Real Divination Examples

Reading a famous writer's fortune from the Four Pillars

A friend asked for a fortune reading on someone unknown to the diviner, born at the Chen hour on 26 December 1940.

His book is criticized on TV — Jie transforming into Qian

Central television had aired a piece calling Master Shao's book a bad book; the cast was to see how the affair would un…

He is currently in university

My friend Mr. Zhao came to visit me in town in 1985 and brought a hexagram cast for young Dam from his workplace. It wa…

He turns out to be a famous engineer

Master Cao from Xi'an came to my home and said a friend visiting Xi'an for work had insisted on meeting me for a readin…

Correct — graduated from university and one year on the job

The husband of nurse Mrs. Ly at my workplace asked me to read for his son. The hexagram cast was Xie transforming into …

He must already have graduated from university

Mr. Chai from my workplace brought a friend for a reading; the hexagram cast was Jing transforming into Sheng (Ji-Hai d…

A famous figure in his field

In 1988, while lecturing at Kaifeng, a member of the school administration brought someone to me for a fortune reading.…

She did pass the exam after all

Mr. Liu's son in my workplace had passed the university entrance exam and even become a graduate student, but Mr. Liu w…

He passed the graduate-school entrance exam

A young man from my workplace was sitting the graduate-school exam. He had failed in 1986 and was preparing for a secon…

She'll get into university, but the major won't be ideal

In 1986, Mr. Do's daughter (from my workplace) was sitting the university entrance exam. He came for a reading. The hex…

He turns out to be a renowned craftsman

Someone asked about a craftsman's prospects: would he be famous? The hexagram cast was Zhong Fu (61) transforming into …

He is a famous artist

An inquiry about a man's career prospects: would he be famous in his profession? The hexagram cast was Xu (5) transform…

When fortune arrives, the promotion comes

Someone asked about a promotion: would he be advanced in rank? The hexagram cast was Shi Ke (21) transforming into Kui …

Passing the exam as wished

Someone asked about the entrance exam for a government position: would he pass? The hexagram cast was Tong Ren (13) tra…

A prediction about military selection

Someone asked about enlisting: would he be selected into the army? The hexagram cast was Heng (32) transforming into Da…

Becoming a physician as wished

Someone asked about the path to becoming a physician (doctor): could it be realized? The hexagram cast was Da Xu (26) t…

With work comes happiness

Someone asked about work and happiness: would the job be stable and bring happiness? The hexagram cast was Shi Ke (21) …

Earthquake forecast from Da Zhuang transforming into Heng

On hearing earthquake rumors, the diviner cast a hexagram to predict the time and direction of the quake.

Earthquake forecast from Fu transforming into Ming Yi

On hearing earthquake rumors in Xi'an, the diviner cast a hexagram to confirm and to forecast 1988–1989.

Will it snow tomorrow?

On the 1st day of the 1st month in the Geng-Wu year, friends came to give New Year greetings and asked: the weather is …

Will it rain at the 5th National Games opening ceremony?

On 14 September 1983, the opening ceremony of the 5th National Games was set for 16 September in Shanghai. People asked…

Bright sun for ten thousand miles — so why is it cloudy?

On 26 January 1984, a weather prediction for 10 February (Jia-Xu day, Yin month) produced the hexagram Shi Ke transform…

Which day will it rain?

After a long sunny spell, someone asked when the rain would come. The hexagram cast was Shi transforming into Song.

Will there be drought in the next 20 days?

Word was that another 20 days of dry sun lay ahead. The author cast a hexagram to check whether drought was coming. The…

1987 earthquake forecast — will Xi'an have an earthquake?

Earthquake-related clouds appeared in the north-south direction. The author immediately cast a hexagram and got Da Zhua…

Will Yunnan have an earthquake in 1988?

Earthquake rumors stirred again in Xi'an. The author cast a hexagram and got Fu transforming into Ming Yi.

Will 1990 bring an earthquake to the west?

In February 1990, the student Truong Thanh and his cousin asked: will China and the Xi'an area see an earthquake this y…

A lost gold necklace — Jian transforming into Qian

She had carelessly lost a gold necklace worth over 5,000 RMB and asked whether it could be recovered.

