my book: Yi Jing lines

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The Yi Jing lines

Preface

For millenniums the Yi Jing(or I Ching depending on the Romanization) fascinated east and now west. It had great influence in Daoism and Confucianism, Chinese medicine, Chinese Geomancy(Feng Shui), Martial arts, and the Chinese thinking in general. After so many time we are still trying to understand this book.
Why this book was created? It was created for predicting situations between different levels of yin and yang. When the lowest level and the fifth part of six levels are yang and the rest yin (this is , read from bottom to top, yang yin yin yin yang yin- gathering forces) what this situation represent?
The Yi Jing is not written in Chinese, it is written in a subtle language of broken and unbroken lines. We need not only to translate the text but “translate” the lines. As would not make sense a translation of the bible for someone not acquainted with Christianity, or a book of physics by someone not acquainted with this discipline, The translation of a vague and dubious language as is Chinese without knowing the use of the Yi Jing would not make sense. The terms are too technical to understand: first line unbroken, second line broken, third like broken, forth line broken, fiith line unbroken, sixth line broken; say this to a person that never heard of the Yi Jing (and maybe even the ones that work with the Yi Jing) and they don’t know what this really mean. In this book I “translate”, give everyday examples, of these terms to a form that everyone can comprehend. First 9, second 6, third 6, is too technical too, and people don’t understand. In this book I “translate” it too. Before us, the mythical and unreachable Yi Jing become deciphered; there’s for sure a lot of things to be known and mistakes to be corrected, but the code that the Yi Jing is written is now plausible to everyone.
Why we should trust our fates in this book? Decades ago Richard Willhelm and Carl Jung faced the problem that the Yi jing was seen as a magical book; now, although their help, we still face this problem; in this book I try to give a rational use of the book, with a example of usage and then we can test and see if it works or don’t. In this book I give a concrete example that this book can describe and guide a nation or a family act in a determined situation.
Don’t take this book as a complete explanation, we are just starting to fully understand the Yi Jing, take this book as a result of my ongoing studies; this book is not and will not be never complete, perhaps will have a final version when I die or do not have the ability to continue to advance these theories. Don’t use this book as a simple translation as have dozens out there, there is more capable persons that have better understanding of both English and Chinese, and I am not the best example of writter, but in understanding the language of the lines, maybe I can help.Use this book with your favorite translation.

1-Vigorous 乾 qián
Yang yang yang yang yang yang

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable persistence

This character shows the power of the skies, a sun 日rì rising over some plants, and 乙yǐ germinating, creating something. The meaning of vigorous come mainly from the text on the third line. Others possible translations are creative, acting, initiative, and
heavenly, that fits with the view of the trigrams composed by heaven but don’t translate well in the third line.
This is a complete firm hexagram, represent the pure firm energy, represented by the dragon, the most powerful of the animals. It’s too much strong, the fact that it is not balanced does not mean it is not favorable. If all the parts of this nation are yang it will, and should, act vigorously. If this nation do not act as vigorous as a dragon it won’t get the benefits of this situation. May be a shock to the softness oriented Daoist and the culture that affirms that balance is the unique answer, but in this situation you should act mercilessly and as yang oriented as possible, battling like the dragons that produced thunders and was said their sweat brought rain, and that is beneficial .This don’t mean success is assured no matter what however, could have another more powerful dragon in your way, but is very propitious, after all you are the dragon, the most powerful of the animals, no man can stand a chance against you, not even the elements of nature.

If the first part is too yang…Dragon submerged, don’t act

The masses are very strong, all the lines are strong, this government is like a dragon, here in the first line he is still submerged, and it’s not the time to act. Why not act in a time that it is so strong and is so favorable? It is easy to imagine that simply because this line is in the beginning it’s not time to act, but others yang first lines don’t have the same prediction; the answer to this question is look the hexagram like a whole. Because the rest of the lines are strong, in this context, the power represented by this too strong line find proper opposition and can’t find the proper time to act.. The masses so strong ask and urge to act, but all the government is strong too and don’t listen to the urges, not having any place of power ,the masses are not used, this government is like a dragon, that was believed to sleep underwater before the thunderstorms of the summer, with its power not yet ready to show. This is probably the more clear example that the Yi Jing was not a collection of seemly ramdomly divinations, but that had a rational knowledge beyond ever seen behind. You could say virtually any other vague and interpretative lines as having other meaning, but the incisive “do not act” in this context cannot be a coincidence.

If the second part is too yang… Dragon appearing in the field, favorable to see a great man

The official is strong, and in this supreme yin place even if it’s a subordinated place (yin place) he can transmit it’s orders. The official in the most receptive place. Here the dragon start to emerge; Maybe we don’t look fixly to the horizon since there is so much to look around us, and don’t see it rising, perhaps we mistake his head with a tree, his sinuous body as mountains, but someone with a great perception can see it.In a time where it’s so strong is favorable to see the great man, that is, a great adversary, a great confront approaches.

If the third part is too yang… Noble throughout the day vigorous, over night is fearful, as if sever, no blame

The authority here in a situation so strong, the action will be intense. In a government that is completely strong in the second command place(second highest yang place), it will act continously to exhaustion, and when night comes and it he is tired, there would be fear; but fear not. The heavy weight carried by such time is normal.

If the forth part is too yang… perhaps jumping over an abyss, no blame

Here the minister is too strong. In a nation completely strong is like a dragon, here jumping over an abyss. Too close to the ruler here there is a risky of acting too boldly.

