Hexagram 43 · ䷪
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the king's court. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city....
Judgment
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the king's court. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city. It does not further...
Image
The lake rising up to heaven represents Breakthrough. The noble person dispenses riches downward and refrains from resting on his virtue.
Lines
Vigorous in the toes. Going leads to misfortune without fail. A cry of alarm even at night. Weapons need not be feared. No blame. Vigorous in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The...
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the court of the king. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city. It does not further to resort to arms. It furthers to undertake something.
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the king's court. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city. It does not further to resort to arms. It furthers to undertake something.
Breakthrough means resoluteness. The hard resolutely acts on the soft. Vigorous and joyous, resolute yet harmonious. One must resolutely make the matter known at the court of the king, because the soft is riding on five hard lines. It must be announced truthfully: danger is thereby illuminated. It is necessary to notify one's own city because one has not yet won the people's confidence. It does not further to resort to arms because what is esteemed thereby comes to an end. It furthers to undertake something because the hard grows to its end.
Breakthrough means resoluteness. The hard resolutely acts on the soft. Being vigorous and joyous creates harmony. Making matters known at court is necessary because the soft rides on five hard lines. Truthful announcement illuminates danger.
The lake has risen up to heaven: the image of Breakthrough. The noble person dispenses riches downward and refrains from resting on his virtue.
The lake rising up to heaven represents Breakthrough. The noble person dispenses riches downward and refrains from resting on his virtue.
Vigorous in the toes. Going leads to misfortune, without fail.
Vigorous in the toes. Going leads to misfortune without fail.
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Vigorous in the toes, going leads to misfortune: this is the fault.
Vigorous in the toes leading to misfortune is the fault.
A cry of alarm, even at night. Weapons need not be feared. There is no blame.
A cry of alarm even at night. Weapons need not be feared. No blame.
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There need be no fear of weapons: he has found the middle way.
No fear of weapons shows finding the middle way.
Vigorous in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The superior man is resolutely decisive. Alone he walks with the stream wetting him. If he shows anger, there is no blame.
Vigorous in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The superior person is resolutely decisive. Alone he walks wet with the stream. If he shows anger, no blame.
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The superior man is resolutely decisive: in the end there will be no blame.
The superior person's resolute decisiveness brings no blame in the end.
There is no skin on his buttocks, and his pace is labored. He leads the sheep but loses it. He hears a word, but does not believe it.
No skin on his buttocks, his pace is labored. He leads the sheep but loses it. He hears a word but does not believe it.
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His pace is labored: his place is not the proper one. He hears a word but does not believe it: he does not hear intelligently.
Labored pace shows improper position; not believing shows lack of intelligence.
Wild amaranth, resolutely decisive. Walking in the middle brings no blame.
Wild amaranth, resolutely decisive. Walking in the middle brings no blame.
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Walking in the middle brings no blame, because the middle has not yet been made to shine.
Walking in the middle brings no blame because the light has not yet fully shone.
No cry. In the end misfortune comes.
No cry. In the end misfortune comes.
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No cry in the end brings misfortune: it cannot last long.
No cry bringing misfortune shows it cannot last long.
What does Kuai / Break-through mean in the I Ching?
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the king's court. It must be announced truthfully. Danger. It is necessary to notify one's own city....
How should I study Hexagram 43 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Vigorous in the toes. Going leads to misfortune without fail. A cry of alarm even at night. Weapons need not be feared. No blame. Vigorous in the cheekbones brings misfortune. The...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Breakthrough means resoluteness. The hard resolutely acts on the soft. Being vigorous and joyous creates harmony. Making matters known at court is necessary because the soft rides on five hard lines. Truthful announcemen...
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