Decrease
損
Marriage
Three wives lost in succession
Ngày giáp tuất, tháng kỷ tỵ
Context
A man who had married many times asked about his marital fate: why had he kept losing wives, and what lay ahead? The hexagram cast was Sun (41) transforming into Kui (38).
Six-Line Chart
| Line | Can Chi | Five Elements | Six Relations | Moving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Yin Wood | Wood | Officials | |
| 5 | Zi Water | Water | Wife/Wealth | |
| 4 | Xu Earth | Earth | Siblings | ● |
| 3 | Chou Earth | Earth | Siblings | |
| 2 | Mao Wood | Wood | Officials | |
| 1 | Si Fire | Fire | Parents |
Officials
Parents
Wife/Wealth
Siblings
Children
● Changing line
Transformed Hexagram
#38
Opposition
睽
Analysis
The Use Spirit is Wife/Wealth (the wife). Wife/Wealth Zi Water sits at line 5. Brothers Chou Earth at the Subject line (line 3), and Brothers Xu Earth on line 4 is moving. Brothers are strong — Brothers are the robbers of Wife/Wealth. Brothers Xu Earth on line 4 is moving and restrains Wife/Wealth Zi Water (Earth restrains Water). Brothers at the Subject line are also active — this man's destiny is to harm his wives. Three Earths (Chou, Xu, and the transformation) — three rounds of Brothers attacking Wife/Wealth. Conclusion: this man's fate is to lose wives in succession; three have already passed.
Actual outcome
The man confirmed he had lost three wives, exactly as the hexagram foretold.
Source: Chương 9, Phần III (lục hào), Thiệu Vĩ Hoa