’ As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Line-1 . Legge: Despite Mutual. Hook . Let your hook always be cast; In the pool where you least expect it,. 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. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. Action: Go Back. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. 1: The well’s mud is not consumed. Wilhelm/Baynes: On the mountain, a tree: the image of Development. Prescription for Pushing Upward. Legge:Holding. e. The bucket is damaged and leaking. Ritsema/Karcher:Already Fording. Choosing to follow good influences brings supreme success. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. It is also about a great inner test. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Judgment. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . Ching Hexagram 62. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Great success will make his rashness irrelevant. e. In response to the magnetic attraction between two people, the masculine principle (the creative and outgoing) seizes the initiative and then submits to the feminine (the receptive and nourishing). Compulsion:1a. You may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but by frequently adjusting your sails, you can arrive at your destination with a joy that inspires others to follow you. It is guided more by the heart than the head. In such a situation the person. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. Nourish oneself and others. This reading may be pointing to an auspicious time. One would be. Judgment . It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Hexagram number 61 signifies a deep bond or feeling of kinship. Growing: the small. 6 -- Stress -- 6 . If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. In the course of trying to reach a goal or to fulfill an ambition, temporary obstacles will invariably present themselves. F. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-ONE -- DISCERNMENT . The Superior Man, abiding in holiness and virtue, inclines the people towards goodness. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. F. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Legge: At the top of the hexagram ornament has run its course and there is a return to pure white simplicity. Wilhelm/Baynes: The Family . Action: Balance Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. An inexhaustible supply of water and sustenance are referenced by hexagram number 48. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. ’. 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. Hook. The Vessel. A woman's perseverance benefits. Don’t become cocksure about what you say. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. 2 Discord and unrest afflict you and yours. Be inviting, tolerant and productive. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . the process of 3 days before the turning point, and 3 days after it. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. The time to use it will come. 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. Six in the fifth place20: Overview. 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. Nine in. – Mark TwainWealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 49 Molting: Transform. At the core of true success lies unselfishness generosity and modesty. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. L. To forever linger in apathy or indecision. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-ONE -- INNER TRUTH . HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . – Ishikawa Takuboku. If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Sometimes the sacrifice. I Ching Hexagram 8 Pi (Uniting). Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Content in your power, you have no need to engage the obstacle. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . I Ching Hexagram 11 T'ai (Peace) Action: Relax. Invoke wisdom of the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. l 48 The Well JING l You can alter the city, you cannot alter the Well. Six in the third place. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Distress. Allow negative feelings to arise and be released. The hexagram describes a condition that has become unsustainable and is ripe for change. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. None will consider your life of account. When in over your head you could be swept away. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. 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. – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. 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. Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. Action: Go Back. There will be changes. 48 ䷯ 井: jǐng: 井. Pack what you need for the trip and then find a companion who can be helpful on your journey to new places. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. Nine in the fourth place. 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. There is the Small, talking. 50 -- The Sacrificial Vessel -- 50 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Disaster!44 -- Temptation -- 44 . 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . F. He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. 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. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A. 24-30 AR: 54. The mention of seven days in the Judgment and the winter solstice in the Image tells us that the hexagram of Return deals with cyclic progression. Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain. 3. It does not help to feel sorry for yourself by dwelling on past misery. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 40. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. I have been experiencing much difficulty with the people I work with and have had very little success in implementing positive changes. Shock. Legge: During. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. Restraints are, if not cut entirely, at the very least loosened. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL . To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Realize that limitations are necessary to achieve balance and order in any endeavor. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and. F. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . 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 or felt for some time, is approaching. 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. Don't judge people by their appearances. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Hexagram 8, Holding Together, is a symbol of teamwork and unity. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 33. Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. You may access Pathfinder in the same way you would the traditional I Ching; only here you'll simultaneously get results stemming from the I Ching, Tao of Power, and Art of War-- and in language updated for modern living. Power : Oracle of Love Hexagram 34 Handle with care. ”-- D. To forever linger in apathy or indecision leads to eventual isolation. Nine in the Last place changes to hexagram 60. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. I Ching Hexagram 39 Jian (Obstruction). HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . 48 - The inspiration of the individual. My Heavenly spirit is like a circle with no idea of ending. Times of great loss or personal failure can break some people, but the strong of heart are able to bend with their fate. 38 -- Holding Together -- 8 . , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Other titles: Work On What Has Been Spoiled, The Symbol of Destruction, Decay, Arresting of Decay, Work after Spoiling, Fixing, Rectifying, Corrupting, Branch, Degeneration, Misdeeds "Can refer to heredity and psychological traits. 10: Treading Carefully. Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as either. 