The likelihood of them meeting with the new Love interest is quite low. Even if plans are made, they are prone to last-minute changes or simply fizzling out. In the hexagram, the Self Line and Other Line overcome each other, the Yong Shen (Focus) is hidden, and a Changing Line transforms into Void. This indicates that the matter you are focused on lacks the energetic momentum for substantive progress.
Their Current Focus is Not on the New Love, Lacking the Drive to Meet
Background Analysis
The Primary Hexagram you cast is Hexagram 4 — Meng (Youthful Folly), which inherently carries the meaning of "obscurity and a blurred outlook." The Resulting Hexagram, Hexagram 18 — Gu (Work on the Decayed), points to internal blockages or decay within the situation that require rectification. The Self Line represents you, while the Other Line represents the other party (your ex) and her affairs. In the Primary Hexagram, the Self Line is Offspring Xu Earth, and the Other Line is Parents Yin Wood. Wood overcomes Earth; thus, the Other Line overcomes the Self Line. This indicates that her stance on this matter is draining and disadvantageous to you, making it difficult for you to get the answers you seek. More crucially, the Other Line, Parents Yin Wood, currently falls into Void (Yin and Mao are Void). Void represents emptiness and a lack of solidity, directly pointing to the fact that her plans to meet with the new Love interest are illusory, or that her mind is simply not focused on it at present.
The Yong Shen (Focus) Wealth You Metal is Hidden and Overcome, Making Substantive Progress for the New Love Unlikely
Yong Shen (Focus) Analysis
You are concerned about the meeting between your ex and her new Love. In the hexagram, a new Love is represented by the Wealth Line. In the Primary Hexagram, Wealth You Metal does not appear directly on the hexagram surface; instead, it is hidden beneath the fourth-line Self Line, Offspring Xu Earth. Being hidden means it is concealed and unable to exert its influence. More problematically, although this Hidden God You Metal is not considered weak during the Shen month and Chou day, it is generated by the Surface God (the Self Line Xu Earth) in close proximity—which would normally be a good thing. However, the problem lies with the Changing Line: the third-line Siblings Wu Fire initiates and directly overcomes this hidden Wealth You Metal. The Siblings Line inherently overcomes Wealth. Wu Fire moving to overcome You Metal indicates an external force (perhaps competition, gossip, or the other party's own hesitation) sabotaging the possibility of this meeting. The Resulting Line transformed from Wu Fire is also Wealth You Metal, but this Resulting Line You Metal likewise falls into Void. A Changing Line transforming into Void is akin to a plan being halfway executed and then dropped, which is a classic signal of "difficulty in success."
The Timing Falls into Void, Making Short-Term Outcomes Unlikely
Timing Deduction
The Other Line Yin Wood is Void, and the You Metal produced by the Changing Line is also Void; the hexagram repeatedly emphasizes the concept of "emptiness." Even if one were to forcefully deduce a timing for events, it would have to wait until the Void is exited and filled. Yin Wood exits Void on a Yin day or Yin month, while You Metal exits Void on a You day or You month. Looking from the time the hexagram was cast, potential near-term dates are after August 13th (a Ji Wei day), specifically on Shen or You days (August 17th, a Geng Shen day, and August 18th, a Xin You day). An even further possibility would be a Yin day (the Bing Yin day after the Jia Zi ten-day cycle begins on August 22nd). However, considering the overarching context where the Yong Shen (Focus) is overcome and the Self and Other Lines clash, even if these dates are reached, it is more likely that some related news will simply circulate, rather than a pleasant meeting taking place. The news itself may even be negative.
Action Advice
- Shift your attention away from the other party's specific itinerary. The hexagram shows that the more you focus on this, the more you drain yourself. The Meng hexagram inherently advises that this is a time to "wait for the right time to act."
- Examine the deeper reasons why you repeatedly ruminate over this matter. The Gu hexagram suggests that the situation itself carries an element of "bewitchment" or accumulated toxicity. Clarifying your own true needs is more important than fixating on the other party.
- Avoid actively prying or intervening in the short term. The Siblings Wu Fire moving to overcome the Yong Shen (Focus) suggests that your active inquiries (as Vermilion Bird and Siblings govern speech and disputes) might actually intensify conflicts or cause the information to become chaotic.
