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Time of divination: May 28, 2022, at 1:10 PM.
Stem and branch time: VII A year, F month, VIII H day (void: L and M).
A company was competing for a project. The querent wanted to know whether it would be possible to push hard and change the bidding score from second place to first. In addition, the querent also wanted to know whether, if this failed, it would cause harm to the company. For example, they wondered if there could be cancellation of the bid award qualification or even loss of bidding eligibility. The hexagram obtained was Tai to Ji Ji.
Judgment: In the hexagram, the siblings line, E earth, holds the host position, presenting the image of competition and contending for the bid. In the hexagram, the parents line, F fire, which represents documents and scores, was prosperous and supportive. However, it was in hidden concealment. At the same time, the officials and ghosts line, C wood, had entered the tomb on the daily branch, H earth. This shows that the official action had already ended. Both pieces of information correspond to the situation in which the result had already been determined. However, it had not yet been officially announced.
- Official suppression and the competitor: In the hexagram, the officials and ghosts line, C wood, was active. Once the officials and ghosts line was active, it overcame the siblings lines representing the querent and the competitor, namely E earth and B earth. This shows a state of suppression and competition.
- The competitor would ultimately win the bid: Although the officials and ghosts line, C wood, was active and overcame the siblings line, B earth, it transformed into the siblings line, B earth. Because it transformed into the same category, it could no longer overcome the transformed siblings line, B earth.
- The querent’s result: The host line, the siblings line, E earth, representing the querent, remained static in the hexagram and was in a state of being overcome. This shows that the querent had no connection with taking first place this time.
Conclusion: According to the hexagram, the querent’s attempt to change the score from second place to first would not succeed. Since the host line remained static and was being overcome, there was no chance of taking the top position. The final winning result would belong to another competitor, shown by the siblings line, B earth, draining the parents line, F fire.
Feedback: As the hexagram indicated, the querent’s company ultimately did not win the bid.
