I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 59
The Judgement
Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers one to cross the great water. Perseverance furthers.
Dissolving rigidity and small factions to re-form something larger.
The Image
The wind drives over the water; the kings of old sacrificed to the Lord and built temples.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- Dissolution; regather the hearts. He dissolves his bond with his group, supreme good fortune — breaking up small factions is what allows a larger whole. That is this hexagram's core.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- A sense of estrangement. He dissolves his self, no remorse: let go of the fixed self-position and the barrier melts.
- MoneyFINANCE
- Capital is scattered. Dispersion leads in turn to accumulation, something ordinary men do not think of — the scattering here is for the sake of gathering.
- HealthBODY
- This hexagram is about dissolving. Tension and knotted things need dispersing; movement and flow suit best.
- StudyLEARNING
- Break it up and reorganise. Your existing categorisation may not fit you; rearranging will unstick it.
- An examEXAM
- Scattered attention. Deal with distractions first and gather your focus back.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- The clique must dissolve. Sacrificing to the Lord and building temples: find a larger shared purpose and the barrier disappears.
- A choiceDECISION
- Dissolve rather than insist. His loud cries are as dissolving as sweat — say it openly and the deadlock disperses.
- TravelJOURNEY
- Go. It furthers one to cross the great water; leaving where you are favours this hexagram.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- Scattered, possibly in several places. Split the search and gather the pieces back one by one.
The Six Lines
He brings help with the strength of a horse. Good fortune.
He brings help with the strength of a horse; good fortune. Speed is the point: deal with dissolution as it begins, at least cost.
At the dissolution he hurries to that which supports him. Remorse disappears.
At the dissolution he hurries to that which supports him; remorse disappears. When things scatter, first find your own footing.
He dissolves his self. No remorse.
He dissolves his self; no remorse. The pivot of the hexagram: forgetting the self is what dissolves the barrier between you and others.
He dissolves his bond with his group. Supreme good fortune. Dispersion leads in turn to accumulation. This is something that ordinary men do not think of.
He dissolves his bond with his group; supreme good fortune. Dispersion leads in turn to accumulation. The best line here: scattering the clique is what forms the larger whole.
His loud cries are as dissolving as sweat. Dissolution! A king abides without blame.
His loud cries are as dissolving as sweat; a king abides without blame. Declare it publicly and say it fully.
He dissolves his blood. Departing, keeping at a distance, going out, is without blame.
He dissolves his blood; departing, keeping at a distance, going out. The completion: only by not entangling yourself do you actually leave.
The governing line
Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse
The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.