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Protect yourself from Danger!

Before you hop on a plane or travel to a foreign country by boat, you can toss the coins to see if it's safe to travel or not.  If the self line is healthy and is turning into a star which produces back at itself, the travel should be good.  If the self line is a healthy K, that's the best sign you can get.  If the self line is weak or turns into an element which kills back at the self line, you shouldn't go.  U represents the destination point.  If the U line is empty, buried, or damaged, the place where you go will be disappointing.  If the U line is killing the self line, it's a waste of time to go there.

If the self line kills the U line, there is no problem.  But if the U line kills the self line, no matter it's a business trip or just sight seeing, it will be disappointing.

A 6 strike means at the end the trip will be canceled.  If more than 4 lines move, the trip is tiring and unstable.  The lines which lie between the J and the U represent your companion(s).  If one of them moves and kills the self line, your companion will be a hindrance to you.  If one of them moves and turns into a B star, your companion will make you spend lots of your money.  If the 2 lines which lie between J and U are empty, you will travel alone.

If you throw the coins asking about your safety, a strong K sitting on the self line means you are lucky all year round.  If a line moves killing the self line, you better be careful for danger.  If the self line turns into R which kills back at the self line, you are not safe at all.

This is usually how I protect myself from danger:

I would toss the coins once a year.  If the sign says I will be safe for the entire year, I won't toss the coins anymore for that entire year.   But what if the sign says there is danger ahead?

For example:  Once, I tossed the coins asking for my entire year's safety.  I got [Commander].

Clearly, there is danger ahead.  The self line's G money star is extremely weak.   On top of that, the 5th line B star is extreamly powerful.  If the 5th line B h moves, it could completely wipe out my self line.  The 5th line B h will move in month e, and the self line's money star will be destroyed.  I think I could be in a car accident or any danger that also has to do with my valuable property since the money star on the self line is being killed.  The enemy B h is white, and white could be a disease or a metal object.

• So what I should do next is toss the coins again before month e starts.  I will toss the coins once a week in month e asking if it's safe to go out.  I will ask, "Is it safe for me to walk out the door today?  Will I be involved in a car accident this week?  Will there be life threatening danger this entire week?"   I will keep on tossing until month e passes.  Then I will toss the coins once more to ask will I be safe for next year.

Result:  I was not physically hurt in month e, but I lost lots of money in the stock market in month e because I made a single wrong move.

One night, I had nothing to do at home, so I thought about going to the store to buy a shirt.  But it was raining hard outside and was unsafe for me to drive on the highway.  So I tossed the coins asking "Is it safe for me to drive to the mall to buy a shirt tonight?"  God showed me [Difficulty] and [Little much].

Since I am asking for life safety, the appointed star is K.  The self line B s moves turning into R w which kills back at itself.  The R star which kills back at the self line represents danger.  This danger is R w fire, and its color is green.   Green represents something formal, something huge, etc.  Green could also represent a government official.  If the fire R w is killing the self line, the danger has to do with fire?  But it's raining so hard outside.  How can there be fire?  The self line B s is being killed back by R w.  But B s is very strong since both the month and the date favor B s.  The 5th line P sh also produces the self line B s.  I don't think anything dangerous will actually happen.  Maybe the rain will pour out the fire R w?

• The self line's R w also repels away the top line's K t safety star.  This is also a bad sign.  The top line K t got killed back by P sh, and K t is also not moving.   Although K t kills R w, the 4th line R w still can repel away K t simply because K t is pretty weak.

Result:  I bought a shirt at the mall and headed back to my house.  On the way home, a fire truck smashed into my car's rear fender.  My car spinned 3 times.   The fire truck missed the driver seat by about 20 inches.  If the fire truck has smashed into the driver seat, I would have been killed or be badly injured.  They called an ambulance, but I refused to go to the hospital because I was not hurt at all.   The danger came from a fire truck because the green R w kills back at the self line B s.  My car is smashed because B s metal has been damaged by R w.  I was not hurt at all because the self line B s is very strong and cannot easily be damaged by R w.   The accident occured in hour wa (10 pm in California of Unites States) because R w was empty.  But in hour wa, the emptiness of R w fulfilled.  Ever since this experience, I am taking every sign that God has given me very seriously. 