If the fifth part is too yang…Flying dragon over the skies, favorable to see a great man

Here you can see the dragon flying at the skies, all can see its power. In the supreme yang place even acting too boldly, all follow it’s orders, if the dragon don’t risk flying upward and challenge to rule the skies, all this potential will be wasted.
The ruler is powerful, in a government so powerful can do almost everything, it’s favorable to see the great man, this is, a great adversary, because of the strength and activity of the nation it is proper to act and take the highest obstacle( a great man).

If the sixth part is too yang… Arrogant dragon will regret

Because it’s too high is easy too see this line represent going too far, but there’s others firm line at the sixth place that don’t represent going too far. Because the situation here is too firm as a whole, in this context, this line represents overdoing.
Here the personalities of this nation act too boldly and make this nation looks more strong than it is(because this line should read only if this line is too strong and the other parts simply strong. That is not good.

If all the parts are too yang… see a group of dragons without a leader, auspicious

The text literary say “a group of dragons without 首shǒu head” meaning leader, like the sixth line of the hexagram 8: Alliance.
Here all the places are very yang, this government is not a dragon, is like a group of dragons, none of them are stronger than others(all lines are very yang), this government is totally very strong, this is very auspicious.

2- Great Earth 坤 kūn
Yin yin yin yin yin yin

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable the persistence of a mare, the gentleman go in a journey, first feel lost later find a master, favorable southwest, find friends, northeast loses friends, content determination.

The character shows 土 tǔ earth and 申shēn extending, the vast earth that embrace and accept everything.
A complete yin hexagram, considered one of the most auspicious hexagrams. Why a hexagram that is given qualities as poor, weak, passive (with other authors it is even worst) can be so auspicious? In the Yi Jing, the whole is more the sum of its parts, separated they can have bad connotations, but united, in a hexagram where there’s not a single yang place there is no differentiation of strong and weak.

If the first part is too yin… Stepping on hoarfrost, solid ice is coming

The masses are very weak, in a government totally weak this is just a signal of the winter (yin principle) is coming. The too humble masses offer no base for this nation and problems will arrive.

If the second part is too yin… upright, great, not repeated, not unfavorable

The official is very weak, in a government that is totally weak he is ready to receive orders, in the supreme yin place, as long he is upright, he don’t need do nothing twice.

If the third part is too yin… can persist in restraint, perhaps dealing with royal services, cannot produce but lead to conclusion

The third part too yin, even been in a place of authority (yang) its not recommended to start plans, but been lead is the characteristic of yin, you can produce and lead others plans to conclusion.

If the forth part is too yin…Tied in a sack, no blame no praise

In a totally weak nation, side by side by the ruler, the very humble minister can’t do much

If the fifth part is too yin…yellow skirt is supreme auspicious

Here the ruler is too humble, in a nation totally humble, it still need guide the nation with subtle force, like wearing a yellow, a lucky color, underwear.

If the sixth part is too yin… Dragon battle in the field, his blood dark and yellow

A sixth line represents going too far. Other sixth line too yin are favorable, but in this context where the hexagram is completely yin it represent too much weakness, inviting someone strong,(the dragon) to attack. Here the personalities of this realm are too humble and show the weakness of this country.

In the sixth line you are going to far, this government is too weak and the personalities act to humble and shows the weakness of the nation to the word, exposing it to invasions.

If all the parts are too yin… Favorable prolonged determination

If all parts is too yang the entire nation is too weak and need an everlasting determination.

3-Storing 屯 tún
Yang yin yin yin yang yin

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable persistence. Have no use have somewhere to go, favorable appoint officials.

The character show one grass from 艸 cǎo , ancient form of草, growing through the soil, accumulating forces to break the barriers and find the sun, and the difficulties that this effort brings. When read zhūn it mean difficulties, when read tún it mean store, accumulate.
Others translations are difficulties, and difficulties in the beginning; Difficulties is the other meaning of the character that represents, probably preferred here because of the trigram water that in the context of the hexagram 29 pits, and principally because of the line reading that say there that exist danger, now on top of this hexagram. This makes sense while translating the character in the second line but not much on the fifth line.
The masses strong, with the majority of the other lines yin, in the beginning, and the ruler strong, it is a time of gathering forces. It still not time to venture outside, it’s favorable to have people to help you. Here the masses with most of the other lines yin urge to act helped by the strong leader, but the masses are too low to make difference.

If the first part is too yang… Firm soap-berry, favorable a standstill determination, favorable appoint helpers

The first line is too yang, in the beginning is strong like a firm soap-berry, this nation is ready to act in the near future, is favorable to appoint helpers, all this latent energy will be soon used.

If the second part is too yin… Gathering forces as if obstructed, riding a horse squad. It’s not coming bandits, it’s someone that comes to marry. The woman try but have no babies, ten years and then have babies

The second line is too yin in times of gathering forces, the supreme yin place weak don’t have the energy necessary to act, it impede the urges of the masses and the ruler. Though the usefulness of the woman (yin principle) was to give his husband heirs, they’ll pass for a moment of difficulties but will finally with time will overcome through accumulation of forces.

If the third part is too yin… Following a deer without warning in the middle of the forest, the gentleman almost as good as giving up. Proceeding is a problem.

The third line too yin, the gathering of forces, in the second highest line of command(yang), is too weak and the first line forces too change and don’t encounter resistance, there’s a risk of going to far like hunting a deer in the midst of a forest and get lost.

