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Time of divination: March 1, 2025, at 7:20 PM.
Stem and branch time: II F year, V C month, VI F day (void: L and M).
A woman asked about a man with whom she was in an ambiguous relationship, and wanted to know what he truly thought of her. She obtained Kun to Xian.
Judgment: In judging this kind of relationship hexagram, one usually needs to first determine the gender in order to identify the significator.One should also examine the relationship between the host line and the corresponding line: the host line represents oneself, and the corresponding line represents the other party. If the host and corresponding lines generate each other, it is favorable.
- The querent’s state: The querent’s significator, the wife and wealth line, C wood, in the first line, holds the host position, and aligns with Soaring Snake. Soaring Snake often represents sensitivity and false alarm, which shows that the woman was actually not emotionally steady inside. In relationship matters, the wife and wealth line represents giving and emotional investment. It generates and supports the significator officials and ghosts line, G fire, in the third line.
- The other party’s state: The man’s thoughts need to be judged together through the corresponding line and the officials and ghosts line.
- He had goodwill, but feared constraint, so his attitude was avoidant: The corresponding line is in the fourth line, where the descendants line, M water, aligns with Azure Loong.
- At the same time, the hexagram shows L and M as void in the cycle, and the corresponding line, M water, is exactly in void. This means that the man’s attitude at that time was insubstantial, avoidant, or withdrawn.
- But when this is considered together with the third line officials and ghosts line, G fire, which is prosperous and supportive, aligns with Black Tortoise, and is active, it shows that the man did have feelings for the woman and liked the pleasant and happy feeling of being with her. Because it aligns with Black Tortoise, he kept his thoughts hidden and unspoken, maintaining the ambiguity.
- He may have felt there was competition, or may have regarded her only as a friend for the time being: The third line officials and ghosts line, G fire, was active and transformed into the siblings line, J metal.
- He was also facing external pressure: In the hexagram, the second line parents line, E earth, aligns with White Tiger and is active, transforming into the officials and ghosts line, G fire.
- In relationship matters, the parents line mainly signifies constraint and pressure, though it can also signify documents such as a marriage certificate. In this case, however, it more likely signified pressure.
- Most likely, his parents hoped he would find a stable partner and may have felt that the woman did not quite fit that expectation, or else he was very busy with work and had no time.
Conclusion: The man was currently in a state of hesitation and avoidance, with the corresponding line being void in the cycle. He feared constraint and could not bring himself to act, so he would not take the initiative to confess his feelings, nor would he bring up future progress. However, the primary hexagram was 47.Kun, which is a Six Compatibles hexagram. Six Compatibles means that the two had fate connections and entanglement. If the woman took initiative and acted, the two of them could in fact come together.
Feedback: After the prediction and guidance, the two did indeed end up together.
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