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. Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. There are 5 months of worries and worries ahead, but then life will change for the better. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. 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. The transformative process of the pair 47:48 Confining and the Well develops the strength to escape from oppression by re-connecting with real human values. The hexagram is encouraging you to take the initiative, or is affirming an activity you have initiated. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. The situation is incomplete, but the chaos of the past is giving way to order—the goal is in sight. Hook . Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. The K'ang-hsi editors point out that the distinction between hexagram number forty-eight, The Well, and this one is the difference between the nourishment of the people in general and the specific nourishing of worthy men. There is nothing to be gained by knowing the goals you seek – and actually setting out to create the life you envisage is a trap. The earth is flooded. Reduce what is overdeveloped. Without fault. Spread the wealth to all. Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. Be sincere. Hexagram 14 Ta Yu Great Possessing. Reaction score. The term was used to describe all relations outside the norms, unions based on passion that lead to major changes. When the operation is completed, a. But the river bank is not the final stopping place. Cut through pride and. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. Focus on one central plan. See what unfolds in the new time of completion. But still, here are a few thoughts on the nature of each moving line. Huan (Dispersion) Action: Flow. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Spread the word through inspiring words and images. Prepare carefully. Collect what you need to meet the future joyously. Change your perspective. Reading at a. Reading at a. It is a pun on gui, ghost, the spirits of the newly dead whose breath is insidious and harmful. In one day you are received three times. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Fall (52): Rouse new growth by meeting others with generosity and care. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from. ‘Things cannot end with flowing together, and so Blocked follows. In correcting outmoded or inappropriate feelings one must proceed with care because emotional/instinctual forces cannot be altered as quickly as we can change our minds. Hook . Life doesn’t happen to us, it happens because of us. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. Make an offering and you will succeed. If this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes #57, Penetration, with the corresponding advice: “In advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers. ” When this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes Number sixteen, Enthusiasm, giving us an altogether energetic and action-oriented image. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Blissful tranquility is referenced here, along with a sense of calm and devotion. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. Be enduring. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. Other titles: The Wanderer, The Symbol of the Traveler, The Exile, Sojourning, The Newcomer, To Lodge, To Travel, Traveling, The Stranger, Strangers, The Traveling Stranger, The Outsider, The Alien, The Gnostic, The Tarot Fool, Wandering, Homeless,. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. “When one has the trust of the creatures, one sets them in motion. 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. Sears says the additions to the character are drummers; others say they are grain stalks. Small harvest in having a direction to go. I Ching. This turns outer expression of inspiring ideas. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Things can be difficult in the beginning. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. In the same way that spiders pursue only what lands in their web, millions of tiny jellyfish ride the ocean currents to trap plankton wherever they are led. 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. Make an offering and you will succeed. Make an offering and you will succeed. 52 -- Keeping Still -- 52 . Kindness and communication are the unifying forces in the world. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Changing line #4 "Charging Upward"- This line is a reminder of the important job you. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. 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 Great Transition DA GUO; 29 Ghost River/Navigator XI KAN; 30 Radiance/Visionary LI; 31 Conjoining XIAN; 32 Persevering HENG; 33 Retiring/Retreat DUN; 34. Make efficient and economic use of resources in an atmosphere of trust and confidence. The transformative process of the pair 57:58 Subtle Penetration and Opening develops the insight to release hidden suffering and the capacity to express the spirit in the human community. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the Navigator trigram from the outer world of 39 to the inner world of 40. I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm). It means us, all together, all of us. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. Truth becomes power when you let go of prejudice and make yourself receptive to. The roots of the trees penetrate deeply into the soil. Things, situations, people and even your life, they are all as good as the size of your acceptance and generosity towards. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing over a marshy lake. Great idea about consciously remembering unpleasant things when in a good mental state. 00-06AR: 19. Hexagram 22 came up more than once: express the essence so that people can relate to it. ‘The maiden marries: setting forth to bring order – pitfall. Liu: The sun rising above the earth is the symbol of Progress. Image 2: Powerful mother energy: the baby still did not understand what he would need tomorrow, and the mother had already prepared everything in advance. Make an offering and you will succeed. 61: Centering in Truth. Action: Go Back. 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. Spring (24): Rouse new growth through returning to your flow. Wilhelm (from Lectures on the I Ching): A complete change is. Don’t be severe or confine your feelings. The baby couples with the breast for its heavenly supply of milk. 4. Cut through pride and complication and you will signal to your true kin. Philosophically, it is what enriches power and virtue ( de ), rising and opening from the seeds. Great Invigorating Strength. Let outer appearance reflect inner worth. Connecting to a hexagram; Part Two. Humbling. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Reading at a Glance: At some. I Ching Hexagram 45. Persevering. Success comes when you pull your nature forward without pushing yourself into the world. 2. I Ching Hexagram 29. Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. Don’t go back to old ways. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Hook Judgment . Beware of procrastination, trusting the wrong people, oppressive authority. Hexagram 10. Things will change when your environment becomes warmer. THE GNOSTIC BOOK OF CHANGES Please select the chapter or hexagram below! New: download the complete Gnostic Book of Changes here! New: a. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. As a wisdom tradition and divinatory practice, it offers living images that nourish psyche and spirit, allowing us to participate in the ongoing process of change through which all new things come into. The light returns. 10 Treading LU. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. I discriminate between the ordinary ego-consciousness of the man and his creative personality. Take immediate creative action. The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration, and energy. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. 48 as relating often seems to show the backdrop as pool of. Promote, explain, repeat and do not pull back. Reading at a Glance: After a period of feeling fulfilled,. It is a hand holding the Moon, a Master of Change. In correcting outmoded or inappropriate feelings one must proceed with care because emotional/instinctual forces cannot be altered as quickly as we can change our minds. The small: Harvesting Trial. And drinking from the unchanging source creates the imperative for change in the outer world. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. Serve your highest ideals. Examples of yin/yang polarity are female/male. In hexagram 47, you experience Oppression, and turn inward to reconnect with the Well. Stay low and humble. One who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. Close; Quick Insights – Short, simple courses on interpretive tools and approaches that give you quick insight into your readings – available as part of Change Circle. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. Hook . 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. Bring together what belongs together. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 29. m. The Way to the Source is open. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well). Legge: During. Stripping. The King sacrifices at the Earth Altar: No mourning! He makes the sacrifice at noon and sets the armies marching. Liu: The wind over the lake symbolizes Inner Truthfulness. This provides a more dynamic picture of the pattern of change at work in the situation. " Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of the heart, and that depends upon how much one has polished. –Francis QuarlesThe hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. Six in the fifth placeCleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Communicate positive feeling, togetherness, enthusiasm, joy and laughter. , "Get the message or suffer the consequences. 19: Approach of Spring. They are preoccupied with themselves. If any of the lines are changing, you look up the first hexagram in just the same way. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Use the wisdom of the past to nurture your inner power. The Realizing Person brings things to completion. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. 35 Flourishing JIN. The name of Hexagram 36, ming yi, is translated as ‘brightness hidden’ or ‘brightness wounded’. Prospering. To persist in small matters is of benefit. During normal times, daily ritual and habit keep life ordered and. Pleasure is a spiritual prize as much as it is a human one. 1. The hexagram often reflects a situation in which the "archetypes": the passions, appetites, emotions, drives and instincts have left their proper places within the psyche and are flying free like birds escaped from the zoo. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. ,etc. "-- D. e. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. If there is a decsion to be made, surrender tot he impulses of your true nature. Disorder after completion is inevitable. This hexagram's "shadow side" reveals circumstances preventing the union of entities or forces, more than those conditions promoting fruitful affiliation. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. Hexagram 32. Kǎn (Abyss) Action: Relinquish Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Perhaps one passes things by without noticing them, or one finds nothing outside oneself of. In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade’s no easier to make than an oak. Click on the links to connect with the Relating Figure generated by each line. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. Obey your inner voice if you wish to behave correctly in a current situation. Be clear and simple. He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. Don’t try. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 2 Receptive: Yield. 10 Treading LU. Hexagram 28 shares its core concept with 62: Exceeding, guo, great or small. Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. s. 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. For instance, in hexagram three (thunder + water), Chun is “a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the. This line (and indeed the entire hexagram) is often received in answer to questions concerning creativity or the creative process. 3,990. 7. The Grey Rat. The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. Participate with life; do not mystify it. Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. If you make your home in the inevitable, you will. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Advantageous to install lords as helpers. Beware of pride, presumption, arrogance, disrespect and condescension. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome. Like a river that has been dammed or a pot of boiling water with a lid clamped on, holding and containing power produces enormous potential. The transformative process of the Pair 49:50 Skinning and the Vessel develops the freedom to let old grief depart and the courage to grasp renewal. 41) Mirror. Though the way ahead is unobstructed and the goal is clear, a cautious and careful attitude is still important, lest you slip and fall. Hexagram 4. Clear the channels of communication. All come together in harmony, united through the bright presence of the spirits. The dynamic central lines in the second and fifth places indicate that the town site may change, but the well does not. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. Don’t try to start something new yet. There is no real blockage that can withstand submission. Also it is helpful to compare the trigrams of both hexagrams. The I Ching, or ancient Chinese Oracle of Change, is second only to the Bible as the most widely read and interpreted book in the world. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". It represents a time when you have ignored a. I prefer R. Reaction score. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. Overcoming the obstacles will bring real success in the end. Hook Judgment . Action: Regenerate. Make an offering and you will succeed. Hexagram 59 • Line 1. Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight. 37 Dwelling People JIA REN. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome. 26,111. The superior man encourages people to cultivate virtue. 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. and 坤; Kūn, which represent earth, as father and mother, respectively, of. It is normal to feel trepidation on the precipice of change. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. Legge:Holding. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. The gravity of matter merges with the upward radiation of light to create a condition of deep harmony. Hexagram 50 • Line 4. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Liu: The sun rising above the earth is the symbol of Progress. ”. This requires connecting with the fundamental wisdom that is within you, within other people, and within all of nature. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Changes are coming. Dispersing. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. ”. I can see hexagram 1 and 2, 63 and 64 as like a pair of bookends containing all life's experience between them. The second six, divided, (shows the attribute of) being straight, square, and great. Spread the word. Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Even if you are hazy about trigrams if you shut your eyes and imagine, mountain over mountain feels still in a whole different way to 34 standing ground, thunder over heaven. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Hexagram 11 T'ai Peace. Don’t just wait for. Advantageous to install the lords to move the legions. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 39. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. And when it’s found its place, says the Sequence, 58’s rejoicing naturally follows: ‘Entering in and then rejoicing, and so Opening follows. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Beware of confusing ideas and hasty plans. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . Action: Transform. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a body of water lying open to the sky. I Ching Hexagram 8 Pi (Uniting). Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing at the foot of a mountain. Step 1 Beginnings: This return of the spirit attracts a new fate. Image 1: The manifested, structured, physically perceived reality of being. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. This has inner and outer trigrams forming thunder over the lake. The transformative process of the pair 53:54 Gradual Advance and Marrying Maiden develops the patience to wait on events and the ability to let yourself be led at a critical moment. Do not stay in isolation. Spring (3): Rouse new growth by starting again. Thus the superior man eats and drinks, is joyous and of good cheer. Judgment . A hexagram in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo), where each line is either Yang (an unbroken, or solid line), or Yin (broken, an open line with a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. Correct past mistakes and you can open the way for everyone involved. I Ching Hexagram 63 Chi Chi (After Completion) Action: Renew. Attract and join things through your willingness to accept them (31). Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. Hmm so what does Wing say of 16 unchanging, she calls 16 'harmonize' and says. Form follows function. t. – Chinese Proverb. Correct past mistakes and you can open the way for everyone involved. The transformative process of the pair 53:54 Gradual Advance and Marrying Maiden develops the patience to wait on events and the ability to let yourself be led at a critical moment. Collect the energy to start anew. Winter (62): Find the seed of the new by making very careful moves. hexagram 57 Penetration (xun). As people join together, the rituals enacted establish fellow feeling and common intent. on I Ching Hexagram 28 Ta Kuo (Critical Mass). Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. Hexagram 37 is named 家人 (jiā rén), “Dwelling People”. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of the necessity to cut through pride and complication. Action: Breakthrough. 37 Dwelling People JIA REN. Top 6: Generous nearing. 49 Skinning/Revolution GE. 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. Changes to (35) Progress. IN THE MANIFESTED REALITY. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from. The need for Hexagram 12. Then my next hexagram was 29 (K’an/ The Abysmal- Water). Don’t just look at things. "-- D. James DeKorne's Official Website - The Gnostic Book of Changes - Hexagram 19 THE GNOSTIC BOOK OF CHANGES Please select the chapter or. 58 Opening/Mediator DUI. Hexagram number 54 indicates growing distances from one's romantic partners or comrades. Focus on one central plan. A Rising Sun. Don’t try to start something new yet. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. F. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 9 Small Restraint: Surrender. Thus the superior man brightens his character. Primary and relating hexagram; Moving lines 1 (line positions) Moving lines 2 (Steps of Change) A Reading Practice; Close; Quick Insights. Beware of using old ideas. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. 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. 55 and 59 both speak of the king. If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Close; Quick Insights – Short, simple courses on interpretive tools and approaches that give you quick insight into your readings – available as part of Change Circle. Free I Ching Reading - Get a free online I Ching reading based on the 64 principles from the Book of Changes with interpretations inspired by the elements of nature. The spirit should be restrained as little as possible. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Have no fear. It is said that change only happens when the pain of holding on is greater than the fear of letting go. Any cause for sorrow will soon disappear. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Action: Innovate. All things are supple when alive, but become hard when dead. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world trigram of 47 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 48. Other titles: 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.