Contemporary Interpretation
My own
abysses / springboards
I, I,
All I,
Open myself
To the world
And discern:
My own
Abysses.
Springboards.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Kan, Water
2nd Core Character: Li, Fire
1st Core Character: Dui, Lake
Lower Trigram: Qian, Heaven
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Waiting (05) means »not to progress«.
The image
Clouds raise up to heaven: the image of waiting. Thus the superior man eats and drinks, and is cheerful and merry.
The judgement
The waiting. If you are truthful, you will have light and success. Perseverance brings good fortune. It furthers to cross the great water.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 4 → hexagram 5 → hexagram 6
- HT3 (Small Inner Sea)
- Winter
- Seven of Coins
- Garudasana (Eagle)