Gathering Together (Massing)
萃
Missing person
Snatched in broad daylight (Cui→Pi, December 1988)
1988-12-01
Context
Mr. Du in Tai'an, Shandong, had a 12-year-old son who was playing outside at noon in December 1988 when criminals snatched him. Over a month of searching turned up nothing. The hexagram cast was Cui transforming into Pi.
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 | 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
#12
Standstill (Stagnation)
否
Analysis
The Use Spirit Children Hai Water paired with the Black Tortoise is the image of kidnapping. The Use Spirit Hai Water is restrained by the month-stem and the moving line, and enters the Storehouse on the day-stem. The Use Spirit is in Empty Decade — the day it leaves Empty it is also harmed. The Source Spirit You Metal enters its Storehouse in a frozen position, unable to produce the Use Spirit. The Use Spirit is restrained without being produced, transforming into Officials — great misfortune. In 1989 Officials reach thriving phase, while Children fall into extinct phase.
Actual outcome
In September 1989 the criminals were caught but committed suicide in prison; the lead was lost and the boy's whereabouts remain unknown.
Source: Vol III ch4 ví dụ 12, khoảng dòng 36922-37010