Common Professional Terminology of I Ching Six-Line
This article introduces common professional terms, basic definitions, and related concepts in I Ching Six-Line analysis, to help readers understand I Ching Six-Line charting and subsequent case studies.
The following mainly introduces the basic meanings of each term, without elaborating on complex judgment rules.
For detailed content of the relevant basic definitions, readers are requested to study the basic knowledge of the Five Elements theory and I Ching Six-Line divination on their own.
I. Basic Terminology of I Ching Six-Line
1. I Ching Six-Line Divination
I Ching Six-Line divination is a traditional method of divination and prediction, based on the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching, the twelve earthly branches, and the interactions of the five elements.
Obtain the I Ching Six-Line hexagram through divination, and analyze it in combination with the monthly order, the day Warm Earth+, Moving yao, and other factors.
2. The Sixty-Four Hexagrams
The sixty-four hexagrams are the basic hexagram system of the I Ching.
Each hexagram consists of six yin or yang lines, I Ching Six-Line arranged from bottom to top, with sixty-four combinations in total.
3. Yin and Yang lines
The yin yao and yang yao are the basic units that make up the gua xiang.
- Yang line: a single continuous horizontal line.
- Yin yao: a broken horizontal line in the middle.
4. Original hexagram and changed hexagram
The original hexagram obtained when casting a hexagram is also called the primary hexagram.
The changed hexagram is the hexagram image formed after the moving line in the original hexagram undergoes a yin-yang change.
5. Moving yao
The moving yao is the yao that changes when casting a hexagram.
In the traditional coin-tossing divination method, old yin and old yang are Moving yao.
In the energy model of this study, the earthly branch of the Moving yao represents active energy.
6. Static yao
A static line is a line that does not change when the hexagram is cast.
In the traditional coin-tossing divination method, lesser yin and lesser yang are static lines.
7. Self yao and Guest yao
The Self yao and the Guest yao are two yao positions determined according to fixed rules in the I Ching Six-Line charting.
The Self yao is usually used to represent the diviner or one's own side, while the Guest yao is usually used to represent the other party or the object relative to the Guest.
II. Terms of the Five Elements and Earthly Branches
8. The Five Elements
The Five Elements refer to:Metal, wood, water, fire, earth.
The five elements have traditional relationships of mutual generation and mutual restraint, among others.
9. The Twelve Earthly Branches
The twelve earthly branches are as follows:
Winter Water+, Frozen Earth-, Spring Wood+, Spring Wood-, Warm Earth+, Summer Fire-, Summer Fire+, Hot Earth-, Autumn Metal+, Autumn Metal-, Dry Earth+, Winter Water-.
The earthly branches are important foundational variables in I Ching Six-Line Na Jia and Five Elements analysis.
In the five-element energy model of this study, the twelve earthly branches are regarded as twelve classifications of five-element energy.
10. Month Branch (Monthly Command)
The monthly branch is the earthly branch corresponding to the month, also called the monthly establishment, often abbreviated as the monthly order.
In traditional I Ching Six-Line, the monthly command is an important basis for judging the prosperity or decline state of a line.
This study treats the month branch as the Five Elements energy of the Guest month.
11. Day Branch (Day Warm Earth+)
The day branch is the earthly branch part of the day's heavenly stem and earthly branch, also called the day Warm Earth+.
In I Ching Six-Line, the day Warm Earth+ can generate relationships such as generation, overcoming, clash, and combination with the earthly branches in the hexagram.
This study treats the day branch as the Five Elements energy of the day.
12. Na Plant+
Najia (Plant+) is a method in the traditional I Ching Six-Line system for assigning the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to the hexagram lines according to certain rules.
The earthly branches after incorporating Plant+ are an important foundation for analyzing the Five Elements relationships in I Ching Six-Line.
III. The Six Relations and Related Terms
13. The six relations
The six relations are the five categories of names determined in I Ching Six-Line based on the generating and overcoming relationships of the five elements:
Parents, Friends, Children, Wealth, Officials and Ghosts.
Although traditionally called the six relations, what is actually used are the above five categories of names.
14. Wealth
Wealth is one of the Six Relatives in the I Ching Six-Line system.
Depending on the matter being divined, it can represent objects such as money, wealth, property, wife Winter Water+, etc.
15. Friends
Friends is one of the Six Relatives in I Ching Six-Line.
Based on the matter being divined, it can represent friends, sisters, peers, competitors, and so on.
16. Children
Children is one of the Six Relatives in I Ching Six-Line.
Based on the divination matter, it can represent Winter Water+ woman, younger generation, the god of fortune, etc.
17. Parents
Parents is one of the Six Relatives in I Ching Six-Line.
Depending on the matter being divined, it can represent parents, elders, documents, certificates, houses, etc.
18. Official Ghost
The Officer-Ghost is one of the Six Relatives in I Ching Six-Line.
