39 - obstruction
| Keyword | DISENGAGEMENT |
| no2DO | How to swallow What you cannot swallow? Don't swallow it! Disengage. And then, Following your own intuition, Firstly consider the matter from a [By your standards] Exotic point of view And then Solve It. |
Referenz
- Hexagram 38 → hexagram 39 → hexagram 40
- LI2 (The Space between the Two, Heaven and Earth)
- Summer
- Eight of Swords
Traditional Interpretation
obstruction (39) signifies difficulty.
the image
Water on the mountain: the image of obstruction. Thus the superior man turns his attention to himself and molds his virtue.
the judgement
Obstruction. The southwest furthers. The northeast does not further. It furthers one to see the great man. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation I Ching (English: Cary F. Baynes)