P'i / Standstill [Stagnation]

above: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below: K'un The Receptive, Earth

The first [six], divided, suggests the idea of grass pulled up, and bringing up other stalks with whose roots it is connected. With firm correctness (on the part of its subject), there will be good fortune and progress.

Naturally we should expect the advance of the subject of the first of the three weak lines to lead to evil; but if he set himself to be firm and correct, he will bring about a different issue.