Line 06
Top Nine
A bird-call rises to Heaven. Perseverance brings Misfortune.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
A bird-call rising to Heaven cannot last long.
61
中孚
Zhōng Fú
Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Pigs and fish. Good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river. Favorable to persevere.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
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 05
Nine in the Fifth
There is trust, bound fast. No blame.
Central Corresponds to line 2
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.
Corresponds to line 1
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.
Corresponds to line 6
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.
Central Corresponds to line 5
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.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Being on guard at Initial Nine is Good fortune because the intention has not yet changed.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