If the fourth part is too yin.. riding a squad of horses, seek marriage, proceeding is auspicious

this passive line, roaming like riding on horses, should seek appoint helpers, but not simply somebody, seek a longevity help like a wife or a husband(this don’t mean your help need really to come from a marriage, although it would be good). With such a help would be auspicious to proceed with your projects.

If the fifth part is too yang… Store some meat, a little is auspicious, a lot is inauspicious.

This too much strong line in this commanding position is almost ready to act, the error is it can wait too much, like someone that store meat, but in excess only atract robers, the accumulation should not be great. Here the ruler is strong and making the final preparations to act (accumulating forces), If he makes to much preparations the masses strong will urge to act and precious time will be lost.

If the sixth part is too yin… Riding a squad of horses, tears of blood flow

This too much weak riding horses with a squad to help, is too much weak in the highest possible place of seeking accumulate forces, is the weak point in a time that still need preparations. Here the personalities act to humbly, been the highest representation of the nation, show weakness in a time that the ruler and the masses want to act.

4- Ignorant 蒙 mèng
Yin yang yin yin yin yang

The Judgment: It is not me that seek the ignorant, the ignorant seeks me. First consult I inform, second and third is trouble, if is trouble then I don’t inform, favorable persistence.

The character shows one 一yī dim-sighted pig 豕shǐ under it’s cover 冖eating plants 艹, only waiting to be eaten.
Others translations are the inexperienced, the youth fooly. I was tempted to use the mildly term inexperienced, but it would induce the error of thinking that age and time simply mean virtue (altough the known respect of the chinese for the elders, and their experience with matters is certainly usefull, but not infalible). Imagine if Confucious at the start of the studies had to submit to the Ideas of the corrupt and lazy administrators of his time, just because their older administrators had more time administrating the state; Imagine if when the accupunture points were discovered it had to be supressed because of the anterior methods were used for longer time; Imagine when Taijiquan was created it was discredited because there were already older types of fight; and possible applies to all other progresses of the world ; certainly this hexagram don’t make this mistake. Finally It not means only a young, as said, age sometimes is not proof of knowledge, and one of the text lines specifically cites a young ignorant, wich would be otherwise useless if the word 蒙 mèng already had this connotation, since each line speaks about a specific situation, and there it means the ignorance of a youthful.
The first part of the judment shows the natural order of things, the ignorant should seek the sage, the contrary, if a sage need to convince a fool, would be a waste of time, this happened throughout the history inumerous time with genius beyond their time; seek to instruct the capable man and ignore the fools, they’re a lost cause; of course dicerning between someone that needs instruction, a ignorant, and a fool, that don’t want and can’t learn should not be a easy task, the character 蒙 mèng probably is broad and encompass both. The second part, probably still speaking of a fool, shows it asking again and again as a mean of seeking some mistake in the sage, opposed to seeking the error in the system. This should not be used as a excuse of invalidating one of the few methods of testing the effectiveness of the Yi Jing, that is checking the result again (some authors say that the translation should be “first consult I inform, if he or she ignores the second and third, I don’t inform”, saying that was a practise testing again the consult with a second and third answers, citing one example of this the judgment of hexagram 8 union); if you ask any competent expert in an area you probably may see change of ideas, and with in subjectives concepts he may give different responses to the same subject; even a error as the lack of memory to recover a exact data or a contraditory information(even if imediately corrected) may be used by fools trying to attack another person. Is that kind of temptatives the Yi Jing is trying to prevent; if a person says ideas with seemly no patterns and have rigorous flaws in their systems, of course this person needs further analyzation. Of course, as you should imagine for the ideas of the book, the situation changes, but if it change so quickly between the first and a immediate second consult, what would be the use of a consult if the situation transforms so fast?
Here the supreme yin place is strong and the other humble lines, with the exception of the top line, the strong yang at the supreme yin place assume a inner position of leadership, a place that is not suitable in the whole situation, and the top yang line shows a strength beyond the place of command (fifth line) with other weak lines offering a weak base.

If the first part is too yang… Educating the ignorant, favorable apply punishment to the people, use interrogation with shackles, in this way proceeding is problematic.

This too weak line, is in the very beggining, in times of ignorance, there is still time to educate, and, different then most people think, apply punishment; Sun Tzu said “what army there’s more frequency of punishment and rewards”(should be the winner), Mozi used it to mantain order, even Confucious, thought there’s more important shame then pure punishment, but this does not mean people should not be punished, is exactly the contrary, he exposed one of the main characteristics of punishment: the correct use of punishment: should be one that create a empathy and a sense of shame in the punished, and not some kind of vengueance. It is proper to use interrogation with shackles, so the punished is under control, he still not learned his or her lesson; some authors see a mistranscription of 說shuō (speak) of 脱tuō,meaning that’s “remove the shackles”, which don’t make much sense in the context of this line; in fact you could even translate “discuss about the use of shackle”, having similar ideas. Proceeding in a time that still need preparations in not favorable.
Here the masses are very humble, in a nation where the official place is strong and the personalities show a strength that is beyond the necessary, the masses are very weak to support the action os the personalities and the official and should be educated to maintain the proper conduct.

If the second part is too yang… A confined ignorant
, auspicious; receiving a woman, auspicious; the son can have his own house

This too yang line, Its too bold, in a position of receptiveness, and the top yang line, followed by three yin lines, It brings lucky if the inexperienced is confined, and not venturing in action as he should be urging to act in a non proper time. Receiving a gentle help like a woman is auspicious. But he can still mind his own business, like having his own house.

