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25. Hexagram
above CH'IEN THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN below CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER Ch'ien, heaven is above; Chên, movement, is below. The lower trigram Chên is under the influence of the strong line it has received from above, from heaven. When, in accord with this, movement...
fixed | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 4 min read
24. Hexagram: Return of the Light
above K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH below CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER The idea of a turning point arises from the fact that after the dark lines have pushed all of the light lines upward and out of the hexagram, another light line enters the hexagram from below. The...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
23. Hexagram: Splitting Apart
above KêN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN below K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH The dark lines are about to mount upward and overthrow the last firm, light line by exerting a disintegrating influence on it. The inferior, dark forces overcome what is superior and strong, not by...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
22. Hexagram: Grace
GRACE above KêN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN below LI THE CLINGING, FIRE this hexagram shows a fire that breaks out of the secret depths of the earth and, blazing up, illuminates and beautifies the mountain, the heavenly heights. Grace, beauty of form, is necessary in...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 4 min read
21. Hexagram: Obstructions
above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE below CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER this hexagram represents an open mouth (cf. hexagram 27) with an obstruction (in the fourth place) between the teeth. As a result the lips cannot meet. To bring them together one must bite energetically...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
20. Hexagram: Contemplation
above SUN THE GENTLE, WIND below K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH A slight variation of tonal stress gives the Chinese name for this hexagram a double meaning. It means both contemplating and being seen, in the sense of being an example. These ideas are suggested by the...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 6 min read
19. Hexagram: Approach
above K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH below TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE The Chinese word lin has a range of meanings that is not exhausted by any single word of another language. The ancient explanations in the Book of Changes give as its first meaning, "becoming great." What...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
18. Hexagram: Decay
above Kên KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN below Sun THE GENTLE, WIND The Chinese character ku represents a bowl in whose contents worms are breeding. this means decay. It has come about because the gentle indifference of the lower trigram has come together with the rigid...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
17. Hexagram: Following
above TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE below CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER The trigram Tui, the Joyous, whose attribute is gladness, is above; Chên, the Arousing, which has the attribute of movement, is below. Joy in movement induces following. The Joyous is the youngest...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 5 min read
16. Hexagram: Enthusiasm
above CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER below K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH The strong line in the fourth place, that of the leading official, meets with response and obedience from all the other lines, which are all weak. The attribute of the upper trigram, Chên, is...
Lakshmi Narayan | Nov 22, 2024 | 0 Comments | 6 min read