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Blocked Exchange
Upper trigram: Heaven · Lower trigram: Earth
Judgment
Exchange is blocked; advancement should not require surrender to a compromised order.
Image
Heaven above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yang, yang, yang.
Separate principles worth keeping from channels that are currently closed.
Six lines and their changes
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Linked roots now favor standing together, not outward expansion.
Move this line → Without Contrivance2 / 6
Compliance may offer convenience, but principle should not be traded away.
Move this line → A Dispute3 / 6
Concealed shame points to a fault that needs acknowledgment.
Move this line → A Timely Withdrawal4 / 6
Legitimate authority allows action, with benefits extending to companions.
Move this line → Attentive Observation5 / 6
Relief from blockage needs the vigilance of an anchor at deep roots.
Move this line → Emerging into View6 / 6
Joy follows the actual overturning of obstruction.
Move this line → Gathering around a Center
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Blocked Exchange · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Heaven / Earth. Heaven above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yang, yang, yang.
Blocked Exchange · 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.