Eating properly implies care for oneself; providing healthy meals in the home implies caring for the family. Use your power quietly and be generous with those who look to you for leadership. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. Here the new crowds the old, eager to transform what is into what was. Attempts to. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . 4. Tony. Legge: The first line, dynamic, seems to be thus addressed: "You leave your efficacious tortoise, and look at me till your lower jaw hangs down. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Hook . Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. The Oracle. Nine in the second place. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . The meaning of the present hexagram and its changing line are obvious. I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion) Action: Prepare. Take note of your feelings but do not garishly display them to. Hexagram 60 Jie Limitation. His well being is. Reach for the stars, but don't fly too high all at once. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 56 The Wanderer: Explore. The transformative process of the Pair 37:38 Dwelling People and Diverging gives you the ability to develop security and family feeling and the courage to venture outside it. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern. C. Use what is at hand. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . The Pair is made up of Fire and Water in maximum integration and suggests all the metaphors of cooking and transforming, a continual creative relation to. 27: Nourishment. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. Accept the hard work. Spring (3): Rouse new growth by starting again. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = water. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. The. – Galileo. Rely or your own yin energy. About Dreamhawk. People come and go, but the well remains a well. (63 Already Crossing) Outer World. Distress. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in small matters. The model of the moment: Strife is unavoidable here. Be inspired to learn during an enforced limping stage so that will be able you to move towards the future with a new plan of action. 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. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. The model of the moment: This is a time to be conservative in decisions and actions. – Mahatma Ghandi. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. I am like a Heavenly Dragon. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 47. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. 5. Hexagram 62 Responsibility. 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. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Nine in the fifth place. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Although a special opportunity has appeared, it is not wise to pursue it blindly because of the danger it presents. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. . If your spirit is strong, yielding is no defeat, in fact good can come of it. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). F. ䷾ Chi Chi / After Completion above ☵ K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATERbelow ☲ LI THE CLINGING, FIRE This hexagram is the evolution of T’ai PEACE 11. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 10. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. "-- D. The magnetic ruler in line five represents the Self, isolated from direct physical involvement and dependent upon the dynamic ego to carry out the Work in the material dimension. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. That is, 64 is the shadow of 1, 63 is the shadow of 2, and. 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. A quick fix -- here and gone -- only heightens the antsiness, and soon we're off on the. A woman's perseverance benefits. I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). Lines two and five are the only lines in the figure that are "out of place," and each takes its meaning from the other, which implies that they. Hexagram 22, Prescriptions. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . Spring (5): Rouse new growth. Free yourself from old entanglements. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Here the new crowds the old, eager to. 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. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. Great Success. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks can eventually be overcome and become assets. Hexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union; Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; About Adele AldridgeThe hexagram means familiarity. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Other variations include "after completion" and "already completed" or "already done". Hexagram 20 • Contemplation / Viewing • Kuan […] Reply. While some obscure Sumerian or Egyptian texts may pre-date it slightly, the I Ching is unique in that it is more available today than at any other time in its history: it has to be the oldest continuously published book on the planet. 8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . 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. The balance tips towards growing disorder afterwards. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer. ” There will be evil. The resulting totality is more than the sum of its parts. All things are supple when alive, but become hard when dead. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. 63 -- Completion -- 63 . 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. 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. Summer (42): Ripen the fruits by increasing involvements. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 3. If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. It deals with those with whom one is closest and most comfortable, one's immediate family and close friends. 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. Editor: The Demon region is also mentioned in the third line of hexagram number sixty-three, Completion. Without fault. