I Ching · Hexagram 48
Jǐng: The Well
A wooden bucket draws water up from the well. Jing is the deep source that serves everyone and never runs dry, as long as it is kept clean and reached properly.
- Keywords
- Resources, source, community, depth
- Upper trigram
- Water (Kan)
- Lower trigram
- Wind (Xun)
- Advice
- Return to your deep sources and keep them clear; share what nourishes.
Changing lines
When you cast this hexagram, any changing line is turning into its opposite: yang into yin, or yin into yang. Changing them gives a second hexagram that suggests where things are heading. Hexagram meanings are a starting point for reflection, not predictions.