䷧ Hexagram 40: Liberation

Judgment

Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. When the operation is completed, a return to stability brings good fortune. If operations are incomplete, it is best to finish them quickly.

Image

Thunder and rain set in: The image of DELIVERANCE. In accordance with this, forgive errors and deal gently with misdeeds.

Description
Hexagram 40 is named 解 (jiě), “Liberation”. Other variations include Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension. Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water, and its outer trigram is ☳ (震 zhèn) shake = (雷) thunder.