Progress
晉
Marriage
A child born in the same year as the marriage
Ngày mậu ngọ, tháng tân mùi
Context
Someone asked about marriage: would they marry this year, and would children come soon afterward? The hexagram cast was Jin (35) transforming into Bo (23).
Six-Line Chart
| Line | Can Chi | Five Elements | Six Relations | Moving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Si Fire | Fire | Officials | |
| 5 | Wei Earth | Earth | Parents | |
| 4 | You Metal | Metal | Siblings | ● |
| 3 | Mao Wood | Wood | Wife/Wealth | |
| 2 | Si Fire | Fire | Officials | |
| 1 | Wei Earth | Earth | Parents |
Officials
Parents
Wife/Wealth
Siblings
Children
● Changing line
Transformed Hexagram
#23
Splitting Apart
剝
Analysis
Asking about marriage: the Use Spirits are Officials (the husband) and Wife/Wealth (the wife). Officials Si Fire appears at line 2 and line 6; the Wei month produces Officials Fire. Wife/Wealth Mao Wood at line 3; the Wei month drains Wife/Wealth (Wood produces Fire). At the Subject line, Brothers You Metal on line 4 is moving and clashes with Wife/Wealth Mao — there is an obstacle. Even so, Officials are thriving and the marriage still goes through. Children are hidden within the hexagram — offspring will come soon after the wedding. Conclusion: a marriage this year, with a child born the same year.
Actual outcome
The questioner married and had a child in that same year.
Source: Chương 9, Phần III (lục hào), Thiệu Vĩ Hoa