Inner Truth
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
豚鱼吉，利涉大川，利贞。
Inner Truth. Pigs and fishes. Good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water. Perseverance furthers.
Image
— Great Image
泽上有风，中孚，君子以议狱缓死。
Wind over lake: the image of inner truth. Thus the superior person discusses criminal cases in order to delay executions.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
The deepest brand moat — sincerity. No fake marketing toward users; B2B major-account loyalty built on unforgeable ethical floor.
Psychology & Cognition
Find soul resonance ('we attract who we are'); be radically honest with yourself; refuse to live in performance persona (line 6: 'crowing rooster').
Decision Guidance
Sincerity reaches even pigs and fishes. The cock crying into the sky is the cautionary opposite — image without substance is misfortune.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Stephen Covey's 'character ethic' vs. 'personality ethic'; Brené Brown on vulnerability as the seat of trust; Carl Rogers on congruence; the Quaker concept of 'speaking from the inner light'; the leadership literature on 'authentic leadership' (Bill George).
· English renderings and modern readings are original editorial writing, cross-checked against public-domain and classical commentary lineages.
· Hexagram Cast does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· Modern inputs are reproducible; traditional casts can be audited line by line from the stored coin/yarrow trace.