If you are not mindful you can find yourself in trouble from which you can’t escape. You don’t have to do everything alone. Much to correct, much to organize. 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. The small: Harvesting Trial. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. –Emerson2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Conflict arises when a person who is convinced he or she is. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. When going alone you will find a friend to join you. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. Legge:. Top 9: Encountering (with) one's horn. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. – Marcel Proust49: Revolution. Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world trigram of 47 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 48. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Legge:Holding. This juxtaposition denotes a time of. Make an offering and you will succeed. Six in the Fourth Place. A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 57 into the Mediator trigram. The Well is always the Well. Nine in the Second Place. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. Action: Go Back. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 13. When you open, all obstacles will disappear. To deal with evil for the sake of good may leave one seen as part of the evil. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Liu: Wind blowing around the foot of the mountain symbolizes Work after Spoiling. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Legge: The free course. 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 . [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. 50 -- The Sacrificial Vessel -- 50 . I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. Being free of desires, you will discover that the empire is at peace of its own accord. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. 16: Enthusiasm. Hexagram 35 can be used for divination or as a pathfinder by asking a specific question and casting the hexagram. ” There will be evil. Hmm. I have been experiencing much difficulty with the people I work with and have had very little success in implementing positive changes. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. The persistence of negativity is a factor in human affairs: just when you think an undesirable element has been uprooted, it. 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. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram hexagram 32. Line-1 . Hexagram #44: Heaven over Wind. Serve your highest ideals. Action: Encourage. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. I Ching Hexagram 58 Tui (Joy). Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Sheng (Pushing Upward) I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Become an example for others to emulate like a tower of an ideal. Interact with others. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Hard times can shrivel our spirits and give rise to a multitude of “crows,” in the form of troublesome worries. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Six in the fifth place20: Overview. 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. – Mahatma Ghandi. Let go. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Look for the higher purpose in all relationships. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. Judgment. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. Action: Remedy Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Spring (3): Rouse new growth by starting again. Painting inspired by the Chinese Character for Hexagram 60, Limitation. Crossing the line: guo. This is why nurturance by the small is developmental. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). One would be. Action: Breakthrough. " -- D. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). Six in the Fourth Place. 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. Six in the third place. Work for the common good. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. When I am receptive to my creativity I am aware of my life pattern And become centered. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. " -- D. 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. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. This is about character. On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. If this is the only changing line, the hexagram becomes number forty-one, Compensating Sacrifice, the corresponding line of which images a profound and beneficial increase: “Someone does indeed increase him. Don’t give up. Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. This is a time to make good use of all your resources. Each hexagram is part of a Pair that that activates hidden paths of transformative energy through the interaction of the trigrams or Spirit Helpers, connecting phases of Inspiration and Realization. The law of compensation shows how ‘what is’ springs from ‘what is not. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Nine in the Second Place. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Action: Explore. Be sure the pitcher is sound, lest one run dry. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. "-- D. Action: Socialize. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. 4 Enveloping MENG. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . or express in your words. Remain centered while viewing the broader picture. Hexagram 54 Kui Mei Propriety. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . 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. I haven't thought much about 47/48 as a pair yet so what does Hilary say of it. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. The transformative process of the pair 53:54 Gradual Advance and Marrying Maiden develops the patience to wait on events and the ability to let yourself be led at a critical moment. Allow negative feelings to arise. 24. Lower Trigram of Water. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. Judgment . He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Be mindful of how you nourish. 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. There will be changes. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. 3. The Superior Man seeks his center and refines his commitment. – Emerson Wu: Three would create doubts. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. To use the Christian injunction in illustration: the upper trigram of Heaven is perfect, and the lower trigram of. This is a time when it will be easy to cultivate mutual trust in relationships and partnerships. You are closer to your goal but the situation keeps shifting. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. The hexagram relates to personal power, that is power directly or indirectly under one’s own control. Cleary (1): In Nurturance of the Great it is beneficial to be chaste. Compare the first two hexagrams with hexagram number eleven, Harmony, and number twelve, Divorcement, noting the implications of the symbolism in terms of the proper management of the Work. Chance is always powerful. Nine in the fourth place. I am like a Heavenly Dragon. Matthew 5: 48 . Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. F. This thunder is the music of reawakening life. The emphasis is on upward motion, a movement from obscurity to influence, with growth that is supported by adaptability and an absence of obstacles. Consider your steps carefully when powerful forces surround you. ” There will be evil. Sometimes the sacrifice. This is the core of mysticism. 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. Ten pairs of tortoises cannot. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. With economy, I can be liberal. where you can see and be seen from a distance. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Ponce -- Kabbalah. 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,. The goal of the Work is to unite all of the disparate aspects of the psyche into a harmonious whole. Neglecting the richness of ones own abilities and not putting them to use, leaves them to atrophy. I find them quite different, yet similar, to others. 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Do not resort to previous methods. The resulting hexagram will provide insight into the situation and suggest a course of action. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . 2. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. Six in the. Six in the Second Place. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 20 Contemplation: View. One looks for helpers, But good help is hard to find. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 34 Great Power: Invigorate. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". Enthusiasm unleashes enormous creative energy. The condition of innocence has less to do with age than with attitude. Keep your eye on what is important. Legge:The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. Hexagram 8, Holding Together, is a symbol of teamwork and unity. Nine in the fourth place changes into hexagram 48. Legge:Holding. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Other titles: The Symbol of Advance and Arrival, Nearing, Overseeing, Condescension, Getting Ahead, Promotion, Conduct, Drawing Near, Becoming Great, The Forest, Advance, Advancing, "Two people advancing together; or a good influence which hasn't been seen. The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. The Vessel. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . 2. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. “With gentle compassion, I can be brave. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Fit your life into the whole. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. After proceeding slowly, one step at a time, you achieve your goal. Nine in the Fifth Place. The gravity of matter merges with the upward radiation of light to create a condition of deep harmony. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Dragging the adversary about when there is no adversary will cost you your inner treasure. 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 can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Ascending in a waning moon. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. . an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Though we usually think of them. I Ching Hexagram 18 Ku (Decay). Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. The course usually recommended for such times: Do not ignore the benefit. 2. Innocence implies a natural harmlessness, an openness, and pure intentions unsullied by ulterior motives. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. Avoid empty displays of power or force. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 33. – Galileo. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. A warning! I must not be arrogant in my climb. 63 - Every cycle seeks perfection. It can be especially effective in coping with our own internal conflicts. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 48 The Well: Inspire. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. – Shakespeare37 -- The Family -- 37 . In the mixing of foreign waters, the further evolution of life is spurred on, and new, fertile soils distributed and laid down for the benefit of future. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. When in over your head you could be swept away. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 14. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. A woman's perseverance benefits. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Remarks: Usually the upper trigram refers to the future and the bottom trigram, the cause. Remain mindful while celebrating. Nine in the Fourth Place. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. Hook . When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. I Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings) Action: Persevere. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Liu: A tree on the mountain symbolizes Gradual. " I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration) Action: Permeate. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Nourish oneself and others. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). Legge: The free course. "-- D. Six in the fourth place changes to. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL . HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-ONE -- INNER TRUTH . Action: Commit Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. Six in the Second Place. The transformation is not necessarily unwelcome or uncomfortable. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. This auspicious hexagram, consisting of all yin lines, represents the power of the feminine. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. This turns your need to. Action: Adjust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1: Creative: Initiate. Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. 39: Temporary Obstacles. I Ching Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading) Action: Cautious Advance. Hexagram 50 Ting Cauldron. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. "-- D. 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 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 36 Brightness Hiding: Reignite. What you have lost will return of itself. 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. ”. Action: Correct Discipline. I Ching Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). 48. Action: Unite. Often, what we want right now is a scratchy shroud over what our soul longs for. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . Action: Let Go Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Oracle of Love. Action: Enlighten. Shock. Hexagram Sixteen > < Hexagram Fourteen. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place.