| The present is embodied in Hexagram 29 - K'an (Water): We see the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action in accordance with this will be of high value. |
| The first (bottommost) line, divided, shows its subject in the double defile, yet entering a cavern within it. There will be evil. |
| The fourth line, divided, shows its subject at a feast, with simply a bottle of spirits, and a subsidiary basket of rice, while the cups and bowls are only of earthenware. He introduces his important lessons as his ruler's intelligence admits. There will in the end be no error. |
| The topmost line, divided, shows its subject bound with cords of three strands or two strands, and placed in the thicket of thorns. Yet in three years he does not learn the course for him to pursue. There will be evil. |
| The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is becoming much more powerful. |
| The future is embodied in Hexagram 10 - Lu (Treading Carefully): One treads on the tail of a tiger, which does not bite him. There will be progress and success. |
 | The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram K'an (Water), which is tansforming into Chi'en (Heaven). As part of this process, danger and the unknown are giving way to strength and creativity. |
 | The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram K'an (Water), which is transforming into Tui (Lake). As part of this process, danger and the unknown are giving way to joy, pleasure, and attraction. |
