In no2DO trigram Zhen, the thunder, is associated with the functional circuit gallbladder (GB). Gallbladder represents power of judgement and the ability to make decisions, purposeful departure and progress, no matter what the circumstances are.
Read more: Citations regarding the Functional Circuit Gallbladder
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Modern Interpretation: Disengagement; transformation; harmonization
Gen stands for our ability to disengage. Through letting go of what has become obsolete we can focus on what is essential, concentrate our energies and make room for the new. Disengagement harmonizes and focuses our actions and results in reorientation and new beginnings. Gen invites us to honestly examine our possessions, feelings and/or thoughts regarding their validity, and to permanently let go of what is old or outdated.
Phase Element: Metal
Functional Circuit: Large Intestine (LI)
Read more: I Ching Study Guide: Gen, the Mountain
Central notion of the traditional interpretation of the I Ching. Meaning: A man living in harmony with the Dao, acting out of a state of inner calm, spontaneously and in accordance with the overall situation. Within the hexagram the great man often refers to the fifth line (if this is a Yang line). It indicates an action from center outward. Ideally, it corresponds with its counterpart, the second line (= the middle line in the lower trigram), which is often regarded as will.
Cross the great water. Central notion of the traditional interpretation of the I Ching. Meaning: to finish the old (and take final leave of it) and to address the new.
