The Cauldron · Huo Feng Ding
The Cauldron — the vessel that turns raw life into nourishment.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 50 is the bronze cauldron — the sacred vessel that transforms raw food into nourishment for the household. Its image is about refining: take the crude material, discipline it, and feed those who depend on you. Respect the vessel, honor the craft, and you become the place where change is cooked into sustenance.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Wind (Xun) · Wood
- Upper trigram: Fire (Li) · Fire
- House: Fire (Li) · Fire
- Text in the original Chinese: 火风鼎