Obstruction (蹇) — Hexagram 39. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 39

Obstruction

☵ over ☶ · Water over Mountain
蹇。利西南,不利东北。利见大人,贞吉。

Water over Mountain. The path forward is genuinely blocked.

The Lines

初六:往蹇来誉。

Line 1 — Going leads to obstruction. Don't advance. Turn around.

六二:王臣蹇蹇,匪躬之故。

Line 2 — The king's servant encounters obstruction upon obstruction. Duty forces you into it.

九三:往蹇来反。

Line 3 — Going leads to obstruction. Hence one comes back. Same instruction, reinforced.

六四:往蹇来连。

Line 4 — Coming leads to union. Turning back connects you with allies.

九五:大蹇朋来。

Line 5 — In the midst of the greatest obstructions, friends come. When difficulty peaks, help arrives.

上六:往蹇来硕,吉,利见大人。

Line 6 — Coming leads to great good fortune. Go back, seek the wise advisor.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 64 未济 (Before Completion)

The block is part of an unfinished process, not a final wall.

Practical Application

Every single line says: don't push through. Go back. Find allies.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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