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原文标题：起卦案例
观梅占（年月日时占例）
辰年十二月十七日申时，康节先生偶观梅，见二雀争枝坠地。先生曰：“不动不占，不因事不占。今二雀争枝坠地，怪也。”因占之：辰年五数，十二月十二数，十七日十七数，共三十四数，除四八三十二，得二，属兑，为上卦；加申时九数，总得四十三数，五八除四十，零得三数，为离，作下卦。又上下总四十三数，以六除，六七四十二，得一零为动爻。是为泽为革，初爻变咸，互见乾巽。
断之曰：详此卦，明晚当有女子折花，园丁不知而逐之，女子失惊坠地，遂伤其股。右兑金为体，离火克之，互中巽木，复三起离火，则克体之卦气盛。兑为少女，因知女子被伤，而互中巽木，又逢乾金、兑金克之，则巽木被伤。而巽为股，故有伤股之应。幸变为艮土，兑金得生，知女子但被伤，而不至于凶危也。
牡丹占
巳年三月十日卯时，先生与客往司马公家共观牡丹，时值花开甚盛。客曰：“花盛如此，亦有数乎？”先生曰：“莫不有数。且因问而可以占矣。”遂占之：以巳年六数，三月三数，十六日十六数，总得二十五数，除三八二十四数，零一数为乾，为上卦；加卯时得四数，共得二十九数，又除三八二十四数，得零五为巽卦，作下卦，得天风姤。又以总计二十九数，以六除之，四六除二十四，得零五，爻动变鼎卦。互见重乾。遂与客曰：“怪哉！此花明日午时，当为马所践毁。”众客愕然，不信。次日午时，果有贵官观牡丹，二马相啮，群至花间弛骤，花尽为之践毁。
断之曰：巽木为体，乾金克之，互卦又见重乾，克体之卦多矣，卦中无生意，固知牡丹必为践毁。所谓马者，乾为马也；午时者，离明之象，是以知之也。
邻夜扣门借物占
冬夕酉时，先生方拥炉，有扣门者，初扣一声而止，继而又扣五声，且云借物。先生令勿言，令其子占之，试所借何物。以一声属乾为上卦，以五声属巽为下卦；又以一乾五巽共六数，加酉时十数，共得十六数，以六除之，二六一十二，得天风姤，第四爻动，变巽卦，互见重乾。卦中三乾金，二巽木，为金木之物也，又以乾金短而巽木长，是借斧也。
子乃断曰：“金短木长者，器也。所借锄也。”先生曰：“非也，必斧也。”问之，果借斧。其子问何故。先生曰：“起数又须明理，以卦推之，斧亦可也，锄亦可也；以理推之，夕晚安用锄？必借斧。盖斧切于劈柴之用耳。”推数又须明理，为占卜之切要也。盖数不推理，是不得也，学数者志之。
今日动静如何
有客问曰：“今日动静如何？”遂将此六字占之。以平分“今日动”三字为上卦，“今”平声，一数；“日”入声，四数；“动”去声，三声，共得八数，得坤为上卦。以“静如何”为下卦，“静”去声，三数；“如”平声，一数；“何”平声，一数，共五数，得巽为下卦。又以八、五总为十三数，除二六一十二，零得一数。为地风升，初爻动，变泰卦，互见震兑。遂谓客曰：“今日有人相请，客不多，酒不醉，味至鸡黍而已。”至晚，果然。
断曰：升者，有升阶之义，互震兑有东西席之分，卦中兑为口，坤为腹，为口腹之事，故知有人相请。客不多者，坤土独立，无同类之卦气也。酒不醉，卦中无坎。味止鸡黍者，坤为黍稷耳。盖卦无相生之义，故知酒不多，食品不丰也。
西林寺牌额占
先生偶见西林寺之额，“林”无两钩，因占之。以“西”字七画为艮，作上卦；以“林”字八画为坤，作下卦；以上七画下八画总十五画，除二六一十二，零数得三，是山地剥卦；第三爻动，变艮；互见重坤。
断曰：寺者，纯阳之所居。今卦得重阴之爻，而又有群阴剥阳之兆。详此则寺中当有阴人之祸。询之，果然。遂谓寺僧曰：“何添‘林’字钩？则自然无阴人之祸矣”。僧信然，即添‘林’字两钩，寺果无事。
右纯阳之人所居，得纯阴之卦，故不吉。又有群阴肃阳之义，故有阴有这祸。若添“林”字两钩，则十画，除八得二，为兑卦，合上艮是山泽损；第五爻变动为中孚卦。互卦见坤震。损者益之始，用互具生体，为吉卦，可以得安矣。
右以上并是先得数，以数起卦，所谓先天之数也。
老人有忧色占
己丑日卯时，偶在途行，有老人往巽方，有忧色。问其何以有忧，曰：“无”。怪而占之，以老人属乾为上卦。巽方为下卦，是天风姤。又以乾一、巽五之数，加卯时四数，总十数，除六，得四为动爻，是为天风姤之九四。《易》曰：“包无鱼，凶。”是《易》辞不吉矣。以卦论之，巽木为体，乾金克之，互卦又见重乾，俱是克体，并无生气，且时在途行，其应速。遂以成卦之数中分而取其半，谓老人曰：“汝于五日内，谨慎出入，恐有重祸。”果于五日内，此老赴吉席，用鱼骨鲠而终。
