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Splitting Apart
L'Éclatement
Bō
Upper trigram
Mountain
Lower trigram
Earth
The Judgment
Splitting Apart. It is not advantageous to go anywhere.
The Image
The mountain rests upon the earth: The image of Splitting Apart. Thus those who are above can secure their position only by giving generously to those who are below.
Meaning
Disintegration, erosion, decline. The foundations weaken. The moment demands acceptance of decline and preservation of the essential.
The six lines
Line 1 (bottom)
The foot of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Line 2
The edge of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Line 3
He separates himself from them. No blame.
Line 4
The bed is split up to the skin. Misfortune.
Line 5
A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the palace ladies. All is advantageous.
Line 6 (top)
There is a great fruit, still uneaten. The noble man receives a carriage. The house of the inferior man is split.