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWO -- THE MAGNETIC . The Superior Man recognizes that celestial sequences create changes only when they are due; he therefore acts in accordance with the requirements of the times. Lines two and five of this difficult hexagram show those who struggle with hardship; all of the other lines show images of an improper advance followed by a proper return to a former position. Good fortune. If you want to keep it, then stay as focused as when you made it. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. Legge: The first line, dynamic, seems to be thus addressed: "You leave your efficacious tortoise, and look at me till your lower jaw hangs down. This is the core of mysticism. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. The unexpected is by definition beyond our ability to grasp beforehand. Release means letting things take their time. ”. Legge: During. Participate with life; do not mystify it. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. They also limit some freedoms while granting new ones in return. 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. F. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Pathfinder Hexagram 64 Undone The model of the moment: There is complete disorder here. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 63. Legge:Holding. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. The power of being centered emanates outward from within. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Ponce -- Kabbalah. With truth, cry out, there is danger. The finest clothes turn to rags. I Ching Hexagram 45. Hook Judgment . The seeds of individuality need more nourishment before they can grow To their power of full development. This is a time when it will be easy to cultivate mutual trust in relationships and partnerships. 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. Going about things the wrong way, whether in work or love, leads one to dissatisfaction and restlessness. – Seneca. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram57. Learn more. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. In darkness the forces of corruption are sometimes abroad. All of life will not change you; it unfolds as a way to unmask you. Waiting is an essential skill; patience is a powerful force. There you will find the meaning of the hexagram drawn. It also means being far from home, where one is exposed and vulnerable. I Ching Hexagram 23 Po (Split Apart). You don’t have to do everything alone. Hexagram 63 Chi Chi After Completion. Log In. 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. Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a marshy lake being drawn (sucked) towards the sky. When away from all that is of home, ones heart may meet a dark period, or one. Line-1. Legge:Holding. F. Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 63. Nine the the fifth place changes to. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. The lunar cycle follows through the hexagrams 51; 58; 1 (new moon); 57; 52. Nine in the. Hexagram 6 Paintings and Prescription. Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. When the operation is completed, a. I sing and celebrate the past sounds from the sea, The future dance of the cosmos. hexagram 63 After Completion (ji ji) With the most cherished desires, you have to wait, the time has not yet come for them, but you can fully count on the fulfillment of small ones in the near future. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. A hexagram is based on the interaction between elements. You have come a long way but the journey is not over. Hexagram 61 Truth. ’. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. This is a time to contemplate things at a smaller scale. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 43 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 44. Rewards will come later. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. True endurance arises from love and enthusiasm rather than inflexible rules. Search from your highest chakra with light in your eyes of a hungry tiger to find the right people who will help with sharing nourishment for all. Hexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. Hexagram 2 - K'un. (Dialectic) alternates between synthesis and analysis until it has gone through the entire domain of the intelligible and has arrived at the principle. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Ritsema/Karcher: Brightness issuing-forth above earth. Wilhelm/Baynes: On the mountain, a tree: the image of Development. Without irritating grains of sand, oysters would never make pearls. 64 - Every cycle ends and begins in chaos. The weak and strong can coexist when the weaker element does not impose upon the stronger one, when it maintains good humor, and when it avoids taking bold action. Liu: A tree on the mountain symbolizes Gradual. Thoughts about hexagram 23: When consulting the I Ching people usually don’t like receiving hexagram 23, the dreaded Splitting Apart . Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. One can thereby gradually get to the realm of sages. Dragging the adversary about when there is no adversary will cost you your inner treasure. Lines two and five of this difficult hexagram show those who struggle with hardship; all of the other lines show images of an improper advance followed by a proper return to a former position. 63 - Tchi tzi, ce qui suit l’achèvement Tchi-tzi: traversée achevée, achèvement, succès, moyen d’achever, compléter. When the operation is completed, a. Hexagram 32 - Heng. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . And yet we might agonize over. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Much as 13 is about trying to create Harmony among People, so 27 is about the search for complete, dependable nourishment. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. C. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. Painting inspired by the Chinese Character for Hexagram 60, Limitation. Nine in the Second Place. It is not the time for active doing. It represents the World of the Dead and mourning, the Demon Country and traveling among the barbarians. