32
Hexagram 32, Heng: “Constancy,” “Duration.” It is about what lasts rather than what flares up.
The image of the hexagram
Below is the Xun trigram (wind), above is Zhen (thunder). Thunder over wind: wind and thunder together, a movement that keeps going for a long time.
General meaning
The answer is favorable for anything long-term. Heng says the situation is stable, and whoever keeps doing the same thing wins. The hexagram answers questions about change poorly: the classic commentary stresses that constancy here is not rigidity but loyalty to a direction, and changing that direction now does not pay.
In love and at work
In relationships: marriage, a long-term bond, reliability; to the question “will we stay together?” the answer is yes. At work: a stable job, a long project, a repeatable process. For a sharp turn or a fresh start, no.
What to do
Keep doing the same thing and don’t go looking for something new. In your situation, value builds up over time.