Hexagram 33 Line 3: 九三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
九三 係遯。有疾厲。畜臣妾吉。
係xìentangled up
遯dùnretreat
有yǒuthere is
疾jíurgent
厲lìand difficulty
畜chùattending to
臣chénone's servant
妾qièand concubine
吉jíwas
Line Commentary
A halted retreat—nerve-wracking and dangerous. You're held back when you should be withdrawing. Take these clinging people into your service to maintain some initiative. Not ideal, but it's the only way to preserve agency.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 33 Dun (Retreat) transforms into Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill).
Parent Hexagram
Retreat
Dun遯 (33)
Heaven (乾) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain