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I Ching/Hexagram 33
Hexagram 33001111

Retreat

Upper: Heaven · Lower: Mountain

Judgment

Retreat. Success. Small things further perseverance.

遯:亨,小利贞。

Hexagram Structure

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4
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2
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Heaven over Mountain

The Image

Mountain under Heaven — Retreat. The superior person keeps the small person at a distance.

天下有山,遯;君子以远小人,不恶而严。

The Lines

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Line 1

The retreating tail — danger. Do not act.

初六:遯尾,厉,勿用有攸往。

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Line 2

Holding fast — do not fight.

六二:执之用黄牛之革,莫之胜说。

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Line 3

A halted retreat — danger.

九三:系遯,有疾厉,畜臣妾吉。

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Line 4

Voluntary retreat — good fortune.

九四:好遯君子吉,小人否。

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Line 5

Noble retreat — perseverance brings good fortune.

九五:嘉遯,贞吉。

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Line 6

Happy retreat — everything is favorable.

上九:肥遯,无不利。

Key Ideas in This Hexagram

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When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.

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