Hexagram 32 · 雷风恒

Duration

Wood · Zhen palace

Consistency over time; steadiness outlasts intensity.

Meaning

Thunder and wind together: movement that continues. Duration concerns the things that last, and the discipline required to keep them lasting.

Decision Framework

Be consistent; sustain what already works.

Decision Guidance

Duration is about persistence and reliability. It appears when the relevant question is not what to start but what to keep going, and when the quality of your conduct over time matters more than any single decision.

The classical commentary attaches this to a specific discipline: remaining constant without becoming rigid, and continuing a practice after the novelty has worn off. Movements and reversals are natural and are not reasons to abandon a sound course. The hexagram's promise is conservative but real—durable results belong to people who stay in the same direction long enough.

Judgment — Classical Text

亨，无咎，利贞，利有攸往。

EN Success, no blame. Perseverance furthers; it is favourable to set out.

The Six Lines — Classical Text

初六：浚恒，贞凶。
EN Initial six: digging too deep for constancy — perseverance brings misfortune.
九二：悔亡。
EN Nine in the second: regret vanishes.
九三：不恒其德，或承之羞。
EN Nine in the third: not constant in virtue — one may receive shame.
九四：田无禽。
EN Nine in the fourth: no game in the field.
六五：恒其德，贞，妇人吉。
EN Six in the fifth: constant in virtue and steadfast — good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.
上六：振恒，凶。
EN Topmost six: constant agitation — misfortune.

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