Hexagram 33
Retreat
Also: Withdrawal, Retiring
☰ Heaven over ☶ Mountain
Retreat. Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers.
Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior person keeps the inferior at a distance, not angrily but with reserve.
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous. One must not wish to undertake anything.
One holds fast with yellow oxhide. No one can tear one loose.
A halted retreat is nerve-wracking and dangerous. To retain people as men- and maidservants brings good fortune.
Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior person, downfall to the inferior person.
Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.
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