I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 26
The Judgement
Perseverance furthers. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Great accumulated strength, held back until the right release.
The Image
Heaven within the mountain; the noble one acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- Great accumulated force, held but not yet released. Not eating at home brings good fortune — step out and take on the larger arena.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- There is tension that needs restraining. The headboard of a young bull, great good fortune: set the boundary early rather than after the clash.
- MoneyFINANCE
- Wealth by deep accumulation. Acquainting oneself with many sayings and deeds — investment in learning and information beats investment of capital right now.
- HealthBODY
- Danger is at hand, it furthers one to desist. The hexagram says it plainly: if it feels wrong, stop. Building reserves matters more than spending them.
- StudyLEARNING
- The most apt hexagram here. Strengthen character by accumulation — read widely now; it will be drawn on later.
- An examEXAM
- Wide-syllabus exams favour you; what you have built up pays out on the day. But danger is at hand, desist — if you feel overdrawn in the final week, cut back and rest rather than dragging yourself into the room.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- Good for learning from those ahead of you. A good horse that follows: hard going, but worth it.
- A choiceDECISION
- Gather force rather than acting immediately. One attains the way of heaven — when the time comes the road opens.
- TravelJOURNEY
- It furthers one to cross the great water. Travel far, and it yields something real.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- It has been stored away — a cupboard, a storeroom, somewhere things are kept.
The Six Lines
Danger is at hand. It furthers one to desist.
Danger is at hand; it furthers one to desist. If it feels wrong, stop. The most concise warning in the book.
The axletrees are taken from the wagon.
The axletrees are taken from the wagon. Not a misfortune: being forced to halt is exactly when accumulation happens.
A good horse that follows others. Awareness of danger, with perseverance, furthers.
A good horse that follows others; awareness of danger furthers. Practise the defence of wagon and guard before you run.
The headboard of a young bull. Great good fortune.
The headboard of a young bull; great good fortune. Fitting the restraint before the horns grow. The cleverest line here: handling it while it is small.
The tusk of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
The tusk of a gelded boar; good fortune. The tusk is still there but harmless. Wisdom that defuses rather than suppresses.
One attains the way of heaven. Success.
One attains the way of heaven; success. The completion of the hexagram: accumulation sufficient, and the road opens of itself.
The governing line
Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse
The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.