離 30 · Lí · Radiance

Fire over Fire — upper Lí 離 (clinging, radiant, clarifying); lower Lí 離 (clinging, radiant, clarifying)

Hexagram 30, Radiance (Lí, 離), is Fire over Fire. Fire doubled. Brightness depends on what it clings to. Care for the cow: steady nourishment.

Fire doubled. Brightness depends on what it clings to. Care for the cow: steady nourishment.

Clarity and warmth, sustained by steady care rather than sudden flares.

The six lines

Line 1 — Footprints cross in confusion. Seriousness at the start.

Line 2 — Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.

Line 3 — Sunset light. Beating the pot or lamenting: accept transience.

Line 4 — A sudden flare burns, dies, and is discarded.

Line 5 — Tears flowing, sighing. Good fortune through remorse.

Line 6 — The king marches out, punishes leaders, spares followers. No blame.