TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 833
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 833
The sign that the flavor found in stillness is the most extraordinary
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 833
- Upper · middle · lower
- 8 · 3 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 2, 7, 8 and 11
- Months to take care
- lunar months 9 and 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
- 靜中滋味 最不尋常
The taste that dwells within stillness is the most extraordinary of all. - 北岳南山 殘花逢春
The remaining flowers of Bugak and Namsan meet spring once more. - 丈夫功名 早年靑雲
A man's fame and honor is to rise above the blue clouds at an early age. - 若非功名 必生貴子
If you do not win fame and honor, you can gain a precious child.
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 quieter you live, the deeper your blessings grow. Even if late, you'll bloom, like the last flowers on the northern and southern mountains meeting spring. You may win fame in your youth; if not, you'll be blessed with a precious child.
This is a year when the more quietly you live, the deeper your blessings grow. The first line, the extraordinary taste within stillness, means you discover true joy and opportunity in calm daily life rather than noisy gatherings. The remaining flowers of Bugak and Namsan meeting spring tells you that even what you thought was too late can bloom again. As in the line about rising above the blue clouds at an early age, young people have chances to make a name, and those with experience also meet occasions to realize their aims. The last line, gaining a precious child if not fame, means a family celebration or a precious harvest. In the second, seventh, eighth and eleventh lunar months money and help overlap and there are many happy events. But in the ninth and tenth lunar months your home is uneasy and you may lose out through others' words, so hold back your words and don't trust easily. Make stillness your companion and the year will glow softly.
A word from Master Tojeong
“One who knows the taste within stillness holds great blessings. Even late flowers meet spring, so do not be impatient. Trust the voice of your own heart over others' sweet words.”
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
For the start of the new year, calmly holding your place is a blessing. If you start things beyond your means out of excitement, losses may follow.
守分安居 身上無憂 分外行事 反招其損 · Keep to your place and live at ease and your body has no worries, but doing what's beyond your lot invites loss instead.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Bright
The second lunar month is a month when welcome things await. Someone who helps appears, and you may be recognized at work or gain a good position.
貴人相助 福祿非輕 若非官祿 必生貴子 · Noble people help each other so your blessings are not light; if not office, you can gain a precious child.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Gold comes out of the ground you've steadily dug this month. Rewards for your efforts come in little by little.
掘地得金 終得大利 東南之財 不勞而得 · Digging the earth you gain gold, so at last you see great profit; wealth from the southeast comes without striving.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
There's the joy of something you've sought unexpectedly appearing before you this month. But it's a time when the future is hard to guarantee, so be faithful to today rather than to distant plans.
雲中尋芳 却見開花 蜉蝣人生 朝不慮夕 · Seeking flowers in the clouds you suddenly see one in bloom, but life is like a mayfly's, and in the morning you can't foresee the evening.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
A single word easily becomes a quarrel, so step back first. Do just that and happy things come to your home, filling it with laughter.
勿爲爭論 口舌可侵 吉慶到門 和氣滿堂 · Don't quarrel; arguments may come, but an auspicious celebration arrives at your door and warmth fills the home.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
This is a month to beware of people with hidden motives behind sweet words. The surname in the verse is a symbol, so beware of people whose words and actions differ rather than of any surname.
金姓莫近 口蜜腹劍 賣買有害 必有水産 · Don't get close to Kim; honey in the mouth and a knife in the belly. There's harm in buying and selling, and gain at the waterside.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
It's a welcome month when timing and fortune come together. The fruits of your efforts return as money and postponed work goes smoothly.
財物隨我 必得大財 時來運到 萬事如意 · Wealth follows me so I gain great wealth; the time comes and fortune arrives, so everything easily goes as you wish.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
It's an abundant month when the storehouse fills. But something may come up that makes you worry about your spouse's or a close person's health and feelings.
飢者逢豐 食祿陳陳 財物豐滿 或有妻憂 · The hungry meet a bumper harvest so the blessing of food overflows and wealth is abundant, but there may be worry for your wife.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Care
This is a month to take it easy rather than push yourself. If your heart feels stifled at home, going out for fresh air helps.
居家不安 出他有吉 若非損財 橫厄可畏 · Staying home is uneasy and going out is auspicious; if not financial loss, unexpected trouble is to be feared.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
Something to attend to may come up involving paperwork or official matters, but handled well, trouble actually disappears. But if you entrust money or work on others' words alone, you may lose out.
名掛公門 災害消亡 莫信人言 必有損害 · Your name is posted at the government office, yet calamity vanishes; don't trust others' words, there may be loss.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
You overflow with vitality this month, like a dragon that has found water. With a benefactor's help, long-prepared work comes together right on time.
靑龍得水 必有慶事 貴人相助 應時成功 · The blue dragon finds water so there's a celebration; noble people help each other, so you easily succeed at the right time.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
The start is a bit wearying, but this month ends in peace. There may be needless envy or gossip around you, but don't take it to heart.
初雖困苦 終見太平 鄭金兩姓 空然猜我 · Though it's hard at first, at last you see peace; the two surnames Jeong and Kim envy me for no reason.
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 5/6/1991 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 833 a good one?
Hexagram 833 is read as a good year. This is a year when the quieter you live, the deeper your blessings grow. Even if late, you'll bloom, like the last flowers on the northern and southern mountains meeting spring.
Which months need care in hexagram 833?
In hexagram 833, the lower months are lunar months 9 and 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.