TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 712
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 712
The sign of a silver fish with its markings but golden horns not yet grown
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 712
- Upper · middle · lower
- 7 · 1 · 2
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 10 and 11
- Months to take care
- lunar months 5, 6, 7 and 12
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
- 銀魚有點 金角未成
The silver fish has its spots, but its golden horns have not yet fully grown. - 雪裡求筍 出天之孝
Seeking bamboo shoots in the snow is filial devotion born of heaven. - 天授策馬 獅坐空堂
Heaven hands you a whip to drive the horse, and a lion sits in an empty house. - 張弓落月 終成大功
Drawing the bow, you bring down the moon and at last achieve great merit.
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 that isn't complete yet but holds great potential. Your devotion moves heaven, like the devoted son who found bamboo shoots in the snow. Someone comes along to give you strength, like a whip urging on a horse, and in the end you achieve great merit, as if drawing a bow and bringing down the moon.
This is a year that isn't complete yet but holds great potential. The silver fish of the first line already has its foundation but its golden horns aren't fully grown, so don't rush; take time to refine yourself. The bamboo shoots in the snow of the second line are utmost devotion. Even when others say it can't be done, if you quietly give your whole heart, heaven opens the way. The third line shows heaven handing you a whip and lending you strength, but like a lion sitting in an empty house, there's also a time of waiting. The bow and moon of the fourth line are the great merit you achieve in the end. In the first half, things may get tangled through greed and there may be losses caused by people. But in autumn and early winter the help of the spirits settles in and things go as you wish. At year's end, as long as you watch your words, you can close the year with good fruit.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Do not be disheartened that your horns are not yet grown. With the devotion that seeks bamboo shoots in the snow, even heaven is moved. It is the one who draws the bow to the full who brings down the moon.”
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
Things move slowly this month, as if spring hasn't come yet. It's better to postpone long trips or moves.
春光不到 草木不生 勿爲出行 東方不利 · The spring light hasn't arrived so grass and trees don't sprout; don't set out on the road, and avoid the east.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
If you scheme too hard to do well, things actually go awry this month. An honest, simple approach is the fastest.
慾巧反拙 事不如意 雖有難事 事有成就 · Trying to be clever you turn clumsy and things don't go as you wish, but even amid difficulty there's something achieved.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
There's a lot of busy coming and going this month. Changing places or your environment can help.
基地發動 移徙吉利 東人之害 西人之利 · Your base shifts so moving is beneficial; people of the east are harmful and people of the west are beneficial.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Even if something unfair happens, there's no need to argue it this month. In time, the truth reveals itself.
雖有失錯 曲直自在 千耶萬耶 忍之爲德 · Even if there are faults, right and wrong reveal themselves; enduring a thousand or ten thousand times is virtue.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
There's much to be careful about this month. If you covet others' shares or chase profit by force, the trouble comes back to you.
害人取利 反受其害 時尙未可 勿生虛慾 · If you take profit by harming others you'll be harmed instead; it isn't yet the time, so don't indulge empty greed.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
Don't push yourself; take it easy this month. There may be people whose energy doesn't match yours, so be careful about forming new ties.
木姓不利 近則有害 水姓則吉 土姓不利 · A Wood (木) surname is unfavorable and getting close brings harm; a Water (水) surname is auspicious and an Earth (土) surname is unfavorable.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
Earnings don't come as expected this month. Avoid big deals or investments and focus on protecting what you have.
財運逢空 取利不利 吉星入命 憂散喜生 · Financial luck is empty so profit is hard to gain, but a lucky star enters, so worries scatter and joy arises.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
You must find courage to gain something this month. Carefully take a step into something you've been hesitating over.
不入虎穴 焉得虎子 若非橫財 必有新婚 · If you don't enter the tiger's den you can't catch its cub; if not unexpected wealth, there's a new marriage.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
A slight chill runs through the home this month. Don't pile up hurt feelings; gently bring them out.
家人不和 心神不平 莫聽甘言 有害無益 · The household isn't harmonious so your heart isn't at ease; don't listen to sweet words. There's only harm and no benefit.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
Your energy opens brightly this month. The devotion you've built is rewarded and things go smoothly.
神明所佑 百事如意 明月紗窓 閑居自樂 · The spirits help so everything goes as you wish; at a silk-curtained window under the bright moon you enjoy yourself at leisure.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
Matters that were blocked loosen in official settings this month. There may be good news related to work, exams or qualifications.
諸事無謀 有志未就 官星帶吉 榮華重重 · With no plan in many matters you didn't achieve your aims, but your official fortune carries good luck, so honors come layer upon layer.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Care
It's the year's end with many gatherings, but you need to watch your words this month. Something said as a joke can cause misunderstanding.
座中談笑 可愼桑龜 莫近是非 口舌爭訟 · When chatting in company, hold back your words and don't go near disputes. There will be gossip and quarrels.
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 3/5/1984 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 712 a good one?
Hexagram 712 is read as a good year. This is a year that isn't complete yet but holds great potential. Your devotion moves heaven, like the devoted son who found bamboo shoots in the snow.
Which months need care in hexagram 712?
In hexagram 712, the lower months are lunar months 5, 6, 7 and 12. 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.