Don’t give up. 24-30 AR: 54. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Cleary (2): For solution, the southwest is beneficial. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). Transformation. With a humble manner the superior man receives people. The model of the moment: The major source of your sustenance is never yours to control or restrict access to for others; it belongs to everyone. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. e. Hsiao Kua Small Exceeding. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. Only by learning the truth about ourselves may we. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it – the dead feeling of winter. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. L. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. Follow the impulse that leads to co-operation without trying to have a clear goal. Much to correct, much to organize. The cauldron symbolizes nourishment and rejuvenation. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 24. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. The mutual hexagram for #41, is hexagram 24, Return. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. Huan (Dispersion) Action: Flow. Invoke wisdom of the older wise female member of your family for guidance. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Six in the second place changes to. Action: Support. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. Reading at a Glance: When. I Ching Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration). You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. Therefore the rest of the remaining. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. This leads to a breakthrough. 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. I Ching Hexagram 52 Ken (Keeping Still). 46: Pushing Upward. Other titles: Preponderance of the Small, The Symbol of Excess in Small Things, The Small get by, Slight Excess, Small Exceeding, Small Surpassing, Excess of the Small, Small gains, Conscientiousness, Smallness in Excess, Exceeding the Mean, Proliferation. I prefer R. Hexagram 48 Jing The Well. Ponce -- Kabbalah. ". Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 14 Great Possessing: Shine. Nourishment refers to more than just a healthy diet of food; this hexagram represents caregiving as well. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Nine in. The hexagram also means. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. Gather energy for a decisive new move. 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. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. Ascending in a waning moon. Reading at a. Choosing to follow good influences brings supreme success. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). The time to use it will come. 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. A wise leader measures success in terms of finely tuned performance, not raw power. – Ishikawa Takuboku. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . – Emerson Wu: Three would create doubts. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 41. In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Be brave and independent. Action: Transform. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Emerson12 -- Divorcement --12 . 50 -- The Sacrificial Vessel -- 50 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Other titles: The Clinging, The Symbol of Brightness and of Separateness, Flaming Beauty, Radiance, Fire, The Net, Allegiance, The Cosmic Mean, Synergy, Sunlight, Perception, Pertaining to Comprehension, The Light, Consciousness, Lucidity Judgment . I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). Action: Fulfill. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. I sing and celebrate the past sounds from the sea, The future dance of the cosmos. You hold the power to become the master of your existence. Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. 9 at 3: The ridgepole is sagging. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. – Chinese Proverb13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). " -- D. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Turn toward clarity. Spring (3): Rouse new growth by starting again. 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. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Without irritating grains of sand, oysters would never make pearls. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. After the change, three days. Going nowhere, coming back is fortunate, etc. Six in the fifth place. Like the wind blowing across the treetops, its presence is perceived through the effect it has on everything it. Consider your steps carefully when powerful forces surround you. To ignore or deplore such sources of sustenance which nourish all, is unbecoming, and possibly harmful. I haven't thought much about 47/48 as a pair yet so what does Hilary say of it. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as either. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . A quick fix -- here and gone -- only heightens the antsiness, and soon we're off on the. There is no beginning, but there is an end. Action: Arouse Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. Consider your steps carefully when powerful forces surround you. Inner truth is not based on words but what you know and feel without speaking. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Action: Breakthrough. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . Summer (42): Ripen the fruits by increasing involvements. That should be a pretty clear answer, but let’s look at the rest of the lines of the hexagram: 48. "-- D. 50: The Cauldron. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Human nature is basically the same: the passage of time cannot add to its dimensions, nor take anything away. Gua Poem: Crossing the great pass: the ridgepole is sagging. Make no impulsive decisions. 62: Attention to Detail. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. This hexagram advises the individual to embrace change and progress towards their goals. Six in the third place. F. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Nine in the Second Place. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. Hexagram 8, Paintings and Prescriptions. Line-1. The Superior Man distributes his emoluments to those below; dwelling in virtue, he renounces them. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 17 Following: Show by Example. Every event seems sudden and unexpected. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. Harvesting Trial. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. The image of Mountain over Thunder. A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. Action: Encourage. 8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. Six in the second place When in an unusual situation follow your intuition. 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. – Emerson. Painting inspired by the Chinese character for I Ching hexagram 46. 64 - Every cycle ends and begins in chaos. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. You don’t have to do everything alone. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Free yourself from old entanglements. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. – Albert Camus. Six in the Second Place. Chance is always powerful. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. Hexagram 8, Holding Together, is a symbol of teamwork and unity. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. The Superior Man, by stimulating people's hearts, nourishes their virtue. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. 27: Nourishment. Six in the last place. We are but one thread within it. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. We need material and spiritual nourishment. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. This is not always a bad thing. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. 4 Enveloping MENG. Innocence, when guided by a firm faith in what is just and balanced, brings supreme. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. 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. Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. e. Transformation is available or has come. Change your attitude. If you diligently hold your ground, warding off negative tendencies or bad influences, goodness will indeed prevail. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Six in the Second Place. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . Don’t go back on your word. Six in the last place2: Receptive Power. It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . Hexagram 48 is called “The Well”. Pathfinder Hexagram 58 Encouragement The model of the moment: The watering of plants, gentle care of pets, nurturing of young children, and care of the sick or injured are. Other titles: The Marrying Maiden, The Symbol of the Marriage of the Younger Sister, Marriageable Maiden, The Marrying Girl, Subordinate, The Second Wife, Converting Maidenhood, Returning maiden, Making a young girl marry, Marrying a young girl, Marrying a Maiden, Unilateral Action, Impropriety, Improper. This is about character. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Cleary (2): Having the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted, the person is punished by heaven. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. There is also the possibility that things can get out of control. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 45: Gathering Together: Network. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . – Galileo. If the superior man takes the. 2 Discord and unrest afflict you and yours. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . 29 -- Danger --29 . Action: Accept. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. I must have said before than when I get an unchanging hexagram as answer it is especially helpful to also see it's pair. Nine in the fifth place. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Innocence implies a natural harmlessness, an openness, and pure intentions unsullied by ulterior motives. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Realize that limitations are necessary to achieve balance and order in any endeavor. ‘Coupling, the woman is powerful. The Moving Lines 1. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Other titles: Darkening of the Light, The Symbol of the Appearance of Clear Intelligence Wounded, Injury, Wounding of the Bright, Brightness Hiding, Calling Pheasant, The Darkened Light, Concealment of Illumination, Injury of Illumination, Light Obliterated, Intelligence Unappreciated, Censorship, Hiding One's. Line-1. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Wu: Relief indicates advantage in the southwest. 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. It is guided more by the heart than the head. Allowing yourself to dwell on thoughts of retribution only consumes energy that is sorely needed elsewhere. f l y i n g . Oppositions can then be dealt with. Moving hard and fast. Reading at a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. Upper Trigram of Water. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. With economy, I can be liberal. Action: Subordinate. Trap! The Way closes. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. Nine in the last place place. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Advance step by step, penetrate to. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. I'm sure there is some other reason/pattern why these 2 pairs kind of stand. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Hexagram 50 Ting Cauldron. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. One sometimes receives this figure in situations involving third-party. Other titles: The Symbol of Subaltern Assistance, Union, Unity, Grouping, Alliance, Co-ordination, Leadership, Merging (as with tributaries of a river), Seeking Union, Unification, Accord, Subservience, Individuation, Integration Judgment. Have a glass of wine while you wait it out. If you know no boundaries, you will discover no limitations. Other titles: The Abysmal, The Symbol of Sinking, Water, The Abyss, Gorge, Repeating Gorge, Repeated Entrapment, Double Pitfall, Multiple Danger, Double Water, The Deep, Dark Forces, The Perilous Pit, "May not be as bad as it sounds, but whatever happens,. Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit. – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. Nine in the third place. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). Six in the fourth place changes to. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Action: Go Back. The bucket is damaged and leaking. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. The Moving Lines 1. One would be. Fire over Thunder: Stormy Weather! Cutting through Crap! Cleansing the Air!17: Following. 63 - Every cycle seeks perfection. – Chinese Proverb. If the surface of you feels bitten and in chaos. Other titles: Mountain, Keeping Still, The Symbol of Checking and Stopping, Desisting, Stilling, Stillness, Stoppage, Bound, Reposing, Resting, Meditation, Non-action, Stopping, Arresting Movement, "Refers to meditation and yoga. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks can eventually be overcome and become assets. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. I Ching Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance). Yet they too are living beings, and crave warmth, help, and. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A resurrection or transformation. As a result of deep introspection, an invisible energy emanates from us, influencing others without their being aware of it. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. Hexagram number 61 signifies a deep bond or feeling of kinship. Here again we are advised 3 days where one. Matthew 5: 48 . Legge: At the top of the hexagram ornament has run its course and there is a return to pure white simplicity. Often, what we want right now is a scratchy shroud over what our soul longs for. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. Six in the last place changes to hexagram 57. Pathfinder Hexagram 09 Binding The model of the moment: Here some element, weak in itself, draws strength from the situation to successfully restrict or move a much more formidable entity. Fruitful to have a direction to go. 24. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Six in the Last Place. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Compare the Judgment of this hexagram with hexagrams and lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5 and 63:5 for further insights on this extremely important tenet of the Work. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. "-- D. 10 -- Cautious Advance -- 10 . 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. 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. Cleary (1): One sees the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted; the person’s hair and nose are cut off. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . – Henry Van Dyke. Nine in the Fourth Place. I Ching Hexagram 11 T'ai (Peace) Action: Relax. (48 The Well) Step 2 Inner Center: This inner re-organization leads to harmony with others. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. Prepare carefully. 48: The Well Throughout all the cultures of the world, the well has served as a symbol for that which sustains life and provides a constant, inexhaustible source of nourishment. Action: Renew. Remarks: Usually the upper trigram refers to the future and the bottom trigram, the cause. There is no real difficulty that requires outward movement. Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Pathfinder Hexagram 08 Counsel The model of the moment: This represents the potential for you forming a new, close association, child. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. Avoid empty displays of power or force. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Disaster! Your arrogance caused you to lose your companion and a place to live. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL . Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. The Well is always the Well. Interact with others. Hook. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. Free. "-- D. This state is to be preserved through the influence of religion and the great man, who is a kind of philosopher king who meets the spirits of his ancestors in the temple. Be careful all day long. Have no anxiety about. Fit your life into the whole. Six in the last place. "-- D. I prefer R. I Ching Hexagram 63 Chi Chi (After Completion). Rejuvenation is a returning to one’s natural desires and the recharging of batteries that comes from making progress. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34.