I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 43
The Judgement
One must resolutely make the matter known at the court of the king. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is not favorable to resort to arms.
Decisive resolution: name the problem openly, not violently.
The Image
The lake has risen up to heaven; the noble one dispenses riches downward and refrains from resting on his virtue.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- Decisive resolution, carried out openly. Make it known at the court of the king, but do not resort to arms — deal with it by legitimate means; force is misfortune here.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- The moment to say it plainly. Announce it truthfully; there is danger — candour carries risk, and continued vagueness carries more.
- MoneyFINANCE
- Something needs cutting decisively. Dispense riches downward: be generous to those affected when you do it.
- HealthBODY
- A hexagram of bursting through. A long-accumulating problem may surface now. Address it early rather than deferring.
- StudyLEARNING
- Cut the outdated assumption. He walks alone and is caught in the rain — uncomfortable, but the direction is right.
- An examEXAM
- Decisiveness. Skip uncertain questions and come back; do not hesitate too long on one.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- Someone must be faced directly. Let a man be led like a sheep: leaving the other their dignity works better than cornering them.
- A choiceDECISION
- Decide, and do it openly. No cry, and in the end misfortune — saying nothing is the worst option.
- TravelJOURNEY
- Feasible, but settle what needs saying before you leave.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- Act decisively. If it is an important document or card, report it immediately; do not delay.
The Six Lines
Mighty in the forward-striding toes. When one goes and is not equal to the task, one makes a mistake.
Mighty in the forward-striding toes; going and not being equal to it is a mistake. The toes tense to advance. The fault is moving before the strength is there.
A cry of alarm. Arms at evening and at night. Fear nothing.
A cry of alarm; arms at evening and night; fear nothing. The composure comes from having prepared beforehand.
To be powerful in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The superior man is firmly resolved. He walks alone and is caught in the rain. No blame.
Powerful in the cheekbones; misfortune. The superior man is firmly resolved, walks alone and is caught in the rain. Keep the resolve inward, not on your face.
There is no skin on his thighs, and walking comes hard. If a man were to let himself be led like a sheep, remorse would disappear.
No skin on his thighs; walking comes hard. If he let himself be led like a sheep, remorse would go — but he hears the words and does not believe. The problem is deafness to advice, not circumstance.
In dealing with weeds, firm resolution is necessary. Walking in the middle remains free of blame.
In dealing with weeds, firm resolution is necessary; walking in the middle remains free of blame. Decisive, but not extreme — the middle is the condition.
No cry. In the end misfortune comes.
No cry; in the end misfortune. Still silent at the last. The hexagram's conclusion: silence when you should declare yourself is misfortune.
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.