When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. Crossing the line: guo. 58 Opening/Mediator DUI. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Tags: Art, Hexagram 63, I Ching, Meditations, Prescriptions. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 46: Pushing Upward: Ascend. The starting hexagram #63: "Completion" The meaning of hexagram #63. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. Do not stay in isolation. The ancient character appears to be an elaborated, decorated version of the character for ‘drum’: see Richard Sears’ site –. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. – Chinese Proverb. Hold on to the hidden connections. Don’t go back to old ways. Unhappiness is the first sign that something powerful stirs within you. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. In Change there is the Supreme Polarity,. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. ”. The Superior Man distributes his emoluments to those below; dwelling in virtue, he renounces them. Something very profound is also committed to your success. Offer opportunities for Love. Sprouting and Massing. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. Winter (62): Find the seed of the new by making very careful moves. Do not resort to previous methods. Your worth will be recognized. 50 as the primary hexagram sometimes acts as ‘Vessel’ for the change represented by the second hexagram, allowing it to become real. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . Hold on to the hidden connections. But still, here are a few thoughts on the nature of each moving line. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. The I Ching, or “Book of Changes,” consists of sixty-four archetypes that result from all the possible six-line combinations of yin and yang lines, called hexagrams. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. 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. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator, the outer world trigram of 49 into the Matchmaker in the inner world of 50. Use your deep power to brighten your work and your purpose. Do not impose order. They lead to honor and reward. 22 Adorning Bi. Find a common purpose. Hexagram 14 Ta Yu Great Possessing. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 20 Contemplation: View. Legions. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Yield. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. Disorder succeeds to order, and. Winter (8): Find the seed of the new by re-grouping your thoughts. If you cannot change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails and let it guide you. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. I looked through my journal and see I have many casts with 48 as the relating hexagram but only a few with 48uc as the primary. "-- D. Ming Yi, Brightness Hiding is the Dark Sun, the sun in the earth and the sacrifice to the dark powers at the Earth Altar. Something important is coming. You are ignored and frozen out of the culture where you belong. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Resoluteness and Sequence. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Make an offering and you will succeed. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. So with lines 1 and 4 moving, the Yang Pattern of Change is Hexagram 51, Arousing: Here the unbroken lines represent how change acts, and the broken ones represent unchanging form. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. The hexagram is encouraging you to take the initiative, or is affirming an activity you have initiated. The root of the term jing, well is Two, the Two Protectors that permit life to exist and the Divine Couple, a manifestation of Earth and Heaven. Do not focus on inspiring others (1). Advantageous to install lords as helpers. Dwelling People. Hexagram 19, also known as “Nearing,” symbolizes a time when a great opportunity is at hand. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. The transformative process of the Pair 39:40 Difficulties and Deliverance develops the insight to let go of heroic striving and the energy to move with change. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . –Francis QuarlesThe hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Hexagram 16 Yu Enthusiasm. Welcome to I Ching: Mothering Change, a unique way to consult the I Ching,. People call this Hexagram ‘ the marrying maiden ’ or ‘ converting the maiden ’ or ‘ returning maiden . ”. Make an offering and you will succeed. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Gather your team around your central idea. Don’t try to start something new yet. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. Stay low and humble. Create inspiration for others. Then your answer includes the special text for those lines, and also the hexagram revealed when they are all changed. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. This lets us nourish the Ancestors who in turn nourish and ennoble their descendants in a flow of radiant blessings. A New Interpretation of Hexagrams!8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . Therefore, the punishment theme in the hexagram warns us that a lack of Discernment in the matter at hand has built-in penalties: i. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. 7. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). The Superior Man devotes careful thought to his judgments and is tardy in sentencing people to death. ” When this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes Number sixteen, Enthusiasm, giving us an altogether energetic and action-oriented image. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Ride the Elephant. This is a most auspicious time. Beware of melancholy, doubt and negativity. 34 Great Invigorating DA ZHUANG. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern. Do not impose order. 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. The Well is a norm, a model of order that meets common needs, an endless and inexhaustible source of the water of life. Make an offering and you will succeed. – Chinese Proverb. 26,111. and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Attract and join things through your willingness to accept them (31). Hu Gua (secondary influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Advantageous to install the lords to move the legions. Don’t just think about it, do something. Reduce what is overdeveloped. Trial: Advantageous. Make an offering and you will succeed. The universal spirit shares our feelings of Love and. The roots of the trees penetrate deeply into the soil. A confederation of lower elements combines to serve a greater whole. