Plum Blossom (Mei Hua) Guide
Mei Hua Yi Shu casts a hexagram from the time, a number or something you see, then reads the five-element relationship between the "body" and "use" trigrams. Read the four guides in order.
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What Is Mei Hua Yi Shu (Plum Blossom Numerology)?Mei Hua Yi Shu, traditionally credited to Shao Yong of the Northern Song, casts an I Ching hexagram from the time, a number or an object, then reads the body and use trigrams.How to Cast a Plum Blossom (Mei Hua) HexagramThe two common Mei Hua casting methods use the lunar date and hour or two numbers. Remainders after dividing by 8 give the trigrams, and by 6 the moving line. Worked example included.Body and Use Trigrams: How Mei Hua Judges a MatterIn Mei Hua the trigram without the moving line is the body (you) and the one with it is the use (the matter). Use supporting body is favorable; use controlling body is the hardest.How to Read a Mei Hua HexagramRead a Mei Hua hexagram in two layers: body/use elements for direction, trigram images for detail. Main shows now, nuclear the process, changed the outcome. Trigram image table included.
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