TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 613
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 613
The sign of breaking off a branch of the red cassia tree upon meeting a destined person
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 613
- Upper · middle · lower
- 6 · 1 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 2, 3, 8, 10 and 11
- Months to take care
- None
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
- 若有緣人 丹桂可折
If you meet someone you are fated to know, you can break off a branch of the red cassia (an old image for passing the state exams). - 片時春夢 行盡江南
In a brief spring dream, you travel all across the land of Jiangnan. - 逢時晩也 不覺其情
Though the time came late, the affection runs so deep you don't feel the lateness. - 千古英雄 浪遊風光
Like a hero of the ages, you roam freely through beautiful scenery.
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 meeting good people and gaining great honor. Your joy is great, as if you'd toured all the lands south of the river in a single spring dream. Even if your moment comes late, things work out so naturally that you hardly notice, and you enjoy refined pleasures like the heroes of old.
This is a bright year of meeting good people and winning great honor. The first line, breaking off a red cassia branch when you meet a fated person, means that with the help of a precious connection, you'll achieve high success in exams or work. Touring all of Jiangnan in a brief spring dream paints the joy of enjoying much and experiencing a wide world even in a short time. The line about meeting your time late yet not feeling the lateness means that even if the wait was long, once the time comes things work out so naturally that there's no regret. The last line, a hero of the ages roaming through scenery, means a generous heart that holds great ambitions while also enjoying life's pleasures. The first through third, eighth, tenth and eleventh lunar months are especially bright, with your name becoming known and money and celebrations continuing. But in the sixth lunar month, even with money, there's harm to your body, and in the ninth lunar month your mind scatters and fears multiply, so look after body and mind just then. It's a year when what you've built in virtue comes back to you, so share the blessings again and that honor will shine long.
A word from Master Tojeong
“A branch of the cassia tree is not reached by one hand alone; stretch out your hand together with a good companion. A hero is one who knows how to enjoy the scenery even after victory, so do not lose your ease either.”
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 7Bright
From the first lunar month of the new year, things go smoothly this bright month. The virtue and effort you've built up return as reputation and money.
否往泰來 名傳四方 積德之故 財産興旺 · Obstruction leaves and prosperity arrives, so your name spreads in all directions; because you've built up virtue, your fortunes rise.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Bright
This is a bright month of unexpected success with a benefactor's help. You may be recognized at work, or there may be happy news for your children.
貴人來助 意外成功 若非官祿 膝下有慶 · A noble person comes to help, so you succeed unexpectedly; if not in office, then there's a celebration for your children.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
Small kindnesses come back big this month. Like sweet rain, help and chances arrive at just the right time.
甘雨時降 百年茂盛 小往大來 自有榮光 · Sweet rain falls in season and all flourishes for a hundred years; little goes and much comes, so honor comes of itself.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
A big opportunity comes this month, but hardship may come with it at first. Even if the start is hard, you'll find comfort in the end, so don't give up.
乘龍上天 雲行雨施 初雖困苦 終見安樂 · Riding a dragon you rise to heaven, the clouds part and rain falls; though poor at first, in the end you see comfort.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
You can achieve several results with a single effort this month. Work you prepared with focus returns as a bigger harvest than you expected.
獵彼南山 一發五中 財如丘山 此外何望 · Hunting on that southern mountain, you hit five with a single shot; wealth is like hills and mountains, so what more could you wish for?
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
Money follows, but your body tires easily this month. The more work you have, the more you must make time to rest.
山深四月 綠陰繁盛 雖有財祿 身上有害 · In the deep mountains of the fourth lunar month the green shade is thick; even with wealth and rewards, there is harm to your body.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
Results may diverge greatly depending on your choices this month. Don't rush important decisions; carefully weigh the gains and losses.
取捨不審 利害懸殊 東南兩方 貴人來助 · If you don't weigh what to take and what to drop, profit and harm differ greatly; from the two directions of the southeast, noble people come to help.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
This is a bright month when your name becomes widely known and you receive great recognition. You can expect good results in things like exams, promotions or presentations.
意外成功 名振四海 若非官祿 膝下之慶 · You succeed unexpectedly and your name resounds across the four seas; if not in office, then there's a celebration for your children.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Your financial luck is good this month, but your mind grows anxious easily. When worries multiply, rest well and soothe your heart.
心神退散 常多恐怕 財星隨身 横財之數 · Your mind scatters and you're always full of fear, but the star of wealth follows you, a fortune of unexpected wealth.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
This is a bright month when both your health and your finances are ample and everything goes as you wish.
身財俱旺 事事如意 每事如意 利在其中 · Body and wealth both flourish so everything goes as you wish; profit lies within.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
This is a bright month when your family becomes of one heart and receives great blessings. Happy things overlap at home and harmonious energy fills it.
家人同心 必受天福 家庭和平 喜事重重 · The family becomes of one heart and receives heaven's blessings; the home is harmonious and happy events come layer upon layer.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
Small acts of devotion turn into a big harvest as you close the year this month. Like a dragon obtaining its wish-granting pearl, you can get what you need.
以小易大 豈非生光 龍得明珠 造化無雙 · Trading something small for something great, how could it not shine? The dragon obtains the bright pearl, and its powers are beyond compare.
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 3/2/1985 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 613 a good one?
Hexagram 613 is read as a good year. This is a year of meeting good people and gaining great honor. Your joy is great, as if you'd toured all the lands south of the river in a single spring dream.
Which months need care in hexagram 613?
Hexagram 613 has no month specially marked for caution, but the short monthly notes are still worth reading.
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.