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蠱 18 · Gǔ · Repairing the Decayed
Mountain over Wind / Wood — upper Gèn 艮 (still, resting, bounded); lower Xùn 巽 (gentle, penetrating, gradual)
Hexagram 18, Repairing the Decayed (Gǔ, 蠱), is Mountain over Wind / Wood. Wind at the foot of the mountain. Corruption inherited from the past must be mended.
The situation
Wind at the foot of the mountain. Corruption inherited from the past must be mended.
The counsel
Deliberate for three days before and three after. Repair with care, not blame.
The six lines
Line 1 — Repairing the father’s mistakes. Danger but good in the end.
Line 2 — Repairing the mother’s mistakes. Do not be too rigid.
Line 3 — Repairing the father’s mistakes. Slight remorse, no great blame.
Line 4 — Tolerating the decay. Humiliation.
Line 5 — Repairing the father’s mistakes with praise.
Line 6 — Not serving kings and princes. Higher goals.