TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 713
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 713
The sign of wind and clouds gathering as a dragon coils and a tiger crouches
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 713
- Upper · middle · lower
- 7 · 1 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 5, 6, 9, 11 and 12
- 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
- 龍蟠虎踞 風雲際會
As if a dragon coils and a tiger crouches, wind and clouds gather right on time. - 千里長程 喜逢佳人
On a road a thousand li (a traditional unit of distance) long, you meet a welcome person. - 艇涉小灘 外虛內實
Crossing a shallow rapid in a small boat, it looks empty outside but is full within. - 財物隨身 所營如意
Wealth follows you, so what you plan easily goes as you wish.
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 great opportunities gather. On a road a thousand li long, you happily meet good people. Like crossing a shallow ford in a small boat, things may look flimsy on the surface but are solid inside, and wealth follows you, so your plans are likely to work out as you wish.
This is a year when big opportunities gather in one place. The dragon and tiger of the first line mean energy that hid its strength and waited for its time begins to move as it meets wind and clouds. As in the second line, you meet a welcome person on a long road, so precious help comes from unfamiliar places or long-unseen connections. The small boat of the third line symbolizes being modest outwardly but solid within. Even if you don't look splendid to others, strengthening your substance is enough. The fourth line says wealth follows you, so everything you do adds to your household. In the seventh and eighth lunar months there are times to be careful, as if treading on a tiger's tail, but the phoenix reveals its auspicious sign, if late. Celebrations continue as you move into autumn and winter, so don't lose your steadiness.
A word from Master Tojeong
“The dragon and tiger have met the wind and clouds, so the time has come. Do not be ashamed that your boat is small; if it is full within, it crosses the rapids with ease.”
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
Results spring up in proportion to your effort this month. Keep steadily at what you've started and it piles up like a mountain.
堀井生水 積土成山 貴人來助 發身有時 · Dig a well and water comes, pile up earth and make a mountain; a noble person helps, and there's a time for you to rise.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
Changing places or laying a new foundation comes up this month. You come and go busily, but there's fruit for it.
東園桃李 移植成林 若非得財 必有婚姻 · You transplant the peaches and plums of the eastern garden into a grove; if you don't gain wealth, there's a marriage.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Financial luck stretches and wakes up this month. You may be recognized or your income may grow.
若非功名 可得大財 財自天來 橫財可期 · If not fame and honor, then you gain great wealth; wealth comes from heaven and unexpected riches can be expected.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Life flows through your home this month. The family is harmonious and household affairs prosper.
芝蘭暢茂 螽斯振振 家運旺盛 厄運自退 · Fragrant herbs and orchids flourish and descendants thrive; the household's fortune is vigorous so ill luck withdraws of itself.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Things go smoothly this month. Money comes in and there are things to celebrate around you.
午未之月 百事如意 有財有慶 人誰不賀 · In the fifth and sixth lunar months everything goes as you wish; there's wealth and celebration, and everyone congratulates you.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Bright
Your home is warm and comfortable this month. There may be news of a new family member or the joy of money.
家庭和平 福祿自來 若非生子 必然得財 · The home is peaceful and blessings come of themselves; if you don't gain a child, you can gain wealth.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
It's hard at first but ends well this month. But money leaks easily, so keep a firm hold on your wallet and dealings.
先貧後富 始賤終貴 莫近金姓 損財難免 · Poor first and plentiful later, low at first and noble at the end; get close to a Kim surname and financial loss is hard to avoid.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
You need caution even while things go well this month. If you let your guard down, small mistakes can grow, so check again and again.
如履虎尾 安中防危 鳳凰呈瑞 晩時生光 · As if treading on a tiger's tail, guard against danger amid comfort, and the phoenix reveals its auspicious sign, shining late.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
Welcome things await this month. Someone who helps is beside you, so things go easily.
貴人相助 福祿非輕 四方之中 南方有吉 · Noble people help each other so your blessings are not light; of the four directions, good fortune lies to the south.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
If you look toward the bright side, chances come easily this month. Long trips like travel or business trips are beneficial.
向陽花木 易於爲春 遠行有吉 四方無害 · Flowering trees facing the sun easily greet the spring; there's good fortune on long roads and no harm in any direction.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
Celebrations arrive this month. Money piles up and your household grows solid.
子丑之月 必有慶事 堆金積玉 不羨金谷 · In the months of the winter solstice and the year's end there are celebrations; you heap up gold and jade and needn't envy even the Golden Valley Garden.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
Faithful to the basics, your household is plentiful this month. Steady daily life rather than great greed protects your blessings.
治本於農 衣食自足 春風三月 芳草可美 · With your roots in farming, food and clothing are plentiful; the fragrant grass of the third lunar month in the spring breeze is beautiful.
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 3/2/1984 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 713 a good one?
Hexagram 713 is read as a good year. This is a year when great opportunities gather. On a road a thousand li long, you happily meet good people.
Which months need care in hexagram 713?
Hexagram 713 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.