- 23. Po / Splitting Apart
above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain
below K’un The Receptive, Earth
The Judgement
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Splitting Apart. It does not further one
To go anywhere.
The Image
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The mountain rests upon the earth:
The image of Splitting Apart.
Thus those above can insure their position
Only by giving generously to those below.
The Lines
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Six at the beginning means:
The leg of the bed is split.
Those who persevere are destroyed.
Misfortune.
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Six in the second place means:
The bed is split at the edge.
Those who persevere are destroyed.
Misfortune.
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Six in the third place means:
He splits with them. No blame.
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Six in the fourth place means:
The bed is split up to the skin.
Misfortune.
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Six in the fifth place means:
A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the court ladies.
Everything acts to further.
Nine at the top means:
There is a large fruit still uneaten.
The superior man receives a carriage.
The house of the inferior man is split apart.