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6 strike and 6 match

6 strike means separate.  In a 6 strike hexagram, every line is striking at another line.  For example, lets take a look at hexagram [Strong].

A 6 match means yes, and a 6 strike means no.

A 6 match means there is still hope, and a 6 strike means there is no hope.

If you are sick for a long time, a 6 strike could mean that God is taking you away or your illness will never recover. 

Let's say you got a 6 strike:  If you expect to meet someone, that person will not show up.  If you ask about money, you will lose money.  If you plan to negotiate with somebody, there will be disagreement between you and that person.  (He strikes you, and you strike him.)

6 match means come together.  In a 6 match hexagram, every line is bounding to another line.  If you ask when will you meet someone, you will meet that person.  If you ask will your surgery be successful, your surgery will be successful.  If you ask about marriage, the marriage will last.   If you ask about finding a job, you will find a job.   If you have been sick for a long time, a 6 strike means you will never be cured.  But a 6 match means your health will come back to you. 

The Golden Text stated, "If you caught a cold just few days ago and want to know when will you recover, a 6 strike actually means your flu will soon disappear.  If you ask will there be trouble, a 6 strike could mean that there will be no trouble."

How come if I catch a cold, a 6 strike means I will soon recover?  And why when it comes to a long term illness (serious illness), a 6 strike means I have no cure?

Answer:  It has to do with what is on your mind!  

It has to do with what is on your mind!  When you catch a cold, you know you will recover within a few days.  You know it's nothing serious.  So you want to get rid of your cold.  You want your cold to go away.

But if you have a serious disease, you are missing your old health.  You want your old health back.  You know that your disease is hard to cure, but you still want to toss the coins to see if you have any luck.

• So when you catch a cold, you want to get rid of the cold.   (Strike the cold away! If you get 6 strike, you win!)
• But when you have a serious disease, you want your old health back.   You know that your disease is hard to cure, but you still want to toss the coins to see if you have any luck.   (Want your old health to come back to you.  If you get 6 strike, you lose!)

If you are charged with a serious crime, what will be on your mind? 

• You know that you are finished.  Since you have committed a serious crime, the judge is likely to give you a death sentence.   But you still want to toss the coins to see if a miracle will happen.   If you get a 6 strike, a miracle will not happen and you will be sentenced to death.  But if you get a 6 match, the judge likes you and will give you a lighter sentence.  A 6 match means there is still hope.

If you are innocent or if you are arrested for a small crime, what will be on your mind? 

• You want to know when will the problem go away.  You wonder will this small crime turn into a bigger crime.  You wonder will this bring you more trouble.  You wonder when can you be released from the police station.  If you get a 6 strike, the problem could go away pretty soon.  A 6 strike could mean you will soon be released.   A 6 strike means this small crime will not turn into a serious crime.  A 6 strike means there will be no trouble.

If you want to become rich and famous, what will be on your mind? 

• You wonder if you can become successful or not.  If you get a 6 strike, you lose.  But if you get a 6 match, something good will happen.  But if you got a 6 strike but the date or the month or a moving line is bounding to the self line, you still can become successful.   In a 6 strike hexagram, another element comes in and bounds to the self line is like a nice friend who tries to break up a fight. 

So in I-Ching prediction, your feeling is extremely important.  There is nothing wrong to ask someone what is on his/her mind when you are doing a reading.  You must grasp the feeling.  That's the most important thing in I-Ching.

For example:  A man owns an online shop.  One day, he discovered that the online credit card processor stopped working.  He tossed the coins asking will the problem be solved within a few hours.  He got [Quen].

What do you think?  This guy got a 6 strike.   So does that mean the credit card processor's problem won't be solved immediately?  The trick is to ask yourself one question:  If such problem occured just few hours ago, what will be on your mind?

• You want the problem to go away.  You wonder will the problem continue for a long time.  You wonder will this problem affect your business for the entire day.

See?  That's it!  You wish the problem would go away immediately.  You do not wish that the problem will continue for a long time.  You don't want this problem to affect your business for the entire day.  That's why a 6 strike is good for you.  6 strike means this problem will go away immediately.  Striking means leaving.  6 strike means this problem will not continue for long.  6 strike means this problem will not affect your business.

Result:  The problem was solved within 30 minutes.  Another reason why I knew that the problem will be solved immediately is because the self line has a K star.   When a strong K sits on the self line, all worries shall disappear!

Let's say the credit card processor stopped functioning for almost a month.  What is then on your mind? 

• You want the credit card processor to function again.  You wonder will they fix the problem very soon.

Then what you need is a 6 match.  6 match means the credit card processor will work again.  6 match means they will soon fix the problem.   Matching means returning or coming together.  If the credit card processor stopped working for a month, and you got a 6 strike, the credit card processor will not be fixed.  If you ask for a solution, a 6 strike means there is no solution.  If you wonder if there is any trouble, a 6 strike means there is no trouble.

6 strike basically means no.  It all depends on what you ask for.  If you ask for good, there is no good.  If you ask for bad, there is no bad.

When 6 strike becomes a 6 strike, it means that there are disagreements inside and out, brothers and friends spying on each other, etc.  Finally, you cannot succeed.   If the appointed is also hurt, it's a real bad luck sign.  If the appointed is healthy, then it means that things cannot continue for long.

