TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 561
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 561
The sign of a wind rising from the northwest and your hat flying off somewhere
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 561
- Upper · middle · lower
- 5 · 6 · 1
- The year overall
- A year to take care
- Brighter months
- None
- Months to take care
- lunar months 4 and 9
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
- 風起西北 帽落何處
A wind rises from the northwest, and the hat you were wearing flies off somewhere. - 力雖拔山 未越江東
Though your strength could uproot a mountain, in the end you cannot cross over to Jiangdong. - 謀何不利 虛送歲月
How is it that what you plan brings no benefit? You only let the years flow by in vain. - 荊園烟蒲 愁心不解
Like mist-wrapped cattails in a thorny garden, your worried heart will not easily ease.
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 sudden events can easily shake your dignity or your plans. Even with strength enough to uproot a mountain, you can't cross the river, so momentum alone won't do it. Your schemes may not pay off and time can easily slip by in vain, so don't hold on to worries for long.
This is a year when your face or plans can easily be shaken by a sudden wind. The first line, a hat blown off by a wind from the northwest, means that the position or name you've relied on may wobble without warning. The line about having strength to uproot a mountain yet failing to cross the river borrows the regret of an ancient general (Xiang Yu of China) to teach that momentum and pride alone can't carry you over the last step. Plans bringing no benefit and the years passing in vain is a warning that the harder you force things, the more time you'll simply use up. The mist-wrapped cattails in a thorny garden picture worries tangled in your heart that won't easily untangle, so you'll need to practice not holding on to worry for long. The fourth and ninth lunar months call for special care, and in the other months, if you hold steady calmly, you'll get through without major trouble. In the tenth lunar month, your household's luck returns like dry grass meeting rain, and in the sixth lunar month there's a flow that's tight at first but easier later. Knowing how to step back, rather than leading with strength, is the bridge that will carry you safely across this year.
A word from Master Tojeong
“A hat blown away by the wind can simply be bought again; it is enough that your head is unharmed. More than strength to uproot mountains, the patience to wait for a boat at the riverside is what will carry you across this year.”
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
Like a mountain whose snow hasn't melted even though spring has come, this is a slow start. If your heart leans toward visible names or titles, it's easy to miss the substance.
雪滿春山 草木不生 有名無實 所營歸虛 · Snow fills the spring mountain so grass and trees can't grow; there's a name but no substance, so your plans come to nothing.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
Something you worked hard to achieve may be passed along wrongly and cause misunderstanding this month. Don't go through others for important matters; convey and confirm them yourself.
市中有成 傳之者誤 凡事多逆 愁心難免 · Even with something achieved at the market, the messenger spoils it, so everything goes against you and worry is hard to avoid.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
If neither of you steps back an inch, a crack may form in your relationship this month. Before arguing over the cause, see whether you can be the first to let go of stubbornness.
兩心不動 必有相別 口舌紛紛 緣何故耶 · Neither heart will move, so there's a parting; arguments are tangled, and what is the reason?
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Care
Your body and mind are easily shaken, so don't overdo it; rest this month. Avoid climbing high or risky activities, and watch your footing.
花風雪月 愼勿登高 事有未決 憂苦何事 · On nights of blossom winds and snowy moonlight, don't climb to high places. Matters are undecided, so what is this worry?
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
Things you did out of goodwill may not come back as gratitude, leaving you hurt this month. Once you start resenting others, arguments grow bigger, so turn your mind elsewhere.
身運不吉 又何口舌 善功無德 尤人無奈 · Your bodily fortune isn't good, and on top of that, arguments arise; even doing good earns no credit, so blaming others won't help.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
There are things you want to do, but your strength won't keep up, which is frustrating this month. But today's lack is temporary, and a flow that lets you breathe comes later.
欲飛無翼 寶鼎折足 莫恨財窮 初因後泰 · You want to fly but have no wings, the treasured cauldron's leg is broken; but don't lament your lack of money, for it's hard at first and easy later.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
Plans you've thought hard about may feel like grasping at thin air this month. Rather than clinging to things you can't get hold of, take care of what's certain first.
雖有妙計 不中奈何 勞心經營 捕風捉影 · Even with clever schemes, they don't fit, so what to do? Plotting with care is like catching the wind and grasping at shadows.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
You may pour anger in the wrong place and damage relationships this month. Ask yourself whether the place the feeling came from is the same as where you're expressing it.
怒甲移乙 誠是意外 若近女子 不意之變 · Anger born of A is moved onto B, truly unexpected; draw close to a woman and an unforeseen upset follows.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Care
This is the month to be most careful all year. Don't brush off even small signals from your body, and look after your family elders' health too.
或有身厄 凡事愼之 若非橫厄 家有風波 · There may be trouble for your body, so be careful in all things; if not unexpected trouble, then storms in the household.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
This month feels like meeting sweet rain after a long thirst. Your household's circumstances gradually improve, and profit may come from foundational things like a house or land.
夏日枯草 逢雨之格 家運已回 利在田庄 · It's like dry grass on a summer day meeting rain; your household's luck has already returned, and profit lies in land and farms.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
Like a peach alone wearing spring light in the cold season, a small hope appears this month. Money comes in, but small worries may come with it.
窓前碧桃 獨帶春色 雖有財物 或有小憂 · The green peach before the window alone wears the light of spring; even with wealth, there may be small worries.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
This is the month that closes the year, so put your effort into wrapping up rather than new things.
勿爲妄動 安靜爲吉 財上有損 勿爲與受 · Don't move rashly; staying calm and quiet is auspicious; there's loss of wealth, so don't give or take.
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 1/4/1986 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 561 a good one?
Hexagram 561 is read as a year that calls for keeping low and holding steady. This is a year when sudden events can easily shake your dignity or your plans. Even with strength enough to uproot a mountain, you can't cross the river, so momentum alone won't do it.
Which months need care in hexagram 561?
In hexagram 561, the lower months are lunar months 4 and 9. 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.