04 / MEI HUA · READING CHANGE
A moment noticed.
A pattern revealed.
Let this moment — or two numbers that come to mind — become a starting point for observing change.
Hold one question in mind, then cast.
Start with one question
Choose one situation that feels worth observing.
How does this moment become a hexagram?
This time method uses the year branch number plus lunar month and day for the upper trigram; the hour branch is then added for the lower trigram and changing line.
Branches run Zi 1 through Hai 12. A zero remainder means 8 for a trigram or 6 for the changing line. Your device timezone is recorded with the cast.
The inner hexagram uses original lines 2–3–4 below and 3–4–5 above. The changed hexagram flips only the changing line.
A moment of stillness
THE MOMENT BEFORELeave room to observe.
Hold your question and choose this moment, two numbers, or an existing cast.
The original, mutual, and changed hexagrams will unfold here.
Keep the casts worth returning to
Casting stays open without an account. Only casts you explicitly save are synced to your Astro account.
Original · The present
Two trigrams meet to form the overall pattern.
Inner · Beneath the surface
The middle four lines reveal an inner structure.
Changed · A new configuration
One line changes, offering another perspective.