TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 651
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 651
The sign of a caged bird being set free and flying into the sky
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 651
- Upper · middle · lower
- 6 · 5 · 1
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
- 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
- 籠中困鳥 放出飛天
The bird that wearied in its cage is set free and soars into the sky. - 柳營春色 一揮金陵
Spring light fills the willow-lined camp, and with one sweep of the hand you take Jinling. - 富春山下 鼓腹老人
Beneath Mount Fuchun there is an old man patting his belly and singing of peace. - 花山十里 必有休慶
A flower garden stretching ten li, so there may be a joyful celebration.
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 breaking free from what tied you down. Your momentum revives like spring light over the willow camp. You're as content as the old man drumming on his belly beneath Mount Fuchun, and celebrations continue like ten li of flowering hills.
This is a year of being freed from what has long bound you and spreading your wings. As in the first line, a caged bird flying into the sky, a flow arrives that releases you from a stifling environment, work you were tied to, or burdens on your heart. Spring light in the willow camp and taking Jinling with one sweep means prepared strength meets its time and produces results in one stroke. If there's something you've been hesitating over, it's worth boldly carrying it out this year. The old man patting his belly beneath Mount Fuchun is the image of setting down greed and enjoying abundance. A heart that knows simple contentment even amid great success keeps your blessings long. As the last line says, a celebration in a ten-li flower garden, happy news continues both at home and at work. Auspicious months line up especially from the third to the tenth lunar month, so make good use of this period. Just watch for danger even amid comfort at the start of the year and beware of temptation in the second lunar month, and the year will shine evenly.
A word from Master Tojeong
“The cage door is open, so spread your wings, yet do not try only to fly too high. Blessings stay with one who knows abundance, like the old man patting his belly. A ten-li road of flowers lies before you.”
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
You start with good energy, but carelessness is forbidden this month. The better things go, the more you should double-check documents and commitments.
如履虎尾 安中防危 若非官祿 必有得財 · It's as if treading on a tiger's tail, so you must guard against danger even amid comfort. If not office and rewards, you can gain wealth.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
It's tough at first, but helping hands arrive and things grow easier this month. Don't carry hard things alone; ask someone trustworthy for help.
貴人助我 先困後泰 若近女色 身上有害 · A noble person helps you, so it's hard first and easy later. Draw close to romantic temptation and there's harm to your body.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
Your energy blooms fully this month. You may earn recognition in your work and your income may grow.
身數泰平 人人仰視 虛中有實 手弄千金 · Your personal fortune is peaceful and people look up to you. There's substance within seeming emptiness, so you roll a thousand in gold in your hand.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Home is comfortable and household finances are steady this month. Making plans together with your spouse makes things much easier.
夫婦和合 一室和氣 財數無欠 少有口舌 · Husband and wife are in harmony, so a warm, peaceful air fills the home. Financial luck is flawless too, but there's a little gossip.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Happy news arrives this month. Celebrations may overlap, like a new family member, a fresh start, or the fulfillment of a long-held wish.
鳳凰生雛 麟趾呈祥 所望如意 萬事順成 · The phoenix gives birth and the unicorn's footprints reveal an auspicious sign. What you wish goes as you intend and everything goes smoothly.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Bright
Blessings return as much as you give this month. If you don't lose ease of heart even in busy daily life, each day becomes abundant.
遊戲仁德 日益有福 泊沒風塵 安亨富貴 · Living joyfully with kind virtue, blessings grow day by day. Even living buried in the world's dust, you enjoy wealth and honor in peace.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
Ample, peaceful energy fills this month. Things you never expected go well and the whole household rejoices.
牛眠靑草 食祿千鍾 意外成功 喜滿家庭 · The ox lies resting in the green pasture with a thousand bushels of provisions. You succeed unexpectedly and joy fills the house.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
Your household flourishes and money is plentiful this month. Like a tiger with a sturdy rock at its back, your foundation is firm, so unfold your work with confidence.
人口增進 金玉滿堂 猛虎負岩 光明通泰 · The family grows and gold and jade fill the house. A fierce tiger with its back to the rock: bright energy flows greatly.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
This is one of the brightest months of the year. Postponed worries are resolved and what you hoped for comes true.
身數大吉 百事如意 所望如意 憂散喜生 · Your personal fortune is greatly auspicious, so things easily go as you wish. What you hoped for comes true, worries scatter and joy arises.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
The time has ripened and flowers bloom of their own accord this month. What you've built through everyday kindness comes back as reward.
庭前梅花 逢時花發 吉人天助 不勞而得 · The plum blossom before the courtyard meets its season and blooms. Heaven helps the kind, so you gain without striving.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
This month passes peacefully, like calm water. There may be unexpected income or good things related to your position.
玉淑無風 鴛鴦浮沈 若非橫財 官祿隨身 · On jade-like water with no wind, mandarin ducks bob up and dive down. If not a windfall, then office and rewards follow you.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
You close the year richly this month. Money comes in plentifully and the mood at home is harmonious.
鼓鍾于宮 琴瑟淸香 財運旺盛 大財入門 · Bells ring in the palace and a clear fragrance spreads with the sounds of geomungo and pipa. Financial luck flourishes, so great wealth comes through your door.
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 2/1/1985 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 651 a good one?
Hexagram 651 is read as a good year. This is a year of breaking free from what tied you down. Your momentum revives like spring light over the willow camp.
Which months need care in hexagram 651?
Hexagram 651 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.