TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 862
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 862
The sign of a single cannon blast startling birds and beasts alike
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 862
- Upper · middle · lower
- 8 · 6 · 2
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 8 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar months 3, 5, 6, 7, 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
- 一聲砲放 禽獸同驚
At the sound of a single cannon shot, birds and beasts are startled together. - 負薪入火 結開何害
It's like carrying firewood into a fire; there's fear you'll come to harm trying to untie what's knotted. - 身依北斗 老笑丰姿
Entrusting yourself to the Big Dipper, even in old age you laugh with a fine bearing. - 馬躍芳草 聲振四海
A horse romps in the fragrant pasture, and its sound resounds across the world.
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 sudden events stir up a commotion around you. Avoid dangerous things, like walking into a fire carrying firewood. Keep to right standards, as if relying on the Big Dipper, and your name will ring out in all directions, like a horse galloping across fragrant meadows.
This is a year when sudden events make things noisy around you, but if you keep a right standard, you'll win a name. The first line, birds and beasts startled by a cannon shot, warns that news or changes may come without warning. Carrying firewood into a fire is a warning to avoid actions that enlarge the danger yourself. The line about entrusting yourself to the Big Dipper means if you hold on to unwavering principles and faith, you can smile for a long time. As in the last line, a horse romping in a fragrant pasture, when you meet your time your name rings out in all directions. In the eighth and twelfth lunar months there are welcome windfalls and family celebrations. But in the third, fifth through seventh, tenth and eleventh lunar months you may lose out through arguments, travel and dealings with people close to you, so step back. It's a year you get through with care, so set up a principle like the Big Dipper in your heart.
A word from Master Tojeong
“It is birds and beasts that scatter at the cannon's sound; a person looks to the Big Dipper to find the way. Do not carry firewood into the fire. When your time comes, your name will resound across the four seas.”
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
Chances for recognition come, but results don't come right away for your effort this month. Set priorities in your work and save your strength.
名樹公門 官祿長至 雖有勞力 徒費心力 · Your name appears in official documents and office and rewards long arrive, yet though there's effort, you only waste your heart.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
A frozen heart thaws this month. Even amid worry, small joys come.
東風解凍 憂中生喜 木姓有害 勿爲取利 · The east wind melts the ice so joy arises amid worry, but there's harm from a Wood-energy surname, so don't quarrel over profit.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Care
Things may look flourishing outside, but there's much to be careful of inside this month. Hold back your words so you don't get caught up in arguments.
庭蘭靑脣 枝上加枝 若非口舌 橫厄可畏 · The courtyard orchids are green and branches grow upon branches, but if not arguments, unexpected trouble is to be feared.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
It's a frustrating month even running here and there, but change direction and the way appears. There may be money chances in the west.
之南之北 事不如意 財在西方 宜行西方 · Going south or north, things don't go as you wish; wealth lies in the west, so it's fitting to go west.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
You feel refreshed for a while, but you mustn't let your guard down this month. Look after both your own and your spouse's health.
乘舟浮海 心身爽然 若非疾苦 妻宮不利 · Riding a boat on the sea your body and heart are refreshed, but if your body isn't sick, it's unfavorable on your wife's side.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This is a month to choose your company carefully. Even in close relationships, make money dealings or important promises clear.
良禽擇木 賢士擇友 莫信親人 損財損名 · A good bird chooses its tree and a wise scholar chooses his friends; don't trust those close to you, you'll lose money and name.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
This is a month when staying put serves you better than stepping forward.
官鬼守路 出行不利 勿爲爭論 口舌可侵 · Gwangwi guards the road so setting out is unfavorable; don't quarrel, arguments may come.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
Good things come quickly this month, like a brief dream. Unexpected money or chances arise.
片時春夢 行盡千里 意外得財 晩時生光 · In a brief spring dream you travel a thousand li; you unexpectedly gain wealth and shine, even if late.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
This is a month to look back at your place after the work is done. If your heart gets giddy and you start pointless things, trouble may arise.
高鳥已盡 良弓可藏 心有虛動 不吉之兆 · When the high-flying birds are gone the good bow is put away; if your heart moves in vain, it's an inauspicious sign.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Care
Problems easily arise close by this month. Resolve small conflicts at home or within in advance.
禍起蕭薔 虛築長城 前程險惡 預爲度厄 · Misfortune rises within the walls and you build a long wall in vain; the road ahead is rough, so lighten trouble in advance.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
It's easy to look for answers in the wrong places this month. Set down unreasonable goals and hold your familiar place.
此月之數 緣木求魚 守舊安靜 別無災厄 · This month's fortune is like climbing a tree to seek fish; keep to the old ways and live quietly and there's no particular calamity.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
At the end of a hard year, you gain a precious pearl this month. Even amid worries happy things happen and someone who helps appears.
入海求珠 憂中生喜 吉星助我 家有吉慶 · Entering the sea seeking pearls, joy arises amid worry; a lucky star helps me and there's a celebration at home.
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 1/1/1991 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 862 a good one?
Hexagram 862 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a year when sudden events stir up a commotion around you. Avoid dangerous things, like walking into a fire carrying firewood.
Which months need care in hexagram 862?
In hexagram 862, the lower months are lunar months 3, 5, 6, 7, 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.