Obstruction
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
利西南，不利东北。利见大人，贞吉。
Obstruction. The southwest furthers. The northeast does not further. It furthers one to see the great person. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Image
— Great Image
山上有水，蹇，君子以反身修德。
Water on the mountain: the image of obstruction. Thus the superior person turns their attention to themselves and molds their character.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Policy red line or technical dead-end. Charging hard only accelerates the demise; turn around (xi nan), or hire the expert who solves the structural knot (jian da ren).
Psychology & Cognition
Accept the current powerlessness. 'Knowing when to stop yields stability.' Treat reversal as strategic flanking, not defeat.
Decision Guidance
Going leads to obstruction; coming leads to allies (lines 3-5). Reflect on character first; the difficulty itself is the school.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Stockdale Paradox (face the brutal facts of your current reality, yet retain faith in the long-term outcome); the principle 'when stuck, change the question, not the answer'; Marcus Aurelius on the obstacle becoming the way.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.