| Name | 中孚 Zhōng Fú, “Inner Truth” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
| Lower trigram | ☱ 兑 Lake: openness and exchange |
The Judgment
豚鱼吉。利涉大川，利贞。
Pigs and fishes. Fortune. Wise to cross the great water. Wise to stay true.
When you reach even the hardest hearts, anything is possible. Authenticity is your superpower right now.
The Image
泽上有风，中孚；君子以议狱缓死。
Wind over the lake — Inner Truth. The wise discuss legal cases to delay executions.
Treat serious things with care. Buy time. Real understanding requires patience.
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
虞吉，有它不燕。
Be prepared. Fortune. Other thoughts — restlessness.
Stay ready, stay focused. Wandering attention costs you the calm advantage.
Line 2 · second · Yang
鸣鹤在阴，其子和之，我有好爵，吾与尔靡之。
A calling crane in the shade. Its young answers. I have a good goblet — I will share it with you.
Real connection finds each other across distance. Generosity between people who truly see each other.
Line 3 · third · Yin
得敌，或鼓，或罢，或泣，或歌。
He finds a comrade. Now he beats the drum, now he stops. Now he sobs, now he sings.
Your mood is tied to someone else's. Their highs are yours, their lows too. Notice the entanglement.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
月几望，马匹亡，无咎。
The moon nearly at the full. The team horse goes astray. No blame.
Near peak, but one piece broke off. Don't try to drag it back — let it go. You're still at the height.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
有孚挛如，无咎。
He possesses truth, which links together. No blame.
Your integrity holds the group. People stay connected through your honesty. That's a real gift.
Line 6 · top · Yang
翰音登于天，贞凶。
Crowing cock rising up to heaven. Stay true — misfortune.
Loud claims you can't back up. Persistence in puffery is a path to humiliation. Quiet down.
Related hexagrams
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 62, Small Preponderance