The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)
震
Career
He is currently in university
Ngày giáp dần, tháng giáp thân
Context
My friend Mr. Zhao came to visit me in town in 1985 and brought a hexagram cast for young Dam from his workplace. It was the Zhen hexagram transforming into Gui Mei (Jia-Yin day, Jia-Shen month). After examining it, I predicted: this young man is currently in university — he sat the entrance exam in 1982, didn't he?
Six-Line Chart
| Line | Can Chi | Five Elements | Six Relations | Moving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Xu Earth | Earth | Wife/Wealth | |
| 5 | Shen Metal | Metal | Officials | |
| 4 | Wu Fire | Fire | Children | |
| 3 | Chen Earth | Earth | Wife/Wealth | |
| 2 | Yin Wood | Wood | Siblings | ● |
| 1 | Zi Water | Water | Parents |
Officials
Parents
Wife/Wealth
Siblings
Children
● Changing line
Transformed Hexagram
#54
The Marrying Maiden
歸妹
Analysis
Within the hexagram, three lines — Wife/Wealth, Officials, and Parents — meet a thriving month-stem. The Parents Zi Water line is in Empty Decade, but Officials Fire (carrying the Horse Star) is hidden-moving and produces the Literary Star at Parents Zi Water. Once thriving, Parents Zi Water is no longer truly empty — "empty but not empty." The hint of his 1982 university success is that Wife/Wealth Xu Earth aligns with the Year-Stem (Tai Sui); the Year-Stem produces Officials and Officials produces Parents.
Actual outcome
Correct — the young man was indeed in university, having taken the exam in 1982.
Source: Chương 4, Phần I (học tập), Vol III