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.
