I Ching · Hexagram 23 · Bō
Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
- Upper trigram
- Mountain (Gèn)
- Lower trigram
- Earth (Kūn)
The judgement
Things are falling apart. Do not act now; wait and protect what is essential.
Structure of the hexagram
Splitting Apart is made of Mountain above and Earth below. The lower trigram describes the inner situation, the upper one what happens around you.