I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Leave depression behind. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Sheng (Pushing Upward) I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. " -- D. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Six in the second place changes to. Hexagram #44: Heaven over Wind. Nine in the fifth place changes into hexagram 32. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state -- how it. I Ching Hexagram 39 Jian (Obstruction). In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. 48. 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. Interact with others. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. Those who wish to acquire a following must speak the language of their followers. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. In Hexagram 44, we are encountering, meeting or ‘coupling’ with a powerful woman. Don't judge people by their appearances. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. Legge: During. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. ” There will be evil. The resulting hexagram will provide insight into the situation and suggest a course of action. Action: Shine. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . Legge:Holding. Before the change, three days. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. . Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Liu: A tree on the mountain symbolizes Gradual. A woman's perseverance benefits. 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,. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . 46: Pushing Upward. Completing: disarraying. Six in the last place. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. Hexagram 53 Ji’an Development. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. 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. 3. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. The power of enthusiasm is best symbolized by music and dance. 2. Other titles: After Completion, The Symbol of What is Already Past, Already Fording, Already Completed, Settled, Mission Accomplished, Tasks Completed, After the End, A state of Climax Judgment . HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. I Ching Hexagram 58 Tui (Joy). 43: Determination. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). It waits for the right. One sometimes receives this figure in situations involving third-party. Such movement is a reversal of polarities. Danger and evil tidings may surround you. Transformation. Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. Nine in the Second Place. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. Ritsema/Karcher: Below mountain possessing wind. On the basis of this figure, all of the other hexagrams (except the first and second, which are their "parents"), are compared. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. ’ As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. 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: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. The hexagram comprises two trigrams, one representing heaven and the other representing Earth. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . Action: Ascend. Action: Refine Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Hexagram 48 Jing The Well. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. (48 The Well) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. Supreme success! Like the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a person whose fortunes have turned for the better shines brightly now. Action: Explore. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . This is about character. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. Action: Go Back. Let your hook always be cast; In the pool where you least expect it,. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Keep your eye on what is important. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram hexagram 32. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. Line-1 . It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Nine in the fourth places changes to hexagram 9. Nine in the fourth place. Six in the Second Place. Pathfinder Hexagram 18 Innovation The model of the moment: Innovation and repair are concepts applicable to a wide array of life experiences. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Do not underestimate the power of this force. The number seven is the first of another hexagram. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. Action: Open Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53: Development: Flower. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . Six in the third place changes to hexagram 26. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 50. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. So receiving Hexagram 48 is often a sign that there is real work to be done. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. This hexagram advises the individual to embrace change and progress towards their goals. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. There will be changes. Consider what this shared journey is teaching you. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. 21 -- Discernment -- 21 . 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. What are the. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 20 Contemplation: View. It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or. But if the well seems to have run dry, or the supply cannot be accessed, the solution lies in banding together with others for the good of all. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety). Ponce -- Kabbalah. –Sir Edwin ArnoldI Ching Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly) Action: Try Again. Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 41. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. Change your attitude. 48 -- The Well -- 48 . 56 -- Transition -- 56 . Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Hexagram 50 Ting Cauldron. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Top 9: Encountering (with) one's horn. The Moving Lines 1. Six in the last place2: Receptive Power. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 60. The Superior Man seeks his center and refines his commitment. Action: Expand. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). 2. If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. Legge: Despite Mutual. I Ching Hexagram 63 Chi Chi (After Completion). Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 40. As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). The attraction of opposites is a powerful and fundamental force, especially that of a mutual attraction in the beginning stages. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Action: Remedy Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Harvesting: woman Trial. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Hexagram 55 Feng Abundance. Lower Trigram of Water. The father figure in the family should act like a benevolent king who builds trust. Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. F. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. 1 You yearn for taking major action, but the time is not ripe. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . I Ching Hexagram 37 Chia Jen (Family). This leads to a breakthrough. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it – the dead feeling of winter. Thoughts can also travel like a bird flying, hitting the target of your goal. Line-1. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. I Ching Hexagram 17 Sui (Following). You can’t force things before the right time for action. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Move on. