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Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm
豫 · Yù
Enthusiasm. It furthers one to install helpers and set armies marching.Judgment 卦辭
Thunder comes resounding out of the earth: the image of Enthusiasm. The ancient kings made music to honor merit and offered it lavely to the Supreme Deity, sharing it with their ancestors.Image 象辭
Core Meaning of Hexagram 16
Hexagram 16 is thunder bursting from the earth — enthusiasm, the mobilizing joy that follows a vision. People rally to genuine excitement; it ‘installs helpers and sets armies marching.’ The shadow is equally clear: enthusiasm untethered from reality becomes delusion, and the follower of mere excitement gets carried somewhere useless.
Hexagram 16 in a Reading
In a reading, your idea or leadership genuinely energizes others — ride it, organize it, point it. Enthusiasm is a fuel, so check the steering: a real goal, prepared resources, honest odds. If you have been flat and stuck, this hexagram says the cure is inspiration — music, example, vision — before it says work harder. Joy first, then march.
Common Questions
What does hexagram 16 mean?
Hexagram 16 is thunder bursting from the earth — enthusiasm, the mobilizing joy that follows a vision. Read the full meaning above, or cast your own reading with our free online I Ching coins.
What is the structure of hexagram 16?
Hexagram 16 is built from the trigram Thunder above and Earth below — binary 000100 read from the bottom line to the top. Enthusiasm is King Wen number 16 of the 64 hexagrams.
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