Staying the Course
héng · Thunder over WindStay constant in your purpose, flexible in your steps.
亨，无咎。利貞，利有攸往。
Wind and thunder keep on together. What endures flows and carries no fault. Stay true and keep moving forward. Lasting things are not frozen; they renew as they go.
The six lines
初六：浚恆，貞凶，无攸利。
You want deep permanence right at the start. Demanding it this early is dangerous and brings no gain.
九二：悔亡。
Regret fades. You stay within the middle path and keep to it over time.
九三：不恆其德，或承之羞，貞吝。
You do not hold steady in your character, and shame may come of it. Persisting this way invites regret.
九四：田无禽。
You hunt in a field with no game. However long you stay, you are in the wrong place.
六五：恆其德，貞，婦人吉，夫子凶。
Constant loyalty, steadily kept. In the old image this suits a wife well but is dangerous for a husband who must make decisions.
上六：振恆，凶。
You keep shaking things up, never settling. Restless motion at the peak of constancy is dangerous.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.