Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 63. I seek my natural place where there is least resistance, Arousing enthusiasm in others. The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Reading at a Glance: Oftentimes we feel that life is unfair. This has been at great cost, so avoid persisting to the point of stupidity. Lay out a plan and integrate it with core values. The transition from confusion to order is completed, and everything is in its proper place even in particulars. Or, The seed of something new. Transitional Answer. 29 -- Danger --29 . 56 -- Transition -- 56 . I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). Be inspired to understand what your limits are and make them known. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. Legge: Stress indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still. Truth is strongest when undiluted by the flavor of personal desires. The Oracle. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . Things will evolve out of any choice made, any action taken. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of an important move from one position to another. The hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. Prospering. This is not always a bad thing. In dealing with men, the Superior Man shows himself to be entirely void of selfishness. Extreme caution and reticence are necessary. Therefore, although the difficulty in regard to the question is real, the obstacle can be overcome and success attained. Don’t give up. Six in the first place changes to hexagram 25. Fire evaporates water, and water puts out fire. "-- D. L. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 61 Inner Truth: Trust. It contains a fully searchable online Dream Dictionary, Dream Enclopedia, and many other articles. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Pathfinder Hexagram 31 Exposure The model of the moment: Intimate or close relationships might involve lovers, family, friends, or business partners. Action: Reignite. Some Chinese dictionaries interpret. When that choice is made, then the future unfolds accordingly. Substantiality is better than ornament. Like an ancient forest—where the subtle play of light, texture, and shadow results from a process measured in centuries and inches—things of lasting value develop gradually, at their own pace. There is. [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. 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. 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. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . Pathfinder Hexagram 64 Undone The model of the moment: There is complete disorder here. Nine in the last place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 47 Oppression/Exhaustion: Adapt. HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHT -- HOLDING TOGETHER. Other titles: The Symbol of Addition, Gain, Augmenting, Help from Above, Benefit, Advantage, Profit, Expansion Judgment . 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. It represents the World of the Dead and mourning, the Demon Country and traveling among the barbarians. The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. Hook . In human affairs, the making of decisions and. This can apply here as well. e. 49 -- Metamorphosis -- 49 . "-- D. Much to correct, much to organize. The superior man knows the cause of error, and persists in his virtue to the end. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 41. The resulting totality is. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Stop for a while to reflect so that you are not. Action: Woo Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. F. Compulsion:1a. Hexagram 63. C. Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and. 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. Pathfinder Hexagram 06 Conflict The model of the moment: Strife is unavoidable here. Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. 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. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. 3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . The strongest relationships are between two people. Hexagram 63 - Chi Chi. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities, only leads to becoming lost. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 3. Ritsema/Karcher: Nearing, Spring Growing Harvesting Trial. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-FOUR -- PROPRIETY/MAKING-DO. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). It can be especially effective in coping with our own internal conflicts. The disparate elements then become coherently "united" -- in I Chingterms, each line obtains its proper correlate as in Hexagram number 63. ) Limping is a hexagram of uphill struggle. The Vessel. Nine in the second place. Lines two and five of this difficult hexagram show those who struggle with hardship; all of the other lines show images of an improper advance followed by a proper return to a former position. Dreamhawk is the website of author and dream analyst Tony Crisp. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Six in the fourth place. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . Some of these problems seem to stem from inadequate planning on the part of someone involved;. F. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After. Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THREE -- DIFFICULTY . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . 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. A situation in which the motive forces are represented by three. Painting inspired by the Chinese Character for Hexagram 57, Gentle Penetration. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. 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. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Ritsema/Karcher: Dwelling People. Other titles: The Symbol of Rising and Advancing, Ascending, Ascension, Rising, Promotion, Advancement, Sprouting from the Earth, Organic Growth Judgment . Ritsema/Karcher: Above mountain possessing marsh. Spring (49): Rouse new growth by stripping away old ideas and patterns. Serve your highest ideals. The Superior Man manages the situation by subduing his need to speculate, meddle, or call attention to himself. ’. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Nine in the second place changes to hexagram 16. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. 1 > 3. The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishment—to humanity. Related posts: Tags: Art, Chinese, Hexagram 13, I Ching, Inspiration, Prescriptions. