Thursday, July 10th, 2025, 16th day of the sixth lunar month

Today's Energy Guide 

Today's hexagram:Shuiretun（䷂）

'Tun'（zhūn），shuo wen jie ziInterpreted as““Difficulty is like the birth of a tree, but it is difficult to settle itThe original meaning is: Like the shape of newly born plants and trees, struggling to break through the soil. ExtensionFor:gather、Stagnation and difficulty、Newborn and buddingMeaning.
The Book of Changesauxiliary word for ordinal numbersthreeGua,Upstream (underwater) shaking (thunder), cloud thunder interaction.

Hexagram revelation:Clouds travel in the sky, thunder lurks in the earth, and yin and yang collide to give birth to elephants. This is a sign of the beginning of the division of heaven and earth, and the birth of all things, containing infinite vitality amidst difficulties. Observing plants and trees breaking through the soil, one must first laminate them and then stand tall; To start a business as a gentleman, one must go through hardships before achieving success. At this moment, it is especially important to uphold the right path, silently accumulating strength like spring rain moistening things, and being flexible and unyielding like tender sprouts piercing through rocks. Although the road ahead may be difficult, the direction of one's aspirations will eventually lead to a bright and prosperous day. All things arise from difficulties, and great achievements must come from accumulation. This is the way of heaven and the principle of human affairs.

When you reach the end of the water, sit and watch the clouds rise.

Today in history  

one thousand nine hundred and seventy-fiveyearseventhe moontenOn October 1, archaeologists unveiled a world shaking discovery - the large-scale Terra Cotta Warriors pit on the east side of the the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Lintong, Shaanxi. After systematic exploration, it has been confirmed that this isNo. 1 Terra Cotta Warriors PitIts total area istwelve thousand and six hundredSquare meters, neatly arranged in the pit aboutsix thousandA lifelike pieceWarrior Terracotta WarriorsForm a complete ancient military formation. The exquisite shapes, large quantities, and well preserved pottery figurines are unparalleled in archaeological history and are praised by later generations as“The Eighth Wonder of the World.

To protect this precious cultural heritage,one thousand nine hundred and seventy-nineThe museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses was built on the original site in. This museum of ancient military sites, the largest in the world, not only fully preserves the original burial state of the Terra Cotta Warriors, but also shows the world the outstanding sculpture art and military civilization of the Qin Dynasty. Each pottery figurine embodies the wisdom of ancient craftsmen and witnesses the glorious history of the Great Qin Empire.

From archaeological discoveries to the establishment of museums, the excavation of the Terra Cotta Warriors not only changed the history of Chinese sculpture art, but also provided unparalleled material materials for the study of the military system and social culture of the Qin Dynasty. This great discovery has brought back the Qin army lineup from over two thousand years ago to the world, becoming an important cultural bridge connecting ancient and modern times.