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The Joyous (Lake)
Missing person

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

1989-10-26

Context

Mr. Trieu in Zhengzhou, Henan, had a 3-year-old son who was kidnapped in October 1987. After two years of fruitless searching he came to ask whether the child was still alive. The hexagram cast was Dui.

Six-Line Chart

Line Can Chi Five Elements Six Relations Moving
6 Wei Earth Earth Parents
5 You Metal Metal Siblings
4 Hai Water Water Children
3 Chou Earth Earth Parents
2 Mao Wood Wood Wife/Wealth
1 Si Fire Fire Officials
Officials Parents Wife/Wealth Siblings Children ● Changing line

Analysis

Dui is Metal; in winter, Water thrives and Metal rests. Dui in the Hai month falls into sickness phase and is also resting. Both month and day are Water; abundant Water sinks Metal — a bad image. The Subject line restraining the Use Spirit means he will not return. Both Subject and Object lines restrain the Use Spirit Hai Water. Children Hai Water meets the day and month in thriving phase, but together with month and day forms three Hai that clash the Year-Stem — great misfortune. The child is no longer alive.

Actual outcome

Confirmed that the child is no longer alive. The wife reported that many readers had given the same result; from now on they would search no more.

Source: Vol III ch4 ví dụ 9, khoảng dòng 36741-36777