Excessive Effort

Repeated Penetration, urgent and pressing. Distress. You are pushing too hard. Do not be caught by your desperate need to express yourself or your desire for control. Simply separate yourself from all contention and you will soon have cause to rejoice. Take in the lessons of the past. Be open and provide what is needed.

九三, 頻巽, 吝.

Repeated penetration. Humiliation. ##### Comments Penetrating reflection must not be pushed too far, lest it cripple the power of decision. After a matter has been thoroughly pondered, it is essential to form a decision and to act. Repeated deliberation brings fresh doubts and scruples, and thereby humiliation, because one shows oneself unable to act.