Kun (Exhaustion): closed, surrounded, fenced; to enclose, restrict; punishment, criminal code, prison; anxiety, anxiety, fear; fatigue, exhaustion, depleted resources; afflicted [disease], discouraged; poverty, misery. The hieroglyph depicts a growing tree, fenced off on all sides.

Accomplishment.
Persistence. Happiness to a great man.
There will be speeches, but they are incorrect.

You are isolated, exhausted, or depressed. You cannot trust those around you. It is necessary to master the situation from the inside, by an effort of will. Gather your strength and wait for the moment for a decisive breakthrough. The only way out is to look for a noble person in yourself, to find an inner source of energy and inspiration. This will open the way. Do not rely on other people to help and do not trust nice words... Don't give in to negative emotions. The purpose of your retreat is not to make you suffer, but to force you to find your personal Tao glue. The situation contains the promise of future changes. You can see your purpose if you rely on your own judgment. If you give great importance according to others, it will only drain your strength.

No matter how much the forces were manifested in the previous situation, they are still some limited amount, because these forces are not endless, sooner or later they will be exhausted in the ascent. This is why the need to climb leads to exhaustion. But in this exhaustion it is necessary not so much to state the very fact of exhaustion of forces as it is necessary to indicate a possible way out of a given situation, for, like any other, it cannot be eternal. This alone indicates the possibility of development, which on technical language The “Books of Changes” are called accomplishment. Of course, to overcome this situation, a person must be sufficiently developed, as the “Book of Changes” calls it, a great person; only for him a favorable outcome is possible. Let his activity in this state give rise to rumors, for not everyone in his environment will understand his activities, - nevertheless, one should not attach importance to these rumors, because here a person must rely only on himself.

Outer and Inner Worlds. Pond (Fog) and Water

External connections and influences are carried away by internal ones, preventing communication.

Isolation and oppression contain latent opportunity stay and cooperation with other people in a common home.

Subsequence

Lifting without stopping leads to exhaustion. Awareness of this allows you to use it.

Definition

Exhaustion means withdrawal.

Symbol

Fog over the water. Exhaustion.
A noble person involves destiny in achieving his goal.

Hexagram lines

Six in the beginning

Sitting is difficult on a tree stump.
You will enter the gloomy valley.
You won't see anything for three years.

You are alone and resentful or unhappy with your situation. The gloomy valley and three years of inactivity - additional images of the lower trigram of the Abyss - indicate the difficult path that lies ahead.

In this situation, the entire environment predisposes to the fact that the perseverance indicated in the general aphorism is set up obstacles. In the first position, it already starts to make itself felt. To point out that this position is not conducive to persistent activity emanating from the person himself, it talks about how uncomfortable it is to sit on a tree stump. Moreover, it also indicates the path passing through the gloomy valley, and, in addition, indicates the loneliness to which a person is doomed in this situation. If here the text speaks of three years of such loneliness, then figuratively it indicates the first three positions that are occupied by the trigram - the abyss or danger. Apparently, on this basis, the image of a gloomy valley, understood as an abyss, appears here.

Line 2

Second nine

Difficulty with wine and food.
Suddenly a man in scarlet knee pads will come.
Time to make sacrifices.
The hike is unfortunately. There will be no abuse.

Your talents are not recognized, although you have the opportunity to lead a fairly wealthy life. However, changes are already approaching. Now you cannot undertake any big business, because you depend on your superiors. This service is expressed in the form of a sacrifice for the common cause.

The poise characteristic of the second position is represented here in a certain steadfastness of being in it. In addition, its connection with the fifth position is found in the image of the gift coming from the fifth position, i.e. essentially from the person occupying the fifth position, the gift brought by his messenger. In such a position, when a person in his equanimity does not leave his place, in a position when he was sent down from a superior, he, of course, should not undertake any major deeds and wait until the whole situation has changed. Here he can only serve something that he considers superior to himself. This service is conceived by the authors of the “Book of Changes” as a kind of cult action - sacrifice.

Line 3

Six third

You will bump into a stone. You will hold on to thorns and thorns.
You will enter the tower, but you will not see your wife.
Misfortune.

You are in an extremely difficult situation. The path forward is closed, but if you try to get around the obstacle, you will look for support in what hurts you. Returning will only make your loneliness worse. This is a time for pause and reflection.

The third position is affected by the influence of the forthcoming fourth, which is occupied by a strong line. This strong feature, like a kind of fortress, is expressed in the image of a stone blocking the way. Therefore movement further development in this position it is difficult. If a person in this position were to turn back, then he would come across the persistent, unyielding forces of the first position, which, of course, does not contribute to such a return. Thus, a person is placed here in extremely difficult circumstances, he cannot move forward or backward. In addition, there is no correspondence with the sixth position. This is expressed in the image of the loneliness of a person who, after returning home, does not find his wife.

