Hexagram 60
Moderation
Jie (Limitation) (水澤節)
Upper: ☵ Kan (坎) (Water) · Lower: ☱ Dui (兌) (Lake)
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📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
Top Line
Yin
Fifth Line
Yang
Fourth Line
Yin
Third Line
Yin
Second Line
Yang
Initial Line
Yang
Outer (Upper Trigram)
☵ Kan (坎)
Nature: Water (水)
Element: Water (水)
Inner (Lower Trigram)
☱ Dui (兌)
Nature: Lake (澤)
Element: Metal (金)
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
亨。苦節不可貞。
Lakes possess natural boundaries to contain sweet water. Establish balanced rules without becoming suffocating.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
澤上有水，節，君子以制數度，議德行。
Water over lake: The image of Limitation. Thus the superior man creates number and measure, and examines virtue and correct conduct.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初九Bottom line (1st) · Yang不出戶庭，無咎。Not going out of the door and courtyard: no fault.
- Line 2 九二2nd line · Yang不出門庭，凶。Not going out of the gate and courtyard: misfortune.
- Line 3 六三3rd line · Yin不節若，則嗟若，無咎。If one does not observe limits, one will sigh; no one to blame.
- Line 4 六四4th line · Yin安節，亨。Peaceful limitation: success.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang甘節，吉；往有尚。Sweet limitation: good fortune; going forth brings esteem.
- Line 6 上六Top line (6th) · Yin苦節，貞凶，悔亡。Bitter limitation: steadfastness brings misfortune; regret vanishes.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
💼 Career & Vision:
Institute well-defined standards and disciplined routines to manage time and projects with precision.
🤝 Relationships & Harmony:
Honor healthy personal boundaries and respect the individual privacy of companions.
💰 Wealth & Foundations:
Establish strict spending limits and eliminate wasteful expenditures systematically.