Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Painting inspired by the Chinese character for I Ching hexagram 46. “With gentle compassion, I can be brave. Another thing I find interesting is that the mutual hexagram created by the middle lines for #42, is Hexagram 23, Splitting apart. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Completing: disarraying. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. Compare the Image of Nourishment in this hexagram with those in hexagram number five, Waiting; number forty-eight, The Well; and number fifty, The Sacrificial Vessel. Similarly, change often causes conflict, and conflict brings about change. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. ” There will be evil. 61 -- Inner Truth - 61 . Generations coming and going and the continuance of life and development. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-THREE – COMPLETION . Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. – Emerson. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. By contemplating the laws of the universe you will influence others. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Action: Discern. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. Don’t go back on your word. 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. e. Lay out a plan and integrate it with core values. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). This is a time to make good use of all your resources. Hook . Therefore the rest of the remaining. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. It suggests that people can achieve great things when they come together with a shared goal. Good fortune at first; disorder in the end. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. When you open, all obstacles will disappear. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. 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. Action: Encourage. 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, remain true to yourself. Action: Untangle Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. This lets us nourish the Ancestors who in turn nourish and ennoble their descendants in a flow of radiant blessings. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. 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. Ritsema/Karcher:Already Fording. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. What you have lost will return of itself. Judgment. Chance is always powerful. timing is important to achieve the goal. "-- D. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. Success in the small. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Nine in the Last Place. Remain mindful while celebrating. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. Action: Woo Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. We are but one thread within it. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . Legge:Holding. L. An early key to success is to avoid pretentious ambitions and grandiose goals. Action: Conserve Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. 3. 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. F. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. If you make your heart like a lake, life will continuously fulfill you. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. – Seneca. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Hexagram 48 is called “The Well”. 18 -- Repair -- 18 . The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Judgment. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN – OPPRESSION Other titles: Exhaustion, The Symbol of Repression and Confinement, Adversity, Weariness,. Hexagram #44: Heaven over Wind. So receiving Hexagram 48 is often a sign that there is real work to be done. Perseverance brings good fortune. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 19 Approach: Advance. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Advance step by step, penetrate to. It is not the time for active doing. Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. Move on. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. Nine in the. Find qualified people to work with. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. We sometimes get all of the information, but we refuse to get the message. L. Nine in the Last place changes to hexagram 60. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. Compare the Judgment of this hexagram with hexagrams and lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5 and 63:5 for further insights on this extremely important tenet of the Work. – Galileo. Look for the higher purpose in all relationships. Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or. 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. (48 The Well) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Let go. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. – Chinese Proverb. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. e. Circle of Meanings Spread the word outside the network; a seeker and a quest, the wandering sage or minister who establishes relations with the borderlands; journeys, voyages outside the norms, staying in places other than your home; soldiers on a mission beyond the frontiers, all those who travel the roads. Whirling in rhythmic regularity. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. I Ching Hexagram 17 Sui (Following). 20: Overview. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . Here the new crowds the old, eager to. Prescription for Pushing Upward. . Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. – Albert Camus. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. Hexagram 52 Ken Keeping Still. This is not always a bad thing. 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. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. Maintain a cheerful attitude, but. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. If you know no boundaries, you will discover no limitations. " -- D. Transformation is available or has come. Serve your highest ideals. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rolling across the whole earth; from it, all things receive their integrity. It is only when Self and ego come together in a fusion reaction that the energy released attains the true "double brightness" imaged in the hexagram. 2. Hexagram 29, Repeating Chasms, has a reputation as one of those ‘bad hexagrams’ – which is basically code for ‘hexagrams the experience of which we typically do not enjoy . I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). "-- D. Realize that limitations are necessary to achieve balance and order in any endeavor. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. When trouble is not your fault keep an open mind. Reading at a. Hexagram 55 Feng Abundance. Sheng (Pushing Upward) I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. I must have said before than when I get an unchanging hexagram as answer it is especially helpful to also see it's pair. 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. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. With this renewing burst of energy enjoy while it lasts. I Ching Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading) Action: Cautious Advance. The Marrying Maiden. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 24. Such movement is a reversal of polarities. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . This energetic concentration could explode in an. 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. Action: Expand. F. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. You can’t force things before the right time for action. F. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Action: Shine. Hexagram 49 Ko Molting/Revolution. ]. Action: Arouse Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. For example, Alfred Huang translated hexagram 07 (师) as "Multitude", whereas James Legge translated it as "The Army". Rely or your own yin energy. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. Cleary (2): Having the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted, the person is punished by heaven. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Action: Remedy Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Nurture hidden growth. where you can see and be seen from a distance. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. – LongfellowThe 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. Criticism and impatience will make matters worse. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Beware of hollow victories. Implicit in this curious challenge is a need to evaluate your competence to further the Work. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. – ConfuciusNine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 41. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . – Oliver Wendell Holmes. Personal power may be exercised physically. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. In the wake of a storm on land, deliverance can appear in the form. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. I haven't thought much about 47/48 as a pair yet so what does Hilary say of it. Act from the heart with affection. Be inviting, tolerant and productive. 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. The hexagram describes a stage of development where all preparatory work has been done, strength has built up and one is ready to act. . Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. 2. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 43 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 44. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks can eventually be overcome and become assets. One looks for helpers, But good help is hard to find. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. 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. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration). Allow negative feelings to arise and be released. Gather energy for a decisive new move. This is why Joy is developmental. 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. Hexagram 48 Jing The Well. The perseverance of the woman furthers. Follow the impulse that leads to co-operation without trying to have a clear goal. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. The storm has had the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. "-- D. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 40. Oracle of Love. 2. Compulsion:1a. 14: Affluence. Hexagram 27 • Nourishing • I. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Lake is called the youngest daughter, and Mountain the youngest. When the world grows dark, your inner light is given definition. People are coming to help you with the journey to completion. Action: Go Back. –. All things are supple when alive, but become hard when dead. 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. I Ching Hexagram 40 Jie (Liberation). 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. The Superior Man seeks his center and refines his commitment. Women's persistence brings reward. Action: Correct Discipline. 49: Revolution. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. Action: Meditate. 48 ䷯ 井: jǐng: 井. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. The weak force is more powerful than gravity, and the. Compare Propriety with hexagram number fifty-three, Gradual Progress, then compare them both with hexagram number thirty-one,Initiative. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it – the dead feeling of winter. Nine in. Compare the Judgment of this hexagram with hexagrams and lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5 and 63:5 for further insights on this extremely important tenet of the Work. 6 -- Stress -- 6 . If you support for your own selfish ends alone, you may hit the target, but you miss the central point. 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. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. To persist in small matters is of benefit. The number seven is the first of another hexagram. You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. 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. Reading at a Glance: Oftentimes we feel that life is unfair. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. I prefer R. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Action: Let Go Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. Six in the fifth place. Sudden and significant change. The small: Harvesting Trial. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. Hook . The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. Unhappiness is the first sign that something powerful stirs within you. Be inspired to understand what your limits are and make them known. This hexagram refers to a time in the cycle of human affairs when things are stirring up and the hint of dramatic change is in the air. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . 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. Distress. The ‘powerful woman’ problem. ’ As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain. This auspicious hexagram, consisting of all yin lines, represents the power of the feminine. 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. "-- D. Hexagram 50 Ting Cauldron. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 43 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 44. 29 -- Danger --29 . Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Substantiality is better than ornament. Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 22. Those who wish to acquire a following must speak the language of their followers. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Cleary (2): For solution, the southwest is beneficial. Eating properly implies care for oneself; providing healthy meals in the home implies caring for the family. Hook . I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). Action: Reignite. I Ching Hexagram 59. –Emerson2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . 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. Often, what we want right now is a scratchy shroud over what our soul longs for. 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 THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. 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. Our antagonist is our helper. One would be. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic.