TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 831
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 831
The sign of cultivating the Way on eight mountains, pure and clear from the start
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 831
- Upper · middle · lower
- 8 · 3 · 1
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 2, 3, 7, 9 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar months 10 and 11
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
- 八山修道 本是淨淸
Cultivating the Way as you wander eight mountains, your nature is pure and clear from the start. - 生來事業 莫恨故國
Living by doing the work you were born for, there's no reason to lament the hometown you left. - 風淸月白 春光留傳
The wind is clear and the moon white, and the light of spring lingers long and is passed on. - 家力扶身 營求乃遇
The strength of your household holds you up, so at last you meet what you strive to seek.
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 the way opens if you keep your heart clear. Do the work you were born for and don't pine for home. Spring light of clear wind and bright moon lingers long, and your family's strength supports you so you gain what you seek.
This is a year when the clearer you polish your heart, the more the way opens on its own. The first line, cultivating the Way in eight mountains, means the one who puts their inner self in order rather than wandering outside ends up gaining blessings. The words about doing the work you were born for and not longing for home urge you not to regret past positions or missed chances, but to pour your devotion into the work in your hands now. Spring light with clear wind and bright moon lingering long means good energy, once it arrives, doesn't easily fade, so the virtue you build in the first half carries into the second. As the last line says, your family and household become a sturdy support, so things that were hard alone come together when you're together. But at the tail end of autumn, in the tenth and eleventh lunar months, you may be shaken by people and money matters, so keep your honesty and hold your wallet tight. In spring, early autumn and the twelfth lunar month, money and family celebrations overlap and there's much to smile about. Hold on to one clear heart and the year will close cleanly.
A word from Master Tojeong
“This is a year when, if you clear your heart as one cultivating the Way in the mountains, what you seek comes of itself. Do not look back at the hometown you left; give your utmost where you stand now. The strength of your household will hold you up.”
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
You open the year's door with news of flowers this month. Like a peach blossom meeting its season, things you've put off bloom naturally.
東園紅桃 逢時花發 若非婚姻 生子之慶 · The red peach of the eastern garden meets its season and blooms; if not a wedding, there's the celebration of gaining a child.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Bright
The saying that specks of dust make a mountain fits exactly this month. Small daily efforts and small savings become a bigger lump than you'd think.
積小成大 百事可成 汨沒風塵 安享富貴 · Piling up small things into something great, everything comes together, and even amid the world's storms you enjoy wealth and honor in peace.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
Your energy loosens gently this month, like willow branches swaying in a spring breeze. Income may come in from unexpected places or you may receive help.
春堤楊柳 逢時依依 偶然得財 可期富名 · The willows on the spring bank meet their season and sway, so you happen upon wealth and can look forward to riches and a name.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Money comes in, but a corner of your heart may feel heavy this month. First look after the health and feelings of your children, younger people and family elders.
雖有財旺 膝下有憂 名山大川 預先度厄 · Wealth flourishes, but there's worry over your children, so lighten trouble in advance at famous mountains and great rivers.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
People gather at good news this month. But if you set out on long trips or start new ventures riding high, you may actually lose out.
名成利逢 賀客塡門 安靜則吉 出行不利 · Your name spreads and you meet profit so well-wishers fill your door, but staying still is auspicious and going out is unfavorable.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
Someone unexpected reaches out and things loosen up this month. The surnames in the verse are symbols, so cherish connections you've usually passed over lightly.
鄭金二姓 偶來助我 財爻逢旺 千金不難 · Two surnames, Jeong and Kim, happen to come and help me; financial luck flourishes so even big money isn't hard.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
You feel abundant this month, as if you'd stepped into a treasure valley. The rewards of your effort come into your hands and good people's help follows.
身入金谷 銅山峨峨 吉星助我 必有喜事 · You enter a golden valley where copper mountains rise high, and a lucky star helps so there may be happy events.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
For those with high aims, a good teacher or superior appears this month. Ask to learn and listen closely to advice, and you can rise a level.
飛龍在天 利見大人 淸心寡慾 自然身安 · The flying dragon is in the heavens, so meeting a great person is beneficial; clear your heart and curb greed and your body is naturally at ease.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
It's one of the most abundant months of the year. Your efforts return as money and family joy.
財星助我 必得大財 家道興旺 必生貴子 · The star of wealth helps me gain great wealth, and the household rises and can gain a precious child.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
This is a month to step back and protect yourself. Small lies or tricks may come right back to you, so be honest with people.
我若欺人 人亦欺我 身數不利 橫厄操心 · If I deceive others, others deceive me; my bodily fortune is unfavorable, so I must beware of unexpected trouble.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
Even when money comes in, it tends to leak out without staying in your hands this month. It's better to postpone impulsive spending, co-signing and big deals.
財數何如 得而反失 愼之女色 損財難免 · As for financial luck, you gain and then lose it again; if you're not careful with romance, loss is hard to avoid.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
You close the year warmly this month. Laughter fills your home and family bonds grow even closer.
家運大吉 和氣滿堂 時運逢吉 千金不難 · The household's fortune is greatly auspicious, so warmth fills the home, and meeting the time, even big money isn't hard.
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 5/3/1991 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 831 a good one?
Hexagram 831 is read as a good year. This is a year when the way opens if you keep your heart clear. Do the work you were born for and don't pine for home.
Which months need care in hexagram 831?
In hexagram 831, the lower months are lunar months 10 and 11. 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.