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HEXAGRAM 18: WORK

Repair what has been damaged. Three days before and after crossing the water will be good.

The Lines (base to top)

Taking up the father's work
Taking up the mother's work
Taking up the father's work
Putting down the father's work
Taking up the father's work
Serving neither king nor lord

Commentary

Mountain over wind. Inertia above, vacilation below.

Conflict between the old and the new. Work it out.

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