The hexagram comprises two trigrams, one representing heaven and the other representing Earth. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Note that all of the lines in the hexagram are generally unfavorable except two and five, and that when they both change places the hexagram becomes number thirty-one, Initiative. Reading at a. Judgment. –Francis QuarlesI Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). Like an electric storm in Spring. Turn toward clarity. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Those who can win only by the sword are condemned to carry shields with them everywhere. Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. Follow the impulse that leads to co-operation without trying to have a clear goal. Nine in the Last Place. Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. Good fortune. Lake is called the youngest daughter, and Mountain the youngest. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . This energetic concentration could. Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. where you can see and be seen from a distance. Nine in the Fourth Place changes to hexagram 53. 2. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. The cauldron symbolizes nourishment and rejuvenation. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A resurrection or transformation. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 46. Become an example for others to emulate like a tower of an ideal. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . Other titles: Mountain, Keeping Still, The Symbol of Checking and Stopping, Desisting, Stilling, Stillness, Stoppage, Bound, Reposing, Resting, Meditation, Non-action, Stopping, Arresting Movement, "Refers to meditation and yoga. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Prescription for Pushing Upward. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Hsiao Kua Small Exceeding. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. It is the tendency of a flexible or yielding nature to draw powerful forces to it, especially when prosperity. Make an offering and you will succeed. As that figure deals with the correct relations . 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Let go of any remnants of prejudice you may carry, and seek the beauty and fullness that can be found in all people and things. Transformation is available or has come. Inner truth is not based on words but what you know and feel without speaking. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation). Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Winter (8): Find the seed of the new by re-grouping your thoughts. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. The transformative process of the pair 57:58 Subtle Penetration and Opening develops the insight to release hidden suffering and the capacity to express the spirit in the human community. NOTE: In general terms, the hexagram's upper trigram symbolizes external forces, and the. Compulsion:1a. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. It can be especially effective in coping with our own internal conflicts. When the operation is completed, a. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. Other titles: Coming to Meet, The Symbol of Meeting, Contact, Sexual Intercourse, Encountering, Coupling, Infiltration by Inferior Men, Adultery "Contains a definite warning about a person or situation which may appear harmless but will prove. Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit. Beware of hollow victories. There is still danger, but if you are aware of this and prepared, there can be no difficulty. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Legge: During. I wrote about this a while ago: Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by, exceeding’. As a result of deep introspection, an invisible energy emanates from us, influencing others without their being aware of it. Other titles: The Abysmal, The Symbol of Sinking, Water, The Abyss, Gorge, Repeating Gorge, Repeated Entrapment, Double Pitfall, Multiple Danger, Double Water, The Deep, Dark Forces, The Perilous Pit, "May not be as bad as it sounds, but whatever happens,. Line-1 . Six in the fourth place. Action: Untangle Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. To forever linger in apathy or indecision. When you open, all obstacles will disappear. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . The Well is always the Well. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. Rely or your own yin energy. Disaster! Your arrogance caused you to lose your companion and a place to live. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. For example, Alfred Huang translated hexagram 07 (师) as "Multitude", whereas James Legge translated it as "The Army". Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 22. 2. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. The goal of the Work is to unite all of the disparate aspects of the psyche into a harmonious whole. C. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. If you know no boundaries, you will discover no limitations. F. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. I Ching Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase). But if the well seems to have run dry, or the supply cannot be accessed, the solution lies in banding together with others for the good of all. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. 18 -- Repair -- 18 . F. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . When you merge the world in here with the world out there your destiny is revealed. Power is the fuel, but careful precision is the regulator. Six in the Fourth Place. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well) Action: Inspire Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern You. Six in the second place changes to. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Wilhelm/BaynesLine 6 (top line) Conflict may have gone too far. 1: The well’s mud is not consumed. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. -Michele 2012-03-11 18:57:33. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . The emphasis is on upward motion, a movement from obscurity to influence, with growth that is supported by adaptability and an absence of obstacles. Some resolution is pointing to a breakthrough, but decisive action will be necessary. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Line-1. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Danger. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 53 into the Mediator trigram in the inner world of 54. This state is to be preserved through the influence of religion and the great man, who is a kind of philosopher king who meets the spirits of his ancestors in the temple. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. I Ching Hexagram 30. People are coming to help you with the journey to completion. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. It is guided more by the heart than the head. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . You don’t have to do everything alone. The written character for this hexagram means "to advance," a quality it shares with hexagrams number forty-six, Pushing Upward, and number fifty-three, Gradual Progress. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. The transformative process of the pair 47:48 Confining and the Well develops the strength to escape from oppression by re-connecting with real human values. Nine in. Hexagram 53 Ji’an Development. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. Be like a tower with a wide and long view. Lower Trigram of Water. Judgment . He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. 29 -- Danger --29 . it's a sign that your depths are calling for expression. " It is not easy to reflect the truth, and the superior man is counseled to constantly perfect his capacity to do so. Besides the fascinating correlations between the structures of the I Ching and the DNA code for humans, hexagram 23 seems to exemplify that moment when the sperm is on its way to unite with the egg to form the 46 chromosomes for a new human. Hook . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. Take aim at your heart and release your passion. Reading at a. Shock. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. Like the wind blowing across the treetops, its presence is perceived through the effect it has on everything it. It waits for the right. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. Let new developments be seen. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. Remarks: Usually the upper trigram refers to the future and the bottom trigram, the cause. The other two hexagrams that contain the idea of advance are number thirty-five, Advance of Consciousness and number forty-six, Pushing Upward -- each expresses its own nuance of meaning, and here the nuance is the gradual manner in which the advance takes place. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. 38 -- Holding Together -- 8 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Do not underestimate the power of this force. Hook . Carried away by a sense of self importance, One takes the lead without listening. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. – Ishikawa Takuboku. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. Six in the last place2: Receptive Power. Here again we are advised 3 days where one. I Ching Hexagram 17 Sui (Following). [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. I Ching Hexagram 18 Ku (Decay). This is a time to make good use of all your resources. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. Such movement is a reversal of polarities. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. The small: Harvesting Trial. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state -- how it. Line-1. Humankind has not woven the web of life. Adapting honestly and bravely to your situation is the best you can do. Favored as he is, however, by the general idea of the hexagram, and responding to his proper correlate in the fourth line, it is natural that he should make a movement. One image of oppression is a dried-up lake bed with scavenger crows stalking the shoreline. Fit your life into the whole. When three people travel together one will be forced to leave. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Criticism and impatience will make matters worse. Do not make yourself feared. Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. Don’t hesitate. The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. This hexagram advises the individual to embrace change and progress towards their goals. I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). ”. I Ching Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading) Action: Cautious Advance. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. Compare the Image of Nourishment in this hexagram with those in hexagram number five, Waiting; number forty-eight, The Well; and number fifty, The Sacrificial Vessel. In the previous line 4 we also encounter 3 celebrations of success. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . The Superior Man recognizes that celestial sequences create changes only when they are due; he therefore acts in accordance with the requirements of the times. Six in the last place. Line-1. 2 Discord and unrest afflict you and yours. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . It is not the time for active doing. Other Titles: Youthful Folly, The Symbol of Covering, Immaturity, Uncultivated Growth, Youth, Acquiring Experience, Youthful Ignorance, Enveloping, Folly, Darkness "Often the I Ching uses this hexagram to show us that we should not be asking this question. Action: Disengage. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Other titles: Fellowship with Men, The Symbol of Companionship, Lovers, Beloved Friends, Like-minded persons, Concording People, Gathering Men, Sameness with People, Universal Brotherhood, Fellowship, Community, United, Human Association, Union of Men, Integration of Forces, Minor Synthesis, Cliques, Concordance, To Be. We are but one thread within it. Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". An ancient well with nothing to take. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing at the foot of a mountain. Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT -- JOY (SELF-INDULGENCE) Other titles: The Joyous, Joyousness, Pleased Satisfaction, Encouraging, Delight, Open, Usurpation, Self-indulgence, Pleasure, Cheerfulness, Frivolity, Callow Optimism Judgment . 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . Line-1. Don’t become cocksure about what you say. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Perseverance despite the misjudgement of others is vital. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. You may be in some danger for a short time. Action: Open Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53: Development: Flower. Judgment. The bottom three lines of hexagram #29 form the trigram for Water, while the upper three lines form the trigram for Water. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. The transformative process of the pair 43:44 Breakthrough and Coupling develops the courage to speak at a critical moment and the patience to let yourself be influenced by the encounters that result. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). Action: Breakthrough. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. Prescription for Pushing Upward. Other titles: The Wanderer, The Symbol of the Traveler, The Exile, Sojourning, The Newcomer, To Lodge, To Travel, Traveling, The Stranger, Strangers, The Traveling Stranger, The Outsider, The Alien, The Gnostic, The Tarot Fool, Wandering, Homeless, Uncommitted, On Your Own, "Can refer to being out of one's element. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. e. Lay out a plan and integrate it with core values. Nurture hidden growth. I Ching Hexagram 50 Ting (Cauldron). Hexagram 48 is called “The Well”. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. 48) Mirror. A woman's perseverance benefits. Action: Accept. Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and. Legge: The free course. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Six in the Second Place. If you make your home in the inevitable, you will arrive exactly where you need to be. This juxtaposition denotes a time of. Life’s natural friction is the force that shapes your individuality. Prepare carefully. Hexagram 29, Repeating Chasms, has a reputation as one of those ‘bad hexagrams’ – which is basically code for ‘hexagrams the experience of which we typically do not enjoy . 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. Legge: Despite Mutual. This energetic concentration could. Refraining in case of doubt or disagreement of others is usually safer, but it can also mean losing opportunities. Other titles: The Symbol of Central Sincerity, Inward Confidence, Inner Truthfulness, Sincerity, Centering- Conforming, Central Return, Faithfulness in the Center, Sincerity in the Center, Insight, Understanding, The Psyche, "Take the middle road and avoid extremes. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Substantiality is better than ornament. Nine in the fifth place changes into hexagram 32. Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. After the change, three days. Action: Explore. His well being is. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. (48 The Well) Step 2 Inner Center: This inner re-organization leads to harmony with others. We sleep, but the loom of life never stops and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving. Action: Subordinate. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. 3. Move on. Your way of thinking is transformed. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 19 Approach: Advance. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 13 Fellowship: Socialize. Other titles: The Army, The Symbol of Multitude and of Army, Legions/ Leading, The Troops, Collective Force, Discipline, Soldiers, Group Action, A Disciplined Multitude, Ego Discipline, Willpower "Can refer to mourning but its essential meaning is Discipline. Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. Lines two and five of this difficult hexagram show those who struggle with hardship; all of the other lines show images of an improper advance followed by a proper return to a former position. I prefer R. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. With a spirit that shares with all you are nourished and enriched by this inexhaustible well of give and take. Other titles: The Clinging, The Symbol of Brightness and of Separateness, Flaming Beauty, Radiance, Fire, The Net, Allegiance, The Cosmic Mean, Synergy, Sunlight, Perception, Pertaining to Comprehension, The Light, Consciousness, Lucidity Judgment . Other titles: Difficulty at the Beginning, The Symbol of Bursting, Sprouting, Hoarding, Distress, Organizational Growth Pains, Difficult Beginnings, Growing Pains, Initial Obstacles, Initial Hardship Judgment. There is a possibility of joining with the wrong company, leading to misfortune and commitment to those not of like mind. Oracle of Love. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 14. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. One who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. ’. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. He may be the strongest animal in the flock, but a proud, haughty ram brings misfortune upon himself. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. Yet, despite the fact that every line is in its proper place, not one of them has an easy. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram hexagram 32. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Pathfinder Hexagram 64 Undone The model of the moment: There is complete disorder here. Here the new crowds the old, eager to. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Other titles: The Wanderer, The Symbol of the Traveler, The Exile, Sojourning, The Newcomer, To Lodge, To Travel, Traveling, The Stranger, Strangers, The Traveling Stranger, The Outsider, The Alien, The Gnostic, The Tarot Fool, Wandering, Homeless,. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . The new light is slowly emerging. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. ” There will be evil. Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. The Moving Lines 1. To use the Christian injunction in illustration: the upper trigram of Heaven is perfect, and the lower trigram of Movement is asked to reflect on how far he. I Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings) Action: Persevere. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. 2. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 41. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. Cleary (1): One sees the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted; the person’s hair and nose are cut off. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. -Chuang Tzu. In the Book of Changes it is said: `When three people journey together, their number decreases by one. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. ".