TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 121
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 121
The sign of spending the day at an unhurried game of baduk
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 121
- Upper · middle · lower
- 1 · 2 · 1
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar month 1
- Months to take care
- lunar months 3, 5, 7 and 10
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 園碁消日 落子丁丁
You spend the day playing baduk in the garden, the stones clicking crisply as they are placed. - 魚游春水 其尾洋洋
A fish plays in the spring waters, its tail swaying at leisure. - 上下和同 歡聲通達
Those above and below are in harmony, and joyful voices spread without obstruction. - 石頭故路 恩人顧我
On an old, stony path, a benefactor turns back to look at me.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a year as relaxed and peaceful as the click of baduk (Go) stones. Your heart is at ease like fish playing in spring water, and with harmony between young and old, laughter never stops. Like meeting a benefactor again on an old road, connections you made long ago will come to help you.
This is a relaxed, peaceful year, like spending the day sitting in the garden playing baduk (Korean Go). Just as the stones click clearly when placed, if you play move by move without hurrying, things find their proper place. Like a fish playing in spring waters, your heart eases, and the current carries you along without forced effort. Those above and below are in harmony and laughter spreads inside and outside the home, so the mood is good both in your family and at work. The verse about a benefactor looking back on an old stony path means a bond you formed long ago comes back to help you. Between spring and summer, though, there's a mix of things that worry you inside even as you smile outside, quarrels, and lost belongings. From autumn, money gathers little by little, and at year's end a happy event comes to your children or those younger than you. If you keep your composure and cherish old bonds, your year will fill up as neatly as a baduk board.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Place your moves one at a time, calmly, as you would set down baduk stones. Do not neglect the benefactor you met on the old road, for that bond shall light up your year.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Bright
From the very first month of the new year, a warm energy fills the house. Things you were worried about settle down on their own and there's more to smile about.
和氣到門 無憂自樂 上下泰平 身安心和 · A gentle energy reaches your door, bringing joy without worry; those above and below are at peace, and body and mind are at ease.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
There's an energy of your household growing and wealth multiplying this month. You may also have the joy of a new family member or a new space.
莫近火姓 反受其害 添口添土 財物自旺 · Do not draw close to those with Fire (火) surnames, or you will be harmed instead. Your household and land increase, so wealth naturally flourishes.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Care
Something weighs on your mind this month, even if you act like everything's fine. Even if you feel wronged, quarreling with others can blow things up into issues with authorities or paperwork.
辰月之數 外笑內愁 勿與人爭 官災可畏 · The fortune of the third month: you smile outside but worry inside. Do not quarrel with others, for legal trouble is to be feared.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Your heart is as calm as spring water, but things don't move forward as easily as you'd like this month. Even when things are blocked, don't be impatient — wait for the tide to change.
魚游春水 其洋洋 春節多逆 夏節亦滯 · A fish plays leisurely in the spring waters, but in spring much goes against you, and in summer, too, things are blocked.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
This is a month when the way opens when you move rather than stay still.
在家無益 動則爲吉 若不愼之 失物可慮 · Staying home brings no gain, while moving is auspicious. But if you are not careful, there is concern you may lose things.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
Beware of people who speak sweetly to your face while scheming otherwise behind your back this month. The more someone piles on nothing but nice words, the more you should take a second look.
口蜜腹劍 古人所戒 若有家憂 安宅爲吉 · Even the ancients warned of those with honey in their mouths and a knife in their bellies. If there is worry at home, it is best to bring peace to the household.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
Unexpected obstacles can easily crop up in what you're working on this month. Check and prepare in advance and you can avoid most of them.
事有支障 豫先愼之 如或不然 災害不離 · There are obstacles in your affairs, so be cautious ahead of time. Otherwise, misfortune will not leave.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Your money luck is bright, and small earnings gather into a fairly large sum this month. What you've been steadily saving starts to become visible.
此月之數 西方不利 財數大吉 積小成大 · This month the west is not favorable, but your fortune with wealth is greatly auspicious; small things pile up and become large.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Money comes in, but not as much as you'd hoped this month. With all kinds of talk going around, misunderstandings arise easily, so don't carelessly pass on other people's stories.
三秋之數 財生不大 說往說來 起口舌 · The fortune of autumn: wealth arises but is not large, and as words fly back and forth, gossip springs up.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
Don't decide lightly on changes of position like moving house or changing jobs — take a breather. If misunderstandings tangled with romance arise, talk can follow you for a long time.
此月之數 勿輕遷移 勿近女人 口舌終身 · This month, do not move lightly. Do not draw close to romance, for gossip will follow you a long time.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
Money may come in from unexpected places this month. But money that comes easily also goes easily, so don't get carried away.
此月之數 意外横財 財運亦好 横財之數 · This month brings unexpected wealth and good fortune with money; you may come into a windfall.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
Just as a crane crying from deep within reaches all the way to the heavens, efforts you've quietly built up become known this month. Happy news comes to your children or those younger than you.
鶴鳴九皐 聲聞于天 子孫得祿 下有慶 · A crane cries in a deep pond and its voice is heard in heaven. Your descendants gain a salary, so there is joy for those below.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
For example, someone born on lunar 8/4/1990 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 121 a good one?
Hexagram 121 is read as a good year. This is a year as relaxed and peaceful as the click of baduk (Go) stones. Your heart is at ease like fish playing in spring water, and with harmony between young and old, laughter never stops.
Which months need care in hexagram 121?
In hexagram 121, the lower months are lunar months 3, 5, 7 and 10. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.