| The present is embodied in Hexagram 29 - K'an (Water): We see the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action in accordance with this will be of high value. |
| The first (bottommost) line, divided, shows its subject in the double defile, yet entering a cavern within it. There will be evil. |
| The third line, divided, shows its subject, whether he descends or ascends, confronted by a defile. All is peril to him and unrest. His endeavours will lead him into the cavern of the pit. There should be no action in such a case. |
| The topmost line, divided, shows its subject bound with cords of three strands or two strands, and placed in the thicket of thorns. Yet in three years he does not learn the course for him to pursue. There will be evil. |
| The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is becoming much more powerful. |
| The future is embodied in Hexagram 9 - Hsiao Ch'u (The Taming Power of the Small): There will be progress and success. We see dense clouds, but no rain coming from our borders in the west. |
 | The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram K'an (Water), which is transforming into Sun (Wind). As part of this process, danger and the unknown are giving way to penetration and following. |
 | The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram K'an (Water), which is transforming into Chi'en (Heaven). As part of this process, danger and the unknown are giving way to strength and creativity. |
