Pure yang — the primal power of creation, strength, and tireless initiative.
Hexagram 1 is unbroken creative force. It favors bold, principled action and leadership, provided strength is matched by integrity. Persevere like heaven, which never rests.
creativitystrengthleadershipinitiativeheaven
The Creative places Heaven (strong, creative) above Heaven (strong, creative). The interplay of these two trigrams gives the hexagram its character.
The Classical Textoriginal Chinese
The Judgment · 卦辞
元亨利贞。
The Image · 大象
天行健，君子以自强不息。
The Six Lines · 爻辞
- 初九潜龙，勿用。象曰：潜龙勿用，阳在下也。
- 九二见龙在田，利见大人。象曰：见龙在田，德施普也。
- 九三君子终日乾乾，夕惕若，厉无咎。象曰：终日乾乾，反复道也。
- 九四或跃在渊，无咎。象曰：或跃在渊，进无咎也。
- 九五飞龙在天，利见大人。象曰：飞龙在天，大人造也。
- 上九亢龙有悔。象曰：亢龙有悔，盈不可久也。
The judgment, image and line texts above are quoted from the original Zhou Yi. A modern Chinese translation of the full classic is available on the original-text page.