59 - Dispersion

Contemporary Interpretation

59 - Dispersion

Gently grow further

Sometimes
Our own abysses
Unfold
Before us.
Let them
Peacefully vanish,
Like phantoms.
While we
Gently
Grow
Further.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

yang yang yin yin yang yin

Upper Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)

2nd Core Character: Gen, Mountain

1st Core Character: Zhen, Thunder

Lower Trigram: Kan, Water

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang

The hexagram's inner trigrams within the fields of Yin and Yang

Changes and Impulses

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Dispersion (59) signifies separation.

The image

The wind sweeps over the water: the image of dispersion. Thus the kings of ancient times sacrificed to the Lord and built temples.

The judgement

Dispersion. Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers to cross the great water. Perseverance furthers. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes