58
兌
Duì

Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Success. Favorable to persevere.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Joy means delight. The firm is centered and the yielding is outward. Through delight it is Favorable to persevere. Therefore one accords with Heaven and responds to human beings. Using delight to lead the people, the people forget their labor. Using delight to face hardship, the people forget their death. Great indeed is the power of delight: it encourages the people.
象 · Xiang

Image

Joined lakes: Joy. The Noble One joins with friends in discussion and practice.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06

Top Six
Drawing others into joy.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Top Six drawing others into joy means it is not yet bright.

Line 05

Nine in the Fifth
Trust in what strips away. There is danger.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Trust in what strips away means the place is properly correct.

Line 04

Nine in the Fourth
Weighing joy, not yet at peace. Guarding against illness, there is joy.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The joy of Nine in the Fourth means there is celebration.

Line 03

Six in the Third
Incoming joy. Misfortune.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
The Misfortune of incoming joy means the place is not appropriate.

Line 02

Nine in the Second
Trustful joy. Good fortune. Regret vanishes.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
The Good fortune of trustful joy means the intention is grounded in trust.

Line 01

Initial Nine
Harmonious joy. Good fortune.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
The Good fortune of harmonious joy means that in going there is not yet doubt.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Tui

Joyous

Element
Metal
Direction
West
Season
Autumn
Lower Trigram

Tui

Joyous

Element
Metal
Direction
West
Season
Autumn
Palace
Dui Palace
Role: Palace Head
Shi line 6 · Ying line 3
Ruling trigram
Tui