I Ching · Hexagram 43 · Guài

Hexagram 43: Breakthrough

Upper trigram
Lake (Duì)
Lower trigram
Heaven (Qián)

The judgement

A decisive moment. Speak the truth openly and resolve the issue without violence.

Structure of the hexagram

Breakthrough is made of Lake above and Heaven below. The lower trigram describes the inner situation, the upper one what happens around you.

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