Hexagram 24100000
Return 复
Upper: Earth · Lower: Thunder
Return — the turning point after a low
Judgment
“Return. Success. Going out and coming in without error.”
复：亨。出入无疾，朋来无咎。反复其道，七日来复，利有攸往。
Hexagram Structure
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5
4
3
2
1
Earth over Thunder
The Image
Thunder within Earth — Return. The superior person cultivates virtue in stillness.
雷在地中，复；先王以至日闭关，商旅不行，后不省方。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
Return from a short distance — no regret.
初九：不远复，无祗悔，元吉。
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Line 2
Line 2
Return in a peaceful way — good fortune.
六二：休复，吉。
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Line 3
Line 3
Repeated return — danger, but no blame.
六三：频复，厉无咎。
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Line 4
Line 4
Walking in the middle — alone you return.
六四：中行独复。
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Line 5
Line 5
Noble return — no regret.
六五：敦复，无悔。
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Line 6
Line 6
Missing the return — misfortune.
上六：迷复，凶，有灾眚。用行师，终有大败，以其国君，凶；至于十年，不克征。
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