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Hexagram 29
The Abysmal
坎 · Kǎn
Trigram Composition
Upper Trigram
Water
Lower Trigram
Water
The Judgment (彖)
The Abysmal repeated. If you are sincere, you have success in your heart, and whatever you do succeeds.
The Image (象)
Water flows on and reaches the goal. The superior person walks in lasting virtue and carries on the business of teaching.
Meaning
Danger upon danger — like falling into water twice. Yet water always finds its way through. Maintain inner sincerity and flow like water through the danger rather than fighting it.
Advice
You face real danger, perhaps repeated challenges. Don't panic. Like water, keep flowing forward with sincerity in your heart. Consistency and truth will carry you through.
Keywords
DangerSincerityFlowPerseveranceDepth