Contemporary Interpretation
Listen to the inside -
and see the world clearly.
Disengage,
Retreat to yourself:
Just like a
Caterpillar in its
Cocoon.
Listen within
Grow
And sometime
See the
World
Clearly.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Li, Fire
2nd Core Character: Dui, Lake
1st Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
Lower Trigram: Gen, Mountain
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Whose friends are few, that is the wanderer (56).
The image
Fire on the mountain: the image of the wanderer. Thus the superior man is clear and careful in executing punishments and does not delay any litigations.
The judgement
The wanderer. Success through smallness. Perseverance brings good fortune for the wanderer.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 55 → hexagram 56 → hexagram 57
- LI5 (The warm, vibrant Movement of a Mountain Stream)
- Autumn
- Queen of Swords
- Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)