The 64 Hexagrams

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Earth Receiving

Upper trigram: Earth · Lower trigram: Earth

Judgment

Earth's mare image combines responsiveness with stamina, not passive surrender.

Image

Earth above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yin, yin, yin.

Attend to support, companions, and a position that can be maintained.

Six lines and their changes

  1. 1 / 6

    Frost underfoot signals a developing freeze; notice small changes before they accumulate.

    Move this line → A Return Begins
  2. 2 / 6

    Straight, square, and spacious describe dependable ground, without strained display.

    Move this line → An Organized Force
  3. 3 / 6

    Keep ability in reserve and finish the shared task without claiming all its credit.

    Move this line → Modesty in Action
  4. 4 / 6

    The tied sack protects its contents; discretion here brings safety rather than acclaim.

    Move this line → Readiness and Enthusiasm
  5. 5 / 6

    The plain yellow garment places inner balance above outward prominence.

    Move this line → Joining Together
  6. 6 / 6

    Dragons fight in the open; competing forces have abandoned their supporting roles.

    Move this line → Erosion at the Base

All sixes

Enduring constancy is beneficial: receptivity holds its course without losing direction.

Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.

Earth Receiving · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?

Earth / Earth. Earth above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yin, yin, yin.

Earth Receiving · Move this line?

Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.

Cast with this figure

Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.