If the third part is too yin…It is of no use having a woman, see a man of a higher status, don’t bow to him

If the third line is too weak, in this stage where should expect some responsability and activity, the two yang lines are the line of excess (sixth) and the line of the supreme receptive place(second) act without respect to a higher ranked person, with the necessary procedures. The often used translation say “a man of bronze”; the text says “see a 金jīn(metal, gold)人rén(person)”, and that the woman do not have 躬 gōng, 身shēn(body) and 弓gōng(a bow) , meaning yourself, loose control, or literary not bow(as a sign of respect).

If the fourth line is too yin… Trapped ignorant, severe

The fourth line is too passive, in this position of support and almost supreme power, the supreme power(third line) weak and the beyond everything six line yang acting boldly, contrasting to the previous yin lines, and the yang line in the receptive position seen no opposition, there is not much the nation can do, like a trapped inexperienced.

If the fifth part is too yin… the ignorance of a young is auspicious

The fifth place is too humble, in the place of command the inexperience of someone that is simply young, or uneducated( that is, if it is not his fault), is propitious, if the yang line above acting boldly, it will be sought no fault in his acts, for been to humble and the place primarily to blame, but like a young uneducated that do not follow some conventions of educated people, no one will blame it for this.

If the sixth part is too yang… We hit the inexperienced; not favorable to act like robbers, favorable to defend against robbers.

This too much strong line in the highest place beyond the principal place(fifth) with all the lines been yin except the second part act boldly with no support of the other lines, and the second line in what should be the place of supreme receptivity just don’t help. Been beyond all others lines this line don’t listen to anyone, been in the last stage is to late for any light action, in this context is favorable even with the violence, even been brutal and most of the time, now it’s for the own good of the nation. Is not favorable to become robbers, but defend against them: it’s not time to do things that you should be punished, you should be prepared against such transgretions.Probably the Yi Jing was very practical and should not mean that being robbers are wrong, just that, in that situation, was not propicious, as the text suggests. For example a group of robbers trying to steal food in order to survive from a tyranical and selfish goverment, would be such robbers a bad thing? The Yi Jing is bery pure and clear, it just analyzes the situation and describe the results, not make moral judments, that, if one’s believe being necessary, should be applied.

5-Needing 需 xū
Yang yang yang yin yang yin

The Judgment: Have faith, brilhant prosperous, pesistence means auspiciousness, favorable to cross the great river.

This character shows 雨yǔ at the top, the need for rain, a fundamental necessity on the ancient agricultural society, and 而ér, a beard, probably showing the costume of stroking the beard with the hand while waiting and thinking in need of something, that shows in the meaning of this character: and, moreover.
Others translations are getting wet 濡(this character has the trigram water on the top),waiting檽 , because this character represent a wait for something needed.
In this hexagram the fourth and six line are weak with the majority of the other lines strong, the supreme yang place strong have it helper the forth line and the superior sixth line weak, it shows all its power except by the first three lines that, together make a very strong beggining, lead by the third line, a second line in command, make the need for more power, is favorable to cross the great river, you should overcome the obstacles to get what you need. The indication to cross the great river somewhat contradict the translation of “waiting” this hexagram, altough seemgly contradictory, these contradictions are easy found especially in a dificulty book as the Yi Jing; this could mean that you should wait for starting big plans but dealing strongly with the dificulties(the river to be crossed).

If the first part is too yang… needing in the outskirts, favorable the use of constancy, no problem

This too strong line in the beggining, show the start of a desire, going outside the security of the city to search for what he want, is not exactly the place to act beeing too low but it is not a problem too, the important is the constancy of the act that will lead you to what you need.
Here the masses are strong, the ambition is great, the constancy of the masses working for more.

If the second part is too yang… needing in the sand. The ordinaries will talk, auspicious in the end

The supreme yin place too strong shows the needing for something, altough have an obstacle, the river, implicit here by the fact that one’s is waiting in the sand. This the desire have the two yang places, and shows a ambition that maybe will rivalrize with the third, that at least is what the ordinary will talk; but will em well.
Here the official, in a place that he is receptive, is strong, but the two strong lines are commanding the hexagram e the masses are focused in what they want.

If the third part is too yang… needing in the mud, cause bandits to arrive

In the second command(yang) place too active, the risk of the ambition going beyond necessary, with the subordinateds first and second strong, acting against the isolated fifith line.The excessive desire in searching even in difficult ground like a mud place, will only invite others to try to take the reason of your quest.

If the fourth part is too yin… needing at blood, come out from the cave

In this position where lead by the strong second in command and all its subordinateds strong, the isolated fifith line this line should obey, this line is right in the way of the three strong lines right below it, with the situation representing desire, even a battle could be occurred, the subject bleeding, but this line should not be isolated as in a cave and should follow, being a passive line, the fifth line.
In this situation the minister too humble will not be favorable to the ambition of the authority, official and the masses below, and even the fifth line is in seek for something and can not help.

If the fifth part is too yang… needing amidst drink and food, persistence is favorable

If the supreme yang place is too strong, all the ambition have a strong leader, is like waiting confortably with enough supplies, all is according to the plans.
Here the ruler acts directs all the ambition of the three first lines and the minister and the upper line don’t offer any resistance.

If the sixth part is too yin… enter in the cave, have unexpected guests, three people come, respect them and it will end auspiciously.

