易 · #12否StandstillHexagram 12Hexagram 12 Standstill (否)Upper乾Heaven天Lower坤Earth地Meaning · modern paraphraseStandstill; nothing passes through — retreat and hold the essence.Hold this hexagram in mind and cast your own reading.Cast a reading →←泰PeaceFellowship同人→Related hexagramsOpposite (錯卦)泰PeaceInverted (綜卦)泰PeaceSame upper trigram乾The Creative訟Conflict履Treading同人Fellowship無妄Innocence遯Retreat姤Coming to MeetSame lower trigram坤The Receptive比Holding Together豫Enthusiasm觀Contemplation剝Splitting Apart晉Progress萃Gathering TogetherThe I Ching is a traditional divination classic, for reflection and reference.