Hexagram 11 · 泰

Earth is above heaven, so their differing tendencies bring them into exchange. Strength within meets receptiveness outside. Tai means peace, openness, and unblocked communication. The image describes a fruitful relationship between parts that support each other without becoming identical.

1. Line 1 · 初九

   拔茅茹以其彙，征吉。

   Pulling up thatch, its roots come with its kind. Going forward brings good fortune.

   Nine in the first place is yang connected with the other firm lines below. The Small Image directs its purpose outward, like colleagues bringing one another into a constructive new project.

2. Line 2 · 九二

   包荒。用馮河，不遐遺；朋亡。得尚于中行。

   Embrace the uncultivated; cross the river on foot; do not neglect the distant; set aside factional ties. Thus one may be honored for walking in the center.

   Nine in the second place is central yang corresponding with the fifth yin. The Small Image praises breadth and clarity, like a supervisor including overlooked staff while judging proposals without favoritism.

3. Line 3 · 九三

   无平不陂，无往不復，艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。

   No level ground without a slope, no departure without a return. Constancy through difficulty brings no blame. Do not worry over sincerity; there is blessing in one's food.

   Nine in the third place is yang at the boundary between heaven and earth. The Small Image notes that meeting point, like a successful business maintaining sound habits as conditions begin to shift.

4. Line 4 · 六四

   翩翩，不富以其鄰；不戒以孚。

   Fluttering downward, not relying on wealth, together with one's neighbors. Without being urged, they are sincere.

   Six in the fourth place begins the upper yin group, drawing toward those below. The Small Image emphasizes willing hearts, like neighbors offering help because of trust rather than payment or instruction.

5. Line 5 · 六五

   帝乙歸妹，以祉，元吉。

   Di Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. Through this comes blessing and great good fortune.

   Six in the fifth place is central yin corresponding with the second yang. The Small Image credits a purpose carried through from the center, like a leader forming a respectful alliance across social divisions.

6. Line 6 · 上六

   城復于隍，勿用師，自邑告命，貞吝。

   The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. Announce commands within your own town. Constancy brings humiliation.

   Six at the top is yin at the exhaustion of peace, where the Small Image finds command disordered. A team facing declining cooperation may need local repair rather than a forceful expansion of control.

Use openness to build lasting relationships and useful structures. Enjoy favorable conditions while keeping enough flexibility for change.

• Nuclear歸妹54
• Inverted否12
• Opposite否12
• Previous履10
• Next否12