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.
