Liu Yao
Cast six times for one matter to obtain a hexagram and moving lines, then interpret by Liu Yao practice. Hexagram and line statements are not duplicated in this system; when you need classical wording, open the matching Zhou Yi chapter.
Suggested reading path
- Line (Yao) · Moving line · Eight trigrams
- Shi and Ying · Six relatives
- Six casts to form a hexagram · Original, resulting, and changing lines
- Look up a hexagram name → Sixty-four hexagrams index → each hexagram links to a Zhou Yi chapter and its line statements
Below is this system’s catalog of methods and concepts.
References
In this system
Concepts
- Eight trigramsQian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun—the eight primary trigrams underpin double hexagrams and Liu Yao imagery; symbolic wording is in Qian, Kun, and related chapters.
- Line (Yao)The six stroke units of a hexagram, yin or yang; moving lines signal change. Line statements are in each Zhou Yi line chapter.
- Moving lineThe changing lines obtained in casting; they turn the original hexagram into the resulting one. Moving-line statements are in the matching Zhou Yi chapters.
- Shi and YingThe shi (self) and ying (response) lines mark the seeker versus the other party or setting; line wording follows the matching Zhou Yi chapters.
- Six relativesBrothers, children, wife/wealth, officer/ghost, parents, and related labels map lines to human affairs; wording for the useful spirit’s line is in the Zhou Yi.
Tables
- Eight trigrams tableNames, symbolic leanings, and Five-Phases sketches for the eight trigrams; double-hexagram source text links to this site’s Zhou Yi chapters.
- Sixty-four hexagrams indexIndex of the sixty-four hexagram names; each links to this site’s matching Zhou Yi chapter.
Rules
- Original, resulting, and changing linesThe original hexagram is the present state; moving lines are change points; the resulting hexagram is the trend. Statements for both hexagrams are in Zhou Yi chapters.
Methods
- Six casts to form a hexagramFor one matter, one cast—six random draws yield six lines and moving lines, then the original and resulting hexagrams; hexagram statements are in the Zhou Yi.
Indexes
- Liu Yao term indexEntry points to Liu Yao concepts, methods, and hexagram indexes.