Line 4

Nine fourth

The arrival is slow. The metal carriage will make it difficult.
Regret. But you will see it through to the end.

Help comes to you, but very slowly. The difficulty is expressed in the image of a heavy cart, which has to be pushed in front of you. You regret lost time, but you can see it through to the end.

Persistence that has been marked as feature of the first position of this hexagram, leads to the fact that if the person occupying the first position moves to help the one who occupies the fourth position, then his arrival, carrying help with him, is slow. Further, the third feature, which is characterized rather gloomily, can serve as that metal carriage, which the text speaks of and which causes difficulty. However, the gravitation of the fourth line to the fifth, i.e. the striving forward is so strong here that, despite the regret of the lost time, the business can still be brought to its conclusion.

Line 5

Nine fifth

Execution, cut off the nose and legs.
There will be difficulty from a man in scarlet knee pads.
But little by little joy will come.
Favors the need to offer sacrifices and prayers.

This is where the situation of exhaustion reaches its maximum. You cannot move forward, as it threatens danger, but staying in the place of death is similar. Those who used to strive for help now only complicate the situation. Be very careful. The situation should resolve itself. Trust in higher powers.

Moving forward on the fifth position in this case is hampered by the exhaustion of forces, which characterizes the sixth. You cannot move forward here. A person who wanted to move forward would be executed here, his nose would be cut off as the part of the body that is in front. It is also impossible to stand still here, because the final foundation - the first position - would be characterized as a position inconvenient for staying on it. If a person still wanted to stop on this foundation, then it would be the same as if he was subjected to the execution of the amputation of his legs. There is no need to count on the help of the second position here either, because it is such that it itself must be helped. We saw that a messenger wearing red knee pads was sent to the person in the second position. Thus, the situation looks hopeless. The only thing you can count on is that the fifth position is already close to the end of the whole process, and, thus, the joy of its end can gradually come. This joy is already indicated in the uppermost trigram, which denotes precisely joy. But here one can only count on outside help, as the commentators of the “Book of Changes” believed, and therefore it speaks of the need for sacrifices.

Line 6

Upstairs six

There will be difficulty in the tangled thickets.
In instability, you will exclaim: "Movement towards repentance!"
And there will be repentance.
But the hike is fortunate.

The movement is difficult, but it is not an external force that hinders you, but your own weakness. Shake it up, give yourself a good push. The situation is already ending. You may have cause for regret, but new horizons will open up for you.

The sixth position is occupied by a weak line here. It is expressed in the form of thickets. If the thickets can be perceived as something weak, soft, nevertheless, when there are enough of them, they can be a strong obstacle to moving forward, and can lead a person to the most difficult situation. Seeing that it is not strength, but weakness that prevents him from moving forward, a person can get into complete bewilderment. He may decide that any movement will lead him to a bad outcome of the situation. However, such an opinion would be only a delusion, because here, finally, one needs to find the strength in oneself in order to finally free oneself from this situation of exhaustion.

Today anyone has heard something about the ancient Book of I Ching - the Book of Changes. This method of predicting the future differs from most known ones in that it consists of 64 hexagrams, which in turn consist of several trigrams. Hexagrams fully disclose and describe various processes that have occurred in the past, emotional condition and provide guidance for action.

The meaning of the hexagram itself is the answer, and a more extended interpretation of the symbol is also given in the Yi Ching. In the text adapted for amateurs, words that coincide in meaning are selected to explain the meaning of the symbol.

Hexagram 47 - Kun (Exhaustion). The image itself resembles a tree trunk, which is enclosed in a fence from all directions of the world.

Deciphering the hexagrams of the Book of Changes includes several interpretations.

Adaptive interpretation

The questioner is isolated due to some circumstances. Feeling of exhaustion and oppression. Trust in the environment has completely disappeared. It is necessary to concentrate the will and direct it to resolve the situation. You cannot give in to the influx of negative emotions and wait for a solution to the problem from the outside. The task of isolation must be to find a way. To achieve it, you can only rely on personal opinion without looking back at words and actions coming from outside. The result of self-isolation is entering into resonance with the Tao.

It is possible to interpret the dropped out hexagram for various situations.

Relationship of a person with society, political situation;

Refusal of everything material, bad luck and unwillingness to change anything; constantly pursuing failures in everything, no matter what a person undertakes. Complete deprivation of vitality, creativity, which brings harmony to life. At the same time, a person is absolutely calm and devoid of experiences; loneliness is taken for granted. Independence from public opinion and material values.

