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Hexagram 48 Jing

The ancients dug into the earth to obtain water, and used water to nourish people. Therefore, the image of the "well" became an image that ancient people used as a metaphor for cultivating virtue.

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Upper trigram ☵坎 · 水 · 陷
Lower trigram ☴巽 · 风 · 入

Classical Sources

Judgment

改邑不改井,无丧无得。往来井井。汔至,亦未井,羸其瓶,凶。

Modern rendering

The Well. The town may be changed, but the well cannot be changed. It neither decreases nor increases. People come and go and draw from it. If the water is almost reached but the rope still does not reach, or the jug breaks, there is misfortune.

Image

木上有水,井。君子以劳民劝相。

Overview

The ancients dug into the earth to obtain water, and used water to nourish people. Therefore, the image of the "well" became an image that ancient people used as a metaphor for cultivating virtue. The Jing (Well) hexagram represents the merit of cultivating virtue and nourishing the people, and this remains unchanged from beginning to end, nourishing all things inexhaustibly, just as the hexagram statement says: "The town may be changed, but the well cannot be changed.

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What does Hexagram 48 Jing mean?

Hexagram 48, Jing (The Well), should be read from the source note first: The ancients dug into the earth to obtain water, and used water to nourish people. Therefore, the image of the "well" became an image that ancient people used as a metaphor for cultivating virtue. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.

How should I use Hexagram 48 for a decision?

Name one concrete decision, cast once, then read the Judgment, Image, and source note before the AI reflection. A good first question is: what should I protect, change, or wait on?

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