Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 323

The original verse and its meaning

1. 有弓無矢 來賊何防
   You have a bow but no arrows — how will you stop the thief who comes raiding?
2. 日出瑤臺 才勝德薄
   The sun has risen above the jade tower, but talent runs ahead of virtue.
3. 蠅何無家 更付牛尾
   Saying it has no home, the fly clings once more to the ox's tail as it goes.
4. 福門自開 仁弄通隣
   The gate of blessings opens of its own accord, and a kind heart reaches the neighbors.

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 when you have talent but feel short of the tools or chances to use it. When talent runs ahead of virtue, it doesn't last, so stay humble. Like a fly riding on an ox's tail, follow good people and you'll go far, and in the end the door to blessings will open.

This is a year when you easily feel you have the talent but lack the tools or opportunities to use it. The arrowless bow of the first verse means you're not prepared enough to stop sudden events, so you need a mindset of preparing in advance. The second verse warns that your talent stands out like the risen sun, but without virtue to match it won't last long. So this year, cultivate humility and consideration as much as skill. The fly and the ox's tail in the third verse is the wisdom that when your own strength falls short, you can go far by following good people. The last verse is a promise that if you connect with your neighbors with a kind heart, the gate of blessings opens on its own. Early in the year many things are blocked, but they gradually ease from summer, and at year's end there's joy like sweet rain at the end of a great drought. Build virtue without hurrying, and the year ends brightly.

A word from Master Tojeong

“If you have no arrows, do not blame the bow — make arrows. For one whose virtue runs ahead of their talent, the gate of blessings opens of itself.”

Month by month (summary)

Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.

1. Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Care

   The first month of the new year is a month when your energy drains and it's hard to find direction. If you dash ahead on eagerness alone, you'll tire quickly, so slow down.

   虎進氣盡 何望生活 事無頭緖 心思難定 · The tiger advances until its strength is spent — how could it hope for a way to live? Your affairs have no order and your mind is hard to settle.

2. Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care

   Things easily flow opposite to your intentions this month. Keep track of your belongings and important files so you don't lose them.

   此月之數 失物可慮 二三兩月 事有多逆 · This month there is concern about losing things, and in the second and third months many affairs go against you.

3. Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Care

   There may be news of a new life in the family, or otherwise a need to look after health this month. Trying to solve things on your own doesn't work well, so seek help.

   若無疾病 必是生産 孤掌難鳴 衆口難防 · If there is no illness, there will be childbirth; one hand can hardly clap, and many mouths are hard to shut.

4. Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even

   Unexpected profit may arise while others fight this month. Don't take either side — watch calmly.

   蚌鷸相持 漁人收功 東方有吉 南方有害 · While the clam and the snipe hold each other fast, the fisherman reaps the reward; the east is auspicious and the south is harmful.

5. Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care

   It's easy to get hurt or meet the unexpected this month. Take special care when driving, traveling, and exercising.

   身數不利 横厄可愼 自近及遠 積小成大 · Your bodily fortune is unfavorable, so beware of unexpected misfortune; from near to far, pile up small things to achieve great ones.

6. Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even

   Your heart feels lonely and the way ahead cloudy this month. But just as spring comes even to a withered tree, light shines in the end.

   空山日暮 陰雨濛濛 枯木回春 終時有光 · The sun sets on the empty mountain and a dreary rain drizzles down, but spring returns to the withered tree, so in the end there is light.

7. Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even

   Your body and energy revive this month. Unexpected income may come, but so does spending.

   旱天甘雨 百穀豐登 身旺財退 得失相半 · Sweet rain falls from a parched sky and all the grains are abundant, but though your body is vigorous, wealth recedes, so gain and loss are half and half.

8. Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even

   You may feel lonely, as if no one around you is on your side this month. When your heart wavers, it's easy to make odd decisions, so find your center.

   四面楚歌 利我者誰 心無所主 意外遇事 · Songs of Chu on all four sides — who will benefit me? With no master in your heart, you meet the unexpected.

9. Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even

   A female connection from the northwest brings good energy this month. Listen closely to her advice.

   西北有吉 必是女人 此亦命也 怨人何益 · There is good fortune in the northwest, surely through a woman; this too is fate, so what use is it to resent others?

10. Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care

    You may look fine on the outside but be worn out inside this month. If fatigue lingers or your body sends signals, don't put off looking into it.

    枯木生虫 外生中虛 此月之數 身病可慮 · Insects breed in a withered tree; outwardly it lives but inside it is hollow, so this month illness is a concern.

11. Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even

    This is a month when quietly holding your ground is better than big moves.

    靜則有吉 動則有害 木姓同事 財利可期 · Stillness is auspicious and movement harmful; if you work together with someone with a Wood (木) surname, you can expect financial gain.

12. Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even

    Welcome things come at the end of the year this month. Help or news you've long awaited falls like sweet rain.

    明月星稀 烏鵲南飛 大旱之時 喜逢甘雨 · The moon is bright so the stars are few, and crows and magpies fly south; in a time of great drought, you joyfully meet the sweet rain.

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 8/2/1988 receives this hexagram in 2027.

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