Ritsema/Karcher: Shake, Growing. Whatever he does will succeed because he is correct and right. – Longfellow13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . This is a most auspicious time. The Superior Man grows a little every day. Pathfinder Hexagram 49 Major Change The model of the moment: People often dislike, or outright fear change. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition. Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagrams, I Ching, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. 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. Avoid aggressive action. Hexagram 40 is paired with and follows from 39, Limping or Difficulties: ‘Things cannot end with hardship, and so Release follows. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. It is a pun on gui, ghost, the spirits of the newly dead whose breath is insidious and harmful. In hexagram 41 the fifth line — 10 pairs of tortoises — is the augury for good fortune. Action: Go Back. Hsiao Kua Small Exceeding. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. . – Chinese Proverb 41. Hexagram 41 Calm down. Line-1 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1 Creative: Initiate. 29: Dangerous Depths. Legge: The sixth line. 2. I am like a Heavenly Dragon. Hexagram 36 - Ming I. Six in the fourth place changes into hexagram 55. Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. It is not the time for active doing. Becalming. Blofeld:The Family. Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 13. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 62. In 41 uc a much more still feeling, more peaceful, mountain over lake. Pathfinder Hexagram 34 Power The model of the moment: Here is wielded great power for either good or ill in a situation. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Sun, Diminishing, and Yi, Augmenting, offer a paradigm of sacrifice and its results. My creations are seen in the world with blessings to all. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Learn the lessons of the past. It is not the time for active doing. No human is an island. The I-Ching translation of Richard Wilhelm, rendered in English by Baynes, also translated this word as "The Army". Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT – MUTUAL ALIENATION . It suggests that people can achieve great things when they come together with a shared goal. Hexagram 40 - Hsieh. I Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). F. "-- D. Our energies change and evolve like seasons in the year. Judgment . Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. Success in the small. 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. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. (An aside: Stephen Karcher came up with the idea of the ‘ Shadow hexagram ’. Six in the second place changes to. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 24 Return: Go Back. Legge: The free course. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. 62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . The seventh hexagram, therefore, shows the Work from the ego's point of view. Pathfinder Hexagram 05 Suspension The model of the moment: You could be caught up in the games of others now, your goals entangled in conflict. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. – Chinese Proverb43 -- Resoluteness -- 43 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. I am in the center of love, the flowering of my soul. An example could be that wherein a person's shoe laces were improperly tied so that the left foot was bound to the right. Shake scaring a hundred miles. The symbolism of the lines indicates the situations encountered by the prince. Meditate to help eliminate emotional or physical ailments. Mark 12: 41-44 . , "Get the message or suffer the consequences. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. I am in awe for all creation. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. A hexagram is basically a six-sided figure; in the I Ching, a hexagram is a structure that's made up of six ascending lines; each line represents either the Yin (an open line: - -) or the Yang (a solid line --). "-- D. Be wary of accepting posts which demand more skill than you possess, however. Action: Discern. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 45: Gathering Together: Network. Mark 12: 41-44 . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. 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. 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. I Ching Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration). Do not worry over what seems gone. Follow your true desire and wait for new developments. The hexagram shows this as having arisen out of the relationship between something or someone stubborn and unyielding, and a someone or something passionate and giving. I Ching Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (Great Power) Action: Invigorate. Hexagram number eight, Holding Together, is the inverse of this image, and shows the Work. It benefits to continue. Six in the Fourth Place. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. – Chinese Proverb. Nine in the fourth place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . Be like a tower with a wide and long view. F. "-- D. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. F. Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagram 56, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. One cannot refuse. Take a balanced responsibility now. During normal times, daily ritual and habit keep life ordered and. Legge: In Advance of Consciousness we see a prince who secures. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Six in the second place changes to hexagram 50. Reading at a Glance: At some. Paintings and Prescription. The starting hexagram #41: "Decrease" The meaning of hexagram #41. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 54. HEXAGRAM NUMBER NINETEEN -- APPROACH . This is why Joy is developmental. Outstanding. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-ONE -- DISCERNMENT . The written character for this hexagram means "to advance," a quality it shares with hexagrams number forty-six, Pushing Upward, and number fifty-three, Gradual Progress. Hexagram 6 Paintings and Prescription. Pathfinder Hexagram 09 Binding The model of the moment: Here some element, weak in itself, draws strength from the situation to successfully restrict or move a much more formidable entity. . While you are close to your goal, you may be feeling rejection, failure or abandonment as Tao throws you back upon yourself to discover your folly. Legge: The sixth line. Accept the need to graciously retreat while adjusting to circumstances. Six in the last place changes to hexagram 57. Judgment. The hexagram describes a stage of development where all preparatory work has been done, strength has built up and one is ready to act. Adaptation leads you to harmonize with the changes. Like an electric storm in Spring. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . Pathfinder Hexagram 41 Burden The model of the moment: This could involve a personal sacrifice on your part, such as in paying taxes. This juxtaposition denotes a time of peace and blessings for all living things. Hi, I have asked “What is my destiny?” and received hexagram 14, with changing lines 5 and 6. – Henry Van Dyke. The leader thus joins with supporters for mutual benefit. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. Nine in the 2nd place changes to hexagram 22. Realize that limitations are necessary to achieve balance and order in any endeavor. Changes to (64) Before Completion. – Goethe62: Attention to Detail. Inner self-reflection now reveals the patterns that mark real ends and beginnings. Sooner or later, good comes to those who do good; joy comes to those who bring joy to others; opportunity comes to those who persist in their dreams. Interesting that hexagram 46, Earth over the Wind and Wood is Pushing Upward. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Real abundance is nearing now. You may feel too weak to continue. 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. You can’t force things before the right time for action. Act from the heart with affection. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Acting as if you were a lord or lady brings predatory interest which could prove unfortunate. Pathfinder Hexagram 46 Opportunity The model of the moment: A major ( and perhaps unexpected ) move may be in the offing. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. Therefore the rest of the remaining. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Do not focus on protecting and nurturing your own spirit (24). Action: Surrender Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Yield. Movement slows and interest subsides. Everything you will ever need can be found within. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Heaven and the Earth are in spiritual contact at this time, and a harmony exists between them. I Ching Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well). Line-6 . Increase and decrease are both part of the natural cycle of life. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. 41 -- Compensating Sacrifice -- 41 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-ONE -- COMPENSATING SACRIFICE Other titles: Decrease, The Symbol of Lessening, Loss,. NOTE: This is a quick port to the web of text I first wrote around 15 plus years ago. Hexagram number 61 signifies a deep bond or feeling of kinship. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT -- JOY (SELF-INDULGENCE) Other titles: The Joyous, Joyousness, Pleased Satisfaction, Encouraging, Delight, Open, Usurpation, Self-indulgence, Pleasure, Cheerfulness, Frivolity, Callow Optimism Judgment . This energetic concentration could. I Ching Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth). 29 -- Danger --29 . Change your perspective. I seek help. "-- D. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE -- ADVANCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. . Summer (41): Ripen the fruits through surrender of personal ambition. 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. In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. – James LevinI Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). 19 -- Approach -- 19 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN -- HARMONY. Hook . Action: Expand. See what unfolds in the new time of completion. ) Limping is a hexagram of uphill struggle. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. 46 -- Pushing Upward -- 46 . The thorns of oppression or depression are released. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within. . Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. 42 -- Increase -- 42 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit,. Line-1 . [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. 21 -- Discernment -- 21 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Legge: The first line, dynamic, seems to be thus addressed: "You leave your efficacious tortoise, and look at me till your lower jaw hangs down. This turns your abstract. There is also the possibility that things can get out of control. You may feel too weak to continue. Fire is also a symbol of liberation—crackling molecules that fly away from home. Allowing yourself to dwell on thoughts of retribution only consumes energy that is sorely needed elsewhere. Hexagram #40 ䷧ Liberation: This hexagram represents taking advantage of the right time to gather the medicine. When negative forces predominate, a well-timed retreat can be a good move for keeping your energy up and allowing you to persevere. Do not make yourself feared. 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,. Enjoy the moment of being in the right place at the right time. Oppositions can then be dealt with. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. Hexagram 35 - Chin. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) Action: Ascend. F. 3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. As another ancient scripture put it, “To every thing, there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. The hexagram. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Hexagram 61 Truth. 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. Action: Arouse Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. 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. Nine in the second place. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. When trouble is not your fault keep an. Good luck is coming your way as a result of your charity towards others. A soaring sound, wings mounting to Heaven. Legge:Holding. Uncertainty grips you tightly. 4 Enveloping MENG. Six in the fourth place. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. 5. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . –Emerson It is also interesting to note that in each case the changing line (either 42:2 or 41:5) changes its respective hexagram to number sixty-one, Inner Truth. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 57. -JK23 2014-05-07 8:41:44. Transformation is available or has come. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. Our antagonist is our helper. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-SIX – PUSHING UPWARD . Like boaters staying afloat through white-water rapids, those faced with serious challenges need to remain alert. ) The thirty-fifth hexagram shows the trigram of Clarity progressing over the earth -- an image of advancing awareness. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 32 Duration: Commit. B. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. Refraining in case of doubt or disagreement of others is usually safer, but it can also mean losing opportunities. Allow negative feelings to arise and be released. So as to influence the people. 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. Action: Permeate. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 41. 18 -- Repair -- 18 . 13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . – ConfuciusI Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). The course usually recommended for such times: Do. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing Judgment . Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. these sensory perceptions seem stronger. The heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. The weak and strong can coexist. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. Find strength in your own inner truth. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 38. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 57 Penetration: Permeate. Through Bound we open the subtle body. Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 6. timing is important to achieve the goal. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. Hexagram 51. "-- D. Action: Correct Discipline. Without fault. Take aim at your heart and release your passion. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. Nine the the third place changes to hexagram 7. But one does not drop the spoon or chalice. Thus does the ruler administer the way of heaven and earth and assist the proper balance of heaven and earth, thereby helping the people. Nine in the Fourth Place. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 51. Success comes when you untangle the knots and soften the glare. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . When you lose your way, life always hands you a map that says: ‘you are here. . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. 35 -- Advance of Consciousness -- 35 . 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . I Ching Hexagram 8 Pi (Uniting). Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. This thunder is the music of reawakening life. F. In 41 the space made is more for the sake of economy and best function. 41. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. 6. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. 5. Lines 2 and 5 specifically mention sacrifice: an important concept in the I Ching. 42: Increase. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. Nine in the third place changes into hexagram 24. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 15. B. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. 8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . 7 -- Discipline -- 7 . Compulsion:1a. As a benefactor you are now in a position to give and support. Do what you are good at, but know your limitations, delegate when there is someone you trust and who has the knowledge and skills. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTEEN -- UNION OF FORCES. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram57. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Be clear and simple. All of life will not change you; it unfolds as a way to unmask you. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 40. Establish new principles and let go of the old ones. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. 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. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Judgment. Make an offering and you will succeed. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Maintain a state of innocence to keep your own integrity. Good fortune. Pathfinder Hexagram 40 Liberation The model of the moment: A source of tensions and problems is cleared away. L. Through thoroughness you create support from others. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 .