Hexagram 58 · ䷹
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance furthers.
Judgment
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance furthers.
Image
Lakes resting on one another represent the Joyous. The noble person joins with his friends for discussion and practice.
Lines
Pleasure shared. Good fortune. Pleasure shared with confidence. Good fortune. Remorse disappears. Pleasure coming. Misfortune. Deliberate pleasure. Not yet at rest. He who is agita...
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance furthers.
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance furthers.
The Joyous means pleasure. The hard is in the middle and the yielding is without; pleasure and perseverance—therefore success and perseverance. This accords with heaven and responds to man. When one leads with pleasure, the people forget their toil. When one leads into danger, the people forget their death. How great is the meaning of the Joyous!
The Joyous means delight. Hardness is centered and softness is outward, so delight furthers perseverance. In this way it accords with heaven and answers human hearts. Guiding people with delight makes them forget their toil; facing danger with delight makes them forget death. Such is the greatness of delight.
Lakes resting on one another: the image of the Joyous. The noble person joins with his friends for discussion and practice.
Lakes resting on one another represent the Joyous. The noble person joins with his friends for discussion and practice.
Pleasure shared. Good fortune.
Pleasure shared. Good fortune.
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Pleasure shared: his action is not doubtful.
Pleasure shared means action is not doubtful.
Pleasure shared with confidence. Good fortune. Remorse disappears.
Pleasure shared with confidence. Good fortune. Remorse disappears.
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Pleasure shared with confidence: his trust is in his will.
Pleasure shared with confidence means trust is in will.
Pleasure coming. Misfortune.
Pleasure coming. Misfortune.
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Pleasure coming: his place is not the proper one.
Pleasure coming means improper place.
Deliberate pleasure. It is not yet at rest. He who is agitated in his thoughts and feels doubt may yet be found out. There is joy.
Deliberate pleasure. Not yet at rest. He who is agitated in thoughts and feels doubt may yet be found out. There is joy.
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There is joy: a cause for celebration.
There is joy means cause for celebration.
Sincerity toward that which is being stripped away. Misfortune.
Sincerity toward that which is being stripped away. Misfortune.
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Sincerity toward that which is being stripped away: his place is correct and in the middle.
Sincerity toward being stripped away means correct and middle position.
Seductive pleasure.
Seductive pleasure.
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Seductive pleasure at the top: the light has not yet been made to shine.
Seductive pleasure at top means light not yet made to shine.
What does Tui / The Joyous mean in the I Ching?
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance furthers.
How should I study Hexagram 58 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Pleasure shared. Good fortune. Pleasure shared with confidence. Good fortune. Remorse disappears. Pleasure coming. Misfortune. Deliberate pleasure. Not yet at rest. He who is agita...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
The Joyous means delight. Hardness is centered and softness is outward, so delight furthers perseverance. In this way it accords with heaven and answers human hearts. Guiding people with delight makes them forget their t...
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