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. F. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 52 Keeping Still: Meditate. The hexagram often reflects a situation in which the "archetypes": the passions, appetites, emotions, drives and instincts have left their proper places within the psyche and are flying free like birds escaped from the zoo. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Circle of Meanings Spread the word outside the network; a seeker and a quest, the wandering sage or minister who establishes relations with the borderlands; journeys, voyages outside the norms, staying in places other than your home; soldiers on a mission beyond the frontiers, all those who travel the roads. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. Nine in the Fifth Place. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. Accept the heart of the dark time. Be careful all day long. 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 temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. Excess of one thing attracts or causes its opposite. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. After the change, three days. "-- D. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. There are times when immediate escape is the only reasonable option. When you open, all obstacles will disappear. Six in the Third. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. 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. Liu:The Family. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. Thank you for your unique I Ching interpretations. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the. Great receptivity attracts great gifts and great blessings. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. 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,. The power of enthusiasm is best symbolized by music and dance. Like an electric storm in Spring. Its roots lie in the desperate isolation of Hexagram 47. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 58 Joy: Encourage. 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. Realize that limitations are necessary to achieve balance and order in any endeavor. To persist in small matters is of benefit. Nine in the fifth place. It benefits to continue. Judgment . Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. NOTE: In general terms, the hexagram's upper trigram symbolizes external forces, and the. 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. Have no anxiety about. The power of gathering together is represented by a rally, where each individual’s strength is magnified by the collective power of a community. The persistence of negativity is a factor in human affairs: just when you think an undesirable element has been uprooted, it. 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. To ignore or deplore such sources of sustenance which nourish all, is unbecoming, and possibly harmful. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . An early key to success is to avoid pretentious ambitions and grandiose goals. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. The bottom three lines of hexagram #29 form the trigram for Water, while the upper three lines form the trigram for Water. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. F. Nurture hidden growth. Do not resort to previous methods. Therefore the rest of the remaining. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. This is not always a bad thing. Legge:. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. In many editions of theI Chingbeneath the hexagram of Harmonythere appears hexagram number fifty-four,Propriety, which becomes Harmonyif the third and fourth lines exchange places. Don’t give up. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. Action: Enlighten. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. Allow negative feelings to arise and be released. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Trust in nature. Human nature is basically the same: the passage of time cannot add to its dimensions, nor take anything away. Reading at a. It is good not to eat at home; it is beneficial to cross great rivers. Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. The Superior Man, by stimulating people's hearts, nourishes their virtue. Fit your life into the whole. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . 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. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. I Ching Hexagram 13 T'ung Jen (Fellowship). Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. We can be our own. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. Reading at a Glance: At some. Enthusiasm unleashes enormous creative energy. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. ]. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Cleary (1): In Nurturance of the Great it is beneficial to be chaste. Line-1. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Prepare carefully. As that figure deals with the correct relations . timing is important to achieve the goal. Nine in the Fourth Place. 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. – Seneca. You don’t have to do everything alone. 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. " It is not easy to reflect the truth, and the superior man is counseled to constantly perfect his capacity to do so. I Ching Hexagram 18 Ku (Decay). 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. If the superior man takes the. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. A wise leader measures success in terms of finely tuned performance, not raw power. In such a situation the person. – Ishikawa Takuboku. Ascending in a waning moon. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. A muddy bottom, short well-rope or ruining the pitcher. The small: Harvesting Trial. Do not underestimate the power of this force. With a humble manner the superior man receives people. The law of compensation shows how ‘what is’ springs from ‘what is not. 2. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. When walking across a thin and bending beam, one must take heart and have faith that it will hold. 11: Harmony. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . F. The answer should tell you the condition of your will. The central idea is crossing a line – whether that’s a standard of morality or of customs, or a border in time (such as the change of. These are not feelings of real life, they are just. ”-- D. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. Painting inspired by the Chinese character for I Ching hexagram 46. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 24. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of an important move from one position to another. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Clear the way for true direction -- for desire that's more than an itch. Do not take this woman. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. This is a good time to examine all the people in your life and ponder why you are connected to them. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. 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. Commit to the situation. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. At first there was a notification. Hexagram 54 Kui Mei Propriety. Remain patient and build your strength. A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. We need material and spiritual nourishment. Watch who you let in. The sixty-third hexagram is the reference hexagram which depicts the correlation of properly matched dynamic and magnetic lines. "-- D. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Great success will make his rashness irrelevant. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared.