I Ching hexagram 32

I Ching hexagram 32: Duration

恒 héng · thunder above wind

Thunder and wind, always moving together: what lasts keeps a steady course while everything around it changes.

The judgment: Success, no mistake. It pays to stay true. It pays to go somewhere.
"Hăng indicates successful progress and no error (in what it denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and correct; and movement in any direction whatever will be advantageous."
James Legge's translation, 1882
What it says to you: Thunder rolls and wind follows it, two things that never stay put and yet always come together. That is duration here: the lasting quality of a marriage, a practice, a character, which endures by keeping a steady direction while the weather around it changes. The judgment is wholly positive. Success, no mistake, stay true, go forward. Lasting is not the same as standing still. But the lines are full of warnings about how duration goes wrong. Demanding permanence too early, digging deep before trust is built, brings misfortune. Being inconsistent in your virtue brings shame. Hunting in a field with no game is constant effort in the wrong place. Shaking restlessly all the time is the worst of all. So check what you are being consistent about. Keep the commitment, and adjust the method.

Matter by matter

Love: Favors lasting commitment and marriage. Consistency matters more than intensity; don't demand everything at once.
Work: Stay the course in your field. Steady, reliable effort builds a reputation that lasts.
Money: Long-term, consistent habits win. Avoid restless switching and effort spent where there is no return.
A yes or no question: Yes. The text says go forward, provided you can keep it up over time.

The six lines of Duration

A hexagram is built from the bottom up, so the first line is the lowest. You read a line's text only when your cast made it a moving line.

Bottom line, broken

Digging deep for permanence. Even persisting brings misfortune. Nothing benefits.

You want everything settled and guaranteed right away, before the ground has been laid. Lasting things grow slowly. Demanding depth too soon backfires. Ease off and let it build at its own pace.
Second line, solid

Regret vanishes.

You are in a slightly awkward spot, yet you hold the middle and do not overreach. Steady moderation clears away what could have gone wrong. Keep doing what you are doing.
Third line, solid

Not constant in your virtue, you may meet disgrace. Persisting this way brings shame.

Your standards shift with your mood or the company you keep. People notice, and trust drains away. Pick the principle you mean to keep, and keep it even when it is inconvenient.
Fourth line, solid

No game in the field.

You are working hard and steadily, but in the wrong place. Persistence alone catches nothing if there is nothing there. Look up from the effort and ask whether this field holds what you are hunting.
Fifth line, broken

Constant in your virtue and steady. For a wife, good fortune; for a husband, misfortune.

Steady loyalty and following someone's lead suits a supporting role. If your role is to decide and lead, simply following wears thin. Be clear which role is yours, then act like it.
Top line, broken

Restless shaking as a constant. Misfortune.

Agitation has become your normal state: always busy, always changing course. Nothing can last on a base that never stops shaking. Slow down and settle before you try to build anything more.

About hexagram 32

What does I Ching hexagram 32 mean?

Hexagram 32, Duration, puts thunder above wind. Thunder and wind, always moving together: what lasts keeps a steady course while everything around it changes. Its judgment reads: Success, no mistake. It pays to stay true. It pays to go somewhere.

Is hexagram 32 a yes or a no?

Yes. The text says go forward, provided you can keep it up over time.

What does hexagram 32 mean for love?

Favors lasting commitment and marriage. Consistency matters more than intensity; don't demand everything at once.

What does hexagram 32 mean for work?

Stay the course in your field. Steady, reliable effort builds a reputation that lasts.

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