11. Peace
Judgment
Peace brings small departure and great arrival — good fortune, success. Heaven and earth unite; all things flow freely. The wise align with this natural harmony.
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Heaven and earth in communion — the ruler decrees laws and promotes the worthy to assist the people.
Changing Lines
Pulling up a rush — allies come along. Moving forward together brings good fortune.
Embracing those without bank or bank — crossing the river without a boat. Trust and connection transcend boundaries.
No plain without a slope, no departure without return. Enduring through difficulty brings comfort.
Fluttering, not wealthy — neighbors nearby but no distrust. Sincerity overcomes poverty.
The sovereign gives his daughter in marriage — supreme good fortune through alliance and yielding.
The city wall falls into the moat — do not use the army now. Peace's end approaches if not guarded.
Reading Peace today
When Peace (泰) appears in a modern casting, it's rarely about ancient kings or dragons in any literal sense. The hexagram speaks in metaphor about a shape your situation is taking right now. The lower creative heaven sits beneath the upper receptive earth, pairing tireless force, initiative, the will to begin with yielding, holding space, devoted patience. Read this as the inside meeting the outside: how you carry yourself underneath versus how the situation arrives on top.
The hexagram's recurring themes — peace, harmony, convergence — usually surface in real life around decisions where the question is less "what should I do" and more "what does this moment actually want from me." Read the Legge judgment above slowly, then sit with the changing lines if any showed up in your cast: the lines are where the hexagram's advice becomes specific to your question, not the situation in general.
Questions Peace answers well
- What does this hexagram say about my current situation?
- Should I act, wait, or step back from this?
- Where is the real change happening underneath the surface?
- Who or what is this hexagram pointing me toward?
Curious how this would read against your own question? Cast Peace as a live reading in Hexora →