![]() (The trigrams of) heaven and earth, not in intercommunication, form Phi. ![]() It is for the inner trigram to take the initiative but how can earth (symbolised by Khwan) take the place of heaven (symbolised by Khien)? As in nature it is heaven that originates and not earth, so in a state the upper classes must take the initiative, and not the lower. All the symbolism here springs from the trigram Khwan occupying in the figure the inner or lower place, and Khien the outer or upper. ![]() Thus the way of the small man appears increasing, and that of the superior man decreasing. The inner (trigram) is made up of the weak and divided lines, and the outer of the strong and undivided: the inner is (the symbol of) weakness, and the outer of strength the inner (represents) the small man, and the outer the superior man. 'The want of good understanding between the (different classes of) men in Phi, and its indication as unfavourable to the firm and correct course of the superior man with the intimation that the great are gone and the little come:'-all this springs from the fact that in it heaven and earth are not in communication with each other, and all things in consequence do not have free course and that the high and the low (superiors and inferiors) are not in communication with one another, and there are no (well-regulated) states under the sky. Henceforth increasing decay must be looked for. Genial influences have done their work, the processes of growth are at an end. Phi is the hexagram of the seventh month. Much of what has been said on the interpretation of that will apply to this, or at least assist the student in making out the meaning of its symbolism. The form of Phi, it will be seen, is exactly the opposite of that of Thai. Divination-the great depart the petty arrive. Do not persist in this direction.ġ2.0 Say no to brigands they have no benefit for upright people. This is a time of great losses and small gains. You should not persist: it will not work out. (pǐ) Obstruction (Stagnation) Others, who are evil, are obstructing you. There is no one that does not want gain, but the wise person acts correctly when he lets great things go away and settles with the smaller. 否 之 匪 人 不 利 君 子 貞 大 往 小 來 Refrain from this. ![]() We see in it the great gone and the little come. In Phi there is the want of good understanding between the (different classes of) men, and its indication is unfavourable to the firm and correct course of the superior man. Thwan, or Overall Judgment (Attributed to King Wan) The hexagrams are also found in the Binary sequence, also known as Fu Xi sequence or Shao Yong sequence.Previous / Contents / HEX TABLE / Next 12. A totally different sequence was found in the Mawangdui Silk Texts. The most commonly known sequence is the King Wen sequence. Nuclear (Mutual) Hexagram (hu gua) (is found by taking the inner lines of a hexagram given that the original hexagram's lines are labeled 1 through 6 from bottom up, the nuclear hexagram contains the lines 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5).Complementary Hexagram (is found by changing all the lines into their opposite).Contrasting (Reverse) Hexagram (is found by turning a hexagram upside down).JSTOR ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭlassic and modern I Ching commentaries mention a number of different hexagram types:.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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