Line 06
Top Nine
Obstruction topples. First obstruction, then joy.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
When obstruction reaches its end, it topples. How could it last long?
12
否
Pǐ
Hexagram 12: Standstill
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Obstruction by the wrong kind of people. Not favorable for the Noble One's perseverance. The great goes, the small comes.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Obstruction by the wrong kind of people. Not favorable for the Noble One's perseverance. The great goes, the small comes. This means Heaven and Earth do not join and the myriad beings do not communicate; above and below do not join and under Heaven there is no state. Within is yin and without is yang; within is yielding and without is firm; within are petty people and without are Noble Ones. The petty person's way grows and the Noble One's way diminishes.
象 · Xiang
Image
Heaven and Earth do not join: Pi. The Noble One uses frugal virtue to avoid difficulty and does not make rank and pay a source of honor.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Obstruction comes to rest. A person of stature: Good fortune. 'It may perish, it may perish.' Tied to a clump of mulberry.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
A person of stature's Good fortune comes from a position that is correct and fitting.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
There is mandate. No blame. Companions share the blessing.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
Where there is mandate and no blame, the will is carried out.
Line 03
Six in the Third
Concealed shame.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
Concealed shame: the position is not fitting.
Line 02
Six in the Second
Enduring and bearing. The petty person: Good fortune. For a person of stature, obstruction, yet success.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
A person of stature's success in obstruction means not disordering the group.
Line 01
Initial Six
When cogon grass is pulled up by the roots, its kind comes with it. Perseverance: Good fortune. Success.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Pulling up cogon grass, perseverance: Good fortune. The will is with the ruler.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
Ch'ien
