Thursday, November 13th, 2025, the 24th day of the ninth lunar month

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Genwei Mountain（䷳）

The Book of ChangesNo.52 The hexagram states that the upper and lower gongs (mountains) are mutually important, and it is known to stop and maintain stillness.

The hexagram reveals that the two mountains are stacked like a barrier, with the front and back mountains being endless. Two mountains stand side by side, symbolizing'stillness' and 'restraint'. As a model of "stop" in the sixty-four hexagrams, the Gen hexagram reveals the wisdom of "stop when the time is right, and act when the time is right", forming a survival philosophy of complementary yin and yang with "action". Revealing the mystery of moderation - stopping when necessary, moving when necessary, in order to achieve the goal of no blame. This hexagram is like an ancient pine rock: pine needles tremble slightly in the wind while their roots firmly pierce through the crevices, which is a vivid portrayal of the saying 'when you move, you move; when you stop, you stop'. Modern people should learn from the image of towering mountains - not rejecting the changes of flowing clouds crossing peaks, not losing the roots of standing tall and independent. In this balance of movement and stillness, they can find the source of determination to resist the turbulence of the times.

Tranquility leads to group movements, emptiness leads to a myriad of realms.

——Su Shi《Sending off Shen Liao Shi How to translate

today in historyHai Ruitu

one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven

yeartenmoonthirteenRi, a famous Qing official in the history of the Ming Dynasty in ChinaHai RuiPassed away.，Passed away.Born into a Han Confucian family, he entered the officialdom after passing the imperial examination in middle age.Renowned for being upright and honest like water, known asThe sea and the sky are clear.At the end of the Jiajing reign, he prepared a coffin and submitted a memorialPublic Security BulletinHe harshly criticized the emperor for being incompetent and neglectful, shaking the court and the public, and was therefore imprisoned. During the Wanli era, after his comeback, he strongly advocated for the severe punishment of corrupt officials and powerful individuals, and implemented“A whip technique”Waiting for reform measures, but repeatedly being excluded due to their impact on interests.Hai Rui adhered to Confucian ethics throughout his life, practicing honesty and justice to the extreme. In the corrupt late Ming Dynasty, he led by example, lived in poverty, enforced the law without lending, and became an indomitable moral symbol. His influence was profound, and his deeds were compiled into the "Case of Hai Zhongjie's Residence in Public Office"

》《Novels and dramas such as "Da Hong Pao" are deified in the folkblue skyA whip techniqueThe incarnation,Waiting for reform measures, but repeatedly being excluded due to their impact on interests.becomeThe exemplary role of clean officials in Chinese history and the spiritual support of the people for fairness and justice. He represents the ideal personality of traditional literati who are not afraid of power and plead for the people.中国历史上清官的典范与百姓对公平正义的精神寄托。他代表了传统士大夫不畏强权、为民请命的理想人格。