Hexagram 50 · Ding (The Cauldron)
Huo Feng Ding (Fire over Wind)
Trigrams
Upper: Li / Lower: Xun
Element
Fire
Nature
Renewal and Establishment
Judgment
Primordial good fortune; success.
Image
Fire over wood: Ding; the noble person thus corrects his position and consolidates his mandate. — There is fire above wood, symbolizing the cauldron cooking; the noble person should correct his position and consolidate the mandate of Heaven.
Interpretation
The Ding hexagram symbolizes the cauldron, breaking the old and establishing the new. In career matters, it is a new beginning, primordially auspicious and successful; in relationships, the bond is as stable as a cauldron; in decision-making, like the cauldron in its proper position, stable and centered, one can undertake great responsibilities; all things are auspicious.