A man threw the coins asking if he can earn money by selling government surplus.   He got [Family] and [Little storage].

The self line moves turning into a B killing back at itself.  The month is also killing the self line.  The date is striking the self line.  Forget about money.   Let's talk about your own safety.  Watch out for danger in the month of wa or in the month of yo.  The month of wa strikes the self line which further damages the self line.  The month yo strikes the 1st line B m causing it to move killing the self line.  This man should stay home in these 2 months and don't go out.  If he needs to buy grocery, tell his relatives to do it for him.  Do not go to the South-West or to the West because South-West is wa, and West is yo.

Result:  In the month of wa, his warehouse burnt down.  He has been severely burnt.  He lied on the hospital bed for 7 days before he passed away.  This reading was done by Wild Crane.  I have seen similar stuff like this before.   But to my knowledge, before you make such a judgement, you should find out what is on the person's mind.  Is his question somehow related to his life and death?   If the person's question has to do with life and death, then the hexagram shown above should be given the above conclusion.  But if the person is asking about something that has nothing to do with life and death, make sure you tell him to throw the coins again concerning his life and death.  Do not jump into a conclusion immediately.  This man was thinking about selling government surplus for his entire life.  Therefore his mentality was what will his future be like.  That kind of question is somehow related to his life and death.  But if someone asks you when will his friend give him back his money, that kind of question has absolutely nothing to do with life and death.  Therefore, if you see that the self line is dead, you cannot tell him that his life is in danger.  You must tap into the person's mentality first before you make your conclusion.

A woman tossed the coins asking about her next year's luck.  She tossed and got [Quen] and [Shun].

If Wild Crane saw this hexagram, he would have said that this person won't live long without even looking at the lines because the 2nd hexagram (wood) is killing back at the 1st hexagram (soil).  The date is wood, and the month is also wood.  Both date and month are helping the 2nd hexagram (wood).  The 1st hexagram is dead meat.  This is called hexagram killing back.  But Shou decided to check the lines.  The self line yo moves turning into R m which strikes back at the self line yo.  The date and the month strike the self line too.  The 5th line h moves producing the B m, which is now the self line's worst enemy.  The U line moves striking the self line.  Now how many are striking the self line at the same time?  Next year is year m, and year m will strike with the self line too.  What about the 6 strike for both hexagrams?   This young lady better stay home in the month of m (around March).  In the month of m of next year (year m), a whole bunch of 'm' B stars in this hexagram will move and will completely strike out the self line yo.  Don't go anywhere.  Just stay home and sit tight.  If someone knocks the door, just pretend it's a sales person and don't open the door.  Do not travel to North-West because North-West is sh.  sh bounds to m and will cause m to move.  Don't go East either because East is m. 

Result:  She didn't listen to Master Wu.  In the year of m and month of March (m), she went to Xin-Jiang (North-West of China).  Her carriage wagon fell into the valley.   They found her body a few days later.  The U line's R m struck with the self line.  The self line K yo also turned into R m which struck back at itself.   Both the month and the date were striking at the self line.  In month m of year m, there were a total of 6 m elements striking with the self line.  Nobody can bear that many strikes.  How can she not die?

Some guy wants to buy a motorcycle.  He tossed the coins asking if it's safe to drive a motorcycle in the city.  He got [No way] and [Abide].

6 strike means something bad will happen.  Nothing is bounding to the self line, so the power of the 6 strike is permanent.  In ancient text, it stated that if K is on the self line, all troubles disappear.  But the ancient text failed to mention that if K turns into P which kills itself back, there is danger ahead.  In the hexagram, the self line K turns into P which kills back at itself.  The date is the same element as the P.  So the P is a very strong K killer.  The 6th line G moves and retreats.   G money star retreats means the lost of property and wealth.  By the way, this 6th line is quite weak because the month cn is striking it.  Now this man asked about riding a motorcycle.  What does that have to do with lost of property?  Oh... I see.  You better watch out.  I don't recommend you to buy a motorcycle.   Since the self line K turns into P which kills back at the K, it's not safe at all for you to drive motorcycle at all.  Beware the month of sh or the month of h.   In month sh, G money star retreats.  That could mean you crashed your motorcycle.  In month h, P star strengthens and will further hurt the self line K.

Result:  He didn't listen and bought a motorcycle in the month of sh and crashed it in the same month.  He stayed in hospital for almost half a year.

Wild Crane said, "A prophet's job is to predict the future in order to allow people to avoid danger.  If danger is detected but the prophet does not teach how to avoid the danger, what good is the prophet?  Why would anyone throw the coins then?   If one ask me, 'A small danger might be able to avoid.  But how can you save a person who is destined to die?'  I would say, 'If you would just listen to what the prophet has told you, maybe your time has not yet come.  If the prophet tells you not to go near water, do not cast the fish net or swim.  If the prophet tells you you will die under the sword of a police, do not break the law.  In my years of practice, I have never seen a person who listened but ended up dying."

A man wants to cross the Yang-Tze River to collect debt.  He threw the coins asking if he will end up fighting with the person who owes him money.  He got [Fog] and [Finish].

The self line cn is empty.  The date and the month are both killing the self line.   The 2nd line is an advancing line.  It moves killing the self line.  The self line is a retreating line.   Forget about money.  Do you really want to cross that river?  If you cross the river, you might never come back.  Right now the self line is empty so other elements cannot hurt the self line.  But in the cn hour, when the self line's emptiness fulfills, the 2nd line B, the month, and the date will kill the self line all at once.  If you really need to cross the river, please go after the cn hour.  Do not go before the cn hour.  Or just pick another day.

Result:  The guy didn't listen to Wild Crane.  He crossed the river before the cn hour.  He ended up buried in the fish stomach. (drowned)

A guy moved to a new house. His whole family felt unsafe for some reason under the new home. He therefore went to Wild Crane to throw some coins. He got [Need] and [Chen].

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

The self line represents himself. Now the self line is K.   K is a lucky star. But unfortuneately, the self line s metal turns into w fire to kill back at itself.   That means the man and his children  will be in trouble together because K also represents children. The 6th line water G star moves and turned into soil to kill back at itself. G star represents money, treasure, or woman.  G star is his wife. He, his children, and his wife will all be in trouble under that new house. Wild Crane told the man to move out immediately. The man didn't believe Wild Crane. Wild Crane then said, "You better start moving quick. Right now, it's spring. In summer, the fire months (e, w) will produce the B star (wife star's killer) and will also kill the self line, which is you. In the month of w, w will strike the 6th line's wife star t.  The wife star t is now empty.  But it will be fulfilled when month w strikes it.  When it fulfills, it will turn into the B star and will be killed by the B star. 

• Take a closer look at the top portion of this sign.  The top line B sh is linking to the 5th line.  The 5th line K s is linking to the self line.  And the self line K s is being killed back by P w.  That means the top line is linking to the self line.  If the top line moves, the self line will also move!  Right now, the top line cannot move because it's empty.  But in month w when the emptiness of the top line fulfills as the empty G t is being struck by month w, the top line and the self line will both move.  That's the time you and your entire family will fall into danger.
• The self line's P w is repelling away the top line's wife star G t.  This means you will lose your wife too.

You will definitely swallow the wrath of God if you continue living in that house."

Result: Who knew that guy's new house was beside the Yellow River. Wild Crane told him to move, but the man hesitated and didn't move. In the summer month of w, Yellow River flooded. The entire family (9 members) drowned.

Wild Crane said, "The job of a prophet is to forecast coming dangers and to teach people how to avoid the dangers. If one didn't inquire a prophet thus fell into danger, that's understandable. If one inquired, but God didn't show any sign, that's also understandable. But if one inquired, and God gave sign, but one still doesn't fear the sign, one deserves to die."

Based on my experience, there is no real danger unless something is killing or hurting the self line.

One student who lives in Sweden tossed the coins asking will there be danger within a year.  He received [Everlasting] and [Extreme].

Although the self line's strong R star represents fear, nothing is killing or hurting the self line R yo.  There is no real danger.  The 5th line's advancing R star represents great fear, and it links to the self line.  Right now, the 5th line R yo cannot move because it is bounding to the date.  But in month m, something frightening will happen because month m can break their bondage.  But there won't be any real danger.

• Another I-Ching scholar said, "I think robbers and thieves are involved because the self line's R star is black, which represents a robber or a criminal.  The 5th line's R star is red, which represents argument or quarrel.  So there will be argument."

This student tossed again 2 days later and received [Big storage] and [Trade].

The lower gua duplicated.  The 2nd line is the R fear star, and the 3rd line is the B money killer.  According to the lower gua duplication law, the money killer will become active when the 2nd line R y moves.  But luckily, the 2nd line R y is being produced by both the month and the date.  Since R y is too powerful, it will destroy B cn instead of strengthening B cn.  So no money will be lost.  The U line's strong money star will still produce the self line. 

• There still is no sign of real danger because nothing is killing the self line.   The self line's empty R y shall be fulfilled in month y or in month m.  So this sign also confirms that something freightening will happen in month m and there won't be any real danger.

Result:  This student later said, "Actually, there was one incident in month m.  Two of my friends and I were walking home after a party.  We were followed by a gang of 17-18 year-old teenagers.  They started yelling at us and threw a rock at us but missed.  They moved faster toward us and told us to give them our cell phones.  This was pretty scary.  But thanks to my friend's skillful diplomacy, we got out of this situation.  And the teenagers continued along some other way."

A guy tossed the coins asking about his entire life's wealth.  He received [Hollow] and [Finish].

Now this man is asking about wealth, so the money star G is the appointed.  Now why is the R star killing the self line?  I thought this man is asking about money.   No.  Not good.  The R star and the date are both killing the self line.   The top line's R star moves turning into G which produces back at the R star.   The top line is black.  A black R star represents a robber.  The R star is produced by the money star means the robber is robbing money.  The top line will move in month m.  The black R and the self line are both in the upper gua.  Upper gua is also the outer gua.  That means danger comes from outside.  This year is m, and the 6th line, the line which hurts the self line, is also m.  So there is danger this year.  Remember.  Do not go anywhere in the winter.  Stay home.   In month m, the top line will move and will kill the self line. 

Result:  In month h, his supervisor requested him to deliver a document to Fu-Zou.   His body was found in the middle of the road in month m.  Although the self line did turn into a healthy K s lucky star, K s has been struck out by the date y.   So the lucky star K s actually doesn't exist.  People who don't believe the words of God deserve to die.

When ever someone casts a sign asking about safety, it's always unlucky to see a moving line, the date, or the month killing the self line.  The most unlucky sign is when the R is killing the self line.  R represents a robber, a ghost, a dead person, something scary, etc.  If it's a fire R, watch out for fire.  If it's a water R, do not go near water.  If it's a wood R, someone might bat you with a wooden stick.   If it's a metal R, you might die under a sword.  If it's a soil R, do not climb the mountain.  If it's a black or white R, you will have trouble with the police or with a robber.  The gray R means lawsuit, and the red R means fire.  Yellow R means jail cell.  Although green color is the luckiest color, but what luck do you have when a green R kills you?  A green R means your danger comes from drinking, pimping, or drug addiction.

Chen and Duay mean tall building or iron.  Kan means drowning.  Li has to do with fire.  Zen means highway robbers or road accident.  Zen also means a trouble from a woman.  Quen and Gen mean danger in the mountains. 

Someone had a dream.  He dreamt that his whole body is full of blood.  So he bath in the river.  He wants to know if there is any danger to his life.  He got [Fog] and [Finish].

In this hexagram, the gray B star advances killing the self line.  Watch out for robbers or police.  The trouble is wood.  "How can I avoid the danger?", the man asked.  Wild Crane replied, "The advancing B and the self line are both in the lower gua.  Lower gua is also called the inner gua.  Inner gua means your house.  So if the trouble comes from your house, you should avoid the danger by traveling.  The lower gua is Zen.  Zen represents woman trouble."   "When should I travel?", the man asked.  Wild Crane said, "B star is your #1 enemy.  B star will move in the month of y.  So travel far before the month of y and come back after month y."

Result:  The man was skeptical.  Then in month y and day h, he slept in his 2nd wife's room.  A robber sneaked in and took all valueables.  He was injured by the robber's wooden bat.

It's been raining for almost 10 days.  Master Wu tossed the coins asking will there be a flood.  He received [Little storage].

If one is asking about a possible flood, one must see a water R star killing at the self line because R represents something scary or a trouble.  The water P t is the self line.  The water self line is weak.  This confirms that there will be no flood.   Although the hiding R yo could come out and produce the self line, it is bounding to the 3rd line thus cannot move.  The hiding R yo is also not connected to the self line in any way.  The date is y, and y is a B star.  B represents the wind.  This means the wind will blow the rain cloud away soon.

Result:  Within 4 hours, the wind blew the rain clouds away.  The water started to retreat.  A flood cannot be accumulated.

A woman dreamt of her dead husband.  Her husband held her hand and together they entered the spiritual world.  She wants to know if there is any danger to her life.   She tossed the coins and got [Unsettled] and [Arrive].

  As mentioned, if someone is asking about life safety, the unluckiest kind of sign is the R is killing the self line.  Although the self line h is the same element as the date, it still cannot bear the attack from so many moving R stars.  The self line has received the 5th line R sh because the 5th line links to the self line.   The 2nd line R c pushes the self line toward the 5th line R sh.  Beware the month sh, c,  or t.   In the month of sh, the 5th line moves.  In the month c or t, the 2nd line will move. 

Result:  This woman died of a hard birth in the month of t. 

A man said that he and his brother are not getting along.  He tossed the coins asking will their relationship improve.  He got [Zen] and [Duay].

Oh my God!  Hexagram kills back!  That's deadly.  The 2nd line B represents his brother.  The 5th line's powerful R moves and advances killing the brother star.  The moving line looks dangerous.  The hexagrams look dangerous.  The self line retreats.  Wild Crane cried out, "What is going to happen to you and your brother?   Why would God give this kind of sign?  Hey young man.  I suggest you to toss the coins once more to ask about your life safety.  This sign looks too deadly to me.  I must make you toss the coins once more."  The young man asked, "Do I have to pay you another 5 cents for another sign?  Why can't you just answer my question.  I want to know about the relationship between my brother and I."  Wild Crane said, "Listen.  Forget about the relationship.   It's not important anymore.  Let's toss the coins once more to ask about your life safety."

Result:  The young man refused to toss the coins once more because he didn't want to pay another 5 cents to Wild Crane.  In year s, both brothers were murdered by mountain robbers.  His wife has been enslaved by the robbers.  The reason why this occured in year s is because the 5th line R s moved killing the brother star.   Another 5 cents could have saved his life.

A woman dreamt that her dead mother is calling her.  She wants to know if she will die soon.  She tossed the coins and got [Touch].

The self line is K.  In ancient text, it stated, "If the self line has a K, all trouble and bad luck disappear."  The self line has a super strong K because both the month and the date are helping it.  Don't worry.  That dream of yours meant nothing.  You won't die.

Result:  Nothing happened to her.  The K is the R killer.  If someone casts a sign concerning life safety, R is the prime enemy.  K is the savior.  If the self line has a strong K, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. (Unless K turns into a P killing back at itself.)

A guy threw the coins asking about his general fortune.  He received [Bite] and [Querrel].

The U line and the J (self line) are the most powerful lines in a hexagram.  U moves killing the self line.  U is also an advancing line.   That makes it even more powerful.  Right now, y and m are empty, that's why the U line cannot move.  But when the month s or yo strikes the U line's  y or m, it will no longer be empty.  So in month s or yo, U line will definitely move hurting the self line.  So in the month of s or yo, there is danger.  Actually in the month of y or m, there could also be danger.  You should beware.  "How can I avoid danger?", the man asked Wild Crane.  Wild Crane answered, "The U line is in the lower gua.  Lower gua is also called 'the inner gua'.  That means the trouble is coming from home.   You should take a vacation and travel away from home before the month of s.   If nothing happened in the month of s or yo, something bad will happen in the month of y or m."

Result:  The man took a vacation in the month of wa.  He traveled away from home.  Then earthquake struck his home.  His family members were hurt.  He was the only one who had not a single scratch.

Wild Crane and others were on a boat.  The storm has broken one of the sails.   A crew member got scared and tossed the coins.  He got [Step].

The self line K is quite strong.  Nothing is moving that would hurt the self line.   K sitting on the self line means all worry shall disappear.  Don't worry fellow.  We will reach the shore very soon.

Result:  They reached the shore hours later.

If the self line and the enemy are both in the upper gua, you should stay home.   Upper gua is also called 'the outer gua'.  If the enemy is killing from the outer gua, trouble will come from outside.  If the self line and the enemy are both in the lower gua (inner gua), take a vacation and travel to avoid the danger which is coming from home.

