| The present is embodied in Hexagram 21 - Shih Ho (Biting Through): There will be successful progress, and it will be advantageous to use legal constraints. |
| There are no changing lines, and hence the situation is expected to remain the same in the immediate future. |
 | The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram Li (Fire), which represents brightness and warmth. |
 | The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Chen (Thunder), which represents movement, initiative, and action. |
