Return — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
坤宫Element土#24
Fu (Return) — Earth above Thunder below. Thunder under the earth is about to revive. After winter, spring will come; after failure, hope is right before you.
Line-by-Line
Line 1:不远复,无祗悔,元吉。 Returning before going far — no great regret. Most auspicious. Correct errors promptly.
Line 2:休复,吉。 Returning gracefully — auspicious. Willingly return to the right path.
Line 3:频复,厉无咎。 Returning repeatedly — danger but no harm. Frequent reversals carry risk but can be managed.
Line 4:中行独复。 Returning alone in the middle of the road. Follow your inner judgment; do not drift with the crowd.
Line 5:敦复,无悔。 Returning with sincerity — no regret. Turn back with genuine heart; no remorse.
Line 6:迷复,凶,有灾眚。用行师,终有大败。 Lost the way back — danger, calamity. Used for military campaign, ends in great defeat; the ruler suffers; ten years without recovery.