The Taming Power of the Small (Xiao Xu) for Money & Wealth: How to Ask, How to Read

Structure and Judgment

Hexagram 9 has Wind (Xun) above and Heaven (Qian) below; the lower trigram's Metal controls the upper trigram's Wood — the inner side is holding the outer in check.

Original Judgment

亨。密云不雨，自我西郊。

How to ask

Tie money questions to one sum and one time frame — that is what makes the reading useful:

• 「Will this outlay pay back within three months?」
• 「How is the money outlook for my current side business?」
• 「Is this a good time to invest more?」

How to read

With Liu Yao, the Wife/Wealth line is the useful god for money and the Offspring line the source that generates it: a strong Wife/Wealth supported by a moving Offspring favors the finances; a moving Sibling line controlling wealth signals outflow and competition. For one specific sum, also check whether the useful god is void or month-broken, and where the moving lines point.

With Mei Hua Yi Shu, ti is you and yong the money matter: ti controlling yong means the money can be taken, yong controlling ti means it weighs on you, and ti feeding yong is paying to build a position — read together with the changed hexagram for where the money lands.

If your cast produces moving lines, set the priority by the classical rules — see the moving-lines guide on the main hexagram page.