I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 41 with Changing Lines 1, 5, 6 to Hexagram 29

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 41.1.5.6 -> 29

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

41. Decrease

Yin Yang Yin Yin Yang Yin

29. Repeated Depth

41. Decrease (損 Sǔn)

Trigrams

Above
☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
Below
☱ Duì (Lake) — 澤 · Open

The Symbolism of Hexagram 41

Hexagram 損 (Sǔn) describes reduction—removing excess to restore balance. The system is simplified by decreasing what is unnecessary.

Mountain above lake shows containment and limiting of what lies below. Reduction is not loss for its own sake, but a structural rebalancing.

Hexagram 41 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
損，有孚，元吉，无咎，可貞，利有攸往。曷之用，二簋可用享。
(Sǔn, yǒu fú, yuán jí, wú jiù, kě zhēn, lì yǒu yōu wǎng. Hé zhī yòng, èr guǐ kě yòng xiǎng.)
English Translation:
"Decrease. There is underlying alignment. Primary favorable outcome. No error. Correct alignment is possible. It is favorable to move with direction. What is required is minimal: simple offerings are sufficient."

Reduction is effective when it is intentional and grounded in sincerity. The system does not require excess to function properly.

The final clause is critical: success does not depend on scale. Even minimal resources, correctly applied, are sufficient. Decrease simplifies without undermining function.

Hexagram 41 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
山下有澤，損。君子以懲忿窒欲。
(Shān xià yǒu zé, sǔn. Jūn zǐ yǐ chéng fèn zhì yù.)
English Translation:
"The lake rests beneath the mountain: decrease. The superior person restrains anger and checks desire."

The mountain limits the lake, preventing overflow. This is controlled reduction.

The system improves by removing excess pressure and unnecessary expansion. Reduction restores stability.

Line 1 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
巳事遄往，無咎，酌損之。
(Sì shì chuán wǎng, wú jiù, zhuó sǔn zhī.)
English Translation:
"Once the matter is complete, move quickly. No error. Reduction is applied with care."

Once a process is finished, it should not be prolonged. Delay creates unnecessary excess.

Reduction here is deliberate and measured. The system trims what is no longer needed.

Line 5 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
或益之，十朋之龜弗克違，元吉。
(Huò yì zhī, shí péng zhī guī fú kè wéi, yuán jí.)
English Translation:
"Reduction creates conditions for increase. Strong support cannot be resisted. Primary favorable outcome."

Proper decrease leads to natural increase. This is structural compensation.

The system becomes aligned in such a way that support emerges automatically. This is not forced—it is a result of correct reduction.

Line 6 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
弗損，益之，無咎，貞吉，利有攸往，得臣无家。
(Fú sǔn, yì zhī, wú jiù, zhēn jí, lì yǒu yōu wǎng, dé chén wú jiā.)
English Translation:
"No further reduction is needed. Increase follows. No error. Correct alignment leads to a favorable outcome. It is favorable to move with direction. Support is gained without dependency."

Reduction has reached its correct limit. Beyond this point, further decrease would be harmful.

Now the system begins to expand again, but from a stable base. Support is integrated without creating new imbalance.

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