MEIHUA YISHU CORRESPONDENCE COURSE PART XSECRETS OF OBSERVING PHENOMENA PROFOUND OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENA 1 SONG OF DEEP PROFOUND OBSERVATION OF PPHENOMENA ( MEIHUA CLASSIC) 2 SONG OF WONDERFULLY PROFOUND OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENA ( MEIHUA CLASSIC) 3 ENDOWMENT OF MYRIAD PHENOMENA ( 4 INTRINSIC QUALITIES OF OPPOSING CHARACTER OF HEXAGRAMS 5 ANALYSING A DIVINATION WITH YAO VERSE 6 SECRET OF NUMERALS AS TI 7 OBSERVATION OF MATTERS VIA TRANSFORMATION OF YAO 8 OBSERVATION OF MATTERS IN RESPONSE FULFILMENT 9 EXAMPLES OF OBSERVATION OF MATTERS USING YI 10 IRON CLAD PREDICTION OF MATTERS MEIHUA CLASSIC) 1. SONG OF DEEP PROFOUND OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENA This MeiHua classic teaches the skill of predicting matters just by observation of signs and clues in a house or dwelling. One ancient master by name of Xi Niu Si, effectively used this knowledge to accurately predict future happening or deduce matters that had happened in a house by just setting eyes on it. This is because in every dwelling there are signs that portend its prosperity or decline, and whether it is stable and peaceful or have malicious evil ambience. Those who are knowledgeable will know how to scrutinize will have a better advantage over those who are ignorant. Thus this classic conveys a profoundness that is incomparable. Therefore, please do not take lightly the knowledge espoused in this classic. Text and translation: Everything in this universe is nothing but numbers. The theory and logic is embedded within. The auspicious and ominous have its place in the scheme of the universe, but calamity and fortune can be predicted. Born and control are the main deduction of the five elements -- metal wood water fire earth. You need to clearly differentiate between green, yellow, red, white and black. How do you observe and deduce a home’s calamity and fortune? You only need to judge from the profound. The way to judge and scrutinize the prosperity and decline is to observe the house condition and listen to the sounds of the house. If upon entering the house, you feel the ambience is like spring time, this home is harmonious. If you feel it is cold and desolate like autumn chill, it shall slowly fall into decline. If you smell a naturally strong and pervasive fragrance, it shall enjoy good fortune always. If the house smells like smoked raw meat of chicken, pork, cat or dog, poverty and sickness shall invade the house. Copyright Moon L. Chin 2013 this house’s will never be able to retain its wealth. Copyright Moon L. If the ancestral hall. it is inauspicious for the father of the house. If the roof gutter’s water flows towards the main door. If planted a tall pear tree by the side of a well. you can say the house reputation is wholesome. there could be disaster befalling the women or calamity involving children. a fire disaster in the house is feared. surely this home will produce a smart and talented person. If you see the people of a house untidy and disheveled you can guess they are sad and worried. If the front wall fence has cracks or broken. surely the servant is disrespectful of the master. If for no reason there is a single shoe hanging on the door. If you hear sounds like a woman sighing or wailing. If for no reason you see an old man shed tears. Chin 2013 . If a broken bowl is placed in the toilet. it is an ominous sign of problems befalling the house. If the left side of the door is broken. If the roof tiles fall in front of the door. If strangely some plants grow on the roof. surely there will be erotic affairs in the house. the people of the house will leave for distant lands. the house owner may drift away from the home.If you see the men and women of a house well dressed. If there is a large parasol tree (also called phoenix tree) in front or at the back of the house. this home will suffer poverty and destitution. or peach blossom flower adorn the door. clean and tidy. it is auspiciously beneficial to the home. the joss sticks in the incense censer suddenly ignite into fire. If peach tree planted near a well. If the house is serene. you can predict misfortune may befall his family. the home’s good fortune will slowly disappear. The concrete steps in front of your house if cracked and chipped. Yang qi depleting and house luck will wane. If early morning hear magpie chirping incessantly. the residents will suffer illness and bad spirits will disturb.Day time must never light lamps on bare ground. There are thousands of examples and it is very difficult to list them all out. you will constantly receive windfalls. this house’s wealth luck is prospering. If the tree shade of a neighboring house covers your compound. disaster may befall the residents. beware of contagious disease. surely there will be a distant traveller returning home. nothing can be successful. one following another. If a flock of sparrows fight at the doorsteps. thus you must depend on your imagination and intelligence to deduce. whatever the people do will have very slow progress. If a flock of sheep blocks your gate (doorway). If a python enters the house. the house Yin qi increase. Stove fire must not be left overnight otherwise people leave and wealth disperses. there shall be gossip and slandering. calamity shall soon befall the house. because it can cause death in the house. If in broad daylight rat (s) run around the house. If one day three meals cooking time is early. If in the main courtyard (or even in the