Don't neglect the other side when you concentrate on one of the two. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return) Action: Go Back. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . F. Life’s natural friction is the force that shapes your individuality. The time is right. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 6. That "an advance to the south is fortunate" means that as all plants turn southward toward the sun, their source of nourishment, so should we turn toward the light and clarity of the "great man" or Self within us. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. Beyond the secret door you’ll come to a room with seven candles arranged in a hexagram, with one groups of. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SIX -- CLOUDED PERCEPTION . It is interesting to note that when this hexagram is turned upside down it becomes hexagram number sixty-three, and line 64:4 is thereby transformed into line 63:3, which see. The unyielding takes unrestrainedly, and the passionate is self sacrificing to the point of deprivation. This is a recognition of your trustworthiness and ability to remain impartial. Our antagonist is our helper. 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. Action: Subordinate. To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. Protect the unborn, a “tied up sack” Carefully hiding, not yet ready to live in the world. Judgment I Ching Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet) Action: Encounter. The root of the word is heart, the heart. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. The looming transition from the old to the new may not be. With economy, I can be liberal. That is, 64 is the shadow of 1, 63 is the shadow of 2, and. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Avoid rash acts at work, your position is rather vague, use the advice of colleagues at work, they will tell you the best way. -Tony Crisp 2017-09-17 12:39:44. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. – Henry Van Dyke. The hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. "-- D. Wilhelm/Baynes: The Family . 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. Action: Discern. The perseverance of the woman furthers. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away. ’. The figure has certain affinities with hexagram number forty- four: Temptation which also depicts an inferior element encroaching from below. Initial 6: At the tail of the retreat, danger. Pathfinder Hexagram 09 Binding The model of the moment: Here some element, weak in itself, draws strength from the situation to successfully restrict or move a much more formidable entity. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Gou, Coupling is the appearance of the fate announced by an oracular message. 43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . hexagram 33 line 2 . Line-1. Although in the larger scale of things, Hexagram 27 represents equilibrium in contrast to the imbalance of Hexagram 28, its inner workings (as represented in the moving line texts) are pretty fraught. That which I have been seeking. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. This is an excellent opportunity. The itch is the chaotic force that spurs us. In one day you are received three times. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Take what is offered with honest gratitude. 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. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. The King approaches the Ancestral Temple to receive blessings for all. No harvest in having a direction to go. Thus does the prince act when disseminating his commands And proclaiming them to the four quarters of heaven. Rewards will come later. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. 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. Six in the Third Place changes to hexagram 33. Act slowly and carefully to build your base. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. 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. 55 Abounding FENG. The power of gathering together is represented by a rally, where each individual’s strength is magnified by the collective power of a community. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. 44) Mirror. Prepare carefully. The fact that the line leads to hexagram 44 to me in a relationship context sounds off warning bells. Favored as he is, however, by the general idea of the hexagram, and responding to his proper correlate in the fourth line, it is natural that he should make a movement. To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. 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: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. “With gentle compassion, I can be brave. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. 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. 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. Determination to achieve goals has led by chance to the removal of a major obstacle or opposition. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 49 Molting: Transform. I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety). HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. Work through the Small. Keep things in balance whether it is what you take into your body. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns too. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 3. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . I Ching Hexagram 63 Chi Chi (After Completion). Gather your team around your central idea. Make an offering and you will succeed. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". The great image says: The marsh submerges the tree: Great excess. About Dreamhawk. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. No human is an island. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. Hexagram 64 Wei Chi Before Completion. Other titles: Preponderance of the Small, The Symbol of Excess in Small Things, The Small get by, Slight Excess, Small Exceeding, Small Surpassing, Excess of the Small, Small gains, Conscientiousness, Smallness in Excess, Exceeding the Mean, Proliferation. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Turn toward clarity. Summer (21): Ripen the fruits by biting through obstacles. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. 48: The Well. But an important offered opportunity can help disperse the gloom – but only if one revitalise ones inner spirit. – Chinese Proverb. Six in the last place. 6 -- Stress -- 6 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIX -- STRESS. Hexagram 61 Truth. Fruitful to have a direction to go. Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. This is a good time for decisive action to resolve festering problems. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . Use your deep power to brighten your work and your purpose. 2. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. You are still too close to it, so be careful. 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. 59 Dispersing HUAN. Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. 2: Receptive Power. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . You may feel too weak to continue. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . It deals with those with whom one is closest and most comfortable, one's immediate family and close friends. Use willpower to retreat. – where you can see that a ‘home’ is an animal – a pig – under a roof. Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. Judgment. The image of killing three fox with one arrow points to being delivered from tricksters. 10 Treading LU. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. See full list on divination. At first there was a notification. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. An example could be that wherein a person's shoe laces were improperly tied so that the left foot was bound to the right. This auspicious hexagram, consisting of all yin lines, represents the power of the feminine. Serve your highest ideals. – Seneca. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Illicit sexual liaisons, or flighty lovers may be involved. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Nature never says one thing and wisdom another. Things are. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 56 The Wanderer: Explore. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . When the operation is completed, a. Even just use of great power can make enemies for the. Blood Ward, Buzzing Bites, Cackle, Clinging Ice. Hook. Everything you will ever need can be found within. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. Those who come and go use the well as a well. Action: Renew. The answer should tell you the condition of your will. Aug 26, 2017 #6 dancingfox visitor. The universal spirit - the connection of everything in the universe as a sentient spiritual whole - feels its connections and takes pleasure in them when they are harmonious and sincere. it's a sign that your depths are calling for expression. I Ching Hexagram 57 Xun (Penetration). Wise Words! The Great Way opens. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. Action: Ascend. It is of benefit to continue. Legge: Despite Mutual. In such a situation the person. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. 6 refers to the Sequence of Hexagrams: ‘Rain-making rituals of Hexagram #5 are connected to “dense clouds but no rain” and “rain and rest,” arriving after an interval of three hexagrams (like three unexpected guests), thus in Hexagram #9. I Ching Hexagram 37 Chia Jen (Family). The imminent future is an unruly child which will be difficult to guide and understand. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. By dealing with the afflictions or personal faults besetting you, happiness can follow. Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu Inner Truth. 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,. Also, the problem will not fix itself. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. The mutual hexagram for #41, is hexagram 24, Return. Adaptation leads you to harmonize with the changes. Pleasure is a spiritual prize as much as it is a human one. Gua Poem: Crossing the great pass: the ridgepole is sagging. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . Psychic Revelation. This energetic concentration could. Otherwise there will be alienation from those who could be useful at some time. Danger and evil tidings may surround you. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. Dreamhawk is the website of author and dream analyst Tony Crisp. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . That two could accomplish more than one. They are of the same kind. Let new developments be seen. Joy and delight to the Noble Lord. Press forward now. The hexagram describes a stage of development where all preparatory work has been done, strength has built up and one is ready to act. 1. 56: The Wanderer. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. -- Yu Yan (13th c. He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. ‘Coupling, the woman is powerful. . Below you will find links to read a comprehensive interpretation for each of the 64 hexagrams from the I Ching Book of Changes. Pathfinder Hexagram 04 Learning The model of the moment: Here a new unknown is encountered for the first time. Hope is like a flower forced to grow without sunlight. Besides the fascinating correlations between the structures of the I Ching and the DNA code for humans, hexagram 23 seems to exemplify that moment when the sperm is on its way to unite with the egg to form the 46 chromosomes for a new human. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. The I Ching or Book of Changes is one of the world's most ancient manuscripts. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). 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 NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Eating properly implies care for oneself; providing healthy meals in the home implies caring for the family. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. Something very profound is also committed to your success. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Changing line #5 "Using your Influence"- This is a time to tolerate and protect all the unwise people in your sphere of life. Make an offering and you will succeed. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. You hold the power to become the master of your existence. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape, the loneliness of it – the dead feeling of winter. 1 Being prepared for unexpected, violent change alleviates fears and portends good fortune over the long term. Opportunities for you to help others will come later. It portrays the Xian chi, the Pool at the base of the Sun Tree where the new sun is bathed and sets out on its journey. Action: Permeate. Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise, seek what they sought. The unexpected is by definition beyond our ability to grasp beforehand. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). The course usually recommended for such times: Do. Personal power may be exercised physically, psychologically or psychically, as an individual or as part of a group. I Ching Hexagram 18 Ku (Decay). 4. Hexagram #33: Heaven over Mountain. It is the procession of the Royal Bride appearing at the borders on her journey to the sacred marriage with the King that will renew the time. The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. 5. Your goal is to snuff all the candles. This fluid trigram is often an indication of uncertainty or sudden shifts. Swim in other waters. Hexagram 12 - P'i. The Oracle. – Emerson. Line-1. Judgment This is the core of mysticism. Hexagram 23 is called Stripping Away. [Although this hexagram is ominous, the first line is auspicious. Hexagram #43 is structured out of two 3-line trigrams stacked over and under one another. Once you have consulted the I Ching and have identified the hexagram(s) that relate to your question use the javascript menu below to go to a specific hexagram. Good luck is coming your way as a result of your charity towards others. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. Other titles: Fellowship with Men, The Symbol of Companionship, Lovers, Beloved Friends, Like-minded persons, Concording People, Gathering Men, Sameness with People, Universal Brotherhood, Fellowship, Community, United, Human Association, Union of Men, Integration of Forces, Minor Synthesis, Cliques, Concordance, To Be. Genuine like Earth, Prominently pregnant I meditate in discreet reserve12: Standstill. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. Flowers bloom in their own time. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. The other two hexagrams that contain the idea of advance are number thirty-five, Advance of Consciousness and number forty-six, Pushing Upward -- each expresses its own nuance of meaning, and here the nuance is the gradual manner in which the advance takes place. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. When away from all that is of home, ones heart may meet a dark period, or one. 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. Despite external well-being, internally despair and gloom exist. Beware of obsequiousness, sycophancy, intolerance and greed. Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo Small Exceeding. 5. Best to leave and take ones own direction alone. Compulsion:1a. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. Action: Remedy Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. Problems and resistance disappear if confidence in the new direction is established. The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. Oppositions can then be dealt with. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . Learn about a person by noticing what is important for them to nourish. Legge: The sixth line. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. Pathfinder Hexagram 34 Power The model of the moment: Here is wielded great power for either good or ill in a situation. Historically, large changes have almost always had unforeseen results; many of which were disastrous in some way for those affected. 2. Let go of any remnants of prejudice you may carry, and seek the beauty and fullness that can be found in all people and things. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Hexagram 49. If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. 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. 42 -- Increase -- 42 . ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . A quick fix -- here and gone -- only heightens the antsiness, and soon we're off on the. Cautious optimism. When retreat is halted because someone who is not functioning. The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Hook . As that figure deals with the correct relations . Contentment cannot be held in the hand, but lives perpetually in the heart. As such, you can cast only one spell with the hex trait each turn; attempts to cast a second hex spell on the same turn fail, and the spellcasting actions are lost. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. It is a hand holding the Moon, a Master of Change. They. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. +44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK) +1 (561) 459-4758 (US. The second changed hexagram, #56, can be broken down into a. Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass. This is the core of mysticism. Nine in the Fourth Place. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . There is excellence in practice. Release means letting things take their time. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Legge: Line one is dynamic, but his low position might seem to prevent him from any great enterprise. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. If you wish advantage, or to assume the leadership of a group, lend your resources now to helping others. Fortune follows you and pours out riches or gifts from others. ’. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. Hold firmly to the decision. It waits for the right. Although a layer of fear may arise at the onset of the jolt, overall this is a time when fear will transform. When the world grows dark, your inner light is given definition. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Line-1.