Hexagram 29 of 64坎 Kǎn
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The Abysmal
Danger, met honestly.
Water, the deep, danger, pit, repeated pitfalls, the gorge, flowing through peril
☵Water Above
☵Water Below
Short Summary
FreeWater over water — the deep gorge, the flooded river, the abyss doubled. What is required is not escape, but clean passage.
You are in a genuinely difficult situation. The hexagram doesn't sugarcoat it. But it is also not despairing — it says: the way through is real, and it runs through the center. Stay honest, stay moving, stay in contact with what's actually there.
Water over water
the gorge goes on and on;
the river, still, finds its bed.