Interpretation: This situation requires that we find purity, candor, simplicity, and sincerity and that we move towards the good in the world if we want to be able to persist. Anything that is corrupt, harmful, hypocritical, evil, or bad will not be able to live on and will have to be purged.
There is a sort of karmic-purity trial, as Christ said in his own words: “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it,” or “First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
The laws of karma are thus at work, such that we simply reap what we sow, and guilt is paid for through immanent justice.
Naivety, ingenuousness, spontaneity, honesty, and candidness lead to success and may allow you to purify your heart, surround yourself with good people, and be in the right place at the right time.
Astrological points to pay attention to: This is very reminiscent of the “thresholds” that exist between the energies of the personal and transpersonal Planets and the idea of moving on to a higher level, where we can no longer cheat, so if we truly want to cultivate the forces of Neptune and Uranus, we need to move towards authenticity, purity, and holiness.
Many of our incarnations require that we rediscover the meaning of our original Sun, which we unfortunately often lose sight of in this highly “corruptive” world.
Pluto and the alchemical process of “Calcinatio,” which this planet represents, this boiling hot psychological crucible that separates us from our slag, may lead this purification process to be involved.
The karmic trial that this hexagram points us to also directly evokes the energies of the Black Moon and the Lunar nodes, in terms of the turning points, which are sometimes quite sharp, that they may be an indication of.
Remarks: This hexagram evokes a reality check where only the right combinations of things will truly work, while cheating or manipulation is impossible.