Hexagram 29, Kǎn (The Abysmal Water): Line 6 (top)
坎卦上六 · 坎为水 · 中文版
上六：系用徽纆，寘于丛棘，三岁不得，凶。
The line (Legge)
The topmost SIX, divided, shows its subject bound with cords of three strands or two strands, and placed in the thicket of thorns. But in three years he does not learn the course for him to pursue. There will be evil.
Small Image commentary
'The sixth line, divided, shows its subject missing his (proper) course:' - 'there will be evil for three years.'
象曰：上六失道，凶三岁也。
In plain words
Bound with cords and ropes, placed among thorns; for three years no release: misfortune. The thorns stand for the place where prisoners were held in ancient times. The top line is at the height of danger, has lost the way and is trapped. The Small Image says the top line has lost the way, and the misfortune lasts three years.
Applying it to your situation
If you have been stuck for a long time, this line suggests looking back at where you lost your direction. How much of what holds you could be changed?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the top place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is in its proper place. Its partner is line 3; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Kǎn changes into Hexagram 59 Huàn (Dispersion). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·坎之涣.
The hexagram
Hexagram 29 Kǎn (The Abysmal Water). The Judgment: Kan, here repeated, shows the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is. penetrating. Action (in accordance with this) will be of high value.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.