TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 711
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 711
The sign of suddenly noticing a flower in bloom on an ordinary spring day
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 711
- Upper · middle · lower
- 7 · 1 · 1
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar month 10
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
- 尋常春日 却見開花
On a spring day like any other, you suddenly lift your head and the flowers are in bloom. - 高山老翁 圍棋消日
An old man of the high mountains plays baduk (Korean Go) and passes the day at leisure. - 順風加帆 鼓乃一聲
With a gentle wind you add more sail, and at a single drumbeat the boat surges forward. - 月下鳴琴 閒士高亭
Under the moonlight the geomungo (a Korean zither) sounds, and an idle scholar sits in a lofty pavilion.
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 joy blooms on days that seemed nothing special. You spend leisurely hours over baduk like the old man in the high mountains, and you go far with a single drumbeat, sails set to a fair wind. It's a year of quiet elegance, like a scholar playing the zither beneath the moon.
This is a year when joyful things quietly blossom among days that seemed nothing special. Like the spring flowers of the first line, you'll often meet moments when good news is already before your eyes without your having to look for it. The old man in the mountains in the second line means an unhurried heart. The more ease you have, as if entrusting your day to a game of baduk, the better things actually go. The fair wind and drumbeat of the third line are momentum that has met its time. If you have work prepared, don't hesitate; raise your sails when the signal comes. The geomungo under the moon in the fourth line is elegance and grace. Calmly enjoying your achievements without getting carried away earns people's respect. Only around the tenth lunar month there are disputes caused by words, so if you keep your mouth heavy just then, the year will be evenly bright.
A word from Master Tojeong
“One who sees flowers on an ordinary day is one whose heart is still. When the wind blows, raise your sail, yet beneath the moon, rest as one who plays the geomungo. Then the whole year will be spring.”
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
Something you've long waited for is relieved like sweet rain this month. Blocked money paths open and unexpected income may arrive.
旱時草木 喜逢甘雨 財物興旺 膝下有榮 · The grass and trees of dry days welcome the sweet rain, so wealth rises and there's glory for your descendants.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
You hoped for something small, but something bigger may come back to you this month. But if greed overflows, things may scatter, so make your goal clear.
求兎得鹿 所求可濫 經營之事 必是成功 · Seeking a rabbit you gain a deer, so you get more than you hoped, and your plans easily come about.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
You'll stand in a prominent position among many this month. You can move people with skill rather than loud words.
天馬出群 以寡服衆 利在何物 必有田庄 · The heavenly horse stands out from the herd and leads many with little strength; benefit lies in land and home.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Both your body and household are solid this month. Even if a small difficulty comes, it will soon pass, so don't fret.
財旺身旺 一家和平 吉運將到 雖困勿憂 · Wealth and body are both vigorous and the whole household is at peace; good fortune approaches, so don't worry even if things are briefly hard.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Someone who helps you appears and things become much easier this month. Rather than staying home, go out and meet people and chances will arise.
貴人來助 必有喜事 利在出入 必有橫財 · A noble person comes to help so there's happy news, and there's benefit in coming and going, so unexpected wealth comes in.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Bright
Your efforts bear fruit this month. Your name may become known or you may be recognized.
花落結實 子孫榮貴 位高權重 名振四海 · The flowers fall and bear fruit, so your descendants become noble; your position rises and your name resounds in all directions.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
Whatever you do, the flow is gentle this month. Couples in particular grow tender and laughter increases at home.
運數亨通 事事如意 夫婦和順 喜滿家庭 · Fortune flows freely so everything goes as you wish; husband and wife are harmonious and joy fills the home.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Your heart is calm and you meet good people this month. But money leaks easily, so keep a firm hold on your wallet and dealings.
心神安樂 貴人相對 損財有數 莫信親友 · Your heart is at ease and you meet noble people, but you may lose money, so don't trust even close friends too much.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
The time you've waited for arrives this month. Financial luck is good and helpful people are beside you.
時來運到 萬事如意 若非生財 喜逢佳人 · The time comes and fortune arrives, so everything goes as you wish; if wealth doesn't come, you meet a welcome connection.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
This is a month to quietly withdraw and look after yourself. A single word easily spreads into a dispute, so keep your mouth heavy.
身入名山 眼前別世 莫近水姓 口舌可畏 · Entering a famous mountain, a different world lies before your eyes; don't get close to a Water (水) surname, and fear gossip.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
You haven't reached the big waters yet, but new shoots sprout this month. Your household rises step by step and your heart is at ease.
龍居淺水 萬物始生 家道興旺 安過太平 · Though the dragon stays in shallow water, all things at last begin to grow, so your household rises and lives in peace.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
You close the year joyfully this month. Money comes in as much as you worked for, and your body and mind are relaxed.
六月炎天 喜逢甘雨 得財萬千 一身安閑 · Meeting sweet rain in the sixth lunar month's scorching sun, you gain great wealth and your body is at ease and at leisure.
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 3/1/1984 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 711 a good one?
Hexagram 711 is read as a good year. This is a year when joy blooms on days that seemed nothing special. You spend leisurely hours over baduk like the old man in the high mountains, and you go far with a single drumbeat, sails set to a fair wind.
Which months need care in hexagram 711?
In hexagram 711, the lower months are lunar month 10. 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.