Oppression · Kùn
Exhaustion — keep faith inward, speak littleRead for: oppression, exhaustion, hardship, being stuck, adversity, perseverance, hard times
A lake with no water beneath: exhausted, the great one holds silent and keeps faith.
☱ Lake above, ☵ Water below — joy and open exchange meeting depth and flowing danger.
Hexagram 47 is the tight place: exhausted, cornered, out of words. Its counsel is stoic and exact — outward speech is useless now; even great words are not believed in the tight spot. What works is the inward thing: firmness of the great person, quiet faith kept while the season is wrong. Tight places end. Silence and integrity walk you out.
The dry spell: no pitch lands, no budget moves. Say less, work anyway, protect your standards — and do not make permanent decisions in the temporary dark.
The relationship's lean season: fewer words, more steadiness. Do not conduct major surgery while both are bleeding.
Lean or heavy times: reduce demands, keep warmth small and daily.
Cut the output this week — less explaining, less complaining — and keep one quiet promise to yourself daily until the water returns.
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Ask the Oracle — free conversation Order Written Guidance — $14.90Hexagram 47 is the tight place: exhausted, cornered, out of words. Its counsel is stoic and exact — outward speech is useless now; even great words are not believed in the tight spot. What works is the inward thing: firmness of the great person, quiet faith kept while the season is wrong. Tight places end. Silence and integrity walk you out.
In career terms, The dry spell: no pitch lands, no budget moves. In love, The relationship's lean season: fewer words, more steadiness.
Cut the output this week — less explaining, less complaining — and keep one quiet promise to yourself daily until the water returns.