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Hexagram 08 / Bi

Belonging

Choose your connections.

A situation in motion.

Connection asks both what you seek and what you offer. Look for a shared purpose that can hold different people without erasing their differences.

A question for reflection.

Where is there a real basis for trust, and how can you contribute to it?

Bring it into your life.

Think of one recent moment that brings this theme to mind. Describe what happened before deciding what it means. Notice the response that felt automatic, then consider one different response you could try.

Hold the image of earth below water alongside your situation: receptivity and support meeting depth and uncertainty. Let the relationship between them open a question.

This is original modern commentary, not a prediction or a translation of the ancient text.

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