初
初六。井泥不食。舊井无禽。
Well full of mud—undrinkable. Old well has no game. Neglect leaves it useless.
䷯
Hexagram 48
The Well (水風井)
Suifū-sei / Jǐng
The communal well—resource that endures when maintained. Repair and draw clean water.
Judgment
井。改邑不改井、无喪无得。往來井井。汔至、亦未繘井、羸其瓶、凶。
The well. Changing the city, not changing the well. Neither loss nor gain. People come and go drawing from it. Almost reaches, yet not rope to the well, bucket broken—misfortune.
Fundamental resources persist; maintain them well or efforts are wasted.
Line-by-Line (Yao)
Interpretations if the line changes.
二
九二。井谷射鮒、瓮敝漏。
From the well’s hollow you shoot minnows; the jar is cracked and leaks. Poor tools waste effort.
三
九三。井渫不食、為我心惻。可用汲、王明、并受其福。
Well cleaned yet not used; my heart aches. It could draw water—when a wise king appears, blessings shared.
四
六四。井甃无咎。
The well is lined—no blame. Structure maintained.
五
九五。井洌寒泉食。
Clear cold spring—fit to drink. Excellent resource.
上
上。井收勿幕。有孚元吉。
Well covered—do not seal it. With sincerity, great fortune. Keep it open for all.
Practical Reading
Love & Marriage
Nurture the shared source of the relationship; repair what draws water.
Work & Career
Invest in core infrastructure and skills; neglect wastes effort.
Health
Return to fundamentals of health; maintain the source.
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