Contemporary Interpretation
Penetrate deeper
Growing
And listening
Until you posess
Clarity.
Then:
Penetrate
Deeper.
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: Sun, Wind (Tree)
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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The well (48) signifies connection.
The image
Above the wood is water: the image of the well. Thus the superior man encourages the people at work and exhorts them to help each other.
The judgement
The well. One may change the town, but the well cannot be changed. It neither decreases nor increases. They come and go and draw from the well. If one has almost reached the fountain's water, but the rope does not go all the way, or the mug breaks, this brings misfortune.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 47 → hexagram 48 → hexagram 49
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