It has an encouraging future to look forward to. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Such movement is a reversal of polarities. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. ". Reading at a. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. In such a situation the person. 48 -- The Well -- 48 . The father figure in the family should act like a benevolent king who builds trust. F. Nine in the Second Place. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. I Ching Hexagram 50 Ting (Cauldron). There is also the possibility that things can get out of control. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. 61 -- Inner Truth - 61 . Sometimes the sacrifice. Perseverance brings good fortune. Action: Accommodate Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Participate with life; do not mystify it. The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. then yin and yang alternated in 63/64. Avoid empty displays of power or force. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Serve your highest ideals. – LongfellowThe 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. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. From its own hidden resources the group will form and act, with understanding of each other. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. Be inviting, tolerant and productive. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. Don’t go back on your word. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Prescription for Pushing Upward. 2. Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Have no anxiety about. Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the. Ritsema/Karcher:Already Fording. Trust in nature. Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. Judgment . Become an example for others to emulate like a tower of an ideal. Compare Propriety with hexagram number fifty-three, Gradual Progress, then compare them both with hexagram number thirty-one,Initiative. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 17 Following: Show by Example. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. Hook . The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. . Winter (28): Find the seed of the new by standing alone without fear. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . Compare the Image of Nourishment in this hexagram with those in hexagram number five, Waiting; number forty-eight, The Well; and number fifty, The Sacrificial Vessel. Six in the first place changes to Hexagram 09 Paintings and Prescriptions Hexagram 09. The answer should tell you the condition of your will. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. The Superior Man grows a little every day. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". Action: Unite. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. Hmm. One looks for helpers, But good help is hard to find. I am like a Heavenly Dragon. I Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings) Action: Persevere. This symbolizes that some kind of deliverance is at hand. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. – Galileo. [This hexagram represents incubation nurturing the spiritual embryo. His well being is. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. 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. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. It is not the time for active doing. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of an important move from one position to another. The ancient kings in hexagram number-20 base their laws upon their recognition of diversity among the various forces which make up the kingdom of the. I Ching Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase). The thorns of oppression or depression are released. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . 43: Determination. "-- D. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. Matthew 5: 48 . There is no real difficulty that requires outward movement. 2) Reading method I: Provided there are 2 moving lines, please read the texts of these 2 lines but the upper one is regarded as the main judgment. This can apply here as well. Growing: the small. 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. 46: Pushing Upward. In the course of trying to reach a goal or to fulfill an ambition, temporary obstacles will invariably present themselves. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state -- how it. 4 Enveloping MENG. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. The Moving Lines 1. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). Compare the Image of Nourishment in this hexagram with those in hexagram number five, Waiting; number forty-eight, The Well; and number fifty, The Sacrificial Vessel. When the operation is completed, a. 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. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. Neglecting the richness of ones own abilities and not putting them to use, leaves them to atrophy. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 48. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 13 Fellowship: Socialize. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. – Gloria AnzalduaI Ching Hexagram 45. 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 Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. Times of great loss or personal failure can break some people, but the strong of heart are able to bend with their fate. The strongest relationships are between two people. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. Don’t become cocksure about what you say. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. This is the core of mysticism. 20: Overview. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Let go of any remnants of prejudice you may carry, and seek the beauty and fullness that can be found in all people and things. – Chinese Proverb. 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. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. You may feel too weak to continue. Allowing yourself to dwell on thoughts of retribution only consumes energy that is sorely needed elsewhere. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rolling across the whole earth; from it, all things receive their integrity. Action: Renew. Take aim at your heart and release your passion. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. There is no beginning, but there is an end. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. 47 - The restrictions and challenges of being an individual. Lines two and five of this difficult hexagram show those who struggle with hardship; all of the other lines show images of an improper advance followed by a proper return to a former position. Action: Accept. You may feel too weak to continue. 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. Pitfall. 50 -- The Sacrificial Vessel -- 50 . Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 14. –Francis QuarlesI Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). What lies beneath our outer appearance is what counts most. It is also about a great inner test. The most suitable case to explain Hexagram 48 is the divination of a R & D project. When success over others is achieved through sheer force of authority or superior position, the victory will not last. Six in the Third Place. Remain patient and build your strength. 