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中孚 61 · Zhōng Fú · Inner Truth
Wind / Wood over Lake — upper Xùn 巽 (gentle, penetrating, gradual); lower Duì 兌 (joyous, open, exchanging)
Hexagram 61, Inner Truth (Zhōng Fú, 中孚), is Wind / Wood over Lake. Wind over lake. Sincerity from the centre that moves even pigs and fishes.
The situation
Wind over lake. Sincerity from the centre that moves even pigs and fishes.
The counsel
Trust from the centre with an empty heart. Truth, not persuasion.
The six lines
Line 1 — Being prepared. Good; secret plans disquiet.
Line 2 — The crane calls in the shade; its young answer. A shared cup.
Line 3 — Finding a comrade; drumming then stopping; weeping then singing.
Line 4 — The moon nearly full; the team horse strays. No blame.
Line 5 — Truth links all together. No blame.
Line 6 — Cockcrow rising to heaven. Misfortune.