3. Chun

屯 · Zhūn

3
䷂
屯
Zhūn

Chun

Correspondences
Upper trigram
坎 K'an
Dangerous
Lower trigram
震 Chên
Arousing
Palace
Kan Palace
Palace 2
Element
水 Water
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彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Prime success. Favorable to persevere. Do not set out. Favorable to establish lords.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Zhun: firm and yielding first join, and difficulty is born. Moving within danger, there is great success and perseverance. The movement of thunder and rain fills everything to overflowing. Heaven creates amid grass and obscurity. It is fitting to establish lords and not remain at rest.
象 · Xiang

Image

Cloud and thunder: Zhun. The Noble One brings order and arrangement.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Six
The horses wheel back. Tears of blood stream down.
Commentary
Tears of blood stream down: how could this last long?
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Its bounty is impeded. Small perseverance brings good fortune. Great perseverance brings misfortune.
Commentary
Its bounty is impeded: the giving is not yet bright.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
The horses wheel back. Seek the marriage bond. Go, and it is good fortune. Nothing is unfavorable.
Commentary
To seek and go is clarity.
Line 03
Six in the Third
Chasing deer without a forester only leads into the forest. The Noble One sees the signs and does better to stop. Going on brings regret.
Commentary
Chasing deer without a forester means following game. The Noble One gives it up. Going on brings regret and exhaustion.
Line 02
Six in the Second
Difficulty and obstruction. The horses wheel back. Not bandits, but a marriage proposal. The woman holds to her firmness and does not marry. After ten years, then she marries.
Commentary
The difficulty of Six in the Second is that it rides on the firm. After ten years, then she marries: this returns to the usual course.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Pacing and turning. Favorable to remain firm. Favorable to establish lords.
Commentary
Though pacing and turning, the will moves rightly. By the noble going below the lowly, it greatly wins the people.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

K'an

Dangerous

Element
Water
Direction
North
Family
Middle Son
Season
Winter
Lower Trigram

Chên

Arousing

Element
Wood
Direction
East
Family
Eldest Son
Season
Spring
Ruling trigram
K'an
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