29
Hexagram 29, Kan — “The Abysmal,” “Repeated Danger.” One of the most difficult hexagrams in the I Ching.
The image of the hexagram
The hexagram is made of two identical Kan trigrams (water). Water over water: a double abyss, a current with no bottom and no bank.
General meaning
The answer is a hard one: the danger is real and not the only one — a second follows the first. Kan promises no rescue from outside. The classical advice is to behave like water: don't resist the shape of the obstacle, move where there's a way through, and keep your inner truthfulness, because in this situation it alone remains a support.
In love and at work
In relationships — a hard period, a recurring crisis, fear of loss; the way out is through honesty, not gestures. At work — risk, debts, a string of failures. For a question about a new risky step, the answer is no.
What to do
Move according to circumstances, in small steps, and don't lie to yourself about how things stand. Kan can be passed through, but not in a single dash.