Hexagram 11 of 64 · Earth ☷ over Heaven ☰
Peace
Tài
Heaven and earth in communion — the season when everything that should grow, grows.
The Judgment
Peace: the small departs, the great approaches. Good fortune. Success. What was petty and obstructive is leaving; what is generous and expansive is arriving.
The Image
Heaven below, earth above: an inversion that makes the two forces move toward each other and mingle. The ruler divides and completes the course of heaven and earth, furthering and regulating their gifts — abundance needs stewardship.
Hexagram 11 Meaning
One of the most fortunate hexagrams. Heaven’s energy rising from below and earth’s descending from above meet in the middle, and the meeting is spring itself. Things that were stuck flow. People who were at odds cooperate. It is a time of prosperity, and the wisdom of the hexagram is in the image: peace does not maintain itself. Use the good season to build the structures that will carry you through the next hard one.
Peace in Love
A beautiful hexagram for love. Two people are truly meeting — heaven and earth exchanging their natures, each becoming a little more like the other. If you are asking about a new relationship, the answer is warm. If about an existing one, this is a flourishing period; enjoy it, and do the sensible things (the talks, the plans, the repairs) while goodwill is abundant. The only caution is that peace is a season, not a permanent state.
Peace in Career & Money
Prosperity and cooperation. Projects advance, colleagues collaborate, the small obstructive things fall away. This is the time to expand, hire, launch, or negotiate — the climate favours you. Peace’s wisdom is to regulate abundance: put good systems in place now, save some of the harvest, because the top line of the hexagram reminds you the wall eventually falls back into the moat.
What to Do
Enjoy it and use it. Say yes to the good things arriving. Build, plan, and strengthen while the season is generous. Remember that peace is cultivated, not owned — tend it.
Peace as a Yes or No
yes
A clear yes — the great approaches and the small departs; this is among the most favourable answers the oracle gives.
The Trigrams
Above: Earth (坤 Kūn) — the receptive — devotion, yielding, the mother.
Below: Heaven (乾 Qián) — the creative — strength, initiative, the father.
The Six Lines of Peace
Read when the line is moving (a 6 or 9 in the cast). Bottom line first.
- 1
Line 1 · yang
When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it: your move draws like-minded people along — undertakings bring good fortune.
- 2
Line 2 · yang
Bearing with the uncultured, crossing the river, not neglecting what is distant: the fullness of peace includes tolerance and long vision.
- 3
Line 3 · yang
No plain without a slope, no going without a return: the peak of peace already contains its turning — stay steady and enjoy what you have.
- 4
Line 4 · yin
He flutters down, not boasting of his wealth: the high meet the low freely and sincerely — no need to prove anything.
- 5
Line 5 · yin
The sovereign gives his daughter in marriage: humility from the powerful brings blessing and supreme good fortune.
- 6
Line 6 · yin
The wall falls back into the moat: peace has run its course — do not fight it; accept the change with dignity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does hexagram 11, Peace, mean?
One of the most fortunate hexagrams. Heaven’s energy rising from below and earth’s descending from above meet in the middle, and the meeting is spring itself. Things that were stuck flow. People who were at odds cooperate. It is a time of prosperity, and the wisdom of the hexagram is in the image: peace does not maintain itself. Use the good season to build the structures that will carry you through the next hard one.
What does Peace mean in love?
A beautiful hexagram for love. Two people are truly meeting — heaven and earth exchanging their natures, each becoming a little more like the other. If you are asking about a new relationship, the answer is warm. If about an existing one, this is a flourishing period; enjoy it, and do the sensible things (the talks, the plans, the repairs) while goodwill is abundant. The only caution is that peace is a season, not a permanent state.
What does Peace mean for career and money?
Prosperity and cooperation. Projects advance, colleagues collaborate, the small obstructive things fall away. This is the time to expand, hire, launch, or negotiate — the climate favours you. Peace’s wisdom is to regulate abundance: put good systems in place now, save some of the harvest, because the top line of the hexagram reminds you the wall eventually falls back into the moat.
Is hexagram 11 a yes or a no?
Peace answers "yes". A clear yes — the great approaches and the small departs; this is among the most favourable answers the oracle gives.
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10. Treading
conduct
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12. Standstill
stagnation
Last updated: August 30, 2026
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