Daily I-Ching · Monday, June 22, 2026
井 Hexagram 48: The Well
A well serves all who come to it — a figure of the deep, shared source that civilisation is built on. The hexagram counsels attention to foundations: keep the well clear, do the work of maintenance, and see that nothing goes half-done.
Reflect today: Where in the day does the pattern of the well already show itself, and what single act would answer it well?
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Today's Meaning
A well serves all who come to it — a figure of the deep, shared source that civilisation is built on. The hexagram counsels attention to foundations: keep the well clear, do the work of maintenance, and see that nothing goes half-done. A broken jug at the surface wastes the whole journey down.
Practice
- Name The Well. Look for the place where well is already shaping the day: A well serves all who come to it — a figure of the deep, shared source that civilisation is built on.
- Practice the Image. Let the Image become conduct: the superior person encourages the people at their work, and exhorts them to help one another.
- Answer Hexagram 48. Before the day ends, make one visible choice that fits The Well instead of forcing the day to answer your preference.
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The Illustrated Story
A village well was so old that no one remembered who had dug it. Every generation cleaned it; every family drew from it; no one owned it. A proud new magistrate proposed taxing the water; the elders laughed, and the proposal died. "The well does not belong to us," the oldest farmer said. "We belong to it." When the village's boundaries shifted, when the dynasty changed, when the road moved, the well remained. Certain things in a society are not property. They are the shared source — and the health of a place is measured by whether the source is kept clear.
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