Hexagram 32
Persistence, persistence, adhering to the normal path
The wisdom of the Heng hexagram lies in the word "constant." It tells us that the greatest power in the universe is not an instant burst, but a long-lasting persistence. True eternity is not rigid persistence, but like a couple, staying in their correct positions, staying together for a lifetime.
Trigram Structure
䷟, Zhen above, Xun below
Palace：巽
Key Themes
Persistence, persistence, adhering to the normal path
The wisdom of the Heng hexagram lies in the word "constant." It tells us that the greatest power in the universe is not an instant burst, but a long-lasting persistence. True eternity is not rigid persistence, but like a couple, staying in their correct positions, staying together for a lifetime.
Heng: Prosperous, blameless, chaste, beneficial and promising.
Eternal, unchanging laws between heaven and earth, such as sunrise and sunset, the changing of seasons.
Home, constitution, eternal diamond, family heirloom.
The wisdom of the Heng hexagram lies in the word "constant." It tells us that the greatest power in the universe is not an instant burst, but a long-lasting persistence. True eternity is not rigid persistence, but like a couple, staying in their correct positions, staying together for a lifetime.
Jun Heng, chastity and evil, no profit.
Guidance
Seeking too deeply; haste makes waste; even if maintaining, it is dangerous.
Modern Insight
This is the common problem of "eager for quick success." At the beginning of a relationship or career, to delude yourself that you can establish an unshakeable foundation in one step is unrealistic. Constancy requires time to settle. Being too hasty will only achieve the opposite.
Regret death.
Guidance
Regret disappears.
Modern Insight
You have found the right rhythm. You are neither too hasty nor too slack, maintaining the middle way. The unease and regret caused by haste in the past have all vanished. You are already on the broad road to "constancy."
If you don't persist in your virtue, you may be ashamed and stingy.
Guidance
Unable to constantly maintain your virtue; often changeable; may suffer humiliation. Even if wanting to maintain the right path, you will feel difficulty.
Modern Insight
This warns those who are emotional and weak-willed. You are one way today, another way tomorrow, unable to give people a stable sense of trust. This character, whether in marriage or work, will make you lose respect and bring shame upon yourself.
There are no birds in the field.
Guidance
Being of two minds while hunting; you will gain nothing.
Modern Insight
You are using the wrong place and the wrong method. You are in a position that does not suit you, vainly pursuing constancy. This is like a farmer going hunting, or a hunter going farming. Finding your own position is the prerequisite for achieving "constancy."
If virtue and chastity are constant, the wife will be lucky and the husband will be unlucky.
Guidance
Maintaining the way of a wife; auspicious for the husband, dangerous for oneself.
Modern Insight
This line reveals the "constancy" of different roles. As a follower, firmly maintaining your place is a virtue. But as a leader, if you only know how to stick to old ways and are inflexible, that is stubbornness and will lead the team into danger. A leader's "constancy" lies in constantly maintaining principles, not constantly maintaining methods.
Zhenheng, fierce.
Guidance
Those in high positions are restless and cannot persist; dangerous.
Modern Insight
You have persisted for a long time, but begin to doubt and waver before the finish line. This state of starting but not finishing, lacking determination, will make all your previous efforts come to nothing. This is the most regrettable outcome of the Heng hexagram.