2. This is a good time for decisive action to resolve festering problems. Disaster! Your arrogance caused you to lose your companion and a place to live. Hook. When going alone you will find a friend to join you. Hexagram #44: Heaven over Wind. If you diligently hold your ground, warding off negative tendencies or bad influences, goodness will indeed prevail. The small: Harvesting Trial. Nurture hidden growth. Nine in the Fifth Place. Excess of one thing attracts or causes its opposite. This is a time to group together despite differences. F. In the contrast of the family, life reveals your deeper color. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. This might be for emotional,. This is a time to group together despite differences. With a spirit that shares with all you are nourished and enriched by this inexhaustible well of give and take. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the looking of a child -- not blamable in those of inferior rank, but a matter of regret in superior men. This is why Joy is developmental. What are the. The attraction of opposites is a powerful and fundamental force, especially that of a mutual attraction in the beginning stages. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Summer (42): Ripen the fruits by increasing involvements. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. 64 - Every cycle ends and begins in chaos. 2. Compulsion:1a. Similarly, change often causes conflict, and conflict brings about change. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Matthew 5: 48 . Six in the fifth place. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. ”. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). 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. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 46. 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. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Hexagram 48 Sustenance. Action: Go Back. Six in the Second Place. To forever linger in apathy or indecision leads to eventual isolation. Keep your eye on what is important. 1: The well’s mud is not consumed. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. " -- D. I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. Nine the Third Place. The time to use it will come. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. I Ching Hexagram 59. Pathfinder Hexagram 45 Meeting The model of the moment: Just as water sometimes congregates in large bodies as a response to changes in the environment, so too do people gather in periodic assemblies. This reading may be pointing to an auspicious time. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer. Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. Nine in the Last place changes to hexagram 60. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation). 10: Treading Carefully. Judgment . Maintain a state of innocence to keep your own integrity. 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. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. "-- D. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. At the core of true success lies unselfishness generosity and modesty. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. Hexagram 52 Ken Keeping Still. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. You don’t have to do everything alone. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. Key words: Touching the wellspring. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Complete this. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. What you have lost will return of itself. The Can Tong Qi (Triplex Unity) sees the hexagrams #1 Heaven and #2 Earth as cauldron and furnace and hexagrams #29 Mastering Pitfalls and #30 Fire as the medicinal ingredients. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 57 Penetration: Permeate. Action: Subordinate. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A resurrection or transformation. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-THREE – COMPLETION . Don’t become drunk with the power of success. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. On the basis of this figure, all of the other hexagrams (except the first and second, which are their "parents"), are compared. Six in the fifth place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 45: Gathering Together: Network. If you are not mindful you can find yourself in trouble from which you can’t escape. 38 -- Holding Together -- 8 . That should be a pretty clear answer, but let’s look at the rest of the lines of the hexagram: 48. If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. Liu: Wind blowing around the foot of the mountain symbolizes Work after Spoiling. Harvesting Trial. 24-30 AR: 54. 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. Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. L. Six in the fourth place. 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. Hook Judgment . If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. Invoke wisdom of the older wise female member of your family for guidance. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. 2. Line-1. 40: Deliverance. Trap! The Way closes. I have been experiencing much difficulty with the people I work with and have had very little success in implementing positive changes. Thoughts can also travel like a bird flying, hitting the target of your goal. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 46: Pushing Upward: Ascend. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Fit your life into the whole. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . You can’t force things before the right time for action. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 47 Oppression/Exhaustion: Adapt. In the Book of Changes it is said: `When three people journey together, their number decreases by one. Reading at a. Six in the second place. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. Action: Let Go Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . I Ching Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishing Vision). The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Nine in the fourth places changes to hexagram 9. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . Legge: Despite Mutual. 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. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. To forever linger in apathy or indecision. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. Wilhelm/BaynesLine 6 (top line) Conflict may have gone too far. 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. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. My creations are seen in the world with blessings to all. Often, what we want right now is a scratchy shroud over what our soul longs for. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Action: Amplify. HEXAGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN -- HARMONY. Be brave and independent. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Action: Open Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53: Development: Flower. A warning! I must not be arrogant in my climb. I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). 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. To persist in small matters is of benefit. After the change, three days. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. – ConfuciusNine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 41. Reading at a Glance: At some. Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . I Ching Hexagram 11 T'ai (Peace) Action: Relax. There is no beginning, but there is an end. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. I must have said before than when I get an unchanging hexagram as answer it is especially helpful to also see it's pair. The finest clothes turn to rags. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. Line-1.