Hexagram 11 of 64 · King Wen sequence

Peace

泰 · tài

Above: Earth
Below: Heaven

Earth above heaven: the small departs, the great arrives — flow, union, a genuinely good season.

Heaven below, earth above: the low rises to meet the high, and everything exchanges freely. Peace is the hexagram of the good season — when the channels connect, small things flow to great things, and effort is unusually rewarded.

The text enjoys this, and then quietly warns: good seasons do not announce their ending. The discipline of Peace is gratitude plus maintenance — repair the roof in sunshine, note which friendships and habits made this work, and write them down while it is easy.

Questions this hexagram asks

What is working so well that I have stopped noticing it?
What would I want already in place when this season turns?
Who contributed to this flow that I have not thanked?

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