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Hexagram 60 Jie

The Tuan Commentary on the hexagram Jie ("Restraint" or "Regulation") says "occupying the proper position with restraint," and also says "central, upright, and unobstructed.

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Upper trigram ☵坎 · 水 · 陷
Lower trigram ☱兑 · 泽 · 悦

Classical Sources

Judgment

亨。苦节,不可贞。

Modern rendering

Limitation. Success. Bitter limitation must not be persisted in.

Image

泽上有水,节。君子以制数度,议德行。

Overview

The Tuan Commentary on the hexagram Jie ("Restraint" or "Regulation") says "occupying the proper position with restraint," and also says "central, upright, and unobstructed." When the right timing is made manifest through one's position, then "the position is proper." By exercising restraint at the right time from a position of proper uprightness, the regulation can attain the ideal state of being "central, upright, and unobstructed.

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What does Hexagram 60 Jie mean?

Hexagram 60, Jie (Limitation), should be read from the source note first: The Tuan Commentary on the hexagram Jie ("Restraint" or "Regulation") says "occupying the proper position with restraint," and also says "central, upright, and unobstructed. 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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