Hexagram 32: Duration

Hexagram 32, Duration (Héng, 恒), is formed of the upper trigram Thunder (震) over the lower trigram Wind (巽). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Trigrams

The outer (upper) trigram Thunder describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Wind describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Duration.

The Six Lines

• 初六 · Line 1 Demanding permanence at the very start: persistence bodes ill; nothing furthers.浚恒，贞凶，无攸利。
• 九二 · Line 2 Remorse vanishes.悔亡。
• 九三 · Line 3 Inconstant in virtue, one reaps disgrace; persisting so brings shame.不恒其德，或承之羞；贞吝。
• 九四 · Line 4 Hunting where there is no game.田无禽。
• 六五 · Line 5 Constancy in virtue: right for the yielding, ruinous for one who must decide.恒其德，贞；妇人吉，夫子凶。
• 上六 · Line 6 Restlessness as a lasting state — misfortune.振恒，凶。

Reading Hexagram 32 for Your Question

When Duration appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Duration to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.