A poor technician later becomes a director

Someone asked about the business prospects of a poor technician: could he become a company director? The hexagram cast …

The contract will not be signed

Someone asked about signing a business contract: would it go through? The hexagram cast was Gui Mei (54) transforming i…

Even going won't make the deal succeed

Someone preparing for a business trip to negotiate a deal asked whether the trip would succeed. The hexagram cast was K…

Turning losses into profits of hundreds of thousands

A loss-making business asked whether it could turn around and when. The hexagram cast was Gu (18) transforming into Da …

After the 7th month, business will surely turn around

A struggling merchant asked when his business would turn the corner. The hexagram cast was Da Xu (26) transforming into…

The deal succeeds the moment the right season arrives

Someone asked about an ongoing deal under negotiation: when would it succeed? The hexagram cast was Da You (14) transfo…

Reading on a child's recent illness — Heng transforming into Xie

A reading on a child who had recently fallen ill.

Reading on a younger brother's illness — Ji Ji transforming into Ge

A reading on a sick younger brother.

Reading on a husband's recent illness — Tong Ren transforming into Li

A reading on a husband who had recently fallen ill.

Reading on a father's illness — Qian transforming into Bi

A reading on a father's illness.

Reading on a sister-in-law's illness — Bo transforming into Kun

A reading on a sick sister-in-law.

Reading on a child's illness — Da Guo hexagram

A reading on a sick child.

Reading on an old man vomiting blood — Shi Ke transforming into Kui

Seeing old Mr. Chu vomit blood, the diviner cast a hexagram to assess fortune.

News of a gravely ill person — Gen transforming into Ming Yi

On receiving a telegram of grave illness with possible death, the diviner cast to see whether the person had died.

Reading on a husband's illness — Da Zhuang transforming into Heng

Mrs. Dinh Anh asked whether her sick husband would recover.

His father's stubborn illness — Yi transforming into Zhun

Mr. Tong asked about his father's illness; both Eastern and Western medicines had been tried with no progress.

Her mother will not survive past September this year

A young woman asked about her mother's illness: would she recover, and was the illness serious? The hexagram cast was Z…

Predicting blood-vomiting illness

Someone asked about a patient's condition: what was the illness and was it dangerous? The hexagram cast was Shi Ke (21)…

The mother is absolutely free of illness

The children, worried about their mother's health, asked whether she was ill. The hexagram cast was Heng (32) transform…

The mother will not survive past the 20th of the 12th lunar month

Someone asked about a mother's grave illness: would she pull through? The hexagram cast was Gen (52) transforming into …

Disease of the spleen and stomach

Someone asked about general health, not knowing what was wrong with him. The hexagram cast was Zhong Fu (61) transformi…

Your grandfather isn't dead — go home and see for yourself!

A man heard a rumor that his grandfather had died and went to a diviner. The diviner cast a hexagram to check whether i…

Reading on a lawsuit — Kun transforming into Kan

Mr. Man asked about a lawsuit.

Reading on a lawsuit — Sun transforming into Kui

Mr. Ma asked about a commercial dispute lawsuit.

Reading on a lawsuit — Jia Ren transforming into Jian

Mr. Quoc in Xi'an had filed several complaints that received no response.

His nephew is arrested — Xu transforming into Jie

Director Truong's nephew had been arrested by the police; the uncle asked how serious it was and how to secure his rele…

There will be no dismissal from the factory

A factory worker was being sued and feared being fired. He asked whether he would lose his job. The hexagram cast was D…

A serious matter turns into a routine one

A man facing serious legal trouble asked about the outcome of his case — would the danger be great? The hexagram cast w…

Re-submitting the petition will succeed

A man whose appeal had been rejected asked whether he should refile and what would come of it. The hexagram cast was Su…

Total victory in the 5th month

A man pursuing a lawsuit asked when he would win it. The hexagram cast was Jia Ren (37) transforming into Jian (53).

He who knowingly offends deserves the suffering of prison

A man being prosecuted for a crime asked the outcome — would he go to prison? The hexagram cast was Xiao Guo (62) trans…

Reading on a marriage proposal — Heng transforming into Ding

A reading on a marriage proposal: would it be accepted?

Reading on a marriage proposal — Shi Ke transforming into Bi

A reading on a marriage proposal.

Miss Tu asks when she will find a partner — Song hexagram

Miss Tu came to ask when she would find a marriage partner.

