Hexagram 7
The Army
Shi · Organized effort
Overview
This phase invites reflection and asks you to notice what is ready to mature without forcing the outcome.
Relationship
In relationships, The Army points toward honest attention, softer assumptions, and communication that leaves space for another person's reality.
Career
For career questions, this pattern favors boundaries paired with practical next steps, especially where the path has felt emotionally crowded.
Finance
This energy favors simplicity: clear debts, clear boundaries, clear priorities.
Health
Gentle movement and deep breaths are medicine disguised as routine.
Advice
Move with growth and choose the next step that keeps your values visible.
Avoid
Avoid acting from fear of missing out; grounded choices outlast hasty ones.
Reflection
What is this situation asking you to learn rather than to fix?
The Six Lines
Explore each line's meaning and interpretation.
初六
Chu Liu
An army must set out in order. If the order is not good, misfortune threatens.
二六
Er Liu
In the midst of the army! Good fortune! No blame! The king bestows a threefold distinction.
三六
San Liu
The army perhaps carries corpses in the wagon. Misfortune!
四六
Si Liu
The army retreats. No blame.
五九
Wu Jiu
Game is in the field. It is favorable to catch it. No blame. Let the eldest lead the army. The younger carries corpses; there perseverance brings misfortune.
上六
Shang Liu
The great prince issues commands, founds states, enfeoffs families. Petty people should not be employed.