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Hexagram 59 / Huan

Dissolving Barriers

Reconnect what has separated.

A situation in motion.

Fear or rigid positions can isolate people from one another. A larger shared purpose may soften the divisions without pretending they never existed.

A question for reflection.

What could help attention move beyond the boundary that currently divides you?

Bring it into your life.

Think of one recent moment that brings this theme to mind. Describe what happened before deciding what it means. Notice the response that felt automatic, then consider one different response you could try.

Hold the image of water below wind alongside your situation: depth and uncertainty meeting gentle persistence. Let the relationship between them open a question.

This is original modern commentary, not a prediction or a translation of the ancient text.

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