I Ching · Hexagram 39
Jiǎn: Obstruction
Water lies ahead and a steep mountain behind: the way is blocked. Jian invites you to turn inward, examine your approach and look for allies rather than throwing yourself at the wall.
- Keywords
- Obstacles, pause, self-examination, help
- Upper trigram
- Water (Kan)
- Lower trigram
- Mountain (Gen)
- Advice
- Pause, rethink your path and ask for help.
Changing lines
When you cast this hexagram, any changing line is turning into its opposite: yang into yin, or yin into yang. Changing them gives a second hexagram that suggests where things are heading. Hexagram meanings are a starting point for reflection, not predictions.