上六
井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
象曰：元吉在上，大成也。
Hexagram 48 · The Well
The Well
Water above · Wind belowTraditional palace notation: 震宫 · 五世卦
A shared source can remain valuable through changes around it. Consider both the resource and the means by which people reach it. Something useful needs maintenance, access and care if its benefit is to extend beyond merely being there.
A question in mind. A moment to reflect.
Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.
Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
井：改邑不改井，无丧无得，往来井井。汔至亦未繘井。羸其瓶，凶。
Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese
彖曰：巽乎水而上水，井；井养而不穷也。改邑不改井，乃以刚中也。汔至亦未繘井，未有功也。羸其瓶，是以凶也。
Image commentary · Classical Chinese
象曰：木上有水，井；君子以劳民劝相。
Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
九五
井冽，寒泉食。
象曰：寒泉之食，中正也。
六四
井甃，无咎。
象曰：井甃无咎，修井也。
九三
井渫不食，为我心恻，可用汲，王明，并受其福。
象曰：井渫不食，行恻也。求王明，受福也。
九二
井谷射鲋，瓮敝漏。
象曰：井谷射鲋，无与也。
初六
井泥不食，旧井无禽。
象曰：井泥不食，下也。旧井无禽，时舍也。