A father and a son were charged for murder. The father threw coins asking about his trial.  He got [Shun] and [Quen].

             B   m   O J     R   yo  - - J
             K   e   O       P   h   - -
             G   wa  - -     G   c   - -
             R   yo  O U     B   m   - - U
             P   h   O       K   e   - -
             G   c   - -     G   wa  - -

Both hexagrams are 6 strike.  This guy has no chance to escape a cruel penalty.   In this hexagram, the self (father himself) moves turning into R judge star killing back at himself.  The self is also being killed by the month.  K e (his son) turns into water h killing and striking back at itself.  Both father and son were hurt.  6 strike turns into 6 strike.  Both will not live for long.  God's mouth has spoken.  None of you criminals can live!

Result: Death for both.

If you are extremely worried about something, a 6 match could be a good sign.  For example, someone owe me lots of money for a very long time.  He kept dragging and dragging.  I worry so much everyday.  Then finally, he told me that he will return a part of the money back to me in September (month yo).  So I threw coins.   I got [Humble] and [Travel].

I have been worrying for such a long time about this case.  What I need is a K star (the worry killer) to cool me down.  So K is really my main character here.   The K sits on the self line J.  The month s is producing the K h.  The best of all, a B combo forms at the 4th and the 6th line.  B combo produces the K self line.  The B combo is also the yo combo (metal).  B combo produces the K star, and that should kill my worry.  So I guess that in the month of yo, something good will happen.  Yea!  He will return the money in the month of yo!  And the 2nd hexagram is a 6 match.  When someone is extremely worried, a 6 match means problems will come to an end.  Although the B combo is the money killer, but in this case I am not asking about money.  I want to know when will I stop worrying.  So a B combo producing my K is what I need!

Result:  He mailed out a check to me in the month of yo and confirmed it on the phone.  I received the check in the month of sh.    Why yo?   Because the 6th line yo is a moving line.  In the month of yo, the 6th line will move producing the K self line.  So ancient text books say that a 6 match is a bad luck sign if you are asking when will your worry be gone.  Not exactly.   Sometimes 6 match could be good if you are extremely worried.  You are looking for a solution or an end to your worry.  A 6 match means you will find the solution.   A 6 strike means you won't see the end, and the problem will drag on forever!

Philosophy of 6 match and 6 strike

If you are arrested just hours ago but you are innocent or your crime is not that serious, a 6 strike means they will soon drop the charge and release you.  Why?

• Because you were thinking, "Will this become a serious crime?  Will they keep me here for a long time?"  A 6 strike means nothing will happen and trouble shall soon disappear.

If you have been arrested for a very serious crime, a 6 strike could mean death!  Why?

• Because if you know your crime is serious, you must be worrying very much.   When you worry a lot, you want a solution.  But 6 strike means there is no solution.  6 strike means there is no hope.  A 6 strike means there is no way out.

Remember!  6 strike means separate.   So 6 strike means you kiss your family good bye or nothing will happen.   6 match means coming together or something will happen.  If you want a solution, a 6 match means there will be a solution. 

If you toss the coins asking about your recent illness, a 6 strike means your illness will soon be cured.  Why?

• Because you are thinking, "Will my recent illness last a long time?  Will this illness turn into a more serious illness?  Is there any danger?  Is this a serious illness?"

So a 6 strike means your recent illness is no big deal and you shall soon recover.

A 6 match means yes, and a 6 strike means no. 

The law of 6 strike

If you ask for financial success and got a 6 strike, does that mean you will become a loser for life?  Not necessarily.  In some cases, the power of a 6 strike can be eliminated.

Let's say you got a 6 strike:

1. If the date or the month or a moving line is bounding to the self line, the power of the 6 strike can be eliminated.  
   
   For example: 

   Year	Month	Date	Hour	Empty Dates
   	y	w - V

    

   Humble						Travel 6 match
   Hiders
   	B	yo	x			R	e	-
   	K	h	--	J		P	wa	--
   	P	c	x			B	yo	-
   	B	s	-			B	s	-
   	R	w	--	U		R	w	--
   	P	cn	--			P	cn	--

   The month is y.  The self line is h.  The month is bounding to the self line.   Then the power of the 6 strike is eliminated.

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2. Let's say the self line is K cn, and the date is cn.   The self line could be bounding to the date because the same elements can bound to each other.  If K cn self line bounds to the date cn (or month cn), the power of the 6 strike CANNOT be eliminated.  If the self line is yo, and the date is cn, the 6 strike can be eliminated.  But if the self line is wa, and the date is also wa, their bondage cannot eliminate the 6 strike.  The bondage caused by the same elements bounding to each other cannot eliminate the 6 strike.
   
   For example:

   Year	Month	Date	Hour	Empty Dates
   	c	h - II

    

   Humble						Travel 6 match
   Hiders
   	B	yo	x			R	e	-
   	K	h	--	J		P	wa	--
   	P	c	x			B	yo	-
   	B	s	-			B	s	-
   	R	w	--	U		R	w	--
   	P	cn	--			P	cn	--

   The date is h, and the self line is also h.  Although the self line h does bound to the date h, the power of the 6 strike cannot be eliminated.  The bondage caused by the same elements bounding to each other cannot eliminate the 6 strike.

