Don’t be humble. "do what makes you feel good" I have been in a so-called 'relationship' which was making me feel insecure, unhappy, anxious, etc. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from the outer world of 19 to the inner world of 20, turning your abstract faith in the process of life into deep inner devotion. I Ching Hexagram 30. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. 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,. Through forgiveness, you can move freely, unhampered by unnecessary baggage. In Change there is the Supreme Polarity,. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Rouse people’s Idealism. Gain their support. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. Make an offering and you will succeed. Hexagram 37 is named 家人 (jiā rén), “Dwelling People”. If your goals are in alignment with the greater good, positive actions taken with good timing will meet with success. Life shows its harmony, when you discover your connection to what unfolds. It is not advantageous to have a place to go. The wealth of layers of association in this hexagram hint at a complex relationship of light and dark. ”. This line is sometimes received when doubts arise about the Work or our way of processing it: it is telling us to trust our inner knowing. The King approaches the Ancestral Temple to receive blessings for all. A lake is a place where water collects. Winter (46): Find the seed of the new by relying on your own inner strength. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . e. Small harvest in having a direction to go. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. and 坤; Kūn, which represent earth, as father and mother, respectively, of. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Liu: Wind blowing around the foot of the mountain symbolizes Work after Spoiling. The small: Harvesting Trial. Great change. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. 26,111. Using the Experienced People opens the Way. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. All things move on with a constant process of change. Action: Breakthrough. Make them rise up or push them down. Action: Explore. Close; Quick Insights – Short, simple courses on interpretive tools and approaches that give you quick insight into your readings – available as part of Change Circle membership. I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration). Lines two and five are the only lines in the figure that are "out of place," and each takes its meaning from the other, which implies that they. The transformative process of the Pair 17:18 Following and Corruption develops the freedom to follow new ways and the courage to deal with inner corruption. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. As a wisdom tradition and divinatory practice, it offers living images that nourish psyche and spirit, allowing us to participate in the ongoing process of change through which all new things come into. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. A Rising Sun. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 17 Following: Show by Example. Hexagram 41 is named 損 (sǔn), “Diminishing”. – Chinese Proverb. 42 -- Increase -- 42 . I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation) Action: Untangle. 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. When you lose your way, life always hands you a map that says: ‘you are here. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. Hexagram 17 Sui Following. The Superior Man, by stimulating people's hearts, nourishes their virtue. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. It is not the time for active doing. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Pleasure is a spiritual prize as much as it is a human one. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. Find a common purpose. ". This life is calm, firm and provided with everything necessary. 26: Containment of Potential. I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). Hexagram 48 • Line 5. Spring (51): Rouse new growth by staying calm when others are confused. An ascent from a fixed position. Do not focus on your own quest (56). Use your deep power to brighten your work and your purpose. The ancient character appears to be an elaborated, decorated version of the character for ‘drum’: see Richard Sears’ site –. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. The Chinese name of Hexagram 47, translated as ‘Confined’, ‘Exhaustion’, ‘Oppressed’, shows a tree enclosed on all sides by walls. Without fault. 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 generation. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY -- RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS . I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Marc sabin taijiquan yin/yangBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire blazing from the earth. Don’t try to change the world. Male and female mix their seed, and all creatures take shape and are born. This classic translation. The Pair is made up of Fire and Water in maximum integration and suggests all the metaphors of cooking and. Express yourself. 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. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . 23, Stripping Away. Action: Regenerate. ‘The maiden marries: setting forth to bring order – pitfall. Action: Innovate. 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. This is a most auspicious time. Using the Experienced People opens the Way. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing over a marshy lake. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. Make an offering and you will succeed. Ritsema/Karcher: Humbling, Growing. 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. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. The roots of the trees penetrate deeply into the soil. Do not focus on inspiring others (1). –Emerson8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . All things move on with a constant process of change. Treading on the Tiger’s tail. Do not impose order. Action: Subordinate. This is not a place to prolong your service. Any cause for sorrow will soon disappear. 34 Great Invigorating DA ZHUANG. The transformative process of the Pair 49:50 Skinning and the Vessel develops the freedom to let old grief depart and the courage to grasp renewal. Here the wealth comes through retiring. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Step outside the rules and press forward. Sprouting and Massing. 5 -- Waiting -- 5 . The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. Inspire your family. The Oracle of 43, though, seems to tell the story of an idea: ‘Deciding, tell it in the king’s chambers. No lines changing: you can try to do things, but they may fail or even backfire. The noble one ‘sets the situation straight and consolidates his destiny’: this is more than just a time for good ideas, it’s a. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. B. Image 1: The manifested, structured, physically perceived reality of being. