21 Shih Ho: Biting Through Li, the clinging, fire is over Cheng, the arousing, thunder. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ This hexagram represents an open mouth (cf. hexagram 27) with an obstruction (in the four...

20 Kuan: Contemplation (View) Sun the gentle, wind is over the receptive, earth. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ A slight variation of tonal stress gives the Chinese name for this hexagram a double meaning. It...

27 I: Corners of the mouth (Providing nourishment) Ken, keeping still, mountain is over Cheng, the arousing, thunder. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ This hexagram is a picture of an open mouth; above and below...

34 Ta Chuang: The Power of the Great Cheng, the arousing, thunder is over Chien, the creative, heaven. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ The great lines, that is, the light, strong lines, are powerful. Four lig...

33 Tun: Retreat Chien, the creative, heaven is over Ken, keeping still, mountain. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ The power of the dark is ascending. The light retreats to security, so that the dark cannot en...

32 Heng: Duration Chen: the arousing, thunder is over Sun, the gentle, wind. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ The strong trigram Cheng is above, the weak trigram Sun below. This hexagram is the inverse of the p...

31 Hsien: Influence (Wooing) Tui, the joyous, lake is over Ken, keeping still, mountain. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ The name of the hexagram means \"universal,\" \"general,\" and in a figurative sense \"t...

30 Li: The Clinging, Fire Li, the clinging, fire is over Li, the clinging, fire. ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ This hexagram is another double sign. The trigram Li means \"to cling to something,\" and also...

29 Kan: The Abysmal (Water) Kan, the abysmal, water is over Kan, the abysmal, water. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ This hexagram consists of a doubling of the trigram Kan. It is one of the eight hexagrams in...

28 Ta Kuo: Preponderance of the Great Tui, the joyous, lake is over Sun, the gentle, wind, wood. ▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅ ▅▅ This hexagram consists of four strong lines inside and two weak lines outside....