13 Tung Jen: Fellowship with Men Chien, the creative, heaven is over Li, the clinging, flame. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The image of the upper trigram Chien is heaven, and that of the lower, Li, is fla...

10 L? Treading [conduct] Chien, the creative, heaven is over Tui, the joyous, lake. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The name of the hexagram means on the one hand the right way of conducting oneself. Heaven,...

8 Pi: Holding Together [union] Kan, the abysmal, water is over Kun, the receptive, earth. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ THE WATERS on the surface of the earth flow together wherever they can, as for example in...

9 Hsiao Chu: The Taming Power of the Small Sun, the gentle, wind is over Chien, the creative, heaven. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ THIS HEXAGRAM MEANS the force of the small - the power of the shadowy - t...

19 Lin: Approach Kun, the receptive, earth is over Tui, the joyous, lake. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The Chinese word lin has a range of meanings that is not exhausted by any single word of another languag...

26 Ta Chu: The Taming Power of the Great Ken, keeping still, mountain is over Chien, the creative, heaven. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The Creative (1) is tamed by Ken, Keeping Still. This produces great...

25 Wu Wang: Innocence (The Unexpected) Chien, the creative, heaven is over Cheng, the arousing, thunder. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ Chien, heaven is above; Cheng, movement, is below. The lower trigram Ch...

24 Fu: Return (The Turning Point) Kun, the receptive, earth is over Cheng, the arousing, thunder. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The idea of a turning point arises from the fact that after the dark lines have p...

23 Po: Splitting Apart Ken, keeping still, mountain is over Kun, the receptive, earth (etc). ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ The dark lines are about to mount upward and overthrow the last firm, light line by ex...

22 Pi: Grace Ken keeping still, mountain is over Li, the clinging, fire. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ This hexagram shows a fire that breaks out of the secret depths of the earth and, blazing up, illuminate...