TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 353
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 353
The sign of raising a cup before the flowers in the company of spring birds
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 353
- Upper · middle · lower
- 3 · 5 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 4, 5 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar months 2 and 3
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
- 擧盃花前 和合春鳥
You raise your cup before the flowers and keep company in harmony with the spring birds. - 與人謀事 利在其中
You plan affairs together with others, and profit lies within. - 第一金榜 後見餘榮
Your name is first on the golden roster, and afterward you see glory to spare. - 祿重權多 萬人仰視
Your salary is heavy and your authority great, so ten thousand people look up to you.
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 of harmony with others and many joyful occasions. There's profit in plans you make together with others, and you raise your name in exams and competitions. Your pay and authority grow weighty, and many people look up to you.
This is a year of raising your name by keeping company with people. The first verse, about raising your cup before the flowers in harmony with the spring birds, means occasions to enjoy good company will increase. As the second verse says there's profit in what you plan with others, results are bigger together than alone. Putting your name first on the golden roster speaks of an energy of coming out ahead in exams, evaluations, and competition, and it says glory continues afterward too. The heavy salary and great authority of the last verse show you may rise to a position of responsibility. But in the second and third months legal trouble and gossip follow, so you need to be careful with your words and contracts. From the fourth and fifth months the flow brightens, and at year's end both your finances and your heart become plentiful. Get calmly past spring's hurdle and you'll stand in a place many people look up to.
A word from Master Tojeong
“You raise your cup before the flowers and even the spring birds keep you company this year. Only beware of spring's disputes and your name shall be on the golden roster; spare your words and cultivate virtue.”
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 7Even
Matters you were worried about quietly resolve this month. But it's better to postpone long trips or big outside activities.
凶化爲吉 世事太平 在家則吉 莫出外方 · Ill fortune turns to good and worldly affairs are at peace; staying home is auspicious, so do not go outside.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
There's an energy of disputes and loss this month. Follow documents, contracts, and rules carefully and you can avoid trouble.
此月之數 官災可畏 損害有數 莫近木姓 · This month's fortune: legal trouble is to be feared and there is loss, so do not draw close to those with Wood (木) surnames.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Care
Words and money both leak easily this month. Don't pass on rumors or bet money on others' words.
莫近是非 口舌難免 莫信人言 必然損財 · Do not go near disputes, for gossip is hard to avoid, and if you trust others' words you easily lose wealth.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Bright
Long-standing worries are resolved and welcome things happen this month. Your health may recover or you may meet good help.
三年病客 偶逢名醫 家有吉慶 生産之慶 · One ill for three years meets a famous physician; there is a happy event at home — the joy of childbirth.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Even if you seem to lose your way for a moment, a bright star soon shines this month. Don't be too scared when you feel at a loss.
日落西山 歸客失路 福星照命 吉慶咸集 · The sun sets over the western hills and the returning traveler loses his way, but a blessed star shines on your fate and lucky events gather.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
It's an awkward month to either advance or retreat. Don't get involved in disputes — hold your place.
此月之數 是非雲起 前進有憂 退則無力 · This month's fortune: disputes rise like clouds, so advancing brings worry and retreating leaves you powerless.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
Along with the joy of your name becoming known, talk multiplies this month. Let both praise and criticism go in one ear and out the other.
意外功名 名振遠近 莫聽人言 口舌紛紛 · Through unexpected fame your name resounds far, but do not listen to others' words, for gossip runs wild.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Things get done when you work with like-minded people this month. There's good energy for collaboration and joint work.
兩人同心 因人成事 人口增加 必是生産 · Two people share one heart, so you accomplish things through others' strength; the household grows — the joy of childbirth.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
There's money luck, but your body tires easily this month. Balance work and rest.
正心修德 利在其中 雖有財數 身厄不離 · If you set your heart right and cultivate virtue, profit lies within; yet though there is financial fortune, misfortune to your body does not leave.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
It's a comfortable, smooth month. Don't hurry for results — wait.
安心樂道 身安無憂 勿爲大急 終得財到 · At ease, you enjoy the Way, so your body is comfortable and free of worry; if you do not greatly hurry, in the end you will gain wealth.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
An unexpected opportunity comes this month. But good and bad are mixed, so look carefully before seizing it.
横財有數 勿失好機 水姓可親 手弄千金 · There is a fortune of windfall, so do not miss a good opportunity; draw close to those with Water (水) surnames and you will hold a thousand pieces of gold.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
The year closes plentifully and peacefully this month. Your household grows secure and your heart relaxes.
財物豐足 心身自安 細雨東風 百草成長 · Wealth is plentiful and body and mind are naturally at ease; under fine rain and the east wind, all the grasses grow.
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 2/4/1988 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 353 a good one?
Hexagram 353 is read as a good year. This is a year of harmony with others and many joyful occasions. There's profit in plans you make together with others, and you raise your name in exams and competitions.
Which months need care in hexagram 353?
In hexagram 353, the lower months are lunar months 2 and 3. 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.