Will the couple live together to old age? — Wu Wang transforming into Guan

A reading on whether the husband and wife would grow old together.

A child born in the same year as the marriage

Someone asked about marriage: would they marry this year, and would children come soon afterward? The hexagram cast was…

Marriage will surely happen in 1987

A man asked when he would marry — when would he find a wife? The hexagram cast was Jian (39) transforming into Bi (8).

Two marriages, both in Mao years

Someone asked about marriage in general: how would relationships unfold over a lifetime? The hexagram cast was Cui (45)…

He will surely win her over the next day

A young man was courting someone he liked but had not yet been accepted. He asked whether he could win her over the nex…

The couple love each other, but the husband is yielding and the wife is firm

An inquiry about a couple's temperament and relationship: did they love each other, and who was the stronger one at hom…

They will surely marry each other

Someone asked about a wedding: could the two of them marry? The hexagram cast was Jing (48) transforming into Sheng (46…

Three wives lost in succession

A man who had married many times asked about his marital fate: why had he kept losing wives, and what lay ahead? The he…

A daughter runs away, hexagram Pure Gen

A daughter had been gone from home for over half a month with no word; the parents asked where she was and whether she …

A daughter wanders through rivers, mountains, and temples — Li transforming into Bi

A 17-year-old daughter ran away in anger; the parents asked whether she was alive and when she would return.

Lovers' quarrel leads to departure — Cui transforming into Pi

After a quarrel, a girlfriend left in anger and was gone for over 20 days. The questioner asked where she was and wheth…

An 80-year-old man gets lost — Jia Ren hexagram

An old man over 80 went out for a walk and got lost in Shenzhen; the panicked family came for a reading.

Two girls suddenly run away (Da Xu hexagram, Dec 1989)

Two families whose daughters had run away for several days had searched everywhere without finding them; they asked to …

His son has been gone for 9 days (Cui→Kun, July 1990)

A father's son had been gone for 9 days with no sign and could not be found. The hexagram cast was Cui transforming int…

He is in a temple to the southeast (Yi→Guan, August 1990)

Mr. Wang from the Xi'an municipal sub-bureau came for a reading to find his missing nephew. The hexagram cast was Yi tr…

Where is little Thuong Ho now? (Da Zhuang→Heng, March 1988)

Little Thuong Ho had been kidnapped, drawing nationwide concern. The hexagram was cast based on the time the missing-ch…

Granddaughter Thien Kim is kidnapped (Yi→Zhun, October 1988)

Thien Kim, daughter of Mr. Phung Bat Can in Kaifeng, had been kidnapped for nearly two months and the family had ruined…

An infant lured away in Guangzhou (Heng→Xie, February 1989)

A child not yet two years old went from the countryside to Guangzhou for medical treatment and was abducted by traffick…

Dr. Han's two-year-old goes missing (Yi→Yu, October 1989)

Dr. Han at the 4th Military Medical University in Xi'an had a 2-year-old child who went shopping with the mother and wa…

Mrs. Dam travels a thousand miles for her nephew (Gou→Song, December 1989)

Mrs. Dam's younger brother was in prison, and his 3-year-old child had been kidnapped. Mrs. Dam twice travelled to Xi'a…

He has been found! (Ding, no transformation, February 1990)

Mr. Vuong Tuong from Chu Tien Chan village, Kaifeng, had a son who was kidnapped at noon on the 8th of the 2nd lunar mo…

Where did the missing granddaughter go? (Jie→Fu, March 1990)

Mr. Ho, at a factory in the eastern outskirts of Xi'an, had a granddaughter who went missing at the market on 6 March. …

Searched everywhere with no result (Wei Ji→Xie, March 1988)

A colleague, Mr. Truong, had quarreled with his supervisor and disappeared for more than a month; staff sent across the…

Unable to find his son anywhere (Lin→Fu, February 1989)

Mr. Tran in Foshan, Guangdong, had a 15- or 16-year-old son who disappeared without reason. Searches everywhere yielded…

His niece has been gone nearly three years (Ding→Da You, 1989)

Mr. Au in Guangzhou had a niece who came from the countryside to visit; one day she went out and did not return. Almost…

The child will never return (Dun→Tong Ren, July 1985)

Someone asked whether the direction the child had taken was favorable. The hexagram cast was Dun transforming into Tong…

