The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . –Emerson2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . Things can be difficult in the beginning. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. The goal of the Work is to unite all of the disparate aspects of the psyche into a harmonious whole. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 26. – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Be like a tower with a wide and long view. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. My creations are seen in the world with blessings to all. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. When the operation is completed, a. "-- D. Don’t go back on your word. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. The hexagram means looking ahead, by offering encouragement or being encouraged to face the future. F. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . Participate with life; do not mystify it. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. The answer should tell you the condition of your will. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. Look for the higher purpose in all relationships. 10 -- Cautious Advance -- 10 . Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Excess of one thing attracts or causes its opposite. For instance, history has shown that mass movements can bring about stable, ordered, and durable conditions for the better. 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. There will be changes. An early key to success is to avoid pretentious ambitions and grandiose goals. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. The most suitable case to explain Hexagram 48 is the divination of a R & D project. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. Hook . One who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. Ten pairs of tortoises cannot. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. The new light is slowly emerging. You are in the Inspiring phase of this Pair. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. Hexagram 12, Paintings and Prescriptions. Search out new companions. Hexagram 48 Sustenance. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 14 Great Possessing: Shine. Action: Evaluate. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. 2. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. Those who wish to acquire a following must speak the language of their followers. If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. Be sure the pitcher is sound, lest one run dry. On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. My Earthly Self is square, feeling boundaries and limits. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. My Heavenly spirit is like a circle with no idea of ending. The strongest relationships are between two people. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. Yet, despite the fact that every line is in its proper place, not one of them has an easy. Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Matthew 5: 48 . In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. Restraints are, if not cut entirely, at the very least loosened. 2) Reading method I: Provided there are 2 moving lines, please read the texts of these 2 lines but the upper one is regarded as the main judgment. 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. 48 -- The Well -- 48 . Transformation. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. "-- D. Legge: The first line, dynamic, seems to be thus addressed: "You leave your efficacious tortoise, and look at me till your lower jaw hangs down. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. Compare Propriety with hexagram number fifty-three, Gradual Progress, then compare them both with hexagram number thirty-one,Initiative. 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. Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. e. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 17 Following: Show by Example. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). The course usually recommended for such times: Do not ignore the benefit. 24. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Allow negative feelings to arise. 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. When three people travel together one will be forced to leave. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Six in the. The Superior Man grows a little every day. 29 -- Danger --29 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. To ‘take’ her means to seize, as one might seize a criminal, but in this usage it’s something like the old-fashioned English, ‘taking a woman in marriage. F. – Chinese Proverb13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 48. Line-1. Six in the Fourth Place. I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration). Honest differences are often a sign of progress. Nine in the third place. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. 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. Action: Accept. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. 2. The Well is always the Well. When going nowhere, the return brings good fortune; when going somewhere, promptness brings good fortune. Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . 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. 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. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . The time for Approach, like Spring, does not last. 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . Reading at a Glance: At some. Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and. This is a good time to examine all the people in your life and ponder why you are connected to them. 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,. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. I'm sure there is some other reason/pattern why these 2 pairs kind of stand. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . If you don't know what cannot be done, you will accomplish great things. You don’t have to do everything alone. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Let your hook always be cast; In the pool where you least expect it,. The old character, which looks like a noughts-and-crosses grid, is usually said to be a picture of a grid of fields, with the well at the centre. Paintings and Prescriptions. Pathfinder Hexagram 43 Resolution The model of the moment: Here a decision to expose and remove corruption is required, in spite of the dangers involved. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. – Emerson Wu: Three would create doubts. Action: Conserve Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Hook . Adapting honestly and bravely to your situation is the best you can do. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. There is a profound lesson here which is best appreciated by meditating on the associations implied. 38 -- Holding Together -- 8 . L. 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. I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Earth seems to be above heaven (the sky), and heaven is on earth. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . We are but one thread within it. The subject of the line does what she can to get out of danger, and finally, as is signified by the central position of the line, the issue is better than could have been expected. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks can eventually be overcome and become assets. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Six in the first place changes to Hexagram 09 Paintings and Prescriptions Hexagram 09. Sooner or later, good comes to those who do good; joy comes to those who bring joy to others; opportunity comes to those who persist in their dreams. Six in the fifth place20: Overview. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). 2. It is guided more by the heart than the head. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 48. Something very profound is also committed to your success. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. Harvesting: woman Trial. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. Truth fears nothing but concealment. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. 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. This energetic concentration could. The power of enthusiasm is best symbolized by music and dance. Action: Subordinate. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. This hexagram refers to a time in the cycle of human affairs when things are stirring up and the hint of dramatic change is in the air. 3. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. Spring (51): Rouse new growth by staying calm when others are confused. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. 3. There is a possibility of joining with the wrong company, leading to misfortune and commitment to those not of like mind. Only by learning the truth about ourselves may we. When the world grows dark, your inner light is given definition. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . 44 -- Temptation -- 44 . Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. Line-1. 20: Overview. Liu: Wind blowing around the foot of the mountain symbolizes Work after Spoiling. Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. 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. 50: The Cauldron. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. 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. NOTE: In general terms, the hexagram's upper trigram symbolizes external forces, and the. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. Six in the second place. It is the tendency of a flexible or yielding nature to draw powerful forces to it, especially when prosperity. Six in the last place. ‘Coupling, the woman is powerful. 29 -- Danger --29 . You will become wise and learn the mysteries of life. This is not always a bad thing. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. 10: Treading Carefully. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. There is no beginning, but there is an end. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. Hexagram 60, Paintings and Prescriptions. Those who can win only by the sword are condemned to carry shields with them everywhere. 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. Similarly, change often causes conflict, and conflict brings about change. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . Hook . Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; Hexagram 10 – Lü / Treading; Hexagram 11 – T’ai / Peace; Hexagram 12 – P’i / Standstill; Hexagram 13 – T’ung Jên / Friendship in the Open; Hexagram 14 – Ta You / Possession in Great Measure; Hexagram 15 – Ch’ien / Modesty; Hexagram 16 — Yü / EnthusiasmThis hexagram is complementary to hex. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL . "-- D. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 46. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . If the surface of you feels bitten and in chaos. The Oracle of Love offers responses for each I Ching hexagram, instructions for casting hexagrams and guidelines for interpreting them. Nurture hidden growth. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. Nourish oneself and others. Great success will make his rashness irrelevant. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . 4 – There is contact with one. You are closer to your goal but the situation keeps shifting. The Vessel. I wait for a new growth cycle. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". There are times when immediate escape is the only reasonable option. The emphasis is on upward motion, a movement from obscurity to influence, with growth that is supported by adaptability and an absence of obstacles. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. You may feel too weak to continue. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Similarly, change often causes conflict, and conflict brings about change. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. If the superior man takes the. Line-1 . Six in the second place changes to hexagram 60. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Hook . In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Pathfinder Hexagram 18 Innovation The model of the moment: Innovation and repair are concepts applicable to a wide array of life experiences. – Chinese Proverb. "-- D. Winter (8): Find the seed of the new by re-grouping your thoughts. Here again we are advised 3 days where one. ]. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. 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. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer. Perseverance brings good fortune. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. This is a time to make good use of all your resources. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A resurrection or transformation. Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison. it's a sign that your depths are calling for expression. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 27. Six in the third place. The well is down low: shoot at the fish. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. What are the. then yin and yang alternated in 63/64. Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. When success over others is achieved through sheer force of authority or superior position, the victory will not last. Action: Refine Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. It is not the time for active doing. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. The fact that each hexagram is the inverse of the other should. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. 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 . Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. I find them quite different, yet similar, to others. Sudden and significant change. Follow the impulse that leads to co-operation without trying to have a clear goal. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Judgment . I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. Crossing the line: guo. 2. 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. F. 10 -- Cautious Advance -- 10 . Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. This is a time for action. Compulsion:1a. As a result of deep introspection, an invisible energy emanates from us, influencing others without their being aware of it. His well being is. What you have lost will return of itself. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Six in the last place changes to hexagram 6. . Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. Prepare carefully. Hexagram 35 can be used for divination or as a pathfinder by asking a specific question and casting the hexagram. Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. 48:32. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. The resulting hexagram will provide insight into the situation and suggest a course of action. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . ". Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. Turn toward clarity. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Human nature is basically the same: the passage of time cannot add to its dimensions, nor take anything away. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. Here the new crowds the old, eager to. Take a balanced responsibility now. Matthew 5: 48 . Going nowhere, coming back is fortunate, etc. 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. Reading at a Glance: After a period of feeling fulfilled,. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. To know fulfillment, nourish what is for the belly and not the eye. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 24.