Becoming graceful begins with the feet. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . – George Elliot43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . One cannot refuse. The small: Harvesting Trial. You might meet this energy in another person or you may find it within. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. L. Hexagram 61 Truth. If the rope does not reach all the way into the well, of if the bucket breaks, that is unfortunate. Movement slows and interest subsides. This is why nurturance by the small is developmental. Have no anxiety about. Hexagram Forty One Sun (Pro: Soon; but with a short vowel, as in ‘Book’) – Decrease Circumstances have led to a major dwindling in your fortune. "-- D. Six in the fifth place1: Creative Power. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. Hexagram 16 Yu Enthusiasm. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. There is a destiny that makes us brothers, no one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others comes back. There is the possibility of becoming an intermediary. A state of calm and disengagement is enforced. They must take all available precautions and, above all, keep going forward, so as to remove themselves from harm’s way. C. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Be on guard for the careless or rebellious attitudes characteristic of inexperience. We can lead or we can follow as is needed. This is a most auspicious time. Do not despair. Nine in the fourth places changes to hexagram 9. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Hexagram 9 Hsiao Ch'u Small Restraint. The course usually recommended for such times: You may need the help of a superior to achieve your goals child; but you have a good chance at. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. Action: Inspire. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. often for the good of the whole scenario . Sun, Diminishing, and Yi, Augmenting, offer a paradigm of sacrifice and its results. . Nine in the second place. The seventh hexagram, therefore, shows the Work from the ego's point of view. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. Shake scaring a hundred miles. Do not make yourself feared. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. – Albert Camus. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. – Eden PhillpottsLine 4: Confined by ignorance = entangled folly. Use will power to reach your goal. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 26. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Pathfinder Hexagram 49 Major Change The model of the moment: People often dislike, or outright fear change. 46: Pushing Upward. This is out and out decrease. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . Ritsema/Karcher: Shake, Growing. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. Compulsion:1a. People are coming to help you with the journey to completion. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. What is below is […]I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . Other titles: Darkening of the Light, The Symbol of the Appearance of Clear Intelligence Wounded, Injury, Wounding of the Bright, Brightness Hiding, Calling Pheasant, The Darkened Light, Concealment of Illumination, Injury of Illumination, Light Obliterated, Intelligence Unappreciated, Censorship, Hiding One's. Line-1 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern. 4. –Decimus Junius Juvenalis42 -- Increase -- 42 . Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. -Chuang Tzu. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 25. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. It is the tendency of a flexible or yielding nature to draw powerful forces to it, especially when prosperity. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. Pathfinder Hexagram 46 Opportunity The model of the moment: A major ( and perhaps unexpected ) move may be in the offing. – Emerson. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. Action: Socialize. Six in the last place. Hexagram 11 T'ai Peace. Legge:Holding. This points to the command and control of great power—a power that increases as it is wisely stewarded. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. The reward will exceed the loss. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Hook. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-ONE -- DISCERNMENT . Six in the last place. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. After the change, three days. Nine in the third place. Silence your misgivings and return to the struggle. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. Do so without asking questions or doubting. Judgment. When you place yourself in a position to help another, you will discover your greater capabilities. 29 -- Danger --29 . Release the energy now bound up in the past (40). Whether others deserve your attention or not, you give it. 2: Receptive Power. Make an offering and you will succeed. Flowers bloom in their own time. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Take a balanced responsibility now. 33: Retreat. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. Hexagram 41 Calm down. . This time. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as either. Completing: disarraying. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 10. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. 1. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. Calm down. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). 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 FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . The hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. When the operation is completed, a. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). Hexagram number 61 signifies a deep bond or feeling of kinship. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 61 Inner Truth: Trust. When trouble persists thrashing around in fear will push you into deeper trouble. Six in the Fourth Place. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. The magnetic ruler in line five represents the Self, isolated from direct physical involvement and dependent upon the dynamic ego to carry out the Work in the material dimension. Find qualified people to work with. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. In the transition to greater influence, be aware of the subversive power of popularity. Do not reject it. 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. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Given perseverance on your part, this. Through thoroughness you create support from others. Be cautious and. 10 -- Cautious Advance -- 10 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . I express my highest creativity. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. The complement/opposite hexagram is 31. Action: Encourage. Trust in nature. –Chinese ProverbHexagram 8, Holding Together, is a symbol of teamwork and unity. HEXAGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN -- HARMONY. Six in the Third Place. Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. I Ching Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading) Action: Cautious Advance. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. 41. – James LevinI Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 40. 5: Somebody grants one ten matched pairs of tortoise shells. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. You may feel disappointed to be in this subordinate position. 3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . Wilhelm says: S/he lends grace to the toes, leaves the carriage, and walks. What is unobservable. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Hook . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. Six in the Fourth Place. I can’t change my genetic code. With a spirit that shares with all you are nourished and enriched by this inexhaustible well of give and take. A soaring sound, wings mounting to Heaven. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . Just as a youth requires instruction, this is a good time to focus on learning lessons from a patient teacher or from life experience. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 57 Penetration: Permeate. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Like boaters staying afloat through white-water rapids, those faced with serious challenges need to remain alert. Discipline is symbolized by water under the earth—a vital resource that is available but hidden, requiring effort to access. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. I Ching Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishing Vision). The number seven is the first of another hexagram. Six in the last place changes to hexagram 6. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Action: Renew. Defences have crumbled. 