TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 461
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 461
The sign of leaving the valley to escape suspicion only to meet an enemy
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 461
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 6 · 1
- The year overall
- A year to take care
- Brighter months
- lunar month 5
- Months to take care
- lunar months 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 11
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
- 避嫌出谷 仇者懷鍋
Leaving the valley to escape suspicion, you find an enemy waiting with a cauldron in his arms. - 踰墻逐客 叩地仰天
Climbing over the wall to drive out a guest, you end up beating the ground and sighing up at heaven. - 乘馬失路 釆頭何處
Even on horseback you lose your way, not knowing where to turn your head. - 由此觀之 背恩忘德
From this it can be seen that kindness will be betrayed and virtue forgotten.
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 may come face to face again with what you tried to avoid. Don't do things that lose people's goodwill, like climbing over the wall to chase off a guest. It's easy to lose your way even on horseback, so beware of people who betray kindness.
This is a year when you may come face to face again with what you tried to avoid, so you need to steel your heart. The first verse, about leaving the valley to escape suspicion only to meet an enemy, means that if you cover up problems and run, you'll face them bigger elsewhere. So don't put off misunderstandings or conflicts — honestly resolve them while they're small. The image of climbing the wall to drive out a guest in the second verse warns that hastily pushing people away brings great regret. Like losing your way even on horseback in the third verse, it's easy to lose direction even with the means, so recheck your goals before big decisions. The betrayal of kindness in the last verse means others may do that to you, or you may do it unthinkingly, so a heart that doesn't forget the kindness received wards off misfortune. At the start of summer there's a month when a happy event comes to your home and you gain gold by panning sand, and in midsummer there's also an energy of the wind sweeping away drifting clouds and moonlight brightening. There's a lot to be careful about, but get past each thing honestly and in the end you'll walk a much firmer road.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Leaving the valley does not make the enemy vanish. Do not flee — face things rightly; if you do not forget the kindness you received, the road shall open again.”
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
From the first month of the new year, incoming money leaks easily. Keep a firm hold on your wallet and deals, and spend only where necessary.
雖有生財 得而半失 家有不祥 預先祈禱 · Even when wealth arises you lose half of what you gain; there is something inauspicious at home, so offer devotion in advance.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
It's easy to cling to things that can't be achieved this month. Set aside fanciful plans and focus on what you can realistically do.
登樓摘星 臨水搠月 妖鬼作害 謀事不成 · Climbing a tower to pluck stars and scooping the moon from the water's edge, a bewitching energy does harm, so you cannot accomplish what you plan.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Your heart may feel stifled like cloudy weather this month. Confiding your true feelings and plans to just anyone may cause trouble later.
日何不明 雲蔽其光 心中之事 莫脫於人 · Why is the sun not bright? Clouds have hidden its light; do not confide the matters of your heart to others.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Care
Small things pile up one after another and you may tire this month. Hurt may come from someone you trusted, so avoid big favors or money dealings.
是何災厄 層生疊出 以此觀之 背恩忘德 · What misfortune is this, arising layer upon layer? From this it can be seen that kindness is betrayed and virtue forgotten.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
This is the most welcome month of the year. There may be a new family member or happy event, and after steady effort you gain gold-like results.
添口添土 喜滿家庭 此月之數 淘沙得金 · Your household and land increase and joy fills the house; this month's measure is like panning sand and gaining gold.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This is a month to prepare for the unexpected. Be especially careful with driving, going out, and risky activities.
此月之數 横厄可畏 行人失路 戰兵失劒 · This month's measure: unexpected misfortune is to be feared — the traveler loses his way and the fighting soldier loses his sword.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
You can achieve great results through perseverance this month. Something you've held on to for a long time finally shows results, like sparks flying.
研石見火 絶代之功 風掃浮雲 月色漸明 · Grinding stone you see fire — a merit rare in the world; the wind sweeps away the drifting clouds and the moonlight gradually brightens.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
A small hope appears even amid worry this month. But it's easy to lose direction, so don't hurry — recheck your goals.
此月之數 憂中望喜 日落靑山 行客失路 · This month's measure: you hope for joy amid worry, but the sun sets over the green hills and the traveler loses his way.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Care
Money and things leak easily this month. Store valuables well and spend only where necessary.
九十月令 祈禱則吉 財星逢空 失物愼之 · In the ninth and tenth months offering devotion is auspicious, but the star of wealth is empty, so beware of losing things.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
This is a month to be careful of words and rumors. The nicer something sounds, the more you should check yourself whether it's true.
莫信人言 陰害可慮 無頭無尾 成事可難 · Do not trust others' words, for there is concern of secret harm; without head or tail, affairs are hard to accomplish.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
At the start of winter, this is a month to be careful of both long trips and loss. Postpone business trips or travel if possible.
子丑之月 出行有害 愼之盜賊 失物可畏 · In the months of 子 and 丑, going out brings harm; beware of thieves, for losing things is to be feared.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
At the end of the year, good and bad are mixed this month. Reduce your greed for money and spare your words and you can avoid disputes.
此月之數 吉凶相半 求財不遂 口舌相侵 · This month's measure is half good and half ill; though you seek wealth you do not achieve it, and quarrels intrude on one another.
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 1/4/1987 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 461 a good one?
Hexagram 461 is read as a year that calls for keeping low and holding steady. This is a year when you may come face to face again with what you tried to avoid. Don't do things that lose people's goodwill, like climbing over the wall to chase off a guest.
Which months need care in hexagram 461?
In hexagram 461, the lower months are lunar months 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 11. 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.