TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 431
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 431
The sign of things turning upside down as if the sky were falling and the earth caving in
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 431
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 3 · 1
- The year overall
- A year to take care
- Brighter months
- lunar months 9 and 10
- Months to take care
- lunar months 1, 2, 6, 8, 11 and 12
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
- 天崩地陷 事事倒懸
It is as if heaven were collapsing and the earth caving in, so everything you do is overturned as if hung upside down. - 寂寞江山 何以虛驚
In the still, lonely landscape, you are made to look back at yourself and ask why you are startled in vain. - 風振畫樹 花燭不明
The wind seems to shake even the trees in a painting, so even the wedding candles do not burn bright. - 掘井得水 終得吉地
Yet as one digs deep into the earth to find water, in the end you settle on good ground.
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 unexpected events may startle you. Your heart feels uneasy, like wind shaking the trees and a candle dimming over a silent landscape. But just as digging a well brings water, you'll find a good place in the end, so hold steady and stay calm.
This is a year when, from the very start, unexpected things pile up as if heaven and earth had switched places, and your heart may be greatly shaken. As the phrase "everything hung upside down" says, orders get twisted and plans go off course, so rather than trying to set everything right from the start, it's better to re-establish the order one step at a time. The lonely landscape of the second verse is really a picture of the heart trembling in alarm first when nothing has actually happened. Half your worries come not from reality but from imagination, so don't be swayed by rumors or guesses — hold on to the facts before you. The wind shaking the painted trees and the dim wedding candles mean that something you took for a happy event may not be as bright as you expected. It's safer not to rush promises, marriages, or big contracts — check them once more. The last verse says you dig a well and find water, so a good place eventually opens for one who quietly digs deep. As autumn arrives there's a flow of misfortune receding and blessings coming in, so holding out quietly through the first half is this year's wisdom. The more a year shakes you, the deeper you should put down roots, and by year's end you'll find yourself much stronger.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Even if heaven seems to be falling, do not stop the hands that dig the earth. Water wells up from deep places, so in the end the good ground is yours.”
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 7Care
The first lunar month of the new year is a month to look after things at home rather than outside.
家庭有憂 素服可畏 勿恐他人 禍在蕭墻 · There is worry at home and concern about wearing mourning clothes; there is no need to fear others, for misfortune arises within the walls.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
Pouring effort into things whose timing isn't right leaves only toil this month. It's better to postpone what you were going to start until the weather warms.
雪上播種 安有生理 失物有數 盜賊愼之 · Sowing seeds on snow, there is no reason for them to sprout; you may lose things, so beware of thieves.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
The flow is smooth, but greed may make things go awry this month. Rather than striving to obtain, set your heart on keeping what you have now.
魔鬼相侵 家中有悲 勿爲强求 安居守分 · An ill energy intrudes and there may be sorrow at home, so do not seek by force — stay at ease and keep within your means.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Money seems to come in, but there are many places it goes out, so little remains this month. Take a second look at deals or investment talk connected to the northwest.
雖有財數 別無所得 西北兩方 必有損害 · There is a measure of wealth but little is gained, and there is loss in the two directions of west and north.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
Even if things are blocked early in the month, you can breathe from the middle on. Help or welcome news may come from the southeast.
天地東南 始得平安 先凶後吉 半凶半吉 · Only in the southeast do you at last find peace; first ill and then good, half bad and half good.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
Things that look nice may lack substance this month. Be wary of fanciful offers or easy-looking ways to make money.
水中撈月 難免空手 預爲防厄 庶免此厄 · Trying to scoop up the moon in the water, it is hard to avoid empty hands; but if you ward off misfortune in advance, you can nearly escape it.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
There's no big trouble, but things don't move as quickly as you'd like this month. If you get impatient over money, mistakes happen, so keep your wallet firmly shut.
財數不論 求之不得 魔障來戲 謀事漸退 · Wealth is not worth discussing, so though you seek it you do not gain it; demonic obstacles toy with you, so what you plan gradually recedes.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Care
Money may go out in many places, weighing on your heart this month. Avoid co-signing or big promises and spend only where necessary.
此月之數 凶殺來侵 損財多端 心有不安 · This month's measure: an ill energy intrudes, so financial losses come from many directions and the heart is not at ease.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
The dark clouds finally lift and your heart relaxes this month. Just as the phoenix doesn't covet trivial things, keep your dignity and greater blessings will follow.
禍去福來 一身安樂 鳳飛千仭 飢不啄粟 · Misfortune departs and blessings come, so your body is at ease; the phoenix flies a thousand fathoms and, though hungry, does not peck at millet.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
This is the brightest month of the year. Opportunities for money or work may come naturally from the east.
財在東方 逢時自得 身數太平 一室和氣 · Wealth lies to the east and comes of itself when the time is right; your bodily fortune is at peace and warmth fills the whole house.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
The good flow dips for a while and there's a lot of money going out this month. Checking your household and home safety in advance can ease worries.
財星逢空 損財不少 家有不祥 預先祈禱 · The star of wealth is empty so financial losses are no small thing, and there is something inauspicious at home, so offer devotion in advance.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Care
Greed rears its head at the end of the year this month. Improper profits damage even your name, so firmly refuse them.
若貪非理 損財落名 若非如此 口舌紛紛 · If you covet what goes against reason you lose wealth and your name falls; even if not, quarrels are rife.
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 5/3/1987 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 431 a good one?
Hexagram 431 is read as a year that calls for keeping low and holding steady. This is a year when unexpected events may startle you. Your heart feels uneasy, like wind shaking the trees and a candle dimming over a silent landscape.
Which months need care in hexagram 431?
In hexagram 431, the lower months are lunar months 1, 2, 6, 8, 11 and 12. 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.