22. Pi

賁 · Bì

22

Pi

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Success. It is slightly favorable to have somewhere to go.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Adornment brings success. The yielding comes to adorn the firm, therefore success. The firm separates and rises to adorn the yielding, therefore it is slightly favorable to have somewhere to go. The interweaving of firm and yielding is the pattern of Heaven. Brightness brought to rest is the pattern of human beings. By observing the pattern of Heaven, one discerns the changes of the times. By observing the pattern of human beings, one transforms and completes all under Heaven.
象 · Xiang

Image

Fire below the mountain: Adornment. The Noble One clarifies the many affairs of government and does not dare decide legal cases.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Nine
Plain adornment. No blame.
Commentary
Plain adornment. No blame. At the top, one fulfills the will.
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Adorning the hill garden. Bundles of silk are scant and slight. Shame. In the end, Good fortune.
Commentary
The good fortune of Six in the Fifth means there is joy.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
Adorned, pale-white. A white horse comes flying. Not bandits, but a marriage alliance.
Commentary
Six in the Fourth: though the proper position is doubtful, it is not bandits but a marriage alliance, and in the end there is no fault.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
Adorned, glistening with moisture. Lasting perseverance. Good fortune.
Commentary
The good fortune of lasting perseverance means that in the end no one assails it.
Line 02
Six in the Second
Adorning the beard.
Commentary
Adorning the beard means rising together with what is above.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Adorning the toes. Leave the carriage and go on foot.
Commentary
Leaving the carriage and going on foot: righteousness does not ride.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Kên

Still

Lower Trigram

Li

Clinging

Element
Fire
Direction
South
Season
Summer
Ruling trigram
Kên