The invention relates to a variable-rigidity hydraulic three-dimensional shock isolation device and method. The variable-rigidity hydraulic three-dimensional shock isolation device comprises an upper vertical shock isolation system, a lower overlapped rubber support, a pressure reducing cylinder, a pressure increasing cylinder and a connecting component. The vertical shock isolation system comprises a vertical shock isolator upper connecting plate, a vertical guide rail, a main cylinder piston rod, a main cylinder limiting and guiding sleeve, a main cylinder bottom piston series-connection pressure spring, a main cylinder bottom piston series-connection tension spring, a vertical shock isolator lower connecting plate and a main cylinder top sealing plate. The overlapped rubber support comprises an upper connecting plate, a steel plate layer, a rubber layer and an overlapped rubber support lower connecting plate. The pressure reducing cylinder comprises a pressure reducing cylinder piston series-connection pressure spring, a pressure reducing cylinder buffering mat layer, a pressure reducing cylinder guiding sleeve, a pressure reducing cylinder piston rod, a pressure reducing cylinder supporting ring and a pressure reducing cylinder top sealing plate. The pressure increasing cylinder comprises a pressure increasing cylinder piston series-connection pressure spring, a pressure increasing cylinder buffer mat layer, a pressure increasing cylinder guiding sleeve, a pressure increasing cylinder piston rod, a pressure increasing cylinder supporting ring and a pressure increasing cylinder top sealing plate. Vertical variable-rigidity control is achieved while vertical bearing force is guaranteed, and limiting and pull-resisting measures are adopted.