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Hexagram 34 The Power of the Great：Above Chen the Arousing, Thunder. Below Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven The great lines, that is, the light, strong lines, are powerful. Four light lines have entered the hexagram from below and are about to ascend higher. The upper trigram is Chen, the Arousing; the… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 34 meaning: The Power of the Great

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 33 – Tun / Retreat：Above Ch’ien the Creative, Heaven. Below Ken Keeping Still, Mountain The power of the dark is ascending. The light retreats to security, so that the dark cannot encroach upon it. This retreat is a matter not of man’s will but of natural law. Therefore in… Continue Reading IChing Hexagram 33 Tun / Retreat:Meaning and Interpretation

Hexagram 35: Above Li the Clinging, Fire. Below K’un the Receptive, Earth The hexagram represents the sun rising over the earth. It is therefore the symbol of rapid, easy progress, which at the same time means ever widening expansion and clarity. Judgement Progress. The powerful prince is honored with horses… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 35 divination: Progress explained

Hexagram 32 – Heng / Duration：Above Chen, the Arousing, Thunder   Below Sun, the Gentle, Wind The strong trigram Chen is above, the weak trigram Sun below. This hexagram is the inverse of the preceding one. In the latter we have influence, here we have union as an enduring condition.… Continue Reading IChing hexagram 32 explained: Heng / Duration