Danger and evil tidings may surround you. This is a time for action. If you catch nothing, you are either hunting at the wrong. ”. The wise person, who has found stillness of mind and heart. 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, Uncommitted, On Your Own, "Can refer to being out of one's element. The two hexagrams, Abundance and Travelling, share the same nuclear hexagram: 28, Great Exceeding. The Oracle. This hexagram represents the presence of white within black, restoring yang within yin. Spring (43): Rouse new growth by decisively parting from old patterns. To set things right: pitfall. You are always on the threshold of change; how you approach it will determine your success. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Legge: During. To yield is to be preserved whole. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. Maintain a cheerful attitude, but. They. Therefore, the punishment theme in the hexagram warns us that a lack of Discernment in the matter at hand has built-in penalties: i. Whilhem / Baynes. Spring (11): Rouse new growth by disentangling from. Beware of leaving what is valuable unattended. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. To form buds in quiet patience leads to great reward. They accumulate to the point of bringing grief and misfortune. Transformation is available or has come. It is not only the students who learn when an. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Hexagram #28's Upper Trigram of Lake. The course usually recommended for such times: Do. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 54. Blood Ward, Buzzing Bites, Cackle, Clinging Ice. A great pressure is causing an imbalance that needs correction. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerve, and sharpens our skill. This turns abstract awareness of patterns into. If you cannot change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails and let it guide you. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Wait. Harvesting: woman Trial. 28 ䷛ 大過: dà guò. From what seemed old and without much future growth, new possibilities emerge, like green shoots out of an dead tree trunk. It is seen as a sequel to the previous hexagram,Initiative. Adorning. If the thirteenth hexagram depicts a process of uniting, the fourteenth might be seen as the completion of that process. Let others lead the way for now, child. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 51 Shocking: Arouse. Continue your ways of honesty and sincerity, but also maintain caution, as the unexpected could rob you of your hard won gains. Six in the third place42 -- Increase -- 42 . This line is sometimes received when doubts arise about the Work or our way of processing it: it is telling us to trust our inner knowing. You may feel too weak to continue. Gua Poem: Steadiness, expansion. 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. The bottom three lines of hexagram #29 form the trigram for Water, while the upper three lines form the trigram for Water. Reading at a Glance: Oftentimes we feel that life is unfair. Other variations include "preponderance of the great", "great surpassing" and "critical mass". Hexagram 28 is one of those with rotational symmetry (you can turn it upside down and it’s still the same hexagram), so in the Sequence it’s paired with its complement, 27, Nourishment: ‘Great Exceeding overbalances. If you can turn towards it and cooperate, it will be a prosperous time. The hexagram describes a connection between opposites, joining things that are separate or different into a coherent whole without obscuring or restricting their diversity. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 55. The wind trigram is known as a 'soft energy': both subtle and lacking in strength, and yet persistent and unwavering. The hexagrams of the Oracle are constructed from the two building blocks of Yang and Yin, as represented by the solid and broken lines of which they are composed. This situation speaks to both teachers and students; to the circumstance of knowledge being passed from one generation to the next. Pathfinder Hexagram 31 Exposure The model of the moment: Intimate or close relationships might involve lovers, family, friends, or business partners. The reward of a gold arrow is to honor your integrity and heroic behavior. I Ching Hexagram 59. Summer (27): Ripen the fruits by clearing the channels of communication. 5. The number seven is the first of another hexagram. 3. Beware of confusing ideas and hasty plans. The superior man knows the cause of error, and persists in his virtue to the end. There is a connection to the spirits that will carry you through. The oldest forms of the character show a hand holding up an object – a token of authority, perhaps, or an archer’s thumb ring. Strip away your negativity and take action. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-TWO -- INCREASE . Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. I Ching Hexagram 45. In the well there is a clear, cold spring from which one can drink. When the operation is completed, a. L. The blissful trigram representing the lake symbolizes happiness and clarity of thought and communication. Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang Great Power. 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. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . Success comes when you can approach all of life without prejudice. 1. e. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of approaching and being approached. Your vital force is not wanting, only waiting for you to tap it. There’s a gentleness to your work that really comes through. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. A feeling of clarity and fresh opportunity follows a thunderstorm, or any time of extreme tension or obstacles. "-- D. Labour as an expression of yourself, not for gain only. – Mahatma Ghandi. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. Pathfinder Hexagram 17 Survival The model of the moment: Pain and unhappiness must often precede great achievement, child. Limits are necessary to channel energy, guide purpose, and lend direction to life. Make an offering and you will succeed. Let new developments be seen. 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. At present, more sweeping actions are impossible. I Ching Hexagram 21 Shi Ho (Biting Through). Fruitful to proceed probing. Or you might be awaiting a decision in regards to your future welfare. The Moving Lines. Hexagram 28 Yijing is a clear warning. 4. For it brings to bear the force of a multitude upon a task. The hexagram has meaning for the development of sexual relation. Note that inertia of behavior and preferences will naturally recall old patterns here, if allowed. A significant spiritual presence. Let him be firm and correct, and there. 38: Diverging Interests. Expect vicious attacks, and losses among allies. Liu: Thunder over the lake symbolizes the Marrying Girl. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. 28 -- Critical Mass -- 28 HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT – CRITICAL MASS YiMagic YiMages Structures Mirrors origins Blog Hexagram 28 Dà Guò, across the great pass Gua Poem: Crossing the great pass: the ridgepole is sagging. Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 46. Hexagram number 28 is a reminder to not bend under the weight of burdens. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). 40 -- Liberation -- 40 . The hexagram also means. As that figure deals with the correct relations . The ‘powerful woman’ problem. 1 (35 > 21) - T HE 3 IN H EXAGRAM. Sudden and significant change. Other titles: Preponderance of the Small, The Symbol of Excess in Small Things, The Small get by, Slight Excess, Small Exceeding, Small Surpassing, Excess of the Small, Small gains, Conscientiousness, Smallness in Excess, Exceeding the Mean, Proliferation. When you cast hexagram 56, you might well be coming from 55’s moment of decision. 60: Limits and Connections. Voyager, there are no bridges; one builds them as one walks. 6. an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act. Legge:Joy intimates that under its conditions there will be. Hexagram 28. Culminating tending-towards the eighth moon: possessing a pitfall. F. Ritsema/Karcher: Brightness issuing-forth above earth. Pathfinder Hexagram 25 Acceptance The model of the moment: Those who expect nothing are often better prepared than those who live their every moment in anticipation. As that figure deals with the correct relations . This was the birth of cooperation among people. Thus the superior man brightens his character. Don't. The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . Cleary (1):The Well: Changing the village, not changing the well; no loss, no gain. We sometimes get all of the information, but we refuse to get the message. Cleary (1): In sameness with people, first there is weeping, afterward laughter. Ritsema/Karcher: Nearing, Spring Growing Harvesting Trial. Good fortune can come by accepting help from a simple sage. In the first instance,. Hexagram #28: Lake over Wind. After moving like the dance of a tiger I realize I am. Pathfinder Hexagram 11 Civilization The model of the moment: Civilization is a state where the populace largely adheres to agreed upon rules of behavior. You may be in some danger for a short time. Pathfinder Hexagram 41 Burden The model of the moment: This could involve a personal sacrifice on your part, such as in paying taxes. K’un (Pro: Kwn; vowel so short as to be almost non-existent)- Receptivity . – Emerson. Cautious optimism. Desire has been awakened and one now willingly embarks on the pursuit of love, or one is inclined to take interest in the overtures of a suitor. Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own. Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; but the plain single vow, that is vowed true. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Being strong, superior, clever is not rewarded in this issue. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. Wasteful efforts will exhaust reserves and leave important tasks incomplete. All of life will not change you; it unfolds as a way to unmask you. Do not despair. Other titles: Mountain, Keeping Still, The Symbol of Checking and Stopping, Desisting, Stilling, Stillness, Stoppage, Bound, Reposing, Resting, Meditation, Non-action, Stopping, Arresting Movement, "Refers to meditation and yoga. Cipriana – There is negative. In the wake of a storm on land, deliverance can appear in the form. . Communicate positive feeling, togetherness, enthusiasm, joy and laughter. Wilhelm/Baynes. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Search out new companions. Ponce -- Kabbalah. If the dam is about to burst, moving out of the way is your first priority!on I Ching Hexagram 28 Ta Kuo (Critical Mass) Action: Adjust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1: Creative: Initiate Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture To follow. Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 21. HEXAGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN -- HARMONY. Six in the Fourth Place. – Galileo. (Emphasis mine, Ed. Wealth is the inverse of the preceding figure, Union of Forces. Finding ourselves in company of others who are taking a path unwise for us, we see our established and tried friendships have more to offer. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. e. The first line, divided, shows one wishing to advance,and (at the same time) kept back. The path is clear and success is yours. Hexagram #61: Wind over Lake. Pathfinder Hexagram 24 Turning Point The model of the moment: Here is a transition point in your life, child. This is not always a bad thing. Winter (28): Find the seed of the new by standing alone without fear. Legge:Pushing Upward means successful progress. Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa. 22 Adorning Bi. Shaughnessy: Making constant his virtue; determination is auspicious for the wife, inauspicious for the husband. Blissful tranquility is. Treat your partner the way you want to be treated in return. 37 -- The Family -- 37 . I Ching Hexagram 54 Kui Mei (Propriety). Shake coming: frightening, frightening. It may also use this hexagram to indicate that a task has been completed, or that a task cannot be completed because of a lack of resources. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. If this is going to be done, then it must as well be done with as much skill and carefulness as possible. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN -- NOURISHMENT . Wilhelm titles this hexagram Preponderance of the Great. And yet we might agonize over that. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 50. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the. Line-1. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . There is little or nothing you can do to change these facts, child. Implicit in this curious challenge is a need to evaluate your competence to further the Work. (28 Great Transition) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. Good luck is coming your way as a result of your charity towards others. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. The way is open. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FIFTY-TWO -- KEEPING STILL . Let it be. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position. Wilhelm/Baynes. Bad prospects for marriage or partnership. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. The brightness lights up the night sky like a sacred flame. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of approaching and being approached. Indeed, many enlightened people preposition. 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. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. If it is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number 64, Unfinished Business, with its corresponding line depicting a moral victory. Thus our inner perspectives are often more obvious to others than we believe. Good times seem inevitable, and there is vitality in the air. 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. Golden . , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. The loss may in fact be our own. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Avoid aggressive action. The theme of the hexagram is the advance of men to offices in the state --. Lusting after what we believe others have leads us nowhere. In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. The unexpected is by definition beyond our ability to grasp beforehand. This leads to unexpected good fortune. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram57. 1 Earth can create reality, but needs the structures, plans and laws from Heaven. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 19 Approach: Advance. Staying still in one's heart can be the ultimate destination. between husband and wife, so this figure treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. In reading Blofeld, Ritsema/Karcher, Shaughnessy, Cleary, Legge, Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Hauang and more, some of the titles are, Peeling Off, Decay, Stripping Away, Intrigue, Deterioration, Collapse. There is no real difficulty that requires outward movement. 2 > 31 Both hexagram suggests contact, so I would say Yes. It could be a strong friendship, alliance, or other relationship. In Critical Mass four dynamic lines lurk inside of the hexagram, weakly contained at top and bottom by two magnetic lines. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 29. C. (28 Great Transition) Step 2 Inner Center: This inner re-organization leads to harmony with others. If the rope does not reach all the way into the well, of if the bucket breaks, that is unfortunate. The number seven is the first of another hexagram. Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain. I feel completion in this fusion of the opposites. Exposure to danger brings good fortune to those who move beyond it. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. 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, remain true to yourself. To put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts. It is referring to an item that is a carrier of cultural information, such as a medium of communication, a cultural artefact or an icon. Though this time may be a cautiously optimistic one towards business ventures child, it is not necessarily auspicious for. Action: Persevere. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. Legge: The first line, magnetic, suggests the idea of grass pulled up, and bringing with it other stalks with whose roots it is connected. If this is the only changing line, the hexagram becomes number forty-one, Compensating Sacrifice, the corresponding line of which images a profound and beneficial increase: “Someone does indeed increase him. Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. I Ching Hexagram 35 Chin (Progress). End discord by dispersing the group to reorganize and form a new one. –PlatoPathfinder Hexagram 04 Learning The model of the moment: Here a new unknown is encountered for the first time. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others. Action: View. The ebb and flow of events are like waves in the sea, and there are periods of low tide. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Here then, is a short course in innovation/ repair: Usually. Hex. Action: Accommodate Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Be clear and simple. Action: Reignite. B. Take no action, as it will bring disaster in the long term. Nine in the second place. The resulting totality is more than the sum of its parts. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within. The course usually recommended for such times: Yielding to the forces at hand is appropriate. Other titles: Opposition, The Symbol of Strangeness and Disunion, The Estranged, Opposites, Polarizing, Alienation, Distant From, Perversion, Disharmony, Separated, Contradiction, Estrangement, Incongruity Judgment . Good prospects for a marriage or partnership. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 6 Conflict: Let Go. Obstructions, difficulties, and even setbacks. F. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 24. 4. If the weak continually surrenders while the strong becomes more demanding, the result is a victory for one and a defeat for the other. ] Liu: Wind following wind symbolizes Penetration. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 28. Reading at a. ’. 3. I Ching Hexagram 43 Guai (Determination). I Ching Hexagram 23 Po (Split Apart). Cleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Step away from the "battlefield" for a time. You miss opportunity when limiting yourself by waiting. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. That two could accomplish more than one. Like boaters staying afloat through white-water rapids, those faced with serious challenges need to remain alert. The characters share a root with the shi or Corpse Embodiers who were possessed by ancestor spirits at the shared meals and the shi or book diviners, the bamboo-shamans. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 44: Coming to Meet: Encounter. While some obscure Sumerian or Egyptian texts may pre-date it slightly, the I Ching is unique in that it is more available today than at any other time in its history: it has to be the oldest continuously published book on the planet. Some level of estrangement is indicated. This is a time when it will be easy to cultivate mutual trust in relationships and partnerships. In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade’s no easier to make than an oak. Its image of the roofbeam buckling under excess weight is echoed in the burned shelter and nest of 56. Work to achieve quality today, not for an imagined fortune beyond the horizon. Nine in the Fourth Place changes to hexagram 53. Thank you so much for your I Ching creations. Note that only the first and fifth lines of the figure depict a positive synthesis; the first one is minor, and in the case of line 5, union is attained only after much struggle. Dragging the adversary about when there is no adversary will cost you your inner treasure. That is why the judgment says “there are words that are not honest. Honest differences are often a sign of progress. This turns your desire to connect your action with the spirit into inner. Do not worry over what seems gone. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . 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. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate. Damage has already been done to prevent closure. Pathfinder Hexagram 33 Retreat The model of the moment: This represents a time when one should yield to one's enemies and withdraw. 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. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. This hexagram's "shadow side" reveals circumstances preventing the union of entities or forces, more than those conditions promoting fruitful affiliation. The mild mannered trigram of wind is filled with lightness and gentleness. In the course of trying to reach a goal or to fulfill an ambition, temporary obstacles will invariably present themselves. Let go. Eating properly implies care for oneself; providing healthy meals in the home implies caring for the family. – EmersonPathfinder Hexagram 42 Benefit The model of the moment: This is a good time for any endeavor; but especially large ventures. Only through letting go of the old and embracing the new can. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. "-- D. , "Get the message or suffer the consequences. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. People are coming to help you with the journey to completion. Six in the fourth place. I Ching Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration) Action: Commit. This hexagram (36) in particular has shown itself three times over in recent readings, line 6 in particular.