am cal cul cul ati ng Year Year and Mont ont h. Usi ng cal endar' s yea yearr , whi ch i s st art ed i n BC 660.
4
Date -3
( 1998 + 660) + 10 = 2668. ( J apanese er er a, whi ch i s st ar t ed i n BC 660 ) 2668 / 8 = 333 . . . 4 Upper Tr i gr am. Zhen i s Up 2. Get Low Lower Tri gr am f r om Day. ay. 19 / 8 = 2 . . . 3 Lower Tr i gr am Li i s Low 3. Get Changi angi ng Li ne by add addii ng Year Year , Mont ont h and and Day. ( ( 1998 + 660) + 10 + 19) / 6 = 2687. 2687 / 6 = 447 . . . 5 changi ng. Line 5 i s cha Now, Zhen hen Li
( Upper pper Tr i gr am) ( Low Lower Tri gr am)
Hexagram 55 ( Feng / Abundance ) gener at ed. with changing line 5 i s ge
This method is used in He Luo Li Shu. And this is one of the most difficult method to get understood. This is the reason why I do not prefer to use. This method is used for analysis of personality and forcasting life like like astrology. 1. Get ei ght l et t er s f r om Bi r t h Dat e. ( Ei ght l et t er s mean eans t en st ems and and t wel ve br anche anches s of Year Year , Mont h, Day and Hour . We need need Chi nes nes e cal endar endar t o pi ck up t hem. )
Example) 1998. October 20. 08:42 Hour Day Month Year
--Stem Branch
Yi n mal e or Yi n f emal e - - - - - - bor n i n t he ( Yi , Di ng, J Yang Yang mal e or Yang Yang f emal e - - - - bor n i n t he ( J i a, Bi ng,
year of Yi n st ems. i , Xi n or Gu Gui ) year of Yang Yang s t ems . Wu, Geng eng or Ren) en)
2. Get number ber s of st ems and br br anches. anches.
Numbers of stems: 6
2
8
7
1
9
3
4
6
2
Numbers of branches: 1,6 5,10 3,8 3,8 5,10 2,7 2,7 5,10 4,9 4,9 5,10 1,6
Exampl e)
5
Hour Geng eng 3 Chen 5, 10
Day Geng 3 Zi 1, 6
Mont h Ren 6 Xu 5, 10
Year Wu 1 Yi n 3, 8
St em Br anch anch
3. Cal cul cul at e sum of Yang ang( odd odd) number t o get Cel est i al number , and and cal cal cul cul at e sum sum of Yi n( even even)) number t o get get Ear t h num number ber . Cel est i al number ber ( sum of odd odd number ber ) : ( Year Year ) +( Mont ont h) +( Day) ay) +( Hour our ) = ( 1+3) +( 5) +( 3+1) +( 3+5) = 22 Ear Ear t h num number ber ( sum of even even num number ber ) : ( Year Year ) +( Mont ont h) +( Day) +( Hour our ) = ( 8) +( 6+10) 10) +( 6) +( 10) = 38 = 38 - 30 =8 The max of Cel est i al num number i s 25. 25. The max of Ear t h num number i s 30. 30. The r esul t of Cel est i al num number cal cul at i on i s 22. 22. Thi s val ue i s l ess t han max val val ue of Cel est i al number . Ther ef or e, 22 i s a Cel est est i al number of t hi s case case.. When t he r esul sul t of cal cal cul cul ati on i s gr gr eater t han han max va val ue, we need need subt subt r act t he max val val ue f r om t he r esul esul t val val ue. I n t hi s exam exampl e case, case, Ear t h number i s gr eat er t han han t he max val val ue of Ear Ear t h num number . Ther Ther ef ore, we subst subst r act 30 f r om 38 38.. Fi nal l y, 8 i s an an Ear t h number of t hi s case case.. 4. Get Up Upper Tri gr am f r om Cel est i al number , and get Low Lower Tri gr am f r om Eart h number .
