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Time of divination: January 23, 2026, at 12:45 PM.

Stem and branch time: II F year, VI B month, IV K day, III G hour (void E and F).

A divination was made to predict the weather conditions for the weekend, namely the L day and the M day. The hexagram obtained was 15. Qian to 2. Kun.

Judgment: In this hexagram, the descendants line, M water, which represents the clear weather, holds the host position. Although it is overcome by the monthly branch, B month, it receives generation from the daily branch, K day. In weather divination, the descendants line usually represents clear weather.

The active line revealing the weather image: In the hexagram, the siblings line, J metal, which represents wind and clouds, is active. It goes on to generate and support the host line descendants M water. This movement shows extremely good weather. Therefore, it indicates a clear sky without clouds.

The specific time when the wind would rise: In addition to generating and supporting clear weather, the activity of the siblings line also indicates that there would be wind. Because it was J metal that was active, the judgment was that the wind would begin to rise in the J hour.

Conclusion: Based on the overall hexagram image and the generation and overcoming relationships of the active line, the weather for the weekend was judged to be clear with wind. This judgment applies especially to the L day and the M day. The weather on the M day would be especially good.

Feedback: This hexagram was verified.

Notes: Why Weather Divination Is Especially Suitable for Beginners

Weather prediction is actually one of the most suitable topics for beginners to practice in I Ching divination. The reason is simple: weather matters usually have a short fulfillment period. They are often verified within a few hours, one day, or several days. Because of this, they are especially useful for training one’s grasp of the Six Relationships, prosperous and declining states, generation and overcoming, and activity and stillness.

Compared with matters such as relationships, career, or wealth, where the feedback cycle is much longer, weather hexagrams produce results more quickly and are easier to verify directly. For beginners, this kind of topic is especially helpful. One can know fairly quickly whether the judgment was correct, which is useful for building experience and improving accuracy through repeated practice.

Common Correspondences of the Six Relationships in Weather Prediction

In weather divination, different Six Relationships often correspond to different weather images.

Parents line: usually represents cloudy weather, rain, snow, clouds, and mist.

Descendants line: usually represents clear weather, sunlight, and a cloudless sky.

Wife and wealth line: also usually represents clear weather, bright skies, and warm sunshine.

Officials and ghosts line: usually represents thunder, lightning, and dark weather.

Siblings line: usually represents strong wind, or wind and clouds appearing together.

Therefore, when divining the weather, one must first look at the weather image represented by the Six Relationship. Then, judge comprehensively according to its prosperous or declining state, whether it is active, and the generation and overcoming relationships among the Five Elements.

The Core Method of Choosing the Significator in Weather Divination

The core judgment in weather hexagrams is still mainly based on the Six Relationships.

To judge whether there will be rain, one usually focuses on the parents line. If the parents line is prosperous and active, it often indicates rain. If the parents line is prosperous and also receives generation, the rainfall is usually heavier. Furthermore, if the parents line is weak or is overcome, then even if there is rain, the amount is usually not great.

To judge clear weather, one usually focuses on the descendants line or the wife and wealth line. If the descendants line or wife and wealth line is prosperous and active, it often indicates that the weather will clear. If the wife and wealth line is prosperous, it also often indicates bright sunshine.

To judge thunder and lightning, one usually focuses on the officials and ghosts line. In particular, if the officials and ghosts line is active, it often corresponds to thunder, dark skies, or sudden weather changes.

To judge wind, one usually focuses on the siblings line. If the siblings line is active, it usually indicates wind. If the siblings line is prosperous, the wind is usually stronger. If it is in rest or constraint, it usually indicates only a light wind.

If there are no active lines in the hexagram, then special attention should be given to the host line. The host line often represents the querent’s location, and its state can also help in judging the weather there.

What Weather Hexagrams Are Best for Training

The focus of weather hexagram interpretation is usually not on making the six gods coordination overly complex. Instead, it is on whether the Six Relationships have been matched accurately to the correct weather images. Also, it matters whether prosperous and declining states have been judged properly, and whether the generation and overcoming relationships of the Five Elements are clear.

