Huan · 涣

Judgment (卦辞)

Dispersion. Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers one to cross the great water. Perseverance furthers. Dispersion means dissolving barriers and overcoming separation — like ice melting, rigid obstacles dissolve and renewed connection becomes possible.

涣：亨。王假有庙，利涉大川，利贞。

Image (象辞)

The wind blows over the water — the image of Dispersion. Thus the kings of antiquity sacrificed to the Lord of Heaven and established temples. Wind moving over water dissolves surface rigidity; ritual and shared purpose overcome fragmentation.

风行水上，涣；先王以享于帝，立庙。

Modern Application

Huan teaches dissolving barriers through shared purpose and ritual — overcoming fragmentation. Key for post-crisis unity, building shared culture, and melting organizational silos.

涣教导通过共同目标和仪式来消融壁垒——克服碎片化。对危机后团结、建设共享文化和融化组织孤岛至关重要。