TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 162
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 162
The sign of fish and dragons gathering and scattering where summer clouds rise
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 162
- Upper · middle · lower
- 1 · 6 · 2
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 3, 4, 8, 11 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar month 6
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
- 夏雲起處 魚龍聚散
Where the summer clouds billow, fish and dragons gather and then scatter. - 之南之北 事事多煩
Going south, then going north, every matter brings much bother. - 非義勿採 枉入訟門
Do not take what is not righteous, or you will needlessly step through the gate of lawsuits. - 南進北 望事如意
Though you go south and come and go to the north, what you hope for comes true as you wish.
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 busy year of frequent meetings and partings, rushing here and there. If you covet what isn't right, you'll get caught up in quarrels and lawsuits, so keep your hands off. Stay on the right path, and in the end what you hoped for is likely to work out as you wish.
This is a year of frequent meetings and partings, when both body and mind are busy. The summer clouds of the first verse bloom and scatter quickly, meaning people and opportunities repeatedly gather and disperse. It says fish and dragons gather together, so great connections are mixed in among them — sort them out carefully. As in the second verse, even if going back and forth north and south makes things a bother, opportunities are hidden in that movement. The third verse is this year's most important warning: if you lay hands on improper gains, you'll get swept into disputes and lawsuits. The fourth verse is a promise that if you keep to the right path and move diligently, you'll achieve what you hope for in the end. The year's flow is bright in spring, late autumn, and winter, with a blockage in summer, so just catch your breath then. Don't resent being busy; walk the right path, and at year's end you'll welcome a house full of happy events.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Clouds gather and scatter, yet the sky remains as it was. Though you come and go busily, lay no hand on what is not righteous. For one who walks the right path, what is hoped for comes true in the end.”
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
Your energy rises and confidence overflows from the start of the new year this month. Someone valuable approaches first and reaches out, so welcome them warmly.
寅卯之月 意氣洋洋 貴人來助 手弄千金 · In the first and second months your spirits soar, and a benefactor comes to help, so you hold a thousand pieces of gold in your hand.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
The energy continues, but looking in the wrong place means a wasted trip this month. Just as rabbits must be sought in the hills, choose the right place and method for the task.
此月之數 亦如去月 江邊求兎 不得回還 · This month's fortune is like the last, but you look for a rabbit by the river, so you return without catching it.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
It's a bright month with joyful news. Harmony between people unblocks stalled matters and new things sprout.
辰巳之月 必有慶事 陰陽和合 萬物化生 · In the third and fourth months there is a happy event; yin and yang are in harmony, so all things come into being.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Bright
Like early autumn leaves, unexpected opportunities come this month. Rather than staying home, go out and meet people, and money will follow.
三伏炎天 楓葉何事 有財外方 出行得財 · Why maple leaves in the dog days of summer? There is wealth outside, so if you go out you will gain it.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
A quarrel may crop up once, so spare your words this month. Even if an offer looks convincing, politely decline if it lacks substance.
午未之月 一次相爭 畵中之餠 不救飢渴 · In the fifth and sixth months there is a quarrel; a rice cake in a painting cannot relieve hunger or thirst.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
Things you start can easily fizzle out this month. Rather than launching new things, gather your strength to finish what you've been doing.
有始無終 事故不成 莫向東西 害人必隨 · There is a beginning but no end, so things are not accomplished; do not head east or west, for those who would harm you follow.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
Blocked energy comes back to life and vitality overflows this month. There's a lot of sharing warmth with people, but misunderstandings may arise in between.
魚龍得水 活氣數倍 人情雖多 何事是非 · Fish and dragons find water and their vigor multiplies; though human warmth abounds, why all these disputes?
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
Even with a hint of worry mixed in, joy wins out this month. Your body gains strength and your household grows comfortable, so the mood at home brightens.
此月之數 喜懼相半 身旺財旺 一家和平 · This month's fortune is half joy and half fear, but your body is vigorous and your wealth abundant, so the whole household is at peace.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Your storehouse is full and your heart at ease this month. But it's better to be careful with travel or deals toward the southeast.
莫行東南 其害不少 財帛盈箱 身安心穩 · Do not go to the southeast, for the harm would be no small thing; yet wealth fills your chests, your body is at ease, and your heart is serene.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
What you've hoped for comes true as you wish this month. But the better things go, the more talk around you grows, so conduct yourself properly.
財旺身旺 所望如意 衆口難防 神目如電 · Both wealth and body are vigorous, and what you hope for goes as you intend, but many mouths are hard to shut and the eyes of the gods are like lightning.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
You meet someone who recognizes you, and your value rises this month. The skills you've built up are properly appreciated, so show them with confidence.
馬逢伯樂 價增三倍 貴人來助 一朝通泰 · The horse meets Bole, the great judge of horses, and its price triples; a benefactor comes to help, and things open wide overnight.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
You close the year on a warm note this month. Unexpected money comes in or something joyful happens in your family.
子丑之月 和氣滿堂 若非横財 必有慶事 · In the eleventh and twelfth months warm harmony fills the house, so if not unexpected wealth, there will be a happy event.
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 1/1/1990 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 162 a good one?
Hexagram 162 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a busy year of frequent meetings and partings, rushing here and there. If you covet what isn't right, you'll get caught up in quarrels and lawsuits, so keep your hands off.
Which months need care in hexagram 162?
In hexagram 162, the lower months are lunar month 6. 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.