| Name | 解 Xiè, “Deliverance” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☳ 震 Thunder: sudden movement |
| Lower trigram | ☵ 坎 Water: danger and depth |
The Judgment
利西南，无所往，其来复，吉。有攸往，夙吉。
The southwest benefits. If there is no longer anywhere to go, return brings fortune. If still somewhere to go — hasten there. Fortune.
The knot is loosening. If you don't have a clear move, just come home — that's enough. If you do, move now, fast.
The Image
雷雨作，解；君子以赦过宥罪。
Thunder and rain — Deliverance. The wise pardon mistakes and forgive misdeeds.
After the storm, clear the air. Let people off the hook for what they did wrong. Move on clean.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
无咎。
No blame.
You came out of it clean. Don't overthink. Just exhale.
Line 2 · second · Yang
田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。
One captures three foxes in the field. Receives a yellow arrow. Stay true — fortune.
Clean up the small deceptions around you. Honesty gets rewarded with a real win.
Line 3 · third · Yin
负且乘，致寇至，贞吝。
Carrying a burden on one's back, yet riding in a carriage. Invites robbers to attack. Stay true — shame.
Faking your position above what you actually are. People who see through it will come for you. Drop the act.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
解而拇，朋至斯孚。
Free yourself from the toe. Then friends come — sincere.
Cut loose from the small attachment dragging you down. Real friends arrive once you do.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
君子维有解，吉。有孚于小人。
The noble one alone delivers himself. Fortune. He proves it to the small-minded.
Self-liberation — no one's coming to save you, and you don't need them. Even your critics see it.
Line 6 · top · Yin
公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。
The prince shoots a hawk on a high wall. Catches it. Nothing fails.
One precise move at the right moment cuts down what was blocking everyone. Everything opens after.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 39, Obstruction
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 37, The Family