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Hexagram 10 Lu

We often say "you can't pat a tiger's backside." The Lü hexagram uses the metaphor of "treading on a tiger's tail" to vividly warn people that "you can't step on a tiger's tail.

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Upper trigram ☰乾 · 天 · 健
Lower trigram ☱兑 · 泽 · 悦

Classical Sources

Judgment

履虎尾,不咥人。亨。

Modern rendering

Treading upon the tiger's tail. It does not bite the person. Success.

Image

上天下泽,履。君子以辨上下,定民志。

Overview

We often say "you can't pat a tiger's backside." The Lü hexagram uses the metaphor of "treading on a tiger's tail" to vividly warn people that "you can't step on a tiger's tail." The "tiger" mentioned here does not refer to an actual tiger, but rather symbolizes the dangers one may encounter while walking along life's path.

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What does Hexagram 10 Lu mean?

Hexagram 10, Lu (Treading), should be read from the source note first: We often say "you can't pat a tiger's backside." The Lü hexagram uses the metaphor of "treading on a tiger's tail" to vividly warn people that "you can't step on a tiger's tail. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.

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Name one concrete decision, cast once, then read the Judgment, Image, and source note before the AI reflection. A good first question is: what should I protect, change, or wait on?

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