The Cauldron 鼎
Upper: Fire · Lower: Wind
The Cauldron — refining your craft
Judgment
“The Cauldron. Supreme good fortune. Success.”
鼎：元吉，亨。
Hexagram Structure
Fire over Wind
The Image
Fire over Wind — The Cauldron. The superior person refines their character.
木上有火，鼎；君子以正位凝命。
The Lines
Line 1
An overturned cauldron — remove the stale. A concubines's son — no blame.
初九：鼎颠趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。
Line 2
The cauldron has food — my companion is ill. Good fortune.
九二：鼎有实，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。
Line 3
The cauldron handle is missing — cannot use it.
九三：鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食，方雨亏悔，终吉。
Line 4
The cauldron breaks its legs — the prince's meal spills. Humiliation.
九四：鼎折足，覆公餗，其形渥，凶。
Line 5
The cauldron has handles of gold — good fortune.
六五：鼎黄耳金铉，利贞。
Line 6
The cauldron has jade handles — great good fortune.
上九：鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。
Key Ideas in This Hexagram
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When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.
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