Hexagram 56
火山旅
The Wanderer
Upper Trigram
☲
离 (火)
Lower Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Palace
离 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 1 · Ying: Line 4
The 离 trigram (火) sits above the 艮 trigram (土), forming 火山旅. This hexagram belongs to the 离 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
The Wanderer. Success through smallness.
Image (象辞)
Fire on the mountain: the image of the Wanderer.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things. (旅琐琐)
Line 2
The wanderer comes to an inn. He has his property. (旅即次)
Line 3
The wanderer's inn burns down. He loses his servant. (旅焚其次)
Line 4
The wanderer rests in a shelter. Obtains property and ax. (旅于处)
Line 5
He shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. (射雉)
Line 6
The bird's nest burns up. Laughs then weeps. (鸟焚其巢)