Trigram Number is like followings:
6
7
9
3
4
1
8
2
Ther Ther e ar e sever al r ul es t o get Tr i gr am num number ber f r om Cel est i al num number and Ear t h num number . See some exampl es:
Examples of Celestial number - Trigram number conversion Celestial Trigram number number 18
18 - 10 = 8
23
23 - 20 = 3
25
25 - 20 = 5
28
28 - 25 = 3
31
31 - 25 = 6
39
39 - 25 = 14. 14 - 10 = 4
50
50 - 25 = 25. 25 - 20 = 5
Date-4 Examples of Earth number - Trigram number conversion Earth Trigram number number 14
14 - 10 = 4
25
25 - 20 = 5
29
29 - 20 = 9
30
3
42
42 - 30 = 12. 12 - 10 = 2
50
50 - 30 = 20. 2
56
56 - 30 = 26. 26 - 20 = 6
The Tr i gr am num number s of t hi s cas e: Cel est i al number ber Ear t h num number ber
22
Upper pper Tr i gr am
2
Kun
8
Lower Tr i gr am
8
Gen
The Hexagram of this case:
15( Qian/Modesty )
Thi Thi s i s a Bi r t h Hexagr exagr am of ear l i er Heaven. eaven. A Bi r t h Hexag exagrr am of l ater Heave eaven n i s gen gene er at ed l i ke f ol l owi ng: 1) Excha Exchang nge e Upper pper and Lower Tr i gr am of ear l i er Heaven eaven Hexagr exagr am. 2) Rever ever se cha changi ng l i ne' s at t r i but but e of new Hexag exagrr am.
Ear l i er --- ----- --*- - - - - --------- ----- ---
Lat e r --------- ----- ----- ----- --*- - - - - - -
The later Heaven Hexagram of this example is : 27( Yi/Nourishment )
If we get number 5, we need to decide Trigram number by exceptional rule. Example of the case of number 5 1864 - 1923
male ----- Gen female --- Kun
1924 - 1983
Yang male or Yin female ----- Gen Yin male or Yang female --- Kun
1984 - 2043
male ----- Li female --- Du
5. Get t i ng a chan chang gi ng l i ne We get get a Ch Changi angi ng l i ne f r om Bi r t h Hour our Br anch anch.. Fi r st , posi t i on t he br anche ches t o l i nes of Bi r t h Hexag xagr am. And, chan chang gi ng l i ne i s t he l i ne Bi r t h Hour Br anch i s posi posi t i oned. The Bi r t h Hour Branch Br anch of hi s exampl e i s Chen. hen. Posi t i ons of of br anche ches ar ar e l i ke f ol l owi ng: I f Bi r t h Hour i s Yi Yi n br anch, ch, st ar t posi t i oni ng at l ower Yi n l i ne. I f Bi r t h Hour i s Yan Yang br anch, ch, st ar t posi t i oni ng at l ower Yang l i ne. The Bi r t h Hour of exampl e of t hi s cas e i s Chen( hen( Yang br anch) . Ther Ther ef or e, br anch posi t i oni ng st ar t s at l i ne 3( The 1st Yang l i ne of Bi r t h Hexag xagr am) . Hexag exagrr am 15 15(( Qi an) ( number) i s or der of br anch anch posi t i oni ng --- --( 6) 6) Si Si - -- - -( 5) Chen - - - - - ( 1) Zi - - - - - - - Chou( 2) <- - 2 br anche ches ar e posi t i oned on Yang l i ne. ( 4) 4) Mao - - - - - ( 3) 3) Yi Yi n - - - - - Ther Ther ef or e, t he changi changi ng l i ne of t hi s exampl e i s 4t h l i ne. 6. Per i od of Li f e We can can cal cal cul cul at e per i od of l i f e usi ng cha changi ng l i ne. Yi n l i ne r ul es 6 yeas. Yang Yang l i ne r ul es 9 year s . Becaus ecaus e 6 r epr epr esent s Yi n num number ber , and and 9 r epr epr esent s Yang num number . Exam xampl e of of t hi s exam exampl e: Ear l i er Heave eaven n --- ----- --*-- - - ---------- ----- ---
Age 13 7 1 31 25 19 -
18 12 6 39 30 24
Lat er Heave eaven n --------- ---- - -- --- ----- --*-- - - - - -
Age 73 67 61 55 49 40 -
81 72 66 60 54 48
I ' l l wr i t e mor e detai l ed art i cl es of of He Luo Luo Li Shu i n i t s ow own page age.