2. Cleary (1): In Nurturance of the Great it is beneficial to be chaste. The development of the condition may have been gradual but the transformation is sudden and significant. The Vessel. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. Move on. This turns your need to. I Ching Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance). Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. As a result of deep introspection, an invisible energy emanates from us, influencing others without their being aware of it. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. Make an offering and you will succeed. 2. It waits for the right. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. Good fortune. That should be a pretty clear answer, but let’s look at the rest of the lines of the hexagram: 48. Beware of hollow victories. 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. What are the. Take a balanced responsibility now. An ancient well with nothing to take. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 14 Great Possessing: Shine. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Let new developments be seen. To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. Have no anxiety about. This is why nurturance by the small is developmental. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. Line-1. . Line-1 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. The power of enthusiasm is best symbolized by music and dance. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. Interact with others. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Therefore the rest of the remaining. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. 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. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. Maintain a cheerful attitude, but. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. "-- D. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. Six in the second place When in an unusual situation follow your intuition. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Other titles: Difficulty at the Beginning, The Symbol of Bursting, Sprouting, Hoarding, Distress, Organizational Growth Pains, Difficult Beginnings, Growing Pains, Initial Obstacles, Initial Hardship Judgment. Action: Open Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53: Development: Flower. There is no beginning, but there is an end. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . 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. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of an important move from one position to another. Pathfinder Hexagram 28 Breaking Point The model of the moment: When large actions or great excesses dominate the news of the day, you can expect changes of unusually large proportions. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. If the superior man takes the. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. – Chinese Proverb. Hexagram 35 can be used for divination or as a pathfinder by asking a specific question and casting the hexagram. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). Overview calls for composure and contemplation. This is a time to make good use of all your resources. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. 4 – There is contact with one. The Superior Man recognizes that celestial sequences create changes only when they are due; he therefore acts in accordance with the requirements of the times. I sing and celebrate the past sounds from the sea, The future dance of the cosmos. Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. 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. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 14. Thank you for your unique I Ching interpretations. Corrupting. If the surface of you feels bitten and in chaos. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Reading at a Glance: You are being sincere but may feel obstructed. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". Pathfinder Hexagram 64 Undone The model of the moment: There is complete disorder here. Pure yang and pure yin 1 and 2. A cautious halt halfway. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Hook . No man is free who is not a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . The number seven is the first of another hexagram. Some resolution is pointing to a breakthrough, but decisive action will be necessary. Action: Subordinate. This symbolizes that some kind of deliverance is at hand. Hexagram 48 Jing The Well. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. 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. Judgment . This is a good time to examine all the people in your life and ponder why you are connected to them. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 8. The hexagram describes a stage of development where something new shows itself to the outside world for the first time and finds that the world is supportive of it. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Legge: The free course. I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Become an example for others to emulate like a tower of an ideal. This auspicious hexagram, consisting of all yin lines, represents the power of the feminine. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 48. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. I Ching Hexagram 59. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Action: Nurture. – Chinese Proverb13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . Do not take this woman. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). But oftentimes we overlook healthy adults in our dispensation of loving care. Perseverance brings good fortune. Remarks: Usually the upper trigram refers to the future and the bottom trigram, the cause. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. It is good not to eat at home; it is beneficial to cross great rivers. The well is down low: shoot at the fish. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. This turns your need to. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Flowers bloom in their own time. F. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. " -- D. Action: Shine. Act from the heart with affection. Trap! The Way closes. 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 all behaviors we take for granted. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHTEEN -- REPAIR. 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. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. 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. Hexagram 54 Kui Mei Propriety. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . Action: Expand. Liu: Wind blowing around the foot of the mountain symbolizes Work after Spoiling. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. Legge:The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. 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. Action: Meditate. ". 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. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. – Albert Camus. Sacrifice is mentioned in lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5, 63:5, and in the Judgment of hexagram 20. 3. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. The perseverance of the woman furthers. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or. A natural responsiveness attracts success through support and perseverance rather than bold action. Carried away by a sense of self importance, One takes the lead without listening. When going alone you will find a friend to join you. This is why Joy is developmental. 2. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). 12 -- Divorcement --12 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Offer what is in ones heart. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . I Ching Hexagram 58 Tui (Joy). f l y i n g . Serve your highest ideals. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . The superior man encourages people to cultivate virtue.