Back to the glossary · The state a line is in
month-break
What it is
Struck head-on by the branch of the current month.
What it means
This line can bring no force to bear this month. Nothing can be said for certain until the month turns.
Other terms in this group
- in the voidThe line is not currently in place.
- entombedShut into a storehouse and unable to move.
- at extinctionSitting at the point in the cycle where the force runs out.
- hidden lineA relation that never appears openly in the hexagram, lying underneath one of the lines.
- covering lineThe line sitting on top of a hidden line.