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Treading Carefully
Upper trigram: Heaven · Lower trigram: Lake
Judgment
The tiger's tail marks a sensitive boundary; passage depends on proportion and awareness.
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Heaven above Lake; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yin, yang, yang, yang.
Examine the approach rather than use danger to prove courage.
Six lines and their changes
1 / 6
Walk plainly, without dressing up your claim to advance.
Move this line → A Dispute2 / 6
The level path favors quiet integrity over recognition.
Move this line → Without Contrivance3 / 6
Impaired sight and footing make bold exposure especially dangerous.
Move this line → Heaven in Motion4 / 6
Near the tiger, sustained caution gives the encounter an exit.
Move this line → Trust from Within5 / 6
Decisive authority still walks a dangerous path.
Move this line → Different Directions6 / 6
Review the whole journey before judging the quality of conduct.
Move this line → Joy in Exchange
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Treading Carefully · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Heaven / Lake. Heaven above Lake; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yin, yang, yang, yang.
Treading Carefully · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.