The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. The answer should tell you the condition of your will. l 48 The Well JING l You can alter the city, you cannot alter the Well. My creations are seen in the world with blessings to all. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. 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. Compulsion:1a. Six in the fifth place changes to hexagram 33. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 42 Increase: Expand. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Line-1. Six in the Third Place. Hexagram number 61 signifies a deep bond or feeling of kinship. 4 – There is contact with one. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . 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. The well is down low: shoot at the fish. Hexagram 53. The development of the condition may have been gradual but the transformation is sudden and significant. Commitment is the force of attraction that brings all things back to you. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. The bottom three lines of hexagram #29 form the trigram for Water, while the upper three lines form the trigram for Water. Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. Growing: the small. 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. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Moving hard and fast. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. Ten pairs of tortoises cannot. Do not take this woman. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. Hexagram 60, Paintings and Prescriptions. An inexhaustible supply of water and sustenance are referenced by hexagram number 48. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Nine in the fourth place changes into hexagram 48. There is a possibility of joining with the wrong company, leading to misfortune and commitment to those not of like mind. Accept the heart of the dark time. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 35. The Moving Lines 1. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. " The message for the superior man in this hexagram is the only injunction in the Book of Changes to re-consult the oracle. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. Rely or your own yin energy. 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. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Ching Hexagram 62. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. Correct mistakes before they spread. This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. From its own hidden resources the group will form and act, with understanding of each other. Offer what is in ones heart. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. – Gloria AnzalduaI Ching Hexagram 45. I Ching Hexagram 51 Zhen (Shocking). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Hook Judgment Legge: Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the same. Legge: During. The storm has had the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 46. (48 The Well) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. At first there was a notification. I Ching Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase). Attending on the sands as the waters recede. Find qualified people to work with. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. In Hexagram 44, we are encountering, meeting or ‘coupling’ with a powerful woman. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 14. Hard times can shrivel our spirits and give rise to a multitude of “crows,” in the form of troublesome worries. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new generation. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 14 Great Possessing: Shine. You win new friends with an important position in the community. "-- D. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Action: Go Back. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. Line-1. Action: Untangle Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Blofeld:The Family. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. Hexagram 51 Zhen Shocking. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . If something that belongs to you is stolen do not allow yourself to be thrown off balance. The hexagram is most likely a call to make the physical effort to get up and go. 3 – Be careful of who you associate with. Action: Ascend. . Like the wind blowing across the treetops, its presence is perceived through the effect it has on everything it. Adapting honestly and bravely to your situation is the best you can do. –Emerson2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Watch who you let in. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Something very profound is also committed to your success. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. Don’t hesitate. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. Something very profound is also committed to your success. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . The ancient kings in hexagram number-20 base their laws upon their recognition of diversity among the various forces which make up the kingdom of the. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Comments-Thomas 2017-09-24 16:27:04. Legge: At the top of the hexagram ornament has run its course and there is a return to pure white simplicity. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. Have no anxiety about. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 27. This can apply here as well. I Ching Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence). Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. I Ching Hexagram 58 Tui (Joy). Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. 38 -- Mutual Alienation -- 38 . [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. [This hexagram represents joy in practicing the Tao. 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. 48. 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. e. It combines the meanings lame, limping,. Hook . Move on. The effect is like powerful music that inspires great numbers of people, loosening constraints and sprouting new opportunities. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 40 Liberation: Untangle. Number 3 again! Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 18 which also advises. Nine in the Second Place. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-FOUR -- TEMPTATION . Circle of Meanings. But if the well seems to have run dry, or the supply cannot be accessed, the solution lies in banding together with others for the good of all. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Honest differences are often a sign of progress. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. All things are supple when alive, but become hard when dead. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks can eventually be overcome and become assets. I Ching Hexagram 6 Sung (Conflict). Action: Accept. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHTEEN -- REPAIR. Action: Accommodate Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. I Ching Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance). On this path, it is beneficial to still strength, not to use strength. If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. 50 -- The Sacrificial Vessel -- 50 . 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. Things can be difficult in the beginning. Action: Arouse Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. When you are steadfast in your power, you cannot be thrown from your center. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. . The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Good fortune. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 13 Fellowship: Socialize. 2 Discord and unrest afflict you and yours. Hexagram 61 Truth. 48) Mirror. To deal with evil for the sake of good may leave one seen as part of the evil. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. Line-1 . Things are obscured, there is no longer a notification. What you have lost will return of itself. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. 1 You yearn for taking major action, but the time is not ripe. 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 language updated for modern living. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. Winter (28): Find the seed of the new by standing alone without fear. Other Titles: Youthful Folly, The Symbol of Covering, Immaturity, Uncultivated Growth, Youth, Acquiring Experience, Youthful Ignorance, Enveloping, Folly, Darkness "Often the I Ching uses this hexagram to show us that we should not be asking this question. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. 14: Affluence. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY -- THE SACRIFICIAL VESSEL . Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = fire. This removes much of the danger that threatened, and brings recognition. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. We are but one thread within it. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. "-- D. Action: Socialize. 49: Revolution. Fruitful to have a direction to go. Nine in. Don’t be afraid to push beyond what you think is possible now. Innocence implies a natural harmlessness, an openness, and pure intentions unsullied by ulterior motives. I wrote about this a while ago: Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by, exceeding’. 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. 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. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the looking of a child -- not blamable in those of inferior rank, but a matter of regret in superior men. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant. If you are not mindful you can find yourself in trouble from which you can’t escape. "-- D. 16: Enthusiasm. 61 -- Inner Truth - 61 . Six in the fifth place. Oppositions can then be dealt with. or express in your words. –Sir Edwin ArnoldI Ching Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly) Action: Try Again. Lay out a plan and integrate it with core values. The old character shows the sign for a river, a waterwheel that brings the water up and a channel through which it flows. Danger. – George Elliot31: Mutual Attraction. The Superior Man consults both high and low and thereby steadies the people's will. That should be a pretty clear answer, but let’s look at the rest of the lines of the hexagram: 48. I Ching Hexagram 20 Kuan (Contemplation). – Seneca. Success is allowing your lot to reach its highest degree. Trust in nature. Allow negative feelings to arise. Pathfinder Hexagram 47 Trapped The model of the moment: You are surrounded by enemies or inundated with adversity. My Heavenly spirit is like a circle with no idea of ending. The model of the moment: Truth can be a powerful ally in the forging of new relationships, or the persuasion and influence of others. These are not feelings of real life, they are just. 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. "-- D. When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. NOTE: In general terms, the hexagram's upper trigram symbolizes external forces, and the. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Take a balanced responsibility now. The Well is always the Well. You don’t have to do everything alone. Action: Nurture. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. Six in the Fourth Place. Huan (Dispersion) Action: Flow. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 10. When success over others is achieved through sheer force of authority or superior position, the victory will not last. – Kierkegaard. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. [The lower trigram is pictured as thunder, but it acts through its power to quicken growth. Six in the third place. Refraining in case of doubt or disagreement of others is usually safer, but it can also mean losing opportunities. Favored as he is, however, by the general idea of the hexagram, and responding to his proper correlate in the fourth line, it is natural that he should make a movement. 29 -- Danger --29 . Action: Show by Example Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53 Development: Flower. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . The old character, which looks like a noughts-and-crosses grid, is usually said to be a picture of a grid of fields, with the well at the centre. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Without irritating grains of sand, oysters would never make pearls. This is a time to group together despite differences. 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. There is a profound lesson here which is best appreciated by meditating on the associations implied. I try to be a pupil and have received Mother’s blessing. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 9 Small Restraint: Surrender. Action: Refine Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Sometimes the sacrifice. "-- D. This turns your need to. I prefer R. Action: Innovate. Yet they too are living beings, and crave warmth, help, and. F. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. In hexagram 41, the trigrams Mountain over Lake are defined by their human symbols. I Ching Hexagram 24 Fu (Return). Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 27. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. This is a good time to examine all the people in your life and ponder why you are connected to them. Nine in the fifth place changes into hexagram 32. l 48 The Well JING l You can alter the city, you cannot alter the Well. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. This is not always a bad thing. This energetic concentration could explode in an. Cleary (1): One sees the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted; the person’s hair and nose are cut off. 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 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 36 Brightness Hiding: Reignite. 47 - The restrictions and challenges of being an individual. Overview calls for composure and contemplation. Similarly, change often causes conflict, and conflict brings about change. Action: Breakthrough. I Ching Hexagram 31 Hsien (Influence/Wooing) Action: Woo. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Good fortune can follow when an enthusiastic. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . Other titles: The Marrying Maiden, The Symbol of the Marriage of the Younger Sister, Marriageable Maiden, The Marrying Girl, Subordinate, The Second Wife, Converting Maidenhood, Returning maiden, Making a young girl marry, Marrying a young girl, Marrying a Maiden, Unilateral Action, Impropriety, Improper. Don't judge people by their appearances. Feeling confined, we may serve base desires with a type of neediness that is not healthy. The Moving Lines 1. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. 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. If you don't know what cannot be done, you will accomplish great things. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. With a humble manner the superior man receives people. – LongfellowThe 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SIX -- CLOUDED PERCEPTION . Six in the last place. Free yourself from old entanglements. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. Six in the second place changes to. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-THREE – COMPLETION . On the basis of this figure, all of the other hexagrams (except the first and second, which are their "parents"), are compared. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SIX -- CLOUDED PERCEPTION . 2 – Give sincere support or non at all. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. I prefer R. Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 24. Hexagram number 28 is a reminder to not bend under the weight of burdens. The transformation is not necessarily unwelcome or uncomfortable. Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. When the operation is completed, a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWELVE -- DIVORCEMENT. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . 47: Oppression. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Other titles: Darkening of the Light, The Symbol of the Appearance of Clear Intelligence Wounded, Injury, Wounding of the Bright, Brightness Hiding, Calling Pheasant, The Darkened Light, Concealment of Illumination, Injury of Illumination, Light Obliterated, Intelligence Unappreciated, Censorship, Hiding One's. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Six in the last place changes to hexagram 6. Top 9: Encountering (with) one's horn. e. "-- D. The identical idea is found in the Kabbalah: Pathfinder Hexagram 48 Sustenance The model of the moment: The major source of your sustenance is never yours to control or restrict access to for others; it belongs to. Male and female mix their seed, and all creatures take shape and are born. Maintain a state of innocence to keep your own integrity. The K'ang-hsi editors say: "What is meant by diminishing in this hexagram is the regulation of expenditure or contribution according to the time. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 40. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by applying your experience to the ongoing project. . Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 33. 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. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. This is a time to make good use of all your resources. Jian, limping invokes the culture hero Yu the Great, the Limping God who tamed the flood, created writing, cast the first sacred vessels and opened the channels of the Water Way. (Changes to hex. we have a new attitude that can approach becoming great. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Innocence, when guided by a firm faith in what is just and balanced, brings supreme. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Avoid empty displays of power or force. To know success, you must make peace with the idea of failing. Life’s natural friction is the force that shapes your individuality. Gather energy for a decisive new move. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SIX -- CLOUDED PERCEPTION . Shock. The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well) Action: Inspire Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 21 Biting Through: Discern You. Legge: Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been. This is a time when it will be easy to cultivate mutual trust in relationships and partnerships. Other titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance. If the superior man takes the. 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,. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Keep things in balance whether it is what you take into your body. The fact that each hexagram is the inverse of the other should. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Wilhelm/BaynesLine 6 (top line) Conflict may have gone too far. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Fire over Thunder: Stormy Weather! Cutting through Crap! Cleansing the Air!17: Following. The persistence of negativity is a factor in human affairs: just when you think an undesirable element has been uprooted, it.