If he can bring himself to put aside prideĪnd follow the example of good men, good fortune results. It is madeĮasier if a man is in good company. Return always calls for a decision and is an act of self-mastery. It goes too far and takes root in the mind. Of character every faintly evil thought must be put aside immediately, before This is especially important in the development Slight digressions from the good cannot be avoided, but one must turn back Must be treated tenderly and with care at the beginning, so that the return The return of healthĪfter illness, the return of understanding after an estrangement: everything This principle, i.e., of allowing energy that is renewing itself toīe reinforced by rest, applies to all similar situations. Strengthened by rest so that it will not be dissipated by being used Movement is just at its beginning therefore it must be In winter the life energy, symbolized by thunder, the Arousing, is still The year - a custom that survives in the time of rest observed at the new year. The winter solstice has always been celebrated in China as the resting time of In this way the state of rest gives place to movement. The young light, and it arises when six, the number of the great darkness, is Thus the winter solstice, with which the decline of the year begins,Ĭomes in the seventh month after the summer solstice so too sunrise comes This isĪll movements are accomplished in six stages, and the seventh brings Everything comes of itself at the appointed time. Therefore it is not necessary to hastenĪnything artificially. The movement isĬyclic, and the course completes itself. The idea of RETURN is based on the course of nature. Time, all selfish separatist tendencies are excluded, and no mistake is made. Groups come together in full public knowledge and are in harmony with the Societies of people sharing the same views are formed. Both measures accord with the time therefore no harm results. Movement is natural, arising spontaneously. The upper trigram K'un is characterized by devotion thus the There is movement, but it is not brought about byįorce. The powerful light that hasīeen banished returns. This hexagram is linked with theĮleventh month, the month of the solstice (December-January).Īfter a time of decay comes the turning point. Winter solstice brings the victory of light. Pushed all of the light lines upward and out of the hexagram, another light The idea of a turning point arises from the fact that after the dark lines have The interpretations above and comments below are from Richard Wilhelm's version of the I CHING. One will in the end suffer a great defeat, Note that the lines are counted from the bottom up. The Lines These texts apply only for the lines that were marked, when the hexagram was cast. Merchants and strangers did not go about, ![]() Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes Lower trigram: Chên The Arousing, Thunder
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