If the top line is too yin it’s the end, with all this desire this humble place should retire to a hidden place, a cave. The most used theory about the three people is that they represent the three first yang lines; but why this adivise is only read in this line? One possibility is that here the higher place all the ambition accumulated throughout the hexagram enconter weakness, them the risk is the ambition of the first three lines surpass the commadship of the fifth line, and this too weak line favors insubordination throughout the hexagram.
Here The personalities show a weakness of the most famous persons in the nation, principally the three first lines come in scene with it ambition may want to overcome anything and not respect the proper hierarchy, but if they are respected in their urges all things will end well.

6-Lawsuit訟sòng
Yin yang yin yang yang yang

The Judgement: Have trust, obstructed. Fearfull, in the middle of the process is auspicious but the end is inauspicious. Favorable to see the great man. Favorable cross the great river.

This character shows 言yán talk to the left, indicating the discussion and talk that a process need and 公gōng, public, state; fonétic, or maybe meaning to take a particular dispute to public, to be resolved by the state. This character simplified is 讼.
In this character the third and first line are weak giving the, next to them, Strong supreme yin place a power over them even been so low, and the strong fifth line, followed by the also strong yang fourth and sixth place, in the three upper positions, create a power that is so great that even leads to conflict (represented by a lawsuit), altough fearfull of the result, but you should have trust, altough obstructed (by an opposition, the other part of the lawsuit). The middle of the process(at first) will look promising, but the end seems to be inauspicious. Favorable to see the great man, the opposition against you have a lawsuit. Favorable to cross the great river, the danger of a result inauspicious (like the danger of crossing a river)can be faced and overcomed.
Here the official that should be receiving orders is the active power between the weak masses and authority, giving a inner leadership, but controlled by the strong, superior squad of three strong jobs, but the inner leadership may cause trouble.

If the first part is too yin… Don’t prolongate this matter, the mediocre people will talk, end auspuciouly

Here the authors seems to give oposites translations, some as you should prolongate and others that you should halt. I follow that if you don’t prolongate you will not find the inauspicious end of the judgment, This to weak line in a time of conflict should not continue in the lawsuit and is humble to accept this.Even having some problems, as the mediocre people that will speak things about him, it is a way to end it auspuciously.
The masses inactivite will not continue the conflict proposed by the official and the three strong lines in the superior places, and should end the process quickly.

If the second part is too yang… You can’t proceed in a lawsuit, return and flee, it citizens three hundred families, not an error

In this too strong part, you are in the middle of a lawsuit but can’t continue the process and flees, this line still in the first position of powerc in the context where the surrounding lines are weak and the three superior lines strong, represents a power that will act actively but will soon realize that the situation is not propitious and flee and abandon the lawsuit, altough he have lost the lawsuit and is now a refugee, it will not be an error.
The official is strong and want to proceed with the lawsuit but is not possible, the strong line in the supreme receptive place act boldly and just can’t continue, because the three strong yang lines, in the most superior places will just assume a too much bold posture,
this line can’t keep the pace and been still low will have a unexpected end having to abandon the lawsuit and flee, but all this will not cause any harm.

If the third part is too yin… The virtue of eating an old food, persistence is problematic,
ends well.

In the third part, beeing too passive, is important the calm and patience to not take drastic meassures, like eating an old food “Revenge is a dish best served cold”, if this is practiced, will have a fortunate end.
The authority is in the amidst the strong official position and the group of superior strong positions, even in this position of second active, is important the calm to not act.

If the fourth part is too yang… You can’t proceed in a lawsuit, return to its fate, a tranquil persistence, auspicious

If the fourth part is too active, in a time of lawsuit, the too strong fourth line is within the strong superior group of three lines,

If the fifth part is too yang… You make a lawsuit, auspicious

Here the too much strong fifth line, in the supreme yang place, with this line beeing the most strong of all (because this prognostic is only if the fifth line is the only too strong),This nation will be lead, altough through some confrontation( a lawsuit) it should bring lucky.

If the sixth part is too yang… Perhaps receive a tin belt, at the end of the mourning three times will be removed.

In the top most position too strong, in the highest position in hierarchy, with the superior group of three strong lines in the topmost position, get a virtual feeling that all will end well, like if he or she was receive a tin belt as a reward. But this will be only temporary, as if it was taken back three times at the end of the mourning( very soon, contrasted with the generally end of day, or three days prognostics. because the weak first and third line, and the strong position in the low supreme yin place, represent a very weak beggening and the second in comand position are weak to contain the strong supreme yin place

7-Army師shī
Yin yang yin yin yin yin

The Judgement: Persist, for a old man auspicious, no problem.

It’s said that this character represents the 匝zā encirclement of a city’s𠂤duī wall. The character is simplified having a sword on the left师.
Here the supreme yin place is the only strong line that all the yin lines follow, altough in a lower place is the place of The most receptivity and the first of power( of the four middle lines) shows the control as of the order of an army, and the power give to someone that is not exactly a part of the chain of command of the nation, and can missuse that power.It’s needed a experient man (here depicted as a old man, altough not necerally old, altough experient is primarily acquiride by time), that can manage this situation.
In this hexagram the oficial is the only real power in the nation, in the place where he should be receiving orders and so low, but still in a position of power, it represents someone used to receive orders but can turn the tides.

If the first part is too yin… The army is sent in perfect order, denying this quality is inauspicious.

In the initial stage too weak, shows the preparations of the army, when it is starting its march, is necessary that perfect order is folowed, is a time of struggle and discipline is of extreme importance.
Here the masses are very humble and should follow the oficial next over it, but in a time where the rest of the hexagram is too weak the oficial is assuming a position of command, the masses weak should be put under control.

