Why the teacher must wait to be sought out instead of offering himself. Should express itself in respectful acceptance of the teacher. This interest there is no guarantee that he has the necessary receptivity, which Lack of experience and must seek out the teacher. This means, first of all, that the youth himself must be conscious of his Provided one finds an experienced teacher and has the right attitude toward In the time of youth, folly is not an evil. But its steady flow fills up the deep place blocking its When the spring gushes forth, it does not know atįirst where it will go. However, the two trigramsĪlso show the way of overcoming the follies of youth. Stopping in perplexity on the brink of aĭangerous abyss is a symbol of the folly of youth. Keeping still is the attribute of the upper trigram that of K'an, is water the spring rising at the foot of the mountain is the image of The image of the upper trigram, Kên, is the mountain, that of the lower, In this hexagram we are reminded of youth and folly in two different ways. The interpretations above and comments below are from Richard Wilhelm's version of the I CHING. Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze, The son is capable of taking charge of the household. To bear with fools in kindliness brings good fortune. 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. Thus the superior man fosters his character If he importunes, I give him no information.Ī spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: If he asks two or three times, it is importunity. The Judgement Youthful Folly has success. Line six (top line): The situation isn't balanced and has too much yin or yang energy and how you can rectify your circumstances or situation.Upper trigram: Kên Keeping Still, Mountain.Line five: Unforeseen events or circumstances that can change your situation or reveals what is controlling your situation.Line four: Other people's influence over your circumstances and how the first three lines combine to influence this line's position. Line three: Things that can affect your circumstances, such as personal weaknesses and strengths as well as the challenges you must face to obtain the outcome you desire.Line two: Reveals what is changing about your situation or circumstances and whether your basic question or problem can be supported.Line one (bottom line): The crux of your question that reveals the basic concern or issue.To fully understand the hexagram, it helps to know what area of your life each of the six lines represent. Just as with any form of divination, I Ching has set guidelines for interpretation. The bottom three bars create the first trigram and the top three bars form the upper trigram. The hexagram can also be divided into two trigrams for more in-depth interpretation by a feng shui practitioner.Continue stacking the coin toss bar on top of the previous one until you have a total of six lines stacked on top of each other.You will stack the next bar onto the second one according to the coin toss results.This may be a solid bar or a broken bar depending on the coin toss. Place the second coin toss recording on top of the first one. That means your first coin toss will be THE bottom line of the completed hexagram. When you record each coin toss, it's very important that you record the first toss to form the base of your hexagram and build upward.As you record the coins, you will form the hexagram and then use the I Ching to interpret its meaning. A few quick steps can help you create the hexagram for your coin toss.
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