䷜ Darkness - 坎

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Upper Trigram ☵ Kan   Lower Trigram ☵ Kan

King Wen Order: 29 | Binary: 010010 | Leibniz Order: 19 | Genetic Code: CUG

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Darkness

The Abysmal repeated. If you are sincere, you have success in your heart, And whatever you do succeeds.

坎:习坎,有孚,维心亨,行有尚。

Bound with cords and ropes,

上六:系用徽纆,置于丛棘,三岁不得,凶。

The abyss is not filled to overflowing, It is filled only to the rim.

九五:坎不盈,祗既平,无咎。

A jug of wine, a bowl of rice with it; Earthen vessels

六四:樽酒簋贰,用缶,纳约自牖,终无咎。

Forward and backward, abyss on abyss. In danger like this, pause at first and wait, Otherwise you will fall into a pit in the abyss. Do not act this way.

六三:来之坎坎,险且枕,入于坎窞,勿用。

The abyss is dangerous. One should strive to attain small things only.

九二:坎有险,求小得。

Repetition of the Abysmal. In the abyss one falls into a pit. Misfortune.

初六:习坎,入于坎窞,凶。

Video Explanations

Hexagram 29 - The Abyss