䷋ Hexagram 12: Obstruction

Judgment

STANDSTILL. Evil people do not further your perseverance. The great departs; the small approaches.

Image

Heaven and earth do not unite: The image of STANDSTILL. Thus, you should fall back upon your inner worth to escape the difficulties, withdrawing from evil, and refusing both honor and wealth.

Description
Hexagram 12 is named 否 (pǐ), “Obstruction”. Other variations include “standstill (stagnation)” and “selfish persons”. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = (地) earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = (天) heaven.