"-- D. Line-1. Psychic Revelation. Legge: The first line, magnetic, suggests the idea of grass pulled up, and bringing with it other stalks with whose roots it is connected. Sears says the additions to the character are drummers; others say they are grain stalks. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting:. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . ’. 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. In such times, summon up your fortitude, don’t shine your light, simply withdraw. Golden . Cautious optimism. The power of gathering together is represented by a rally, where each individual’s strength is magnified by the collective power of a community. Blood Ward, Buzzing Bites, Cackle, Clinging Ice. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. It is of benefit to continue. Water itself is shapeless and liquid — symbolizing shifting realities and random outcomes. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. – Chinese Proverb. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. B. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that. The fact that the line leads to hexagram 44 to me in a relationship context sounds off warning bells. Awareness of your attachment to other people is the key that opens the door to knowing your true place in the world. Rewards will come later. The ebb and flow of events are like waves in the sea, and there are periods of low tide. Pathfinder Hexagram 05 Suspension The model of the moment: You could be caught up in the games of others now, your goals entangled in conflict. Beyond the secret door you’ll come to a room with seven candles arranged in a hexagram, with one groups of candles in the middle, while the wall to the northeast glows invitingly. – Mahatma Ghandi. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Leave depression behind. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation) Action: Untangle. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. – Emerson Hexagram 44 Gòu, Birthing Gua Poem: Woman power. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Nine in the Third Place. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Cleary (1): In mastering pitfalls there is truthfulness; thus the mind develops. Hexagrams 41 and 42, Decreasing and Increasing, are an especially clear hexagram pair: the two of them together describe a single phenomenon, seen from two perspectives. When the eighth month arrives, then there will be misfortune. In the mixing of foreign waters, the further evolution of life is spurred on, and new, fertile soils distributed and laid down for the benefit of future. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. Less is more. They. Thanks you for the IChing interpretations- I find them very relevant Regards Trish. " Compulsion:1a. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. – Albert Camus. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. See full list on divination. 35 Flourishing JIN. Those who construct their own projections of what the future will bring, and invest heavily in related. 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. Legge: During. Establish new principles and let go of the old ones. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. 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). But it is not too late. 6. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. . 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. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. The character feng 豐 means abundant, bountiful, plentiful. ‘Coupling, the woman is powerful. Change your perspective. To receive this hexagram without changing lines suggests that perhaps you are more focused on form than meaning, or that superficial appearances are concealing something more substantive in the situation. Six in the Fourth Place. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. It is the spontaneous movement of a being who, by yielding to the overwhelming force of the spirit, fulfills its true destiny. You are always on the threshold of change; how you approach it will determine your success. I Ching Hexagram 51 Zhen (Shocking). If you wish advantage, or to assume the leadership of a group, lend your resources now to helping others. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise, seek what they sought. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. Hexagram 43 Resolution; Hexagram 44 Temptation; Hexagram 45 Meeting; Hexagram 46 Opportunity; Hexagram 47 Trapped; Hexagram 48 Sustenance; Hexagram 49 Major Change;Hex. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. Have no anxiety about. Other titles: Conflict, The Symbol of Contention, Strife, Litigation, Quarreling, Arguing, Lawsuit, "It is important to mind one's step at the very beginning then things will have a chance to work out all right. Make an offering and you will succeed. When working for the good of the group have a clear view of where you are all headed. 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. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. My highest essence guides me to the light again. Danger and evil tidings may surround you. Initial 6: At the tail of the retreat, danger. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . Six in the third place8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . 4. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . 44 - Keú, la rencontre Keú : épouser, accoupler ; unir, attacher ; rencontrer inopinément. 2 You are. I prefer R. Reading at a Glance: At some. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others. Hexagram 44 Temptation. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . Opportunities for you to help others will come later. 13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . I feel completion in this fusion of the opposites. For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns too. Conjoining is an image of the sacred sites and River-Mountain paradises where the spirits dwell, where the Intermediaries call the Bright Spirits that unite and support the people. 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. The beginning hexagram #44 deconstructs into the upper trigram of Heaven on top of the lower trigram of Wind. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Don’t be severe or confine your feelings. "-- D. . 44 you don't decide, it's/other's will influences/passes through you. The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Excess of one thing attracts or causes its opposite. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . 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. While some obscure Sumerian or Egyptian texts may pre-date it slightly, the I Ching is unique in that it is more available today than at any other time in its history: it has to be the oldest continuously published book on the planet. Whenever I’ve drawn this hexagram in the past, I just shut the book! Reply. – GoetheI Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). Legge: The free course. Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Use your neighbor’s affluence. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . No use to grab the woman. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . I Ching Hexagram 52 Ken (Keeping Still). Six in the Second Place. 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. Nine in the Fourth Place. 2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. Resistance to the event. it's a sign that your depths are calling for expression. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. -- Yu Yan (13th c. If not resolved it could cause you long term damage. When you cast hexagram 56, you might well be coming from 55’s moment of decision. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. 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. Spring (24): Rouse new growth through returning to your flow. Kou is the Chinese name of the I Ching Hexagram 44. Wise Words! The Great Way opens. The great image says: Everywhere under Heaven there is Wind: birthing. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old organizational patterns. 54, Marrying Maiden. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. The change between these hexagrams. ’. Use what is at hand. Be on your best behavior but do not compromise your principles. Substantiality is better than ornament. 42 -- Increase -- 42 . Spread the wealth to all. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). To persist in small matters is of benefit. 1. Don't judge people by their appearances. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). Hook . 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. I wrote about this a while ago: Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by,. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others. ] Liu: When ribbon grass is pulled out, its roots come with it. Offers have been rejected and perhaps there has been anxiety that the right situation or relationship will not arrive. Hexagram 38, CONTRADICTION, highlights our human propensity to binary, comparative, either/or thinking. The Oracle of 43, though, seems to tell the story of an idea: ‘Deciding, tell it in the king’s chambers. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. 5. Other titles: Peace, The Symbol of Successfulness, Prospering, Pervading, Greatness, Tranquility, Prosperity, Conjunction, Major Synthesis, Hieros Gamos, Holy Marriage, "Yang supporting yin and going to meet each other. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. The storage of reserves against hard times can benefit not only yourself but others. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 20 Contemplation: View. (Changes to hex. 52 -- Keeping Still -- 52 . At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. The second changed hexagram, #56, can be broken down into a. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. Reliable . 4. I am in the center of love, the flowering of my soul. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. With firm correctness on the part of its subject, there will be good fortune and progress. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 26 Controlled Power: Amplify. ”. Those in positions of power will be inclined to support your desire to progress. F. Wait for demands for change to become general before action. 4. There are no obstacles in the way for your advance in this issue. Hilary says of the pair in her book. Pure yang and pure yin 1 and 2. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. What you sought is now at hand. – Emerson. or express in your words. 44. Action: Release Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Permeate. 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . To simply move without judging the situation will lead to misfortune. 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. Small profit from divination. Flowers bloom in their own time. Genuine like Earth, Prominently pregnant I meditate in discreet reserve12: Standstill. 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. Think about real goals and. ’. Six in the last place. Don't neglect the other side when you concentrate on one of the two. The maiden is powerful. Legge: The free course. This sort of contradiction is common with bottom and top lines, which are often held to precede or follow after the main situation. 6 -- Stress -- 6 . Establish firm borders. Culminating tending-towards the eighth moon: possessing a pitfall. Human nature is basically the same: the passage of time cannot add to its dimensions, nor take anything away. This has inner and outer trigrams forming heaven over wind. Changing Lines: 1 Excessive discipline is best avoided in dealing with the very young or inexperienced, but some is necessary. It is the procession of the Royal Bride appearing at the borders on her journey to the sacred marriage with the King that will renew the time. Armag's Tomb (Part 1) When the Redcaps are dead, loot an alcove to the northeast to find a chest containing a among other treasures. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. 44 also implies meeting and acting through yin. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. Trying to exit a room through the wall instead of the door, and feeling confined is foolishness. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Comments-Trish 2015-10-28 13:44:04. 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. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. When the world grows dark, your inner light is given definition. 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. Despite external well-being, internally despair and gloom exist. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Its symbol is a hand offering meat or flesh, a sacrifice that leads to the shared meal with humans and spirits. Don’t just wait for. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. "-- D. A hex is a short-term effect generated on the fly from your patron's magic, requiring your familiar to draw from your patron. Action: Explore. Women's persistence brings reward. To set things right: pitfall. Search out new associates. 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. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. com Gou, Coupling is the appearance of the fate announced by an oracular message. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. Gòu: the ideogram and the story (NEW). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 49 Molting: Transform. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. 2: Receptive Power. The two words of its name are equally important: Repeating also means rehearsing and learning: this is the classic. Problems and resistance disappear if confidence in the new direction is established. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. In readings, this idea unfolds to encompass any ‘shared space’ and its members. And yet we might agonize over that. Use severe measures to correct wrongdoing. The time for Approach, like Spring, does not last. Make an offering and you will succeed. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Hexagram 23 is called Stripping Away. Hope is like a flower forced to grow without sunlight. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT -- JOY (SELF-INDULGENCE) Other titles: The Joyous, Joyousness, Pleased Satisfaction, Encouraging, Delight, Open, Usurpation, Self-indulgence, Pleasure, Cheerfulness, Frivolity, Callow Optimism Judgment . Pathfinder Hexagram 24 Turning Point The model of the moment: Here is a transition point in your life, child. His well being is. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. The idea is to aggregate what we can of thoughts and history related to each hexagram, one at a time, in its "unchanged" form, similar to the effort made by Rosada. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 3. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. When we become aware of the potential danger. I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). Wilhelm/Baynes: The Family . [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. As that figure deals with the correct relations . One image of oppression is a dried-up lake bed with scavenger crows stalking the shoreline. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power). In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. This juxtaposition denotes a time of peace and blessings for all living things. Clear the channels of communication. 2. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . Hook . Hard times can shrivel our spirits and give rise to a multitude of “crows,” in the form of troublesome worries. Ponce -- Kabbalah. – Gloria Anzaldua< Hexagram Sixty Three. +44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK) +1 (561) 459-4758 (US. I Ching Hexagram 29. This fluid trigram is often an indication of uncertainty or sudden shifts. More. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. The hexagram deals with pleasure that is spiritually meaningful. 44. The transformative process of the pair 11:12 Pervading and Obstruction develops the spirit to spread the wealth and the fortitude to stand by what you know is right. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. It waits for the right. There is no real difficulty that requires outward movement. F. If the rope does not reach all the way into the well, of if the bucket breaks, that is unfortunate. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 57. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. 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. To yield is to be preserved whole. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Make no impulsive decisions. F. Work through the Small. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. The course usually recommended for such times: Do. I Ching Hexagram 12 P'i (Standstill). Do not proceed probing! You are retreating from danger or trouble, maybe already solved a big part, but don't think this is it. The development of the condition may have been gradual but the transformation is sudden and significant. When you lose your way, life always hands you a map that says: ‘you are here. Good luck is coming your way as a result of your charity towards others. Take what is offered with honest gratitude. 3. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. This symbolizes that some kind of deliverance is at hand. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. 4. It cannot be bypassed or ignored. If the rope does not reach all the way into the well, of if the bucket breaks, that is unfortunate. With truth, cry out, there is danger. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Hexagram 60 Jie Limitation. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. I Ching Hexagram 30. The note seems to detail some quarantine,. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away.