易經 · I Ching · #29
䷜
Kan · Gorge · The Abysmal Water
坎
Repeating waves — the same lesson returns until it is learned. Steady nerves matter.
The Judgment
Danger comes again and again. Sincerity of heart carries you through.
The Image
Water flows on without interruption, so the wise person keeps up steady virtue and teaches by practice.
How to use it
Be like flowing water. Stay sincere, and learn the lesson that keeps repeating.
Structure
Six lines: 坎 Water (Kan) above and 坎 Water (Kan) below. Lines are read from the bottom up.
Related hexagrams
- ䷝ 30. Radiance · The Clinging Fire — Opposite: every line reversed
- ䷚ 27. Swallowing · Nourishment — Inner (nuclear): the hidden structure formed by lines 2 to 5
Each BaZi pillar maps to a hexagram through its stem and branch. Coin casting uses a different method — both are valid paths into the Book of Changes. The I Ching is a traditional wisdom text. It describes the character of a moment, not a fixed outcome.