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title: 火山旅 — The Wanderer (Hexagram 56)
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# 火山旅 · The Wanderer — Hexagram 56

Hexagram 56 of the I Ching is 火山旅 (The Wanderer). The Wanderer — fire moving on the mountain; the traveler. Success in small things; uprightness furthers. No fixed home. Humility, thrift, and courtesy keep the traveler safe.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Travel, transfer, relocation — proceed carefully.
- **Relationships**: A brief or long-distance bond.
- **Health**: Travel fatigue, feet, stomach.

## Structure

- Number: 56
- Name: 火山旅
- English: The Wanderer
- Romaji: ka-san-ryo
- Pinyin: lǚ
- Upper: 火 (Fire)
- Lower: 山 (Mountain)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 56 (火山旅) mean?

The Wanderer — fire moving on the mountain; the traveler. Success in small things; uprightness furthers. No fixed home.

### What does 火山旅 counsel?

Humility, thrift, and courtesy keep the traveler safe.

### What does 火山旅 say about work?

Travel, transfer, relocation — proceed carefully.

### What does 火山旅 say about relationships?

A brief or long-distance bond.

### What does 火山旅 say about health?

Travel fatigue, feet, stomach.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 56?

Upper trigram 火 (Fire) over lower trigram 山 (Mountain).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/56)