Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire離為火 · Lí

• Upper trigram　Lí, Fire: light, clarity and attachment.
• Lower trigram　Lí, Fire: light, clarity and attachment.

The Judgment

Perseverance furthers; success. Caring for the cow brings good fortune.

利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。

Our plain English rendering, with the Zhouyi original

Reading

Fire shines by clinging to what it burns: brightness and reliance. Today suits using your warmth and clear thinking, and finding support you can rely on.

Something to do today

• Write one idea down clearly and share it with someone you trust.

How a hexagram is cast

The three-coin method: toss three coins together, counting heads as 3 and tails as 2. The total, 6, 7, 8 or 9, gives one line; six tosses, recorded from the bottom up, make a hexagram. A 6 (old yin) or 9 (old yang) is a changing line, which turns this hexagram into another and shows where things are heading.