Keeping Still (Mountain)
艮
Health
The mother will not survive past the 20th of the 12th lunar month
Năm 1985, tháng 12, ngày 1
Context
Someone asked about a mother's grave illness: would she pull through? The hexagram cast was Gen (52) transforming into Jian (53).
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 | Shen Metal | Metal | Children | |
| 2 | Wu Fire | Fire | Parents | |
| 1 | Chen Earth | Earth | Siblings |
Officials
Parents
Wife/Wealth
Siblings
Children
● Changing line
Transformed Hexagram
#53
Development (Gradual Progress)
漸
Analysis
The Use Spirit is Parents (the mother). Parents Wu Fire sits at line 2. The Zi month clashes with Parents Wu Fire — danger. Wife/Wealth Zi Water on line 5 is moving; Wife/Wealth restrains Parents Fire (Water restrains Fire). Both the Zi month and the moving line 5 (Zi Water) restrain Parents. Officials Yin Wood at the Subject line — Officials are illness. The 20th of the 12th lunar month falls on a Zi day — the day Water is at its strongest. Conclusion: the mother will not survive past the 20th of the 12th lunar month.
Actual outcome
The mother passed away on the 20th of the 12th lunar month as predicted.
Source: Chương 10, Phần III (lục hào), Thiệu Vĩ Hoa