Hexagram 32 of 64

☳☴ Duration

Endurance through consistency.

Upper trigram

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Thunder · Zhen

Arousal and shock.

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ElementWood

Lower trigram

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Wind · Xun

Gentle penetration.

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ElementWood

The image

Thunder above, Wind below.

Thunder over Wind: arousal and shock meeting gentle penetration.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 32. Nothing about it is arbitrary — change either trigram and you get a different hexagram with a different reading, which is why the 64 form a system rather than a list.

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28 Great Exceeding 29 The Abysmal 30 The Clinging 31 Influence 33 Retreat 34 Great Power 35 Progress