TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 451
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 451
The sign of slow steps as the sun sets on an old road through green mountains
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 451
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 5 · 1
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- None
- Months to take care
- lunar months 2, 6 and 7
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
- 靑山故路 日暮花步
The sun sets on the old road of the green mountain, yet your steps among the flowers are slow. - 石間殘水 細流歸海
A small trickle left in the cracks of the rock flows thinly and at last returns to the sea. - 盒中蜀葵 移植生光
The hollyhock that was shut in a box is transplanted, and it shines. - 年數正墨 死中求生
This year's fortune is like seeking a way to live in the midst of a deadly crisis.
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 feel you're late, but there's still road left. Steadiness is the answer, as small trickles between the rocks gather and flow to the sea. Like a hollyhock in a box that shines once it's transplanted, changing where you are opens a way to thrive.
This is a year when you may feel it's late, but there's still road left to walk. The green mountain road at sunset in the first verse means a time when your heart grows impatient, but like slow steps among the flowers, you'll make no mistakes if you don't hurry. The small trickle in the rock crack of the second verse, though thin, flows without rest and reaches the sea, so this year consistency is your greatest strength rather than one big hit. The third verse, about the hollyhock in a box shining once transplanted, means that if you leave a stifling place and change your environment, your talents will blossom. There's also a month saying things go well if you move east in spring, so it's worth considering moving house or changing positions. The last verse, about seeking life amid death, is a hope that even with hard hurdles, a way opens in the end. In summer there are things to be careful about with people and on the road, but from autumn there's a flow of early hardship turning into peace later. Walk on quietly, and even if late, you'll reach the sea.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Do not hurry just because the mountain road is darkening. Even the thin water in the rock reaches the sea; transplant yourself, and your flower too shall see the light.”
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
It's a good month to start the year holding a great ambition. Set high goals, but make plans to put them into practice one by one.
志高心大 必是成功 然而木姓 愼勿近之 · Your aim is high and your heart great, so you succeed; but be careful not to draw close to those with Wood-energy surnames.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
If you don't prepare, there will be nothing to reap later this month. Learn and prepare as if sowing seeds now.
不耕不耘 秋無收穫 財爻帶殺 妻宮不利 · If you do not plow and weed the field, there is nothing to reap in autumn; an ill star clings to your wealth, so the place of your wife is unfavorable.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
There's a lot to do, but empty tasks are mixed in this month. Set priorities and boldly cut unnecessary work.
多事虛荒 勿爲妄動 移基東方 必有亨通 · Affairs are many but empty, so do not move rashly; if you move your dwelling east, things go well.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
A good person comes to help this month. But your judgment clouds easily, so make important decisions in broad daylight with a clear head.
貴人來訪 福祿非輕 深夜風雨 東西難辨 · A benefactor comes calling, so blessings and income are not slight; but in the wind and rain of deep night, it is hard to tell east from west.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
Words and communication lead to money this month. Results may come from work done with words, like sales, counseling, or teaching.
午月之數 以口生財 於農於商 勞而有得 · The fortune of the fifth month: you make wealth with your mouth; whether farming or trade, if you toil there is gain.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This is a month to be careful of both people and roads. It's better to postpone new partnerships or joint projects.
水火兩姓 不利同事 道路無德 不利出行 · It is unfavorable to work with the two surnames of Water and Fire energy, and there is no virtue on the road, so going out is unfavorable.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
Even with a great ambition, the stage to unfold it feels narrow this month. Even if you strive chasing money, results are slow, so empty your mind.
龍居淺水 萬物始生 求財難得 勞而無功 · The dragon lives in shallow water; though all things are just coming into being, wealth is hard to seek and toil brings no merit.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
If you don't get caught up in quarrels, your situation gradually improves this month. Even if something feels unfair, don't confront it emotionally — wait calmly.
莫近是非 訟事未決 始困終泰 先貧後富 · Do not go near disputes, for lawsuits will not be settled; yet hardship first and peace at the end, poverty first and wealth later.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
A change that greatly improves your situation may occur this month. If a chance comes to move to a better environment, look into it calmly.
廁中之鼠 走入太倉 害在何姓 必有火姓 · The rat in the privy runs into the great storehouse; with which surname does harm lie? With those of Fire energy.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
Money comes in from trade or dealings this month, but as busy as you are, little may remain. Calculate income and spending carefully.
利在商路 必有得財 汨沒風塵 所得幾何 · Benefit lies on the road of trade so you gain wealth, but absorbed amid the dust of the world, how much do you really gain?
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
An unexpected meeting leads to profit this month. Take an interest in matters or people connected to the northwest.
偶逢貴人 可得營利 在利何處 必是西北 · You happen to meet a benefactor and can gain profit; where does benefit lie? In the northwest.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
At the end of the year things go smoothly but it's a busy month. Organize your schedule well and handle important things first.
百事俱順 利在其中 事有奔忙 奔走之象 · All affairs go smoothly so benefit lies within, but affairs are busy — the image of rushing about.
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 2/1/1987 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 451 a good one?
Hexagram 451 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a year when you feel you're late, but there's still road left. Steadiness is the answer, as small trickles between the rocks gather and flow to the sea.
Which months need care in hexagram 451?
In hexagram 451, the lower months are lunar months 2, 6 and 7. 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.