右凡占卜克应之期，看自己之动静，以决事之迟速。故行则应速，以遂成卦之数，中分而取其其半也。坐则事应于迟，当倍其成卦之数而定之也。立则半迟半速，止以成卦之数定之可也。虽然如是，又在变通。如占牡丹及观梅之类，则二花皆朝夕之故，岂特成数之久也。
少年有喜色占
壬申日，午时，有少年从离方来，喜形于色，问有何喜，曰：“无”。遂占之，以少年属艮，当上卦，离为下卦，得山火贲。以艮七、离三加午时为七，总十七数，除十二，零五为动爻，是为贲之六五爻，曰：“贲于丘园，束帛戋戋，吉。”《易》辞已吉矣，卦则贲之家人，互见震坎；离为体，互变俱生之。
断曰：子于十七日内必有聘币这喜。至期果然定亲。
牛哀鸣占
癸卯日午时，有牛鸣于坎方，其声极悲。因占之。牛属坤，为上卦；坎方为下卦。坎六坤八加午时七数，共二十一数，除三六一十八，三爻动，得地水师之三爻，六三《易》辞曰：“师或舆尸，凶。”卦则师变升，互坤震；乃坤为体，互变俱克之，并无生气。
断曰：此牛二十一曰内，必遭屠杀。后二十日，人果买此牛，杀以犒众。悉皆异之。
鸡悲鸣占
甲申日卯时，有鸡鸣于乾方，声极悲怆，因占之。鸡属巽为上卦，乾方为下卦，得风天小畜，以巽五乾一，共六数，加卯时四数，总十数，除六，得四爻动，变乾，是为小畜之六四。《易》曰：“有孚血去，惕出。”以血推之，割鸡之义。卦则小畜之乾；互见离兑。乾金为体，离为克之。卦中巽木离火，有烹饪之象。
断曰：此鸡十日当烹，果十日客至，有烹鸡之验。
戊子日辰时，偶行至中途，有树蔚然，无风，枯枝自坠落地于兑方。占之，槁木为离，作上卦，得火泽睽，以兑二、离三加辰时五数。总十数，除六，零四，变山泽损。是睽之九四，《易》曰：“睽孤，遇元夫。”卦中火泽睽变损；互见坎离，兑金为体，离火克之；且睽损卦名，俱有伤残之义。
断曰：此树十日当伐，果十日伐树起公廨，而匠者适字元夫也。
右以上诸占例，并是先得卦，以卦起数，所谓后天之数也。
风觉鸟占
风觉鸟占者，谓见风而觉，见鸟而占也。然非风鸟二占，而谓风觉鸟占也。凡卦之寓物者，皆谓风觉鸟占。如“易数”总谓之“观梅之数”也。
风觉占
风觉占者，谓其见风而觉也，见鸟而占也。凡见风起而欲占之，便看风从何方而来，以之起卦，又须审其时，察其色，以推其声势，然后可以断其吉凶。风从何方来者，如风从南方来者，为家人（南方属离火，合得风火家人卦）；东来者，为益卦之类。审其时者，春为发生各畅之风，夏为长养之风，秋为肃杀，冬为凛冽之类。察其色者，带埃烟云气，可见其色。黄者，祥瑞之气；青者，半凶半吉；白主刃；气黑昏者凶；赤色者灾；红紫者吉。辨其声势者，其风声如阵马主斗争，如被涛者有惊险，如悲咽者有忧虞，如奏乐者有喜事，如喧呼者主闹哄，如烈焰者有为警，其声洋洋而来，徐徐而去者，吉庆之兆也。
鸟占
鸟占者，见鸟可占也。凡见鸟群，数其只数，看其方所，听其声音，辨其羽毛，皆可起数。又须审其名义，察其噪鸣，取其吉凶。见鸟而占，数其只数者，如一只属乾，二只属兑，三只属离。看其方向所者，即离南坎北之数。听其声音者，如鸟叫一声属乾，二声属兑，三声离之类，皆可起卦，听其声音者，夫鸣叫之喧啾者，主口舌；鸣叫悲咽者，主忧愁；鸣叫嘹亮者，主吉庆。此取断吉凶之声音也。察其名义者，如鸦报灾，鹊报喜，鸾鹤为祥瑞，鹗鹏为妖孽之类是也。
听声音占
声音者，如静室无所见，但与耳中所闻起卦，或数其数，验其方所，或辨其物声，详其所属，皆可起卦。察其悲喜，助断吉凶。数其数目者，如一声属乾，二声属兑；验其方所者，离南坎北之类是也。如人语声及动物鸣叫之声，声自口出者，属兑；而静物扣击，属震，鼓拍槌敲，板木之声是也。金声属乾，钟声钲铎之声是也；火声属离，烈焰爆竹等声是也；土声属坤，筑基、杵垣、坡崩、山裂是也。此辨其物声，详其所属也。察其悲喜，助断吉凶者，如闻人语笑声，又说吉语娱笑者，有喜也；人悲泣声与怨声、愁语及骂詈、穷叹等声，不吉也。
形物占
形物占者，凡见物形可以起卦。如物之圆者属乾，刚者属兑，方者属坤，柔者属巽，仰者属震，覆者属艮，长者属巽，中刚外柔者属坎，内柔外刚者属离，干燥枯槁者属离，有文采者亦属离。用障碍之势，物之破者属兑。
