Duration (恒) — Hexagram 32. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 32

Duration

☳ over ☴ · Thunder over Wind
恒。亨,无咎,利贞,利有攸往。

Thunder over Wind. The long commitment. What endures.

The Lines

初六:浚恒,贞凶,无攸利。

Line 1 — Seeking duration too hastily. Forcing commitment before the foundation is set.

九二:悔亡。

Line 2 — Remorse disappears. Duration did its work.

九三:不恒其德,或承之羞,贞吝。

Line 3 — One who does not give duration to their character. Inconsistency. No one trusts them.

九四:田无禽。

Line 4 — No game in the field. Persisting in a direction that has nothing to offer.

六五:恒其德,贞,妇人吉,夫子凶。

Line 5 — Giving duration to one's character. Know when duration means staying and when it means evolving.

上六:振恒,凶。

Line 6 — Restlessness as an enduring condition. Making restlessness permanent.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 43 夬 (Breakthrough)

Enduring creates the pressure for transformation.

Practical Application

Duration requires both movement and gentleness. Together they sustain.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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