Business relations, business (all material, property and values);

Any business relationship is impossible in principle; man exists, as it were, separately from the world and material goods. Loneliness, however, is not something negative, because a person still enjoys life and looks optimistically at the world. The only danger is represented by vices that can suddenly appear.

Personal relationships (family, relationship with a partner);

A person is ready to do anything for the sake of love, to give the most valuable thing that he has. Although he does not have wealth and power, he is ready to sacrifice even his own life if necessary.

Social relationships;

The people around treat a person with pity, contempt and bewilderment, because he does not fit into modern standards and requirements. The person himself usually behaves extremely quietly and imperceptibly, there is modesty of requests and obedience. A person can be rejected by even the closest people as hopeless and unsuccessful in all endeavors.

Physical and psychological condition;

Kidney problems may occur, and quite long time... A person can be immersed in severe depression, which drains all vitality without realizing it.

Solution;

It is very difficult, practically impossible, to radically change the existing state of affairs; you need to start small. The first point should be strict observance the rules of behavior accepted in society, the setting of priorities and goals, the awareness of ways to achieve them.

If a person wants to change something in his life, he can read fortunes on the Book of Changes. The fallen hexagram and the phenomena that it symbolizes will be a guide to action. It is also important to mention the correspondence of hexagrams to the symbols of Tarot cards. Below is the interpretation of hexagram 47 and the corresponding card from the Tarot.

This hexagram corresponds to Arcanum XI inverted, the Hermit.

The card symbolizes a complete renunciation of petty everyday worries and worldly values, because they create obstacles on the path to spiritual elevation and enlightenment. Kun, the hexagram of the Book of Yi Ching, like the lasso of the Tarot, prescribes a person's renunciation of worldly goods; passing a period of voluntary hermitage, which allows you to understand your own personality and learn the truth through loneliness.

With everyday and everyday explanation, lasso means a long period loneliness that can be used for personal spiritual development... Typical situations are the breakup of relationships (friendships, love), divorce in the family.

For business relationships, the Hermit lasso is extremely unfavorable in both upright and inverted positions. The only advice that can be given in this case is to immediately leave current affairs and immediately do something else.

Fortune telling in the name of the betrothed "My beloved"

People guess at the name quite often. Any girl wants to know what her future husband will be called, and if there are any people with that name among her acquaintances. There are a great many ways. For example, everyone ...

Reading the previous sign spoke of the manifestation of forces in a situation of ascent, however, any energy is not unlimited and has the properties of being depleted.

Hexagram Kun - an expanded interpretation of the temporary circumstances of exhaustion, as well as an understanding of the further development and achievements of a noble person. A successful outcome from a new situation according to the book of changes is possible even despite the gossip and distrust of others, so you need to show persistence.

Hexagram 47, Kun, Exhaustion (Shutdown).

• BLOW (WATER) FROM TOP. CONDUCTIVITY. YOUNGER DAUGHTER. WEST. POT.
• KAN (WATER) BOTTOM. DANGER. MIDDLE SON. NORTH. EAR.

Accomplishment. Persistence. Happiness to a great man. There will be speeches, but they are incorrect.

The symbol is represented by the trigram Permission in the external environment and the trigram Danger in the inner world... While the environment seems to be very specific, the soul and mind of a person remain in conflict situation due to accumulated fatigue. The forms of the Absolute are dissolved in Yin, and this directly means Exhaustion.

The current life period is extremely unfavorable for new affairs. In fact, this sign is considered one of the worst in fortune-telling. You should stop on the way to organize your thoughts, bide your time. The decoding of the symbol suggests that it is helpful to seek the help of a high-ranking friend, whose advice will be essential. Faith in own strength now very weak, but the streak of bad luck will be overcome.

Hexagram 47, Kun, Exhaustion testifies to the oppression of a person, distrust of the world around him, isolation from it. It is necessary to switch to internal management of the situation in order to wait for the right day for a further breakthrough.

You need to develop traits of nobility in yourself, renounce negativity and look for an inner flow of creativity and inspiration. But solitude with your own world should not make you suffer, it is aimed at clarifying life purpose person.

Zhou-gun's characteristic of Yao

• Six in the beginning... The man is depressed and sits under a bare tree. Wandering in a gloomy valley and blindness for three years. Now the individual is looking for strength in the wrong source. If you want to do the job well, you should consider the details and plan ahead. One should not fall into a stupor from the blows of fate, because this leads to an unconscious destruction of oneself.
• Second nine... There is no need to rush forward at this second. If you are bored and want to make a difference, first think about what you want. The multidimensional perception of this Yao boils down to a talent that cannot be shown and that brings trouble.
• Six third... Family scandals should not be put up for public viewing. The symbol of this Yao is a destroyed house, and this is a very unfavorable image. Mistakes lie in wait for a person at every step, and even the support of friends turns out to be inactive due to his excessive immersion in the idea.
• Fourth nine. The environment can stop you, but still it is worth giving in to your impulses in order to achieve the goal. Now the person has already planned out all his actions in the brain. Remember that at a critical time you can get help.
• Nine fifth... Keep all aspirations to yourself, so that one day you can do everything of your own accord, as the Yi Ching says. The book of changes, the interpretation of this Yao connects with the desire of a person to be perfect, which only leads to ridicule. Now it is more useful to rely only on your own strength.
• Top six. Many things have nothing to do with you. Remember that morale grows when the battle is fought for the right cause. Don't lose confidence in yourself.

Detailed meaning of the hexagram

1. The world around us creates various obstacles for a person's resilience, so it is difficult to conduct activities. In addition, the subject is deprived of support on the way, he is doomed to loneliness during the entire trigram of Danger.
2. Being in the current situation requires a person to be balanced. A complete study of the second position, which is in close connection with the fifth trait, speaks of a certain gift received from a superior person. In this position, you do not need to do big things. Just serve a higher purpose (sacrifice yourself) and bide your time.
3. A person's path is blocked by a fortress or stone, expressing the strength of the fourth position, which follows. It is very difficult to develop in the current moment of life, but this does not mean that you need to go back. At the previous stages, the individual is also waiting for inexorable forces, so that there is nowhere to move, and it remains to stand still alone.
4. Subject's resilience is far behind, so even help from others is very slow. The pictogram says that difficulties remain on the way, but at the same time the person's aspiration grows several times. The strength of the individual allows him to bring things to the finish line, although he will have to regret spending a little ahead of time.
5. The forces are depleted to the maximum extent, so the forward movement stops. If a person is stubborn, an unfavorable outcome of the situation is inevitable. However, in this position it is no longer possible to stand still, because the laid foundation is extremely uncomfortable. There is no need to wait for help from the former influential person, and one can simply expect the completion of such circumstances. True, prayer and sacrifice can be effective.
6. Hexagram 47, the interpretation of which is considered unfavorable, ends with the image of a very weak and soft obstacle that accumulates strength and multiplies, becoming impassable for a person. Now, it is not power, but rather weakness, that prevents the individual from moving, and this casts him into doubts about the outcome of the situation. Now there is no need to think about the bad ending of the situation: it is much more important to gather inner strength and get out of exhaustion.

Extended interpretation of the mark

At this stage of life, a person has run out of strength to move forward, he seems confused and devastated. All things are confused, so now it is worth showing frugality to your funds. The next 5 months, failures will haunt the individual, but he must be persistent and not interfere with the development of events. You can listen to the advice of more authoritative people and enjoy their support.

The meaning of hexagram 47 in terms of personal and family life is a serious crisis. The activity has dropped, and the next testing period has come. Of course, a noble person will withstand this time with honor, but unreasonable and lazy individuals will have to face heavy losses.

The scale of the drama can develop even to the loss of an entire business. In order for the problems to be somehow solved, you will have to spend finances as a sacrifice. Now state system very unstable in terms of the economy, so it is very easy to miscalculate.

According to the Chinese book, the test stage is very useful, because it is combined with a test of marriage and friendship for strength. Love relationships, if they are built on illusions and self-interest, will not pass into the next stage of life, so you need to prepare for painful partings, perceiving them as a kind of purification.

In a confused situation, you can only believe in your own business. You need to be persistent, but not aggressive. There is no need to be rude or stubborn if you are faced with insensitivity from power structures. The feeling of helplessness is temporary, so there is no need to be disappointed in the whole world. The stage of decline allows a person to make the impetus for a further leap into the future.

Much now depends on past knowledge and abilities. Trust your intuition, the Yi Ching advises. The interpretation of the hexagram also does not exclude the possibility of gossip and intrigue around a person. And in general, it is still far from approval. However, only the individual himself determines the effectiveness of his activities. The wish will definitely come true in the necessary nuances, perhaps even more successfully than intended. However, one should still wait for further expression of the will of fate.

Associative reading of a hexagram

• The container for creating medicines symbolizes a constant illness in a person.
• The grass covers the pond - an expression of great ideas.
• One wheel is lying on the ground. The picture refers to the confusion in their actions and their misunderstanding.
• A sick person lies in bed. An image of many troubles.
• To save the fish, the official pours water into the dried-up reservoir - the personification of the coming resurrection.
• The main symbol is patient waiting in a stand on one's own feet.
• The central image is a river without water.

Confucius in his treatise uses lines to comment on the images of the hexagram, corresponding to one poem from Kun-tzu. He mentions that the source of the lake has dried up, and also that now it is dangerous to speak and believe the words. Thanks to the exact replicas of Confucius, the Chinese book of changes takes on a literal fateful meaning in this hexagram. The commentator urges you to rely on chance, but at the same time pay attention to the glow of your heart.

Wen-wang's interpretation of the sign

1. Nobody listens to a person who wants to say something. The stage of oppression.
2. The symbol of May is only successful in spring. In the fall, fortune-telling brings conflicts and disagreements, and the hexagram also negatively affects a person in winter and summer.
3. Personal characteristics and talents of a person are not noticed by others. Just watch the world to become a part of it later.
4. Kun acts as an evil hexagram according to the book of Yi Ching, since from the upper trigram all good flows (in the form of a Lake) into the lower trigram - to the Earth. The vessel was empty and nature and people were left without life-giving moisture.

How to interpret a symbol when divining

• A loving relationship is overshadowed by material adversity, but a person experiences happiness. For the sake of a partner, he is even ready to give his life. There is a misunderstanding in the family, since a quiet and modest person is rejected by noisy relatives.
• In the health sector, kidney problems are likely. Unfortunately, the disease will be long-term and will last for at least three years.
• According to the book of fate, now is not the right time for business, because every step breeds failure. Optimism is not lost, but in fact there is not even a reliable environment nearby.
• Political and social sphere associated with poverty of spirit and body, as well as with numerous hardships. Now there is no influx of inspiration, but the individual remains independent and equanimous.

The Kun hexagram tells about the need for solitude and stable waiting for better times, the expanded interpretation of which boils down to serious losses in all spheres of life.

Now it is useless to show your best qualities and try to enter the fight, because there is spiritual exhaustion. So you don't have to stand out from the crowd - just follow general rules behavior.

Accomplishment. Persistence. Happiness to a great man. There will be no abuse. There will be speeches (but they) are not true.

Rendezvous is difficult on a tree stump. You will enter the gloomy valley. For three years you will not (you will) see anything.
Difficulty with wine and food. Suddenly a (man in) a scarlet apron will come. - Favors the need to make sacrifices. The hike is unfortunately. There will be no abuse.
You will stumble against a stone and (you will) hold on to thorns and thorns. You will enter your tower and you will not see your wife. - Misfortune.
The arrival is slow. The metal carriage will make it difficult. - Regret. (But) you will finish it.
(Execution), cut off the nose and legs. There will be difficulty from (the man in) the red apron. But little by little joy will come. - Favors the need to (offer) sacrifices and prayers.
(There will be) obstruction in the tangled thickets; in instability you will exclaim: "Movement - to repentance." And there will be repentance. - But the hike is fortunate.

Name

Kun (Exhaustion): closed, surrounded, fenced; to enclose, restrict; punishment, criminal code, prison; anxiety, anxiety, fear; fatigue, exhaustion, depleted resources; afflicted [disease], discouraged; poverty, misery. The hieroglyph depicts a growing tree, fenced off on all sides.

Figurative row

You are isolated, exhausted, or depressed. You cannot trust those around you. It is necessary to master the situation from the inside, by an effort of will. Gather your strength and wait for the moment for a decisive breakthrough. The only way out is to look for a noble person in yourself, to find an inner source of energy and inspiration. This will open the way. Don't count on the help of other people and don't trust nice words. Don't give in to negative emotions. The purpose of your retreat is not to make you suffer, but to force you to find your personal Tao glue. The situation contains the promise of future changes. You can see your purpose if you rely on your own judgment. If you attach great importance to the words of others, it will only drain your strength.

The outer and inner worlds

External connections and influences are carried away by internal ones, preventing communication.

Isolation and oppression contain the latent possibility of staying and cooperating with others in a shared home.

Subsequence

Lifting without stopping leads to exhaustion. Awareness of this allows you to use it.

Definition

Exhaustion means withdrawal.

Image

Symbol

Stand on your own two feet and wait patiently.

Fog over the water. Exhaustion.

A noble person involves destiny in achieving his goal.

Hexagram lines

Six in the beginning

Sitting is difficult on a tree stump.
You will enter the gloomy valley.
You won't see anything for three years.

You are alone and resentful or unhappy with your situation. The gloomy valley and three years of inactivity - additional images of the lower trigram of the Abyss - indicate the difficult path that lies ahead.

Second nine

Difficulty with wine and food.
Suddenly a man in scarlet knee pads will come.
Time to make sacrifices.
The hike is unfortunately. There will be no abuse.

