Hexagram 59
Dispersion
渙
Upper
Wind · 巽
the gentle, penetrating
Lower
Water · 坎
the abysmal, danger
Contemporary judgment
Dispersion. Hard feelings, stuck positions, inner ice: all begin to soften and scatter. Let go of what dissolves; what you could not release by will is being released by natural process. Meet this gently; dispersion done well is a great clearing.
Image
Wind moving over water. The ancient kings offered sacrifice to the highest and established temples.
Counsel
Allow dissolution. Do not cling to old positions or old resentments that have already begun to loosen. Ceremonies, rituals, and sincere gestures of good will can help: they give the dispersing energies a form to flow through. Afterward, something cleaner can begin.
The six lines
Numbered from the bottom upward; displayed here from first to sixth.
Line 1
A six at the beginning means: He brings help with the strength of a horse. Good fortune!
Line 2
A nine in the second place means: In dispersion he hastens to his support. Remorse vanishes.
Line 3
A six in the third place means: He dissolves his ego. No remorse.
Line 4
A six in the fourth place means: He loosens himself from his group. Sublime good fortune! Through dissolution follows accumulation. That is something the ordinary do not think of.
Line 5
A nine in the fifth place means: His loud cries are dissolving like sweat. Dispersion! A king abides without blame.
Line 6
A nine at the top means: He dissolves his blood. Going away, keeping at a distance, going out is without blame.
Contemporary sections are original app interpretations. Line text comes from the CC0 translation in jesshewitt/i-ching.