Decrease — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
艮宫Element土#41
Sun (Decrease) — Mountain above Lake below. High mountain, low lake — decrease below to increase above. Sometimes less is more — reduction can be a good thing.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：已事遄往，无咎。酌损之。 Having finished, go quickly — no harm. Decrease appropriately; distinguish priorities.
Line 2：利贞，征凶。弗损益之。 Favorable to stay upright — campaigning is dangerous. Increase without decrease. Know when to hold still.
Line 3：三人行则损一人，一人行则得其友。 Three traveling lose one; one walking gains a friend. Decrease sometimes enables better integration.
Line 4：损其疾，使遄有喜，无咎。 Reducing illness — quickly brings joy; no harm. Remove the ailment and improvement follows swiftly.
Line 5：损其疾，使遄有喜，无咎。 Someone offers a tortoise worth ten strings — cannot refuse; supremely auspicious. After decrease comes great gain.
Line 6：弗损益之，无咎，贞吉。利有攸往，得臣无家。 Do not decrease but increase — no harm; upright brings good fortune. Favorable to proceed; gain servants but not a household. Some things must be increased, not reduced.