Trigrams
☴☱ – Wind above, Lake below
Meaning
Represents the power of inner sincerity to transform and connect. Wind above the lake — the wind moves the surface of the water, inner truth moves others. Genuine sincerity penetrates even the hardest hearts. Like the crane calling to its young, a true call resonates across all distance.
Interpretation
- Cultivate genuine inner sincerity as your greatest power.
- True words spoken from the heart can move even those who seem unmovable.
- Inner truth is the foundation of all meaningful relationships and influence.
Six Yao (Lines) with Classical Quotes
1st Yao (初爻)
虚吉，有它不燕。
English: Inner quiet and openness — good fortune. Having other things is not restful. True sincerity comes from an empty, receptive inner space.
Luck Level: Good
2nd Yao (二爻)
鸣鹤在阴，其子和之；我有好爵，吾与尔黜之。
English: The calling crane in the shade — its young responds. I have a fine cup of wine — I will share it with you. The resonance of genuine inner truth reaches across all distance and barrier.
Luck Level: Neutral
3rd Yao (三爻)
得敌，或鼓或罢，或泣或歌。
English: Finding one's counterpart — sometimes drumming, sometimes stopping; sometimes weeping, sometimes singing. The encounter of genuine inner truth creates intense and varied emotions.
Luck Level: Caution
4th Yao (四爻)
月几望，马匹亡，无咎。
English: The moon is nearly full — the horse companion is lost. No blame. At the peak of connection, sometimes the partner is released; this is natural and blameless.
Luck Level: Neutral
5th Yao (五爻)
有孚栳如，无咎。
English: Holding sincerity as if bound — no blame. Inner truth that is firmly and completely held, like a binding, brings no fault.
Luck Level: Neutral
6th Yao (上爻)
翰音登于天，贞凶。
English: Cockcrow ascending to heaven — persistence brings misfortune. Announcing inner truth too loudly or in the wrong context; words that claim more than they can deliver.
Luck Level: Misfortune