Contemporary Interpretation
The wings
of a butterfly...
Disengagement
Gives room
For inner growth...
Until it reaches the boundary,
Between inside and outside:
Abiding,
Perceiving
And unexpectedly
Appearing.
Dynamics of the Hexagram
The Hexagram
Upper Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
2nd Core Character: Dui, Lake
1st Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
Lower Trigram: Gen, Mountain
The Hexagram's Dynamic within the Matrix
The Changes in Detail
Lower Trigram: Gen, the Mountain
First Change: Gen → Sun, the Wind / Tree
Second Change: Sun → Dui, the Lake
Third Change: Dui → Zhen, the Thunder
Upper Trigram: Zhen, the Thunder
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
Preponderance of the small (62) signifies a transition.
The image
Thunder on the mountain: the image of preponderance of the small. Thus in his conduct the superior man gives preponderance to reverence. In case of mourning he gives preponderance to grief. In his spending he gives preponderance to thrift.
The judgement
Preponderance of the small. Success. Perseverance furthers. Small things may be done, not great things. The flying bird brings the message: It is not good to strive upwards, it is good to stay down. Great good fortune!Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
References and Connotations
- Hexagram 61 → hexagram 62 → hexagram 63
- LI3 (The Space between the Three, Heaven Earth and Man)
- Late Summer
- Queen of Coins