Inner Truth (中孚) — Hexagram 61. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 61

Inner Truth 中孚

☴ over ☱ · Wind over Lake
中孚。豚鱼吉,利涉大川,利贞。

Wind over Lake. Truth rippling outward from the center.

The Lines

初九:虞吉,有它不燕。

Line 1 — Being prepared brings good fortune. Start with transparency.

九二:鸣鹤在阴,其子和之。我有好爵,吾与尔靡之。

Line 2 — A crane calling in the shade. Its young answers it. The genuine call receives a genuine answer. Sharing what's valuable.

六三:得敌,或鼓或罢,或泣或歌。

Line 3 — He finds a comrade. The emotions of true connection. Not smooth, but real.

六四:月几望,马匹亡,无咎。

Line 4 — The moon nearly at the full. One relationship dissolves as a higher truth clarifies.

九五:有孚挛如,无咎。

Line 5 — He possesses truth that links together. The binding force of genuine knowledge.

上九:翰音登于天,贞凶。

Line 6 — Cockcrow penetrating to heaven. Words of truth that have become just words.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 27 颐 (Nourishment)

What is genuinely true feeds everyone it reaches.

Practical Application

Let the truth ripple outward from genuine inner experience. Don't announce it. Let it resonate.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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