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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

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

I Ching Hexagram 29 – K’an / The Abysmal (Water)：Above K’an the abysmal, Water. Below K’an the abysmal, Water This hexagram consists of a doubling of the trigram K’an. It is one of the eight hexagrams in which doubling occurs. The trigram K’an means a plunging in. A yang line… Continue Reading iChing 29: The Abysmal -Meaning and Interpretation

IChing Hexagram 23 : Above Ken 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 direct… Continue Reading Meaning of IChing Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart

Hexagram 36:Above K’un the Receptive, Earth. Below Li the Clinging, Fire Here the sun has sunk under the earth and is therefore darkened. The name of the hexagram means literally ‘wounding of the bright’; hence the individual lines contain frequent references to wounding. The situation is the exact opposite of… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 36 meaning: Darkening of the light

Hexagram 39 – Obstruction：Above K’an the abysmal, Water. Below Ken Keeping Still, Mountain The hexagram pictures a dangerous abyss lying before us and a steep, inaccessible mountain rising behind us. We are surrounded by obstacles; at the same time, since the mountain has the attribute of keeping still, there is… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram Meanings:Hexagram 39 – Obstruction explained

Hexagram 10 ：Above Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven   Below Tui the Joyous, Lake. The name of the hexagram means on the one hand the right way of conducting oneself. Heaven, the father, is above, and the lake, the youngest daughter, is below. This shows the difference between high and low,… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 10-Treading (conduct):Meaning and Interpretation