Hexagram 56

The Wanderer

Travel, wandering, way of living as a guest

The wisdom of Lu Gua lies in the word "soft".It tells us that when we are on the road, humility, meekness, respect and adaptability are our only ways to survive.Real strength is knowing how to be gentle in a strange land.

Trigram Structure

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Palace

Key Themes

Travel, wandering, way of living as a guest

Situational Guidance

The wisdom of Lu Gua lies in the word "soft".It tells us that when we are on the road, humility, meekness, respect and adaptability are our only ways to survive.Real strength is knowing how to be gentle in a strange land.

Judgement

Brigade: Xiaoheng, Brigade Zhenji.

Line-by-line Interpretation

Line 1

The journey is trivial, and this is the disaster it causes.

Line 2

The journey is about to take place, and if you have the talent, you will be a virgin.

Line 3

The second was the burning of the road, and the loss of his young servant, Zhenli.

Line 4

I am not happy when I travel to various places and get the ax I want.

Line 5

Shooting a pheasant will kill you with one arrow, but your life will be honored in the end.

Line 6

When a bird burns its nest, the traveler first laughs and then cries.Losing an ox in Yi is bad luck.

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