Your talents are not recognized, although you have the opportunity to lead a fairly wealthy life. However, changes are already approaching. Now you cannot undertake any big business, because you depend on your superiors. This service is expressed in the form of a sacrifice for the common cause.

Six third

You will bump into a stone. You will hold on to thorns and thorns.
You will enter the tower, but you will not see your wife.
Misfortune.

You are in an extremely difficult situation. The path forward is closed, but if you try to get around the obstacle, you will look for support in what hurts you. Returning will only make your loneliness worse. This is a time for pause and reflection.

Nine fourth

The arrival is slow. The metal carriage will make it difficult.
Regret. But you will see it through to the end.

Help comes to you, but very slowly. The difficulty is expressed in the image of a heavy cart, which has to be pushed in front of you. You regret lost time, but you can see it through to the end.

Nine fifth

Execution, cut off the nose and legs.
There will be difficulty from a man in scarlet knee pads.
But little by little joy will come.
Favors the need to offer sacrifices and prayers.

This is where the situation of exhaustion reaches its maximum. You cannot move forward, as it threatens danger, but staying in the place of death is similar. Those who used to strive for help now only complicate the situation. Be very careful. The situation should resolve itself. Trust in higher powers. should resolve by itself. Trust in higher powers.

Upstairs six

There will be difficulty in the tangled thickets.
In instability, you will exclaim: "Movement towards repentance!"
And there will be repentance.
But the hike is fortunate.

The movement is difficult, but it is not an external force that hinders you, but your own weakness. Shake it up, give yourself a good push. The situation is already ending. You may have cause for regret, but new horizons will open up for you.

Associative interpretation

The source of the lake has dried up.
The word threatens again.
Do not believe the parting words.
Trust your path to the winds alone
and I call my own heart.

The source of the lake has dried up - in Kun-tzu gua xiang zhuan - "Commentaries of Confucius on the images in hexagrams" - it is said: The Lake has no Source.

The upper trigram Dui-Lake also means Word, Rumor, Speech, the lower trigram Kan-Water also means Danger.
In Kun-tzu tuan zhuan - "Commentaries of Confucius on symbols" - it is said: It is dangerous to utter a word.

Therefore: The word is threatened again.
Do not believe the parting words.

When “it is dangerous to utter a word,” “speeches” express not so much truth as loyalty.

Can you believe the words spoken on pain of punishment?

In the aphorism of the I Ching with the hexagram it is said: There will be conversations - do not believe!

The last two lines of the poem are connected with Kun-tzu gua xiang zhuan - "Commentary of Confucius on the images in hexagrams": Tszyun-tzu, relying on the will of fate, reaches the goal.

The "will of fate" is given in the form of "winds", since the upper nuclear trigram is Sun-Wind. However, it is important not to miss the "goal", that is, the "call of one's own heart", which can also be understood as "light of the heart", "inner light"; the lower nuclear trigram is Li-Fire-Light.

• A lone wheel on the ground means you know what to do.
• The sick man is lying in bed. You are still in a lot of trouble.
• A medicine pot means you are constantly sick.
• An official pours water into a dry pond to save fish, a sign of resurrection.
• Grass grows in this pond. This means good ideas.

Explanation of the hexagram according to Wen-wang.

Oppression. Success is in resilience. great person will bring good luck. There's nothing to blame. When you have to say something, nobody listens.

• This is the May hexagram. It is good in spring, bad in summer and winter, and can mean disputes and quarrels in the fall.
• Kun is one of the four evil hexagrams of the I Ching. Upper trigram Dui - Lake, like a reservoir from which water, seeping, flows into the lower trigram Kun - Earth. So, the tank is empty, and the fields and people are left without water.
• People around you do not pay attention to your talents and personal qualities. You do not say anything and carefully observe everything around you, intending to become a part of it over time.

Explanation of individual Yao according to Zhou-gun.

First Yao
Starting six. You sit depressed under a bare tree. Wandering in a gloomy valley. You have not seen anything for three years.

1. Fate turned its back on you, and you fell into a stupor. You convince yourself that you do not have what you need and that you cannot win in this world. You are destroying yourself and you are not even aware of it.
2. If you want to get the job done, you need to plan everything carefully and take into account all the little things.
3. You are looking at the wrong source. It's like uprooting a tree to find fish.

Second Yao
Nine is the second. You are depressed sitting in front of meat and drink. A man with scarlet knee pads comes to you. Time to offer sacrifices. To rush forward right now is to failure. There is no guilt.