If the second part is too yang… In the middle of the army, auspicious, no problem the king bestow three titles

This too strong line, is like beeing in the middle of an army, protectd by all sides by strong warriors, this active line is the source of the command of the hexagram, and is too strong, giving the necessary rigidness that a situation like this requires, imagine a single man (the general) having to control hundred, thousands of strong and able warriors.

If the third part is too yin… The army perhaps transport corpses, inauspicious.

If this too weak line in the above the only strong line in the hexagram, in a situation that represents an strong and stoppable force like an army, perhaps the second in command line humbleness is not suitable in this position.
The Authority having the official as his direct control, in this situation where the official is the center of all power in the hexagram desastrous things could happen.

If the fourth part is too yin… An army in the wrong order, not a problem.

The translation of this line is dificulty, the translation literary is: army;左zuǒ left (the opposite of right), left (leave), opposite, contrary, wrong; 次cì next, order, sequence. Some translations include “the army leaves acampment”, “the army camps on the left side”, etc. Of course I could use my knowledge about war and make some theory about for example camping in the bright side of the mountains(imagining front is south and left is where the sun rise, as seen in the 先天xiāntiān pre-heaven arrangement of the trigrams) but I think the Yi Jing is right with simbolic text accessible to all and not technical military advices. My translation is that the army is simply in the wrong arrangment, altough not the ideal but this will not bring problem.
The minister beeing to humble is not the time to be so weak, is like a army in the wrong formation, but this will not be a major cause of problem, there’s time to return to the right formation, unless caught in a surprise attack, all wiil be well.

If the fifth part is too yin… There’s game in the field, favorable execute interrogations, not a problem, The eldest son leads the army, the youngest son transport corpses, persistence is inauspicious

In the fifth place too humble, the place of command in the hexagram is very weak and need a experient person (represented by the eldest son) otherwise problems will arrive (transport corpses). Persistence is inauspicious, continuing like this will invite trouble.

if the sixth part is too yin… the Great monarch have fate, found states, undertake family, mediocre men won’t

If the sixth line is too humble the army will not enconter resistence with the highest hierarchichal place, it will even do well keeping the army obedient and look humble as a ruse, been possible to found states, and start families, but the mediocre will just be too weak and invite trouble, this only works with a great man.

8-Alliance 比 bì
Yin yin yin yin yang yin

The Judgment: at first consultation shows a supreme prolonged persistence, no problem.
Those not peacefull will come, the later mans will find misfortune

The character show two persons backwards, together, returning to alliance.
The strong supreme yang place in the supreme active place all yin lines respond to it. Here the ruler strong and all the rest of the government look to it. This is the best example of a hexagram that should get a meaning based on the trigrams (weakness and danger) but because of the context it is not so inauspicious.
The first impression si of a need of prolonged persistence, will not have problem at first. Those in need for something ( not content, peacefull) will join your alliance, but the later mans(could be you or others) will find a strong stabilished alliance to fight agaisnt.

If the first part is too yin.. Have faith in the alliance, no problem, have faith in filling the pottery, coming in to the end you will have him, auspicious.

In this too much weak start of the hexagram, you still don’t have a place of power and is needed trust in the alliance, even that is so weak and so low, it is necessary to trust in the alliance. In filling pottery is needed faith, here represents the preparations, in the end you will have him, even if take time they will join your cause, this means lucky.
The too weak masses of this country see the alliance and trust in the fifht line as a risky of tyrany, but will with time gain the trust in the alliance.

If the second part is too yin… Alliance in your own circle, persistence is promising

In the second line too humble is like an alliance in your already stabilished circle of friends, this position still low and is the supreme receptive yin place it will certainly obey the strong fifth line and will be a loyal partner. Continuing with the actions (persistence) will bring good fruits.
The official is in the lowest place of power and in the most obedient place is like trusting your friends, if you choosed them carefully probably there will be a long lasting friendship.

If the third part is too yin… Alliance with the wrong person

in the third part is too humble, in the second place of command it will be a too weak line, this could mean it obey the alliance at first but will always be the risk of a backstab, it is like an alliance with the wrong person, a person that is dangerous, and not usefull to its function, but, if it will be a traitor we don’t know.
Here the authority is too weak too command and still there’s a weakness in this important link of the alliance.

If the fourth part is too yin… Alliance with an outsider, persistence is promising

In the fouth place too passive, it is a place that is the auxiliar of the strong and center of attentions fifth line, is like arranging an alliance with someone not known by you yet, a new partner to strength your alliance, continue persisting, you will need to work to make this new partnership a fruitfull one.
Here the Minister alongside the ruler will be a surprising faithfull partner.

If the fifth part is too yang… Generous alliance, the king uses three sides to run, lose the front game, cityfolk people should not command. Auspicious.

The fifth line is the only strong line and, been in the supreme yang place, the line of commandship, everyone will obey its orders. But is important that this be a generous alliance, and not a selfish tyrany. The king hunting on three sides and losing the game in the front is generally accepted as an act of choice, if heavens wants that the game go to that way he will be spared; it is like alliance that should not be forced and we should see missing some allies as a sign that maybe they’re not worth, and don’t run after them (see the judgment of hexagram 4: Ignorant). The persons not acquinted with diplomacy and knowledge to choose the right alliances should not be employed, as cityfolks not used to hunting should not be used to prey a game, If you act this way, auspiciousness will fall upon you.
Here the ruler will activily command the nation, even in this time of union there is still the need to choose the friends carefully, the nation is primarilly weak.

