Hexagram 40 of 64

䷧ 解 jiě

“Taking-Apart”

震上坎下

Judgment

Release. The knot loosens — forgive quickly, return to the ordinary, and move on.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

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Source: The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899 (public domain)

The six lines

  1. 初六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上六[ Line text — placeholder ]
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