Hexagram 47
Oppression
Kun Oppression · Endurance
Overview
This phase invites reflection and asks you to notice what is ready to mature without forcing the outcome.
Relationship
In relationships, Oppression points toward honest attention, softer assumptions, and communication that leaves space for another person's reality.
Career
For career questions, this pattern favors boundaries paired with practical next steps, especially where the path has felt emotionally crowded.
Finance
Prepare for ease by tending to obligations now, before they compound.
Health
Your health is not a project to optimize; it is a relationship to attend to.
Advice
Move with growth and choose the next step that keeps your values visible.
Avoid
Avoid spreading yourself too thin; focus on what is yours to carry.
Reflection
What are you protecting that no longer needs guarding?
The Six Lines
Explore each line's meaning and interpretation.
初六
Chu Liu
One sits oppressed under a bare tree and comes into a dark valley. For three years one sees nothing.
二九
Er Jiu
One is oppressed at wine and food. The man with the scarlet knee-bands is just arriving. It is favorable to bring sacrifices. To set out brings misfortune. No blame.
三九
San Jiu
One lets oneself be oppressed by stone and leans on thorns and thistles. One enters one's house and does not see one's wife. Misfortune!
四六
Si Liu
He comes quite softly, oppressed in a golden wagon. Humiliation, but one comes to an end.
五九
Wu Jiu
They cut off his nose and feet. One is oppressed by the one in purple knee-bands. Joy comes softly. It is favorable to bring offerings and gifts.
上六
Shang Liu
He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says: Movement creates remorse. If one feels remorse over this and sets out, one has good fortune.