living room) a dog stands up and wail. house luck shall gradually become better. there shall be financial loss. If suddenly have an owl squeaking and blocking your door. If a sailboat (replica) is placed on the floor of the house. Copyright Moon L. If entering the house tea is served. If the other hen cackles in the morning. Chin 2013 . “ ” The aforementioned text is a summary of Shao Yong’s MeiHua analyzing methodology that concerns the luck of a home (house). when you see these resonating signs and clues. Also. the residents are thus forewarned. therefore one needs to take in all of the external signs and clues and observe its resonance as the first criteria. It is specially targeted at the divination and analysis of the overall condition of a home. Chin 2013 . This text although is also a divination text like the other texts. and MeiHua YiShu as a whole. If the prediction is ominous. this method is very helpful because from the divination you can see potential happenings of auspiciousness or ominous. specifically. As a diviner. This shows the efficacy of this WaiYing ( resonance) method. the profoundness is indescribable. you can enhance the auspiciousness even more. everything revolves around the Yi numerology and everything that happens has a reason and a cause. If auspicious. there is a corresponding resonating external clue or sign. In conclusion. but it concentrates on the divination of house and home luck.This text is only the lead towards heavenly designs. Copyright Moon L. The divination and analysis of house luck is not an easy thing to do. From the text you can see that whatever the deduced happening in the house/home. Therefore they can avoid the bad and can even transform the ominous into auspiciousness with the help of the knowledgeable diviner. you should utilize the knowledge gained from this text as a reference point the help you perform a penetrating and accurate judgment. numerology and imagery. in Chinese culture regarded them as “gone to heaven”. Kun is soft and pliable is the imagery of physique. Thus you can see the standard Chinese graves are generally round or oval in shape that reflects the philosophical viewpoint or ‘heaven is round’. however. Each and every phenomenon has its own theories and principles. heaven is upper earth is lower is the imagery of positioning. you may be able to uncover some intrinsic knowledge that is otherwise seemingly “hidden” in the YiJing text. It was said that treating the practice of divination via observation of matters as a game is not beneficial at all. the word ‘ heaven round earth square’ is reflected in Chinese everyday life philosophy – that the standard Chinese courtyard house is either square or rectangular in shape. can help you to understand the wisdom of the ancients when they wrote the Yi. Thus the heaven is round and earth is square represents the imagery of shape. Qian is hard and robust. because it is the resting place for the dead. Chin 2013 . is the imagery of character. Why is this so? His is because in the course of learning and practicing Yi studies. All the phenomena in this world are represented by numbers and imagery. heaven is dark (black) earth is yellow is the imagery of colors. is directly opposite. it best to hold a relaxed attitude towards the studies and not get too uptight about it. The grave. of which MeiHua is part of it. If you are relaxed and are able to let yourself be spontaneous in the learning and practice of MeiHua YiShu and Yi studies. SONG OF WONDERFULLY PROFOUND OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENA This text is about the different aspects of each trigram and the resultant images conjured from the combination of trigrams. heaven is dynamic earth is still. who.2. Copyright Moon L. This courtyard house shape and layout is reflection of the philosophical view point that ‘earth is square’. For example. but to practice divination for the sake of research on the efficacy of resonance of trigrams and hexagrams. jade. can be noble or can also be base. thus it dislike motion or movements. Qian meets Xun is metal ke wood. it will have a high value to it. both being metal becomes hard and brittle. If divined in summer. thus its shape is straight and square. If divined in autumn. Chin 2013 . The animal representation is a cow. carriage and cauldron. Kun’s nature is fixed and immovable. Gets Zhen or Xun wood it is long shaped tools (or utensils).Thus Qian as trigram is metal. Meets Li fire. as prime (also head). Meets Dui metal it is like metal ores. Qian meets Zhen it is dynamic – things with motion or vibration. Qian meets Gen and Kun denotes rocks from the earth. because fire is prosperous. If Qian meets Dui. it is documents or scholarly writings. other precious metals and minerals. Copyright Moon L. Qian as material is: gold. metal will be weak and strength waned. making Qian weak thus it can sink and drown. with a tinge of black (because of moisture in earth). cloth. Gets Gen it is hard earth and rocks. round. Gets Qian it can be round and can also be square. Thus it can snap and break into two. However two metal can also signify ‘the sharp edge of a sword’. Kun also represents documents. noble and steadfast. as big. as fruits hanging from trees. its color is dark yellow. Qian is also: as red as round. thus it has image of a forged metal that becomes a useful tool. Kun as trigram is earth. Qian meets with Kan is metal born water. it signifies round fruit from trees. thus it is robust. Qian meets Li it is fire melting metal. Xun as trigram is soft wood. and fright. its color is black. Zhen is bamboo. Copyright Moon L. Gets Qian it is things of sound and of value. matched in summer it signifies growth. It can be robust and at same time can be soft and pliant. Like vegetables cooked in water. its subsidiary color is black and yellow. Meets Kun or Gen it is plants that grows on earth. Combined with Li fire it signifies books and documents. Its shape can be round and can also be square. its smell is fragrant. Combined with Dui or Qian it is like meeting metal cutting tools. Like water it does not have a fixed shape. Zhen’s upper is soft and pliant. its main color is green. Internally it can be robust like huge waves that toss ships around. It becomes things with qi. Its nature is vibration and quake. The water waves of ponds and lakes shows its nature as soft and pliant. lower is rigid and hard. Sees Xun it is plants with stems and leaves. Sees Kan it may have rain and thunder.Zhen as trigram is wood. because Qian has noble qi. Matched with Zhen or Xun it signifies vegetation in growth. Chin 2013 . sound. it is plants and trees. thus Xun weakens. Gets Dui it becomes a useless thing because Dui has no noble qi. It is wet and tends to flow downwards. its main color is green. Divined in spring it signifies birth. Kan as trigram is water. Sees Li it is plants with flowers. as fresh luxuriant vegetation. Meets Kan it becomes edible food. reeds of marshland. fruits and vegetables. Sees Gen it is rocks of forests and hills. its color is red. Meets Li fire as companion can be like fired pottery or porcelain. It is dry and hot. Matched with Kan can be shoal or river banks. its color is yellow and green. It can be from small stone to a huge mountain. its character upper robust bottom pliant. Can also be fence and hedges. Meets Dui it becomes ‘broken’. Meets with Dui metal it becomes broken things. Sees Xun as grass and small plants. Meets Zhen or Xun represents fence. Matched with Li can be fired pottery. Sees Gen as pile of earth. Copyright Moon L. Meets with Kun earth it becomes a mound of earth. Sees Dui it can be broken things. hedges and walls. Water flows downwards. Its nature is upper robust and lower soft. and also flowering plants. thus all matters should be auspiciously successful. Chin 2013 . thus it is also stagnation. sea plants etc. Sees Zhen or Xun it is stems and leaves. Sees Dui. Meets Zhen wood it becomes plants and trees. Li as trigram is fire. Sees Zhen as trees. Sees Li it becomes “water and fire mutually in control”. Gets Zhen or Xun it becomes edible things. Meets with Kun or Gen earth. or can be pathway leading to the door. Nature is dry.It is mostly as things in the water such as sea creatures. Meets Xun wood it becomes grass shrubs and weeds. and fired pottery and porcelain. Meets with Qian it is becomes round. It is mountain rocks and earthen porcelain. fire flames upwards. it is things with and open top. it signifies rocks and hills. Sees Qian it represents robust things. maroon and purple. Meets Qian metal it becomes robust and strong things. If as stones and pebbles it will be gravel pathways in a courtyard. Meets Kan water it becomes shoal or river banks. Gen as trigram is earth. and also filthy and damp. Its nature is prone to decay. Chin 2013 . Dui represents snapped. gets Kun it is more plaint. Copyright Moon L. Gets Qian it is more robust. its color is white. its nature is less soft but more robust. Grows in west. are soft and pliant and can be successfully made into useful things. Sees Zhen Xun is things like peeled and stripped of skin. Sees Qian it is first round and later broken.Dui as trigram. broken and incomplete. and things that are round and with an opening. Sees gen it is like metallic rocks or useless equipment. found in marshland or found in water. Sees Kan are things that are found in water. or pared with knife. When your mind is settled. Thus. from inanimate objects to climatic conditions. Thus Man was endowed with this knowledge of the duality of the Yin Yang. from the Two Appearances was born the Four Images . auspicious or ominous all can be seen from the images of the Yao lines. These 64 hexagrams comprise the whole philosophy of the Yi that covers: the theory. numerology and images.3 ENDOWMENT OF MYRIAD PHENOMENA The Dao is WuJi . theory. From the origin of the Yi. Copyright Moon L. forms and any unusual signs to help you analyse the divination. Man can use almost anything that can be seen. heard and felt. you can observe the surrounding looking for signs and clues to raise and deduce the divined hexagrams. from the Four Images was born the BaGua . Finally from the BaGua was transformed the Sixty Four Hexagrams that encompass all the myriad things of this universe. From numerals that are within the wonderfully profound energy. you can divine at any time under any condition. thus it is limitless. With this knowledge. After you had raised the hexagrams. shapes. from WuJi was born the TaiJi . Chin 2013 . With this Yi knowledge. the myriad things of the universe can be related to numerals. the Early and Later Heaven BaGua and the 64 hexagrams. The essence of MeiHua is spontaneity. before raising a hexagram for divination. to raise hexagrams to divine and find answers. numerology and images of the Yi and then make divinations to analyze and deduce all the matters arising that needed to be known. In MeiHua divination. one must empty the heart/mind of discursive thoughts and concentrate on the question at hand. Man is able to observe