Tai 地天泰
A time when everything flows
Communication is easy and things go smoothly, the best flow there is. Enjoy it fully.
What does I Ching hexagram 11 (Peace) mean?
Heaven and earth meet and everything flows. Communication and prosperity arrive together, the best of times.
- Peace in love
- Hearts connect easily. Express what you feel.
- Peace at work and with money
- Things go smoothly and cooperation is strong. Seize the opportunity.
- Advice
- The better things are, the more humbly you should guard the flow.
The judgment and the image
Judgment · Peace
Very auspicious“The small goes and the great comes: good fortune and success.”
The Image: Heaven and earth unite: peace. The ruler completes the way of heaven and earth and helps the people.
原文 · 小往大來，吉亨。 / 天地交，泰；后以財成天地之道，輔相天地之宜，以左右民。
The six lines of hexagram 11
Lines are read from the bottom up. When you cast a reading and a line is changing, its statement becomes the key message.
Line 1 · 初九
Auspicious“Pulling up reeds, the roots come up together with their cluster; going forward brings good fortune.”
When you move, your allies move with you. A good time to launch with a team.
原文 · 拔茅茹以其彙，征吉。
Line 2 · 九二
Neutral“Bearing with the unrefined; fording a river with no fear; not neglecting what is far off; losing partisans. One finds the middle way.”
Be generous, brave and fair-minded. Let go of cliques and take the middle path.
原文 · 包荒。用馮河，不遐遺；朋亡。得尚于中行。
Line 3 · 九三
No blame“No plain without a slope, no going without a return. Perseverance in hardship brings no blame. Don’t worry about the sincerity; there is blessing in the food.”
Good times don’t last forever, so stay steady. Enjoy the blessings you have.
原文 · 无平不陂，无往不復，艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。
Line 4 · 六四
Neutral“Fluttering, not rich yet with the neighbors, they come without being warned, in sincerity.”
Humble people come together naturally. You don’t need to impress anyone.
原文 · 翩翩，不富以其鄰；不戒以孚。
Line 5 · 六五
Very auspicious“The emperor gives his daughter in marriage; there is blessing and supreme good fortune.”
A powerful person lowers themselves to build a bond. Humility on high is lucky.
原文 · 帝乙歸妹，以祉，元吉。
Line 6 · 上六
Caution“The wall falls back into the moat; do not use the army. Orders go out from your own town; persistence brings regret.”
Peace is ending. Don’t fight it; hold close to home and brace yourself.
原文 · 城復于隍，勿用師，自邑告命，貞吝。
Related hexagrams
- Opposite hexagram (every line flipped): 12. Pi (Standstill)
- Reversed hexagram (turned upside down): 12. Pi (Standstill)
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