The judgement
It is hexagram 60 of the I Ching, formed by the Lake trigram below and the Water one above: six lines, three for each trigram. Limitation is water over the lake: too much water overflows; the lake needs a shore. Measure is freedom, if it is not harsh.
Trigrams
- Lower
- 兌 Lake
- Upper
- 坎 Water
What it means today
Give yourself visible limits: time, money, words, access. A just shore makes the lake deep. A cruel shore dries it.
Classic image
Water over the lake. The wise person institutes number and measure, discusses virtue and conduct.
Love
In love, couple rules safeguard desire. Do not confuse measure with coldness.
Work
At work, budget, scope, hours. A culture of “always on” is a lake without a shore.
Relationships
In relationships a clear no is a gift. Whoever has no shores floods others.
Decisions
Yes to a written limit. If the limit is humiliating or impossible, it is tyranny, not jie.
Related hexagrams
Frequently asked questions
- What does hexagram 60 Limitation represent?
- Limitation combines Lake (lower) and Water (upper). It is a symbolic key for reflecting on the present moment.
- How do I get a personalized reading?
- Use the interactive oracle with the three-coin method: moving lines make each consultation unique.
- Does this page quote Wilhelm?
- No. The text is original prose by the Aurapure team — not a specific classical translation.
- What are moving lines?
- Lines valued 6 or 9 in the cast. They show where the situation is changing and produce a second hexagram.
- How is the figure read?
- Bottom to top. The lower trigram is lines 1–3, the upper is lines 4–6.