Peace (泰) — Hexagram 11. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 11

Peace

☷ over ☰ · Earth over Heaven
泰。小往大来,吉亨。

Earth over Heaven. The heavy above descends, the light below rises. They meet. Everything flows.

The Lines

初九:拔茅茹,以其汇,征吉。

Line 1 — When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Every action has multiplied positive effects. Act.

九二:包荒,用冯河,不遐遗,朋亡,得尚于中行。

Line 2 — Bearing with the uncultured. Fording the river. Peace requires tolerance and willingness to cross difficult terrain.

九三:无平不陂,无往不复,艰贞无咎。勿恤其孚,于食有福。

Line 3 — No plain not followed by a slope. Peace doesn't last forever. The level ground will become a hill.

六四:翩翩不富,以其邻,不戒以孚。

Line 4 — Fluttering down, not boasting of wealth. Share freely. Don't hold back out of fear of the slope that's coming.

六五:帝乙归妹,以祉元吉。

Line 5 — The sovereign gives his daughter in marriage. The powerful making themselves accessible. Authority that connects downward with genuine goodwill.

上六:城复于隍,勿用师。自邑告命,贞吝。

Line 6 — The wall falls back into the moat. Peace is ending. Don't defend the old order with force.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 54 归妹 (The Marrying Maiden)

Peace requires the ongoing choice to stay joined.

Practical Application

Use the peace wisely while it's here. Build. Connect. Share. Remember Line 3.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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