In other words, weather hexagrams are especially suitable for beginners to train their fundamentals. One does not need to pursue overly complicated image taking at the start. Instead, one should first firmly grasp the most basic judgments. Know which line governs rain, sunshine, wind, and thunder. Then, see whether they are prosperous or declining, active or static, generated or overcome. If these basics are judged correctly, then the final conclusion is often already quite close to the actual outcome.

Weather Hexagrams Must Also Be Read Together with the Real Environment

Of course, weather hexagrams cannot be judged mechanically apart from the real environment. They must also be understood together with the actual season and geographic background.

For example, when the parents line is active, in summer it more easily corresponds to rainfall or heavy rain. In winter it may correspond to snowfall. The climate characteristics of different regions can also affect the final image. So although weather hexagrams are relatively clear in structure, they still require the diviner to judge flexibly in light of real conditions rather than apply formulas rigidly.

Why Weather Divination Still Has Practical Value Today

Although modern society already has weather forecasts, weather forecasts are after all public information directed toward relatively broad areas. For local weather, short term changes, or particular temporary situations, the information is not always so detailed. Nor is it always easy to find the exact forecast one needs right away.

In such cases, if one simply wants to know quickly whether it will rain, whether wind will rise, or whether the sky will clear during a certain period, then Six Lines weather divination is still a very practical method. Weather matters also verify quickly and give direct feedback. So, in short term prediction they are often highly accurate.

Final Note

From the perspective of learning, weather hexagrams are excellent practice material. Their feedback is fast, their structure is clear, and their verification is direct. This makes them especially suitable for beginners to train the basic abilities of taking images from the Six Relationships, judging prosperous and declining states, and understanding generation and overcoming among the Five Elements.

From the perspective of practical use, weather hexagrams have not lost their value simply because modern weather forecasts exist. On the contrary, in some specific, immediate, and local situations, they remain a very efficient and practical method of judgment.

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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.

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Time of divination: January 27, 2026, at 10:30 PM.

Stem and branch time: II F year, VI B month, VIII B day (void: E and F).

A querent asked when her father’s health would recover. The background was that her father had been hospitalized after an accident. Although he had undergone several surgeries, there had been no obvious improvement. She wanted to know whether, after this surgery, he could fully recover. She obtained Feng to Da Zhuang.

Judgment: In judging the illness of one’s father, the parents line is taken as the significator. In this hexagram, the parents line, J metal, in the fifth line is taken as the significator. This line receives generation from both the monthly branch, B earth, and the daily branch, B earth. It is in the states of prosperous and supportive. This shows that the father’s own bodily foundation and underlying constitution were still fairly good.

• The nature of the illness: In the hexagram, the officials and ghosts line, B earth, in the second line is active and generates the significator, with earth generating metal. Officials and ghosts represent illness, and when it is active and generates the body, this shows that the illness was indeed rather serious at present. But the turning point lay in the fact that the officials and ghosts line, B earth, was active and transformed into the descendants line, C wood, forming return overcoming. The descendants line represents medicine and the force that resolves illness, and C wood in turn overcomes B earth. Since the illness was overcome by the force that resolves it, it was judged that recovery would ultimately be possible.
• Urgent illness and the Six Clashes hexagram: The father’s hospitalization due to an accident belonged to an urgent illness. For urgent illness, encountering a Six Clashes hexagram indicates recovery. But for a chronic illness, encountering a Six Clashes hexagram is inauspicious.
• Timing of recovery: Although the transformed descendants line, C wood, represented the force that resolves the illness, in the B month and on the B day it was overcome by both the monthly and the daily branches. Its present strength was weak, which shows that the power of recovery was relatively weak at the beginning, and that a longer period of time would be needed before full recovery could occur.

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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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Time of divination: September 14, 2025, at 7:25 AM.
Stem and branch time: II F year, II K month, III L day, IX E hour (void: G and H).

A friend came to me for a divination after his former company had delayed paying his wages. He wanted to know when the money would finally be recovered. He obtained Lv to Jian.

Judgment: For this wage arrears matter, the judgment can be analyzed from three aspects: the overall structure of the hexagram, the state of both sides, and the timing of fulfillment.

