I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 56
The Judgement
Success through smallness. Perseverance brings good fortune to the wanderer.
A stranger in transit; travel light, be courteous, do not overstay.
The Image
Fire on the mountain; the noble one is clear-minded and cautious in imposing penalties, and protracts no lawsuits.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- A stranger in transit; keep to proportion. If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things, he draws misfortune down on himself.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- An unsettled or transitional relationship. The wanderer comes to an inn with his property: settle yourself first.
- MoneyFINANCE
- Resources away from home are limited. He obtains his property and an ax, my heart is not glad — enough money, uneasy mind. That is the wanderer's normal state.
- HealthBODY
- A period of disrupted routine. The further from home, the more the basics of regularity matter.
- StudyLEARNING
- Learning in a new environment. Clear-minded and cautious, protracting no lawsuits: be quick and do not let things linger.
- An examEXAM
- Sitting in an unfamiliar place. Visit the venue and check the route in advance to avoid panic on the day.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- You are the new arrival. He wins the steadfastness of a young servant — treat well whoever helps you; that is the solid relationship.
- A choiceDECISION
- Success through smallness: make small decisions. Leave the large ones until you are settled.
- TravelJOURNEY
- Travel is this hexagram's own subject. Go, but do not overstay, and do not carry valuables.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- Lost while travelling, away from home, or at your accommodation. Contact the transport operator or the hotel's lost property.
The Six Lines
If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things, he draws down misfortune upon himself.
If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things, he draws misfortune down on himself. Small-mindedness abroad turns everything into trouble.
The wanderer comes to an inn. He has his property with him. He wins the steadfastness of a young servant.
The wanderer comes to an inn with his property, and wins a young servant's loyalty. The most settled line in this hexagram.
The wanderer's inn burns down. He loses the steadfastness of his young servant. Danger.
The wanderer's inn burns down; he loses his young servant. Danger. The loss usually comes from harshness toward people.
The wanderer rests in a shelter. He obtains his property and an ax. My heart is not glad.
The wanderer rests in a shelter; he obtains his property and an ax. My heart is not glad. Lodged, and still uneasy.
He shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings both praise and office.
He shoots a pheasant; it drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings praise and office. A small loss traded for a large gain.
The bird's nest burns up. The wanderer laughs at first, then must needs lament and weep. Misfortune.
The bird's nest burns up; the wanderer laughs first, then weeps. The worst line here, and the misfortune is being carried away by success.
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.