![]() ![]() For example (31) Wooing with line 2 changing would become (28) Critical Mass. Any disappointment or 'dark night of the soul' testing occurs because you failed to heed the warning of line 3 ~ attack brings misfortune, change your mindset or 'cross the great river.' The Most Comprehensive I Ching Readingįor deeper insight into the meaning of a changing line, all line interpretations include the resulting Hexagram that would have been generated if that were the only line changing. Line 3 becomes the initiation/testing or challenge presented by (50) Cauldron which results from the line change. Remaining inflexible or operating with impatience and hard line assumptions would creates something more like (64) Expecting Completion. That is the lesson of (64) Before Completion too, because its message is that all things change. Hexagram (43) will always feel like closed doors and frustration unless we keep our mind open. In the previous example is Hexagram (64) Before Completion with line 3 changing, the hidden influence or Nuclear Hexagram of (64) Before Completion is (43) Determination or Breakthrough. In this way the Primary and Secondary Hexagrams are interacting and influencing each other and the Primary Hexagram is being influenced by the Nuclear Hexagram too ~ one is not always destined to become the other. This is important because many people use the wrong approach in assuming the first hexagram always changes to become the second.Ĭhange is not linear ~ it is usually circular. The lines will offer advice about how to transcend any misunderstandings about the principles at work in both Hexagrams with the influence of the Nuclear Hexagram. ![]() So line 3 of Hexagram (64) warns you about moving too hastily on past assumptions and the need for patience to examine other possible outcomes. For example, (64) Before Completion, line 3 changing to become (50) Cauldron would suggest that a situation requiring patience to 'simmer in the pot' (50) to define itself more completely is meeting your current mindset that it should be reaching completion already. In many cases, the transformed Hexagram will show the lingering atmosphere or longer influence at play while the Primary Hexagram is revealing your current mindset. The Secondary Hexagram can show both the foundation of your question and the potential outcome. Unchanging Hexagrams are observed to be in a static condition and require careful examination in order to understand why the situation might be at an impasse or unchanging. No Changing Lines: If you receive a Hexagram with no changing lines, read the interpretation for the Unchanging hexagram. Line 5 is often the highest expression of the lesson taught by each hexagram, and line 6 often refers to how the energy of a particular Hexagram becomes exhausted or ends. Line 3 shows the response when our thoughts meet with manifestation, while line 4 can be the manifestation itself. ![]() The meaning of line 1 is often about beginnings, line 2 can embody the inner world and whether we are reacting like a victim or owning our condition. Consider both Hexagrams and any changing lines as an answer to your question. There are four types of lines that can be generated by throwing the coins: Yang (solid) Yin (broken) old Yang (changing) and old Yin (changing.) Any changing or old lines will create a Secondary Hexagram which reveals both the basis of your question and the changes that are at play. The side with the two symbols associated with the Phoenix and Dragon are Yang with a value of 3. The two coin faces used on this site accord with the Wilhelm Baynes translation where the side with four Chinese characters on the left, top, right and bottom are Yin with a value of 2. Introduction to the I Ching Video Go to Hexagram Detail Page About the Coins By clicking on the virtual coins 6 times, a primary hexagram will be built from the bottom up. This free online I Ching (Yijing) oracle is based on the 64 principles from the Book of Changes with interpretations inspired by the elements of nature.
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