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Shi , This method is used in Huang Ji Jing Shi , which is used to to analyse history history by Hexagram. Hexagram. We can cast Hexagrams on Hour, Day, Month, Year, 10 Years, Sei(30 Years), Un(360
Years), and Kai(10800 Years). The most largest unit of time is Gen(129600 Years). Years). But the book of Huang Ji Jing Shi tells nothing about Gua of it.
Year
Stems & Hexagram of Hexagram of Hexagram of Hexagram of Hexagram of Branches Un Sei Decade Year Two Months 13 Tong Ren 44 Gou 12 Bi
1997
44 Gou
50 Ting
56 Lu
33 Dun
53 Jian 56 Lu 31 Hsien
Age
49 Ge 28 Da Guo 45 Cui 1998
44 Gou
50 Ding
56 Lu
31 Xian
39 Jian 62 Xiao Guo 33 Dun
This table is a result of Huang Ji Jing Shi, which is other kind of Yi Jing numerological method. I will write more detailed article of it in another page.
2-4.Spirit The most important spiritual point of Mei Hua Xin Yi is, it has two main aspects of Yi Jing, phylosophy and practice. Lao Zi and Mo Zi are spiritual background of Mei Hua Xin Yi. The book I read says this "Lao Zi's Yi and Mo Zi's Yi". Lao Zi's Yi means that we should pay attention to nature of the target at first step of interpretation. Mo Zi's Yi means that we should use Mei Hua Xin Yi for only on good faith, and, try to think of Providence and honesty rather than evil desire and selfish satisfaction.
3.Principles to interpret Hexagrams At first, we need to get a Hexagram with one changing line in Mei Hua Xin Yi method, usually by using six coins. One of them is marked, to indicate it must be a changing line. We put them after shuffling, and finally we can get a Hexagram with one changing line. Now, we are ready to decide Ti and Yong. The most important point of Mei Hua Xin Yi method is using two conceptions which always oppose against each other, 'Ti' and 'Yong'.
' Ti ' means sel sel f . Not hi ng but ' Ti ' can can get t he f ocu ocus of of i nt er pr et i ng hexag exagrr ams i n Mei Hua Xi Xi n Yi met hod. hod. We must set t l e on onl y one one ' Ti ' i n t he or acl e. ' Ti ' can r epr epr esen esent s a per per son, son, a com company, any, an eve event, some st at us of t hi ngs, a rel at i onshi shi p bet ween peopl e, and and other other al l t hi ngs i n t he un uni ver se. When hen we use use Mei Hua Xi Xi n Yi met hod hod t o sol ve pr obl obl ems, i t i s seri ous an and i mpor t ant quest i on f or us t o con consi der what i s t he most ost app appr opr i at e sub subj ect as ' Ti ' i n cur cur r ent pr obl em.
' Yong' means ev ever yt hi ng but ' Ti ' . Al l t hi ngs bu but ' Ti ' ar e i ncl uded. ' Yon Yong' i s al al ways t he opp opposi t i on agai nst ' Ti ' . When ' Ti ' mean eans a sub subj ect ' Yon Yong' means an obj ect . When ' Ti ' r epr epr esen sent s sel f of t he cl i ent bei ng con consul t ed ' Yon Yong' r epr esen esent s whol e en envi r onm onment ar ound ' Ti ' . When ' Ti ' means eans a pl pl an of t he cl i ent ent company any ' Yong ong' mean eans t he f ut ur e r esul t s of t he pl an and and/ or i nf l uence ence by com competi t ors .
