In the Book of Changes it is said: `When three people journey together, their number decreases by one. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. NOTE: In general terms, the hexagram's upper trigram symbolizes external forces, and the. Human nature is basically the same: the passage of time cannot add to its dimensions, nor take anything away. The central idea is crossing a line – whether that’s a standard of morality or of customs, or a border in time (such as the change of. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. The perseverance of the woman furthers. “With gentle compassion, I can be brave. 40: Deliverance. 43: Determination. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. This energetic concentration could. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. Action: Expand. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Six in the fourth place changes to. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. Reading at a Glance: At some. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 26 Controlled Power: Amplify. F. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. Other titles: The Marrying Maiden, The Symbol of the Marriage of the Younger Sister, Marriageable Maiden, The Marrying Girl, Subordinate, The Second Wife, Converting Maidenhood, Returning maiden, Making a young girl marry, Marrying a. ”. There is still danger, but if you are aware of this and prepared, there can be no difficulty. Rely or your own yin energy. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . The bottom three lines of hexagram #29 form the trigram for Water, while the upper three lines form the trigram for Water. At first there was a notification. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. When walking across a thin and bending beam, one must take heart and have faith that it will hold. 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, remain true to yourself. The sixty-third hexagram is the reference hexagram which depicts the correlation of properly matched dynamic and magnetic lines. Hook . Sacrifice is mentioned in lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5, 63:5, and in the Judgment of hexagram 20. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Trust in nature. Other titles: The Corners of the Mouth, Providing Nourishment, The Symbol of the Cheek and of Nourishment, Jaws, Lower Jaw, Nurturing, Swallowing, Sagacious Counsel, Nourishing, To Feed, "Can mean money, usually as the result of. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . 24. Judgment . Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. Serve your highest ideals. 8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . I Ching Hexagram 36 Ming Yi (Brightness Hiding). By contemplating the laws of the universe you will influence others. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). When in a strange land it is important to know what the rules are and abide by them. Other titles: After Completion, The Symbol of What is Already Past, Already Fording, Already Completed, Settled, Mission Accomplished, Tasks Completed, After the End, A state of Climax Judgment . Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 40. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. 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. 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. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 13. 48:32. This might be for emotional,. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. Other titles: Biting Through, Gnawing, The Symbol of Mastication and Punishment by Pressing and Squeezing, Gnawing Bite, Severing, Chewing, Punishment, Reformation, Reform, Differentiation, Discrimination, Making a Distinction, Getting the. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. – Gloria AnzalduaI Ching Hexagram 45. When in over your head you could be swept away. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Serve your highest ideals. In response to the magnetic attraction between two people, the masculine principle (the creative and outgoing) seizes the initiative and then submits to the feminine (the receptive and nourishing). Cheerfulness in the face of your difficulties is the best path, as anything else might lead to spiritual defeat. If the surface of you feels bitten and in chaos. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. The fifteenth and sixteenth hexagrams, each the inverse of the other, represent magnetic and dynamic aspects of the same general idea: Enthusiasm, when it emanates from the Self, is just Temperance in action. Hexagram 57 Xun Penetration. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN – OPPRESSION Other titles: Exhaustion, The Symbol of Repression and Confinement, Adversity, Weariness,. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Pathfinder Hexagram 28 Breaking Point The model of the moment: When large actions or great excesses dominate the news of the day, you can expect changes of unusually large proportions. 38 -- Holding Together -- 8 . I Ching Hexagram 52 Ken (Keeping Still). It has an encouraging future to look forward to. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. Reading at a Glance: When the. Ritsema/Karcher: Below mountain possessing wind. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 14 Great Possessing: Shine. The fifteenth and sixteenth hexagrams, each the inverse of the other, represent magnetic and dynamic aspects of the same general idea: Enthusiasm, when it emanates from the Self, is just Temperance in action. We sometimes get all of the information, but we refuse to get the message. Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. Nine in the. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . Action: Discern. Change your attitude. Let new developments be seen. Other titles: Work On What Has Been Spoiled, The Symbol of Destruction, Decay, Arresting of Decay, Work after Spoiling, Fixing, Rectifying, Corrupting, Branch, Degeneration, Misdeeds "Can refer to heredity and psychological traits. It is the tendency of a flexible or yielding nature to draw powerful forces to it, especially when prosperity. Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. Spring (51): Rouse new growth by staying calm when others are confused. You will discover the germinating power within in the silence where a thousand seeds are becoming the landscape of spring. 2. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. Humankind has not woven the web of life. Line-1. " I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration) Action: Permeate. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. 47: Oppression. I prefer R. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. Harvesting: woman Trial. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. "-- D. 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. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Supreme success! Like the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a person whose fortunes have turned for the better shines brightly now. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. After proceeding slowly, one step at a time, you achieve your goal. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. 6 -- Stress -- 6 . Be sure the pitcher is sound, lest one run dry. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. timing is important to achieve the goal. The transformation is not necessarily unwelcome or uncomfortable. The identical idea is found in the Kabbalah: Pathfinder Hexagram 48 Sustenance The model of the moment: The major source of your sustenance is never yours to control or restrict access to for others; it belongs to. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). Hexagram 48 Jing The Well. 46: Pushing Upward. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. There is a destiny that makes us brothers, no one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others comes back. ”-- D. If you believe you are weak or old or failing, then you will make it true. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 27. Matthew 5: 48 . F. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . I Ching Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishing Vision). . 52 -- Keeping Still -- 52 . I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. Take responsibility. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Nine in the Fifth Place. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. Nine in the last place place. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. It is not the time for active doing. It combines the meanings lame, limping,. The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. Action: Subordinate. Don’t hesitate. Unhappiness is the first sign that something powerful stirs within you. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). Other titles: Treading, Conduct, The Symbol of Stepping Carefully, Proper Conduct, Cautious Treading, Proceeding Cautiously, Watch Your Step, Proceed at Your Own Risk, Advancing With Care "Illustrates the difference between courage and. Other titles: Obstruction, The Symbol of Difficulty, Arresting Movement, Trouble, Obstacles, Barrier, Halt, Halting, Limping, Afoot, “Sit Tight—Don’t move” "One is surrounded by an underwater reef and should wait for assistance. Action: Woo Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. 48 ䷯ 井: jǐng: 井. Six in the Second Place. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Judgment. A woman's perseverance benefits. [This hexagram represents incubation nurturing the spiritual embryo. Criticism and impatience will make matters worse. The weak and strong can coexist when the weaker element does not impose upon the stronger one, when it maintains good humor, and when it avoids taking bold action. Huan (Dispersion) Action: Flow. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Do not resort to previous methods. 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. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . My Earthly Self is square, feeling boundaries and limits. Other titles: Peace, The Symbol of Successfulness, Prospering, Pervading, Greatness, Tranquility, Prosperity, Conjunction, Major Synthesis, Hieros Gamos, Holy Marriage, "Yang supporting yin and going to meet each other. Compulsion:1a. Legge:. An inexhaustible supply of water and sustenance are referenced by hexagram number 48. 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. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram hexagram 32. Hook . Those who can win only by the sword are condemned to carry shields with them everywhere. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Interact with others. ” There will be evil. Don’t become cocksure about what you say. What are the. Circle of Meanings. There will be changes. What lies beneath our outer appearance is what counts most. Restraints are, if not cut entirely, at the very least loosened. The Oracle of Love offers responses for each I Ching hexagram, instructions for casting hexagrams and guidelines for interpreting them. Remarks: Usually the upper trigram refers to the future and the bottom trigram, the cause. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. I Ching Hexagram 14 Ta Yu (Great Possessing). When going nowhere, the return brings good fortune; when going somewhere, promptness brings good fortune. There is no beginning, but there is an end. Legge: During. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 46: Pushing Upward: Ascend. Moving hard and fast. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. This would vary in a family according to its poverty or wealth, and in a state according to the abundance or scantiness of its resources. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. 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. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. Hexagram 35 can be used for divination or as a pathfinder by asking a specific question and casting the hexagram. Substantiality is better than ornament. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. The Superior Man, abiding in holiness and virtue, inclines the people towards goodness. Don’t give up. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. Become an example for others to emulate like a tower of an ideal. Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass. 2. " The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. 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. 4 – There is contact with one. Hook . The weak force is more powerful than gravity, and the. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. 48) Mirror. Hook . It can be especially effective in coping with our own internal conflicts. None will consider your life of account. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. "-- D. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. The Vessel. 2. This energetic concentration could explode in an. "-- D. Hexagram 48 • Line 5 | I Ching Meditations says: March 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm […] Nine in the fifth place changes to. Six in the fifth place. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. –. Nine in the Last place changes to hexagram 60. "-- D. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. The power of enthusiasm is best symbolized by music and dance. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. 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. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. Harvesting Trial. Action: Go Back. and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. Key words: Touching the wellspring. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. This is the core of mysticism. The Can Tong Qi (Triplex Unity) sees the hexagrams #1 Heaven and #2 Earth as cauldron and furnace and hexagrams #29 Mastering Pitfalls and #30 Fire as the medicinal ingredients. Shock. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . – Henry Van Dyke. Find qualified people to work with. Reading at a Glance: Heaven is. Be inviting, tolerant and productive. This thunder is the music of reawakening life. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. F. Dim light. Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Action: Fulfill. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. He may be the strongest animal in the flock, but a proud, haughty ram brings misfortune upon himself. Nine in the third place. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. ’. Fit your life into the whole. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. Action: Conserve Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . You hold the power to become the master of your existence. Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Leave depression behind. Prepare carefully. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. 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: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. Gua Poem: Crossing the great pass: the ridgepole is sagging. I Ching Hexagram 11 T'ai (Peace) Action: Relax. e. It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawns on you. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. Spring (3): Rouse new growth by starting again. Do not make yourself feared. When you open, all obstacles will disappear. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Great success will make his rashness irrelevant. Use your will in harmony with the principles of the Work. We need material and spiritual nourishment. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Hexagram 55 Feng Abundance. 29 -- Danger --29 . The image of Mountain over Thunder. – Marcel Proust49: Revolution. The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. Commit to the situation. Human nature is basically the same: the passage. Keep things in balance whether it is what you take into your body. Growing: the small. Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. I have been experiencing much difficulty with the people I work with and have had very little success in implementing positive changes. With a spirit that shares with all you are nourished and enriched by this inexhaustible well of give and take. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Inner truth is not based on words but what you know and feel without speaking. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Six in the fourth place. Reading at a Glance: Oftentimes we feel that life is unfair. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Action: Explore. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. I prefer R. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 35. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. "-- D. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 61 into the Gatekeeper trigram in. In such a situation the person. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 43 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 44. Another thing I find interesting is that the mutual hexagram created by the middle lines for #42, is Hexagram 23, Splitting apart. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. The Marrying Maiden. . Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. 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. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's.