脸色占
凡占色之青色，属震；红紫赤者，属离；黄色，属坤；白色者，属兑；黑色者，属坎之类是也。
Overall Interpretation
This chapter demonstrates the practical methods of flexible hexagram formation and precise interpretation in Plum Blossom Divination through multiple classic cases. From observing sparrows falling during plum blossom viewing to guests’ inquiries while admiring peonies, and from midnight knocks borrowing items to encountering an elderly person with a worried expression on the road, these everyday小事 reflect the Yi Jing philosophy that "all things can be divined." Master Shao Yong not only demonstrated various methods of hexagram formation, such as using year, month, day, time, direction, sound, and word count, but also emphasized that "interpreting numbers must clarify logic"—mathematical calculations must be combined with real-world reasoning to ensure accurate deductions.
Original Scenario: During the Shen hour (3–5 PM) on the 17th day of the 12th month of the Chen year, Shao Yong saw two sparrows fighting on a branch and falling to the ground, finding it unusual and thus forming a hexagram.
Overall Interpretation:
Master Shao Yong used the numbers of the year, month, and day added together: Chen year (5) + 12th month (12) + 17th day (17) = 34. 34 ÷ 8 = 4 remainder 2, where remainder 2 corresponds to the Dui卦 ☱ (Lake), forming the upper trigram. Adding the Shen hour (9), the total becomes 43. 43 ÷ 8 = 5 remainder 3, where remainder 3 corresponds to the Li卦 ☲ (Fire), forming the lower trigram. The main hexagram is ䷰ Ze Huo Ge (Lake over Fire, Revolution). The total 43 ÷ 6 = 7 remainder 1, indicating the first line (Yao) is active, transforming the hexagram into ䷞ Ze Shan Xian (Lake over Mountain, Influence). The hidden trigrams are Qian䷀ (Heaven) and Xun䷸ (Wind).