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Perseverance despite the misjudgement of others is vital. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . Ponce -- Kabbalah. Wait. Harvesting: woman Trial. Action: Flower. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Hook . The subject of the sixth line shows more of the spirit of the hexagram than most. Everything flows and nothing abides;everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. Action: Remedy Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. This points to the command and control of great power—a power that increases as it is wisely stewarded. It is the season to wait as the tree does in the winter. Six in the Fourth Place. Here again we are advised 3 days where one. Liu: The sun rising above the earth is the symbol of Progress. Even the smallest sound, the faintest glow of. Action: Unite. There are enormous reserves, don’t waste them. Home;. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 10 Treading: Cautious Advance. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 47 Oppression/Exhaustion: Adapt. 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. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. Hexagram 25, Paintings and Prescriptions. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . Ponce -- Kabbalah. . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Thank you for your help!-Tony Crisp 2011-07-14 10:17:06. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. e. Hexagram 63. The Superior Man seeks his center and refines his commitment. Action: Woo Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. – Henry Van Dyke. Six in the Second Place. NOT ONLY did you regularly create threads, you took the time to write out. Substantiality is better than ornament. Change with grace and elegance. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. Painting inspired by the Chinese character for i Ching hexagram 7, The Army. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). Legge: Line one is dynamic, but his low position might seem to prevent him from any great enterprise. Use your will in harmony with the principles of the Work. Settled (hexagram #63 ䷾)and Unsettled (hexagram #64 ䷿) teach people that when yin and yang are joined, that is being settled, and when yin and yang have not yet joined, that is being unsettled. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . You can’t force things before the right time for action. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Accept the hard work. Nine in the Fourth Place. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities, only leads to becoming lost. Nine in the Fourth Place changes to hexagram 53. 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. Summer (13): Ripen the fruits by joining with others. C. 53: A Steady Pace. The elements of this hexagram are fire under water. Pathfinder Hexagram 05 Suspension The model of the moment: You could be caught up in the games of others now, your goals entangled in conflict. " I Ching Hexagram 3 Chun (Difficult Beginnings) Action: Persevere. It can be especially effective. In the well there is a clear, cold spring from which one can drink. One's experience is more complicated than it needs to be. I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion) Action: Prepare. Other titles: Difficulty at the Beginning, The Symbol of Bursting, Sprouting, Hoarding, Distress, Organizational Growth Pains, Difficult Beginnings, Growing Pains, Initial Obstacles, Initial Hardship Judgment. I'm sure there is some other reason/pattern why these 2 pairs kind of stand beyond. Action: Subordinate. You have been hiding, keeping your depression to yourself. Be warned that errors will come easily now; the tendency perhaps stemming from a zealousness towards larger goals which steals attention away from smaller, yet. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 27. –EmersonPainting inspired by the Chinese character for i Ching hexagram 7, The Army. Liu: Modesty: success. Dun, retiring, is a strategy, an animal and a sacrifice of that animal, the black pig offered to the hidden powers. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of approaching and being approached. When the eighth month arrives, then there will be misfortune. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. Hexagram 21 Prescription. Therefore, the punishment theme in the hexagram warns us that a lack of Discernment in the matter at hand has built-in penalties: i. Caution! Be wary of hubris that could cause things to fall apart too soon. Top 6: Soaking one's head. The fact that each hexagram is the inverse of the other should. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. Pathfinder Hexagram 31 Exposure The model of the moment: Intimate or close relationships might involve lovers, family, friends, or business partners. The transformative process of the pair 43:44 Breakthrough and Coupling develops the courage to speak at a critical moment and the patience to let yourself be influenced by the encounters that result. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others. "-- D. This hexagram is complementary to hex. The hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. You may feel too weak to continue. The perseverance of the woman furthers. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. (To ‘let things take their time’ is to let things go, to delay or slacken; the character shows trailing silk threads. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. This joy must be allowed to lead one through the dangers of life. A turn for the worse approaches, though at present things may seem fine. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. Seek shelter from your enemies. The situation is incomplete, but the chaos of the past is giving way to order—the goal is in sight. 54: THE MARRYING MAIDEN (Sequential: Alternative Name and Number: Shocking Indulgence) THE SEQUENCE: Zodiac: 24° – 30° Aries. 4. I Ching Hexagram 39 Jian (Obstruction). I Ching Hexagram 63Chi Chi (After Completion) Action: Renew. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Changes to (63) After Completion.