Interpretation: It is important here to stick to anything that is durable, lasting, or unchanging and aim for stability, security, longevity, and anything that can help to put your mind at rest.
On the other hand, we thus need to avoid any risk-taking that is too dangerous, as well as anything that requires too much energy relative to the benefits we might get in return (see the 80/20 Pareto principle).
It may be very important to work on our patience and perseverance, know when we should “do nothing,” and understand that immobility can be a form of action and a very helpful and productive force (like a well-earned rest that allows us to have a good start when we get back into things later on, or salutary self-control).
The mountain also evokes powerful resistance, whether this be against time, against erosion, or symbolically against all external influences; it puts itself “out of reach,” like something that is stable, hard, and strong, and it is the rock on which we place the foundations of a temple, as well as the wisdom that is born from humility.
Astrological points to pay attention to: We find a huge intensification of all qualities that Earth cultivates here, just as much for Taurus and Virgo in certain ways, in terms of their security-related aspects and reliability, as for Saturn and Capricorn.
If there is a choice or an alternative that involves a “security/freedom” duality, here the forces of independence and autonomy will have to be judged from a perspective involving time and taking as few risks as possible.
Time and the relationships that we have with it are quite central with this reading, and Saturnian forces are what represent this best, so it is important to examine this planet in your birth chart as well as the current updates to its positioning through Transits and Progressions.
Remarks: This hexagram symbolically represents the act of reaching a lasting balance, as well as anything that may, even against all odds, manage to balance out over time.