Facing Danger

Attending in the bogs and swamps. Danger! This will attract outlaws in the end. You are bogged down in negative feelings. This leaves you open to danger. If you do not articulate real needs and desires now you will soon have cause to lament. Retreat and ponder what is really important. Withdraw from the conflict and return to the source. A hidden mission awaits you. Take in the past. Be open and provide what is needed.

九三, 需于泥, 致寇至.

Waiting in the mud Brings about the arrival of the enemy. ##### Comments Mud is no place for waiting, since it is already being washed by the water of the stream. Instead of having gathered strength to cross the stream at one try, one has made a premature start that has got him no farther than the muddy bank. Such an unfavorable position invites enemies from without, who naturally take advantage of it. Caution and a sense of the seriousness of the situation are all that can keep one from injury.