The Army ䷆

“Organized force — disciplined resources deployed with clear command.”

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Trigram Composition

Upper Trigram

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☷ Earth (Kun)

Lower Trigram

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☵ Water (Kan)

Binary Structure

Line 6

Yin (0)

Line 5

Yin (0)

Line 4

Yin (0)

Line 3

Yin (0)

Line 2

Yang (1)

Line 1

Yin (0)

Binary: 010000

Hexagram Meaning

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The Oracle Speaks

Water contained within the earth — vast reserves of power hidden beneath the surface. The army requires a strong leader and a just cause. Organize your resources with military precision. The codebase is your army; the architect is the general. Discipline transforms a mob of scripts into a deployable force.

The Six Lines — Changing Line Oracles

When a line is “changing” (old yin or old yang), its oracle activates. These texts reveal the specific mutation occurring at that position in the hexagram.

Line 1 (Yin — broken) — Bottom

An army must set forth in proper order. If the order is not good, misfortune threatens. Deploy with discipline or not at all.

Line 2 (Yang — solid)

In the midst of the army. Good fortune. No blame. The king bestows a triple decoration. Core team recognition.

Line 3 (Yin — broken)

Perhaps the army carries corpses in the wagon. Misfortune. Dead code in production degrades everything.

Line 4 (Yin — broken)

The army retreats. No blame. A strategic rollback is not defeat.

Line 5 (Yin — broken)

Game in the field. Capture it. No blame. The elder leads, the younger drives the wagon. Wrong person in charge means the payload never arrives.

Line 6 (Yin — broken) — Top

The great prince issues commands. Founding states, granting fiefdoms. But do not employ inferior people. Promote clean code to production, never tech debt.