In relationships
In relationships, “Following” asks you to join response with adaptation. Notice where energy naturally moves and join it without losing your own center.
Hexagram 17 · Sui
䷐ Following
responseadaptationloyalty
It is useful now to follow the living course of events, but not blindly; the direction must remain aligned with your values.
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Core meaning
It is useful now to follow the living course of events, but not blindly; the direction must remain aligned with your values.
Practical direction
Notice where energy naturally moves and join it without losing your own center.
How to apply the meaning to your question
In work and practical matters
In work and practical matters, the key is response. Notice where energy naturally moves and join it without losing your own center.
Inner development
On the inner level, this hexagram opens the theme of adaptation. It is useful now to follow the living course of events, but not blindly; the direction must remain aligned with your values.
The shadow to watch
Following from fear of rejection gradually erases the ability to distinguish your own desire from another’s.
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Frequently asked questions
What does I Ching hexagram 17, Following, mean?
It is useful now to follow the living course of events, but not blindly; the direction must remain aligned with your values.
What guidance does hexagram 17 offer?
Notice where energy naturally moves and join it without losing your own center.
What does Following mean for relationships?
In relationships, “Following” asks you to join response with adaptation. Notice where energy naturally moves and join it without losing your own center.
What shadow should be watched in this hexagram?
Following from fear of rejection gradually erases the ability to distinguish your own desire from another’s.
Consult the I Ching
Open the interactive I Ching in Reflecta: ask a focused question and receive six lines, a primary hexagram, changing lines, and the resulting image.