Invoke wisdom of the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Your way of thinking is transformed. 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. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Hexagram 8, Paintings and Prescriptions. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. With a humble manner the superior man receives people. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 35. Line-1. If you don't know what cannot be done, you will accomplish great things. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. In such a situation the person. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. In the previous line 4 we also encounter 3 celebrations of success. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Line-1. Prescription for Pushing Upward. You may be in some danger for a short time. Note that all of the lines in the hexagram are generally unfavorable except two and five, and that when they both change places the hexagram becomes number thirty. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. 4 – There is contact with one. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Being free of desires, you will discover that the empire is at peace of its own accord. Be like a tower with a wide and long view. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. Cleary (2): Having the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted, the person is punished by heaven. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 33. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . 48 -- The Well -- 48 . 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. With this renewing burst of energy enjoy while it lasts. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. In the Book of Changes it is said: `When three people journey together, their number decreases by one. 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. Line-1 . This energetic concentration could explode in an. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. My Earthly Self is square, feeling boundaries and limits. Like an electric storm in Spring. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIX -- STRESS. 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. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Hook . ]. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. If something that belongs to you is stolen do not allow yourself to be thrown off balance. The Vessel. My Heavenly spirit is like a circle with no idea of ending. 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 . In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass. –. The most suitable case to explain Hexagram 48 is the divination of a R & D project. 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. Advance step by step, penetrate to. In Hexagram 44, we are encountering, meeting or ‘coupling’ with a powerful woman. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. 39: Temporary Obstacles. Comments-Thomas 2017-09-24 16:27:04. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Accept the heart of the dark time. The K'ang-hsi editors say: "What is meant by diminishing in this hexagram is the regulation of expenditure or contribution according to the time. Find qualified people to work with. Action: Meditate. Reading at a Glance: Heaven is. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. Action: Let Go Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. By contemplating the laws of the universe you will influence others. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. Keep your eye on what is important. Action: Nurture. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . Hmm. Its roots lie in the desperate isolation of Hexagram 47. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. – Galileo. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). Initially significant. – Chinese ProverbBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. The hexagram relates to personal power, that is power directly or indirectly under one’s own control. You hold the power to become the master of your existence. To use the Christian injunction in illustration: the upper trigram of Heaven is perfect, and the lower trigram of. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. Fruitful to have a direction to go. 2. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. One looks for helpers, But good help is hard to find. A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party: there is no battle unless there be two. Do not resort to previous methods. Enthusiasm unleashes enormous creative energy. Without loss, without gain, they go and they come in their order. Six in the third place. The finest clothes turn to rags. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. Hexagram 52 Ken Keeping Still. We can be our own. This is a good time for decisive action to resolve festering problems. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. F. Reading at a Glance: You are being sincere but may feel obstructed. Action: Correct Discipline. Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. 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. Hexagram number 28 is a reminder to not bend under the weight of burdens. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Honest differences are often a sign of progress. 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. 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. Reading at a. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Shock. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. where you can see and be seen from a distance. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . The two words of its name are equally important: Repeating also means rehearsing and learning: this is the classic. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Other titles: Conflict, The Symbol of Contention, Strife, Litigation, Quarreling, Arguing, Lawsuit, "It is important to mind one's step at the very beginning then things will have a chance to work out all right. 47: Oppression. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. I'm sure there is some other reason/pattern why these 2 pairs kind of stand. Key words: Touching the wellspring. This symbolizes that some kind of deliverance is at hand. Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . Nine the Third Place. Ten pairs of tortoises cannot. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Offer what is in ones heart. Action: Commit Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. Action: Unite. I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). I Ching Hexagram 14 Ta Yu (Great Possessing). 2. Consider your steps carefully when powerful forces surround you. Reading at a. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . Compare Propriety with hexagram number fifty-three, Gradual Progress, then compare them both with hexagram number thirty-one,Initiative. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Sheng (Pushing Upward) I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25. Modesty is a virtue highly prized by the Oracle which requires that the strong support the weak. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Disaster!44 -- Temptation -- 44 . 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. When trouble is not your fault keep an open mind. Change your attitude. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Whatever he does will succeed because he is correct and right. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. 63 - Every cycle seeks perfection. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. Painting inspired by the Chinese Character for Hexagram 60, Limitation. Allowing yourself to dwell on thoughts of retribution only consumes energy that is sorely needed elsewhere. Circle of Meanings. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. The course usually recommended for such times: Do not ignore the benefit. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . F. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. To know fulfillment, nourish what is for the belly and not the eye. The Moving Lines 1. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. 14: Affluence. Don’t become drunk with the power of success. With economy, I can be liberal. This is about character. Hexagram 54 Kui Mei Propriety. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. This energetic concentration could. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rolling across the whole earth; from it, all things receive their integrity. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. Ritsema/Karcher: Below mountain possessing wind. Action: Reignite. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. Hook Judgment Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the same. F. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 49 Molting: Transform. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). Legge: Despite Mutual. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. Flowers bloom in their own time. Here the new crowds the old, eager to. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. Avoid empty displays of power or force. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 13. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. F. – Albert Camus. Hexagram 61 Truth. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. The image of Mountain over Thunder. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. I prefer R. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Make no impulsive decisions. 48 -- The Well -- 48 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT – THE WELL Other titles: Welling, Potentialities Fulfilled, The Source, The Deep Psyche, "A. Like the wind blowing across the treetops, its presence is perceived through the effect it has on everything it. If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Wise Words! The Way opens. It suggests that people can achieve great things when they come together with a shared goal. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . Action: Explore. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. F. Wilhelm/BaynesLine 6 (top line) Conflict may have gone too far. Thoughts can also travel like a bird flying, hitting the target of your goal. 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. Six in the Fourth Place. Summer (1): Ripen the fruits. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Nine in. 1 You yearn for taking major action, but the time is not ripe. Humankind has not woven the web of life. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Legge: Despite Mutual. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawns on you. None will consider your life of account. " I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration) Action: Permeate. Every event seems sudden and unexpected. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. With a spirit that shares with all you are nourished and enriched by this inexhaustible well of give and take. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. – Chinese Proverb Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Judgment . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it – the dead feeling of winter. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 58 Joy: Encourage. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Crossing the line: guo. – ConfuciusNine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 41. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. This turns your need to. Note that all of the lines in the hexagram are generally unfavorable except two and five, and that when they both change places the hexagram becomes number thirty-one, Initiative. Six in the last place. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Conflict arises when a person who is convinced he or she is. Six in the fifth place. There will be changes. From its own hidden resources the group will form and act, with understanding of each other. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. 46: Pushing Upward. 48 - The inspiration of the individual. Six in the Fourth Place. " The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 26 Controlled Power: Amplify. After the change, three days. Trust in nature. Legge: During. Another thing I find interesting is that the mutual hexagram created by the middle lines for #42, is Hexagram 23, Splitting apart. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Pitfall. Judgment. Serve your highest ideals. 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. Upper Trigram of Water. 48: The Well Throughout all the cultures of the world, the well has served as a symbol for that which sustains life and provides a constant, inexhaustible source of nourishment. To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. F. At the core of true success lies unselfishness generosity and modesty. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. Hook . As that figure deals with the correct relations . Six in the Fourth Place. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. He may be the strongest animal in the flock, but a proud, haughty ram brings misfortune upon himself. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. 3. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-ONE -- INNER TRUTH . If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. The persistence of negativity is a factor in human affairs: just when you think an undesirable element has been uprooted, it. 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. You can’t force things before the right time for action. Rejuvenation is a returning to one’s natural desires and the recharging of batteries that comes from making progress. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. Pathfinder Hexagram 58 Encouragement The model of the moment: The watering of plants, gentle care of pets, nurturing of young children, and care of the sick or injured are all behaviors we take for granted. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 24. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Hook . There is a profound lesson here which is best appreciated by meditating on the associations implied. Innocence, when guided by a firm faith in what is just and balanced, brings supreme. This is an Advantageous Trial for the foolish youth. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. The condition of innocence has less to do with age than with attitude. F. When going alone you will find a friend to join you. Success in the small. Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. 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. 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. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's.