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Hexagram of the day · November 13, 2026

The Abysmal

Hexagram 29 · kǎn · The Abysmal
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习坎。有孚维心,亨。

水洊至,习坎;君子以常德行,习教事。

Reading of the day

A time when danger arrives in layered, repeating waves. Drawing this hexagram, hold yourself with sincerity; that is what lets you move through hazard.

A reflection written by Yarrow Yi, not a quotation from the classic. What, if anything, does this theme bring to your attention today?

Moving line of the dayLine 6

This is line 6, counted from the bottom. Its original Chinese text is below; explore how changing lines work.

上六:系用徽纆,置于丛棘,三岁不得,凶。

上六失道,凶三岁也。

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