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Hexagram 15: Modesty (谦)
Judgment, image, and reflective use for Hexagram 15.
Direct Answer
Hexagram 15, Modesty (谦), points to measured conduct makes strength acceptable and durable. Its image says: A mountain within the earth; reduce excess and honor balance. Use it as a structured mirror for the present situation, then compare changing lines when the cast shows movement.
Meaning of Hexagram 15
Measured conduct makes strength acceptable and durable.
Read this hexagram in relation to your question. Its value is not a fixed answer; it is a structured image of the present pattern.
“The image gives the reader a pattern to contemplate before choosing a response.”
Image and practical reflection
A mountain within the earth; reduce excess and honor balance. In practice, this asks you to notice where the situation is moving, what is stable, and what needs restraint or timely action.
Changing-line context
If this hexagram appears with changing lines, compare it with the relating hexagram. The primary hexagram describes the present pattern, while the relating hexagram shows direction of change.
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Cast Hexagram 15 context
Use the free I Ching Oracle to cast six lines and compare the primary and relating hexagrams.
For entertainment and self-reflection purposes.