I Ching · Hexagram 33 · Dùn
Hexagram 33: Retreat
- Upper trigram
- Heaven (Qián)
- Lower trigram
- Mountain (Gèn)
The judgement
Withdraw wisely before things get worse. Retreat is strength, not defeat.
Structure of the hexagram
Retreat is made of Heaven above and Mountain below. The lower trigram describes the inner situation, the upper one what happens around you.