The structure
- Lower trigram
- Mountain
- Upper trigram
- Water
- Lines, bottom first
- 001010
Obstacle
水山蹇
When the path is difficult, ask for help before changing the goal.
The mutual figure
The structure hidden inside this one: the internal dynamic rather than the visible situation.
Unfinished火水未济
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
Completion水火既济Line 2
The Well水风井Line 3 · the hinge
Closeness水地比Line 4
Mutual Influence泽山咸Line 5 · the governing seat
Humility地山谦Line 6 · the close
Gradual Advance风山渐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.
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