Yu / Enthusiasm

above:Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
below:K'un The Receptive, Earth

Yu indicates that, (in the state which it implies), feudal princes may be set up and the hosts put is motion with advantage.

Overall Meaning

Harmonious joy, the symbol of enthusiasm

The Yu hexagram denoted to King Wan a condition of harmony and happy contentment throughout the kingdom, when the people rejoiced in and readily obeyed their sovereign. At such a time his appointments and any military undertakings would be hailed and supported. The fourth line, undivided, is the lord of the figure, and being close to the fifth or place of dignity, is to be looked on as the minister or chief officer of the ruler. The ruler gives to him his confidence; and all represented by the other lines yield their obedience.