Based on the matter being divined, it can represent official position, work, illness, worries, and so on.
19. Key Line
The Key Line is the main object of analysis determined based on the Divination on the matter.
Traditional I Ching Six-Line selects the Key Line to analyze the state and changes of the matter being asked about.
20. Genshin Impact
Genshin usually refers to the six relations that support the Key Line.
21. Adverse Line
Adverse Line usually refers to the relatives that restrain the Key Line and have an unfavorable effect on the Key Line.
22. Accomplice Line
Accomplice Line usually refers to the Six Relatives that restrain Genshin, or support the Adverse Line.
IV. Relationships Between the Five Elements and the Earthly Branches
23. Raw
Sheng is the generating relationship among the five elements.
Order of mutual generation among the Five Elements:
Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood.
24. Ke
The overcoming relationship is the relationship of mutual overcoming among the five elements.
Order of the five elements overcoming one another:
Wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood.
25. Chong
Chong is a type of mutual opposition relationship among the twelve Earthly Branches.
The twelve earthly branches have a total of six pairs of clashes:
Winter Water+ Summer Fire+ clash, Frozen Earth- Hot Earth- clash, Spring Wood+ Autumn Metal+ clash, Spring Wood- Autumn Metal- clash, Warm Earth+ Dry Earth+ clash, Summer Fire- Winter Water- clash.
26. Combine
Harmony is a type of combinatory relationship among the earthly branches.
Common Earthly Branch six harmonies include:
Winter Water+ Frozen Earth- Combination, Spring Wood+ Winter Water- Combination, Spring Wood- Dry Earth+ Combination, Warm Earth+ Autumn Metal- Combination, Summer Fire- Autumn Metal+ Combination, Summer Fire+ Hot Earth- Combination.
27. Tomb
In the traditional Five Elements and Earthly Branches systems, the tomb is a state related to the tomb vault.
The specific judgment needs to be made in combination with the Five Elements, the Earthly Branches, and the relevant conditions of interaction.
28. Absolute
Jue is a state in the traditional Five Elements and Twelve Stages of Life system.
Used to describe the state of the relevant Five Elements under specific Earthly Branch conditions.
29. Punishment
Punishment is a special type of relationship among the twelve earthly branches, including different forms such as the three punishments and self-punishment.
V. Special States and Characteristics
30. Void
Void, also known as Kong Wang, is a state in which the vacant earthly branch is determined according to the xun sequence of the sixty Plant+ Winter Water+.
Void is a classic feature in traditional I Ching Six-Line, and is also a condition frequently used in Fulfillment Timing analysis.
31. Monthly Destruction
Monthly destruction usually refers to a state formed when a certain earthly branch in a hexagram clashes with the monthly command.
Monthly Break is a classic feature in traditional I Ching Six-Line, and it is also a condition of concern in Fulfillment Timing analysis.
32. Transform and Break
Hua Po usually refers to the situation where, after a Moving yao changes, the resulting changed yao is in Yue Po.
Belongs to the special states that require attention in I Ching Six-Line analysis.
33. Entering the tomb
Entering the tomb is a state formed in traditional I Ching Six-Line when a certain yao or its related Five Elements is affected by the tomb-storage relationship.
In this study, tomb entry is one of the high-priority characteristics and is also a Fulfillment Timing condition of primary focus.
34. Hidden treasure
A hidden treasure refers to a situation where the relevant six relations do not appear directly in the guest position of the original hexagram, and must be determined through the hidden spirit.
Hidden Treasure is a classic feature in the I Ching Six-Line, and is also a common condition in Fulfillment Timing analysis.
35. Monthly Combination
Monthly Combination usually refers to the relevant earthly branch in the hexagram forming a Six Harmony relationship with the monthly command.
36. Sun conjunction
The day combination usually refers to the relevant earthly branches in the hexagram forming a six-harmony relationship with the day Warm Earth+.
37. Solar opposition
A day clash usually refers to the relevant earthly branch in the hexagram being affected by the clash with the day Warm Earth+.
38. Monthly value
The monthly value usually refers to the earthly branch of the relevant yao being the same as the earthly branch of the month order, also called being in charge of the month.
39. Daily value
The day value usually refers to the earthly branch of the relevant yao being the same as the earthly branch of the day Warm Earth+, also called lin day Warm Earth+.
VI. Terminology Related to Fulfillment Timing
40. Daily Flow
Daily Flow refers to the heavenly stems and earthly branches that change day by day as the date progresses.
In I Ching Six-Line Fulfillment Timing analysis, the focus is usually on the interaction between the Daily Flow earthly branches and the earthly branches in the hexagram.
41. Fulfillment Timing
Fulfillment Timing is, in traditional I Ching Six-Line divination, the time at which the matter asked about may occur or change, as inferred from the hexagram image.
