Contemporary Interpretation
Each encounter shows me
who I am.
A refinement
Of my acquaintance
With myself:
Each encounter shows me
Who I am.
Who I am not.
Dynamics of the Hexagram
The Hexagram
Upper Trigram: Li, Fire
2nd Core Character: Kan, Water
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 → Kan, the Water
Third Change: Kan → Li, the Fire
Upper Trigram: Li, the Fire
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
Opposition (38) signifies alienation.
The image
Fire above, the lake below: the image of opposition. Thus amid all fellowship the the superior man preserves his characteristics.
The judgement
Opposition. In small matters good fortune.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
References and Connotations
- Hexagram 37 → hexagram 38 → hexagram 39
- LU10 (The Place of the Great Fire Fish Spirit)
- Summer
- Two of Coins