The starting hexagram #41: "Decrease" The meaning of hexagram #41. The progression in the hexagram is from ignorance to clarity, and then in line six, ignorance within clarity -- i. 3 -- Difficulty -- 3 . The mention of seven days in the Judgment and the winter solstice in the Image tells us that the hexagram of Return deals with cyclic progression. If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything. Other titles: Family Life, Clan, Home, Linkage, Dwelling People, The Psyche, "May indicate a situation where the family can and should help. "-- D. " Editor: Because this is the ruler of the hexagram, it is portrayed as a wise judge who settles the matter of contention justly. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE -- ADVANCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 5. 50: The Cauldron. Reading at a Glance: Jian is. Sun, Diminishing, and Yi, Augmenting, offer a paradigm of sacrifice and its results. 5: Somebody grants one ten matched pairs of tortoise shells. Everything flows and nothing abides;everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Nine in the fifth place. This is an excellent time to exercise. One may be suffering a calm that has been imposed by an unfavourable environment such as an unreceptive audience or an unwilling partner, or it may be that one is. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. The magnetic ruler in line five represents the Self, isolated from direct physical involvement and dependent upon the dynamic ego to carry out the Work in the material dimension. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 13 Fellowship: Socialize. Laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows its subject proclaiming her pleasure and satisfaction. Like a river’s white-water rapids, periods of increase can be of short duration. In the mixing of foreign waters, the further evolution of life is spurred on, and new, fertile soils distributed and laid down for the benefit of future. Do not worry over what seems gone. Sun / Decrease. You may feel too weak to continue. (Changes to hex. It does not help to feel sorry for yourself by dwelling on past misery. Legge:Holding. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. – Chinese ProverbCompare the Judgment of this hexagram with hexagrams and lines 17:6, 45:2, 46:2, 46:4, 47:2, 47:5 and 63:5 for further insights on this extremely important tenet of the Work. Restraints are, if not cut entirely, at the very least loosened. Thus the superior man fosters his character by thoroughness in all that he does. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 35. Earth seems to be above heaven (the sky), and heaven is on earth. Hexagram 8 Pi Uniting. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 59 Dispersion: Flow. Wilhelm/Baynes62 -- Small Powers-- 62 . The gravity of matter merges with the upward radiation of light to create a condition of deep harmony. Judgment . HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE -- METAMORPHOSIS . About hexagrams. Six in the. 54: THE MARRYING MAIDEN (Sequential: Alternative Name and Number: Shocking Indulgence) THE SEQUENCE: Zodiac: 24° – 30° Aries. That's the principle of BITING THROUGH; nothing is immune to the imperative of Light. ". –Plato12 -- Divorcement --12 . [The component trigrams combine the concepts of wind and blandness -- hence a favorable wind. Good fortune at first; disorder in the end. , an image of one who remains obtuse while surrounded by the light of illumination. Other titles: Preponderance of the Small, The Symbol of Excess in Small Things, The Small get by, Slight Excess, Small Exceeding, Small Surpassing, Excess of the Small, Small gains, Conscientiousness, Smallness in Excess, Exceeding the Mean, Proliferation of Details, "Like a bird, do not fly too high or attempt too much. Hexagram 41 - Sun. Hook Judgment . It should be seen as a virtue, and noted. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-THREE – COMPLETION . Let’s say you asked if you’d get a raise in the next 12 months and got 41. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Reading at a Glance: After a period of feeling fulfilled,. ’. There is no real blockage that can withstand submission. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TWENTY-NINE – DANGER . Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit. 27 -- Nourishment -- 27 . Those in positions of power will be inclined to support your desire to progress. Sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. The shock comes: fright, fright. When you pay respect to the great, you pave the way for your own greatness. I Ching Hexagram 38 K’uei (Opposition). Great receptivity attracts great gifts and great blessings. . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 7 Army: Correct Discipline. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a favorable wind. If you return from the darkness with gold, others will naturally follow. 49: Revolution. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 63 After Completion: Renew. I force myself to trust isolation as necessary to a new awakening. HEXAGRAM NUMBER 30 -- CLARITY . For you could leave this place and try another to change your level of contribution. Participate with life; do not mystify it. Advances are not responded to. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is natural and appropriate, we gain inner freedom. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. In hexagram 62, line 2, you were asked to follow your intuition and call on the older wise female member of your family for guidance. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: Patience. 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. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 40. Top 9: Encountering (with) one's horn. Like boaters staying afloat through white-water rapids, those faced with serious challenges need to remain alert. I Ching Hexagram 49 Ko (Molting/Revolution). Initially significant. Legge: In the first line, dynamic, we see its subject as the dragon lying hid in the deep. Other titles: The Symbol of Central Sincerity, Inward Confidence, Inner Truthfulness, Sincerity, Centering- Conforming, Central Return, Faithfulness in the Center, Sincerity in the Center, Insight, Understanding, The Psyche, "Take the middle road and avoid extremes. With Bound, we confront our compulsions and the violence within ourselves. Having one’s will in the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 62 Small Exceeding: Conserve. Action: Expand. If the superior man takes the. When the operation is completed, a. One cannot refuse. In 41 uc a much more still feeling, more peaceful, mountain over lake. Turn toward clarity. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. Pack what you need for the trip and then find a companion who can be helpful on your journey to new places. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Legge: The hexagram of Expansion denotes a state of dissipation or dispersion. F. Establish new principles and let go of the old ones. 30 -- Clarity -- 30 . Be inspired when fate has brought you into a relationship where you are not the first chosen to be aware of why you are here. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. Lead by example. 13 -- Union of Forces -- 13 . Be like a tower with a wide and long view. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 54: Propriety: Subordinate. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-THREE – RESOLUTENESS . Line-1. 4. Hexagram 41 Calm down. Other titles: Standstill, The Symbol of Closing, Stagnation, Obstruction, The Wife, Obstructed, Decadence, Disjunction, Impasse, "Yin supporting yang which is wrong, they part company. The king's mind is without any deflection as he goes to his ancestral temple. The superior man distributes wealth below him, without displaying his favors. To keep others down, you would have to live your life on your knees. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY – LIBERATION . Other titles: Mountain, Keeping Still, The Symbol of Checking and Stopping, Desisting, Stilling, Stillness, Stoppage, Bound, Reposing, Resting, Meditation, Non-action, Stopping, Arresting Movement, "Refers to meditation and yoga. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 48. Judgment: Ascend in accordance with the will of the Self. Action: Accept. This energetic concentration could. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of living and working with others in a common space. 21: Cutting Through. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes wind blowing across the face of the earth. Modesty is a virtue highly prized by the Oracle which requires that the strong support the weak. 52 -- Keeping Still -- 52 . Fourth, the combined trigrams of shock and light (thunder and lightning) suggest a sudden and numinous illumination: the sort of en-light-enment. It waits for the right. Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Paintings and Prescriptions hexagram 54. Cleary (1): One sees the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted; the person’s hair and nose are cut off. It is not the time for active doing. Other titles: Break-through, The Symbol of Decision, Resolution, Determination, Parting, Removing Corruption, Eradication Judgment . Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 55. Wu: Relief indicates advantage in the southwest. There is a profound lesson here which is best appreciated by meditating on the associations implied. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 42 Increase: Expand. B. Legge:Completion intimates progress and success in. Step 4 Arrival: This inner preparation leads to what is greater. It has an encouraging future to look forward to. "-- D. The temple in which the sacred marriage takes place is the world. There has been a skilful dealing with several things or people being predatory or cunning in regard to the issue. When trouble is not your fault keep an. Summer (9): Ripen the fruits by paying special attention to the smallest details. Hexagram 53, Paintings and Prescriptions. You may feel disappointed to be in this subordinate position. People are coming to help you with the journey to completion. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 50. Consider your steps carefully when powerful forces surround you. 58 -- Joy (Self-indulgence) -- 58 . 2. HEXAGRAM NUMBER THIRTY-NINE – IMPASSE . Zong Gua (underlying cause) 18 Decay: Remedy. Don’t make plans, just listen. This can apply here as well. I Ching Hexagram 7 Shih (Army). There is a single flow of. Hexagram 41. ”. [The arrangement of the component trigrams suggests glimpses of the sky among the peaks of the mountains. There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation. 44 -- Temptation -- 44 . I Ching Hexagram 60 Jie (Limitation) Action: Regulate. That which I have been seeking. Notes on this line: The inverse of hexagram #41, Decrease, is #42, Increase. ䷨ Sun / Decrease above ☶ KêN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAINbelow ☱ TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE This hexagram represents a decrease of the lower trigram in favor of the upper, because the third line, originally strong, has moved up to the top, and the top line, originally weak, has replaced it. Line-1 Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the looking of a child -- not blamable in those of inferior rank, but a matter of regret in superior men. Legge:Joy intimates that under its conditions there will be. 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. It can be especially effective. As a benefactor you are now in a position to give and support. At the winter solstice, the Yang seems to have disappeared. Increase and decrease are both part of the natural cycle of life. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only beginning to stir and can be effectively controlled. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 4 Youthful Folly: Try Again. 36 -- Clouded Perception -- 36 . Nevertheless, change is as essential to the world as breathing to our lives; our experience of it cannot. 3 line is missing as the situation it describes: three people in a situation and one getting up and leaving -- apparently isn't part of this scenario. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 26. e. To receive this hexagram without changing lines suggests that perhaps you are more focused on form than meaning, or that superficial appearances are concealing something more substantive in the situation. I Ching Hexagram 51 Zhen (Shocking). Zong Gua (underlying cause) 41 Decrease: Evaluate. Legge: For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. Hexagram #41 ䷨ Reduction: This hexagram represents the existence of increase within reduction; Wilhelm/Baynes: Under heaven, wind: the image of Coming to Meet. When the ruler issues commands, he has them proclaimed in every corner of the world. Other titles: The Marrying Maiden, The Symbol of the Marriage of the Younger Sister, Marriageable Maiden, The Marrying Girl, Subordinate, The Second Wife, Converting Maidenhood, Returning maiden, Making a young girl marry, Marrying a. HEXAGRAM NUMBER FOUR -- INEXPERIENCE . 4. This potential can be drawn upon in times of need; and once it is accessed and applied, great things can be accomplished with some organized discipline. 11 -- Harmony -- 11 . Liu: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. The weak force is more powerful than. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 45: Gathering Together: Network. He rides over water in a vessel of wood, and will cross the great stream with success. There is also the possibility that things can get out of control. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes a watery hole at the foot of a mountain amidst uncultivated growth. 2. This is a recognition of your trustworthiness and ability to remain impartial. 3. Teach and inspire others by what you have learned during past trials. Adversity is how life unleashes your excellence from within. Other titles: Deliverance, The Symbol of Loosening, Release, Eliminating Obstacles, Taking-apart, Untangled, Solution, Dissolution, Relief, Unloose, Release of Tension Judgment . Hu Gua (hidden influence) 28 Critical Mass: Adjust. 41 ䷨ 損: sǔn: 损. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. 46: Pushing Upward. I Ching Hexagram 26 Ta Ch’u (Controlled Power). Hexagram 6 Paintings and Prescription. 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. Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison. 12 -- Divorcement --12 . In harsh conditions one cannot afford the waste of energy that comes from self inflicted stress. Reliable . Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows anyone. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. Reading at a. Hexagram 41 7; Hexagram 42 2; Hexagram 44 2; Hexagram 45 2; Hexagram 46 2; Hexagram 47 2; Hexagram 48. Equilibrium is the great foundation of life, and harmony its universal path. Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagram 56, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. . This is a good time for decisive action to resolve festering problems. Genuine like Earth, Prominently pregnant I meditate in discreet reserveThe transformative process of the Pair 41:42 Diminishing and Augmenting inspires you to give up old patterns of aggression and need and open yourself to the blessing that results. I am. Hexagram 38 - K'uei. The hexagram relates to personal power, that is power directly or indirectly under one’s own control. When there is a decrease in one area of. – Eden PhillpottsLine 4: Confined by ignorance = entangled folly. If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies, feels the attraction of the earth. Action: Woo Hu Gua (hidden influence) 44 Coming to Meet: Encounter. Cleary (2): Having the vehicle dragged back, the ox halted, the person is punished by heaven. The Superior Man distributes his emoluments to those below; dwelling in virtue, he renounces them. The great image says: Repeated thunder: shocks. 2. The complement/opposite hexagram is 31. Action: Amplify. Mark 12: 41-44 . Paintings and Prescriptions. Find your next car by browsing our extensive new and pre-owned Nissan Pathfinder inventory from local Nissan dealerships and private sellers. The Superior Man performs his allotted tasks in consonance with heaven's (or the sovereign's) will. The weak and strong can coexist. Somehow, the way to harmony and unity is blocked or frustrated—perhaps by a tangle of deceit or corruption. Action: Unite. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-TWO -- SMALL POWERS . F. Action: Refine Hu Gua (hidden influence) 43 Determination: Breakthrough. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 43: Determination: Breakthrough. Action: Inspire. Hook . – Emerson. Action: Breakthrough. Nine in the fourth place. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 64 Before Completion: Prepare. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 53 Development: Flower. Only by learning the truth about ourselves may we. Examine your motivations. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people. Nine in the fourth place changes to hexagram 24. Ponce -- Kabbalah. Six in the Fourth Place. Hexagram 35 - Chin. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 3 Difficult Beginnings: Persevere. The course usually recommended for such times: Anxiety will not help matters, but only make them worse. Nevertheless, he is sick or in distress. In the political world, inferior men have gradually displaced good men until only one remains. Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 12. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 63 After Completion: Renew. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 47 Oppression/Exhaustion: Adapt. The power is in the toes, the lowest part of the body, and the very bottom of the hexagram. Virtuous strength therefore controls itself and considers the consequences for others before acting. often for the good of the whole scenario . The number seven is the first of another hexagram. 8 -- Holding Together -- 8 . I seek help. The King's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 15. Hook . When trouble persists thrashing around in fear will push you into deeper trouble. Six in the last place. Every encounter needs the decision to enter it or reject it, every decision to do it or not. Legge: The sixth line. The former are "the great," active and vigorous; the latter are "the inferior," passive and yielding. Do not focus on protecting and nurturing your own spirit (24). HEXAGRAM NUMBER EIGHTEEN -- REPAIR. Hexagram 09 – Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small; Hexagram 10 – Lü / Treading; Hexagram 11 – T’ai / Peace; Hexagram 12 – P’i / Standstill; Hexagram 13 – T’ung Jên / Friendship in the Open; Hexagram 14 – Ta You / Possession in Great Measure; Hexagram 15 – Ch’ien / Modesty; Hexagram 16 — Yü / EnthusiasmHexagram 33 follows from 32, Lasting. Wilhelm/Baynes: A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: the image of Youth. You will find joy in attracting others when you work on your own negative issues. "-- D. Line-1. Other titles: Darkening of the Light, The Symbol of the Appearance of Clear Intelligence Wounded, Injury, Wounding of the Bright, Brightness Hiding, Calling Pheasant, The Darkened Light, Concealment of Illumination, Injury of Illumination, Light Obliterated, Intelligence Unappreciated, Censorship, Hiding One's. The transformation is not necessarily unwelcome or uncomfortable. If you seek nourishment from something that does not nourish, you pay the price for a long time. Spring is coming. Hexagram 16 Yu Enthusiasm. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 37 Family: Support. 54 -- Propriety/Making-Do -- 54 . 41. Cleary (1): Being strong, yet acting submissively, the submissiveness subdues the strength, and strength cannot act on its own. Meditate to help eliminate emotional or physical ailments. on I Ching Hexagram 28 Ta Kuo (Critical Mass). Six in the second place changes to hexagram 6. It emphasizes that withdrawing from the affairs at hand to conceal yourself in obscurity is the adequate way to handle it. Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. Shake scaring a hundred miles. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 2: Receptive: Yield. Once I understand the cause for what. The hexagram symbolizes the ninth month when summer has passed and the year is about to fall into the sterile arms of winter. HEXAGRAM NUMBER SIXTY-ONE -- INNER TRUTH . I Ching Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward). 35 -- Advance of Consciousness -- 35 . Posted by Adele Aldridge Art, Hexagrams, I Ching, I Ching Meditations, I Ching Prescriptions Subscribe to RSS feed. They also limit some freedoms while granting new ones in return. This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923. Historically, large changes have almost always had unforeseen results; many of which were disastrous in some way for those affected. Paintings and prescriptions hexagram 40. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Wilhelm says: S/he lends grace to the toes, leaves the carriage, and walks. This hexagram is complementary to hex. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. an act of compelling: a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity. Zong Gua (underlying cause) 37 Family: Support. Nine in the second place. I do not know who or where I am. C. Wooing is how you attract those things that you desire. In 41 the space made is more for the sake of economy and best function. What is below is decreased to the benefit of what is above. 6 ––>43 Thanks7: Organized Discipline. 3. Dissolve old structures and liquidate assets. This a time to let go of people that cause trouble as you stay connected with those who support you. Such incidents arouse every nerve in your body—perhaps in a brief wave of panic—but soon, once the danger has passed, the. Hexagram 22, Prescriptions. Nine in the second place. A sudden shock can cause you to stop all movement. 2 – You stand at the centre of things and are modest. The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration, and energy. Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes the sky visible amidst the mountain peaks. Hexagram 25, Paintings and Prescriptions. The perseverance of the woman furthers. Judgment. HEXAGRAM NUMBER TEN -- CAUTIOUS ADVANCE. Reading at a Glance: When the. Line-1. – James. This is an Advantageous Trial for the foolish youth. Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 3. The new light is slowly emerging. (41 Diminishing) Step 6 Culmination: This inner stripping leads to a breakthrough. ) The thirty-fifth hexagram shows the trigram of Clarity progressing over the earth -- an image of advancing awareness. To have one's inner forces correctly united is indeed Possession in Great Measure, which is the title that Wilhelm gives to this figure. It shows men's minds alienated from correctness and sure to go on to disorder. 42: Increase. Six in the third place changes to hexagram 26. Do not make yourself feared. Like Alexander the Great cutting the Gordian knot, take decisive action and you will meet with good fortune and even your.