all the phenomena in this world and relate them to the theory. especially of MeiHua YiShu. from TaiJi the Two Appearances of Yin and Yang was born. numerology and images that depict the limitlessness of the myriad things. people talking. you can deduce motion and stillness. you can utilize all the surrounding resonances like sounds. If you see lock and chain you can guess there could be legal punishment of some sort. Chin 2013 . you can divine there shall be disputes and quarrels.) If you hear noise and excitement that could be arguments. you can deduce there could be joyous celebration such as marriage or birthday parties. On the other hand is you hear sound of joyous laughter. can deduce a female in the house will face problems. If you see a woman weeping you can deduce there shall be some ominous thing going to happen to woman or children.. Copyright Moon L. you need to rely on your eyes and ears to catch the signs and clues to help you raise the hexagrams. If you see military movements from the east. If see wine (or alcoholic drinks being processes) this denotes unfulfilled vows made to gods and deities. there shall be sickness arriving at the door. Every external phenomenon can be utilized as a divination clue. there could be suffering of caning or lashing punishment. If suddenly see a male approaching will mean a male in the house will face problems. possible problems in grave of ancestor. If you see blood spilled on the ground. there could be calamity befalling the descendants. If you see a whip and cane. If see evil looking eccentric person. beware of blood disaster befalling your house animals. Even the most common of things that most ordinary untrained people overlook can be used effectively by those with trained eyes and mind. (The following texts are a rich treasure trove of information for the diviner. By determining the direction of the noise. Thus to divine matters pertaining to others. If you see a shaman (witch doctor) or black magician and see medicine. you must be able to fully utilize these signs and clues to help you analyse and deduce the hexagrams to get an accurate prediction of future happenings. If you see a butcher carrying slaughtered meat carcass. If suddenly see a woman approaching. you can deduce there shall be legal matters arising such as law suits. you can deduce what kind of quarrel can happen. To excel in divination. Marsh over Fire Ge hexagram. If you see people in funeral possession mourning. Kan about 6 days. date and time. Or. naturally you can deduce his problem is most worrying. Chin 2013 . Example: Xun about 5 days. if not about marriage. You can deduce the rest similarly. This concludes the method that utilizes observation of people as divination tool. If the event happening is suspected to be short. you can deduce possible serious disaster going to happen.Remember to be objective when using BaGua related meanings in your divination – cannot arbitrarily make a subjective conclusion. If deducing timing of events happening. then you use the total of the whole hexagram to deduce. you can divine the whole family will cry over some serious problem. you hear noisy drumming music and see wine glasses and cooking utensils. If a heavy hearted dejected client comes into consult you. This method is foolproof. you need to observe the Gua imagery and numerals. Kun about 8 days. If a smiling joyous client walks in. you can guess the divination is about joyous celebration. For example Heaven over Earth Pi hexagram. If you see someone leaning on a walking stick crying. then you use the number of the Yong gua that born the Ti gua as indication. year. upper gua is 2 + lower gua 3 = 5. When divining. you can deduce there is possible joyous celebration and feasting. then it could be about feasting guests and drinking merrily. Copyright Moon L. If the hexagram imagery denotes inauspiciousness undoubtedly problems and disasters could happen. Li about 3 days. If the hexagram and gua image is auspicious surely there would not be anything ominous. If the event happening is suspected to be long. Firstly must relate the Gua to the season. upper gua is 1 plus lower gua is 8 = 9. This trick is to utilize the facial expression of the enquirer as a yardstick to assist your deduction of the divination. month. you see a money box or a safe. If Ji day sees a horse approaching. you can deduce some joyous event is going to happen. analyse and deduce according to the signs and clues that you saw or heard.Concerning using resonance of birds and animals. ? Divining marriage is also the same. Thus. If y hear a magpie chirping. surely will be successful. If see gold. you can predict there shall be a windfall. it is also means good earning power. you can say the marriage may be cancelled halfway. or precious things you can be sure there will be success. you can deduce auspiciousness. if see a smooth round object. you can say it is not easy to benefit. If sees knives. When divining marriage. If during a wood day you see a pig (hog). you can say the end shall not be satisfying. when divining. Geng day and Ding day sees hen (Xun wood) crowing or goat (Dui metal) crossing you path. If you see a broken or damaged object. If you hear a crow cackling you can deduce calamity is on the way. you can predict something ominous and serious injury could happen. If you see auspicious signs. silk cloth. you can guess wealth luck is good. If you see ominous signs. they too can be accurate. if you see precious costly things. you can say it will be successfully