By Adele Thomas June 19, 2023. 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 membership. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. The struggle is not over yet. ) The oracle says, ‘Beauty. 3,990. Express yourself. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. It is the waxing moon, the celebrant, the new king, the blessing, a connection of Heaven and. Do not stay in isolation. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. Gather energy for a decisive new move. 62, Small Exceeding. 59 Dispersing HUAN. Welcome to I Ching: Mothering Change, a unique way to consult the I Ching,. Sprouting and Massing. Focus on one central plan. Your motives are good. The sense of the possibility of imminent arrival. Treading on the Tiger’s tail. It portrays someone who is outcast, marginalized, proscribed, exiled from the centers of culture and power. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). Give each thing a place to grow and flourish. The strong ice will come (by and by). Also it is helpful to compare the trigrams of both hexagrams. 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. It describes a time when people pay little or no attention to each other or to their external environment. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . You can think things big or small. and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Other titles: The Symbol of Subaltern Assistance, Union, Unity, Grouping, Alliance, Co-ordination, Leadership, Merging (as with tributaries of a river), Seeking Union, Unification, Accord, Subservience, Individuation, Integration Judgment. Wei Ji, Not yet Crossing, is part of a group of four figures (1 and 2, 63 and 64) that form the Four Gates of Change, places where the Hidden Winds of the Four Directions enter the human world. Life doesn’t happen to us, it happens because of us. Dwelling People. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. There is a thing confusedly formed ~ life is an all or nothing equation. Have no fear. The Source of Success: an Advantageous Trial. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. 2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . 7. (Changes to hex. 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. Use Small words to bring it to completion. Drive the herds forward. Build cohesiveness, instruct people, mobilize energy and take the lead. Marc sabin taijiquan yin/yangBlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire blazing from the earth. Make an offering and you will succeed. Make them rise up or push them down. Work through the Small. I wonder if I might butt in here please. The need for Hexagram 12. Collect the energy to start anew. Prospering. Overcoming the obstacles will bring real success in the end. ‘The way of the Well does not allow not changing radically. 1. The Grey Rat. 44 -- Temptation -- 44 . Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. Hexagram 50 • Line 4. Rouse people’s creative energy. 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. The changing lines between hexagram 46 and hexagram 47 Changing line #3 "Rising Toward the Empty City"- The image of an empty city means you are starting from scratch. Look up the changed hexagram – the ‘relating hexagram’ – in the. When you place yourself in a position to help another, you will discover your greater capabilities. 55 and 59 both speak of the king. ’. Find the people you truly belong with. Find qualified people to work with. This is an Advantageous Trial for the foolish youth. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 17 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 18. The creative energy is there. It also has to do with offerings: Harmen, in his fascinating article on the hexagram, says, “Sheng was the name of a certain sacrifice, and because of the close resemblance between the old forms of sheng and dou, I believe. Use your words to inspire them and your actions to connect them. James DeKorne's Official Website - The Gnostic Book of Changes - Hexagram 19 THE GNOSTIC BOOK OF CHANGES Please select the chapter or. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Legge:Holding. 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. A. Wing says of 19 unchanging, which she chooses to call 'promotion'. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . They. ginnie said: When we get 53 unchanging, we usually have to wait a good long time before we see any positive developments. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Be brave and independent. Legge: Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great. Your original big window will change to the text for that hexagram, which is the I Ching answer to your question. Change with grace and elegance. Wise Words! 16 Providing for YU F Providing for a Joyous Response. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). The Superior Man devotes careful thought to his judgments and is tardy in sentencing people to death. The hexagram’s sequence of lines represents the progression from indecisiveness to resoluteness. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. The situation is incomplete, but the chaos of the past is giving way to order—the goal is in sight. Beware of conceit and arrogance. Make an offering and you will succeed. Action: Prepare Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. (Changes to hex. Using the Experienced People opens the Way. B. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Something important is coming. 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. Action: Subordinate. Do not resort to previous methods. It does not maul you. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. Laughter will overcome fear! To champion the helpless brings light to the darkness And ensures success. Wise Words! The Way is open. – Chinese Proverb. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY -- RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS . 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. But still, here are a few thoughts on the nature of each moving line. Ritsema/Karcher: Brightness issuing-forth above earth. 19 -- Approach -- 19 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell;and very hard, the task I find of governing it well. Legge:The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. F. – Eden PhillpottsConnecting to a hexagram; Part Two. It encapsulates the experience of being denied and stymied. 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. 1 Inspiring Force/Creator QIAN. But change is eternal, and here we see the beginnings of recovery from the former situation. Circle of Meanings. This hexagram pair, 57/58, is flanked by 55 / 56 and 59 / 60, which are complementary (change all the lines of 55 to get 59, and all the lines of 56 to get 60). The blissful trigram representing the lake symbolizes happiness and clarity of thought and communication. Analogous to gods or cosmic forces, their "laws" are like the laws of karma or of nature -- inexorable in their outcome. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. Beware of confusing ideas and hasty plans. Be clear and simple. Rouse people’s creative energy. Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. The transformative process of the Pair 17:18 Following and Corruption develops the freedom to follow new ways and the courage to deal with inner corruption. Treading on the Tiger’s tail. 37 Dwelling People JIA REN. Examples of yin/yang polarity are female/male. Ji Ji, Already Crossing is part of a group of four figures (1 and 2, 63 and 64) that form the Four Gates of Change, places where the Hidden Winds of the Four Directions enter the human world. I Ching Hexagram 30. It enables a person to collect energy and move with Heaven, disentangled from the emotions of greed, anger, desire and ignorance. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat: Disengage. Ending it in the Eighth Moon: Trap! The Way closes. Use severe measures to correct wrongdoing. In a nutshell, this represents exactly how not to think about the cast hexagram, and is found by counting backwards from Hexagram 64 to the number of your hexagram. F. Spring (49): Rouse new growth by stripping away old ideas and patterns. Crossing the line: guo. Nevertheless, you are still treading on thin ice. Spring (5): Rouse new growth. The earth is flooded. Great idea about consciously remembering unpleasant things when in a good mental state. Reaction score. The I Ching, or “Book of Changes,” consists of sixty-four archetypes that result from all the possible six-line combinations of yin and yang lines, called hexagrams. A New Interpretation of Hexagrams!8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . In the contrast of the family, life reveals your deeper color. Hexagram #49: Lake over Fire. Auspicious. Thus the superior man is inexhaustible in his will to teach, and without limits in his tolerance and protection of the people. The superior man judges criminals and postpones capital punishment. The Oracle of 43, though, seems to tell the story of an idea: ‘Deciding, tell it in the king’s chambers. The Judgement makes explicit the sense of isolation: ‘Confined, creating success. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 46: Pushing Upward: Ascend. Outer to Inner: The process of the pair transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 53 into the Mediator trigram in the inner world of 54. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. Advantageous Trial. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Rescue what is important. Spring (51): Rouse new growth by staying calm when others are confused. Accumulate the Small to achieve the Great. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. Skinning. What is unobservable in this world is gestating in unseen form. ’. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Other variations include “The family (the clan)”, “Extended family”, “Family members”. Hexagram 41 EXPECTATION FAILURE. Do not focus on inspiring others (1). Six in the second place. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Advantageous to install the lords to move the legions. A "mother" then, would be the source of an emotional attitude which, in the context of this hexagram, needs to be modified or changed. Sprouting and Massing. 7. – James LevinThe hexagram deals with pleasure that is spiritually meaningful. – Galileo. Spring (49): Rouse new growth by stripping away old ideas and patterns. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. " K'UN , in the upper trigram of cosmic ideals, is receptive to. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator, the outer world trigram of 49 into the Matchmaker in the inner world of 50. Spring (54): Rouse new growth by leaving the old ways behind. Hexagram 4. e. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. Things, situations, people and even your life, they are all as good as the size of your acceptance and generosity towards them. Wu: Three would create doubts. Beware of indifference to human bonds, oppressive authority and failure to set a real example. Spread the word through inspiring words and images. Other titles: Nourishment, Calculated Inaction, Attending, Biding One's Time, Nourishment Through Inaction, Waiting for Nourishment, Moistened, "Waiting with the assurance that a blessing will come. You will be given the opportunity to direct your affection. Disaster!Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Don’t try to advance yourself. Make an offering and you will succeed. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes clouds rising to the zenith -- inactivity! The Superior Man will pass this time in feasting and enjoyment. 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. It does not maul you. Cooperate with the process. 11: Harmony. Don’t increase your involvements. For instance, in hexagram three (thunder + water), Chun is “a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. Welcome to I Ching: Mothering Change, a free online divination program developed especially for In the Family Way in collaboration with Stephen Karcher, Ph. In some cases, the Chinese character that designates the hexagram is itself an image. You are ignored and frozen out of the culture where you belong. I have started a new thread on Hexagram 44 in Exploring Divination. Keep your focus. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. Collect the energy to start anew. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. L. Do not stay in isolation. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Summer (9): Ripen the fruits by paying special attention to the smallest details. Reading at a Glance: Heaven is. While trying to change the situation with force you lose what you were seeking. Don’t try to change the world. But simultaneously it shines light on the path back to romance and love: Kindness and communication. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. A fundamental change for the better, or the first step toward unity: grass-roots support. Make efficient and economic use of resources in an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Spring (60): Rouse new growth by articulating the new time. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. Winter (45): Find the seed of the new by speaking out about where you are and what you want to do. Hexagram 41 is named 損 (sǔn), “Diminishing”. Create inspiration for others. Do not worry over what seems gone. Awareness of your attachment to other people is the key that opens the door to knowing your true place in the world. This is not a place for you to be of service. ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. Hexagram 14 is named 大有 (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". Obey your inner voice if you wish to behave correctly in a current situation. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. A child, an idea, an undertaking, whatever. Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. 48 as relating often seems to show the backdrop as pool of. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. Humbling. We are told not to cross the bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by those who crossed. 19 Nearing LIN. 23 Stripping BO. 10 Treading LU. 29 -- Danger --29 . Stay right where you are and the answers will fall into your hand. Just ‘biting through’ and grasping it yourself doesn’t complete the divination. Beware of melancholy, doubt and negativity. Hook . 58 Opening/Mediator DUI. When the table is sorted by this column, it will also be sorted by the binary representation of the Gua, and. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . There are 5 months of worries and worries ahead, but then life will change for the better. I wrote about this a while ago: Hexagrams 28 and 62 are both about guo: ‘passing, going by, exceeding’. Fall (35): Harvest the crop by applying your talents. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . This suggests a compulsive, unconscious drive, or an ill-considered impulse to act. If your goals are in alignment with the greater good, positive actions taken with good timing will meet with success. Change is what happens -- not just what is intended. Reading at a. ’. So with lines 1 and 4 moving, the Yang Pattern of Change is Hexagram 51, Arousing: Here the unbroken lines represent how change acts, and the broken ones represent unchanging form. Things can be difficult in the beginning. Liu: Clouds rise up in the sky; this symbolizes Waiting. Correct past mistakes and you can open the way. Truth becomes power when you let go of prejudice and make yourself receptive to. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. Thus the superior man brightens his character. Hexagram 12 is called Pi 否 – Blocked, Standstill, Stasis, Negation. Blissful tranquility is referenced here, along with a sense of calm and devotion. If any of the lines are changing, you look up the first hexagram in just the same way. Click on the left button for the first hexagram, the most important one. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. It is also a time of individual strength and courage. Spring (55): Rouse new growth by spreading abundance to all. 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. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. The Realizing Person brings things to completion. 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. 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. You can’t push too hard because the situation may call. Fall (12): Harvest the crop. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 2 Receptive: Yield. Reduce what is overdeveloped. M. An ascent from a fixed position. Changes to (43) Determination. F. Line-1. The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams. Whether you’re a seasoned I. Click on the links to connect with the Relating Figure generated by each line. There is no real blockage that can withstand submission. The transformative process of the Pair 39:40 Difficulties and Deliverance develops the insight to let go of heroic striving and the energy to move with change. Notify your own town. 1 Inspiring Force/Creator QIAN. Action: Evaluate. The King approaches the Ancestral Temple to receive blessings for all. The image of the 46th hexagram is of a plant growing in the earth, gradually pushing upward toward the sun. 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. If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. 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. t. Approach. Liu: Thunder over the lake symbolizes the Marrying Girl. Line 1:The Superior Man is able to carry affairs through to completion. As people join together, the rituals enacted establish fellow feeling and common intent. It is the spontaneous movement of a being who, by yielding to the overwhelming force of the spirit, fulfills its true destiny. The fact that someone thinks they can ward off change is exactly why change happens. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . ] Cleary (2):Delight comes through, beneficial if correct. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 9 Small Restraint: Surrender. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat: Disengage. I Ching Hexagram 1. The Way to the Source is open. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. I ching Lin (Approach) I Ching Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach) Action: Advance Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat:. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Changes are coming. The Chinese name of Hexagram 47, translated as ‘Confined’, ‘Exhaustion’, ‘Oppressed’, shows a tree enclosed on all sides by walls. Take immediate creative action. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. You are in the Inspiring phase of this Pair. 4. Nobody's listening. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Other titles: The Corners of the Mouth, Providing Nourishment, The Symbol of the Cheek and of Nourishment, Jaws, Lower Jaw, Nurturing, Swallowing, Sagacious Counsel, Nourishing, To Feed, "Can mean money, usually as the result of. Be clear about who is above you and who is under you. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. D, leading I Ching scholar and diviner. Collect what you need to meet the future joyously. To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts. The old character shows a knife, and a less-clear component that might be a well winch or a bag for filtering wine, separating the wine from the dregs. Attract and join things through your willingness to accept them (31). Gain their support. Hexagram 63 • Line 2. Do not use having a direction to go. Action: Adjust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1: Creative: Initiate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 16 Enthusiasm: Align. Hexagram #54: Thunder over Lake. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Other titles: The Corners of the Mouth, Providing Nourishment, The Symbol of the Cheek and of Nourishment, Jaws, Lower Jaw, Nurturing, Swallowing, Sagacious Counsel, Nourishing, To Feed, "Can mean money, usually as the result of. The Superior Man distributes his emoluments to those below; dwelling in virtue, he renounces them. Joy and delight to the Noble Lord. Joy and delight to the Noble Lord. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Mediator trigram in the outer world of 17 into the Matchmaker trigram in the inner world of 18. , "Get the message or suffer the consequences.