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Yarrow Image-to-Action note · 2026-07-17

Keep the Direction; Change the Tactic

Read Hexagram 32 Heng as durable direction rather than frozen tactics, then separate the purpose card from the daily experiment cards.

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Hexagram 32 · Heng · Duration

This page studies a supplied Xiang image. It does not claim this hexagram was cast for the modern scene.

Source image

Thunder and wind keep moving through the same field while one compass needle continues to name the direction.

Concrete tension

A team changes tools, slogans, and priorities so often that no one can say which purpose the changes are meant to serve.

Visible modern action

Write the durable direction on one card and keep it above the desk for seven days. Put each changing tactic on a separate removable note, so experiments may move without silently replacing the direction.

Why this action comes from this source

The source asks what remains standing. The two-card system preserves that stable direction while allowing the moving thunder and wind of daily tactics to change.

Reflection question

Which direction should survive this week's tactical changes?

Audience value

Informative: Heng is shown as constancy of direction with adaptable methods, not stubborn repetition.

Source boundary

The Chinese quotation is verified against Yarrow's bundled Yang Tiancai and Zhang Shanwen Zhouyi source text. The English translation, objects, tension, and action are modern Yarrow editorial work. The bowls, cards, timers, screens, and other modern objects are not claimed to appear in the classic. This note is not a fresh cast, a prediction, or a promise of outcomes.