TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 733
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 733
The sign of a fish transforming into a dragon, its workings beyond measure
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 733
- Upper · middle · lower
- 7 · 3 · 3
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 10
- Months to take care
- lunar month 4
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
- 魚變化龍 造化不測
The fish transforms into a dragon, and its powers are beyond measure. - 老鼠失穴 不知何處
The old rat has lost its hole and doesn't know where to go. - 猛虎出林 其形不斂
The fierce tiger has left the forest yet does not hide its form. - 金鱗落井 顚敗非常
The golden fish falls into the well, and the fall is no ordinary one.
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 change comes. But there are also times when you wander, not knowing where to go, like an old rat that has lost its hole. Even if your momentum is strong like a tiger leaving the forest, don't show it off, and be careful not to take a big fall like a golden fish dropping into a well.
This is a year of big changes and clear ups and downs. As in the first line, astonishing chances may come, enough for a fish to become a dragon. But like the rat that lost its hole in the second line, unease comes too, as if you've left a familiar place and lost your way. The tiger of the third line has great momentum but doesn't hide itself, so it easily becomes a target. It means the better things go, the less you should show off and the lower you should keep yourself. The golden fish falling into the well in the fourth line warns against a big mistake. Fortunately there's a lot of auspicious energy month to month, with celebrations and achievements in the first, third, fifth through seventh, and tenth lunar months. In the fourth and eleventh lunar months beware of quarrels and losses from missed timing. Ride the waves of change humbly and you can become a dragon without falling.
A word from Master Tojeong
“This is a year when the fish becomes a dragon, so hold great ambitions. Yet when the tiger leaves the forest and shows itself, it is struck by arrows. The higher you climb, the more you should watch your footing.”
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
Things go smoothly this month. Welcome news arrives from the first lunar month of the new year.
靑龍得珠 必有慶事 小往大來 自由榮光 · The blue dragon obtains its pearl so there's a celebration; the small goes and the great comes, so glory may come of itself.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
It's a fine month if you hold steady calmly. Work with the mindset of climbing one step at a time.
自卑登高 積小成大 花落結實 必有弄璋 · Rising from low to high, you pile up small things into great achievement; the flowers fall and bear fruit, with the joy of gaining a son.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
Things go smoothly this month. Your name may become known or you may be recognized.
意外成功 家道興旺 一呼百諾 名振四海 · You succeed unexpectedly and the household rises; call once and a hundred answer, and your name resounds across the four seas.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Care
This is a month to step back and hold steady. Hold back your words so you don't get caught up in arguments and disputes.
物極則變 始賤終貴 勿爲爭訟 口舌不利 · Things change when they reach their end, so though low at first you're noble at last; but don't quarrel. Gossip brings no benefit.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Welcome things await this month. Like rain falling right on time, what you need is filled.
東園碧桃 喜逢花春 好雨知時 五穀豐登 · The green peach in the eastern garden welcomes the blossoming spring, and good rain knows its season so the five grains ripen richly.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Bright
Your energy is bright this month. Keep your dignity and walk the right path, and what you hoped for comes true.
鳳飛千仞 飢不啄粟 家人和睦 所望成就 · The phoenix flies a thousand fathoms and even hungry won't peck at millet; the household is harmonious and you achieve what you hoped for.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
Your energy is bright this month. Someone who helps appears and things go well.
天神助我 壽福綿綿 富貴不歸 錦衣夜行 · The spirits of heaven help me so long life and blessings continue, but being rich and noble and not going home is like walking at night in silk clothes.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Things flow smoothly this month. Something moves your heart and you make a new resolution.
鷄鳴山下 感動楚心 井魚出海 意氣洋洋 · A rooster crows beneath the mountain, stirring the hearts of the men of Chu, and the fish of the well heads out to sea, brimming with vigor.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Things flow smoothly this month. There may be good news about exams or your children.
若非科甲 膝下有榮 公門有緣 誠心求之 · If you don't pass the examinations, there's glory for your descendants; you have a connection with officialdom, so seek it with devotion.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
Your energy is bright this month. Your name may become known or you may be recognized.
人有提拔 官祿可望 立身揚名 事事如意 · Someone pulls you up so you can hope for office and rewards; you establish yourself and win a name, so everything easily goes as you wish.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. Money leaks easily, so keep a firm hold on your wallet and dealings.
水陸經營 手弄千金 若如失時 反爲有損 · Doing business on water and land you hold a thousand in gold, but if you miss the timing, there's loss instead.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. Long efforts may be rewarded in a moment.
錦袍玉帶 趨拜金闕 十年勸告 一日之榮 · In a silk robe with a jade belt you go to bow at the golden palace; ten years of effort become a single day's glory.
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 5/6/1984 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 733 a good one?
Hexagram 733 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a year when great change comes. But there are also times when you wander, not knowing where to go, like an old rat that has lost its hole.
Which months need care in hexagram 733?
In hexagram 733, the lower months are lunar month 4. 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.