I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 23 with Changing Lines 2, 5, 6 to Hexagram 29

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 23.2.5.6 -> 29

Old Yang Old Yin Young Yin Young Yin Old Yin Young Yin

23. Stripping Away

Yin Yang Yin Yin Yang Yin

29. Repeated Depth

23. Stripping Away (剝 Bō)

Trigrams

Above
☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
Below
☷ Kūn (Earth) — 地 · Receptive

The Symbolism of Hexagram 23

Hexagram 剝 (Bō) describes the removal of supporting layers. What is above loses its foundation as what is below is gradually stripped away.

Hexagram 23 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
剝，不利有攸往。
(Bō, bù lì yǒu yōu wǎng.)
English Translation:
"Stripping away. It is not favorable to proceed."

The structure is being undermined from below. Advancement depends on a foundation that is no longer secure.

Action does not resolve this condition. The appropriate response is to recognize the loss of support and refrain from forward movement.

Hexagram 23 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
山附於地，剝。上以厚下，安宅。
(Shān fù yú dì, bō. Shàng yǐ hòu xià, ān zhái.)
English Translation:
"The mountain rests against the earth: stripping away. The superior person secures the base and stabilizes the dwelling."

The mountain depends entirely on the earth beneath it. When the base erodes, what is above cannot stand.

The only possible response is to reinforce what remains below. Stability comes from restoring or preserving the foundation.

Line 2 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
剝牀以辨，蔑貞凶。
(Bō chuáng yǐ biàn, miè zhēn xiōng.)
English Translation:
"The bed is stripped at its frame. Correct alignment results in an unfavorable outcome."

The weakening progresses upward. Structural integrity is further compromised.

Still attempting to maintain the situation accelerates failure.

Line 5 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
貫魚以宮人寵，无不利。
(Guàn yú yǐ gōng rén chǒng, wú bù lì.)
English Translation:
"Fish are threaded in sequence. Favor is distributed through those within. Nothing is unfavorable."

Order is reintroduced through controlled distribution. Even within decline, structure can be maintained locally.

Proper alignment and coordination allow what remains to function effectively.

Line 6 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
碩果不食，君子得輿，小人剝廬。
(Shuò guǒ bù shí, jūn zǐ dé yú, xiǎo rén bō lú.)
English Translation:
"The large fruit is left uneaten. The superior person is carried forward. A person of limited capacity loses their dwelling."

A final resource remains intact, not consumed during decline.

Those aligned with structure are preserved and carried onward. Those without foundation are left exposed as the collapse completes.

Changing to:

29. Repeated Depth (坎 Kǎn)

Trigrams

Above
☵ Kǎn (Water) — 水 · Depth
Below
☵ Kǎn (Water) — 水 · Depth

The Symbolism of Hexagram 29

Hexagram 坎 (Kǎn) describes repeated descent into depth. It represents recurring exposure to danger, requiring continuity of movement and internal stability.

Hexagram 29 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
習坎，有孚，維心亨，行有尚。
(Xí kǎn, yǒu fú, wéi xīn hēng, xíng yǒu shàng.)
English Translation:
"Repeated depth. There is underlying alignment. In the heart, there is smooth progress. Movement has value."

The situation involves recurring entry into difficulty. Stability must come from within, not from external conditions.

Continuity of movement is required. Stopping within danger leads to entrapment.

Hexagram 29 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
水流至坎，習坎。君子以常德行，習教事。
(Shuǐ liú zhì kǎn, xí kǎn. Jūn zǐ yǐ cháng dé xíng, xí jiào shì.)
English Translation:
"Water flows on into the depths: repeated depth. The superior person keeps conduct constant and practices the work of instruction."

Water does not resist the terrain—it continues through it. This reflects persistence through danger rather than avoidance.

Consistency of behavior provides stability when conditions are unstable.

Peace and wisdom on your journey!

With gratitude,
The I Ching Team