VII. Simplified Conventions Adopted in This Study
To facilitate the analysis and calculations in this study, the following specialized conventions are adopted for some I Ching Six-Line concepts.
| Project | Conventions used in this study |
|---|---|
| The Twelve Earthly Branches | Twelve classifications of the Five Elements energy. |
| Yuezhi | Monthly Five Elements Energy for Guest |
| Day branch | The five-element energy toward Guest on that day. |
| Moving Yao | Moving yao earthly branches represent active energy. |
| Key Line | Key Line Earthly Branches represent multi-party energy |
| Adverse Line | Adverse Line: The earthly branches represent bearish energy. |
| Entering the tomb | High-priority characteristics and one of the Fulfillment Timing conditions |
1. Normal circumstances
Under normal circumstances:Refers to the state when no special conditions such as Void, Monthly Destruction, Transformation Destruction, entering the tomb, Monthly Combination, Daily Combination, Daily Clash, Monthly Value, Daily Value, etc., occur.
Under normal circumstances, analysis is mainly conducted according to the general relationships of mutual generation and mutual overcoming among the Five Elements.
When special circumstances occur, a judgment needs to be made in conjunction with the rules for the Guest.
2. Simplified Calculation Formula for the I Ching Six-Line
This study simplifies the main action relationships of the I Ching Six-Line as follows:
(Function)
Key Line Energy
=
Result
Among them:
- Moon energy:The Five Elements energy of the Month Branch toward the Guest.
- Daily energy:The Five Elements energy of the Day Branch toward the Guest.
- Moving Yao Energy:Moving the yao earthly branch's active energy toward the Guest.
- Key Line Energy:The multi-party energy agreed upon in this study.
- Function:Relationships such as generation, restriction, clash, and combination.
- Result:Analysis results obtained according to the research rules.
Note that this formula is a conceptual simplified expression, not a direct addition in ordinary mathematics.
3. I Ching Six-Line Guest Time Verification Formula
This study simplifies the analytical structure of Guest's test time as follows:
(Function)
Key Features of I Ching Six-Line
=
Fulfillment Timing
Where:
- Daily Flow Energy:The five-element energy of the Guest day branch on a certain day during the prediction period.
- I Ching Six-Line Key Features:Special states and interaction relationships that require key attention in the hexagram images.
- Function:The interaction relationship generated between the Daily Flow Earthly Branch and the related Earthly Branches.
- Fulfillment Timing:The time at which an event occurs or changes, as inferred according to research rules.
8. Quick Reference Table of Common Terms
| Terminology | Basic meaning |
|---|---|
| I Ching Six-Line | A hexagram composed of six yin and yang lines |
| Monthly Ordinances | The Earthly Branch of the month relative to the Guest and its role |
| Sun Warm Earth+ | Earthly Branch of Guest for the day |
| Moving Yao | The changing line |
| Static yao | The line that has not changed |
| Key Line | The main object of analysis for divination on matters. |
| Genshin Impact | The six relations of the Key Line that generate and support |
| Adverse Line | Restrain the six relations of the Key Line. |
| Accomplice Line | Restrain the Six Relatives of Genshin or Shengfu Adverse Line |
| Wealth | One of the six relations; it can represent money, wealth, and so on. |
| Void | The void state determined based on the xun sequence |
| Monthly Break | The state formed by the clash between the earthly branches and the monthly command. |
| Melt Break | After the moving yao changes, the transformed yao appears as a monthly break. |
| Entering the tomb | States related to the tomb vault |
| Terma | The relevant six relatives are hidden beneath other lines. |
| Monthly Combination | The earthly branches form a combining relationship with the monthly command. |
| Sunni | The earthly branches form a combining relationship with the day Warm Earth+. |
| Daily conflict | Earthly Branches clash with the Day Warm Earth+. |
| Monthly value | The earthly branch is the same as the month order. |
| Daily value | Earthly Branches are the same as Sun Warm Earth+. |
| Daily Flow | The sexagenary cycle that changes daily |
| Fulfillment Timing | Estimate the time when an event occurred or changed. |
Nine. Summary
This article introduces the basic concepts, Five Elements and Earthly Branches, Six Relatives, interaction relationships, special states, and Fulfillment Timing terminology commonly used in I Ching Six-Line.
Beginners can first familiarize themselves with basic concepts such as the Twelve Earthly Branches, the Monthly Command, the Day Warm Earth+, Moving Lines, the Key Line, and the Adverse Line, and then further study topics such as Void, Monthly Destruction, Entering the Tomb, Hidden Storage, and Fulfillment Timing.
For the specific judgment conditions, priority relationships of effects, and detailed calculation rules, please continue to study the basic knowledge of the Five Elements theory and I Ching Six-Line divination.
Note: The traditional terminology in this article is used to introduce the I Ching Six-Line divination system; the five-element energy mapping and simplified calculation formulas are theoretical conventions adopted in this study, and their real-world predictive validity still needs to be tested through reproducible experiments and statistical analysis.
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