剥。不利有攸往。
Mountain over Earth. Everything being taken away, layer by layer.
The Lines
初六:剥床以足,蔑贞凶。
Line 1 — The leg of the bed is split. The foundation attacked first.
六二:剥床以辨,蔑贞凶。
Line 2 — The bed is split at the edge. Closer to the center. Same warning, more urgent.
六三:剥之,无咎。
Line 3 — Strips it. No blame. The one who participates in the stripping consciously. The only line without misfortune.
六四:剥床以肤,凶。
Line 4 — The bed is stripped to the skin. No more buffer. Direct contact with the dissolution.
六五:贯鱼,以宫人宠,无不利。
Line 5 — A shoal of fishes. Within the stripping, a group that survives together.
上九:硕果不食,君子得舆,小人剥庐。
Line 6 — A large fruit uneaten. The seed that survived. The person of character keeps the seed.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 2 坤 (Earth)
When everything is taken, what remains is the ground itself.
Practical Application
Protect the seed. What survives the stripping is what was real.
