61. Chung Fu

中孚 · Zhōng Fú

61
中孚
Zhōng Fú

Chung Fu

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Pigs and fish. Good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river. Favorable to persevere.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Inner Trust means that the yielding is within and the firm gains the center. Delighted yet compliant, there is trust, and thus the state is transformed. Pigs and fish: Good fortune. Trust reaches even pigs and fish. It is favorable to cross the great river because one rides a hollow wooden boat. Inner Trust with Favorable to persevere thus responds to Heaven.
象 · Xiang

Image

Wind above the lake: Inner Trust. The Noble One deliberates lawsuits and delays executions.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Nine
A bird-call rises to Heaven. Perseverance brings Misfortune.
Commentary
A bird-call rising to Heaven cannot last long.
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
There is trust, bound fast. No blame.
Commentary
There is trust, bound fast because the place is properly correct.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
The moon is nearly full. The horse pair is lost. No blame.
Commentary
The horse pair being lost means cutting off one's own kind in order to follow above.
Line 03
Six in the Third
Finding an opponent. Perhaps beating the drum, perhaps stopping. Perhaps weeping, perhaps singing.
Commentary
Perhaps beating the drum, perhaps stopping means the place is not appropriate.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
A calling crane is in the shade. Its young answer it. I have a fine goblet. I will share it with you.
Commentary
Its young answering it expresses the wish at the center.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Be on guard. Good fortune. If there is something else in view, one is not at peace.
Commentary
Being on guard at Initial Nine is Good fortune because the intention has not yet changed.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Sun

Penetrating

Lower Trigram

Tui

Joyous

Element
Metal
Direction
West
Season
Autumn