Interpretation Logic:
Dui (Metal) is the body hexagram (representing the host), while Li (Fire) is the use hexagram (representing the guest) and restrains Metal. In the hidden trigrams, Xun (Wood) fuels Li (Fire), intensifying the Fire’s restraint on the body. Dui symbolizes a young woman → predicting injury to a female; Xun symbolizes the thigh → the injury location is the thigh. The transformed hexagram Gen (Earth) generates Dui (Metal) → indicating injury without major danger.
Modern Interpretation:
Practical Value:
Philosophical Reflection:
The ancient Chinese concept of "cosmic resonance" suggests subtle connections between natural phenomena and human affairs, where observing nature can predict human events.
Overall Interpretation:
Si year (6) + 3rd month (3) + 16th day (16) = 25 ÷ 8 = 3 remainder 1 → Qian䷀ (Heaven) as the upper trigram.
Adding Mao hour (4) gives 29 ÷ 8 = 3 remainder 5 → Xun䷸ (Wind) as the lower trigram → ䷫ Tian Feng Gou (Heaven over Wind, Encounter).
29 ÷ 6 = 4 remainder 5 → Fifth line active, transforming into ䷱ Ding Gua (Cauldron), with hidden trigrams double Qian䷀.
Interpretation Logic:
Xun (Wood) as the body is restrained by multiple Qian (Metal) (use hexagram Metal restrains Wood, hidden trigrams double Metal restrains Wood), leaving no vitality. Qian symbolizes horses, and Li (Fire) symbolizes the noon hour → predicting destruction by trampling horses at noon the next day.
Modern Scenario Application Suggestions:
When predicting that something will be destroyed (e.g., hexagram shows multiple restraints on the body):
Overall Interpretation:
Hearing knocks at night: one knock (Qian ☰) + five knocks (Xun ☴) → ䷫ Tian Feng Gou (Heaven over Wind, Encounter).
Adding You hour (10), total 16 ÷ 6 = 2 remainder 4 → Fourth line active, transforming into Xun䷸, with hidden trigrams double Qian䷀.
Metal (Qian) and Wood (Xun) clash in the hexagram → an object with metal and wood parts; metal short, wood long → characteristics of an axe. However, his son mistakenly judged it as a hoe. Shao Yong corrected: At night, borrowing an axe for chopping wood is more likely than borrowing a hoe for digging.
Core Concepts:
Modern Interpretation:
Overall Interpretation:
Using "今日动" (Jin Ri Dong: level, entering, departing tones: 1+4+3=8 → Kun ☷) as the upper trigram, "静如何" (Jing Ru He: departing, level, level: 3+1+1=5 → Xun ☴) as the lower trigram → ䷭ Di Feng Sheng (Earth over Wind, Ascending).
Total 13 ÷ 6 = 2 remainder 1 → First line active, transforming into ䷊ Tai Gua (Peace), with hidden trigrams Zhen ☳ and Dui ☱.
Interpretation: The Sheng hexagram implies ascent and progress; hidden trigrams Zhen (East) and Dui (West) → host and guest seated separately; Kun as the abdomen, Dui as the mouth → symbolizes a banquet. Kun (Earth) alone lacks support → few guests; hexagram lacks Kan (Water) → little wine; Kun as millet → simple food.
Modern Application:
Overall Interpretation:
Noticing the character "林" (Lin) on the "西林寺" (West Forest Temple) plaque lacked hooks → "西" (West) has 7 strokes → Gen ☶ as the upper trigram; "林" (Forest) has 8 strokes → Kun ☷ as the lower trigram → ䷖ Shan Di Bo (Mountain over Earth, Splitting Apart) (Yin excess, Yang decline). Active line transforms into Gen ☶, with hidden trigrams double Kun ☷.