He sent his parents a letter telling them not to look (Bo→Jin, April 1989)

Mr. Khuong from Hubei left home; over four months of searching produced no news. The employer came to Xi'an for a readi…

The driver and the car were robbed (Da Zhuang→Guai, February 1989)

Mr. Vuong's younger sister in Kunming, Yunnan, was a taxi driver who went out to work and did not return; the seat of h…

Ran away over a marriage, then arrested (Ming Yi→Fu, July 1989)

Mr. Truong's younger brother in Lanzhou, Gansu, ran away because he was unhappy with his marriage. Two months of search…

Detained — return is unlikely (Wu Wang→Jin, October 1989)

Mr. Lam in Xi'an had an older brother who had left in 1987 and not returned in over three years; he asked whether the b…

Unlikely to still be alive (Dui, no transformation, October 1989)

Mr. Trieu in Zhengzhou, Henan, had a 3-year-old son who was kidnapped in October 1987. After two years of fruitless sea…

Greed costs the driver his life (Jia Ren→Yi, October 1989)

A driver from the Xi'an Tourism Bureau, hoping to get rich fast, took a chance trafficking antiques. En route he was ki…

Snatched in broad daylight (Cui→Pi, December 1988)

Mr. Du in Tai'an, Shandong, had a 12-year-old son who was playing outside at noon in December 1988 when criminals snatc…

Reading on a rented apartment in Guangzhou — Zhong Fu transforming into Lü

A reading on whether a rented apartment in Guangzhou would be auspicious for writing a book.

Reading on a house — Pure Gen hexagram

Reading on the fortune of a house for someone else (cast by Mr. Hong from Taiwan).

An editor's appointment — Jin transforming into Yu

Mr. Chai Don Ky had an appointment to discuss a manuscript but had not arrived by midday; the question was whether he w…

A sister from Hong Kong fails to show — Xian transforming into Xiao Guo

A sister in Hong Kong had said she would visit, but it was already afternoon and she hadn't arrived. The question: woul…

A lost ID card — Shi hexagram

Vuong Van Vinh was flying the next day but his ID card was missing; he urgently asked whether it was truly lost and whe…

It will surely be found tomorrow

Someone had lost an item and asked whether it could be found again. The hexagram cast was Kan (29) transforming into Bi…

The motorbike has been found

A man whose motorbike had been lost asked whether it could be recovered. The hexagram cast was Xu (5) transforming into…

Two bicycles lost in a row

A man had lost two bicycles in succession; he asked whether this one could be recovered and why so many had been stolen…

The money was never lost

Someone worried about losing money asked whether money had truly been lost. The hexagram cast was Heng (32) transformin…

A drawing worth tens of thousands — lost, then recovered

An engineer lost a critically important technical drawing worth tens of thousands. He asked whether it could be recover…

The overcoat cannot be lost

Someone worried about losing an overcoat asked whether it really would be lost. The hexagram cast was Xun (57) transfor…

The money was taken by a family member

Someone whose money had gone missing at home suspected theft. He asked who had taken it and whether it could be recover…

A lost purchase order, finally recovered

A merchant had lost an important purchase order and could not remember where he had put it. He asked whether it could b…

China women's volleyball team turns defeat into victory

The author cast a hexagram to predict the outcome of an international women's volleyball match: would the China team wi…

China's women's volleyball team will surely win the championship

The author cast a hexagram to predict whether China's women's volleyball team would win the championship title. The hex…

The prediction reverberates both at home and abroad

The author cast a hexagram about the reception of his book and predictions: would they reverberate publicly? The hexagr…

Our team will surely beat the Thailand team

The author cast a hexagram to predict the outcome of a football match between the home team and the Thailand team. The …

Reading on travel — Bi transforming into Jing

A reading on a journey out from home.

His wife's train runs late — Li transforming into Bi

His wife had boarded a train yesterday and was due home this morning but hadn't arrived; he asked whether something had…

Telegram Shanghai to delay class opening (Jin→Lü, April 1989)

A trip to Shanghai was planned for 29 May to open an I Ching course. With the national train schedule in transition, a …

Telegram delaying departure to Guangzhou (Kun→Fu, March 1990)

A trip to Guangzhou to lecture was set for 4 April. A qigong master had warned of an earthquake on 6 April; a hexagram …