| Name | 泰 Tài, “Peace” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☷ 坤 Earth: receptivity and support |
| Lower trigram | ☰ 乾 Heaven: strength and initiative |
The Judgment
小往大来，吉亨。
The small departs, the great arrives. Fortune. Success.
Everything finally clicking — small stuff falls away, big things arrive. Don't take it for granted.
The Image
天地交，泰；后以财成天地之道，辅相天地之宜，以左右民。
Heaven and earth unite — Peace. The ruler shapes and completes the way of heaven and earth, supporting the people.
When the energy is good, use it. Build, support, give. Peace isn't passive — it's actively shared.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
拔茅茹以其汇，征吉。
Pull up grass by the roots — each strand brings the others. Going forth, fortune.
When one part of life starts moving, drag the rest with you. Momentum is contagious — use it.
Line 2 · second · Yang
包荒，用冯河，不遐遗，朋亡，得尚于中行。
Embrace the wilderness. Cross the river without a boat. Don't forget those far away. Lose your faction — find the middle path.
Be expansive. Take a wild leap, hold space for everyone, don't get locked into one camp. Stay centered.
Line 3 · third · Yang
无平不陂，无往不复，艰贞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。
No plain that does not slope, no going that does not return. Persevere through hardship — no blame. Do not worry about your sincerity — there will be blessing in your food.
Highs become lows, lows become highs. Nothing stays. Don't panic — what you've planted will feed you when it needs to.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
翩翩不富，以其邻，不戒以孚。
Fluttering down — not boasting of wealth, with the neighbor. Sincere without warning.
Coming back to your people with empty hands and an open heart. That's the version they trust.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
帝乙归妹，以祉元吉。
King Yi gives his sister in marriage. With blessing, supreme fortune.
A union of different worlds, done with humility and ceremony. When done right, it's the highest form of luck.
Line 6 · top · Yin
城复于隍，勿用师，自邑告命。贞吝。
The wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. Announce your fate to your own town. Stay true — shame.
The good times are tipping. Don't try to force them back with action. Just be honest with your own people about where things stand.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 12, Standstill
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 12, Standstill