Dissolving What Divides
huàn · Wind over WaterLoosen what divides people, and return to what joins them.
亨，王假有廟，利涉大川，利貞。
When people have drifted apart, the way can open again. The king goes to the ancestral temple to gather hearts. It is a good time to cross the great river, provided you stay upright.
The six lines
初六：用拯馬壯，吉，悔亡。
Help comes by way of a strong horse. Use strong means early; that goes well, and regret falls away.
九二：渙奔其机，悔亡。
As things scatter, you run to the table you can lean on. Find your support and regret falls away.
六三：渙其躬，无悔。
You let your own self dissolve, setting aside private concerns. There is nothing to regret.
六四：渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
You break up your own faction, a very good thing. What scatters can gather into a hill, which ordinary thought would not expect.
九五：渙汗其大號，渙王居，无咎。
The leader's great word goes out like sweat that cannot return, and the ruler's own holdings are shared. No fault.
上九：渙其血，去逖出，无咎。
Dissolve the blood and hurt. Leave the danger, put distance between you and it, and there is no fault.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.