Liu Yao (六爻) is a precise divination system best suited for specific, concrete questions about real situations.

• Best question types: outcome-focused — "Will this business venture succeed?", "Should I take this job offer?", "Is this person trustworthy?"
• Avoid vague questions like "Tell me about my life." The more specific the question, the sharper the answer.
• You can cast a daily hexagram for a general energy reading, or a question hexagram for a specific matter.
• Ask once and accept the answer — re-casting the same question without genuine new information often muddies the reading.

Click Cast to generate your hexagram. Six lines are produced from bottom (Line 1) to top (Line 6), each being Yin or Yang with possible changing lines.

• The six lines form a hexagram consisting of an upper trigram (Lines 4–6) and lower trigram (Lines 1–3).
• Changing lines (動爻) flip to produce the relating hexagram, showing the direction of change or future outcome.
• Each line is assigned a Five Element quality and a Six Relative role based on the hexagram's palace (宮) and the current date's stem-branch.

Each line is assigned one of six archetypal roles that map the hexagram's internal dynamics to your question.

The 應爻 (Object line) — always 3 positions from the Subject — represents the situation, other party, or outcome you're asking about.

Each line carries a Five Element quality. The relationship between that element and the current day and month's element determines how strong or weak each line is.

A strong Subject line (世爻) with a favorable relative (e.g., Wealth or Children) generally indicates a positive outcome for financial or personal matters.

• The month's element sets the seasonal background — it governs which element is dominant and persistently strengthens or weakens lines carrying that element throughout the period.
• The day's element acts as the immediate trigger — a line that clashes with today's branch is disturbed; one that combines with it is activated.
• Clash (沖) — the day or month element directly opposes a line's branch, stirring it into action or breaking it open.
• Combination (合) — the day combines with a line's branch, potentially transforming its element and meaning.
• Changing lines (動爻) are the primary indicator of timing and movement — they show where the situation is in flux right now.

• The AI interprets the full hexagram including Six Relatives, line strengths, changing lines, and the current day/month context.
• For question readings, the AI connects the hexagram dynamics directly to your specific question.
• Interpretations follow classical Liu Yao principles from texts such as 增刪卜易 and 黃金策.
• Liu Yao readings tend to be more direct and outcome-focused than I-Ching — the AI will give a clearer likely-outcome assessment where the hexagram supports it.

💡 The Subject line (世爻) is the most important line in any reading. Its strength, element, and whether it is changing tells you more than any other single factor.