Clear the way for true direction -- for desire that's more than an itch. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 10. Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the. – Chinese Proverb13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. I Ching Hexagram 13 T'ung Jen (Fellowship). 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . I Ching Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence). There is no beginning, but there is an end. The identical idea is found in the Kabbalah: Pathfinder Hexagram 48 Sustenance The model of the moment: The major source of your sustenance is never yours to control or restrict access to for others; it belongs to. Power is the fuel, but careful precision is the regulator. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". I Ching Hexagram 58 Tui (Joy). Top 9: Encountering (with) one's horn. 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. The small: Harvesting Trial. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Corrupting. If the surface of you feels bitten and in chaos. If you make your heart like a lake, life will continuously fulfill you. Painting inspired by the Chinese Character for Hexagram 60, Limitation. But oftentimes we overlook healthy adults in our dispensation of loving care. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL . Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. Legge:Holding. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. Six in the last place. I wait for a new growth cycle. Action: Evaluate. Before the change, three days. Don’t hesitate. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. This energetic concentration could explode in an. In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SIX -- CLOUDED PERCEPTION . To ignore or deplore such sources of sustenance which nourish all, is unbecoming, and possibly harmful. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. Judgment . 45: Gathering Together. F. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as either. You may feel too weak to continue. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. This is about character. Judgment . Hook . A wise leader measures success in terms of finely tuned performance, not raw power. Legge: During. ". Here again we are advised 3 days where one. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Action: Nurture. 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. 24-30 AR: 54. Paintings and Prescriptions. – Galileo. Action: Transform. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Judgment. Line-1 . 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. Commit to the situation. Six in the Fourth Place. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. This is a good time to examine all the people in your life and ponder why you are connected to them. 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. – ConfuciusNine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 41. 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. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . When I am receptive to my creativity I am aware of my life pattern And become centered. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. All things are supple when alive, but become hard when dead. Nine in the Second Place. The weak and strong can coexist when the weaker element does not impose upon the stronger one, when it maintains good humor, and when it avoids taking bold action. 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. "-- D. Cautious optimism. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. 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. Don’t give up. When trouble is not your fault keep an open mind. One image of oppression is a dried-up lake bed with scavenger crows stalking the shoreline. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. Personal power may be exercised physically. 2. Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A resurrection or transformation. You don’t have to do everything alone. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. Work for the common good. Attending on the sands as the waters recede. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. 48) Mirror. Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. 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. Going nowhere, coming back is fortunate, etc. A warning! I must not be arrogant in my climb. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 8. I Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings) Action: Persevere. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. The new light is slowly emerging. Other titles: The Wanderer, The Symbol of the Traveler, The Exile, Sojourning, The Newcomer, To Lodge, To Travel, Traveling, The Stranger, Strangers, The Traveling Stranger, The Outsider, The Alien, The Gnostic, The Tarot Fool, Wandering, Homeless, Uncommitted, On Your Own, "Can refer to being out of one's element. Six in the second place. 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. Hard times can shrivel our spirits and give rise to a multitude of “crows,” in the form of troublesome worries. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). This juxtaposition denotes a time of. Be inspired to understand what your limits are and make them known. Accept the heart of the dark time. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 36 Brightness Hiding: Reignite. Let new developments be seen. Reading at a. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. 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. In the I Ching, the hexagram fu, signifying the Return (one yang line beneath five yin lines) is the symbol of the rebirth of the Yang. Legge:Holding. Action: Breakthrough. F. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). Hexagram 57 Xun Penetration. If the superior man takes the. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. Leave depression behind. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. There is also the possibility that things can get out of control. Reading at a Glance: Heaven is. Oppositions can then be dealt with. Hexagram 61 Truth. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 33. Use your will in harmony with the principles of the Work. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Nine in the Last Place. You will discover the germinating power within in the silence where a thousand seeds are becoming the landscape of spring. Unhappiness is the first sign that something powerful stirs within you. Other titles: The Army, The Symbol of Multitude and of Army, Legions/ Leading, The Troops, Collective Force, Discipline, Soldiers, Group Action, A Disciplined Multitude, Ego Discipline, Willpower "Can refer to mourning but its essential meaning is Discipline. The storm has had the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. Action: Permeate. Accept the heart of the dark time. Legge: During. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. Those who can win only by the sword are condemned to carry shields with them everywhere. 16: Enthusiasm. Things can be difficult in the beginning. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Wilhelm/Baynes: The Family . If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Power : Oracle of Love Hexagram 34 Handle with care. The hexagram describes a condition that has become unsustainable and is ripe for change. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. 4 Enveloping MENG. In such a situation the person. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. Hexagram 8, Holding Together, is a symbol of teamwork and unity. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Six in the second place When in an unusual situation follow your intuition. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Interact with others. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration). Nine in the Fifth Place. Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. where you can see and be seen from a distance. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. – Chinese Proverb. Other titles: Obstruction, The Symbol of Difficulty, Arresting Movement, Trouble, Obstacles, Barrier, Halt, Halting, Limping, Afoot, “Sit Tight—Don’t move” "One is surrounded by an underwater reef and should wait for assistance. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. " The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. To forever linger in apathy or indecision leads to eventual isolation. 4. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Search out new companions. Chance is always powerful. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). I have been experiencing much difficulty with the people I work with and have had very little success in implementing positive changes. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. Modesty is a virtue highly prized by the Oracle which requires that the strong support the weak. e. -Michele 2012-03-11 18:57:33. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation). – Emerson. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. Be sure the pitcher is sound, lest one run dry. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Action: Breakthrough. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. Flowers bloom in their own time. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 46: Pushing Upward: Ascend. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. 16: Enthusiasm. Do not resort to previous methods. Hook Judgment . After proceeding slowly, one step at a time, you achieve your goal. 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. Marie – Thank you for the words – they are a great encouragement to me. If something that belongs to you is stolen do not allow yourself to be thrown off balance. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. 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. Reading at a Glance: At some. None will consider your life of account. The development of the condition may have been gradual but the transformation is sudden and significant. Prescription for Pushing Upward. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 24. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. This reading may be pointing to an auspicious time. – Chinese Proverb. Take a balanced responsibility now. Action: Shine. Line-1. (Changes to hex. Nine in the last place place. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. Compulsion:1a. In the wake of a storm on land, deliverance can appear in the form. 9 at 3: The ridgepole is sagging. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Competent people find their way and make progress, even in difficult circumstances. Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. By contemplating the laws of the universe you will influence others. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. This is a good time for decisive action to resolve festering problems. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 49 Molting: Transform. Other titles: Coming to Meet, The Symbol of Meeting, Contact, Sexual Intercourse, Encountering, Coupling, Infiltration by Inferior Men, Adultery "Contains a definite warning about a person or situation which may appear harmless but will prove. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . Be brave and independent. The time to use it will come. 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 -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN – OPPRESSION Other titles: Exhaustion, The Symbol of Repression and Confinement, Adversity, Weariness,. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. . Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. Compulsion:1a. Do not resort to previous methods. The strongest relationships are between two people. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. 47 - The restrictions and challenges of being an individual. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Six in the second place changes to. Yet they too are living beings, and crave warmth, help, and. The two words of its name are equally important: Repeating also means rehearsing and learning: this is the classic. "-- D. Action: Untangle Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. The transformation is not necessarily unwelcome or uncomfortable. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. Jian, limping invokes the culture hero Yu the Great, the Limping God who tamed the flood, created writing, cast the first sacred vessels and opened the channels of the Water Way. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 52 -- Keeping Still -- 52 . Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. Mutualize purposes. 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. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. Invoke wisdom of the older wise female member of your family for guidance. C. 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. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. Whatever he does will succeed because he is correct and right. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . Six in the fourth place. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Legge: The free course. Something very profound is also committed to your success. 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. 14: Affluence. A Woman's Book of Changes by Adele Aldridge Hexagram 48 • The Well • Ching The image of Water over Wind and Wood After exhaustion one needs to be replenished. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. The hexagram means looking ahead, by offering encouragement or being encouraged to face the future. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Other titles: The Symbol of Central Sincerity, Inward Confidence, Inner Truthfulness, Sincerity, Centering- Conforming, Central Return, Faithfulness in the Center, Sincerity in the Center, Insight, Understanding, The Psyche, "Take the middle road and avoid extremes. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Free. Action: Enlighten. Remain mindful while celebrating. . Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. The attraction of opposites is a powerful and fundamental force, especially that of a mutual attraction in the beginning stages. Matthew 5: 48 . Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. You are closer to your goal but the situation keeps shifting. For instance, history has shown that mass movements can bring about stable, ordered, and durable conditions for the better. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 48. it's a sign that your depths are calling for expression. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. Six in the Third Place. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. With economy, I can be liberal. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. Winter (8): Find the seed of the new by re-grouping your thoughts. You may access Pathfinder in the same way you would the traditional I Ching; only here you'll simultaneously get results stemming from the I Ching, Tao of Power, and Art of War-- and in language updated for modern living. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). – Kierkegaard. 2. 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. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. . Substantiality is better than ornament. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Find strength in your own inner truth. Hexagram 53 Ji’an Development. – Ishikawa Takuboku. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . 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) 12 Standstill: Release. Sooner or later, good comes to those who do good; joy comes to those who bring joy to others; opportunity comes to those who persist in their dreams. There is no real difficulty that requires outward movement. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. 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. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . 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. Other titles: The Wanderer, The Symbol of the Traveler, The Exile, Sojourning, The Newcomer, To Lodge, To Travel, Traveling, The Stranger, Strangers, The Traveling Stranger, The Outsider, The Alien, The Gnostic, The Tarot Fool, Wandering, Homeless,. Hsiao Kua Small Exceeding. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. In Hexagram 44, we are encountering, meeting or ‘coupling’ with a powerful woman. You may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but by frequently adjusting your sails, you can arrive at your destination with a joy that inspires others to follow you.