Peace — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
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Tai (Peace) — Earth above Heaven below. Heaven and earth unite, all things flow smoothly. This is a time of great opportunity, when yin and yang are in harmony.
Line-by-Line
Line 1:拔茅茹,以其汇,征吉。 Pulling up reed grass, linked roots come together — advancing brings good fortune. Like-minded allies move as one.
Line 2:包荒,用冯河,不遐遗,朋亡,得尚于中行。 Embracing the uncivilized; crossing rivers on foot; not forgetting distant friends or forming cliques. Walk the middle path.
Line 3:无平不陂,无往不复,艰贞无咎。勿恤其孚,于食有福。 No plain without a slope, no going without return. Persevere through hardship — do not fear; blessings come with sustenance.
Line 4:翩翩不富,以其邻,不戒以孚。 Light and unburdened; neighbors share without caution. Trust without reservation.
Line 5:帝乙归妹,以祉元吉。 King Yi marries off his sister — blessings follow. Humility from the high brings supreme fortune.
Line 6:城复于隍,勿用师,自邑告命,贞吝。 The city wall collapses into the moat — do not deploy troops. Declare within your own town; stubbornness brings regret.