The "Meihua Yishu" (梅花易数) is traditionally attributed to Shao Yong, an outstanding scholar of the Yi learning during the Song Dynasty. It is a book that combines the mathematical aspects of Yi learning with its "Xiangxue" (symbolic study) for divination. According to legend, Shao Yong's predictions were always accurate and never failed. Based on the principles of the Qian Tian八卦 (Eight Trigrams), where Qian is 1, Dui is 2, Li is 3, Zhen is 4, Xun is 5, Kan is 6, Gen is 7, and Kun is 8, it can be used to cast hexagrams at any time and place, with various methods for obtaining the hexagrams.
I. The Good and Bad Meaning of Numbers
Numbers all have their unique and profound meanings, which are referred to as "numerical properties" and "Five Elements properties." Regarding the "good and bad fortune of numbers," it is analyzed using the profound "Meihua Yishu" and verified by historical evidence. Please note that the calculation of good or bad fortune of numbers is extremely accurate when applied to mobile phone numbers and telephone numbers.
II. The Origin of Meihua Yishu
During the Song Dynasty, the renowned Yi scholar Shao Kangjie was observing plum blossoms when he accidentally saw sparrows quarreling on a plum branch. After analyzing with the principles of Yi, he predicted that a woman would come to pick the plum blossoms at night, be discovered by the gardener, and fall and hurt her knee. This prediction proved to be accurate exactly as described, and thus Shao Kangjie became famous. People named this method of prediction "Meihua Yishu" (Plum Blossom Divination).
III. The Uses of Meihua Yishu
In addition to interpreting the lines of the hexagram, the "Meihua Yishu" also includes diagrams of auspicious and inauspicious trends. The "Meihua Yishu" can generate sounds, directions, times, movements, geography, weather, people, colors, animals, and plants, as well as all perceptible phenomena in nature or human society, to predict their development trends. Thus, it allows one to understand the initial situation and achieve a state of knowing oneself and the enemy to win every battle.
IV. Methods of Casting Hexagrams in Meihua Yishu
The "Meihua Yishu" has random methods of casting hexagrams,
The "Meihua Yishu" can generally be summarized into five types: ⑴ Casting hexagrams based on year, month, day, and hour: Using the numbers of the year, month, and day as the upper trigram, and adding the number of the hour to the total of the year, month, and day to form the lower trigram. Since there are eight basic trigrams, the remainder after dividing by eight gives the corresponding trigram. For example, as listed in the book "Observing Plum Blossoms": In the fifth year of Chen, the twelfth month, the seventeenth day at the hour of Shen, two sparrows fought on a branch and fell to the ground. The year of Chen is 5, the twelfth month is 12, and the seventeenth day is 17, totaling 34. Subtracting 32 (four eights), the remainder is 2, which is Dui as the upper trigram. Adding the hour number of Shen (9) to the total of 43, subtracting 40 (five eights), the remainder is 3, which is Li as the lower trigram. Thus, a hexagram of Ge (革) is formed, with Dui as the upper trigram and Li as the lower trigram. ⑵ Casting hexagrams based on the number of objects: Whenever an object is seen, the number of the object is used as the upper trigram, and the hour number is added to form the lower trigram. ⑶ Casting hexagrams based on sounds: Whenever a sound is heard, the number of sounds is taken as the upper trigram, and the hour number is added as the lower trigram. If the sound is intermittent, the first part of the sound count can be used as the upper trigram, and the second part as the lower trigram. ⑷ Casting hexagrams based on the number of characters: When seeing characters, if the number is even, divide it equally, with half as the upper trigram and half as the lower trigram; if odd, take one less character as the upper trigram and one more as the lower trigram, following the principle of lightness for heaven and heaviness for earth. If there are many characters, use the total number directly; if few, use the number of strokes in the characters. For a single character, the left side strokes form the upper trigram, and the right side strokes form the lower trigram. ⑸ Casting hexagrams based on people or objects: Whenever a person or object is seen, use the person or object as the upper trigram and the direction as the lower trigram, and so on. The numbers of the terrestrial branches: Zi (1), Chou (2), Yin (3), Mao (4), Chen (5), Si (6), Wu (7), Wei (8), Shen (9), You (10), Xu (11), Hai (12). The numbers of the primary trigrams: Qian (1), Dui (2), Li (3), Zhen (4), Xun (5), Kan (6), Gen (7), Kun (8). Add the number of the year's zodiac sign to the number of the lunar month, then add the number of the lunar day. Divide the total by 8, and the remainder becomes the upper trigram (if the sum of the year, month, and day is below 8, do not divide by 8, just take the number as is). Then add the sum of the year, month, and day to the number of the hour, divide by 8, and take the remainder as the lower trigram. Finally, divide the total of the year, month, day, and hour by 6, take the remainder as the moving line. The moving line must change: if it is a yang line, it becomes yin, and if it is yin, it becomes yang. The unchanging lines remain unchanged. The hexagram containing the moving line will transform into another hexagram. There are various methods for casting hexagrams in the "Meihua Yishu," and it is not necessary to use time for divination. One can also ask someone to report numbers, write a character, and use the number of strokes to cast hexagrams, or listen to a sound and count the number of sounds to cast hexagrams, or see a set of numbers to cast hexagrams. This is the flexibility of the "Meihua Yishu" method, and it is highly accurate.
