復
Return
Le Retour
Fù
Upper trigram
Earth
Lower trigram
Thunder
The Judgment
Return. Success. Going out and coming in without error. Friends come without blame. The path goes and comes. On the seventh day comes the return.
The Image
Thunder in the midst of the earth: The image of Return. Thus the ancient kings closed the passes at the time of the solstice. Merchants and travelers did not circulate, and the sovereign did not journey through the provinces.
Meaning
Renewal, rebirth, return to the beginning. After decline, light returns. The moment is one of a new start.
The six lines
Line 1 (bottom)
Return from a short distance. No need for great repentance. Great good fortune.
Line 2
Quiet return. Good fortune.
Line 3
Repeated returns. Danger. No blame.
Line 4
Walking in the midst of others, one returns alone.
Line 5
Magnanimous return. No repentance.
Line 6 (top)
Missed return. Misfortune. Misfortune from within and without. If one uses armies in this manner, one will suffer a great defeat.