Contemporary Interpretation
Ideally, inspiration falls
onto fertile grounds.
Ideally,
Inspiration falls
Onto fertile grounds:
A clear spirit
Lets the seed
Grow into a tree
Whose fruit
Feeds us.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Dui, Lake
2nd Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
1st Core Character: Li, Fire
Lower Trigram: Dui, Lake
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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The joyous (58) is obvious.
The image
Lakes resting upon each other: the image of the joyous. Thus together with his friends the superior man meets for discussion and practice.
The judgement
The joyous. Success. Perseverance is favourable.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 57 → hexagram 58 → hexagram 59
- LU8 (To Arrange and Regulate the Gutters)
- Autumn
- Three of Cups