If the sixth part is too yin… An alliance with no chief

The text literary say “an alliance without 首shǒu head” meaning leader, like the all lines of the hexagram 1: Vigorous.
The sixth line is something to late, or too high to enjoy the leadership of the fifth line, in a situation that all the attention is turned to the fifth line, the final part of the hexagram shows a weakness in a time of preparations, that alliances are still been made and the pieces of this game still been positioned. The Fifth line maybe will see this line as an adversary, that beeing higher maybe don’t obey it.

9-Raising small animals小畜 xiǎo xù
Yang yang yang yin yin yang

Judgement: Properous, dense clouds but no rain, on our western outskirts

This Character shows 小xiǎo small, said to represent dividing 八 of an object ( the line in the middle) making it small, 畜 xù raising animal, also meaning livestock, taming, a 田tián field where the livestock was maintained and 玄xuán green, later meaning black, dark, profound; the green fields, and phonetic. Some translations include the taming power of the small, the small is tamed, with ideas similar of that rising an inferior animal. There’s a doubt if the meaning of this would be “the small taming” or “the small tamed”, that becomes clear when we use the sense of rising animals, that represents the small being tamed.
This Hexagram portrait the fouth line, as the only humble line, in the too much strong hexagram (all other lines are strong), beeing in a position of almost supreme command, is like raising small animals, mantained under control, but still savage animals, and can bite the hand that feeds it. By the judgment you see this controlling power extreme powerfull as a violent thunderstorm (the thick clouds) in the horizon, but not yet ready to use all this energy (will not rain).
Here the almost complete strong nation, in this context, is hardly pressed to use this too much power but the weak minister by the side of the ruler, is a place too close to the supreme commander and will be dominated by the strong nation, and at the same time impede his progress.

If the first part is too yang… Returning to the road, what error could be?

This strong line, still in the beginning, is like as he could do nothing but it can because the strong energy and control this hexagram have (the rain about to fall), its like someone lost, that don’t know which direction to follow and find the a road to follow that leads certainly to somewhere.
Here the strong masses with only the minister humble is a time of control of this minister, and the masses altough so low will participate in this energy.

If the second part is too yang… lead to return, auspicious

In the second too active place, in the first place of power, it is guided to act with energy in this time of energy, it was like if it was lost but someone lead him to return, this is auspicious because here the force start to emerge and in this position the energy will find a way of using it because is too low.

If the third part is too yang… Carriage is based on its wheels, husband and wife stare at it other

This maybe the best example of mistranscription in the received text; here seemingly everyone translate 說shuō as 脱tuō meaning “the carriage loses his wheels”, which makes more sense than my translation and is more proper to the context of the line reading; I use 說shuō as a theory, a basis.
In this too strong line, in the second place of command, with the other lines at his command (first and second) strong, it represents a force trying to act, but don’t forget, the carriage is based on its wheels, where all weight is supported and the movement, one of the main reasons for a carriage; this line will need to use the other two first lines. The husband and wife stare at it other, with the fourth line next on top of this line is a awkward position to use force.

If the fourth part is too yin … Have faith, blood comes out, tears flow, no problem

The translation “blood goes away and tears disappear” is also possible, and maybe make even more sense with the prospect of “no problem”, but again a seemingly contradictory reading in the Yi Jing would not be something new.
The humble fourth, as a place of reception, would normally have no problem obeying the strong lines, but in this context where the strength is too much, it represents a different idea than the rest of the hexagram and represents a dominance that maybe oppress this position, and impede the liberation of the energy of this hexagram, as someone needing to tame a small animal and the mean time could not do something else. You should have faith, even if bleeding and crying, maybe because you as bitten by the animal, you have the control and will have no problem in the end.
Here the minister would whisper plans in the ears of the ruler, and not having the power needed, represent an opposition to the whole idea of the nation of acting strongly.

If the fifth part is too yang… Have faith in a distorted way, rich by means of his neighbor

In the fifth place too strong you need to have a faith in a different way, the ordinary view of the situation will show the fourth line being controlled and fighting back but all will actually end well, you have the control. You are rich by means of the neighbors because you will have help of the other yang lines, that will do most of the work.

If the sixth part is too yang… Sometimes rains, Sometimes stops. The value of virtue is to lead, a woman persistence is dangerous, the moon is almost full, the gentleman attack is inauspicious

Here the too much active last line will finally discharge all the latent energy, will rain, even if it stop suddenly as some strong summer rainfalls, The value is to command, to tame, to lead, to control the situation. Woman persistence is dangerous, is not appropriated to act in a subtle fashion, you need to show to the animal that you are in command, but attacking in a situation like that will lead the cornered beast to fight for his life.

10-Walk履lǚ
Yang yang yin yang yang yang

The Judgment: Walk in the tiger’s tail, but don’t bite the man, prosperous

The character shows 尸shī a corpse, the spirits of the dead guiding us, 彳chì the left part of 行 xíng walk, 夂 zhǐ walking carefully, a person with a ⺈ person with a cane to help in his progress, the other part is said to be a modified part of 畐fú fonetic same as 復fù, going and return, sometimes said to be a representation of a shoe.
Others translations include treading, conduct, all meaning a form of action, movement and progress.
This hexagram shows the progress on walking toward a direction because of the all strong lines, except the third, the second in command, that will not control the strenght of this hexagram. Walking is a so easy action but take care where you step, you can tread on something unpleasant, like a tiger’s tail (that in ancient china non-urbanized ambient was a sign of misfortune meet with a such strong animal that could attack).

