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Hexagram 5
Hsü - Waiting (Nourishment)

yin
yang above: K'an / The Abysmal, Water
yin
yang
yang below: Ch'ien / The Creative, Heaven
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CHANGING LINE:

Hexagram Five/Line Three


Nine in the third place means:
Waiting in the mud
Brings about the arrival of the enemy.


Mekong delta bank

Mekong delta bank


Mud is no place for waiting, since it is already being washed by the water of the stream. Instead of having gathered strength to cross the stream at one try, one has made a premature start that has got him no farther than the muddy bank. Such an unfavorable position invites enemies from without, who naturally take advantage of it. Caution and a sense of the seriousness of the situation are all that can keep one from injury.


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