The name is Gu.
“Decay / Corruption.”
Corruption inside a family, group, or system — not dramatic evil, but slow decay that happens when problems are ignored..
The image behind it is Wind over Mountain.
The Mountain represents something stuck and unmoving — old habits, traditions, things left unchanged for too long.
The Wind represents influence — something that spreads quietly into everything.
When bad habits sit still for a long time (mountain) and influence spreads (wind), decay grows unnoticed.
Now, explained:
Imagine a family or group where small problems are ignored:
Someone lies.
Someone avoids responsibility.
Someone stays silent when they should speak.
At first, nothing explodes.
But over time, trust weakens. Respect fades. Confusion grows.
That is “corruption”
The message is not about blaming people.
It is about responsibility.
It says:
If something is rotting, fix it.
If something is broken, repair it.
If past generations made mistakes, don’t just complain — improve it.
It also warns:
If you try to fix things too aggressively, you create new damage.
If you ignore the issue, it spreads.
If you repair it calmly and honestly, renewal happens.
The core lesson is simple:
Small problems become big problems when nobody deals with them.
And the deeper lesson:
You may inherit a mess.
But you still have the power — and the duty — to clean it up.
That is Hexagram 18.
The image behind it is Wind over Mountain.
The Mountain represents something stuck and unmoving — old habits, traditions, things left unchanged for too long.
The Wind represents influence — something that spreads quietly into everything.
When bad habits sit still for a long time (mountain) and influence spreads (wind), decay grows unnoticed.
Now, explained:
Imagine a family or group where small problems are ignored:
Someone lies.
Someone avoids responsibility.
Someone stays silent when they should speak.
At first, nothing explodes.
But over time, trust weakens. Respect fades. Confusion grows.
That is “corruption”
The message is not about blaming people.
It is about responsibility.
It says:
If something is rotting, fix it.
If something is broken, repair it.
If past generations made mistakes, don’t just complain — improve it.
It also warns:
If you try to fix things too aggressively, you create new damage.
If you ignore the issue, it spreads.
If you repair it calmly and honestly, renewal happens.
The core lesson is simple:
Small problems become big problems when nobody deals with them.
And the deeper lesson:
You may inherit a mess.
But you still have the power — and the duty — to clean it up.
That is Hexagram 18.