When walking across a thin and bending beam, one must take heart and have faith that it will hold. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Attract and join things through your willingness to accept them (31). 34 is thunder over heaven. Fall (33): Harvest the crop by restraining your enthusiasm. Stephen Field associates hexagram 23 with the story of Heng and Hai, which would make this a terrible contrast between two pairs of brothers. Hexagram number 28 is a reminder to not bend under the weight of burdens. He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. The old character shows a knife, and a less-clear component that might be a well winch or a bag for filtering wine, separating the wine from the dregs. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). The creative energy is there. Clear away the confusion and return to your flow. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Nobody's listening. Legions. F. 55 Abounding FENG. The Judgement of Hexagram 54 seems pervaded by a sense of helplessness. We must observe the ties we have with our family members and understand our place in the family to gain perspective on ourselves. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . Resoluteness and Sequence. Ask two and three times, you obscure it. A lake is a place where water collects. Don’t try to start something new yet. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 2. Do not focus on your own quest (56). Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Make an offering and you will succeed. Things, situations, people and even your life, they are all as good as the size of your acceptance and generosity towards. I have just finished said relationship and now feel actually happy and free. Have no fear. Approach. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Advantageous Trial. 26 Great Accumulates DA CHU. Do not take this woman. Communicate positive feeling, togetherness, enthusiasm, joy and laughter. Express yourself. Then your answer includes the special text for those lines, and also the hexagram revealed when they are all changed. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 16 Enthusiasm: Align. s. , "Get the message or suffer the consequences. The second six, divided, (shows the attribute of) being straight, square, and great. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. However, since this hexagram can show a blockage to communication, the answer can be that there are no hard feelings, just a sense that the time is right to move apart. Step 1. The fact that each hexagram is the inverse of the other should. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . The earth is flooded. D. It is normal to feel trepidation on the precipice of change. m. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . The central idea is crossing a line – whether that’s a standard of morality or of customs, or a border in time (such as the change of the year). Return is associated with the time of the winter solstice when the sun begins its journey back toward summer. Step 1 Beginnings: This return of the spirit attracts a new fate. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Beware of obsequiousness, sycophancy, intolerance and greed. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. The roots of the trees penetrate deeply into the soil. The transformative process of the Pair 41:42 Diminishing and Augmenting inspires you to give up old patterns of aggression and need and open yourself to the blessing that results. Reading at a. Beware of melancholy, doubt and negativity. The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. Auspicious. Be enduring. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. Make an offering and you will succeed. No lines changing: you can try to do things, but they may fail or even backfire. Inspire your family. Don’t be timid. Things, situations, people and even your life, they are all as good as the size of your acceptance and generosity towards them. A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that is unlocked and opens inwards, as. This is not a place for you to be of service. In some cases, the Chinese character that designates the hexagram is itself an image. Given perseverance on your part, this. This is a time of hopeful progress and must be used to one’s best advantage. Change with grace and elegance. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Without fault. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". Don’t be timid. Something important is coming. Reaction score. Without fault. Beware of indifference to human bonds, oppressive authority and failure to set a real example. If this is the only changing line, the new hexagram created is number thirty, Clarity. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . Content in your power, you have no need to engage the obstacle. IN THE MANIFESTED REALITY. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. The marriage is between lines two and five, and when they both change the hexagram created is number 63, After Completion, the "perfect" or reference hexagram determining all correct relationships. Action: Go Back. 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. 3 Sprouting ZHUN. Then my next hexagram was 29 (K’an/ The Abysmal- Water). The Judgement makes explicit the sense of isolation: ‘Confined, creating success. Inspire your family. Spring (49): Rouse new growth by stripping away old ideas and patterns. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Top 6: Bitter restraint, divination pitfall. " K'UN , in the upper trigram of cosmic ideals, is receptive to. ) The oracle says, ‘Beauty. I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety). 4. 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. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . 34 Great Invigorating DA ZHUANG. Good times seem inevitable, and there is vitality in the air. There is a connection to the spirits. I Ching Hexagram 39 Jian (Obstruction). Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. Make them rise up or push them down. Fall (52): Rouse new growth by meeting others with generosity and care. Create inspiration for others. The Creative was the father, The Receptive, the mother, with the other attributes referring to three sons and three daughters. Spring (24): Rouse new growth through returning to your flow. Make an offering and you will succeed. We sometimes get all of the information, but we refuse to get the message. The character feng 豐 means abundant, bountiful, plentiful. Communicate positive feeling, togetherness, enthusiasm, joy and laughter. Primary and relating hexagram; Moving lines 1 (line positions) Moving lines 2 (Steps of Change) A Reading Practice; Close; Quick Insights. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. Be clear and simple. It is spring, the time of fools. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Mothering Change presents Transforming Lines as Steps of Change that show you where and how to focus your energy. Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. B. 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . ’. Action: Support. giving the image of a wooden bucket in the water of a well. Crossing the line: guo. Drive the herds forward. When you merge the world in here with the world out there your destiny is revealed. Don’t be humble. 2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 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. Check Details. The underground lake is directly below the mountain in the. Its symbol is a hand offering meat or flesh, a sacrifice that leads to the shared meal with humans and spirits. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 26 Controlled Power: Amplify. Also it is helpful to compare the trigrams of both hexagrams. Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. Welcome to I Ching: Mothering Change, a free online divination program developed especially for In the Family Way in collaboration with Stephen Karcher, Ph. I Ching Hexagram 23 Po (Split Apart). Use your words to inspire them and your actions to connect them. Six in the fifth placeCleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Hexagram 59 • Line 1. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. Don’t get caught in the details. I've received hexagram 19uc many times and overall at the moment mostly take it as suggestive of the sense of promise. ’ If a man carefully examines his thoughts, he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. The Pair 29:30 Ghost River and Radiance is an Engine of Change that develops the courage to accept all challenges and the clarity to be of help to others. Hexagram 63 • Line 2. Offer opportunities for Love. November 19, 2022 at 7:33 pm. Beware of negative feedback that damps spirit and enthusiasm. Do not resort to previous methods. 3,990. Therefore, the punishment theme in the hexagram warns us that a lack of Discernment in the matter at hand has built-in penalties: i. If you make your home in the inevitable, you will. Six in the second place. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Stay low and humble. Look up the changed hexagram – the ‘relating hexagram’ – in the. Its shadow is timidity and fear. The light returns. "-- D. I looked through my journal and see I have many casts with 48 as the relating hexagram but only a few with 48uc as the primary. Drive the herds forward. Disorder succeeds to order, and. Lay out a plan and integrate it with core values. This points to the command and control of great power—a power that increases as it is wisely stewarded. 2. Below you will find links to read a comprehensive interpretation for each of the 64 hexagrams from the I Ching Book of Changes. Fall (33): Harvest the crop by restraining your enthusiasm. The name of Hexagram 27 translates literally not as ‘Nourishment’ but as ‘Jaws’ – not something we call it, because shark. I Ching Hexagrams. Line 1:The Superior Man is able to carry affairs through to completion. The motto is: Keep a small heart. Blissful tranquility is referenced here, along with a sense of calm and devotion. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . The dynamic central lines in the second and fifth places indicate that the town site may change, but the well does not. The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration, and energy. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Action: Regenerate. Do not resort to previous methods. 19 Nearing LIN; 20 Viewing GUAN; 21 Biting Through SHI HE; 22 Adorning Bi; 23 Stripping BO; 24 Returning FU; 25 Disentangling WU WANG; 26 Great Accumulates DA CHU; 27 Jaws/Nourishing YI; 28. Advantageous to install the lords to move the legions. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Do not eat in your dwelling or clan. It is also a time of individual strength and courage. Don’t try to change the world. Hexagram 37 is named 家人 (jiā rén), “Dwelling People”. Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell;and very hard, the task I find of governing it well. Editor: Blofeld's note on the Confucian commentary sums up the meaning of the line best: "Fear is often a good mentor; by causing us to change our ways, it leads to happiness. 62, Small Exceeding. F. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Use the wisdom of the past to nurture your inner power. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Take the lead. Take immediate creative action. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade’s no easier to make than an oak. A New Interpretation of Hexagrams!8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Wing says of 19 unchanging, which she chooses to call 'promotion'. