A woman's perseverance benefits. Also, the problem will not fix itself. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. Life’s natural friction is the force that shapes your individuality. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. Nine in the Fourth Place changes to hexagram 53. Culminating tending-towards the eighth moon: possessing a pitfall. Promote, explain, repeat and do not pull back. With truth, cry out, there is danger. Modesty does not mean you must feign weakness, or. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 46. Change with grace and elegance. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . With economy, I can be liberal. By remaining completely impartial in this judgement there can be a resolution. The character feng 豐 means abundant, bountiful, plentiful. The ancient character appears to be an elaborated, decorated version of the character for ‘drum’: see Richard Sears’ site –. Do not worry over what seems gone. I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). The reward of a gold arrow is to honor your integrity and heroic behavior. Harvest: divination. The trigram of wind may also reference an 'elder daughter' or the compass direction of 'southeast'. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation) Action: Untangle. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities, only leads to becoming lost. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". Hexagram 60 - Chieh. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. Be clear and simple. Genuine like Earth, Prominently pregnant I meditate in discreet reserveI Ching Hexagram 37 Chia Jen (Family). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. In such a situation the person. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . 6. 1. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Hexagram number 62 signifies the power of incremental movements and simplicity. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Great Success. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 54. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. When the operation is completed, a. You hold the power to become the master of your existence. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). As another ancient scripture put it, “To every thing, there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. Male and female mix their seed, and all creatures take shape and are born. Action: Flower. The first line, divided, shows one wishing to advance,and (at the same time) kept back. Action: Innovate. Content in your power, you have no need to engage the obstacle. I Ching Hexagram 45. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Thunderbolt and earthquake. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 27 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 28. This is the core of mysticism. 29 -- Danger --29 . An empty sacrifice, a fruitless offering, wasted effort. Overcoming the obstacles will bring real success in the end. Here then, is a short course in innovation/ repair: Usually. 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. ’. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. – Chinese Proverb. Hexagram 35 Chin Progress. 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. The possibilities are many. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. 6. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . – Chinese ProverbThe lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old). Distress. 2. Heng. The hexagram therefore can deal with either of two possible conditions: those involving Proprietyand those involving Making-do as an adaptation to adversity. I'm sure there is some other reason/pattern why these 2 pairs kind of stand. Pathfinder Hexagram 10 Risk The model of the moment: When you must take a risk in the face of powerful and dangerous forces, the quality of your behavior is critical to your success, and sometimes to your very survival. It cannot be bypassed or ignored. Hexagram 22, Prescriptions. The figure has certain affinities with hexagram number forty- four: Temptation which also depicts an inferior element encroaching from below. There is little or nothing you can do to change these facts, child. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. - Eight I Ching hexagrams shown. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . Indeed, many enlightened people preposition. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Stay right where you are and the answers will fall into your hand. Accept the hard work. Have no anxiety about. Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. With hexagram 28, this is a question about renouncing the world, and getting out of dodge, because your world in this situation will collapse. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). This line joins with Hexagram 28, Great. Line-1 Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the looking of a child -- not blamable in those of inferior rank, but a matter of regret in superior men. Action: Renew. As each love blooms in the peace of its own nature in its own time. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . Heaven and the Earth are in spiritual contact at this time, and a harmony exists between them. Fruitful to have a. This is not a time for patience, but for decisive action. Lusting after what we believe others have leads us nowhere. Judgment. . Hexagram #29 ䷜ Mastering Pitfalls: One of the four timeless hexagrams. This means you will likely experience again circumstances similar to a previous period. The blissful trigram representing the lake symbolizes happiness and clarity of thought and communication. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. 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. The situation may hold greater dangers for you, if you actively resist those now in control. Don't neglect the other side when you concentrate on one of the two, they need each other. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. The image of killing three fox with one arrow points to being delivered from tricksters. Finding ourselves in company of others who are taking a path unwise for us, we see our established and tried friendships have more to offer. For it brings to bear the force of a multitude upon a task. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Best to leave and take ones own direction alone. Or, The seed of something new. People come and go, but the well remains a well. Outer to Inner: The process turns the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 41 into the Groundbreaker trigram in the inner world of 42. Psychologically interpreted, a well symbolizes the continuously flowing unconscious psyche, the fountain of all awareness. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . I wrote about this a while ago: Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by, exceeding’. Strip away your negativity and take action. When you cast hexagram 56, you might well be coming from 55’s moment of decision. Any cause for sorrow will soon disappear. 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. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. – Longfellow58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . Cleary (2): For solution, the southwest is beneficial. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 16. Change your perspective. (28 Great Transition) Step 2 Inner Center: This inner re-organization leads to harmony with others. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Find strength in your own inner truth. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. Reading at a. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. – Mahatma Ghandi. This is a time of hopeful progress and must be used to one’s best advantage. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. Uncertainty grips you tightly. 5. 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 generation. Correct mistakes before they spread. After moving like the dance of a tiger I realize I am. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. You may be in some danger for a short time. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. The characters share a root with the shi or Corpse Embodiers who were possessed by ancestor spirits at the shared meals and the shi or book diviners, the bamboo-shamans. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. Cleary (1): Constancy in virtue; this righteousness is. Work through the Small. If you allow nothing new to enter your thoughts, how can anything new come out of them? GIGO ( Garbage In, Garbage Out ) is a common expression among computer aficionados. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. The course usually recommended for such times: You should make it obvious to all that your own advance benefits everyone, both. I Ching Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet) Action: Encounter. All lines: Fruitful: everlasting divination. The way is open. Changes are coming. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. I Ching Hexagram 29. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Something is about to collapse. A. Pathfinder Hexagram 49 Major Change The model of the moment: People often dislike, or outright fear change. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 34 Great Power: Invigorate. I Ching Hexagram 50 Ting (Cauldron). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. This energetic concentration could explode in an. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. Upper Trigram of Water. – Kierkegaard I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return) Action: Go Back. Reliable . 5. James DeKorne's Official Website - The Gnostic Book of Changes - Hexagram 28 THE GNOSTIC BOOK OF CHANGES Please select the chapter or. Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. Hexagram 34 is Great Vigour – or Power, or Strength. It is of benefit to continue. Pathfinder Hexagram 45 Meeting The model of the moment: Just as water sometimes congregates in large bodies as a response to changes in the environment, so too do people gather in periodic assemblies. The thirty-fifth hexagram shows the trigram of Clarity progressing over the earth -- an image of advancing awareness. 4. 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 . Hexagram #28's Lower Trigram of Wind. TO PURCHASE the new “Visionary I Ching” App go to the. Six in the Fifth Place39: Temporary Obstacles. Whenever I’ve drawn this hexagram in the past, I just shut the book! Reply. Kǎn (Abyss) Action: Relinquish Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position. While some obscure Sumerian or Egyptian texts may pre-date it slightly, the I Ching is unique in that it is more available today than at any other time in its history: it has to be the oldest continuously published book on the planet. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . Action: Accept. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. The two hexagrams, Abundance and Travelling, share the same nuclear hexagram: 28, Great Exceeding. If this is going to be done, then it must as well be done with as much skill and carefulness as possible. When you lose your way, life always hands you a map that says: ‘you are here. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within. ’. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Hexagram Two . Sometimes something as small as inattention to our surroundings while walking can take us into perilous sections. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Hexagram 36 Ming Yi Brightness Hiding. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. This is not a time for patience, but for decisive action. Be willing to survey progress as well as losses. The Superior Man reflects in his person the glory of heaven's virtue. The oldest forms of the character show a hand holding up an object – a token of authority, perhaps, or an archer’s thumb ring. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Shaughnessy: Gathering men at first weeping and wailing, but later laughing; the great captains succeed in meeting each other. Continue your ways of honesty and sincerity, but also maintain caution, as the unexpected could rob you of your hard won gains. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 16. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. A great pressure is causing an imbalance that needs correction. In reading Blofeld, Ritsema/Karcher, Shaughnessy, Cleary, Legge, Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Hauang and more, some of the titles are, Peeling Off, Decay, Stripping Away, Intrigue, Deterioration, Collapse. Deciding and Parting. Pathfinder Hexagram 57 Subtlety The model of the moment: Attitudes enjoy far more impact on events than many of us realize. They. Endure it as best you can, for your enemies are too strong for you to overcome now. The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. The course usually recommended for such times: Do. Action: Reignite. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. True endurance arises from love and enthusiasm rather than inflexible rules. – Emerson. To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts. Cleary (1): In sameness with people, first there is weeping, afterward laughter. Reading at a Glance: When. There is harmony between the inner and outer, the micro and macro, the one and the all. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 61 Inner Truth: Trust. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. The gravity of matter merges with the upward radiation of light to create a condition of deep harmony. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Pathfinder Hexagram 21 Correction The model of the moment: Compromise is unsuitable in this circumstance, child. Thank you so much for your I Ching creations. Judgment . Going about things the wrong way, whether in work or love, leads one to dissatisfaction and restlessness. Hexagram Twenty Seven >. Action: Regenerate. Line 2 is auspicious and suggests a person redefining himself (looking at his future). Damage has already been done to prevent closure. Pathfinder Hexagram 38 Competition The model of the moment: Diversity in opinion and method is as essential to human affairs as genetic diversity is to life itself. If the dam is about to burst, moving out of the way is your first priority! Likewise, if you are in an old mine shaft and feel the earth begin to tremble, it is a time for quick, instinctive action and nimble footwork—only. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Hexagram 29 - K'an. There’s a gentleness to your work that really comes through. Such relationships strip away our privacy to expose much more of us to others than is the case in other associations. Perhaps it is time to read Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes lightning spewed forth by the clouds -- difficulty prevails! The Superior Man busies himself setting things in order. Legge: During. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. The great image says: Thunder and wind: Mt. Display it in the King’s Chambers. 6. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. The Vessel. When the eighth month arrives, then there will be misfortune. Fruitful to proceed probing. Let it be. ’. If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. The mention of seven days in the Judgment and the winter solstice in the Image tells us that the hexagram of Return deals with cyclic progression. To have a gelded boars tusk is to have power over something that could have attacked you. It is the tendency of a flexible or yielding nature to draw powerful forces to it, especially when prosperity. 2. The hexagram also means. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. I Ching Hexagram 30. In the beginning climbing up to heaven, afterwards entering the earth. They must develop a more yielding personality so that their local contact, or host, can open doors and pave the way. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. 28) Mirror 9 at 4: Fields without wildfowl. The wind trigram is known as a 'soft energy': both subtle and lacking in strength, and yet persistent and unwavering. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Those who come and go use the well as a well. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . Restraints are, if not cut entirely, at the very least loosened. (Nuclear hexagram 28. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. – Albert Camus. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. 40: Deliverance. For they are not. Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Hexagram 27 Growth. Though times will eventually improve, in the near term things appear bleak. 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. Advantage can often be gained by moving backwards temporarily, before again moving forward. 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. Luck, and the help of others, is with you, as you have infused your work with the qualities of modesty and discipline. Hexagram 55 is unusual in that its name contains two meanings –. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. There is disturbance by unusual needs and events. Advantageous to have a place to go. Don’t make plans, just listen. Danger and evil tidings may surround you. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). Constantly swimming in a sea of boundless opportunity leads to exhaustion. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 57 Penetration: Permeate. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. Pathfinder Hexagram 05 Suspension The model of the moment: You could be caught up in the games of others now, your goals entangled in conflict. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. Women's persistence brings reward. Hook. Hook . Spring (11): Rouse new growth by disentangling from. The Oracle. Maintain a cheerful. Nine in the fourth place. Hexagram 30 - Li. The trigram of wind may also reference an 'elder daughter' or the compass direction of 'southeast'. Hexagram 18 • Ku — Decay/Therapy – line 1 says: May 29, 2015 at 1:12 pm […] Hexagram 18 • Ku — Decay/Therapy […]Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. Reading at a Glance: You are being sincere but may feel obstructed. Seek shelter from the storm. Summer (14): Ripen the fruits. The storm has had the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. Hexagram 1 is so simple it’s tremendously hard to get to grips with. The two words of its name are equally important: Repeating also means rehearsing and learning: this is the classic. For dissatisfaction with the status quo is what spawns superior motivation. This is why Joy is developmental. To have found wholeness is the greatest blessing. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Hook . C. Cautious optimism. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. – Henry Van Dyke. Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. I Ching Hexagram 39 Jian (Obstruction). The model of the moment: We are each responsible for our own welfare, to a great degree. Don’t hesitate. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). Spring (5): Rouse new growth. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the.