䷆ Hexagram 7: Leading

Judgment

THE ARMY needs perseverance and a strong leader. Good fortune without blame.

Image

In the middle of the earth is water: The image of THE ARMY. The Leader nourishes and educates the people, and collects from among them a mighty army.

Description
Hexagram 7 is named 師 (shī), “Leading”. Other variations include “the army” and “the troops”. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = (地) earth.