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兌 58 · Duì · Joy
Lake over Lake — upper Duì 兌 (joyous, open, exchanging); lower Duì 兌 (joyous, open, exchanging)
Hexagram 58, Joy (Duì, 兌), is Lake over Lake. Lake doubled. Two lakes feed each other; joy shared and taught.
The situation
Lake doubled. Two lakes feed each other; joy shared and taught.
The counsel
Friendly firmness. Learn together, and let joy come from inside.
The six lines
Line 1 — Contented joy. Good.
Line 2 — Sincere joy. Remorse vanishes.
Line 3 — Seeking joy outside. Misfortune.
Line 4 — Weighing joy; finding peace after clearing what ails. Joy.
Line 5 — Sincere toward what is disintegrating. Danger.
Line 6 — Seductive joy. Be careful what leads you.