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Hexagram 24 · 地雷復

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Upper trigram ☷ 坤 · EarthLower trigram ☳ 震 · Thunder

Meaning

Return; a new beginning, come back to the right path.

The image

Earth over thunder: thunder within the earth, the return of light. A new beginning.

Judgment

復:亨,出入無疾,朋來無咎,反復其道,七日來復,利有攸往。

Return: success. Going out and coming in without error; friends come without blame. To and fro goes the way; on the seventh day comes return. It furthers one to go somewhere. A new beginning.

Line texts

  1. 初九:不遠復,無祗悔,元吉。
    Return from a short distance; no need for remorse. Supreme good fortune. Turn back early.
  2. 六二:休復,吉。
    Quiet return: good fortune.
  3. 六三:頻復,厲,無咎。
    Repeated return: danger, no blame. Mistakes repeated but corrected.
  4. 六四:中行獨復。
    Walking in the midst of others, one returns alone.
  5. 六五:敦復,無悔。
    Noble-hearted return: no remorse.
  6. 上六:迷復,凶,有災眚,用行師,終有大敗,以其國君凶,至于十年不克征。
    Missing the return: misfortune and disaster. If armies march, great defeat, misfortune for the ruler; for ten years no attack is possible. Refusing to turn back is costly.

Guidance by topic

CareerRestart and get back on track.
MoneyFinances gradually recover.
LoveAn old love may return, or begin anew.
HealthGradual recovery.
TravelShort round trips are good.
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