Contemporary Interpretation
Ideally, inspiration falls
onto fertile grounds.
Ideally,
Inspiration falls
Onto fertile grounds:
A clear spirit
Lets the seed
Grow into a tree
Whose fruit
Feeds us.
Dynamics of the Hexagram
The Hexagram
Upper Trigram: Dui, Lake
2nd Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
1st Core Character: Li, Fire
Lower Trigram: Dui, Lake
The Hexagram's Dynamic within the Matrix
The Changes in Detail
Lower Trigram: Dui, the Lake
First Change: Dui → Li, the Fire
Second Change: Li → 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
The joyous (58) is obvious.
The image
Lakes resting upon each other: the image of the joyous. Thus together with his friends the superior man meets for discussion and practice.
The judgement
The joyous. Success. Perseverance is favourable.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
References and Connotations
- Hexagram 57 → hexagram 58 → hexagram 59
- LU8 (To Arrange and Regulate the Gutters)
- Autumn
- Three of Cups