Hexagram 58
兑为泽
The Joyous
Hexagram 58, Dui (The Joyous), is Lake over Lake - two bodies of water resting together, each nourishing the other.
Upper Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Lower Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Palace
兑 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 6 · Ying: Line 3
The 兑 trigram (金) sits above the 兑 trigram (金), forming 兑为泽. This hexagram belongs to the 兑 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
The Joyous. Success. Perseverance is favorable.
Judgment text follows the Wilhelm–Baynes translation (The I Ching or Book of Changes, Princeton University Press), quoted for commentary.
Image (象辞)
Lakes resting one on the other: the image of the Joyous.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Contented joyousness. Good fortune. (和兑)
Sincere joyousness. Good fortune. Remorse disappears. (孚兑)
Coming joyousness. Misfortune. (来兑)
Joyousness that is weighed. After ridding mistakes, joy. (商兑)
Sincere toward disintegrating influences. Dangerous. (孚于剥)
Seductive joyousness. (引兑)
Hexagram 58 in Love & Relationships
Relationships: Joy shared is joy multiplied. But beware 'seductive joy' - the performative happiness that hides emptiness.
Hexagram 58 in Career & Decisions
Career: A team that genuinely enjoys working together outperforms one driven by fear or obligation.
Hexagram 58 as a yes / no answer
Leans yes
The hexagram's core image favors moving forward — conditions support the asking.
The I Ching reads situations, not fixed outcomes — your reading can weigh the moving lines with this leaning.
In-Depth Analysis[+]
Hexagram 58, Dui (The Joyous), is Lake over Lake - two bodies of water resting together, each nourishing the other. Dui is the hexagram of joy, of the pleasure that arises when people share and encourage one another. The judgment affirms success through perseverance: joy that lasts is joy that is sincere, not purchased or performed. The lines trace the quality of joy - from contented and sincere joyousness to the seductive joy of the final line that seduces rather than uplifts. Dui teaches that the deepest joy is shared, honest, and free of the need to please.
Historical Stories[+]
Confucius praised the man who delights in learning and teaching, whose joy renews both himself and those around him - the 'two lakes nourishing each other' made real.
The salon culture of the Enlightenment: thinkers gathering to share ideas in mutual delight, two lakes nourishing each other into a flood of creativity.
Practical Applications[+]
Career: A team that genuinely enjoys working together outperforms one driven by fear or obligation.
Relationships: Joy shared is joy multiplied. But beware 'seductive joy' - the performative happiness that hides emptiness.
Personal Growth: Cultivate sincere enjoyment of your own life, not the curated version you show others.
Classical Sources for Hexagram 58
卜筮正宗 (The Orthodox Manual of Divination)清 (Qing Dynasty, 1644–1912)
The Eighteen Questions framework, the classification of hexagram patterns by life domain (career, wealth, relationships, health, travel, litigation), and the methodological rules for interpreting conflicting lines.
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