1. Everything is going well, but boredom is killing you. Everything annoys you. Suddenly you see a chance to change something, but it is not clear to you how to use it. Therefore, you decide to ponder your dreams and understand what you really want.
2. An innocent person is in trouble because of his talents.
3. You have talent, but there is no way to apply it.

Third yao
Six third. A man is oppressed by a stone, he pokes at thorns and thorns. He comes home and does not see his own wife. Failure.

1. You want to get ahead, but wherever you turn, mistakes happen. A small business that bodes well for great prospects does not suit you, and then you decide to find support in something that is completely meaningless. You are so absorbed in your ideas that you do not even see your own friends.
2. The symbol of this yao is a house in ruins, family members scattered. This is a very bad sign.
3. Family fights should not be made public.

Fourth Yao
The nine is the fourth. He approaches quietly and smoothly, oppressed by the golden cart. He is humiliated, but in the end he reaches the goal.

1. You sympathize with the poor people in your neighborhood and want to get to know them and learn about their difficulties. Friends tell you what it is bad people and you are acting recklessly. But one day you feel full of strength and follow your impulse and everything goes well.
2. You have to pay the bill, but you have no money in the bank. At this critical time, someone is helping you.
3. You have already planned everything in your mind.

Fifth Yao
Nine fifth. His nose and feet have been cut off. Oppression - from a man with purple knee pads. Then joy gradually comes. Time to make sacrifices and pray.

1. You want to help the poor in your city, but you find that they are so desperate that they angrily reject your offers. When you talk to social welfare officials, they laugh at you. Therefore, you keep your aspirations within yourself. But one day the opportunity comes to act exactly as you wanted and you are happy.
2. You try to be perfect, but you get only reproaches.
3. It is better to rely on yourself than on others.

Sixth Yao
Top six. It is overpowered by creeping vines. He stumbles and says: "From movement - only difficulties." If he is ashamed of this and pushes himself, luck will come.

1. You are so overwhelmed by your car accident that you do not leave your home. When you get behind the wheel, you almost get into trouble again, because you have lost confidence in yourself. Then, once you get angry with yourself, you decide to end this nonsense. Confidence is immediately restored and you can drive normally again.
2. The morale of the army is high if it is fighting for a just cause.
3. What does this have to do with you?

General interpretation according to Yu. Shutsky

No matter how much the forces were manifested in the previous situation, they are still some limited amount, because these forces are not endless, sooner or later they will be exhausted in the ascent. This is why the need to climb leads to exhaustion. But in this exhaustion it is necessary not so much to state the very fact of exhaustion of forces as it is necessary to indicate a possible way out of a given situation, for, like any other, it cannot be eternal. This alone indicates the possibility of development, which in the technical language of the Book of Changes is called accomplishment. Of course, to overcome this situation, a person must be sufficiently developed, as the “Book of Changes” calls it, a great person; only for him a favorable outcome is possible. Let his activity in this state give rise to rumors, for not everyone in his environment will understand his activities, - nevertheless, one should not attach importance to these rumors, because here a person must rely only on himself. Therefore, the text here says: Exhaustion. Accomplishment. Persistence. Happiness to a great man. There will be speeches, but they are incorrect. There will be no abuse.

1
In this situation, the entire environment predisposes to the fact that the perseverance indicated in the general aphorism is set up obstacles. In the first position, it already starts to make itself felt. To point out that this position is not conducive to persistent activity emanating from the person himself, it talks about how uncomfortable it is to sit on a tree stump. Moreover, it also indicates the path passing through the gloomy valley, and, in addition, indicates the loneliness to which a person is doomed in this situation. If here the text speaks of three years of such loneliness, then figuratively it indicates the first three positions that are occupied by the trigram - the abyss or danger. Apparently, on this basis, the image of a gloomy valley, understood as an abyss, appears here. In this sense, you can understand the text: In the beginning, a weak point. Sitting is difficult on a tree stump. You will enter the gloomy valley. You won't see anything for three years.

2
The poise characteristic of the second position is represented here in a certain steadfastness of being in it. In addition, its connection with the fifth position is found in the image of the gift coming from the fifth position, i.e. essentially from the person occupying the fifth position, the gift brought by his messenger. In such a position, when a person in his equanimity does not leave his place, in a position when he was sent down from a superior, he, of course, should not undertake any major deeds and wait until the whole situation has changed. Here he can only serve something that he considers superior to himself. This service is considered by the authors of the "Book of Changes" as a kind of cult action - sacrifice. Therefore, the text of this aphorism reads like this: Strong trait in second place. Difficulty with wine and food. Suddenly a man in scarlet knee pads will come. The need to make sacrifices is favorable. The hike is unfortunately. There will be no abuse.

