Hexagram #24
Return / The Turning Point
地雷復
Return — light returns after darkness. Friends arrive; a new cycle begins.
Return / The Turning Point (地雷復, Hexagram 24) is the 24th of the 64 hexagrams in the I-Ching. It consists of the upper trigram Kūn (Earth) (坤, Thổ) over the lower trigram Zhèn (Thunder) (震, Mộc). Return — light returns after darkness. Friends arrive; a new cycle begins.
Judgment (Thoán từ)
Return. Success. Going out and coming in without error. Friends come without blame. To and fro goes the way. On the seventh day comes return. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Image (Tượng từ)
Thunder within the earth: the image of the Turning Point. Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes at the time of solstice. Merchants and strangers did not go about, and the ruler did not travel through the provinces.
The Six Lines
- 1
Line 1 yang: Return from a short distance. No need for remorse. Great good fortune.
- 2
Line 2 yin: Quiet return. Good fortune.
- 3
Line 3 yin: Repeated return. Danger. No blame.
- 4
Line 4 yin: Walking in the midst of others, one returns alone.
- 5
Line 5 yin: Noblehearted return. No remorse.
- 6
Line 6 yin: Missing the return. Misfortune. Misfortune from within and without. If armies are set marching in this way, one will in the end suffer a great defeat, disastrous for the ruler. For ten years it will not be possible to attack again.
Nuclear Hexagram (互卦)
䷁Frequently asked questions
- What does the Return / The Turning Point hexagram (地雷復) mean?
- Return / The Turning Point is hexagram #24 of the 64 I-Ching hexagrams. Return — light returns after darkness. Friends arrive; a new cycle begins.
- What is the judgment text of Return / The Turning Point?
- Return. Success. Going out and coming in without error. Friends come without blame. To and fro goes the way. On the seventh day comes return. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
- What is the image text of Return / The Turning Point?
- Thunder within the earth: the image of the Turning Point. Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes at the time of solstice. Merchants and strangers did not go about, and the ruler did not travel through the provinces.
- What are the upper and lower trigrams of Return / The Turning Point?
- The upper trigram of Return / The Turning Point is Kūn (Earth) (坤) — representing Earth / The Receptive, element Thổ. The lower trigram is Zhèn (Thunder) (震) — representing Thunder / The Arousing, element Mộc.
- What is the mutual hexagram (互卦) of Return / The Turning Point?
- The mutual hexagram of Return / The Turning Point is The Receptive (坤為地). The mutual hexagram reveals the hidden inner dynamic and intermediate development of the situation.
- What are the six line texts of Return / The Turning Point?
- Line 1: Line 1 yang: Return from a short distance. No need for remorse. Great good fortune. | Line 2: Line 2 yin: Quiet return. Good fortune. | Line 3: Line 3 yin: Repeated return. Danger. No blame. | Line 4: Line 4 yin: Walking in the midst of others, one returns alone. | Line 5: Line 5 yin: Noblehearted return. No remorse. | Line 6: Line 6 yin: Missing the return. Misfortune. Misfortune from within and without. If armies are set marching in this way, one will in the end suffer a great defeat, disastrous for the ruler. For ten years it will not be possible to attack again.
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