Two ways are available for us to determine Ti and Yong. One way is from line. Generation line can be Ti and Opposition should be Yong. Other way is from Trigram in the Hexagram we got. Ti is a Trigram without changing line in Hexagram, and You is another. Only one rule to get Hexagram and one changing line, is that we should get Ti and Yong in rational way. In Mei Hua Xin Yi method, we can cast a Hexagram freely. We can get it by coin thowing, random numbers, time watching, and other all kinds of things in our world.
3-1.Relation between Ti and Yong I usually use the latter way, and find status of relation between Ti and Yong to interpret Hexagram. If Ti is stronger or powerful it means a good answer. a nswer. How can we find whether wh ether Ti is stronger than Yo or not ? It is very simple. In Mei Hua Xin Yi method, we compare Wu Hang( five elements ) of Ti and Yong at first. Wood helps Fire, Fire helps Earth, Earth helps Metal, Metal helps Water, and Water helps Wood. For example, when we get Hexagram 6 with 2nd line changing, Ti is upper Qian, Metal and You is lower Kan, Water. So, we consider about relationship between Metal and Water. According to Wu Hang system Metal helps Water. It means You helps Ti. This represents that situation is friendly for subject. I made reference tables for guidance.
Wu Hang ( five elements ) of Trigrams
Metal Metal Fire Wood ood Wood ood Wate ater Earth Eart arth
Fire Water Earth Metal
Ti controls Yong. Ti > Yong
Subject controls Situation.
good, but easy to make enemy, carefulness is needed.
Yong controls Ti. Ti < Yong
Subject is influenced by Situation.
hard to get success,but not impossible if with enough power and wisdom.
Yong helps Ti. Ti > Yong
Sit Situat uation ion help helpss Sub Subje ject ct..
if in goo good d fai faith th,, goo good d fo fortun tune.
3-2.For more practical interpretations Of course, those are no more than principles for interpreting Hexagrams. They can not be always enough to get solutions in any cases. Even getting a Hexagram of good fortune, some cases make us to consider it more severely. Because, what a Hexagram represents is only symbolic interpretation of it, and it does not always equals to the fact in presense. In other words, we need careful observation of the real situation of what Ti represents and what Yong does. And moreover, we should make better resonable prediction near future by using information from this obsevation. I do not believe We need some kinds of psychic power or talents. It is more actual and realistic ability and sense of observation to interpret Hexagrams in better way.And practical sense can be the most important helper for us. We should not be confused by Hexagram's meanings.
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4.Practical Examples of interpreting Hexagrams 4-1.Gu Hun Gua When we get Gu Hun Gua, we sometimes consider there are some cases that we should not agree with whatever the client says explicitly. I have experienced the case like this. My client was troubled about her relationship with her sweetheart. She said me she wanted to end it. But I got one of Gu Hun Gua then, and it was enough for me to make me feel it should not be interpreted with considering relation between Ti and You Y ou as usual. It seemed this Gu Hun Gua told me, that innermost part of her self, had been wishing different solution from what she thought. Therefore, I advised her how she could make her situation better. And finally, She happily got married with her partner after two years. Of course, I believe she could get her happiness happ iness by her own self, but, she told to ld me what I told her became a trigger for her to try changing herself.
4-2.No good case even with superior Ti Basically it can be very good fortune when we get a Hexagram of which Ti is powerful, like Qian(Ti) and Gen(Earth), Li(Ti) and Sun(Wood), and so on. But when we find Subject(that Ti represents) in presense takes no practical action to make good results, we should think it is not enough for Ti to get success. Because, even good or bad, everything is happen by its cause. No efforts to make better, no good results are given .
