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Hexagram 64 :Above Li the Clinging, Flame   Below K’an the abysmal, Water This hexagram indicates a time when the transition from disorder to order is not yet completed. The change is indeed prepared for, since all the lines in the upper trigram are in relation to those in the… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 64 divination: Before Completion explained

Hexagram 63:Above K’an the abysmal, Water   Below Li the Clinging, Fire This hexagram is the evolution of T’ai Peace (11) . The transition from confusion to order is completed, and everything is in its proper place even in particulars. The strong lines are in the strong places, the weak… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 63: After Completion -Meaning and Interpretation

Hexagram 61:Above Sun the Gentle, Wind   Below Tui the Joyous, Lake The wind blows over the lake and stirs the surface of the water. Thus visible effects of the invisible manifest themselves. The hexagram consists of firm lines above and below, while it is open in the center. This… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram Meanings:Hexagram 61 – Inner Truth explained

Hexagram 59:Above Sun the Gentle, Wind   Below K’an the abysmal, Water Wind blowing over water disperses it, dissolving it into foam and mist. This suggests that when a man’s vital energy is dammed up within him (indicated as a danger by the attribute of the lower trigram), gentleness serves… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 59 divination: Dispersion (Dissolution) explained

Hexagram 57: Above Sun the Gentle, Wind, Wood   Below Sun the Gentle, Wind, Wood Sun is one of the eight doubled trigrams. It is the eldest daughter and symbolizes wind or wood; it has for its attribute gentleness, which nonetheless penetrates like the wind or like growing wood with… Continue Reading Iching 57 meaning explained: The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)

Hexagram 55：Above Chen the Arousing, Thunder   Below Li the Clinging, Fire Chen is movement; Li is flame, whose attribute is clarity. Clarity within, movement without-this produces greatness and abundance. The hexagram pictures a period of advanced civilization. However, the fact that development has reached a peak suggests that this… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 55 divination: Abundance (Fullness) explained

Hexagram 54 : Above Chen the Arousing, Thunder   Below Tui the Joyous, Lake Above we have Chen, the eldest son, and below, Tui, the youngest daughter. The man leads and the girl follows him in gladness. The picture is that of the entrance of the girl into her husband’s… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 54 meaning: The Marrying Maiden

Hexagram 53: Above Sun the Gentle, Wind, Wood   Below Ken Keeping Still, Mountain This hexagram is made up of Sun (wood, penetration) above, ie., without, and Ken (mountain, stillness) below, i.e., within. A tree on a mountain develops slowly according to the law of its being and consequently stands… Continue Reading Iching 53 meaning explained: Development (Gradual Progress)

Hexagram 52:Above Ken Keeping Still, Mountain   Below Ken Keeping Still, Mountain The image of this hexagram is the mountain, the youngest son of heaven and earth. The male principle is at the top because it strives upward by nature; the female principle is below, since the direction of its… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 52 explained: Keeping Still, Mountain

I Ching Hexagram 51: Above Chen the Arousing, Thunder   Below Chen the Arousing, Thunder The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son, who seizes rule with energy and power. A yang line develops below two yin lines and presses upward forcibly. This movement is so violent that it arouses terror.… Continue Reading Iching 51 meaning explained: The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)