held on the designated date. if involved in pig farming. you can deduce there shall be harm coming to the animals of the house (or farm). Thus whenever divining about wealth and business luck. surely all matters shall be auspicious and go smoothly and well. If divining about wealth. if see a cow together with a dog and pig. Ren day sees a pig nearby. you must divine. If during days of metal element branch. swords or cutting tools. During divination. you can guess the result should be completely fulfilling. if you see wholesome useful things. Chin 2013 . If you see a string (it was used as stringing ancient Chinese coins). If you see broken unwholesome things. Copyright Moon L. surely all matters will meet with obstacles and beset with problems. you can say it is not beneficial to wealth luck. if you did not see such things. noodles. and you heard a bird chirping. you can guess there would be drinks with glass and some toasting is in order. beans and nuts it could be end with injury. If you see rice grain (or cooked rice) when divining. If you are planning some business project. If you see a store stockpiling food. you can guess there shall be a n appointment (with somebody) coming soon. it signifies worries and anxieties. you can deduce there could be sorrowful things happening. you can easily perform divination for feasting and eating using the same formula. you can deduce there could be tearful sad things happening. it could be sadness. After you had studied and understood the previous mentioned method of using signs and clues as resonance in you divination. If the enquirer is immersed in water when asking the question. you can guess there could be soup and wine. If you see harvesting of grains.If you see firewood. If you see an ax and a metal saw. If you see a kettle or pot with handles. If it is peas. If it is rice paddy. If divining business you heard sound of drums. When divining if you see someone rubbing his eyes and tears wet the eyelashes. deep fried. Chin 2013 . Water resonates as fish prawns and all kinds of seafood. mutton. If it is snapped wheat stalks. if you see water. Earth resonates as beef. your business may be empty promises only. you can guess it may be a home cooked meal. sorrow and melancholy. If you see a set of chess or a chess game in progress and at same time you see a medicine shop. all kinds of meat. you can say the food would be stir fried. If you see a pair of shoes. When you divine about eating. Copyright Moon L. When divining if you see a knife smeared with blood. you can guess the result could be harmonious. steamed or boiled thick soup. you can guess there shall be some renovation soon. you can guess there shall be a long distance travel coming up. your plans could be pipe dreams only. roasted and broiled. you can deduce there could be black magic of venomous insect to harm. . it is very strange things happening. vegetables. pungent and hot food. Copyright Moon L. Therefore I hope you had enjoyed reading it and had benefitted much from it. Chin 2013 . It is also an excellent guide that is easy to learn and practice. Therefore.Thus the above Endowment of Myriad Phenomena is only a drop in the vast ocean of knowledge and the examples here cannot cover the immense number of things in the world. no matter how simple or how little the examples shown here please be informed that this text is merely showing the way how to utilize the vital element of resonance in your divination process. nonetheless. the knowledge. Copyright Moon L. You should also give some thought to learning more about the YiJing and the vast knowledge embedded within. Lin gua (#19) Guan gua (#20) Meng (#4) gua means to cheat. The ancients had spent countless years researching the YiJing to try to get to the gist and essence of its philosophy. and continue to study and research the YiJing 64 hexagrams because to practice MeiHua YiShu effectively. However. Although it is only a tiny part of the vast knowledge of the YiJing. are both opposing essence. Therefore please be informed that this section is only like a grain of sand in the vast expanse of the Gobi desert. The YiJing’s depth is immeasurable and its vastness can be compared to the limitless expanse of space. The text below is all about the opposing character of hexagrams. Sheng (#46) gua if gone will never return. Bi gua (#8) happy and joyful. Tun gua (#3) has no loss. Qian (#1) robust and strong. and philosophy contained within is so vast and immense that even 100 years from now. please do not be daunted by this vastness. Although there are only 64 hexagrams. If meet Wu Wang (#25). Cui (#45) gua means ‘to assemble’ and does not go away. it should be of some help in your MeiHua divination analysis. Even till today many scholars are still earnestly researching these 64 hexagrams. Kun gua (#47) worries and anxiety. Da Chu gua (#26) is born from fortune. Kun (#2) soft and pliant. there would still be scholars researching the YiJing. Chin 2013 . you will need to have a wide knowledge and deep understanding of it. is the beginning of disaster.4 INTRINSIC QUALITIES OF OPPOSING CHARACTER OF HEXAGRAMS In this section we shall touch on the duality of the 64 hexagrams. Dun (#33) retreats inwards. Bo (#23) peel off to remove decay. Huan (59) means flee far away. Da You (#14) is said to be numerous. Chin 2013 . Kan (#29) gua means to Lu (#10) (tread on) danger. Jian (39) is difficult to initiate. Fu (#24) means to ‘self reborn’. Sui (#17) in front. Kan (#29) behind can seek temporary ease. Gen (52) means bright illumination. Song (#6) mean unsettled. Li (#30) means beautiful and elegant. Feng (#55) is said to be many. Kui (#39) externally distant (of family relationship). Zhen (51) gua is dynamic motion. Sun (#41) falls into decline. Zhen (51) gua is to rise up. Jie (# 40) gua is unhurried and leisurely. Gou (#44) means to meet (or encounter).Qian (#15) is humble unassuming with self esteem. Heng (#32) is slow. Xu (#5) does not advance. Tong Ren (#13) internally close knit. Gu gua (#18) means to earnestly reform oneself. Xian (#31) is fast. Ming Yi (#36) internally bright and meets with injury. Dui (#58) gua means encountering disaster on the outside. Jin (#35) externally bright and with sensibility. Copyright Moon L. and Gen (#52) is stillness. Ji Ji (63) surely no more worries in the end. Yi (#42) going to be luxuriant. Yu (#16) is rude and disrespectful. Copyright Moon L. The verse of Gui Mei (54) means the start of returning. Chin 2013 . Lu (#56) means to stay away from home for long time. of the various gua’s opposing character. Shi Ke (#21) means to eat and devour. Guai (43) gua clearly means quick benefits. Da Guo (#28) is to reverse.Wei Ji (#64) is the gua that represents the end of a cycle. Pi (#12) gua is more about going than coming. Xiao Chu (#9) means solitary and weak. Thus need to study every word meticulously. Tai (#11) gua is more about coming than going. Ge (#49) means to do away with the old. Ding (#50) means to start anew. But then you may also ask how beneficial or detrimental would it be? Let us retrace back to some of my teachings. . The final hexagram was Ti ke Yong. For example. Fire is Yong gua and it represents the document. However. But on the 7th day. the Yong gua represents the lost item. The standard method of analysis and deduction of a MeiHua divination is still based on elemental interaction of the BaGua generally and in particular the interaction between the Yong gua and the Ti gua. moving line 2 says: . . Here I’d like to show an example how: For example you had a resultant hexagram of Water over Fire Ji Ji (hexagram #63) in a divination about a lost document. A. The moving line was line 2. This method is sort of an alternative or last resort method if eventually you could not decide on the outcome of the divination. I had said you may also deduce from the Gua images what is the possible result of your divination. you found it among you pile of household bills. You were desperate. generally you would deduce as the matter is not beneficial to enquirer. . So. However. let us look at the text verse and see if there is any clue: Thus. But alas you could not find it. The image conjured up by the hexagram Water over Fire is that it could mean the document is wet and possible in a tub or in a drain. Copyright Moon L.5 ANALYSING A DIVINATION WITH YAO VERSE There is a method in MeiHua divination analysis that you can make use of Yao verse of the YiJing text to deduce. “The second six. In seven days she will find it. So you set out to search your bathroom and surrounding ditches. the Zhouyi text of JiJi hexagram 63. like magic. there could be times when you are stumped as to what to decide as the final result of the divination. you may ask.” (Translation by James Legge) This example shows how you can make use of one or two points in a verse as an alternative source of information to help you analyse your divination hexagrams. This is the standard procedure. Chin 2013 . In divining for lost items. But. even from the images conjured up by the hexagram you are sometimes stumped by it because the actual final result was not what you guessed from observing the image. Yong born Ti as auspicious the divined matter would be auspicious or successful. (shows its subject as) a wife who has lost her (carriage) screen. If it is Ti ke Yong. Ti born Yong as depletion of Qi and the divined matter would not be successful. how unsuccessful would that be? If it is Yong gua ke Ti gua. which accordingly means that you can still find it reasonably fast. you will say it is beneficial to the enquirer. divided. There is no occasion to go in pursuit of it. Thus the result of this divination. . . you can see that it has given a clue that if your client persevers.B. If someone is not as he should be. So what do you do? The answer is: refer to the ZhouYi text to find a clue. .” (Translation by Richard Wilhelm) Moving line 4. For example you made a divination about a possible business joint venture and from the outcome of the divination you feel it is quite unclear and is stumped for making a clear cut deduction. you can still refer to the ZhouYi text for clues and inspiration. The ZhouYi main text of WuWang hexagram # 25: . The Intermediate hexagram has upper earth over lower earth. whatever disadvantage he may suffer in the joint venture. Second example on how the verse can give a clue. the verse is: . He has misfortune. Thus there is no good or bad. if looking at the surface indication.” (Translaton by Richard Wilhelm) From these two verses. Copyright Moon L. The texts are as follows. would mean the potential joint venture may result in the enquirer receiving the short end. . The resultant hexagram has Qian metal as Yong gua. You had divined: Initial hexagram Intermediate hexagram Resultant hexagram Xun over Zhen…. he may one day enjoy the success. Perseverance furthers.Yi hexagram (#42). “Innocence. you can see that in this section there is a teaching about not being too rigid and inflexible when practicing MeiHua YiShu. moving line 