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Inner World. The Pair 29:30 Ghost River and Radiance is an Engine of Change that develops the courage to accept all challenges and the clarity to be of help to others. Life doesn’t happen to us, it happens because of us. Wei Ji, Not yet Crossing, is part of a group of four figures (1 and 2, 63 and 64) that form the Four Gates of Change, places where the Hidden Winds of the Four Directions enter the human world. Don’t try to advance yourself. This turns your need to manage the flow of life into. Any cause for sorrow will soon disappear. Stay focused. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. If any of the lines are changing, you look up the first hexagram in just the same way. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by using your experience. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. It is the waxing moon, the celebrant, the new king, the blessing, a connection of Heaven and. The two ideas blend together in readings: the light is hidden away to escape the danger of injury. Good times seem inevitable, and there is vitality in the air. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. The revolution in hexagram 49 has deep roots. Stephen Field associates hexagram 23 with the story of Heng and Hai, which would make this a terrible contrast between two pairs of brothers. I Ching Hexagram 59. Hexagram #54: Thunder over Lake. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome. Ritsema/Karcher: Brightness issuing-forth above earth. The baby couples with the breast for its heavenly supply of milk. the small exceeds itself. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Fall (12): Harvest the crop. In correcting outmoded or inappropriate feelings one must proceed with care because emotional/instinctual forces cannot be altered as quickly as we can change our minds. Hexagram number 37 reminds us that our relationships with family and friends can provide us with insight. Qián (The Creative) Action: Initiate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 9 Small Restraint: Surrender. and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Adapt to the time by giving up personal desires and supporting those who look up to. Advantageous Trial. The Pair 29:30 Ghost River and Radiance is an Engine of Change that develops the courage to accept all challenges and the clarity to be of help to others. Beware of distractions, erratic shifts, isolation. Truth becomes power when you let go of prejudice and make yourself receptive to. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. 3 Sprouting ZHUN. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. 19 Nearing LIN; 20 Viewing GUAN; 21 Biting Through SHI HE; 22 Adorning Bi; 23 Stripping BO; 24 Returning FU; 25 Disentangling WU WANG; 26 Great Accumulates DA CHU; 27 Jaws/Nourishing YI; 28 Great Transition DA GUO; 29 Ghost River/Navigator XI KAN; 30 Radiance/Visionary LI; 31 Conjoining XIAN; 32 Persevering HENG; 33 Retiring/Retreat DUN; 34. Step outside the rules and press forward. Promote, explain, repeat and do not pull back. Your worth will be recognized. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. 55 Abounding FENG. It enables a person to collect energy and move with Heaven, disentangled from the emotions of greed, anger, desire and ignorance. Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well). Check Details. All of these links include the. Cut through pride and complication and you will signal to your true kin. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Joy and delight to the Noble Lord. In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 57 into the Mediator trigram. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience. 61: Centering in Truth. If you don't know what cannot be done, you will accomplish great things. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Like a traveler who has traversed a difficult and wide river, you appear to approach your destination. Summer (42): Ripen the fruits by increasing involvements. For each Gua, the left column gives the binary representation of the Gua. D, leading I. 2, Earth, the Receptive. They. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). Top 6: Generous nearing. Find the people you truly belong with. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. The blissful trigram representing the lake symbolizes happiness and clarity of thought and communication. Other variations include “decrease”. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. But still, here are a few thoughts on the nature of each moving line. Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by, exceeding’. Hmm so what does Wing say of 16 unchanging, she calls 16 'harmonize' and says. Rescue what is important. The transformative process of the Pair 39:40 Difficulties and Deliverance develops the insight to let go of heroic striving and the energy to move with change. I Ching Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence). L. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. Kindness and communication are the unifying forces in the world. Stripping. Be open to the unexpected. When the operation is completed, a. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by using your experience. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Kang supported Wu, and was rewarded. 4 = earth number, community, Gaia, grounded, farmers, agriculture. Put your ideas to the Trial through the woman. Hook . To persist in small matters is of benefit. I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach). ’. There is a profound lesson here which is best appreciated by meditating on the associations implied. In the Book of Changes it is said: `When three people journey together, their number decreases by one. Advantageous to install lords as helpers. Action: Excite. If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. The Pair is made up of Fire and Water in maximum integration and suggests all the metaphors of cooking and transforming, a continual creative relation to. Hook . Do not eat in your dwelling or clan. Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. As LiSe shows, that blends into the meaning of the whole. The transformative process of the pair 53:54 Gradual Advance and Marrying Maiden develops the patience to wait on events and the ability to let yourself be led at a critical moment. The Creative was the father, The Receptive, the mother, with the other attributes referring to three sons and three daughters. This is a time of hopeful progress and must be used to one’s best advantage. It means us, all together, all of us. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Action: Nurture. Establish new principles and let go of the old ones. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. You are ignored and frozen out of the culture where you belong. Liu: A tree on the mountain symbolizes. Mothering Change uses The Circle of Protectors consultation template, first presented in I Ching: Symbolic Life, by Stephen Karcher. Legge:Holding. Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". If the rope does not reach the water the well does not serve its purpose. our politics cannot change its essential nature. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. "-- D. However, since this hexagram can show a blockage to communication, the answer can be that there are no hard feelings, just a sense that the time is right to move apart. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. A New Interpretation of Hexagrams!8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . Communicate positive feeling, togetherness, enthusiasm, joy and laughter. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. When you place yourself in a position to help another, you will discover your greater capabilities. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. We’ll also look at the lower trigram Fu and how it relates to this hexagram and its moving lines. In correcting outmoded or inappropriate feelings one must proceed with care because emotional/instinctual forces cannot be altered as quickly as we can change our minds. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 20 Contemplation: View. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Use your power quietly and be generous with those who look to you for leadership. Look up the changed hexagram – the ‘relating hexagram’ – in the. This hexagram also represents one of twelve stages in the cycle of development and decline, a general principle of the Oracle. Reading at a Glance: When. Spring is coming. ‘Yi’, ‘hidden’ or ‘wounded’, is the name of a. Without fault. The King approaches the Ancestral Temple to receive blessings for all. Messages. 2 > 62. Draw on your inner power and don’t pause. The superior man knows the cause of error, and persists in his virtue to the end. Be clear and simple. Thus the superior man eats and drinks, is joyous and of good cheer. The Source of Success: an Advantageous Trial. You receive gifts of horses that multiply in multitudes. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. Hu Gua (secondary influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. While trying to change the situation with force you lose what you were seeking. It is the waxing moon, the celebrant, the new king, the blessing, a connection of Heaven and. Changing line #4 "Charging Upward"- This line is a reminder of the important job you. 1 Inspiring Force/Creator QIAN. Take the lead. Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. Tags: Art, Hexagram 63, I Ching, Meditations, Prescriptions. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . Keep your focus. Cooperate with the process. . Here the idea of unification is more pronounced than in the other hexagram. Without fault. D, leading I Ching scholar and diviner. 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,. Don’t just look at things. Wise Words! The Way is open. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. ”. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . 23 Stripping BO. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. I have started a new thread on Hexagram 44 in Exploring Divination. Regret disappears. Wise Words! The Way opens. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Action prevails. Things will change when your environment becomes warmer. Beware of procrastination, trusting the wrong people, oppressive authority. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. An unfeeling atmosphere will undermine vitality. Make no impulsive decisions. I_ching_hexagrams_great_wheel – world clockFind. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 43: Determination: Breakthrough. Compulsion:1a. 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. The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. Line 1:The Superior Man is able to carry affairs through to completion. "-- D. Serve your highest ideals. In the same way that spiders pursue only what lands in their web, millions of tiny jellyfish ride the ocean currents to trap plankton wherever they are led. The Pair 29:30 Ghost River and Radiance is an Engine of Change that develops the courage to accept all challenges and the clarity to be of help to others. Change with grace and elegance. The hexagram is encouraging you to take the initiative, or is affirming an activity you have initiated. Ending it in the Eighth Moon: Trap! The Way closes. Hexagram 19, also known as “Nearing,” symbolizes a time when a great opportunity is at hand. Like a river that has been dammed or a pot of boiling water with a lid clamped on, holding and containing power produces enormous potential. Make efficient and economic use of resources in an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Hexagram 11 T'ai Peace. 4,045. Other titles: The Symbol of Advance and Arrival, Nearing, Overseeing, Condescension, Getting Ahead, Promotion, Conduct, Drawing Near, Becoming Great, The Forest, Advance, Advancing, "Two people advancing together; or a good influence which hasn't been seen. Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. Put things in order. Winter (62): Find the seed of the new by making very careful moves. "-- D. Summer (9): Ripen the fruits by paying special attention to the smallest details. Yi, augmenting is a synonym of yi, change, as a gift or blessing, a transformation that is effected by a crossing like the transforming lines in the Change. 4 Click to read about the first I Ching hexagram online In the small window, you have buttons that are links to the texts for the two I Ching online hexagrams. The strong ice will come (by and by). Take the time to help those who might be lost or confused on their path within the group to maintain consistency. Wise Words! 16 Providing for YU F Providing for a Joyous Response. Drive the herds forward. The transformative process of the Pair 39:40 Difficulties and Deliverance develops the insight to let go of heroic striving and the energy to move with change. The name of Hexagram 36, ming yi, is translated as ‘brightness hidden’ or ‘brightness wounded’. X. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Wu: Three would create doubts. Hexagram 55 is unusual in that its name contains two meanings –. Gather your team around your central idea. Legge:Restrictive Regulations bring progress and success, but if they are severe and difficult they cannot be permanent. Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. 22 Adorning Bi. Be aware and considerate without relaxing the rules. The character feng 豐 means abundant, bountiful, plentiful. Under line one the young woman of the hexagram appears in the inferior position of this half-sister. – Gloria AnzalduaHexagram ching shui fengChart hexagrams hexagram trigram ching iching list trigrams corresponding below side hand right mothering click change Ching 64 hexagrams human dnaFree i ching reading. Be clear and simple. IN THE MANIFESTED REALITY. I Ching Hexagram 60 Jie (Limitation) Action: Regulate. I Ching. The I Ching, or ancient Chinese Oracle of Change, is second only to the Bible as the most widely read and interpreted book in the world. Hook . At first there was a notification. 10 Treading LU. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. For instance, in hexagram three (thunder + water), Chun is “a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach) Action: Advance. 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. In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade’s no easier to make than an oak. The I Ching, or “Book of Changes,” consists of sixty-four archetypes that result from all the possible six-line combinations of yin and yang lines, called hexagrams. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. Don’t make plans, just listen. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within.