First, looking at the overall image, the primary hexagram is 56.Lv, which signifies drifting and instability, and this precisely corresponds to my friend’s current situation, where the unpaid wages had been dragged out without resolution. At the same time, this is a Six Compatibles hexagram. This shows that the matter is entangled in multiple layers of complex relationships.  The transformed hexagram is 53.Jian, which carries the meaning of gradual progress. This gave my friend some reassurance. Because the transformed hexagram is also a returning soul hexagram, I reminded him that this matter would most likely go back and forth repeatedly in the middle stages. So, he would need patience and continued follow-up.

Second, looking at the host line, which represents my friend’s own state, the descendants line, E earth, holds the host position. I told him that this reflected his true state of mind at the time. He was relatively restrained, emotionally still fairly stable, and inwardly hoping to resolve the matter through peaceful negotiation.

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Time of divination: March 5, 2026, 20:50
Stem-branch time: VII C month, V C day (void: J and K). For those curious, this marks the start of our case study exploration.

On March 5, 2026, at 20:50, a friend, a pet owner, urgently asked whether her mother cat would give birth that night and whether the delivery would be smooth. The hexagram obtained was Wu Wang to Sui. This experience forms the basis of our case study content.

Judgment: Because my friend was extremely anxious, I told her that in Six Lines divination, when asking about childbirth, one should take the descendants line, which represents the fetus, as the significator line, while also considering the movement and stillness of the overall hexagram structure together with the timing of manifestation. Thus, in a case study scenario, these factors are crucial for understanding outcomes.

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Time of divination: May 18, 2025, 18:22
II F year, VIII F month, IV M day (void: G and H)

A friend had recently bought a new sunscreen, but after her mother put it away, no one could find it. A divination was made to ask where the sunscreen was. The hexagram obtained was Ji Ji to Zhun.

Judgment：

1. In seeking a missing item, the wife and wealth line is taken as the significator line. In this case, the significator is wife and wealth G fire. G fire carries the image of sunlight and exposure to the sun, which happens to correspond well to the nature of sunscreen itself.

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Date: October 1, 2021
Year VIII B, Month IV K, Day IX G (Void: J and K)

A man invested in a project that was scheduled to begin next month. The total expected profit was more than 1 million yuan. He wanted to ask whether he himself could make money from it, and approximately how much. The hexagram obtained was Sun to Xu.

Judgment: When asking about financial fortune, the wife and wealth line is taken as the significator line. Combined with the host line and the overall structure of the hexagram, the following analysis was made:

1. The host siblings line, B earth, is in the state of rest at the monthly branch and receives generation from the daily branch. It is active, transforming into the advancing god, that is, the siblings line, E earth. In fact, it is in a strong state and indicates an image of actively pushing forward. The host line coincides with the siblings line. Thus, this indicates seeking wealth through cooperation.
2. The significator wife and wealth line, A water, receives generation from the monthly branch and is clashed by the daily branch. Although it is active and transforms into the siblings line, L earth, forming return overcoming, the generation from the monthly branch is strong. Therefore, the wife and wealth line here still has qi, that is, there is still wealth to be sought. The wife and wealth line is also in the states of prosperous and supportive, especially in the coming months. In the month of A and the month of M, water becomes even more prosperous. For this reason, obtaining wealth becomes more forceful.
3. The overall situation:
   • The officials and ghosts line, C wood, representing the official side, is active and transforms into the wife and wealth line, A water, forming return generation. While the wife and wealth line, A water, in turn transforms into the siblings line, L earth.
   • The officials and ghosts line holds the “money,” indicating that the project was initiated by the official side. The larger share of the project was authorized to the cooperating party represented by the siblings line, L earth, and forcefully taken by it.
   • At the same time, although the host line, B earth, is strong in its transformation into advance, it also transforms into the siblings line, E earth. This shows that it was a project involving multiple cooperating parties.
4. The logic of obtaining wealth: Although the fifth-line wife and wealth line, A water, is forcefully “taken” by L earth and also has its energy drained by the officials and ghosts line, C wood, the wealth itself still has qi. Moreover, the host line, B earth, is strong and forceful, and when active it is compatible with the wife and wealth line, A water. The transformed E earth is also a water storehouse or tomb. Therefore, the querent could obtain wealth. However, after layer upon layer of profit-sharing, not much remained. In addition, the image of the primary hexagram, Mountain over Lake, Sun, itself also carries an image of loss.

