Hexagram 33
遯 Dùn
Retreat
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Upper Trigram
乾
Qian — Creative
Heaven · Father
Lower Trigram
艮
Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
The Judgment
Retreat. Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers.
The Image
Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior person keeps the inferior at a distance, not angrily but with reserve.
The Lines
Initial
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous. One must not wish to undertake anything.
2
Holding fast with yellow oxhide. No one can tear loose.
3
A halted retreat is nerve-wracking and dangerous. To retain people as servants brings good fortune.
4
Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior person. Not so to the inferior person.
5
Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Top
Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.