Jan. 5, 2003
The upper trigram embodies things above, before, and without – Sun (Wind): Gentle, Subtle, Flow, Permeation, Travel, Trade, Wood.
The uppper nuclear trigram embodies the first of two cojoined forces – Li (Fire): Sun, Light, Warmth, Perception, Vision, Destruction, Violence, Weapons.
The lower nuclear trigram embodies the second of two cojoined forces – K’an (Water): Gathering Like Rain Droplets Becoming Oceans, Travel from High to Low, Darkness, Struggle, Sadness, Danger.
The lower trigram embodies things below, behind, and within – Ken (Mountain): Gathering of Dust Into Mountain, Stability, Immoveable, Unchanging, Halt, Conclusion.
The the six components of the situation are embodied in Hexagram 53: Kien (Development)
1. The first (bottommost) line, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer in similar circumstances will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against, but there will be no error.
2. The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
3. The third line, undivided, shows them gradually advanced to the dry plains. It suggests also the idea of a husband who goes on an expedition from which he does not return, and of a wife who is pregnant, but will not nourish her child. There will be evil. The case symbolised might be advantageous in resisting plunderers.
4. The fourth line, divided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the trees. They may light on the flat branches. There will be no error.
5. The fifth line, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the high mound. It suggests a wife who for three years does not become pregnant, but in the end the natural issue cannot be prevented. There will be good fortune.
6. The sixth line, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the large heights beyond. Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune.
The upper trigram embodies things above, before, and without – Ch’ien (Heaven): Noble, Strong, Light, Male, Energy, Creation, Integrity, Imperative.
The uppper nuclear trigram embodies the first of two cojoined forces – Sun (Wind): Gentle, Subtle, Flow, Permeation, Travel, Trade, Wood.
The lower nuclear trigram embodies the second of two cojoined forces – Ken (Mountain): Gathering of Dust Into Mountain, Stability, Immoveable, Unchanging, Halt, Conclusion.
The lower trigram embodies things below, behind, and within – Chen (Thunder): Spark, Shock, Excitement, Creation.
The the six components of the situation are embodied in Hexagram 25: Wu Wang (Innocence)
1. The first (bottommost) line, undivided, shows its subject free from all insincerity. His advance will be accompanied with good fortune.
2. The second line, divided, shows one who reaps without having ploughed, and gathers the produce of his third year’s fields without having cultivated them the first year for that end. To such a one there will be advantage in whatever direction he may move.
3. The third line, divided, shows calamity happening to one who is free from insincerity, as in the case of an ox that has been tied up. A passer by finds it and carries it off, while the people in the neighbourhood have the calamity of being accused and apprehended.
4. The fourth line, undivided, shows a case in which, if its subject can remain firm and correct, there will be no error.
5. The fifth line, undivided, shows one who is free from insincerity, and yet has fallen ill. Let him not use medicine, and he will have occasion for joy in his recovery.
6. The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject free from insincerity, yet sure to fall into error, if he take action. His action will not be advantageous in any way.