Splitting Apart · Shan Di Bo
Splitting Apart — the stripping away of what no longer supports.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 23 is the shedding of a husk — layers falling away until only the true core remains. Something is being removed from your life, and though it may feel like loss, it is the falling of the false. Do not cling to the outer shell; let it split, and keep your inner light intact.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Earth (Kun) · Earth
- Upper trigram: Mountain (Gen) · Earth
- House: Heaven (Qian) · Metal
- Text in the original Chinese: 山地剥