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Biting through Obstruction
Upper trigram: Fire · Lower trigram: Thunder
Judgment
Biting through an obstruction joins clear discernment with proportionate enforcement.
Image
Fire above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yin, yang.
Identify the specific blockage rather than condemn the whole.
Six lines and their changes
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An early restraint at the feet prevents a larger misstep.
Move this line → Emerging into View2 / 6
A close obstruction yields, but the force applied still matters.
Move this line → Different Directions3 / 6
Old dried meat conceals a sting; longstanding problems resist unexpectedly.
Move this line → Light and Its Support4 / 6
A hard obstruction calls for a firm standard and patient effort.
Move this line → Sources of Nourishment5 / 6
Even with the means to judge, remain alert to the stakes.
Move this line → Without Contrivance6 / 6
Refusing to listen lets the cost of correction become extreme.
Move this line → The Shock of Thunder
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Biting through Obstruction · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Fire / Thunder. Fire above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yin, yang.
Biting through Obstruction · 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.