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. Ending it in the Eighth Moon: Trap! The Way closes. 64 hexagrams corresponding the 64 dna code words. ’. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by using your experience. This is a time to break new ground. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. I think the breast feeding discussion works in this thread with its title of "I Ching: Mothering Change. Shake stimulates everything that moves or moves in the body, purifies the blood, links eyes and sexual organs, desire and anger, vision and motivation, giving the capacity to act decisively. Find the people you truly belong with. 2. Don’t try to change the world. Find a common. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. THE GNOSTIC BOOK OF CHANGES Please select the chapter or hexagram below! New: download the complete Gnostic Book of Changes here! New: a. I Ching Hexagram 45. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 39. – Ishikawa Takuboku. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Dwelling People. M. 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 year). With truth, cry out, there is danger. Perhaps one passes things by without noticing them, or one finds nothing outside oneself of. We also see two strong lines (4th and 5th) that bring everуthing together. This is why Joy is developmental. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 53 into the Mediator trigram in the inner world of 54. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the Navigator trigram from the outer world of 39 to the inner world of 40. Fruitless to take up arms; Fruitful to have a direction to go. (Though connection to the source can and does cause political change – see Hexagram. The Superior Man devotes careful thought to his judgments and is tardy in sentencing people to death. Don’t make plans, just listen. Reading at a Glance: When. Don’t pull back. Clear away the confusion and return to your flow. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. –Emerson8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . The superior man judges criminals and postpones capital punishment. Join with others. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. This lets us nourish the Ancestors who in turn nourish and ennoble their descendants in a flow of radiant blessings. "-- D. A child, an idea, an undertaking, whatever. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 17 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 18. 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. then yin and yang alternated in 63/64. Flourishing. 16 Providing for YU F Providing for a Joyous Response. Reading at a. Take the lead. Action: Disengage. " A moving line is a line which is so strong that it changes to its opposite. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. By Adele Thomas June 19, 2023. Philosophically, it is what enriches power and virtue ( de ), rising and opening from the seeds. This turns outer expression of inspiring ideas. Line 5: Standstill is giving way = what if it should fail? Tie it to a mulberry tree. If both lines change, the hexagram becomes number thirty-one, Initiative, with which the figure is intimately connected, as Legge's notes point out. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Connecting to a hexagram; Part Two. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. It is the waxing moon, the celebrant, the new king, the blessing, a connection of Heaven and. Your worth will be recognized. Make an offering and you will succeed. It enables a person to collect energy and move with Heaven, disentangled from the emotions of greed, anger, desire and ignorance. Diligence and focus must be at maximal levels because a time of great flourishing is near. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Summer (21): Ripen the fruits by biting through obstacles. Advantageous to have a place to go. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. In correcting outmoded or inappropriate feelings one must proceed with care because emotional/instinctual forces cannot be altered as quickly as we can change our minds. Reduce what is overdeveloped. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 53 into the Mediator trigram in the inner world of 54. Changing line #4 "Charging Upward"- This line is a reminder of the important job you. They. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 17 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 18. Yin/yang is the fundamental duality of the Universe whose dynamic tension gives shape to all phenomena and the way they change. Give each thing a place to grow and flourish. v. There is nothing to be gained by knowing the goals you seek – and actually setting out to create the life you envisage is a trap. 3 Sprouting ZHUN. Make an offering and you will succeed. ‘Returning, creating success. Nourish the people you live and work with. Nourish the people you live and work with. The earth is flooded. Action: Flower. The strong ice will come (by and by). HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Hexagram 49 is known as “Revolution” and represents a time of significant change and transformation. Judgment. Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward, has to do with step-by-step progress onward and upward, and the effort of the climb. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. You can’t push too hard because the situation may call. 26: Containment of Potential. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Action: Transform. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. Don’t increase your involvements. 29 -- Danger --29 . Wise Words! The Way is open. Nurture hidden growth. In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade’s no easier to make than an oak. Use Small words to bring it to completion. Action: Ascend. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Create inspiration for others. Hexagram 12 is called Pi 否 – Blocked, Standstill, Stasis, Negation. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 16 Enthusiasm: Align. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Liu: The wind over the lake symbolizes Inner Truthfulness. Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. Reading at a Glance: After a period of feeling fulfilled,. Find the people you truly belong with. Clear the channels of communication. Earth seems to be above heaven (the sky), and heaven is on earth. ‘Yi’, ‘hidden’ or ‘wounded’, is the name of a. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. Life doesn’t happen to us, it happens because of us. Beware of inept strategy and poor coordination. Inner perseverance now leads to acquiring a place where you can influence the world you live in. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. A Rising Sun. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. One hears thunder unexpectedly. 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. 49, Radical Change. Reading at a. Summer (38): Ripen the fruits. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Things will change when your environment becomes warmer. Success is assured. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. Liu: A tree on the mountain symbolizes. When you merge the world in here with the world out there your destiny is revealed. Compulsion:1a. Ji Ji, Already Crossing is part of a group of four figures (1 and 2, 63 and 64) that form the Four Gates of Change, places where the Hidden Winds of the Four Directions enter the human world. Regret disappears. It is the spontaneous movement of a being who, by yielding to the overwhelming force of the spirit, fulfills its true destiny. I ching Lin (Approach) I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach) Action: Advance Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat:. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Stay low and humble. "-- D. Summer (38): Ripen the fruits. ,etc. Don’t just wait for the right moment. This hexagram signifies the importance of deciding and taking action, even if it means breaking the status quo. Be enduring. Close; Quick Insights – Short, simple courses on interpretive tools and approaches that give you quick insight into your readings – available as part of Change Circle membership. Collect the energy and insight to start anew. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. Form follows function. Things can be difficult in the beginning. Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. The commentators suggest that the condition symbolized here is a necessary sequel to the regulation of the family in the preceding hexagram. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 19 Approach: Advance. our politics cannot change its essential nature. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 26 Controlled Power: Amplify. 4 Enveloping MENG. Look up the changed hexagram – the ‘relating hexagram’ – in the. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from. Reinvent yourself. I have just finished said relationship and now feel actually happy and free. There are 5 months of worries and worries ahead, but then life will change for the better. Focus on one central plan. Expect a new event, person or idea to shake up your world. This turns your desire to connect your action with the spirit into inner. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes clouds rising to the zenith -- inactivity! The Superior Man will pass this time in feasting and enjoyment. Kǎn (Abyss) Action: Relinquish Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. A time of growing power and energies which have not yet revealed themselves. Top 6: Generous nearing. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well). 56 -- Transition -- 56 . Gather energy for a decisive new move. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Hexagram 41 EXPECTATION FAILURE. Use your power quietly and be generous with those who look to you for leadership. The motto is: Keep a small heart. Advantageous Trial. Shake stimulates everything that moves or moves in the body, purifies the blood, links eyes and sexual organs, desire and anger, vision and motivation, giving the capacity to act decisively. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. 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. Qián (The Creative) Action: Initiate. ‘Coupling, the woman is powerful. 10 Treading LU. Your own day. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. Diligence and focus must be maximal because a time of great flourishing is near. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. Sears says the additions to the character are drummers; others say they are grain stalks. The noble one’s constancy bears no fruit: despite your best, most creative efforts, it just isn’t happening. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the Navigator trigram from the outer world of 39 to the inner world of 40. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 9 Small Restraint: Surrender. Cooperate with the process. " K'UN , in the upper trigram of cosmic ideals, is receptive to. Attract and join things through your willingness to accept them (31). Close; Quick Insights – Short, simple courses on interpretive tools and approaches that give you quick insight into your readings – available as part of Change Circle. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder over a pool. Return is associated with the time of the winter solstice when the sun begins its journey back toward summer. Persevering. It also has to do with offerings: Harmen, in his fascinating article on the hexagram, says, “Sheng was the name of a certain sacrifice, and because of the close resemblance between the old forms of sheng and dou, I believe. Correct mistakes before they spread. Learn the lessons of the past. Beware of conceit and arrogance. Without fault. The spirit should be restrained as little as possible. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. Return is associated with the time of the winter solstice when the sun begins its journey back toward summer. This hexagram's "shadow side" reveals circumstances preventing the union of entities or forces, more than those conditions promoting fruitful affiliation. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). Watch who you let in. "do what makes you feel good" I have been in a so-called 'relationship' which was making me feel insecure, unhappy, anxious, etc. Disorder succeeds to order, and. The transformative process of the Pair 41:42 Diminishing and Augmenting inspires you to give up old patterns of aggression and need and open yourself to the blessing that results. The blissful Lake may also point to a 'third daughter' or the map direction west. A confederation of lower elements combines to serve a greater whole. Have no fear. An unfeeling atmosphere will undermine vitality. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Rouse people’s Idealism. I Ching Hexagram 11 T'ai (Peace) Action: Relax. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . Fall (33): Harvest the crop by restraining your enthusiasm. Spring (54): Rouse new growth by leaving the old ways behind. 59 Dispersing HUAN. Lines two and five are the only lines in the figure that are "out of place," and each takes its meaning from the other, which implies that they. 3,990. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome.