I Ching Hexagram 50 Ting (Cauldron). There are times when immediate escape is the only reasonable option. That which I have been seeking. With Bound, we confront our compulsions and the violence within ourselves. 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. While you are close to your goal, you may be feeling rejection, failure or abandonment as Tao throws you back upon yourself to discover your folly. Action: Innovate. Action: Conserve. A warning! I must not be arrogant in my climb. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 22. 6. C. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHTEEN -- REPAIR. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Growing: the small. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. One sometimes receives this figure in situations involving third-party. The Superior Man, by stimulating people's hearts, nourishes their virtue. with unchanging hexagrams, no lines. Clean up mistakes of the past. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach). But one does not drop the spoon or chalice. Good times seem inevitable, and there is vitality in the air. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". . This thunder is the music of reawakening life. There is a final step to be taken. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 46. Take a balanced responsibility now. This is a sign of prosperity, plenty and success. Hexagram 5 - Hsu. 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . Judgment. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Sun / Decrease. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. I Ching Hexagram 30. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. One hears thunder unexpectedly. 61 -- Inner Truth - 61 . Pathfinder (the online book) A modern American interpretation and integration of three philosophical classics: The I Ching, Tao of Power, and Art of War 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. I Ching Hexagram 9 Hsiao Ch'u (Small Restraint). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Don’t give up. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Action: Discern. Thus does the ruler administer the way of heaven and earth and assist the proper balance of heaven and earth, thereby helping the people. Six in the last place. They. The Superior Man by determined good conduct nourishes his virtue. Uncertainty grips you tightly. 21: Cutting Through. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. Legge:Holding. The Superior Man grows a little every day. On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. Line-1 . The hexagram means familiarity. We can be our own. It can be especially effective in coping with our own internal conflicts. What is below is […] I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Action: Regenerate. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. Don’t make plans, just listen. Laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. It is good not to eat at home; it is beneficial to cross great rivers. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. F. Find qualified people to work with. Action: Renew. This energetic concentration could explode in an. You may feel too weak to continue. Fire is also a symbol of liberation—crackling molecules that fly away from home. 49: Revolution. 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. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. 18 -- Repair -- 18 . I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety) Action: Subordinate. 54: THE MARRYING MAIDEN (Sequential: Alternative Name and Number: Shocking Indulgence) THE SEQUENCE: Zodiac: 24° – 30° Aries. Harvesting: woman Trial. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. This is a time for self improvement and renewal. I express my highest creativity. Like a reservoir used to irrigate the fields, learning to accept a temporary decrease—in position, feelings, or material possessions—prepares. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. I Ching Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration). Hook Judgment . The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Our antagonist is our helper. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 34 Great Power: Invigorate. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. e. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. Reading at a Glance: When the. 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. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Blofeld:The Family. A small sacrifice is appropriate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 61 Inner Truth: Trust. The 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. "-- D. 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 . Do so without asking questions or doubting. Substantiality is better than ornament. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . 63 -- Completion -- 63 . If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. What is below is decreased to the benefit of what is above. Nine in the Last Place. Leave depression behind. Changes to (64) Before Completion. Nine the the third place changes to hexagram 7. "-- D. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. Golden . Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagram 56, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Ching Hexagram 62. A woman's perseverance benefits. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 63. Reading at a Glance: When. As another ancient scripture put it, “To every thing, there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. We are but one thread within it. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-ONE -- INNER TRUTH . You can’t force things before the right time for action. 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 the Open; Hexagram 14 – Ta You / Possession in Great Measure; Hexagram 15 – Ch’ien / Modesty; Hexagram 16 — Yü / Enthusiasm3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . Movement slows and interest subsides. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Action: Balance Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Pathfinder Hexagram 43 Resolution The model of the moment: Here a decision to expose and remove corruption is required, in spite of the dangers involved. What is below is decreased to the benefit of what is above. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. Meditate to help eliminate emotional or physical ailments. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 35. The 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. "-- D. Outstanding. . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. End discord by dispersing the group to reorganize and form a new one. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. -SaltSaint 2015-08-11 7:57:41. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Gua Poem: Shock, expansion. Outer to Inner: The process turns the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 41 into the Groundbreaker trigram in the inner world of 42. "-- D. Hexagram 49. Action: Shine. Nature never says one thing and wisdom another. "-- D. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. ” There will be evil. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. Legge: During. Learn how to fit into the environment by being grounded. 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,. Compulsion:1a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT -- JOY (SELF-INDULGENCE) Other titles: The Joyous, Joyousness, Pleased Satisfaction, Encouraging, Delight, Open, Usurpation, Self-indulgence, Pleasure, Cheerfulness, Frivolity, Callow Optimism Judgment . these sensory perceptions seem stronger. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. Hexagram 51 Zhèn, Shock. "-- D. If you make your heart like a lake, life will continuously fulfill you. The figure has certain affinities with hexagram number forty- four: Temptation which also depicts an inferior element encroaching from below. I feel this is very significant, but am struggling to understand or grasp the essence of the guidance I am being offered. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). Six in the third place. 41. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. The hexagram shows this as having arisen out of the relationship between something or someone stubborn and unyielding, and a someone or something passionate and giving. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. –Sir Edwin ArnoldI Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings). Hexagram 7 Shih Army. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Nine in the 2nd place changes to hexagram 22. When the ruler issues commands, he has them proclaimed in every corner of the world. the Personality [ego] to the Higher Self. In 41 uc a much more still feeling, more peaceful, mountain over lake. – Chinese Proverb 41. Other titles: The Symbol of Subaltern Assistance, Union, Unity, Grouping, Alliance, Co-ordination, Leadership, Merging (as with tributaries of a river), Seeking Union, Unification, Accord, Subservience, Individuation, Integration Judgment. – ConfuciusI Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. One may be suffering a calm that has been imposed by an unfavourable environment such as an unreceptive audience or an unwilling partner, or it may be that one is. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . 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. 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. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. Action: Breakthrough. 41. – Chinese Proverb 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. Reading at a. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Nevertheless, change is as essential to the world as breathing to our lives; our experience of it cannot. 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. Have no anxiety about. Enjoy the moment of being in the right place at the right time. Lead by example. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . The father figure in the family should act like a benevolent king who builds trust. Let go. Hexagram 9 Hsiao Ch'u Small Restraint. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. There is the possibility of becoming an intermediary. What is below is […]I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing). You hold the power to become the master of your existence. Hexagram 42 - I. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-THREE – COMPLETION . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . Let’s say you asked if you’d get a raise in the next 12 months and got 41. Action: Go Back. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Do what you are good at, but know your limitations, delegate when there is someone you trust and who has the knowledge and skills. Such movement is a reversal of polarities. Opportunities for you to help others will come later. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. I Ching Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading) Action: Cautious Advance. To deal with evil for the sake of good may leave one seen as part of the evil. It takes more than one cycle of time to understand. You might meet this energy in another person or you may find it within. Interactions become cool and unexciting. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. Laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Don’t be timid. 35 -- Advance of Consciousness -- 35 . " Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. So as to influence the people. Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. "-- D. I do not know who or where I am. "-- D. The actions are complementary. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 41. Wilhelm/Baynes: A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: the image of Youth. "-- D. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. When going nowhere, the return brings good fortune; when going somewhere, promptness brings good fortune. Cut through pride and complication and you will signal to your true kin. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 26. F. Thus, a wise person demonstrates strength like a powerful but gentle mare. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. HEXAGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN -- HARMONY. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. the process of 3 days before the turning point, and 3 days after it. (41 Diminishing) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. Rejuvenation is a returning to one’s natural desires and the recharging of batteries that comes from making progress. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 10. Examine your motivations. Something very profound is also committed to your success. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Legge: The sixth line. To know fulfillment, nourish what is for the belly and not the eye. – Chinese Proverb43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Wilhelm/Baynes: The Family . -JK23 2014-05-07 8:41:44. 29 -- Danger --29 . The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. This potential can be drawn upon in times of need; and once it is accessed and applied, great things can be accomplished with some organized discipline. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. When you lose your way, life always hands you a map that says: ‘you are here. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing at the foot of a mountain. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . 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,. Supreme success! Like the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a person whose fortunes have turned for the better shines brightly now. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 48 The Well: Inspire. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . It is a recovery of masculinity and Fu is the turning point. Hexagram 15 Qian Authenticity. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). 56 -- Transition -- 56 . The power of being centered emanates outward from within. I Ching Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth). I am in awe for all creation. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . One who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. Everything flows and nothing abides;everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Legge: The sixth line. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . The course usually recommended for such times: Do. 33: Retreat. Hexagram 13 T'ung Jen Fellowship. 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. Calm down. B. Six in the third placeAfter moving like the dance of a tiger I realize I am. Real abundance is nearing now. When the operation is completed, a. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . Before the change, three days. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 38. Action: Amplify. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. Do not forget the ceremonial ladle and the libation. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 40. Hexagram 61 Truth. Line-1. The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration, and energy. Current circumstances call for confronting a thorny situation and cutting through it. It cannot be bypassed or ignored. If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. Nine in the fourth place. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . Nine in the fourth place. . Hexagram 12, Paintings and Prescriptions. Here the new crowds the old, eager to. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 26. During normal times, daily ritual and habit keep life ordered and. Becalming. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. What you seek now becomes a reality. Six in the Fourth Place. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). 5. I Ching Hexagram 23 Po (Split Apart). The image of killing three fox with one arrow points to being delivered from tricksters. Wilhelm says: S/he lends grace to the toes, leaves the carriage, and walks. L. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. 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. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. 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. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. You may feel disappointed to be in this subordinate position. First comes fear, then a sharpened vision. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. Action: Encourage. Other titles: The Symbol of Subaltern Assistance, Union, Unity, Grouping, Alliance, Co-ordination, Leadership, Merging (as with tributaries of a river), Seeking Union, Unification, Accord, Subservience, Individuation, Integration Judgment. Flowers bloom in their own time. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 6. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 15. 5. Action: Explore. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. Learn the lessons of the past. The hexagram also means. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment .