| Name | 恒 Héng, “Duration” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☳ 震 Thunder: sudden movement |
| Lower trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
The Judgment
亨，无咎，利贞，利有攸往。
Success. No blame. Stay true. Wise to have somewhere to go.
Long-haul energy. Commit, stay consistent — and keep moving. Lasting things grow.
The Image
雷风，恒；君子以立不易方。
Thunder and wind — Duration. The wise stand firm and do not change direction.
Stay the course. Things move around you — but you don't get blown.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
浚恒，贞凶，无攸利。
Seeking duration too eagerly. Stay true — misfortune. Nothing benefits.
Trying to lock something in before it's ready. Pressuring permanence breaks it.
Line 2 · second · Yang
悔亡。
Regret vanishes.
What you thought you'd regret falls away. The discipline of staying was right after all.
Line 3 · third · Yang
不恒其德，或承之羞，贞吝。
Not giving duration to one's character. One meets with shame. Stay true — shame.
Inconsistent. People can't trust who you'll be tomorrow. The shame is earned — fix it.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
田无禽。
No game in the field.
Hunting in the wrong place for too long. Persistence in the wrong direction is just stubbornness.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
恒其德，贞，妇人吉，夫子凶。
Giving duration to one's character. Stay true. For a wife — fortune. For a husband — misfortune.
Steady virtue is right for the supporting role. For the one who has to lead and decide, pure consistency without flexibility is a trap.
Line 6 · top · Yin
振恒，凶。
Restless duration. Misfortune.
Always moving, never settling. Looks productive — actually just anxious. Burnout incoming.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 31, Influence
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 42, Increase