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
Wilhelm Translation
Bound with cords and ropes, Shut in between thorn-hedged prison walls: For three years one does not find the way. Misfortune.
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