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Liu Yao divination is more than getting a hexagram name. A complete workflow starts with a focused question, then casts six lines, sets up Najia, assigns Six Relatives, identifies self and response lines, chooses the useful spirit, reads changing lines and finally interprets the resulting hexagram.
1. Start with a focused question
Liu Yao works best for concrete situations. Instead of asking “How is my whole year?”, ask whether a job opportunity should be advanced within three months, whether someone will contact you soon, whether a payment can arrive, or whether an application has a good chance.
2. Cast and arrange the six lines
A common method uses three coins tossed six times. The first toss becomes the bottom line, and the sixth toss becomes the top line. Each line has yin or yang quality, and old yin or old yang becomes a changing line.
3. Set up the chart with Najia
After the six lines are formed, the chart is completed by identifying the original and resulting hexagrams, assigning stems and branches, Five Elements, Six Relatives, self and response positions, and Six Spirits. Najia turns each line into a readable role rather than a plain yin-yang symbol.
4. Read self and response
The self line usually represents the querent or the main standpoint. The response line often represents the other person, external environment or target of the question. Their relationship can show connection, tension, distance or support.
5. Choose the useful spirit
The useful spirit is the key line for the question. Money and resources often use Wealth. Career, position, pressure and illness risks often use Officer/Ghost. Contracts, exams, documents and messages often use Parent. Competitors and consumption often use Sibling. Results and solutions often use Child/Descendant.
6. Read changing lines and resulting hexagram
Changing lines show where movement happens. If the useful spirit moves, the matter itself is active. If an opposing line moves, resistance is active. The resulting hexagram is not a separate answer; it is the trend created by the changing lines.
7. Add month and day strength
The month and day provide the timing background. A line supported by month and day becomes stronger. A line that is clashed, controlled, empty or buried becomes weaker. Beginners can read in this order: useful spirit, month and day, changing lines, resulting hexagram.
8. A practical reading order
Define the question and time range. Cast the chart. Complete Najia setup. Choose the useful spirit. Check strength and weakness. Read self-response relationship. Read changing lines and resulting hexagram. Then translate the symbols into practical advice.
The value of Liu Yao is not in making the answer sound mysterious. It is in making the reasoning traceable.
