07 - The Army

Contemporary Interpretation

07 - The Army

Feed what holds us

We are rooted
In abysses,
On projections.
We should feed [honor]
What reaches us
From there
So that it gives us
Hold.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

yin yin yin yin yang yin

Upper Trigram: Kun, Earth

2nd Core Character: Kun, Earth

1st Core Character: Zhen, Thunder

Lower Trigram: Kan, Water

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang

The hexagram's inner trigrams within the fields of Yin and Yang

Changes and Impulses

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The army (07) signifies sorrow.

The image

In the middle of the earth is water: the image of the army. Thus the superior man increases his masses through generosity towards the people.

The judgement

The army. The army needs perseverance and a strong man. Good fortune without blame. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes