I Ching Hexagram 63 Chi Chi (After Completion) Action: Renew. Action: Inspire. This hexagram also represents one of twelve stages in the cycle of development and decline, a general principle of the Oracle. ‘Things cannot end with flowing together, and so Blocked follows. Summer (25): Ripen the fruits by clarifying your purpose. The Grey Rat. Dispersing. Adorning. Build cohesiveness, instruct people, mobilize energy and take the lead. Focus on one central plan. In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. Whether you’re a seasoned I. A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party: there is no battle unless there be two. Spring (54): Rouse new growth by leaving the old ways behind. 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. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. Advantageous Trial. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Accommodate. Reading at a. Hexagram 18 Ku Decay. 7. Hexagram 18 gives rise to some of the least ‘generalisable’ readings in the I Ching. Don’t try to start something new yet. "-- D. Spring (54): Rouse new growth by leaving the old ways behind. Be open to the unexpected. ,etc. Rouse people’s creative energy. I Ching Hexagram 59. Collect the energy and insight to start anew. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. Hexagram 8 Pi Uniting. Kang supported Wu, and was rewarded. Hold on to the hidden connections. Don’t go back to old ways. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 15 Authenticity: Balance. For instance, in hexagram three (thunder + water), Chun is “a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the. Be enduring. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 31 Influence: Woo. The law of heaven demands a sacrifice. 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. The hexagram often reflects a situation in which the "archetypes": the passions, appetites, emotions, drives and instincts have left their proper places within the psyche and are flying free like birds escaped from the zoo. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Hence he must possess the qualities of the hexagram in perfection. Moving lines (Steps of Change) A Reading Practice; Close; Quick Insights. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 43: Determination: Breakthrough. Disorder succeeds to order, and. Do not focus on inspiring others (1). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54 Propriety: Subordinate. Accumulate the Small to achieve the Great. “When one has the trust of the creatures, one sets them in motion. Action: Adjust Hu Gua (hidden influence) 1: Creative: Initiate. 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. Don’t just wait for the right moment. To nourish the people, it is of first importance to see and seek the invisible presence that supports us and fills our mouths. Focus on one central plan. 15 Humbling QIAN. Hexagram 53 • Line 1. Six in the fifth placeCleary (1): Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct. Creating success. 2 -- The Magnetic -- 2 . HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . hexagram 57 Penetration (xun). Hu Gua (hidden influence) 27 Nourishing Vision: Nurture. Disorder succeeds to order, and. The Superior Man recognizes that celestial sequences create changes only when they are due; he therefore acts in accordance with the requirements of the times. Outer to Inner: The process shifts the power of the Midwife trigram from the outer world of 19 to the inner world of 20, turning your abstract faith in the process of life into deep inner devotion. Advantageous to put your ideas to the Trial. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 25 Innocence: Open. That is, 64 is the shadow of 1, 63 is the shadow of 2, and. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. Hexagram number 28 is a reminder to not bend under the weight of burdens. The roots of the trees penetrate deeply into the soil. But change is eternal, and here we see the beginnings of recovery from the former situation. Legge:Restrictive Regulations bring progress and success, but if they are severe and difficult they cannot be permanent. Connect the various groups involved clearly. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 33 Retreat: Disengage. I Ching Hexagram 33 Tun (Retreat). Reduce what is overdeveloped. Legge:Holding. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 38 Opposition: Yield. Clear away the confusion and return to your flow. 49, Radical Change. Legge:Holding. 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. This is a time of shedding the old and seeing with fresh eyes. Correct past mistakes and you can open the way for everyone involved. This turns outer expression of inspiring ideas. Winter (46): Find the seed of the new by relying on your own inner strength. Movement towards freedom and laughter. Hexagram 12 P'i Standstill. The Well is a norm, a model of order that meets common needs, an endless and inexhaustible source of the water of life. Be sincere. Beware of conceit and arrogance. 39 -- Impasse -- 39 . Thus the superior man is inexhaustible in his will to teach, and without limits in his tolerance and protection of the people. Serve your highest ideals. The strong ice will come (by and by). The Pair 29:30 Ghost River and Radiance is an Engine of Change that develops the courage to accept all challenges and the clarity to be of help to others. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit. Li (Clarity) Action: Perceive. Flourishing. 4,045. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. Don’t make plans, just listen. (Though connection to the source can and does cause political change – see Hexagram. I do not seek the foolish youth, the foolish youth seeks me. Click on the left button for the first hexagram, the most important one. In the first six, divided, (we see its subject) treading on hoarfrost. Top 6: Generous nearing. 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. Progress is often marked by a slow return to original sincerity. 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. It will grow if your ego is not in the way, if you are open to life. Based on a Taoist 8 token model, the Circle of Protectors generates two trigrams from the bottom up, forming your Primary Figure. 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. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVEN -- DISCIPLINE. Judgment . Gain their support. The universal spirit - the connection of everything in the universe as a sentient spiritual whole - feels its connections and takes pleasure in them when they are harmonious and sincere. The Superior Man reflects in his person the glory of heaven's virtue. 24, Returning. The hexagram often reflects a situation in which the "archetypes": the passions, appetites, emotions, drives and instincts have left their proper places within the psyche and are flying free like birds escaped from the zoo. 1 Inspiring Force/Creator QIAN. Ending it in the Eighth Moon: Trap! The Way closes. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. Laughter will overcome fear! To champion the helpless brings light to the darkness And ensures success. Sprouting and Massing. The Realizing Person brings things to completion. It combines the meanings lame, limping, hobbled, difficulties, poverty and suffering with the meanings straight, honest and frank. Top 6: Generous nearing. The Way to the Source is open. The transformative process of the pair 57:58 Subtle Penetration and Opening develops the insight to release hidden suffering and the capacity to express the spirit in the human community. Other titles: The Symbol of Advance and Arrival, Nearing, Overseeing, Condescension, Getting Ahead, Promotion, Conduct, Drawing Near, Becoming Great, The Forest, Advance, Advancing, "Two people advancing together; or a good influence which hasn't been seen. The hexagram’s sequence of lines represents the progression from indecisiveness to resoluteness. Your original big window will change to the text for that hexagram, which is the I Ching answer to your question. An ascent from a fixed position. The small: Harvesting Trial. Do not use having a direction to go. Think about real goals and take a decisive stand for change. Cut through pride and. Kindness and communication are the unifying forces in the world. The Master said: "Heaven and earth come together, and all things take shape and find form. The creative energy is there. Reduce what is overdeveloped. Paintings and. 50 as the primary hexagram sometimes acts as ‘Vessel’ for the change represented by the second hexagram, allowing it to become real. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Move forward carefully. Nurture hidden growth. Ride the Elephant. Watch who you let in. 51: Shock. Be clear and simple. I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. In the affairs of humanity, tranquility comes when the good, strong, and powerful. Action: Accept. Ming Yi, Brightness Hiding is the Dark Sun, the sun in the earth and the sacrifice to the dark powers at the Earth Altar. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. IN THE MANIFESTED REALITY. Don’t try to control the process. Express yourself. Rescue what is important. ”. The name of each hexagram in Traditional Chinese can be found in the left column. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 29 Abyss: Relinquish. Use your deep power to brighten your work and your purpose. Put things in order. Hook . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 27: Nourishing Vision: Nurture. 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. Other variations include “decrease”. Stripping. 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. 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. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 12 Standstill: Release. There is no real blockage that can withstand submission. Lead by example. If both lines change, the hexagram becomes number thirty-one, Initiative, with which the figure is intimately connected, as Legge's notes point out. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Compulsion:1a. You can spend a lifetime and still never come anywhere close to exhausting the resources that are inside of you. It is the spontaneous movement of a being who, by yielding to the overwhelming force of the spirit, fulfills its true destiny. Mothering Change presents Transforming Lines as Steps of Change that show you where and how to focus your energy. Judgment. Top 6: Bitter restraint, divination pitfall. Beware of conceit and arrogance. Hold on to the hidden connections. 41) Mirror. Spread the wealth to all. Ritsema/Karcher:Retiring, Growing. Do not impose order. 1. Humbling. Nearing Completion is the last hexagram of the I Ching. Success comes when you pull your nature forward without pushing yourself into the world. This hexagram provides a general picture of how (or by what means) the situation may change – the landscape that defines the scope for change, or how you might move in. This is an excellent time to exercise. I Ching Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence). Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". 2. Prospering. The Pair 61:62 Opened Heart and Small Traverses is an Engine of Change that develops the inner peace to understand the significance of your life and the ability to craft its meaning into an enduring message for a new generation. 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. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 23 Split Apart: Regenerate. Line 5: Standstill is giving way = what if it should fail? Tie it to a mulberry tree. Change with grace and elegance. Things, situations, people and even your life, they are all as good as the size of your acceptance and generosity towards them. 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. ’. When you place yourself in a position to help another, you will discover your greater capabilities. Wise Words! The Way is open. 4. Here the idea of unification is more pronounced than in the other hexagram. 55 Abounding FENG. Hexagram 63 • Line 2. Spring (5): Rouse new growth. Advantageous to step into the Great Stream. The small: Harvesting Trial. Hook . Ask two and three times, you obscure it. Winter (31): Find the seed of the new by contemplating what comes next. Stephen Field associates hexagram 23 with the story of Heng and Hai, which would make this a terrible contrast between two pairs of brothers. This lets us nourish the Ancestors who in turn nourish and ennoble their descendants in a flow of radiant blessings. A confederation of lower elements combines to serve a greater whole. Things can be difficult in the beginning. On the Cast Hexagram-, Hexagram Lines- and Transformed Hex-tab you can click through to the corresponding original I Ching translation, if applicable. Change your perspective. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 60 Limitation: Regulate. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. ‘Yi’, ‘hidden’ or ‘wounded’, is the name of a. 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. ‘The maiden marries: setting forth to bring order – pitfall. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 28: Critical Mass: Adjust "Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. 10 Treading LU. Cui (Gathering Together) Action: Network. Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagram 63, I Ching, I Ching Inspirations, I Ching Meditations Subscribe to RSS feed. Sojourning through the Small. Eventually a change for the better will. While trying to change the situation with force you lose what you were seeking. Liu: The lake ascends to heaven, symbolizing Determination. Action: Innovate. Outer to Inner: The process transforms the Matchmaker trigram in the outer world of 61 into the Gatekeeper trigram in. Develop the strength of your central idea. Outer to Inner: The process turns the Gatekeeper trigram in the outer world of 41 into the Groundbreaker trigram in the inner world of 42. Strip away your negativity and take action. This is why Joy is developmental. Action: Open Hu Gua (hidden influence) 53: Development: Flower. 56 -- Transition -- 56 . 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. For this reason I think you should go with Emily. Any cause for sorrow will soon disappear. Create inspiration for others. Action will replace inertia. Don’t try to control the process. 42 -- Increase -- 42 . Legge:Contraction means collecting together, or things so collected. I Ching Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer). The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. It is spring, the time of fools. 54, Marrying Maiden. 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) 2: Receptive: Yield. He need not be anxious -- without his efforts a way of escape will be opened for him. Do not get stuck in the mire and muck of your mind. "-- D. –Francis QuarlesThe hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. e. Use your words to inspire them and your actions to connect them. 10 Treading LU. 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. Advantageous Trial. Establish new principles and let go of the old ones. Use your words to inspire them and your actions to connect them. Great idea about consciously remembering unpleasant things when in a good mental state. Small harvest in having a direction to go. A. Be on your best behavior but do not compromise your principles. The Source of Success: an Advantageous Trial. The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You can think things big or small. Make an offering and you will succeed. Bow out gracefully. Though you feel held back, this is for your own good. Inner World. Using the Experienced People opens the Way. Be clear about who is above you and who is under you. Do not resort to previous methods. Use your imagination and don’t fall into self-pity. Ponce -- Kabbalah. You are in the Realizing phase of this Pair. The superior man judges criminals and postpones capital punishment. This hexagram's "shadow side" reveals circumstances preventing the union of entities or forces, more than those conditions promoting fruitful affiliation. C. Hexagram number 49 implies a time of great change. Keep your focus. Fall (44): Harvest the crop by letting emerging new patterns move you. As a wisdom tradition and divinatory practice, it offers living images that nourish psyche and spirit, allowing us to participate in the ongoing process of change through which all new things come into. If the rope does not reach the water the well does not serve its purpose. Find qualified people to work with. Ending it in the Eighth Moon: Trap! The Way closes. Under line one the young woman of the hexagram appears in the inferior position of this half-sister. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. Hexagram 23 is called Stripping Away. The name of this hexagram is very straightforward: the Well. The noble one ‘sets the situation straight and consolidates his destiny’: this is more than just a time for good ideas, it’s a. Inner World. ’. Use Small words to bring it to completion. Make an offering and you will succeed. When walking across a thin and bending beam, one must take heart and have faith that it will hold. Make an offering and you will succeed. They. People call this Hexagram ‘ the marrying maiden ’ or ‘ converting the maiden ’ or ‘ returning maiden . Action: Disengage. Changes are coming. The underground lake is directly below the mountain in the. 7. Prepare carefully. Ride the Elephant. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing over a marshy lake. Most of the lines either depict the danger of such a situation or warn about how to control it. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN – FAMILY . With Bound, we confront our compulsions and the violence within ourselves. 64 hexagrams corresponding the 64 dna code words. I Ching Hexagram 8 Pi (Uniting). If your goals are in alignment with the greater good, positive actions taken with good timing will meet with success. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Promote, explain, repeat and do not pull back. Don’t try to start something new yet. I Ching Hexagram 15 Qiān (Authenticity). Beware of indifference to human bonds, oppressive authority and failure to set a real example. 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 heart grows daily humbler, while the virtue grows daily higher. Spring (60): Rouse new growth by articulating the new time. This turns outer expression of inspiring ideas. Winter (28): Find the seed of the new by standing alone without fear. Outer to Inner: The. Changing line #4 "Charging Upward"- This line is a reminder of the important job you. 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. It is also a time of individual strength and courage. The previous hexagram showed the ascendancy of inferior forces, when all that is good in nature or society yields before what is bad. It is a hand holding the Moon, a Master of Change. Fall (33): Harvest the crop by restraining your enthusiasm. Hexagram 9 Hsiao Ch'u Small Restraint. advertisement. Spring (17): Rouse new growth by using your experience.