A wealthy man suspects that his servants are planning to kill him.  He threw the coins and got [Solution] and [Zen].

The 1st line B y links to the self line B y.   The 1st line B is killing the self line.  The self line G turns into B which is killing back at itself.  The B is very strong because it is produced by the date.  The B also moves turning into P which produces back at itself.  The danger is very real.   B kills the money star G.  Your servants are planning to kill you for your money.  There are 2 B stars in this hexagram.  That means 2 of your servants are planning to murder you.  

• The 1st line's P t frustration star is repelling away the 3rd line's safety star K w.   This is bad.  I strongly suggest you to travel away for awhile.

Result:  The man listened to Wild Crane and traveled away.  When he came back, 2 of his servants have already escaped.  They were planning to kill the master first then escape.  But since the master was not home, they just took some valueables and ran.

When ever someone asks how to avoid danger from the police, from robbers, from gangsters, from disease, or from lawsuit, it is always safe to escape to a direction where the element is producing the self line.  If the K line moves in the hexagram, no matter it is killing or producing the self line, it's always a lucky sign.

The Japanese invaded China.  A man threw coins asking where should his family hide.  He got [Chen] and [Big Profit].

A guy who understands a little bit I-Ching said, "We should escape to the direction of K t, which is North.  Although K is weak, the 5th line B moves producing it.  So K t is fine.  The most dangerous direction is South because South is fire.  In this hexagram, the robber star (R) is also fire.  The Japanese must be coming from the South."  Master Wen said, "Wrong.  The B star moves representing lost of valueable properties.  The date e fire is producing the self line.  Fire is South.  So escape South for safety!"  Everyone believed Master Wen, so they moved South. 

Result:  Later, the Japanese came into the village from the North and destroyed or stolen all of their valueables.  The South is fire.  In this hexagram, R is fire.  R represents a robber or something scary.  But who would care if R is producing the self line?  So it's always safe to escape to the direction where the element is producing the self line.  Another reason why escaping to the South is safe is because South (fire) kills metal, and the enemy in this sign is the 5th line metal B s.

An I-Ching student threw coins asking if the mountain robbers will come down and rob them.  She got [Arrive] and [Querrel].

This student was extremely worried about this sign.  Wild Crane asked her, "What are you worrying about?"  She replied, "e, yo, and c.  They become the K combo which kills the self line.  The self line is a very weak R.  R represents bad luck if one is casting a sign concerning life safety.  How can I not worry?"  Wild Crane laughed and said, "What the hell are you talking about?  The U line G h is producing the self line.  So the U line represents your property or your valuables.   But it turns into B wa which kills itself back.  That means your property is in danger.  But the K combo surrounds the U line's G star and produces the G star.  So the K combo is actually protecting the G star.  That means your property is safe where it is.  The K combo is producing the U line and is not killing the self line because the self line is in the inner gua and the K combo is formed in the outer gua.  K combo produces the U line, which represents your property.  And the U line is producing the self line, which represents you.  Where will bad luck come from?  Besides, if you see a healthy K combo, it usually means you will be lucky because the K combo is the lucky combo."  

Result:  The mountain robbers robbed almost everywhere.  But the country side is too big, and this student's town was untouched.    Later she apologized to Wild Crane, "K is the lucky star.  Now I truly believe it.  I did not study enough.  That's why I took the lucky sign as an unlucky sign."

If you ask when will you die, you must focus on the strength of the self line.  If the self line is strong, you have long life.  If the self line is weak, beware of dying young.

A guy tossed the coins asking how long can he live.  He got [Hollow].

This man is 53 year-old.  The self line is very strong and stable.  No problem!  You should come back and toss the coins 20 years later.

20 years later, Wild Crane bumped into this man on the street.  The man was still very healthy.  "Do you remember the coin toss when you were 20 years younger?", Wild Crane asked the man.  "Of course!  How can I forget.", the man replied and grabbed the coins and tossed.  This time, he got [Break] and [Return].

This man is now 73.  He knows that he doesn't have too long to live.  He is asking how much time does he still have.  So the appointed star is actually the R winner star because the R star represents possession, power, and control over his own life.  The retreating R star of the 2nd line is linking to the R y of the U line.   The R star is retreating meaning that this man won't live too long.  The U line R y moved turning into K yo which bounds to the self line's B cn.  This means the self line received a retreating R star.  He shall die.

Result:  The man died in the month of s of year wa. 

A very sick man knows that he won't live too long.  So he tossed the coins asking how long can he live.  He received [Big storage] and [Wonderful].

This man asked how long can he live.  He didn't ask about his illness.  If you ask "When will I lose my job?", the appointed star is definitely the R star.   If the R star is being killed, you will lose your job.  Your life span is similar to a job.  If you ask "How long can I stay alive?", the appointed star should also be the R star because the R star represents your control over your own life.  So the R star does not represent illness.  The R star stands for possession and control.   Which means, the R star represents possession and control over his own life.   The self line is an R star.  That R star is nobody else but the man himself.  The self line is linked to the 6th line.  The 6th line R y moves turning into a K star which kills back at itself.  The K star kills the self line R.  Is this what you would call a lucky sign?  I don't think so.  Look at the date and the month.  The self line R is so weak and lonely.  The Lord made it clear that this man doesn't have too much time to live.  Right now, the 6th line K yo cannot kill back at R y because R y is empty.  But year s can strike with R y.   And when R y is being struck, the emptiness will be fulfilled allowing K yo to kill back at R y.  So year s is the time of death.

Result:  This man died on the first day of year s. 

You can also toss the coins asking for the safety of your parents. 

If you discover that your uncle will soon die, tell him to beware the danger.  If you detected danger for your old grandmother, make her stay home when the danger is about to strike or make her wear the Immortality Device in order to extend her life.

A man tossed the coins asking when will his mother die.  God showed him [Strong] and [Rise].

If one asks about the life span of a parent, the G star is the enemy because G kills the P parent star.  In this sign, G t is quite healthy because it is the same element as the date.     

• If one asks about money, receiving a B money killer means one will lose money.
• If one asks about a parent's life span, receiving a G star means one will lose a parent.
• The U line's G t moved turning into B c which links to the self line.  This means the self line has received G t.  This means his mother's life span is not long.
• The mother probably will die in year t because the U line G t will move in year t.

Result:  Wild Crane was right.  The mother died in year t. 

Let's say you are asking when will your parent die.   If the helper line does not move, there is no big deal.  But if the helper line moves, a future year which strikes at the helper line is the death year.

A man asked when will his grandmother die.  He got [Cover] and [Separate].

• The U line P y represents his grandmother.  The grandmother star is dead.   This means her health is very poor.
• The helper is the 5th line R t because R t moves producing the P star.
• The 5th line R t will be struck loose in year w.  So the grandmother cannot live through year w.
• Although year h can also strike with the 5th line B e, the 5th line cannot be struck loose in year h because the 5th line G t will still be empty in year h.  If the 5th line is still empty, nothing can hurt the 5th line.  But the 5th line G t won't be empty anymore after year t.  Therefore, only year w can strike the 5th line loose.

Result:  The grandmother died in year w.   If the helper line R t did not move, there is no big deal.  But if the helper line moved, God has already planned a schedule for her death.  And when the helper has been struck or has been killed by another moving line, the grandmother shall be taken away by God.  So the helper line is the root, and the appointed star is the stem.  If the root has been removed, the stem cannot survive.

You can also use this rule to determine when will a certain person leave you.  I tossed the coins once asking when will a certain girl leave home for college.  The helper line K m moved producing the G woman star.  So I concluded that she will leave in month yo because month yo will strike out the moving K m.  And she did leave in month yo.

A man asked will his grandmother die soon.  He got [Hollow].

The parent stars are very strong.  Don't worry.  She will have a very long life.

Result:  She lived a long life.

A boy asked will his grandmother enjoy a long life.  He tossed the coins and got [Bride] and [Return].

The self line P c is the appointed star.  The enemy is the 2nd line's retreating G star.  Your grandmother is probably in some kind of life threatening danger because the enemy star moved.

• "She is sick in bed right now, so she cannot come today."  the boy answered.  Wild Crane continued, "But luckily, the enemy G m moves and retreats.   The parent star P c is advancing and is quite healthy.  This means she shall soon recover.  She will live through this danger."

Result:  The grandmother recovered from her illness.

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