䷀ Hexagram 1: Force

Judgment

THE CREATIVE works sublime success, Furthering through perseverance.

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The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus, you should become strong and untiring.

Description
Hexagram 1 is named 乾 (qián), “Force”. Other variations include “the creative”, “strong action”, “the key”, and “initiating”. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = (天) heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is the same.