Description & Commentary
A turning point recharges you and eventually brings success. This hexagram is associated with the turning of darkness back toward the light--the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, the day when darkness begins to decrease and the hours of daylight start to increase. This is the cusp of a turnaround--a time for letting go of the old and making way for the new; a time of new beginnings. And it all starts with rest.
Do not move too fast, as a new momentum is just beginning. This turnaround requires that your energy be recharged by adequate rest so that your life force is not depleted prematurely. This principle of hibernation--of allowing energy to renew itself and be strengthened by rest--applies to many situations: recuperation after an illness, the slow return of trust after a period of estrangement, the careful development of new relationships after the splitting apart of old ones.