3
The third position is affected by the influence of the forthcoming fourth, which is occupied by a strong line. This strong feature, like a kind of fortress, is expressed in the image of a stone blocking the way. Therefore, the movement of further development in this position is difficult. If a person in this position were to turn back, then he would come across the persistent, unyielding forces of the first position, which, of course, does not contribute to such a return. Thus, a person is placed here in extremely difficult circumstances, he cannot move forward or backward. In addition, there is no correspondence with the sixth position. This is expressed in the image of the loneliness of a person who, after returning home, does not find his wife. In the text here we read: Weakness in third place. You will bump into a stone. You will hold on to thorns and thorns. You will enter your house, but you will not see your wife. Misfortune.

4
Fortitude, which was noted as a characteristic feature of the first position of this hexagram, leads to the fact that if a person occupying the first position moves to help the one who occupies the fourth position, then his arrival, carrying help with him, is slow. Further, the third feature, which is characterized rather gloomily, can serve as that metal carriage, which the text speaks of and which causes difficulty. However, the gravitation of the fourth line to the fifth, i.e. the striving forward is so strong here that, despite the regret of the lost time, the business can still be brought to its conclusion. This is why we read in the text: Strong line in fourth place. The arrival is slow, slow. The metal carriage will make it difficult. Regret. But you will see it through to the end.

5
Moving forward on the fifth position in this case is hampered by the exhaustion of forces, which characterizes the sixth. You cannot move forward here. A person who wanted to move forward would be executed here, his nose would be cut off as the part of the body that is in front. It is also impossible to stand still here, because the final foundation - the first position - would be characterized as a position inconvenient for staying on it. If a person still wanted to stop on this foundation, then it would be the same as if he was subjected to the execution of the amputation of his legs. There is no need to count on the help of the second position here either, because it is such that it itself must be helped. We saw that a messenger wearing red knee pads was sent to the person in the second position. Thus, the situation looks hopeless. The only thing you can count on is that the fifth position is already close to the end of the whole process, and, thus, the joy of its end can gradually come. This joy is already indicated in the uppermost trigram, which denotes precisely joy. But here one can only count on outside help, as the commentators of the “Book of Changes” believed, and therefore it speaks of the need for sacrifices. In general, the text here says: Strong line in fifth place. Execution, cut off the nose and legs. There will be difficulty from the man in red knee pads. But little by little joy will come. Favors the need to offer sacrifices and prayers.

6
The sixth position is occupied by a weak line here. It is expressed in the form of thickets. If the thickets can be perceived as something weak, soft, nevertheless, when there are enough of them, they can be a strong obstacle to moving forward, and can lead a person to the most difficult situation. Seeing that it is not strength, but weakness that prevents him from moving forward, a person can get into complete bewilderment. He may decide that any movement will lead him to a bad outcome of the situation. However, such an opinion would be only a delusion, because here, finally, one needs to find the strength in oneself in order to finally free oneself from this situation of exhaustion. Therefore, the text here says: Above is a weak point. There will be difficulty in the tangled thickets. In instability you will exclaim: "Movement towards repentance." And there will be repentance. But the hike is fortunate.

The situation represented by the Kun hexagram requires different tactics than you usually use. Namely, to stop all active work whatever it is, and instead hide and wait patiently. It doesn't matter what - it is important that at the current moment you do not expose yourself to the blows of fate. In life, something is actively being rebuilt, some new karmic task unfolds, and in order not to aggravate an already difficult period, you need to disappear for a while, completely withdraw into yourself.

Now you need to take a break, an intermission in everything you do, in all areas - from work to personal relationships. Suspend all projects for a while or delegate them to someone, stop building relationships, and so on. That is, move as far as possible from everything that makes up the main outline of your life. Ideally - somewhere to retire and completely immerse yourself in yourself. Do not be afraid, this period will not last long - from three to seven days, but the result will not be long in coming. And if, in spite of the advice, you continue to act actively, then you will break so much wood that you will “rake” the problems for a very long time.

One of the semantic names of the Kun hexagram is "Exhaustion", which indicates a lack of energy for solving important life tasks. Therefore, solitude and a pause in business will help you restore energy balance... If this is not done, then when you try to do something serious, you will only spoil everything, because you will not have enough strength for full-fledged actions, attention, and so on. Show reasonableness - it is better to rest a little than to restore for a very long time what turns out to be spoiled.

It is now helpful to seek advice from wise man because looking at the circumstances of your life from the outside will help you to act more effectively after a forced pause. It's just that in the current situation you have “driven yourself out” so much that you no longer notice the obvious things, but they just prevent you from making that powerful breakthrough, which is so lacking to realize your plans.