44 -- Temptation -- 44 . In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. Line-1. Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; Hexagram 10 – Lü / Treading; Hexagram 11 – T’ai / Peace; Hexagram 12 – P’i / Standstill; Hexagram 13 – T’ung Jên / Friendship in the Open; Hexagram 14 – Ta You / Possession in Great Measure; Hexagram 15 – Ch’ien / Modesty; Hexagram 16 — Yü / EnthusiasmHexagram 33 follows from 32, Lasting. A woman's perseverance benefits. I am in awe for all creation. The finest clothes turn to rags. Reading at a Glance: Heaven is. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. . Action: Refine Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. ”. 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,. Hexagram #41 ䷨ Reduction: This hexagram represents the existence of increase within reduction; Wilhelm/Baynes: Under heaven, wind: the image of Coming to Meet. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 57. We can be our own. Action: Fulfill. Such relationships strip away our privacy to expose much more of us to others than is the case in other associations. The great image says: Repeated thunder: shocks. Action: Transform. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 41. Personal power may be exercised physically, psychologically or psychically, as an individual or as part of a group. Action: Regenerate. Hook . F. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINE -- PASSIVE RESTRAINT. You may feel too weak to continue. When going nowhere, the return brings good fortune; when going somewhere, promptness brings good fortune. Reading at a. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 48. We analyze hundreds of thousands of used cars. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. 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. Huan (Dispersion) Action: Flow. Perseverance brings good fortune. on I Ching Hexagram 28 Ta Kuo (Critical Mass). That which I have been seeking. Transformation is available or has come. From the perspective of the image and the sequence, the masculine line 6 of Hex 23 has survived and returns to position 1 of Hex 24. . Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain. Six in the Second Place. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Hexagram 6 Paintings and Prescription. 29 -- Danger --29 . Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Everything flows and nothing abides;everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Six in the third placeAfter moving like the dance of a tiger I realize I am. Those in positions of power will be inclined to support your desire to progress. Southern Hemisphere: Oct 17 to Oct 23 approx. 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. e. Nine in the 2nd place changes to hexagram 22. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE -- ADVANCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Action: Trust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. Our antagonist is our helper. The emphasis is on upward motion, a movement from obscurity to influence, with growth that is supported by adaptability and an absence of obstacles. This hexagram is complementary to hex. Thus the superior man fosters his character by thoroughness in all that he does. Have faith that a better time for you will evolve. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Reading at a Glance: When. Line-6 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Calendar: Northern Hemisphere: Apr 14 to Apr 20 approx. Uprightness and being of sound character carry this issue through, despite the outward lack of refinement and smooth presentation. 9 -- Passive Restraint -- 9 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 43: Determination: Breakthrough. Recall a close brush with danger—a falling branch, a barely avoided automobile accident, an escape from a violent confrontation. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. – Mark TwainDo not become a slave of yourself, of your duties or wishes. Laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. Meditate to help eliminate emotional or physical ailments. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. F. An early key to success is to avoid pretentious ambitions and grandiose goals. This is a time for self improvement and renewal. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . deeply rooted experiences not always in conscious memory. Familiar relationships have no strong divergences or strange ways to accommodate. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Fall (35): Harvest the crop by applying your talents. Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. 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. Trap! The Way closes. 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. 5. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Action: Advance. The hexagram comprises two trigrams, one representing heaven and the other representing Earth. Exposure to danger brings good fortune to those who move beyond it. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. Nevertheless, a well-timed retreat may require quick and nimble movement, in order to take up a. I Ching Hexagram 17 Sui (Following). Uncertainty grips you tightly. They. Cleary (1): For liberation, the southwest is beneficial. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 48 The Well: Inspire. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Hexagram 12 P'i Standstill. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. Notes on this line: The inverse of hexagram #41, Decrease, is #42, Increase. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". I Ching Hexagram 30. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. 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. Accept the heart of the dark time. Initially significant. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. Be inviting, tolerant and productive. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. – Mark Twain Do not become a slave of yourself, of your duties or wishes. It furthers one to ride the rapids now while the waves of opportunity are high. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Here again we are advised 3 days where one. Action: Accept. An example could be that wherein a person's shoe laces were improperly tied so that the left foot was bound to the right. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. Save $6,269 on a used Nissan Pathfinder near you. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagrams, I Ching, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. Six in the fourth place. Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. Hexagram 54 Text. Shake coming: frightening, frightening. 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. I do not know who or where I am. Six in the second place changes to. By playing my song in their way. The fact that each hexagram is the inverse of the other should. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 63. Whirling in rhythmic regularity. F. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . Action: Commit Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Outer to Inner: The process turns the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 41 into the Groundbreaker trigram in the inner world of 42. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Six in the Third Place. Awareness of your attachment to other people is the key that opens the door to knowing your true place in the world. Disaster! Your arrogance caused you to lose your companion and a place to live. While you are close to your goal, you may be feeling rejection, failure or abandonment as Tao throws you back upon yourself to discover your folly. 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. –Plato12 -- Divorcement --12 . The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation). Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Line-1. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat: Disengage. Do nothing for a while. Those who come and go use the well as a well. Transforming the negative power of the ghost world into a creative tension with the living is the job of the Wu Gui or Shaman of the Shadows. 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. Action: Persevere. A natural responsiveness attracts success through support and perseverance rather than bold action. Danger and evil tidings may surround you. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. with unchanging hexagrams, no lines. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. I force myself to trust isolation as necessary to a new awakening. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. Pathfinder Hexagram 34 Power The model of the moment: Here is wielded great power for either good or ill in a situation.