29 - the abysmal
| Keyword | ROOTAGE |
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Our roots: Fathomless. Sometimes The abyss Touches us: Vehement disturbance, Deep astonishment. And we? Just watch. And disengage Until calm restores: A glassy sea Over shoals. |
Referenz
- Hexagram 28 → hexagram 29 → hexagram 30
- KI10 (The Inner Mysterious Valley)
- Winter
- XVIII The Moon and Seven of Cups
Traditional Interpretation
the abysmal (29) points downwards.
the image
Water flows on uninterruptedly and reaches its foal: the image of the abysmal repeated. Thus the superior man walks in lasting virtue and carries on the business of teaching.
the judgement
The abysmal repeated. If you are sincere, you have success in your heart, and whatever you do succeeds.
Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation I Ching (English: Cary F. Baynes)