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. Hexagram 21 Prescription. The image of killing three fox with one arrow points to being delivered from tricksters. Thank you for your help!-Tony Crisp 2011-07-14 10:17:06. (63 Already Crossing) Step 3 Threshold: This inner re-balancing lets you make your way in life. Hexagram 06 Conflict. (Changes to hex. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Nearing Completion is the last hexagram of the I Ching. from there, these natural interactions are applied to human behaviour and relations, and to social structures. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. –Plato44 -- Temptation -- 44 . The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others. Hook . 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. 6. I Ching Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease). Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Other titles: The Receptive, The Symbol of Earth, Submission, The Passive Principle, Field, The Flow, Responsive Service, Yin, Natural Response, The Bearer Judgment. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. F. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . If one supplements the insufficiency of his offering with the. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Use your will in harmony with the principles of the Work. 49: Revolution. Wing's paraphrase of Critical Massas more evocative of the figure's meaning in modern terminology. Ritsema/Karcher:Already Fording. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores. Pathfinder Hexagram 13 Community The model of the moment: Here an already existing group is found to be appropriate for the time and circumstances. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 50 Cauldron: Refine. One's experience is more complicated than it needs to be. Cleary (2):. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Comments-Mary McGinty 2011-07-01 22:08:22. Completing: disarraying. Content in your power, you have no need to engage the obstacle. Gather energy for a decisive new move. Only by learning the truth about ourselves may we. A significant spiritual presence. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . It looks like you joined something on impulse, and got tangled up in more than you bargained for. This has been at great cost, so avoid persisting to the point of stupidity. This has been at great cost, so avoid persisting to the point of stupidity. Thank you for telling me. The Collins Chinese-English Dictionary translates the Chinese word (师) as either "teacher" or "division". I Ching Hexagram 64 Wei Chi (Before Completion). Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Action: Shine. Six in the Fourth Place. – Chinese ProverbI Ching Hexagram 14 Ta Yu (Great Possessing). Line-1 . I Ching Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishing Vision). Pathfinder Hexagram 31 Exposure The model of the moment: Intimate or close relationships might involve lovers, family, friends, or business partners. If you understand nature’s symmetries, you will use no counting rods. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion:. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. Action: Persevere. A transition from chaos to order is referenced by hexagram number 63. Action: Go Back. I Ching Hexagram 59. I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety). HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . 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. Legge: Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's. 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. Don’t hesitate. F. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a lake situated upon a mountain. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Log In. Truth fears nothing but concealment. In human affairs, the making of decisions and. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. Through persevering in small ways, the goal can still be reached. (Dialectic) alternates between synthesis and analysis until it has gone through the entire domain of the intelligible and has arrived at the principle. A hexagram is based on the interaction between elements. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of conflict and consequent seclusion. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 27. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Hexagram 6 Paintings and Prescription. Legge:Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. Here the new crowds the old, eager to transform what is into what was. The perseverance of the woman furthers. Hexagram 61 Truth. The subject of the line does what she can to get out of danger, and finally, as is signified by the central position of the line, the issue is better than could have been expected. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position. Nine in the Second Place. Hexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union; Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; About Adele AldridgeThe hexagram means familiarity. 63: After Completion It is a fine irony that after the completion of a project or grand enterprise, there is still much to do. Hexagram 40 is paired with and follows from 39, Limping or Difficulties: ‘Things cannot end with hardship, and so Release follows. Only by learning the truth about ourselves may we. A warning! I must not be arrogant in my climb. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. The Superior Man, acting from his profound knowledge of the words and conduct of the wise men of old, nourishes his virtue. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a tree upon a mountain. Action: Support. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. A Woman's Book of Changes by Adele AldridgeI Ching Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace). Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. ䷾ Chi Chi / After Completion above ☵ K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATERbelow ☲ LI THE CLINGING, FIRE This hexagram is the evolution of T’ai PEACE 11. Have you got what it takes? The hexagram describes a hard movement with high momentum - substantial, fast and exciting. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 8 Union: Discover. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . L. 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. We sometimes get all of the information, but we refuse to get the message. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Action: Regenerate. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. The meanings concealed in these hexagrams are the meanings of these four hexagrams; considered in this light, the other sixty hexagrams are all. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. 29 -- Danger --29 . 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. Six in the third place. ( Alternate: When in the presence of arrogance, the wise man plays the fool. Hook. Step 4 Arrival: This inner preparation leads to what is greater. This hexagram is complementary to hex. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities, only leads to becoming lost. You may feel too weak to continue. The structure of this hexagram is the inverse of the family. To deal with evil for the sake of good may leave one seen as part of the evil. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . 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. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Hook . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). Hexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union; Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; About Adele AldridgeHexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union. This lets us nourish the Ancestors who in turn nourish and ennoble their descendants in a flow of radiant blessings. Proceed cautiously but resolutely, with whatever you are doing. Thoughts about hexagram 23: When consulting the I Ching people usually don’t like receiving hexagram 23, the dreaded Splitting Apart . I sing and celebrate the past sounds from the sea, The future dance of the cosmos. Try to be honest in money and then luck will surely smile at you. Six the the first place changes to hexagram 34. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible sun within us. Honest differences are often a sign of progress. Legge: Line five is dynamic in the central place of honor, and has a proper correlate in line two. Challenges can be overcome by paying great attention to the tiniest details. Even if you are lonely observe and learn from the situation. Hook. The forty-ninth hexagram makes an analogy between the natural Metamorphosis of animal pelts and the proper way to regard radical changes in government. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . The seeds of individuality need more nourishment before they can grow To their power of full development. Conflicts are not ruled out, and an arbitrator may be needed to resolve them. Liu: The lake on top of the mountain symbolizes Attraction. When the heart has lived with difficulties for many years, it may become heavy – but with some it learns joy in the midst of the burden of fortune. Summer (13): Ripen the fruits by joining with others. Six in the Fifth PlaceHexagram 54 Text. Find strength in your own inner truth. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Use what is at hand. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-SIX – TRANSITION . Much to correct, much to organize. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. There are enormous reserves, don’t waste them. Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo Small Exceeding. Six in the last place. ) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. The thorns of oppression or depression are released. 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. 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. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 29. Reading at a Glance: At some. Distress. If something that belongs to you is stolen do not allow yourself to be thrown off balance. The symbol of this hexagram is a blade of grass emerging from the soil and pushing against an obstacle as it grows. Hexagram 63 • After Completion • Chi Chi; Hexagram 57 Wind and Wood over Wind and Wood; Hexagram 07 – Shih / The Army; Hexagram 08 – Pi / Union; Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; About Adele Aldridge; I Ching Meditations. This is the core of mysticism. Action: Inspire. 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. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. when our words said the opposite. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. 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. A chun tzu possesses completing. Judgment. Action: Socialize. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 46. The resulting totality is more than the sum of its parts. 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. When the operation is completed, a. I prefer R. Trish says: October 15, 2015 at 7:33 pm. Have faith that a better time for you will evolve. The lesson for him is to wait because the power operating against him is too strong. Perseverance despite the misjudgement of others is vital. Be inspired when fate has brought you into a relationship where you are not the first chosen to be aware of why you are here. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Prod. Determination to achieve goals has led by chance to the removal of a major obstacle or opposition. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities, only leads to becoming lost. Sticking rigidly to an ideal creates tension in oneself and others. This hexagram refers to a time in the cycle of human affairs when things are stirring up and the hint of dramatic change is in the air. Moving hard and fast. Hexagram 1 - Ch'ien. It is of benefit to continue. Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) Richard Wilhelm, born in 1873 in Germany, more than any other, is responsible for. Hexagram 63 Ending. Instinct is the bubbling of Te excited by the prospect of your coming-to-be-real. 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. To follow the energy of life, you will discover that it is always seeking the best of what you might become. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . 3. There is still danger, but if you are aware of this and prepared, there can be no difficulty. Six in the Last Place39: Temporary Obstacles. Liu: The sun rising above the earth is the symbol of Progress. 4 -- Inexperience -- 4 . This is patience. When away from all that is of home, ones heart may meet a dark period, or one. Your way of thinking is transformed. Attempts to. If your spirit is strong, yielding is no defeat, in fact good can come of it. 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. The Superior Man reflects in his person the glory of heaven's virtue. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 10. f l y i n g . Summer (21): Ripen the fruits by biting through obstacles. 60: Limits and Connections. You have come a long way but the journey is not over. You have been hiding, keeping your depression to yourself.