Following the Officer into the Tomb

What is called Following the Officer into the Tomb? It is the case where the Officer line sits on the Self line and enters the Tomb at one of the three Tombs, namely:

• The Tomb at the Day Branch
• The Tomb at a moving line
• The Tomb at the changed line

Why Following the Officer into the Tomb is dangerous

Why is Following the Officer into the Tomb dangerous? Because an Officer line on the Self line, in an ordinary hexagram asking about safety, is itself a disaster, and with entering the Tomb on top of it the danger is doubled. In this case, however, the Strength of the Self line has to be clearly distinguished. If the Self line is Prosperous, then the danger is there but will still be got through.

Following the Officer into the Tomb and changing into Offspring

Besides, a case of Following the Officer into the Tomb that changes into Offspring still signals a misfortune that is got through — for example: Fellowship (Tong Ren) changing into Innocence (Wu Wang).

Fellowship (Tong Ren) changes to Innocence (Wu Wang) Fire (Li) Palace · Fire

Offspring	Xu Earth	Resp.
Wealth	Shen Metal
Siblings	Wu Fire
Officer line	Hai Water	Self		○		Offspring · Chen Earth
Offspring	Chou Earth
Parents	Mao Wood

See also

• Tomb — the Prosperous Tomb, the Weak Tomb, and the conditions under which the Tomb does not count
• Life stages
• Self line, Six Relations
• Opposing line