Hexagram 29 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上六 係用徽纆。寘于叢棘。三歲不得。凶。
三歲不得
係xìbound
用yòngwith
徽huībraided
纆mòand stranded
寘zhìand put aside
于yúin
叢cónga thicket
棘jíthorny brambles
三sānfor three
歲suìyears
不bùof no
得dégain
凶xiōngis unfortunate
Line Commentary
Bound and imprisoned, thorns on every side. For three years, lost. This is the culmination of wrong turns—entangled completely, no prospect of escape. The path disappeared long ago.
Commentary
Bound and imprisoned, thorns on every side. For three years, lost. Entangled completely in wrong turns, no prospect of escape. The path disappeared long ago.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 29 Kan (The Deep) transforms into Hexagram 59 Huan (Dispersion).
Parent Hexagram
The Deep
Kan坎 (29)
Water (坎) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water