Shan Feng Gu (Mountain over Wind)
Upper: Gen / Lower: Xun
Earth
Reforming Corruption
Primordial success. It is beneficial to cross the great river. Three days before the Jia day, three days after the Jia day.
Wind beneath the mountain: Gu; the noble person thus stirs the people and cultivates virtue. — Wind blows beneath the mountain, symbolizing accumulated decay giving rise to corruption; the noble person should inspire the people's hearts and cultivate virtue.
The Gu hexagram symbolizes long-standing corruption in need of reform. In career matters, problems should be rectified promptly and not delayed; in relationships, if cracks appear, one should take the initiative to repair them; in decision-making, one should be bold in reform, breaking the old and establishing the new, to achieve primordial success.
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