The temple, a Yang place,得到 pure Yin hexagram → misfortune caused by Yin individuals (women). Suggested adding two hooks to "林" → 10 strokes ÷ 8 = 1 remainder 2 → Dui ☱ → ䷨ Shan Ze Sun (Mountain over Lake, Decrease) → transformed into ䷼ Feng Ze Zhong Fu (Wind over Lake, Inner Truth), turning misfortune into好运.
Philosophical Reflection:
Overall Interpretation:
Seeing an elderly person with a worried expression coming from the Xun direction (Southeast) → elderly person belongs to Qian ☰ (upper trigram), Xun direction ☴ (lower trigram) → ䷫ Tian Feng Gou (Heaven over Wind, Encounter).
Qian1 + Xun5 + Mao hour4 = 10 ÷ 6 = 1 remainder 4 → Fourth line active. Yao text: "No fish in the bag, inauspicious"; body Xun Wood restrained by multiple Qian Metal → greatly inauspicious. As it occurred on the road, "response should be quick," taking half of the completion number 10 → predicted misfortune within five days, which proved true.
Core Concept:
Overall Interpretation:
A young person with a happy expression coming from the Li direction (South) → young person belongs to Gen ☶ (upper trigram), Li ☲ (lower trigram) → ䷕ Shan Huo Ben (Mountain over Fire, Adornment).
Gen7 + Li3 + Wu hour7 = 17 ÷ 6 = 2 remainder 5 → Fifth line active. Yao text: "Adornment in the hills and gardens, a roll of silk, modestly offered, auspicious"; body Li Fire generated and assisted by hidden and transformed trigrams → auspicious. Predicted engagement喜 within 17 days, which proved true.
Overall Interpretation:
An ox crying sadly from the Kan direction (North) → ox belongs to Kun ☷ (upper trigram), Kan ☵ (lower trigram) → ䷇ Di Shui Shi (Earth over Water, Army).
Kun8 + Kan6 + Wu hour7 = 21 ÷ 6 = 3 remainder 3 → Third line active. Yao text: "The army may carry corpses, inauspicious"; body Kun Earth restrained by multiple hidden and transformed trigrams → no vitality. Predicted slaughter within 21 days, which proved true.
Overall Interpretation:
A chicken crying sadly from the Qian direction (Northwest) → chicken belongs to Xun ☴ (upper trigram), Qian ☰ (lower trigram) → ䷈ Feng Tian Xiao Xu (Wind over Heaven, Small Accumulation).
Xun5 + Qian1 + Mao hour4 = 10 ÷ 6 = 1 remainder 4 → Fourth line active. Yao text: "Shedding blood, but leaving with confidence"; body Qian Metal restrained by Li Fire → symbolizes cooking. Predicted being cooked within 10 days, which proved true.
Overall Interpretation:
A withered branch falling on its own without wind from the Dui direction (West) → withered belongs to Li ☲ (upper trigram), Dui ☱ (lower trigram) → ䷥ Huo Ze Kui (Fire over Lake, Opposition).
Li3 + Dui2 + Chen hour5 = 10 ÷ 6 = 1 remainder 4 → Fourth line transforms into ䷨ Shan Ze Sun (Mountain over Lake, Decrease). Yao text: "Alone in opposition, meeting the primal man"; body Dui Metal restrained by Li Fire, hexagram names Kui (opposition) and Sun (loss) both inauspicious. Predicted being felled within 10 days, which proved true, and the craftsman’s name "Yuan Fu" matched the Yao text.
Overall Interpretation:
Divination upon seeing wind rise:
Modern Application:
Overall Interpretation:
Divination upon seeing a flock of birds:
Modern Interpretation:
Overall Interpretation:
Divination upon hearing sounds:
Practical Value:
Overall Interpretation:
Divination upon seeing an object’s form:
Core Concepts:
Overall Interpretation:
Divination upon observing facial color:
Modern Interpretation:
The characteristics of traditional Chinese thinking reflected in Plum Blossom Divination:
The above divination cases demonstrate the essence of Plum Blossom Divination's "observing objects to capture symbols"—revealing the laws of the universe from daily细微之处, perfectly combining mathematical calculation with life wisdom, making it an outstanding example of the practical application of Chinese Yi studies.
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