Transforming the negative power of the ghost world into a creative tension with the living is the job of the Wu Gui or Shaman of the Shadows. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. You can’t force things before the right time for action. 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. Not losing the ladle, the libation. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). Line-1. Awareness of your attachment to other people is the key that opens the door to knowing your true place in the world. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. For example, Alfred Huang translated hexagram 07 (师) as "Multitude", whereas James Legge translated it as "The Army". Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Reading at a. Judgment. Hexagram 41. I sing and celebrate the past sounds from the sea, The future dance of the cosmos. That's the principle of BITING THROUGH; nothing is immune to the imperative of Light. – Chinese ProverbCompare 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. Opportunities for you to help others will come later. Laughter and talk: shriek, shriek. Action: Unite. I Ching Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth). Rely or your own yin energy. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. The new light is slowly emerging. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. From the perspective of the image and the sequence, the masculine line 6 of Hex 23 has survived and returns to position 1 of Hex 24. Ritsema/Karcher:Already Fording. Maintain a state of innocence to keep your own integrity. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. Hook Judgment . I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). Whether others deserve your attention or not, you give it. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Nine in the fifth place. This energetic concentration could. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . In 41 uc a much more still feeling, more peaceful, mountain over lake. The mention of seven days in the Judgment and the winter solstice in the Image tells us that the hexagram of Return deals with cyclic progression. Be on guard for the careless or rebellious attitudes characteristic of inexperience. Hexagram 15 Qian Authenticity. Action: Persevere. A foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. " Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. There is still danger, but if you are aware of this and prepared, there can be no difficulty. The development of the condition may have been gradual but the transformation is sudden and significant. It takes more than one cycle of time to understand. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. . Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Flowers bloom in their own time. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . On the symbolism of "seven days," Ch'eng-tzu says: "The places of a hexagram amount to six. I seek help. Action: Adjust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1: Creative: Initiate. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 61. The cauldron symbolizes nourishment and rejuvenation. Cleary (1): One sees the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted; the person’s hair and nose are cut off. Six in the fourth place. Do not worry over what seems gone. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . You don’t have to do everything alone. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. The hexagram deals with the union between the ruler and his ministers -- between high and low in the kingdom. Pathfinder Hexagram 51 Shock The model of the moment: Preparation and respect for the greater forces of nature protects one from experiencing shock or suffering losses from its. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. Great receptivity attracts great gifts and great blessings. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. Defences have crumbled. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 6. As a benefactor you are now in a position to give and support. "-- D. 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 / EnthusiasmHexagram 33 follows from 32, Lasting. Do so without asking questions or doubting. When you can appreciate nature’s power to break through all barriers, you will discover that this same power is inside of you. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. What is unobservable. I am in harmony with the natural rhythms of being as. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Nine in the fourth places changes to hexagram 9. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Don’t make plans, just listen. "-- D. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 41. Six in the Fourth Place. Reading at a Glance: Oftentimes we feel that life is unfair. these sensory perceptions seem stronger. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 38. Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. . Substantial progress and increasing prosperity are exhilarating and good—as long as you go with the flow and keep the interests of others in mind. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINE -- PASSIVE RESTRAINT. Don’t give up. Each hexagram is part of a Pair that that activates hidden paths of transformative energy through the interaction of the trigrams or Spirit Helpers, connecting phases of Inspiration and Realization. 18 -- Repair -- 18 . Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. Let go. Legge:. Pathfinder Hexagram 28 Breaking Point The model of the moment: When large actions or great excesses dominate the news of the day, you can expect changes of unusually large proportions. Six in the. Could you please help me interpret and understand the question answer = 14. On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. F. You can also compare. And yet we might agonize over that. Life’s natural friction is the force that shapes your individuality. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 26. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. Nine in the Fifth Place. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. A small sacrifice is appropriate. Other titles: Coming to Meet, The Symbol of Meeting, Contact, Sexual Intercourse, Encountering, Coupling, Infiltration by Inferior Men, Adultery "Contains a definite warning about a person or situation which may appear harmless but will prove. You hold the power to become the master of your existence. They are warm, gentle and open. Use will power to reach your goal. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . Perseverance despite the misjudgement of others is vital. Pathfinder Hexagram 45 Meeting The model of the moment: Just as water sometimes congregates in large bodies as a response to changes in the environment, so too do people gather in periodic assemblies. ] [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of the changing status of. For you could leave this place and try another to change your level of contribution. 3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . Contemplation of the way forces are gathered shows us the way of heaven, earth and all of nature. ” There will be evil. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. Legge: The sixth line. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. I realize that this corruption is not something I caused. The actions are complementary. – 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. Hexagram 13 T'ung Jen Fellowship. . It cannot be bypassed or ignored. Whirling in rhythmic regularity. F. Legge: In Advance of Consciousness we see a prince who secures. Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. Such relationships strip away our privacy to expose much more of us to others than is the case in other associations. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Cleary (2):. When the ruler issues commands, he has them proclaimed in every corner of the world. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 51. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Hexagram 16 Yu Enthusiasm. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Distress. Six in the Fourth Place. You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. Wu:Prosperity results from the interaction of heaven and earth. Just as a youth requires instruction, this is a good time to focus on learning lessons from a patient teacher or from life experience. Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 8 . Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. Six in the fourth place. Other titles: Biting Through, Gnawing, The Symbol of Mastication and Punishment by Pressing and Squeezing, Gnawing Bite, Severing, Chewing, Punishment, Reformation, Reform, Differentiation, Discrimination, Making a Distinction, Getting the. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Hook . A suppressed resolve will betray itself in the eyes. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 55 Abundance: Fulfill. Action: Advance. with unchanging hexagrams, no lines. 