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3. If the self line and other line form a combo, the 6 strike can be eliminated.

   For example:

   Year	Month	Date	Hour	Empty Dates
   	t	s

    

   Strong 6 strike						Big Storage
   Hiders
   	B	sh	x			R	y	-
   	K	s	--			G	t	--
   	P	w	o	J		B	sh	--
   	B	cn	-			B	cn	-
   	R	y	-			R	y	-
   	G	t	-	U		G	t	-

   Although there is a 6 strike, the self line and the top line formed a P combo.  So the power of the 6 strike has been eliminated.

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4. If a quiet line is struck by the date, that quiet line is actually a moving line.  If such line bounds to the self line, the power of the 6 strike can be eliminated.
   
   Example # 1:
   
   The date is w.
   
   line 4          G t   --             K  s      --
   self line      P e   o  J          B  wa  -- 
   
   The date w strikes the 4th line G t.  The 4th line G t moves turning into K s which bounds to the self line P e.  The power of the 6 strike is elminated.
   
   Example # 2:
   
   The date is c.
   
   line 6        G wa -              G sh  -
   self line     P h  --  J           K w  --
   
   The 6th line G wa moves bounding to the self line's K w.  The power of the 6 strike has been eliminated.

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5. If the date or the month bounds to the self line's element that's in the 2nd hexagram, the power of the 6 strike CANNOT be eliminated.
   
   For example: 

   Year	Month	Date	Hour	Empty Dates
   	m	w - V

    

   Humble						Travel 6 match
   Hiders
   	B	yo	x			R	e	-
   	K	h	--	J		P	wa	--
   	P	c	x			B	yo	-
   	B	s	-			B	s	-
   	R	w	--	U		R	w	--
   	P	cn	--			P	cn	--

   
   The date is w.  The self line's 2nd hexagram's star is P wa.  Date w bounds to P wa.  But the 6 strike cannot be eliminated.  The self line's K h is in the 1st hexagram.  If the month or the date bounds to K h, the 6 strike can be eliminated.   But bounding to P wa won't work because P wa is in the 2nd hexagram.

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6. If 2 lines move and completely bound to each other, the power of the 6 strike can be eliminated.  None of the 2 lines has to be a self line.
   
   For example:
   
   5th line       K yo  x                   G   h  -
   
   3rd line      R  y  o                     P   cn - -
   
   These 2 lines move and bound to each other.  Both elements of the 3rd line are bounding to both elements of the 5th line.  None of them are wasted.

   None of these lines is the self line.   But the power of the 6 strike is eliminated.

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7. If the self line turns into an element which bounds back at the self line, the power of the 6 strike is eliminated.
   
   For example:
   
   self line   P  sh  --   J                 G   m  --
   
   The self line sh turns into m.  sh and m bound together.  The power of the 6 strike is eliminated.  This self line does not have to be a moving line.  It could be a quiet line.

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8. If the self line turns into an identical element which bounds back at itself, the power of the 6 strike CANNOT be eliminated.
   
   For example:
   
   self line    P sh -- J                P sh --
   
   The self line P sh turns into another P sh.  They are identical.  Therefore, the power of the 6 strike CANNOT be eliminated.  Remember that identical elements bounding to each other cannot eliminate the power of the 6 strike?  

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9. If the self line is not moving, but another line moves bounding to the self line, the power of the 6 strike can be eliminated when the self line moves.
   
   For example:
   
   self line   B e -   J                 P y -
   
   3rd line   R h o                     P m - -
   
   The 3rd line R h moved bounding to self line's P y.  In month h, h strikes the self line' B e causing it to turn into P y, and P y will then bound to the 3rd line's R h.   The power of the 6 strike can be eliminated in month h.

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10.   If the self line moves and bounds to the U line, the power of the 6 strike CANNOT be eliminated!

    For an example:  A man tossed the coins asking if he can become a government official.  He received [Trapped] and [Duay] from God.

    Year	Month	Date	Hour	Empty Dates
    	sh	t - iX		y & m

     

    Trapped 6 match						Duay 6 strike
    Hiders
    	P	wa	--			P	wa	--
    	B	yo	-			B	yo	-
    	K	h	-	U		K	h	-
    	R	w	--			P	c	--
    	P	cn	-			G	m	-
    	G	y	x	J		R	e	-

    A 6 match turning into 6 strike.  No moving line is bounding to the self line.  The date and the month are not bounding to the self line.  The self line moved bounding to the U line.  But that's not going to help much.  The power of the 6 strike is permanent.  Although the self line turns into and produces the R star, a 6 strike is not a good sign.  It means he won't become a politician.

    Result:  After the man tossed the coins, he scored high on his exam.  But he became blind all of a sudden.  The reason why he scored high is because of the 6 match in the 1st hexagram.  The reason why he became blind is because of the 6 strike at the end.

A man tossed the coins asking will his friend give him back his money and got [Gen] and [Rot].

There is a 6 strike.  So does that mean his friend will never give him back his money?  Not exactly!  The 2nd line P w moved turning into G h which bounds to the self line.  If another line moves bounding to the self line, the power of the 6 strike is eliminated.  Right now, the 2nd line is being struck loose by the date, so it cannot move.  But in month h, the 2nd line's G h shall be revived allowing the 2nd line to move.  When the 2nd line moves in month h, it will bound to the self line.   So he shall receive the money in month h.

Result:  He received the money in month h.

If you expect to receive money within one week, a permanent 6 strike could mean that you will receive the money 3 or 4 weeks later.  In another word, what you have expected will happen much later if you got a permanent 6 strike.

I live in an average neighborhood of San Francisco.  One day, the Mexicans which live in the house behind my house brought in a rooster. (male chicken)  That rooster yells "Koo KOO- KOOooooo!" ever since 4 am in the morning. Then it will constantly make noise until 6 pm.  It's so noisy.  I saw their kids playing with it, so I figure that they are having the rooster as a pet.  I called the police, and the police has talked to them.  But I still heard the rooster after the police has left.   Can you believe it? A rooster for a pet in the city? When the Rooster yells, the entire city block can hear it. 

Anyway, I tossed the coins asking God when will the Mexicans get rid of the rooster.   I doubt that they will care about their neighbors' feelings.   They always play loud Mexican music at midnight which disturbs the neighbors.  I don't think they will get rid of the rooster just because the neighbors are annoyed.  I don't think the problem will be resolved immediately.  God gave me [Step] and [Chen].

Oh no!  It's a 6 strike.  The problem cannot be resolved immediately.  But wait!  The U line represents the Mexican family.   The R star on the U line represents trouble, so the R star is the rooster.   The R star is retreating!  Although the R star is very strong, a retreating R star means the trouble will go away.  Right now, the R star is empty so it cannot retreat.  But on day y or day m, it shall retreat.  So the problem will be gone on day y or day m?  I don't think the problem can go away that fast because I have a 6 strike here, and 6 strike means things won't happen so soon.  Maybe the rooster will perish in month m?  This month is month y.  So the U line R y is no longer empty.  The only empty character here is R m.  Maybe they will eat the rooster for dinner in month m?

Result:  They kept the rooster.  But they built a cage for the rooster which has cut down the noise dramatically.  After the cage was built, I can no longer hear the rooster from my room.  So I just didn't care about it anymore.  Then about 2 weeks later (month m), the rooster disappeared.  They probably ate it.

Here is another exception: 

If you got a 6 strike in your 2nd toss, things still could happen as long as your 2nd toss coincides with your 1st toss.

I submitted my site to Yahoo search engine in month c.  I tossed the coins asking will Yahoo search engine list my site.  God told me that they will list my site in month y.  But that's too fast!  I didn't expect them to list my site that fast because usually it takes them 2 to 3 months to list a new site.  So I tossed the coins again just to double check.  This time, God gave me [Shun] and [Family].

There is a 6 strike, and nothing is bounding to the self line.  So the power of the 6 strike is permanent.  So Yahoo won't list my site at all?  Not exactly!     This is my 2nd toss, not my first toss.   In my first toss, God has already told me that Yahoo will list my site in month y.  Sometimes, a 6 strike appearing in your 2nd or 3rd toss doesn't mean anything.  So my site still has a chance to be listed in month y even if I got a 6 strike in my 2nd toss.  Let's take a closer look at the hexagram.  The 1st line G c represents gain.  If Yahoo lists my site, that's my gain.  The 1st line G c moves and links to the self line B m.  That means I will be benefited because I will receive some kind of gain.  The 2nd line P h pushes the 1st line G c toward the self line.    The 2nd line P h could move in month y because h bounds to y.  So in this sign, God has once again told me that Yahoo definitely will list my site in month y.

Result:  They really did list my site in month y.  You see?  If a 6 strike appears in your 2nd toss, it might not mean anything.  But if you got a 6 strike in your 1st toss, either things cannot happen immediately, or it just won't happen at all.  But if a 6 strike appears in your 2nd toss, just trust the 1st toss and you will have no problem.

I tossed the coins asking God when will my money luck improve, and God told me my money luck shall improve in month cn.  But a few days later, I grew concerned and tossed the coins once more just to reconfirm.  And this time, I received [Gen] and [Li].

Oh no!  This sign is terrible.  A double 6 strike?  Does that mean I have no money luck?  Not exactly.  After taking a closer look, I realized that the 1st line and the 4th line are completely bounding to each other.  The 4th line B sh moves turning into K yo which bounds to the 1st line B cn.  The 1st line B cn moves turning into R m which bounds to the 4th line B sh.  When this kind of stuff occurs, the power of the 6 strike is completely eliminated.  So I still have a chance!  Right now, the 4th line B sh is bounding to the date sh.  So the 4th line cannot move.  The 1st line R m is also bounding to the date.  But in month cn, the bondage shall be broken allowing both lines to move and bound to each other.   So my luck still will improve in month cn.

Result:  The stock value has risen dramatically in month cn. 

A teenage boy tossed the coins asking if his baseball team can win today's game.   He got [Arrive] and [Quen].

