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timing window
What it is
The point at which the matter loosens or settles.
What it means
It says when something will shift, not which way — it is not a promise that things improve that day.
Other terms in this group
- najiaThe method of fitting the stems and branches onto the six lines. The whole school of reading is called the Najia method, or six lines.
- hexagram palaceWhich of the eight palaces a hexagram belongs to (Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun).
- primary hexagramThe hexagram as it was cast, before any line changes.
- resulting hexagramThe hexagram you get once the moving lines have changed.