H E X A G R A M  7 :  D I S C I P L I N E .

This is an I Ching hexagram that focuses on correct discipline and organization. It calls for delegation and structured behavior where everyone is acting according to a routine. It can remove the emotional component where forward movement is more tactical. The Army can relate to your inner strategy for pursuing work and even romance, but more from the standpoint of how to conquer and succeed without giving much thought to anything else.

 

Like the Chariot in Tarot, we see a soldier disciplined enough to allow reason and forethought to override any emotional considerations. This is great for work, but not so healthy in relationships. Even while it focuses on conformity to the group, the lines explore varying degrees of how to return to one’s integrity in different levels of success and failure. There is an element of the development of willpower as opposed to spiritual or emotional concerns at play.