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Hexagram 58 / 64 · Connection

Hexagram 58The Joyous Lake

Make room for the kind of joy that connects.

/ Dui
UPPER: LAKE
LOWER: LAKE

A modern reflection

A way to look at this moment.

Shared enjoyment can restore energy and make honest exchange easier. Notice the difference between a pleasure that nourishes connection and one that asks you to ignore yourself. Warmth and clear boundaries can belong in the same conversation.

Sit with this question

What kind of company leaves you feeling more yourself?

One small practice.

Share a simple pleasure with someone, without turning it into an obligation.

The image & the structure.

This hexagram places lake above lake. The lower trigram evokes openness and exchange; the upper trigram evokes openness and exchange. Consider these as images to explore rather than instructions to follow.

The six lines are read from the bottom upward. A solid line is yang; a broken line is yin. In a coin reading, some lines may change and form a relating hexagram. A hexagram on its own does not specify which lines are changing.

Learn about changing lines →
This page contains original modern reflections, not a translation of the I Ching’s Judgment, Image, or individual line texts. Names vary between translations. About our sources and approach.