Contemporary Interpretation
More and more
growth
Nourish
And disengage
And nourish
And disengage.
More
And more
Growth.
Until
Blossoms
Bloom.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
2nd Core Character: Kan, Water
1st Core Character: Gen, Mountain
Lower Trigram: Kun, Earth
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Enthusiasm (16) leads to inertia.
The image
Thunder resounds from the earth: the image of enthusiasm. Thus the ancient kings made music to honor merits, and gloriously offered it to the highest God by inviting their ancestors.
The judgement
Enthusiasm. It furthers to deploy assistants and set armies marching.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 15 → hexagram 16 → hexagram 17
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- Late Summer
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