Conclusion: This was a project involving multiple cooperating parties. He could make money, but not much. It appears that the profit would pass through at least three layers of profit-sharing. Therefore, it was unlikely to exceed 150,000 yuan.

Feedback: The official side did in fact give the project to a major contractor. The querent himself took over part of it from someone else, and then subcontracted part of it out again. In the end, he made a total of a little over 80,000 yuan.

The principles of the I Ching and life are interconnected, and the imagery in this case was very vivid. When judging a hexagram, one must first pay attention to the overall image and the structure within the hexagram. In this case, the primary hexagram image, Mountain over Lake, Sun, together with the many strong siblings lines, necessarily showed an image of seeking wealth through cooperation and of siblings taking the wealth. Thus, the profit share was bound to be small. This requires the diviner to have rich life experience and accumulated understanding in order to derive the image accurately.

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Date: May 1, 2025, 12:30 Thursday (the fourth day of the fourth lunar month)
Year II F, Month VII E, Day VII G (Void: L and M)
Stars and Omens: Traveling Horse Star: J

In China, during the nationwide travel peak of the May Day holiday, one usually needs to rush in advance to secure train or high-speed rail tickets. Before last year’s May Day holiday, a friend of mine was scrambling frantically to get a ticket home and came to ask me for a divination. He wanted to see whether he could obtain a waitlisted ticket home. Therefore, he could plan the rest of his trip. He obtained Guan to Wu Wang.

Judgment: When asking about tickets, documents, and similar credentials, the parents line is taken as the significator line. The parents line shows Dual Appearance[1] in the hexagram. Both the host line and the corresponding line are parents H earth, and both are active, so priority is given to the host line as the significator line. The significator line, H earth, receives peer support from the monthly branch E and is prosperous and supportive. Moreover, it is itself active and transforms into the officials and ghosts line, G fire. This forms a return generation, since G fire generates H earth. Its overall strength is very strong. Therefore, this indicates that the ticket could be secured.

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Date: October 14, 2023, 8:15
Year X D, Month IX L, Day II F (Void: C and D)

A recent graduate asked whether he would pass the interview and whether he would be notified to start work. The hexagram obtained was Kan to Kun.

Judgment: The host siblings line, A water, is overcome by the monthly branch L and is in extinction on the daily branch F. Moreover, the host line, A water, is in the state of dead in the month of L. In addition, it coincides with the Black Tortoise, indicating that the querent himself had only average ability and was not flexible enough. The host A line and the corresponding G line being in clash also indicates that the job seeker and the requirements of this work unit did not match.

1. The parents J metal line is active and generates the host line, but it is bound in compatibility by the daily branch F (the daily branch here represents the interviewer or leader). This indicates that the querent originally seemed to have some chance. However, in the end he might still be screened out.
2. The primary hexagram, Kan as Water, is a Six Clashes Hexagram, representing difficulty and stoppage. The transformed hexagram, Kun, is a Six Compatibles Hexagram, which would ordinarily be a favorable sign. However, the host line is weak and is overcome in multiple ways. So this is still not enough to change the result. In judging the hexagram, one must still primarily look at the host line and the significator line.
3. The parents J metal line, which represents the interview or offer, is solitary active. Although it is active and generates the host line, it transforms into the siblings line, M water. The transformed line is broken (clashed by the F daily branch). This indicates that it would not work out, and also suggests that someone else passed. The siblings line can represent peers, and it can also represent competitors. In hexagrams involving competition, the siblings line holding the host is unfavorable for achieving the intended goal. For example, when seeking wealth, if the siblings line holds the host, it indicates that it is difficult to obtain wealth. What is even more problematic is when the siblings line is active, except in cases where the descendants line is also active. This is because this then forms a pattern in which the active siblings line generates the descendants line. Furthermore, the active descendants line generates the wife and wealth line. Instead, this is favorable when seeking wealth.

Conclusion: He would not pass the interview.

Feedback: On October 17, the querent reported that he had not passed. The reason was that the work unit believed that he had just graduated, lacked experience, and was not stable enough. The position was an administrative one, and the work unit wanted to hire someone experienced and stable.

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