54 Kuei Mei: The Marrying Maiden Cheng the arousing, thunder is over Tui, the joyous, lake. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ Above we have Cheng, the eldest son, and below, Tui, the youngest daughter. The man l...
53 Chien: Development (Gradual Progress) Sun the gentle, wind, wood is over Ken, keeping still, mountain. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ This hexagram is made up of Sun (wood, penetration) above, i.e., withou...
52 Ken: Keeping Still, Mountain Ken keeping still, mountain is over Ken keeping still, mountain. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ The image of this hexagram is the mountain, the youngest son of heaven and earth....
51 Cheng: The Arousing (Shock, Thunder) Cheng the arousing, thunder is over Cheng the arousing, thunder. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The hexagram Cheng represents the eldest son, who seizes rule with energy...
63 Chi Chi: After Completion Kan, the abysmal, water is over Li, the clinging, fire. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ This hexagram is the evolution of Tai PEACE (11). The transition from confusion to order is...
62 Hsiao Kuo: Preponderance of the Small Cheng, the arousing, thunder is over Ken, keeping still, mountain. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ While in the hexagram Ta Kuo, PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT (28), the str...
This refers to the involuntary influence of a man\'s inner being on persons of kindred spirit. The crane need not show itself on a high hill. It may be quite hidden when it sounds its call; yet its young will hear its note, will recognise i...
61 Chung Fu: Inner Truth Sun, the gentle, wind is over Tui, the joyous, lake. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The wind blows over the lake and stirs the surface of the water. Thus visible effects of the invis...
59 Huan: Dispersion [Dissolution] Sun, the gentle, wind is over Kan the abysmal, water. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ Wind blowing over water disperses it, dissolving it into foam and mist. This suggests tha...
60 Chieh: Limitation Kan, the abysmal, water Tui, the joyous, lake. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ A lake occupies a limited space. When more water comes into it, it overflows. Therefore limits must be set fo...
