The first two lines refer to the hexagram as a whole, shewing thee the direction of the matter. It is only in emptying ourselves that we are able to receive christs light. The gnostic book of changes james dekornes official website. All the rest, the temptations for illicit sex here, petty theft there, cruel prank elsewhere, and so on and so forth, we would do well to ignore or avoid wherever possible. Religious feeling for the creator of the world was united with the most sacred of. Therefore the rest of the remaining 60 hexagrams stand for the firing times. Author kari hohnes free online dream dictionary, online i ching and free tarot reading, yoga music and natures way of success. The meaning of the hexagram 20 of the i ching, the contemplation, is explained by its form. The numbers of any two hexagrams, between two hexagrams at the end of a common line, when added, have the same answer e. The receptive is the hexagram denoting devotion and the spirit of the earth. It was an organizing principle or authoritative proof for literary and arts criticism, cartography, medicine, and many of the sciences, and it generated endless confucian, taoist. For a few examples of the way a single hexagram might be. Hexagrams for the i ching, tao of power, and art of war arrest.
The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line one while the top line is line six. This is a list of the 64 hexagrams of the i ching, or book of changes, and their unicode character codes. Hexagram twenty one innocence from the i ching book of changes. Six numbers between 6 and 9 are turned into a hexagram, which can then be. I ching with all changing lines i ching meditations. This reading describes jesus going off by himself and inviting wisdom through deep contemplation. Originally a divination manual in the western zhou period 750 bc, over. I ching the book of changes museum of computer adventure. Using the simple tools of three coins, one can seek insight from the i chlng regarding whatever question is on ones heart. As a result of deep introspection, an invisible energy emanates from us, influencing others without their being aware of. Inner journeys is an account of what it is like to study with a school of occult science and the mystical hexagram is what came through during the.
I ching hexagram 20 kuan contemplation cafe au soul. Choose cutepdf writer as the printer in the print dialog box, and click print. Save files as page source for a desktop html copy, or print them as a pdf, but note that. The mystical hexagram book is to some extent a follow on and extension of inner journeys. The second six, divided, shows the attribute of being straight, square, and great.
Thus, the primal correlate of contemplation 000011 hexagram 20 is. See more ideas about i ching, tao te ching and this or that questions. This has inner and outer trigrams forming sky over water. Their divine regulations therefore represent the proper ecology existing between heaven and earth, yin and yang, male and female, logos and eros. Boolean algebra and the yi jing uc berkeley linguistics. Hexagram 20 symbolizes the need to move away from the current and reconnect with society. Most commonly seen as the star of david, it has strong links to the kabbalah and the tree of life. A tower of this kind commanded a wide view of the country.
I ching the book of changes discover social sciences by. The hexagram of the receptive often has a strong female meaning, but can denote a powerful relationship between either a man and a woman, a father and son or between friends. This is a list of i ching 3364, and is a continuation of the list of i ching hexagrams 2. So im proposing a concept here with a different approach that goes against the traditional directions for. When ones treading is strong and clear and decisive, one summons danger, but one also creates lasting values. When you only focus on potential problems, your mind can be directed away from the big picture. For to succumb to these temptations would be to enter willingly some level of the hell represented by the above hexagram. Hexagram 10 symbolizes emotional readiness on how to conduct ourselves in certain situations. Primary and potential hexagram 12 reading your answer 14 the language of the yi jing 15 chinese as an imaginal language 15 basic features of the eranos translation 16 an example 16 sections of a hexagram 19 note to the reader 23. Then, thou shalt read the thirtythird hexagram in this book. The hexagram also has a more mystical, unicursal form, which. Dreamhawk is the website of author and dream analyst tony crisp. Hexagrams for the i ching, tao of power, and art of war. However, the organization of the text has been changed to match the chinese version and the transliterated chinese names have been from their original form to their pinyin form.
