Heng · Endurance
恒卦 · 雷风恒
- Persistence
- Commitment
- Stability
- Consistency
The Judgment
Hang indicates successful progress and no error (in what it denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and correct; and movement in any direction whatever will be advantageous.
亨，无咎，利贞。利有攸往。
The Image
Thunder and wind: endurance. The noble one, in the same way, stands firm and does not change direction.
雷风恒。君子以立不易方。
Plain-language reading
Your situation
You are facing something that needs long-term commitment: a relationship, a career or a habit. Heng is thunder and wind working together, a symbol of what endures. The novelty may have worn off; now the test is whether you can keep going steadily.
Where to put your effort
Hold firm to the direction you have chosen and do not change course at every fluctuation. But endurance is not rigidity: methods can change while goals and principles stay steady. Avoid demanding too much too soon, which backfires. Progress step by step and it will truly last.
Four areas of life
- Career
- Keep working hard; do not rush.
- Wealth
- Do not change your place of business.
- Family
- Do not change direction; a lifelong, happy union.
- Health
- Asthma and phlegm; stay on your current prescription.
Health notes come from traditional texts and are cultural reference only. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
The six lines
Read from the bottom up: the first line is at the bottom, the top line is at the top. Open each line for details.
Nine in the second placeThe second line, undivided, shows all occasion for repentance disappearing.Moving
九二：悔亡。
Image：Nine in the second place, regret vanishes: able to stay long in the middle.
- Career
- Hold your ground and you can avoid trouble.
- Wealth
- Hang on and wait for change; you will get your money back.
- Family
- The location is unfavourable; you must wait ten years.
- Health
- Reasonably steady.
Nine in the third placeThe third line, undivided, shows one who does not continuously maintain his virtue. There are those who will impute this to him as a disgrace. However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret.Moving
九三：不恒其德，或承之羞，贞吝。
Image：Not keeping one's virtue constant: there is no place for such a person.
- Career
- With a wavering mind, how can you succeed?
- Wealth
- Without a steady trade, profit is hard.
- Family
- Not good for staying long; hard to grow old together.
- Health
- With no exercise routine, how can you be healthy?
Nine in the fourth placeThe fourth line, undivided, shows a field where there is no game.Moving
九四：田无禽。
Image：Staying long in the wrong place: how could one catch any game?
- Career
- Out of position; the effort is wasted.
- Wealth
- In the wrong place, how can there be profit?
- Family
- An unfavourable location; partners at odds.
- Health
- Be careful with medication.
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Judgment and line texts from the public-domain translation by James Legge (1882). Readings by DeepHeart AI.
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