The Joyous, Lake · Dui
The Joyous — the lake that refreshes by drawing people to its edge.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 58 is the lake — joy that gathers people like water birds landing on open water. True joy is not forced cheer but a genuine inner ease that others can drink from. Cultivate a heart that is not weighed down, exchange truth freely, and let your joy be the quiet strength that refreshes everyone around you.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Lake (Dui) · Metal
- Upper trigram: Lake (Dui) · Metal
- House: Lake (Dui) · Metal
- Text in the original Chinese: 兑为泽