Obstruction · Shui Shan Jian
Obstruction — the steep mountain that turns you toward a better road.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 39 is the blocking mountain — every direct route closed, every step heavy. This is not the season for frontal effort. Turn aside, seek a helper, and let the mountain redirect you toward a road you could not have found otherwise. Difficulty here is a compass, not a wall.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Mountain (Gen) · Earth
- Upper trigram: Water (Kan) · Water
- House: Lake (Dui) · Metal
- Text in the original Chinese: 水山蹇