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Hexagram 20 ：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 fact that… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 20 meaning: Contemplation (View)

Hexagram 19：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 becomes great… Continue Reading Meaning of IChing Hexagram 19: Lin /Approach

Hexagram 18：Above Ken 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 is come about because the gentle indifference in the lower trigram has come together with the rigid inertia of the upper,… Continue Reading Iching 18 meaning explained: Work on what has been spoiled

Hexagram 17：Above Tui the Joyous, Lake   Below Chen the Arousing, Thunder The trigram Tui, the Joyous, whose attribute is gladness, is above; Chen, the Arousing, which has the attribute of movement, is below. Joy in movement induces following. The Joyous is the youngest daughter, while the Arousing is the… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 17: Following -Meaning and Interpretation

Hexagram 16: Above Chen 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, Chen, is movement; the attributes… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram Meanings:Hexagram 16 – Enthusiasm explained

IChing Hexagram 15：Above K’un the Receptive, Earth   Below Ken Keeping Still, Mountain This hexagram is made up of the trigrams Ken, Keeping Still, mountain, and K’un. The mountain is the youngest son of the Creative, the representative of heaven and earth. It dispenses the blessings of heaven, the clouds… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 15 divination: Modesty explained

I Ching Hexagram 14 : Above Li the Clinging, Flame   Below Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven The fire in heaven above shines far, and all things stand out in the light and become manifest. The weak fifth line occupies the place of honor and all the strong lines are in… Continue Reading Exploring Hexagram 14: Possession in Great Measure

IChing Hexagram 13：Above Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven .  Below Li the Clinging, Flame The image of the upper trigram Ch’ien is heaven, and that of the lower, Li, is flame. It is the nature of fire to flame up to the heaven. This gives the idea of fellowship. It is… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram Meanings: hexagram 13- Fellowship with Men

I Ching Hexagram 12：Above Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven. Below K’un the Receptive, Earth This hexagram is the opposite of the preceding one. Heaven is above, drawing farther and farther away, while the earth below sinks farther into the depths. The creative powers are not in relation. It is a time… Continue Reading Meaning of IChing Hexagram 12: Standstill/Stagnation

I Ching Hexagram 9 – The Taming Power of the Small：Above Sun the Gentle, Wind   Below Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven. This hexagram means the force of the small–the power of the shadowy–that restrains, tames, impedes. A weak line in the fourth place, that of the minister, holds the five… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 9 explained: The Taming Power of the Small