Contemporary Interpretation
My own
abysses / springboards
I, I,
All I,
Open myself
To the world
And discern:
My own
Abysses.
Springboards.
Dynamics of the Hexagram
The Hexagram
Upper Trigram: Kan, Water
2nd Core Character: Li, Fire
1st Core Character: Dui, Lake
Lower Trigram: Qian, Heaven
The Hexagram's Dynamic within the Matrix
The Changes in Detail
Lower Trigram: Qian, the Heaven
First Change: Qian → Dui, the Lake
Second Change: Dui → Li, the Fire
Third Change: Li → Kan, the Water
Upper Trigram: Kan, the Water
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Interplay of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
Exemplary Experiences
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Additional Resources
Classical Interpretation
Waiting (05) means »not to progress«.
The image
Clouds raise up to heaven: the image of waiting. Thus the superior man eats and drinks, and is cheerful and merry.
The judgement
The waiting. If you are truthful, you will have light and success. Perseverance brings good fortune. It furthers to cross the great water.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
References and Connotations
- Hexagram 4 → hexagram 5 → hexagram 6
- HT3 (Small Inner Sea)
- Winter
- Seven of Coins
- Garudasana (Eagle)