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Abyss

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Gorge, Repeated Entrapment

Plunged into repeated objective dangers, maintain internal sincerity and heart alignment to master the situation.

Water flows uninterrupted, filling every deep chasm before moving onward; emulate this by pacing your character.

Changing Lines๐Ÿ”—

Line 1๐Ÿ”—

Becoming completely habituated to danger, you fall deeper into the pit; a wrong response to adversity leads to misfortune.

Line 2๐Ÿ”—

The abyss is dangerous; strive only for small, incremental escapes rather than forcing an immediate total victory.

Line 3๐Ÿ”—

Forward or backward brings danger; trapped in a structural impasse, halt to wait for an opening or external relief.

Line 4๐Ÿ”—

A jug of wine, a bowl of rice, handed through a window; simple, honest relationships outperform formal presentations in crises.

Line 5 โ˜…๐Ÿ”—

Ruling line. The water fills the pit only to the brim; the peak danger is flattening out, and the crisis will soon resolve naturally.

Line 6๐Ÿ”—

Bound with cords and placed in a dark prison; missing the path of integrity in a crisis brings long-term misfortune.