Contemporary Interpretation
Disengagement, only then
growth will start
Determination
Requires disengagement,
Only then
Growth will start:
A deliberate,
Adamant process
Of creation
Until you are ready
To open
[a]new.
Dynamics of the Hexagram
The Hexagram
Upper Trigram: Dui, Lake
2nd Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
1st Core Character: Gen, Mountain
Lower Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
The Hexagram's Dynamic within the Matrix
The Changes in Detail
Lower Trigram: Zhen, the Thunder
First Change: Zhen → Gen, the Mountain
Second Change: Gen → Sun, the Wind / Tree
Third Change: Sun → Dui, the Lake
Upper Trigram: Dui, the Lake
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Interplay of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
Exemplary Experiences
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Classical Interpretation
Following (17) tolerates no old prejudices.
The image
Thunder in the middle of the lake: the image of following. Thus the superior man stops off for relaxation and rest at nightfall.
The judgement
Following has sublime success. Perseverance furthers. No blame.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
References and Connotations
- Hexagram 16 → hexagram 17 → hexagram 18
- GB44 (To Walk out of a Still Place of Inner Light)
- Spring
- Eight of Coins