The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Also, the problem will not fix itself. Pathfinder Hexagram 02 Effect The model of the moment: There are things behind the scenes of which you are unaware. Thank you so much for your I Ching creations. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Pathfinder Hexagram 33 Retreat The model of the moment: This represents a time when one should yield to one's enemies and withdraw. That two could accomplish more than one. YiMagic YiMages Structures Mirrors origins Blog Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass Gua Poem: Crossing the great pass: the ridgepole is sagging. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. 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. Hexagram #28's Lower Trigram of Wind. Pathfinder Hexagram 17 Survival The model of the moment: Pain and unhappiness must often precede great achievement, child. F. Spring (24): Rouse new growth through returning to your flow. If you strive always to be on top, your fall may be. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach). The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. (Nuclear hexagram 28. Though we usually think of them only in industrial or technological terms, they are relevant also to interpersonal relationships and life paths. Hexagram 30 Li Clarity. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. A new time is arriving. A great pressure is causing an imbalance that needs correction. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern. To ‘take’ her means to seize, as one might seize a criminal, but in this usage it’s something like the old-fashioned English, ‘taking a woman in marriage. Hope is like a flower forced to grow without sunlight. Hexagram 21 Prescription. I Ching Hexagram 59. Domination. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. I am in the center of love, the flowering of my soul. Sears says the additions to the character are drummers; others say they are grain stalks. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Don't neglect the other side when you concentrate on one of the two. Pathfinder Hexagram 25 Acceptance The model of the moment: Those who expect nothing are often better prepared than those who live their every moment in anticipation. Action: Advance. Liu: Fire. Change with grace and elegance. The vital feminine principle of receptivity and formation is indicated by this hexagram. 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. With a humble manner the superior man receives people. Prospering. Indeed, many enlightened people preposition. Shake scaring a hundred miles. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. Rare and valuable opportunity is indicated if the proper entities are involved. Close; Journal software. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Make an offering and you will succeed. Hexagram 28 is one of those with rotational symmetry (you can turn it upside down and it’s still the same hexagram), so in the Sequence it’s paired with its complement, 27, Nourishment: ‘Great Exceeding overbalances. Be clear and simple. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. Advantageous Trial. This has inner and outer trigrams forming heaven over thunder. This time. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. It cannot be bypassed or ignored. It signifies the beginning of a new cycle of events. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. Settling-down divination: auspicious. 28: Excessive Pressure. If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Be willing to survey progress as well as losses. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Wu: Three would create doubts. Leadership is a multiplier of individual effort. A woman's perseverance benefits. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Don’t blame the field. That would not be fitting as the old dies. Avoid taking action, as it would result only in disaster. 1 (35 > 21) - T HE 3 IN H EXAGRAM. 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. – ShakespeareSix in the third place changes to hexagram 15. A situation can go beyond control, either in a. Hex. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. The point here is the wide range of events that the concept of flow can entail. 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. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. Reading at a Glance: When. 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. Not only in physical sustenance, but spiritual as well. 5. Not an ultimate end. 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. I don't know if it's relevant that Nadal's style of play is to try to win every point, chase every ball,non-stop blazing energy. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Action: Release Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Permeate. The situation became extremely clear with a lot of emotions and passions. To unfold its leaves in the cold would be too difficult and dangerous. Line 1. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 16. Six in the fourth place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Hexagram 2. Shaughnessy: Making constant his virtue; determination is auspicious for the wife, inauspicious for the husband. Combined with the character for ‘great’ – a man standing straight – this gives a powerful impression of virile strength and energy. Action: View. It is not an advantage to profit by someone else’s loss. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). This is a time to contemplate things at a smaller scale. The Pair 1:2 Force and Field is an Engine of Change that develops the transformative power to both inspire and realize things. In the I Ching, the hexagram fu, signifying the Return (one yang line beneath five yin lines) is the symbol of the rebirth of the Yang. Action: Inspire. Your worth will be recognized. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. Its image of the roofbeam buckling under excess weight is echoed in the burned shelter and nest of 56. In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. This is a time for self improvement and renewal. When the operation is completed, a. Hexagram 28 Yijing is a clear warning. If not resolved it could cause you long term damage. His well being is. ’. The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. Pathfinder Hexagram 26 Influence The model of the moment: The time is ripe for the mapping out of new and substantial ventures. Though this time may be a cautiously optimistic one towards business ventures child, it is not necessarily auspicious for. Six in the fifth place41: Decrease. Hook . He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. A great general wins, then meets others. This is not a time for patience, but for decisive action. 1. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. No rest. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the looking of a child -- not blamable in those of inferior rank, but a matter of regret in superior men. I Ching Hexagram 29. Pathfinder Hexagram 41 Burden The model of the moment: This could involve a personal sacrifice on your part, such as in paying taxes. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . When walking across a thin and bending beam, one must take heart and have faith that it will hold. As evolution encourages a wealth of testing among large numbers of traits to determine the best species for a particular niche, so too does economic competition perform a similar service for. The unyielding takes unrestrainedly, and the passionate is self sacrificing to the point of deprivation. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 28. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Each hexagram is part of a Pair that that activates the hidden paths of transformative energy through the interaction of the trigrams or Spirit Helpers, connecting phases of Inspiration and Realization. Truth fears nothing but concealment. It combines the meanings lame, limping, hobbled, difficulties, poverty and suffering with the meanings straight, honest and frank. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. – James. There’s a gentleness to your work that really comes through. 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. Find strength in your own inner truth. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 27 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 28. – Kierkegaard. Also, the problem will not fix itself. Wasteful efforts will exhaust reserves and leave important tasks incomplete. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. It is also about a great inner test. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Cleary (2):. This is not always a bad thing. Obsessive acquisitiveness can stunt one's growth and. Good fortune can come by accepting help from a simple sage. 29 -- Danger --29 . Domination is a condition that cannot last. Summer (9): Ripen the fruits by paying special. This is an especially good time for seeking such an avenue. The hexagram describes a state of imbalance where the strong is too strong and the weak is too weak. Liu: Thunder over the lake symbolizes the Marrying Girl. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. The storm has had the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. Desire has been awakened and one now willingly embarks on the pursuit of love, or one is inclined to take interest in the overtures of a suitor. –Sir Edwin ArnoldPathfinder Hexagram 07 Leadership The model of the moment: The quality of leadership has often changed the course of history. For example, when brothers and sisters choose partners and marry, they often grow apart, since their allegiances prioritize new families. 6. 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. 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 of Details, "Like a bird, do not fly too high or attempt too much. Refraining in case of doubt or disagreement of others is usually safer, but it can also mean losing opportunities. The wise person, who has found stillness of mind and heart. Hexagram 28 • Excess • Ta Kuo; Hexagram 29 • The Abysmal Water • Kan; Hexagram 30 • The Clinging Fire • Li;. Six in the Fifth Place. Though times will eventually improve, in the near term things appear bleak. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. This is why nurturance by the small is developmental. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). Promote, explain, repeat and do not pull back. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. With firm correctness on the part of its subject, there will be good fortune and progress. Substantiality is better than ornament. Allowing yourself to dwell on thoughts of retribution only consumes energy that is sorely needed elsewhere. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. Being in accord with the scheme of things removes all obstacles. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. 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 . Legge: The subject of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. Pathfinder Hexagram 37 Identity The model of the moment: Knowing one's proper role in life makes for less mistakes, greater success, and overall more happiness in day to day affairs; no matter what that role is. You will slowly feel relief. . ) The only 30 uc I can find is a tennis reading - prospects for Nadal in the 2010 Wimbledon final. 29 -- Danger --29 . Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. You can’t force things before the right time for action. Trust. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Great Success. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. NOTE: A quick rule of thumb is that the upper trigram. To form buds in quiet patience leads to great reward. . As each love blooms in the peace of its own nature in its own time. Good times seem inevitable, and there is vitality in the air. In the beginning climbing up to heaven, afterwards entering the earth. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. e. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Other titles: The Clinging, The Symbol of Brightness and of Separateness, Flaming Beauty, Radiance, Fire, The Net, Allegiance, The Cosmic Mean, Synergy, Sunlight, Perception, Pertaining to Comprehension, The Light, Consciousness, Lucidity Judgment . Honest differences are often a sign of progress. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. Culminating tending-towards the eighth moon: possessing a pitfall. Reading at a. Participate with life; do not mystify it. Step away from the "battlefield" for a time. Don’t hesitate. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. – Chinese ProverbPathfinder Hexagram 30 Cooperation The model of the moment: Early in our evolution, humanity learned a valuable lesson. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Reading at a. Persevere with awareness. If the rope does not reach all the way into the well, of if the bucket breaks, that is unfortunate. – Emerson. Action: Support. Something very profound is also committed to your success. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. The superior man knows the cause of error, and persists in his virtue to the end. Home; Services;. The subject of the line does what she can to get out of danger, and finally, as is signified by the central position of the line, the issue is better than could have been expected. e. Hexagram number 30 is a sign of good things. Don’t be severe or confine your feelings. Recognition and respect are yours. ’. Hexagram 34 is Great Vigour – or Power, or Strength. Contentment cannot be held in the hand, but lives perpetually in the heart. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ (巽 xùn) ground = (風) wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ (兌. Hexagram 28 shares its core concept with 62: Exceeding, guo, great or small. Cut losses and allegiances that hold you back from your. 22 Adorning Bi. Yin’s primary quality is receptivity to Yang. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. The reward of a gold arrow is to honor your integrity and heroic behavior. Lower Trigram of Water. Compulsion:1a. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Outer to Inner: the process transforms the Navigator trigram in the outer world of 29 into the Visionary trigram in the inner world of 30. – Longfellow58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. Prosperity in both material possessions and inner peace is indicated. timing is important to achieve the goal. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Too often we forget the smaller things -- the compliment, the friendly. After moving like the dance of a tiger I realize I am. "-- D. They. The trigram of wind may also reference an 'elder daughter' or the compass direction of 'southeast'. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram57. In this. Labour as an expression of yourself, not for gain only. The two words of its name are equally important: Repeating also means rehearsing and learning: this is the classic. Our antagonist is our helper. The brightness lights up the night sky like a sacred flame. Exposure to danger brings good fortune to those who move beyond it. F. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 57. The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. Still, just as the well can be deepened to produce. ’. Action: Permeate. A. Action: Reignite. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. 40: Deliverance. 12: Standstill. The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . Work through the Small. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Action: Encourage. The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. Action: Explore. Content in your power, you have no need to engage the obstacle. You may be in some danger for a short time. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Nine in the Fourth Place. It is referring to an item that is a carrier of cultural information, such as a medium of communication, a cultural artefact or an icon. Hexagram 62 - Hsaio Kuo. F. 5. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . This hexagram consists of Wonder above and Spirit below. The Oracle may use this hexagram to indicate that it is referring to a situation that is ending or has passed rather than to one that is approaching. e. 6. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . The Superior Man knows that, to achieve an enduring end, he must be aware of his mistakes at the beginning. Tai, Pervading is the fluid metabolism of things, the flow, the streaming of the Way and the rising juices of sexual attraction, joy and ecstasy. Stay right where you are and the answers will fall into your hand. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Make a plan. If the dam is about to burst, moving out of the way is your first priority! Crisis! Are you overburdened? Are you in over your head by taking on more than you can do? Or is the situation brought on by some force of nature that you have no control over? In any case, this is the time to have courage. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 54. If this is going to be done, then it must as well be done with as much skill and carefulness as possible. 42 -- Increase -- 42 . e. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. This is a time for action. ; Get the software. Let him be firm and correct, and there. Action: Shine. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. If the dam is about to burst, moving out of the way is your first priority! Likewise, if you are in an old mine shaft and feel the earth begin to tremble, it is a time for quick, instinctive action and nimble footwork—only. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Hexagram Two . ’. It may also be referring to a specific message being conveyed by such an item. Hex. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. Softer influences predominate as the power of smaller forces accumulates, making this a time for smooth and friendly persuasion. But care must be taken that the superficial behavior and fragile beauty of the moment are not mistaken for ultimate truth. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Hexagram 21 is named 噬嗑 (shì kè), “Gnawing Bite”. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. People also call this Hexagram ‘ preponderance of the great ’ or named ‘ great exceeding ’ or ‘ great surpassing . Nine in the fifth place. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state -- how it. I Ching Hexagram 23 Po (Split Apart). 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. Don’t make plans, just listen. In reading Blofeld, Ritsema/Karcher, Shaughnessy, Cleary, Legge, Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Hauang and more, some of the titles are, Peeling Off, Decay, Stripping Away, Intrigue, Deterioration, Collapse. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). This is like shopping for fruit at the clothes market. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. All lines: Fruitful: everlasting divination. By remaining completely impartial in this judgement there can be a resolution. Wilhelm/Baynes. 9: Small Influences. In the course of trying to reach a goal or to fulfill an ambition, temporary obstacles will invariably present themselves. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. The hexagram means an expression of mind, or a symbolic representation of culture. 6.