Contemporary Interpretation
Clarity to confront
our own abysses
Clarity
And intuition
Bear
Enough
Clarity
To confront
Our own
Abysses.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Kan, Water
2nd Core Character: Li, Fire
1st Core Character: Kan, Water
Lower Trigram: Li, Fire
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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After completion (63) signifies consolidation.
The image
Water above the fire: the image of the condition after completion. Thus the superior man considers misfortune and in advance prepares himself against it.
The judgement
Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. Good fortune at the beginning, turmoil at the end.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 62 → hexagram 63 → hexagram 64
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