Hexagram 23
剝 Bō
Splitting Apart
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Upper Trigram
艮
Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
Lower Trigram
坤
Kun — Receptive
Earth · Mother
The Judgment
Splitting Apart. It does not further one to go anywhere.
The Image
The mountain rests on the earth: the image of Splitting Apart. Thus those above can ensure their position only by giving generously to those below.
The Lines
Initial
The leg of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
2
The bed is split at the edge. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
3
They split with them. No blame.
4
The bed is split up to the skin. Misfortune.
5
A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the court ladies. Everything acts to further.
Top
There is a large fruit still uneaten. The superior person receives a carriage. The house of the inferior person is split apart.