5. Pathfinder Hexagram 46 Opportunity The model of the moment: A major ( and perhaps unexpected ) move may be in the offing. ䷨ Sun / Decrease above ☶ KêN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN below ☱ TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE This hexagram represents a decrease of the lower trigram in favor of the upper, because the third line, originally. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. When there is a decrease in one area of. Legge:The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. Act from the heart with affection. At the core of true success lies unselfishness generosity and modesty. Nine in the third place. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Don’t hesitate. Hexagram 41 Calm down. – Gloria AnzalduaHexagram 3 - Chun. BTW on thinking of answers one often gets a sense impression to do with the trigrams. A woman's perseverance benefits. The small: Harvesting Trial. Tonight I have received this Hexagram , changing to Hexagram 56, 2 months ago, a differently phrased enquiry, relating to the same issue – huge life/job/location change, resulted in Hexagram 56, changing to 35. The finest clothes turn to rags. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 57. I Ching Hexagram 60 Jie (Limitation) Action: Regulate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 62 Small Exceeding: Conserve. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. 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 . Such is the case for a person whose resources are meager but who, through modesty and perseverance, eventually rises to accomplish great things. If not resolved it could cause you long term damage. 4 Enveloping MENG. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. Whatever he does will succeed because he is correct and right. In the I Ching, the hexagram fu, signifying the Return (one yang line beneath five yin lines) is the symbol of the rebirth of the Yang. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. Disaster! Your arrogance caused you to lose your companion and a place to live. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 54. Other titles: After Completion, The Symbol of What is Already Past, Already Fording, Already Completed, Settled, Mission Accomplished, Tasks Completed, After the End, A state of Climax Judgment . If you are not playing the host, you will discover that you are the guest. Strategic retreat is not to be confused with escape or surrender. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. Somehow, the way to harmony and unity is blocked or frustrated—perhaps by a tangle of deceit or corruption. When in a strange land it is important to know what the rules are and abide by them. Action: Expand. If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. Unhappiness is the first sign that something powerful stirs within you. There is a destiny that makes us brothers, no one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others comes back. Let’s continue with hexagrams 41 and 42. 44 -- Temptation -- 44 . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. When the operation is completed, a. It benefits to continue. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. The course usually recommended for such times: Sometimes all that is needed to rectify a situation is a single decision. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 13 Fellowship: Socialize. Hook. Legge: The free course. It is a recovery of masculinity and Fu is the turning point. The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration, and energy. – Kierkegaard. Six in the. Legge: Difficulty indicates progress and success through firm. Shake scaring a hundred miles. Affection or appreciation can outweigh any judgement that conventional society may have. 4. Hexagram 51 Zhèn, Shock. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. They also limit some freedoms while granting new ones in return. Reading at a Glance: At some. Do not make yourself feared. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Hexagram #41 ䷨ Reduction: This hexagram represents the existence of increase within reduction; Wilhelm/Baynes: Under heaven, wind: the image of Coming to Meet. First comes fear, then a sharpened vision. Once I understand the cause for what. 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. Fire is also a symbol of liberation—crackling molecules that fly away from home. Reading at a. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. 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. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Hook . The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Shake coming: frightening, frightening. Nine in the. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. Pathfinder Hexagram 41 Burden The model of the moment: This could involve a personal sacrifice on your part, such as in paying taxes. Harvesting Trial. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing across the face of the earth. 2. . This time. C. Line-6 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . – James. Like Alexander the Great cutting the Gordian knot, take decisive action and you will meet with good fortune and even your. Excess of one thing attracts or causes its opposite. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. The mention of seven days in the Judgment and the winter solstice in the Image tells us that the hexagram of Return deals with cyclic progression. Exposure to danger brings good fortune to those who move beyond it. Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Sudden and significant change. Ambitious undertakings are not in order, but attention to small matters brings decent progress. This is a time when it will be easy to cultivate mutual trust in relationships and partnerships. And the still deeper secret of the secret: the land that is nowhere, that is your true home. – Mark Twain Do not become a slave of yourself, of your duties or wishes. 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. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. "-- D. Make an offering and you will succeed. F. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. 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. A natural responsiveness attracts success through support and perseverance rather than bold action. 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. I am in the center of love, the flowering of my soul. The father figure in the family should act like a benevolent king who builds trust. Don’t be timid. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. Six in the fourth place. . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. F. Six in the fifth place1: Creative Power. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. You may feel too weak to continue. – Mahatma Ghandi. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . Action: Commit Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Six in the third place. Six in the third placeNine in the third place. The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing at the foot of a mountain. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 15. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. – George Elliot43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . Heaven and the Earth are in spiritual contact at this time, and a harmony exists between them. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. Six in the last place. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . 11: Harmony. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. 10 -- Cautious Advance -- 10 . 5. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat: Disengage. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. Without changing lines it is a clear injunction to remove yourself from an inferior situation, influence, emotion or way of thinking. 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. Examine your motivations. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. I prefer R. The hexagram describes a condition that has become unsustainable and is ripe for change. 41. I am. Compulsion:1a. They must take all available precautions and, above all, keep going forward, so as to remove themselves from harm’s way. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. Action: Discern. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 46. 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, Union of Men, Integration of Forces, Minor Synthesis, Cliques, Concordance, To Be. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. If something that belongs to you is stolen do not allow yourself to be thrown off balance. 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. Let’s say you asked if you’d get a raise in the next 12 months and got 41. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. Six in the second place. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. 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. Action: Arouse Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. – Emerson. 33: Retreat. In order to take advantage of the situation, do not impose a direction on events. – Henry Van Dyke.