   ARRIVE                  QUEN

 K yo - -                K yo - -
 G  h - - U              G  h - -
 B  c - -                B  c - -
 B  c - -                R  m - -
 R  m  O  J              P  e - -
 P  e  O                 B wa - -

                        6 Strike

The teenage boy said, "I already tossed the coins asking about the performances of several individual players of my team earlier, and all of the results came out pretty negative.  I wonder why is the self line R m empty.   Perhaps the game will be canceled because of rain?  Or the team will have a really bad day today?    I am not sure."  I replied to the boy, "The empty moving R m means the game shall start at the hour of m.  But too bad your team cannot win because there is a 6 strike.  Nothing is bounding to the self line.  So the power of the 6 strike is permanent.  If this is your 2nd toss or your 3rd toss, a 6 strike doesn't mean anything.  But too bad this is your first toss.  Therefore, the 6 strike means your team cannot win.  Although the U line and the date are both producing the powerful R m of the self line, your team still will lose because you got a 6 strike."

Result:  He later wrote, "Alex.  You said the game will start at hour m.   But the game started at hour cn, which was one hour ahead of hour m.  Our team did lose the game at hour sh."  I replied, "How do you know that the game started at hour cn?  Remember, right now it's day light savings time.  China does not have day light savings time.  So our time is exactly one hour faster than China's time."

A woman asked about her son's illness.  Her son has been ill for nearly 3 years.   She threw the coins and got [Strong].

Li Wo-Chuan said, "If the patient has been ill for a long time, a strike on the appointed or on the helper star means death!"  K s represents the son.  The month is striking the K s.  The date w is killing it.  K has no where to hide.   And the worst of all, it's a 6 strike.  The mother must be extremely worried about her son.  A 6 strike means there is no way to bring back her son's health.   Sometimes, the Lord is very cruel.  The Lord wants to take her child away.   The self line P represents worry, pain, and frustration.  Right now, the self line w could still be empty.  But tomorrow (day wa), the self line will not be empty anymore.  That means this woman is about to suffer a major blow by tomorrow.

Result:  The son died on day wa (next day), in the cn hour.

A guy said he has a job interview tomorrow.  He tossed the coins to see if he can be hired.  He got [Chen] and [Rot].

Although there is a 6 strike, the self line and the 4th line form an R combo.  R represents power and control.  So I concluded that he will be hired.

Result:  I was wrong.  He was not hired.  Where is my mistake?  After this experience, I understand that in order to eliminate the power of the 6 strike, the self line must also move in order for the R combo to be established.   If the self line does not move and only the 4th line moves, the R combo cannot be established.  Therefore, the power of the 6 strike cannot be eliminated. 

Fighting or argument is a 6 strike.  Resolving the matter peacefully is a 6 match.   When you fight somebody, you are striking that person.  If you argue with someone, your point of view is different from your opponent's point of view.   Therefore argument and fighting are represented by a 6 strike.  Resolving the matter peacefully is 6 match because your point of view matches your opponent's point of view. 

A man is about to fight his own son.  So the man tossed the coins asking if he will get hurt or not.  He got [Strong] and [Wonderful].

6 strike turns into 6 match.  They will resolve the case peacefully.  The self line P moves killing the K son star.  That means the man will hit the son.   But take a closer look at the date.  The month and the date are both killing the P self line.  That means the man has no energy to hit his son.  By the way, 6 strike turns into a 6 match.  I don't see how they can start the fight.

Result:  They argued for a moment, and the son had a bad attitude.  The father got mad and raised his cane to strike his son.  But a neighbor grabbed the cane from behind and stopped them from fighting.

If you got 6 strike and your self line is not bounding to the date or to the month, does that mean you will definitely fail?  Not exactly.  If one of the lines in your hexagram moves and bounds to your self line, you still can become successful.

For example, Some guy asked when will his friend return his money to him.  He got [No way] and [Bite].

If someone is asking about money, K is usually not a good star especially if the K star is sitting on the self line.  But in this case, it's different.  Someone owes him money, so he must be worrying.  If one is worried, the K star is the pain killer.   But look at the hexagram.  [No way] is 6 strike.  Does that mean 'Game over'?  But luckily, the 5th line moves turning into a G wa, and G wa bounds to the self line K w.  A line moved turning into G money star which bounds to the self line.   That means money is coming.  So I concluded that he will receive the money possibly on day t.  On day t, t strikes the self line w, and self line w would move and would bound to the G wa that the 5th line has turned into.

Result:  He got the money on day t.

Someone threw coins concerning his father's grave's Feng Shuei. He got [Trapped] and [Finish].

             6 match          6 match
             P   wa  - -     K   t   - - blk
             B   yo  -       P   sh  -   wht
             K   h   O   U   B   s   - - Usnk
             R   w   - -     P   c   - - yel
             P   cn  -       G   m   -   red
             G   y   X   J   R   e   -   grn

If someone throws the coins asking about a grave, something must be up. He told Wild Crane that ever since his father was buried there, he has been fired from his job and his eldest son died.  He asked if there is something wrong with the grave. The appointed is the self line because the grave affected him. The U line K  moves to produce the self line G.  The K  in this case is the source of wealth because the K  moves to produce the G money line. But too bad that the K  line moves bounding the the date y.  Date y also is striking with the element s which the U line has turned into. When the date is striking with the element which a moving line has turned into, that moving line is considered useless.  We must wait for year s.  In year s, the guy will become lucky because s will save the striking of the U line. Year s will also break the bondage of the U from the date.   Month s will not work because month s is not powerful enough. Only year s is powerful enough to change his luck.  Besides, the self line y is now empty.  Year s can strike the empty self line fulfilling its emptiness.

Result: He was promoted to a management position in his new job in year s.  When you see 6 match hexagrams, usually nothing bad will happen.  But if this man's hexagrams are 6 strikes, then his bad luck won't die down.

A student threw coins concerning his test score. He got [Kan] and [Trapped].

             B   t   - - J   R   wa  - -
             R   sh  -       P   yo  -
             P   s   X       B   h   -   U
             G   w   - - U   G   w   - -
             R   cn  -       R   cn  -
             K   y   - -     K   y   - - J
             6 strike         6 match

The self line t water got 4th line's support and date's support.  The 4th line P s  producing the self line means that the document (test paper) is producing the self line. He will do well on his test. The first hexagram is 6 strike, and the second hexagram is 6 match.  First strike and later match.  Although the self line turned into R which kills back at itself, there is nothing to worry about because R represents power, possession, and control.  The self line t is strong enough to handle the R which kills back at itself.  Power and control is what the boy wanted.  Wild Crane concluded that he will score high.  Wild Crane asked, "This doesn't look like the first time you are taking this test.  Did you score very low in the previous test?"   "Yeah, I didn't do very well last year.", the student replied.

Result: The boy scored high.  First 6 strike and then 6 match means that the kid did terribly in the first time, and he will finally make it in the second time.

Note:  If a 6 strike hexagram turns into a 6 match hexagram, things will definitely happen.  If you ask will your sports team win the game, they will do poorly at first but will win at the end.  If you ask will you receive some money, you definitely will receive the money but might wait a little longer.  

A father asked if his son can learn Kong Fu from a master. He got [Stop] and [Chen].

                6 match       6 strike
             P   sh  - U     P   sh  - J
             B   s   -       B   s   -
             R   w   -       R   w   -
             G   m   X J     P   cn  - U
             R   e   X       G   y   -
             P   wa  X       K   t   -

The master cannot be represented by any star because this master is not a friend nor a relative.  So the master is the U line.  The self and the U are matching.   U is P sh.  The month is producing the U. This indicates that the master is a good master. Too bad that a 6 match turns into a 6 strike.  The lecture will not last long.   The father asked Wild Crane why. Wild Crane said, "The 1st line P wa moves killing the K child star.  P represents pain and suffering.  You must beware that something bad might happen to your son."

Result:  The master was good all right, but the son cut classes too much.  The father got mad at him and chased him down the hill with a cane.  The boy fell and broke his right leg.  The reason why the father caused the injury of his own son is because the 1st line P represents parent.  P star moves killing the K child star.

In ancient text, a 6 strike is always unlucky is you are predicting about something good. I find it true. If the appointed is weak, a 6 strike is definitely a bad sign. I find that even if the appointed is strong, a 6 strike means that you definitely will not succeed.  If you are waiting for a letter, if your letter star P  is strong but you have a 6 strike, don't expect it to come. If you are expecting money, if the money star is strong but the hexagram is a 6 strike, don't expect a profit.  If you are concerned about your house's feng shuei, a 6 strike means your house is a bad luck corner.   But 6 strike will not dictate your faith 100%.  If the month or the date bounds to the self line, the power of the 6 strike could be eliminated.  A moving line which bounds to the self line can also eliminate the power of a 6 strike.

For example:  I tossed the coins asking if I will receive some money from my business partner within a week, I got [Shun] and [Well].

Shun is 6 strike.  Does that mean even if my appointed G money star is very strong, I still can't get the money?  Not exactly!  Actually, the appointed G star is not that strong in this hexagram.  But what saved me from the 6 strike is that the date h is striking the 5th line e.  5th line e moves turning into G sh.   And G sh bounds to the self line B m.  G sh money star moves bounding to the self line.  That means I will receive some money.  But the self line turned into P t, and P t is now empty.  So self line is inactive at this moment.  On day t, P t shall not be empty anymore.  So I assume that I will receive the money on day t.  

Result:  On day t, I went to my PO Box and saw no letters.  I was so angry because my business partner has owe me money for many months already.  But I noticed that a package was sent to me and is awaiting for my approval.  I picked up the package from the counter person, and enclosed in that package was a check for $2,500 plus some samples of our new product.  So I did receive the money in day t as expected.  See?   A moving line bounds to the self line can eliminate the power of the 6 strike.   Although the 5th line is not a moving line, but the date is striking it.  When the date strikes a line, that line becomes a moving line.

If both lines which lie between J and U are empty, things definitely will happen even if you got a permanent 6 strike in your first toss.

For example:  My digital projector broke, and I fixed it.  Then I tossed the coins asking will it break again within 2 years, and I got [Quen] and [Strip].

This is my first toss, and there is a 6 strike.  The month and the date are both not bounding to the self line.  So the power of the 6 strike is permanent.  That means nothing will happen.  So my projector will not break within 2 years.

• But wait!  The 5th line G t and the 4th line B c are empty.  So the 2 lines which lie between J and U are empty.  Does that mean something will happen when the emptiness fulfills? 
• Right now, the self line cannot move because the self line's R y has been struck loose by the date.  But in month h, R y will regain its strength allowing the self line to move.  When the self line K star moves turning into R y, something scary will happen.   (K means nothing's happening, and R means something bad will happen.)

Result:  In month h, the ON/OFF switch short-circuited.  But that was nothing serious.  So I fixed it in one hour.  Then in month e, the projector was broken again.  So I just bought a new one in month e.  The reason why it really broke in month e is because month e struck with the 5th line G h causing it to move and bound to the self line's R y.  5th line bounding to the self line has eliminated the power of the 6 strike.

Let's say you got a 6 strike, and neither the month nor the date is bounding to the self line.  If a line moves bounding to the self line, things definitely will happen even if that moving line is an enemy line.

A permanent 6 strike means a 6 strike with nothing bounding to the self line.  A permanent 6 strike in your 1st toss means things definitely will not happen.  If the month or the date bounds to the self line, the power of the 6 strike has been eliminated.   But that doesn't guarantee you that things will definitely happen.  It just means that you still have a chance if the 6 strike has been eliminated. 

But check this out:

• If a moving line and the date bound to the self line, you still have a chance.  But there is still no guarantee that your goal will be accomplished.
• If a moving line and the month bound to the self line, you still have a chance.   But there is still no guarantee that your goal will be accomplished.
• If only a moving line is bounding to the self line, things definitely will happen guaranteed!  (Neither the month nor the date is bounding to the self line.  Only a moving line is bounding to the self line.)  Even if the moving line is an enemy line, things still will happen!

A man asked on what day will his package arrive.  He received [Zen] and [Bride].

There is a 6 strike, and neither the month nor the date is bounding to the self line.   (Although the self line G sh can bound to the date sh, the same elements bounding to each other cannot eliminate the power of the 6 strike.  Therefore, the power of the 6 strike has not been eliminated in this sign.)  So things definitely will not happen.

• But luckily, the 2nd line B y moves turning into B m which bounds to the self line G sh.   A permanent 6 strike can be compared to a person who is falling off from a cliff.   If nobody is grabbing your hand, you fall right into the ocean.  If there is no string attached to your body, your body will drop 300 feet down and break into pieces.  
• The 2nd line B m moves bounding to the self line.  So the 2nd line is the single string which is attached to your body avoiding you from falling off from the cliff.   The 2nd line saved your life.
• Although the 2nd line money killer B star is an enemy, it still saved your life at the most critical moment of your life.
• Right now, the self line G sh is empty.  If the self line is empty, the 2nd line B m still cannot bound to the self line.  But the self line won't be empty anymore on day sh.  So the prackage will arrive on day sh.

Result:  God is tricky sometimes.  This man asked on what day will the package arrive, and God gave him element sh.  The package arrived on the day he tossed the coins.  The package arrived at hour sh of day wa.  He asked on what day will the package arrive, and God told him the package will come at hour sh.

Note:  If you want to utilize this law, remember that neither the date nor the month can be bounding to the self line.  If the date is the same element as the self line, it's okay because the same elements bounding to each other cannot eliminate the power of the 6 strike. 

Here's another example:  There is a football game tonight, and it's New England vs. Tennessee.  Ken tossed the coins asking will he win money if he place his bet on Tennessee.  He got [Chen] and [Little Storage].

There is a 6 strike, and neither the month nor the date is bounding to the self line.   But luckily, the self line P sh turns into G m which bounds back at P sh.  So the power of the 6 strike has been eliminated.  G m is also like a rope which ties to a person who is about to fall off from a cliff.  Ken definitely will win money if he bets on Tennessee.

Result:  Tennessee won the game, and Ken won money.

As I said, there is no guarantee that what you wished for will definitely happen if the date or the month bounds to the self line while there is a 6 strike.

A kid tossed the coins asking will a certain college accept him.  He received [Finish] and [Kan].

A 6 match turning into a 6 strike.  Although the date s bounds to the self line G e, there still is no guarantee that he will be accepted by that college.

Result:  The college didn't accept him. 

So when ever you got a 6 strike, just remember this:

• Neither the date nor the month is bounding to the self line, but a line moved bounding to the self line:  Something definitely will happen.
• If the self line is not moving but turns into an element which bounds back at the self line, something definitely will happen.
• If the month or the date bounds to the self line, there is no guarantee.

A 6 match or a 6 strike is especially accurate in a single hexagram?

In ancient text, a 6 match means something will happen, and a 6 strike means nothing will happen.  But based on my personal experience, a 6 match or a 6 strike is the most accurate if you got a single hexagram on your first toss.  (A single hexagram is a sign which contains no X and O.  Therefore, a secondary hexagram is not necessary.)    If you have a double hexagram, you must investigate every little detail of the sign before you make a conclusion.  (A double hexagram is a sign which contains X and O.)   But if you got a single hexagram which has a 6 strike, and nothing is bounding to the self line, it absolutely means things will not happen unless the month or the date is bounding to the self line.

For example: 

A woman tossed the coins asking will number 9 be one of the next winning lottery numbers.  She got [Wonderful].

This is a single hexagram which has no X and O.  Since she wants to win money in the lottery, this is a money related question.  Although the money star G h is very weak, a 6 match in a single hexagram guarantees her that number 9 shall appear in the next set of winning numbers.

Result:  The winning numbers turned out to be '579'.  Number 9 did appear.

Caution:  To use this method, the question must be a 'Yes or No' type of question.   If you ask God WHEN can you get married, a 6 match in a single hexagram does not mean anything.  But if you ask God can you marry Richard, the wealthiest man in your town, a 6 match in a single hexagram means you definitely will marry him.  Remember, this must be a 'Yes or No' type of question and must also be your first toss.  If you got a double hexagram, don't focus only at the 6 match and the 6 strike.  For a double hexagram, you must investigate every detail of the sign in order to make a conclusion.

Most amateurs would become so happy if both of their hexagrams are 6 match (double 6 match).  But based on my experience, if the 1st hexagram got nothing but the 2nd hexagram is a 6 match, things will most likely happen.  Most of the time, things will not happen if you got a double 6 match.  If your 1st hexagram is a 6 strike, but your 2nd hexagram is a 6 match, you also have more chance of a success.  A 6 strike turning into a 6 match means first hardship, then success.  6 strike turning into 6 match could also mean that things will happen much later than you expected.

If nothing is bounding to the self line, the 6 strike is permanent meaning things won't happen.  Is there such thing as a 'permanent 6 match'?

Based on my experience,  a 6 match cannot guarantee you anything if you got a double hexagram.  If your question is a 'Yes or No' type of question, a single hexagram which has a 6 match means something definitely will happen.  (It must be your first toss.)  So I guess that a single hexagram's 6 match is a permanent 6 match.  One thing funny that I noticed is that a double 6 match (both hexagrams are 6 match) usually means things won't happen.  Maybe the double 6 matches cancel each other out and become a 6 strike?  Who knows.  But if you got a 6 match, you still need to measure the strength of your appointed star before you make a conclusion.  

Sometimes, a moving line bounding to the U line can eliminate the power of 6 strike.  But the U line or the moving line which bounds to the U line must contain an element which produces the self line.

Somebody was spreading defamatory of my business on the internet.  I contacted that person's web host, and they shut down her web site.  Then I tossed the coins again asking, "Will this person cause me trouble again in the future?"  I got [Li] and [Big storage].

The U line represents that person because she is my enemy.  The 2nd line's P y moves bounding to the U line.  The power of the 6 strike could have been eliminated since a line moved bounding to the U line. 

• Based on my experience, if the U line or the moving line which bounds to the U line contains an element which produces the self line, the 6 strike has been eliminated.  (The U line itself does not have to move.)
• The U line does have an element which produces the self line.  And that's R h. 

Result:  She started spreading lies about my business again just 7 days before month y started.  So things happened in month c. 

I want to buy a 30 units apartment complex building which was listed for 2.09 million dollars.  I offered to buy it for 1.95 million dollars.  Then the seller said he will sell it at 2 million dollars.  I want to counter his offer again by asking him to pay for the city transfer tax of Oakland, which is about $30,000.  My agent urged me not to do this because he fears that by asking the seller to pay for this tax might anger the seller resulting in the break of our original deal.  I tossed the coins asking will the seller agree to pay for the city transfer tax.  Then the coin result indicated that they will agree to pay for the transfer tax before day m.  But on day m, I got nervous because it's almost the end of the day and still no word from the seller.  So I tossed the coins again asking will the seller agree to pay for the city transfer tax and got [Big Profit] and [Chen}:

Although this is not my first toss, this should be considered to be the 1st toss since I thought that I made a mistake on my previous prediction done a few days ago.  It's almost the end of the day, and the seller did not respond.  So I scraped the previous toss and started all over again asking faithfully will they agree to pay for the city transfer tax today.  So this toss, somehow, should be considered as the 1st toss.

• The 5th line B s moves bounding to the U line.  Although there is a 6 strike, the 6 strike could have been eliminated because the 5th line bounds to the U line.
• The U line R e does produce the self line.  So the 6 strike has been eliminated.   They will agree to pay.

Result:  My agent phoned me an hour later telling me that the seller agreed to pay for the transfer tax.

I tossed the coins asking will my stocks reach $34 per share within 2 weeks.  I got [Chen] and [Same].

The 2nd line has a reversed 'c & y' combo.  So P c frustration star survived, and G y money star be gone. 

• Since the 2nd line is bounding to the U line, the power of the 6 strike could have been eliminated. 
• But the U line does not contain any element which produces the self line.  So the 6 strike cannot be eliminated.  The price shall not be reached.

Result:  The stock value did not reach $34 within 2 weeks.

When asking about the performance of a certain business, a moving line bounding to the self line eliminating the 6 strike is not necessarily a great sign.

I tossed the coins asking how much will a certain ad agency help my business.  I got [Li] and [Need].

If this is a Yes or No question, a moving line bounding to the self line eliminating the 6 strike definitely means Yes.  But unfortunately, this is not really a Yes or No question. 

• The 2nd line definitely is bounding to the self line. 
• But based on my experience, when somebody asks how profitable is business, this kind of sign means business won't be good but won't be too bad either.  So this kind of sign is not great.  The only thing that keeps this hexagram from breaking apart is the single moving line which bounds to the self line.  This doesn't seem to be profitable.
• The self line B e got killed back by R t.  So B e can no longer produce the 5th line K wa.  If the 5th line cannot advance, it can no longer produce the 4th line's retreating money star.  So the money star will retreat.
• The 4th line's retreating money star cannot bound to the self line because it is retreating.

Result:  Later, I found out from a consumer report that this ad agency is fraudulent.

6 strike and 6 match

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