Hexagram 12 · Standstill
Pi
Upper Heaven (Qian) · Lower Earth (Kun)
☰Upper
☷Lower
Line 6
Line 5
Line 4
Line 3
Line 2
Line 1
Judgment
Standstill: it is not the time for righteous people to advance. The great departs, the small arrives.
Lines
- First line (1): The first six, at the beginning: Pulling up the stalks of the white grass, together with its kind. Perseverance brings good fortune. Progress.
- Second line (2): The second six: They embrace and support. The small man prospers; the great man is obstructed. Progress.
- Third line (3): The third six: They bear shame.
- Fourth line (4): The fourth nine: There is a mandate; no blame. Those who share in it receive blessings.
- Fifth line (5): The fifth nine: The standstill comes to an end. The great man has good fortune. 'It will perish, it will perish!'—as if tied to a cluster of mulberry trees.
- Top line (6): The top nine: The standstill is overturned. First there is standstill, then there is joy.
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