TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 631
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 631
The sign of hawthorn blossoms blooming and falling, waiting again for next spring
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 631
- Upper · middle · lower
- 6 · 3 · 1
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 7, 8 and 11
- Months to take care
- lunar months 2, 3, 5, 6 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
- 棣花開落 更待明春
The hawthorn blossoms bloom and fall, as if waiting again for next year's spring. - 鳳凰山下 其跡可推
Seeing the footprints left beneath Phoenix Mountain, you can guess the road to walk. - 南原芳草 白馬長嘶
On the fragrant grass of the southern field, a white horse neighs long. - 一雙靑鳥 含情故巢
A pair of bluebirds, full of affection, returns to the old nest.
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 for preparing for what comes next rather than for now. It's good to learn the path of those who went before, like following footprints beneath Phoenix Mountain. A white horse neighs long in the grassy southern fields, and there's a happy reunion, like a pair of bluebirds returning to their old nest.
This is a year when the flowers bloom once and fall, and you wait for the next spring. Your heart will be at ease if you see this as a time to choose seeds and prepare the soil for the next season rather than reaping a big harvest right now. The line about footprints left beneath Phoenix Mountain means that if you follow the experience of those who walked this road before you, you won't get lost. Look for the way in seniors, teachers or old records, and you'll make fewer mistakes. The white horse neighing long in the southern field represents news from afar and a heart that wants to move. But that neigh isn't a signal to gallop off right away, so it's better to watch the timing and get ready. Like a pair of bluebirds returning to their old nest, you may reconnect with someone you'd lost touch with, or return to a former place and regain old affection. In the first half there's much to be careful of, with financial losses and gossip mixed in, but from the seventh lunar month you can breathe as if meeting sweet rain, so don't rush; go step by step.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Do not grieve that the flowers fall; the next spring begins where they fall. Follow respectfully in the footsteps of those before you and build your strength. When the time comes, the white horse will open the road of its own accord.”
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
Just as the hidden bottom shows when water recedes, problems you've put off start to become visible. It's nothing to be alarmed about; in fact it's a chance to learn what needs fixing.
水落石出 魚龍潛跡 此月之數 凶多吉少 · The water recedes so the stones are exposed, and fish and dragons hide their traces. It's a fortune with a little more ill and less good.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
You can't see well ahead this month, so your judgment may cloud easily. Read contracts and documents carefully, and if you're unsure, hold off on signing.
雲霧滿空 不見日月 若非官災 必然損財 · Clouds and mist cover the sky so the sun and moon can't be seen. If there's no fuss over government matters, it's a month when money leaks.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Care
If you sway this way and that, even small things easily get tangled this month. Decide on the single most important thing now and gather your strength there.
中無所主 事多掣碍 莫近女色 不利於身 · With no center in your heart, every matter catches and stalls. Draw close to romantic temptation and it won't benefit your body.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Something that looks as good as flowers in full bloom comes along this month. Enjoy the splendor, but take a step back and examine words that offer conditions that are too good.
後園碧桃 開花滿發 勿聽甘言 事無眞實 · The green peach blossoms in the back garden are in full bloom. But don't listen to sweet words; there's no truth in that business.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
If your heart leans toward small gains before your eyes, you can easily miss what's truly big this month. Set your heart on protecting what you have now.
小貪大失 虛慾愼之 若非親憂 厄在子孫 · Coveting the small, you lose the great, so refrain from empty greed. If not worry over parents, there's trouble for your descendants.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This month is a time to strengthen things inside rather than outside.
出行不利 在家則吉 財星逢空 虛往虛來 · Going out brings no benefit and staying home is auspicious. The star of wealth is empty, so you only come and go in vain.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
This month you can finally breathe after a long wait. Blocked matters loosen and the help you need arrives right on time.
七年大旱 喜逢甘雨 渴者得水 飢者得食 · After seven years of great drought, you meet a welcome sweet rain. The thirsty get water and the hungry get food.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
Your family becomes of one heart and household matters go smoothly this month. Time spent eating and talking together grows your blessings further.
家人和合 一家和氣 利在西南 待時而取 · The household is in harmony, so warm energy fills the whole home. Profit lies to the southwest, so wait for the right time to take it.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Care
Your heart is easily swayed by money that isn't yours or stories of easy money this month. Such paths easily lead to loss, so draw a line from the start.
勿貪外財 損財難免 莫近火姓 不然口舌 · Don't covet outside wealth; financial loss is hard to avoid. Get close to someone of a Fire (火) surname (one of the five elements) and gossip follows.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
The steadiness of climbing one step at a time shines this month. Rather than hoping for big results, let little daily efforts pile up and they'll return as pride by year's end.
自卑登高 積小成大 歲月如流 虛送光陰 · You climb from low to high and pile up small things into something great. But time easily slips away in vain, as the years flow by.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
Like flowers blooming in a moist rain, your labors bear fruit this month. Welcome things like unexpected income or a bonus may happen.
穀雨靡靡 春花正開 偶然得財 家道漸泰 · Around Gogu (Grain Rain, a spring solar term), a fine rain drizzles and spring flowers are just blooming. You happen upon wealth and your household grows steadily more comfortable.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
It starts with year-end gatherings and happy events, but in your excitement spending can swell and fatigue can build up this month. Enjoy the good atmosphere but wrap things up firmly.
東園餞春 蜂蝶彷徨 喜憂相半 先吉後凶 · Seeing off spring in the eastern garden, the bees and butterflies wander, lost. Joy and worry are half and half; first comes good, then something to watch out for.
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 5/3/1985 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 631 a good one?
Hexagram 631 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a year for preparing for what comes next rather than for now. It's good to learn the path of those who went before, like following footprints beneath Phoenix Mountain.
Which months need care in hexagram 631?
In hexagram 631, the lower months are lunar months 2, 3, 5, 6 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.