Coming to meet, the symbol of meeting, contact, sexual intercourse, encountering, coupling, infiltration by inferior men, adultery contains a definite warning about a person or situation which may appear harmless but will prove dangerous. You can only lead others toward growth if you are willing to grow yourself. The most iconic symbol of judaism today is the sixpointed star, or hexagram, made from two interlocking equilateral triangles and known as the magen david, or star of david. Its inner trigram is bound mountain, and its outer trigram is force heaven. The ancient kings in hexagram number20 base their laws upon their recognition of diversity among the various forces which make up the kingdom of the psyche. The 20th year of any life from the 19th to 20th birthday.
Gigo garbage in, garbage out is a common expression among computer aficionados. If you have been viewing this blog for a while you know that i have been working for a long time on my graphic interpretation, i ching meditations this version is different from my prescriptions which are direct and. If you allow nothing new to enter your thoughts, how can anything new come out of them. The staggering thing, though, was that the desk in question was the one piece of furniture in the room to have exactly the same silhouette as hexagram 20. Pdf on jan 1, 2009, richard smith and others published the book of changes. Similar correlations existed with the luo river writing luoshu. I am excerpting some content from my book, i ching prescriptions choosing change to briefly describe the underlying premise of the book and why i was inspired to create it. The i ching has served for thousands of years as a philosophical taxonomy of the universe, a guide to an ethical life, a manual for rulers, and an oracle of ones personal future and the future of the state. I have read a number of i ching articles on how to use the i ching where the writer says to read only the lines that are changing for guidance. Jesus frequently went by himself to pray in silence. In the hellenistic world, hexagrams were used by all religions, and in the middle ages, jews, christians, and muslims alike. I ching the book of changes for countless centuries emperor and peasant, scholar and unlearned alike have sought to understand the timeless wisdom and eerie divinations of the i ching, translated, the book of changes. James dekornes official website the gnostic book of. In the 20th century, jacques derrida identified hegels argument as.
When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. It is important to remain alert at all times to observe what is happening around you. What is important in this hexagram is our ability to contemplate the situation as if we stood a the top of a. The book eventually turned up under some papers in a desk drawer. The lines within each pair of hexagrams are yinyang opposites of each other.
In the hexagram of heaven the doubling of the trigram implies duration in time. Hexagram 20 is called seeing but if your i ching experience began with wilhelm, then youll be familiar with the idea that the shape of the hexagram itself is a picture of an ancient tower. In times of prosperity every able man called to fill an office draws likeminded people along with him, just as in pulling up ribbon grass one always pulls up a bunch of it, because the stalks are connected by their roots. The christ trigram is composed of an open line within two solid lines. The gnostic book of changes james dekornes official. Classical astrology also meshes well with the hexagram, and it is a versatile and powerful symbol in magical ritual. A splashy sunset bathes the mountains in a soft radiance. A hexagram in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines. As its four yin lines are crowned by two yang lines, it has the form of an ancient chinese tower. In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. The ancient kings in hexagram number 20 base their laws upon their recognition of diversity among the various forces which make up the kingdom of the psyche. Kirk mcelhearn has referred to the yi jing as the first example of hypertext.
This hexagram is called correct conduct or named treading or continuing. Traditional reading of i ching hexagram 20, the contemplation, the gaze. Nino nothing in, nothing out could be applied to closed minded persons. I ching hexagram 20, contemplation changing to hexagram 34, the power of the great.
The writer of a great book or the composer of an inspiring piece of music also provide nourishmentto. Hexagram 34 hexagram 34 is named, great invigorating. In the first six, divided, we see its subject treading on hoarfrost. Nourishment refers to more than just a healthy diet of food. Any two hexagram numbers directly opposite each other through the center of the circle add up to 77 base 8. It contains a fully searchable online dream dictionary, dream enclopedia, and many other articles. Oh, and the book was in the top one of three drawers, as implied by having the top pair of lines both moving. Similar correlations existed with the luo river writing. The hexagram is a potent symbol of the relationship between the macrocosm and the microcosm, between heaven and earth. The first line of this poem pertaineth to the line number one in. Enter a new file name for your pdf and select options. The i ching or yi jing usually translated as book of changes or classic of changes, is an.
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