4. “Nine in the fourth place means: He who can be persevering remains without blame. Gen over Kun…. and it does not further him to undertake anything. if he perseveres. controlling Zhen wood as Ti gua. So you may want to make sure your final deduction of the divination can be as accurate as possible so that you do not mistakenly gave a wrong advice to your client. In conclusion. But both Initial and Intermediate hexagrams showed neutral energies which means it is neither good nor bad. Chin 2013 . In this case the hexagram was Wu Wang. Both are same element thus it is neutral. Supreme success. In spite of MeiHua being a method that depends heavily on gua element interaction to deduce the outcome. Bo hexagram (#23) Qian over Zhen…Wu Wang hexagram (#25) From the trigram interaction you can see the Initial hexagram is wood over wood. Both upper and lower guas are the same. thus Ti is strong and robust. Yao lines quantity: Another method is different from counting number of trigrams. there are many Qian in all the three hexagrams . to determine which has more lines. we use it as the main Body element (Ti). or vice versa. Another example: If you are divining about pregnancy and birth. and we can use it as the Ti for analysis and deduction. However. and Kun earth is soft and supple in nature. So the Qian metal as Ti. and when you get more Yang lines. Thus Kun becomes the overwhelming gua as Ti. For example in the three hexagrams. You can use the above examples to determine the other Ti gua elements and its characteristic. Or there are many Kun gua in the hexagrams. This method is called using quantity to determine Ti and Yong. when we determine the Ti gua and Yong gua differently. we use the gua without a moving line as Ti. This is a bit straight forward. thus you can determine that that the Ti is more Yang than Yin. If more Yin lines the matter could be ‘soft or pliable’ in nature such as cotton cloth or leafy plants. there are more Yang lines than yin. chances is very high that the baby is a boy. this is a special situation. This method involves the counting of Yang and Yin yao lines. Generally. in that immediately you can deduce the matter being divined is more Yang or more Yin in nature. and the gua with the moving line as Yong. the moving line is in lines 5 or 6. If more Yang lines the matter could be ‘robust and strong’ in nature such as hard metal.Initial. you can guess the matter could involve a flying object such as a bird. Copyright Moon L. Intermediate and Resultant. Thus Qian metal is the overwhelming gua element in the hexagrams. a helicopter or even an airplane.6 SECRET OF NUMERALS AS TI When we do a divination. Chin 2013 . an insect. Another advantage in determining Ti via Yao lines is for example. The rest shall be the Yong. we are required to make a decision as to which element rules the hexagrams and after identifying it. Trigram element quantity: For example. the lower trigram Qian is the Yong gua. We do not need to look at the Intermediate hexagram. or has a chipped part. If the upper line of this Qian gua is moving. Here you would need to look at the moving line in the trigram (Yong gua) of the Initial hexagram and see what it eventually transformed into in the Resultant hexagram.7 OBSERVATION OF MATTERS VIA TRANSFORMATION OF YAO Whenever we analyze a divined set of three hexagrams to look for eventual clues. tool. From Qian metal to Xun wood. we normally look at the Yong gua of the Initial hexagram and what it transforms into in the Resultant hexagram. If the middle line of this Qian gua is moving. You can guess it could be some form of metal object. or equipment that possible has an open top. You can use the same method as mentioned above to deduce the other trigrams’ transformation and eventual objects. So you can guess the eventual object could be wooden articles shaped by metal cutting tools. b. thus it transforms into Dui. conjures up an image of metal paring wood. c. Chin 2013 . From Qian to Dui is hard metal to soft metal. in the Initial hexagram. thus the transformed gua will be Xun gua. Copyright Moon L. molten metal or metal welded together. If the lower line of this Qian gua is moving. thus it will transform into Li gua. a. and deduce what is the possible nature or outcome of the object(s). You can deduce that the object is metal and molded by fire. For example. Thus you can see the image of a flowering plant or blooming flowers of a plant. and Initial and Resultant hexagram interaction to find possible outcomes and related objects. you can guess the object of the divination could be round. Or you can guess there shall be thunderstorms (especially in places where summer rain generally have thunder and lightning). Timing: Example: you had divined a Zhen over Li during spring. Observed correlated objects: This is exactly like the method taught in Part 7. If in summer you divined Zhen over Zhen Thunder gua. When you see an external clue that is round. you deduce there is water or watery objects. If you see an object that is wet. you need to deduce the response fulfillment of your divination.8 OBSERVATION OF MATTERS IN RESPONSE FULFILMENT In the analysis of the outcome of a divination. you can guess the object can produce sound or is a noisy object. Chin 2013 . You can use the above example for deducing hexagrams of other seasons. etc. There are two aspects: one concern the timing and the other concerns observed correlated objects. Li can be flowers. Copyright Moon L. Here we shall explore the two aspects. In spring Zhen wood is prosperous and Li fire is strong. Generally the analysis revolves around the Ti and Yong gua interaction. Theory of Profound 10 Resonance. Zhen is wood. . Chin 2013 . The Resultant hexagram is Earth over Wind. he saw a plant with green leaves and yellow roots inside. after opening the bamboo cage. with anything that he can see and hear. and then make a spontaneous divination that can spontaneously tap into the profound universal energy and the natural flow of events. Tai hexagram. Sure enough. and Dui as marsh.9 EXAMPLES OF OBSERVATION OF MATTERS USING YI The highest level of MeiHua YiShu is – ‘spontaneous divination’. Example 1: A diviner. How did he know there is such a thing inside the bamboo cage? Very simple. Thus the diviner applied both ZhouYi’s yao verse and gua imagery to predict the item inside the bamboo cage. that otherwise is not apparently physically seen or known beforehand. Gui Mei hexagram #54. Copyright Moon L.” (loosely translated as: . The intermediate hexagram is Zhen over Dui. divined Earth over Heaven Tai hexagram ( #11). seeing a bamboo cage. Here the word Yi means YiJing or ZhouYi. moving line # 1: “ . collecting of pulled out grass for eating”) b. Sheng hexagram #46.“first nine. He predicted that the thing inside the cage is a plant with green leaf and yellow roots. . moving line 1. Intermediate and Resultant. He based his prediction on the Yao verse of the Initial hexagram and the image conjured up by the Intermediate hexagrams: a. The image of the Intermediate hexagram is Zhen as green plant. the diviner can “see” through the hexagrams and obtain much information. where marshy plants generally have yellowish brown roots. In the process of analyzing the raised hexagrams – Initial. What is meant by spontaneous divination? Spontaneous divination means the diviner can at any time. ” The actual meaning of this verse is: “the culinary arts had reached the peak of perfection”.“ This verse is loosely translated as: “upper nine. A diviner predicted: “Inside is a precious valuable item. The hexagram raised was Fire over Wind. in conclusion. Resultant hexagram is Thunder over Wind. it was a broken jade wine cup! So. . Intermediate hexagram has Qian gua that depicts a precious valuable thing such as gold or jade. The Dui lower gua depicts an item that has a broken or chipped off edge.” This prediction is also based on the following reasoning: The Yao verse of hexagram Ding stated: “ . and its color can be yellow. beneficial. Chin 2013 . round in shape and yellow in color that it is a useful item. Ding hexagram #50. Moving line 6. Great auspiciousness. Thus it is a luxurious and enjoyable item. but it is broken.Example 2: Someone placed an item inside a bronze bell and let others predict what is inside. sure enough. Copyright Moon L. Upon lifting up the bronze bell to reveal the item. from the above examples. you had learnt about the use of Yao verse coupled with gua imagery to make a prediction. Intermediate hexagram is Heaven over Marsh. Heng hexagram #32. Tripod cauldron with jade hook. . Lv hexagram #10. Here. and it could be an open top item. If Gen gua qi is waning and weak. bricks.10 IRON CLAD PREDICTION OF MATTERS This is the concluding lesson of Part 10. and is pliable and soft. you shall now be able to make iron-clad predictions. will all show robust and strong characteristics. and Gen Kun in earth months. it is soft and pliable in nature. I would like to include a last teaching about “guessing” of characteristic of items based on trigrams. Its color is yellow. If gets Zhen gua. If in spring. or it can be some very precious valuable items. If it is a Kun gua. If it is a Gen gua. If you have a Qian gua you can guess it is a strong hard item such as gold or jade. etc. You had all learnt about the different methods of raising a hexagram and the different approaches to analyze and deduce the information contained within the hexagrams. It it is a Dui gua you can guess it is a strong hard item. you can say it is an internally soft and supple item. If it is a Kan gua. the last part of this MeiHua divination course. associated with water. Kan in winter. Thus Qian Dui divined in Autumn. Its color is yellow. I sincerely hope you had learnt much from this course and will someday be a highly skilled diviner. such as porcelain. With this the whole MeiHua YiShu course has come to an end. soft and warm. If Gen gua qi is strong it is a completely whole finished item. If divined in spring. it could be too hard and can blunt metal tools. it could be green lush and fresh. and it can be white in color. If the Qian gua qi is strong. Li in summer. If divined in summer. Thank you. you can deduce it could be something from the earth or made of earth. you can guess it could be a product of the earth or earth grown items. it could have the power to burn into ashes Zhen and Xun gua items. tiles. It could be straight and rigid. Zhen Xun in Spring. You are now equipped with the highest level of skill in MeiHua divination. it would be a plant that is green and with roots. If gets Xun gua. you can guess it could be dark blue or black in color. it can be valuable items such as gold or jade. it could be a broken incomplete item and maybe it is an edible item. Chin 2013 . With the skill you had learnt. If gets Li gua. and easily chopped with metal tools. You are given the translations to all the essential MeiHua classics that hold the many secrets of MeiHua divination. It could also be an item with missing corners or broken. Copyright Moon L.