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Hexagram 48 · The Well

The Well · Jǐng

Favourable — tend the source you have

Read for: the well, inner resources, depth, constancy, source, replenishment, core strength

The picture

The well in the village: the town may change, the water does not — draw from it.

☵ Water above, ☴ Wind below — depth and flowing danger meeting gentle, persistent penetration.

What Hexagram 48 means

Hexagram 48 is the well: the deep, constant source beneath changing circumstances. People move cities, companies, relationships — the well travels with them. Two warnings guard it: a cracked well-line pours out and helps no one, and a weak rope drops the bucket late. Tend depth, and keep the vessel that draws from it intact.

Hexagram 48 for career and work

Your core skill is the well: go deeper rather than digging new holes. Refresh it, certify it, teach it — depth is the unstealable asset.

Hexagram 48 for love and marriage

Beneath the fights and phases there is a source — the reason. Draw from that one in the next conversation.

Hexagram 48 for family matters

Home is the well: the place that refills people. Keep its water clean — rest, ritual, welcome.

How to respond to Hexagram 48

Deepen the true source this week — one hour of practice on the core skill or the core bond — instead of starting another shallow hole.

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Hexagram 48 — frequently asked

What does Hexagram 48 (The Well) mean in the I Ching?

Hexagram 48 is the well: the deep, constant source beneath changing circumstances. People move cities, companies, relationships — the well travels with them. Two warnings guard it: a cracked well-line pours out and helps no one, and a weak rope drops the bucket late. Tend depth, and keep the vessel that draws from it intact.

Is Hexagram 48 favourable for love or career?

In career terms, Your core skill is the well: go deeper rather than digging new holes. In love, Beneath the fights and phases there is a source — the reason.

What should I do if I cast Hexagram 48?

Deepen the true source this week — one hour of practice on the core skill or the core bond — instead of starting another shallow hole.