Hexagram 43: Break-through

泽天夬 · Guài

Hexagram 43, Break-through (Guài, 夬), is formed of the upper trigram Lake (兑) over the lower trigram Heaven (乾). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Breakthrough: proclaim it at the king's court; the sincere cry carries danger. Notify your own city first; arms do not further, but going forward does.
扬于王庭,孚号有厉;告自邑,不利即戎,利有攸往。

Trigrams

Upper · Lake 兑
joy, openness
Lower · Heaven 乾
the creative, strength

The outer (upper) trigram Lake describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Heaven describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Break-through.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 43 for Your Question

When Break-through appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Break-through to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Break-through answers.

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