M^ eng / Youthful Folly
above: K^ en Keeping Still, Mountain
below: K'an The Abysmal, Water
Nine in the fifth place means:
Difficulties in blessing.
A little perseverance brings good fortune.
Great perseverance brings misfortune.
An individual is in a position in which
he cannot so express his good intentions that they will actually take
shape and be understood. Other people interpose and distort everything
he does. He should then be cautious and proceed step by step. He must
not try to force the consummation of a great undertaking, because
success is possible only when general confidence already prevails. It
is only through faithful and conscientious work, unobtrusively carried
on, that the situation gradually clears up and the hindrance disappears.