Beginning Difficulty

水雷屯

At the start, gather support and keep first steps small enough to finish.

The structure

Lower trigram
Thunder
Upper trigram
Water
Lines, bottom first
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The mutual figure

The structure hidden inside this one: the internal dynamic rather than the visible situation.

Falling Away

山地剥

If a line moves

A moving line marks the place where the situation is not holding still. The figure it leads to is a direction, not a promise. Positions are counted from the bottom.

Line 1 · the ground

Closeness水地比

Line 3 · the hinge

Completion水火既济

Line 5 · the governing seat

Return地雷复

Line 6 · the close

Increase风雷益

Cast the six lines

Free, no account, and the question you hold stays with you.

Begin the cast

Learn to read it

A monthly practice: one handbook chapter and four deep dossiers each month. The opening of the handbook is free to read.

Read the free sample

For entertainment and structured self-reflection only. This page describes structure, not outcomes, and is not a substitute for professional advice.