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new generation. Auspicious. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. Hexagram 19 (lín) Hexagram 20 (guān) Approach: Contemplation: Hexagram 21 (shi-ho) Hexagram 22 (Bi) Biting Through: Grace: Hexagram 23 (bo) Hexagram 24 (fu) Splitting Apart: Return:I Ching Hexagram 37 Chia Jen (Family). For each Gua, the left column gives the binary representation of the Gua. 19: Approach of Spring. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . 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. A time of growing power and energies which have not yet revealed themselves. ”. Hook . e. I Ching Hexagram 29. Beware of distractions, erratic shifts, isolation. Spring (11): Rouse new growth by disentangling yourself from past influences. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 53 into the Mediator trigram in the inner world of 54. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. Take immediate creative action. 00-06AR: 19. Use your power quietly and be generous with those who look to you for leadership. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. 52 is mountain over mountain. It portrays someone who is outcast, marginalized, proscribed, exiled from the centers of culture and power. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Spring (54): Rouse new growth by leaving the old ways behind. Nearing. "-- D. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing at the foot of a mountain. 23 Stripping BO. It represents the positive concepts of anticipation and expectation, a time of growing power and energies that have not yet revealed themselves. Advantageous Trial. Dwelling People. Liu: The sun rising above the earth is the symbol of Progress. Therefore, follows the overwhelming of the small. Ritsema/Karcher: Below mountain possessing. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 24. In the first six, divided, (we see its subject) treading on hoarfrost. a. 23, Stripping Away. Learn the lessons of the past. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. –Emerson8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . Fall (12): Harvest the crop. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 17 Following: Show by Example. 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. The transformative process of the Pair 17:18 Following and Corruption develops the freedom to follow new ways and the courage to deal with inner corruption. Treading on the Tiger’s tail. Sprouting and Massing. Don’t just think about it, do something. Don’t try to start something new yet. It represents a time when you have ignored a. Summer (13): Ripen the fruits. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Keep your focus. Make an offering and you will succeed. His well being is. Doing so will show the individual and the group that the leader or other team member is sincere in their. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. 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. Don’t go back to old ways. The Realizing Person brings things to completion. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Summer (38): Ripen the fruits. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. 64 hexagrams corresponding the 64 dna code words. Summer (27): Ripen the fruits by clearing the channels of communication. Just as a clap of thunder brings a jolt to the sky, hexagram number 51 signifies the imminence of a powerful jolt to one's life. Hexagram 8 Pi Uniting. Based on a Taoist 8 token model, the Circle of Protectors generates two trigrams from the bottom up, forming your Primary Figure. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. You can think things big or small. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. It might feel like a gate through which you enter the reading. Action: Flower. The struggle is not over yet. Rescue what is important. e. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. This is a most auspicious time. Shake stimulates everything that moves or moves in the body, purifies the blood, links eyes and sexual organs, desire and anger, vision and motivation, giving the capacity to act decisively. Nine in the third place. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new generation. By Adele Thomas June 19, 2023. Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Make no impulsive decisions. – Chinese Proverb. Humbling. 23 Stripping BO. Be brave and independent. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. A Rising Sun. . This requires connecting with the fundamental wisdom that is within you, within other people, and within all of nature. The situation is incomplete, but the chaos of the past is giving way to order—the goal is in sight. The King sacrifices at the Earth Altar: No mourning! He makes the sacrifice at noon and sets the armies marching. Hexagram 22 came up more than once: express the essence so that people can relate to it. Yi, augmenting is a synonym of yi, change, as a gift or blessing, a transformation that is effected by a crossing like the transforming lines in the Change. Beware of seeking personal gain or insisting on control. t. Hook Judgment . Make an offering and you will succeed. Do not use having a direction to go. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 43: Determination: Breakthrough. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of the necessity to cut through pride and complication. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. Hexagram 24 is particularly interesting, as it signifies a turning point in a situation. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Legge: During. 49 Skinning/Revolution GE.