Interpretation: You should not expect to be strong, but instead you will do best if you are modest, withdraw, begin to retreat, and stay low. This is what will favor success.
There is a notion of justice and equity that emerges: you should lay your cards down on the table, and you cannot bluff. The naked reality of things comes out and requires simplicity.
With this behavior, in the long-term we come out of it all more “grown up,” better, and more virtuous, since we haven’t taken advantage of or exploited our strengths.
It is important to be wary of any falsities, manipulation, or hypocrisy, or else you may fail.
Astrological points to pay attention to: Most of all the forces of Libra and Pisces, as well as those of the 7th and 12th houses, are brought out. Thus, we could say that the energies that are brought out are those that are under Venus’s dignified rulership.
With Venusian energies, we never win a fight like we do with Martian forces, and in fact with these energies there isn’t even a fight at all but rather a coalition and an interaction, which need to be dealt with.
Venusian forces are able to extricate themselves first and foremost using their magnetism; they know that if they do nothing, they shine and are thus able to “take action without taking action” (what could be more mysterious than this magnetic attraction that is invisible and yet quite active?).
Overall, we also find many energies of the Anima and also elemental Water energies, which represent passive, receptive, and very all-inclusive forces. They don’t lead to any real confrontation, but they may be overwhelming.
Remarks: This hexagram represents forces of simplicity, so rather than offering complex solutions, it asks us to come back to the crux of the matter, which we may have forgotten much too quickly.