If the first part is too yang… A simple walk, advancing is no problem

When first line is too much strong, it is like walking a simple path, the strength of this hexagram and not having the next place of command strong (third place), advancing with your plans is possible.
The strong masses in a strong nation will find space to their pledges to be heard, principally because the next weak place in command.

If the second part is too yang… Walk in a smooth road, the persistence of the secluded man is auspicious

In this second part too strong, shows a easy walk like on a smooth road, with no risky of tumbling, with the third line, the second place in command, weak, next on top of this line, the walk and sense of progress of this hexagram, will continue. You will need a persistence as of one secluded person, continue persisting and trying to venture outside in a walk.
The official strong, together with the first line is a easy proceding and the action of the rest of the nation, without the command of the third line.

If the third part is too yin… A dim-sighted can see, a lame can walk, walk on the tiger’s tail, it bites the man, inauspicious. The warrior act on behalf of the great ruler

A dim-sighted(A dim-sighted can also be translated as one-eyed person) can see, a lame can still walk, all seem so simple, like the strong nation, with only the third place weak can act boldly, but a dim-sighted can walk seen the blurs but step on a tiger’s tail, a lame can walk but if he take not care he can slip and fall. Here the tiger bites the man, this too much yin third line will not contain the two first lines below and the rest of the nation, that will act boldly but with this decisive weakness, will result in disaster.
The weak authority will be an overlooked weakness in a ambitious nation.

If the fourth part is too yang…Walk on the tiger’s tail, complaints, ends well

This too much strong fourth line, is depict as a step on a tiger’s tail, but the result is only the moaning of the tiger, the person escapes in time, what a luck! Altough is indeed not an action favorable. This fourth line over the group with no leader and the two first lines advancing, will be the line that maybe escapes the tiger’s bite, altough stepping in its tail, too close too danger, all ends well.
The minister is the force that look over the third weak line is to control the weak spot of the hexagram, altough that risk, beeing the strongest part of the nation, it will handle this.

If the fifth part is too yang… Decisive walk, persistence is inauspicious

If The fifth lines is too strong, in the supreme yang place, the place of command, it will lead the nation in a restless action, its like a decisive walk, with no turning back. Altough this is generally good, in this context of strong action with a weak spot it could mean the nation is too focused and will not see the tiger’s tail; persisting in this way will be inauspicious, maybe could have better caution (see the next line).
The too strong ruler will lea the too yang action of the nation in a way that it will not stop, maybe overlooking that the second place of command that could help him is weak.

If the sixth part is too yang… Observing the walk and checking what is propitious, he comes back, supreme auspiciousness

if the sixth part is too strong, is where all this power will end, is where the conclusion of the hexagram will heappen. Here From the heights and the superior positions is possible too see where all this action will lead, is easy to maybe see the foliage moving, the traces left by the animal, and preventing the stepping on a tiger’s tail, or at least resort, being the highest and strongest place, discourage the tiger to attack.
The too strong personalities, the most sages and known persons of the nation even with the strong force of this hexagram, perhaps because it is overseeing all the nation it is capable of seeing the signals of the danger in this nation.

11-Great泰tài
Yang yang yang yin yin yin

Something small goes, something big comes, auspicious, prosperous

This character shows the upper part what seems a fusion of 大dā big and 廾gǒng two hands and the lower 水shuǐ water, altough commonly writen with this diferent fashion(5 strokes), , maybe could mean dividing something, a stick and the parts beeing divided, as in 八bā and 敝bì. I think it represents the fact of washing (water) hands(the two hands) before an offering (you can see this habit in the Judgment of hexagram 20 watching of the Yi Jing)and receiving something great(大dā) . The word is the same of 太tài, great, very, too. as in taijiquan.
Others translations include peace, interplay, flowing, etc. The term Great comes from the judgment, something big is coming, although something small is sacrificed, Peace don’t seem to represent the idea of this hexagram by the lines texts, attacking is auspicious, lost friends, the city losing its walls, it is interesting that the Hexagram name does not appear anytime in the lines. Interplay and flowing, maybe, but not at the level as seen in the description of the composed trigrams, a strong(heaven trigram) subduing the weak (earth trigram), but I don’t see etymological reasons for these translations.
This hexagram shows the distinction of two equal groups in numbers, three yang lines in the begining and three yin lines in the end. It is after the shock of the initial motion of thunder 临lín overseeing and the pressing after the yang lines are too strong in 兑duì discussion. The exact moment of peace, the great and solid base in the lower part of the hexagram and a upper part receptive. The judgment could be translated as “small (yin) comes( since it is in the yin trigram, that represent future, what rised, the conclusion, and big goes (since it os in the yang trigram, yang is past, emerging, creating, what comes). This hexagram represents少陽shǎo yáng, or new yang of the four images, yin coming to yang, the yang coming.

If the first part is too yang… Pull the reeds and roots, by means of its relations, attacking is auspicious.

The phrase translate literary “pull reeds roots”, meaning more “pulling the reed the roots will follow”, meaning that when you do something to a thing, the ones of the same kind will follow. Pulling is not clear if is good, like catching flowers, or pulling to remove something undesirable, like removing weeds of a garden; reed is a plant that grows in water, where the Chinese used to plant rice and don’t grow flowers, then I think is the later option. This probably means if the great nation have a too solid beginning, is a auspicious time to attack because in the lower part is still to low to act too boldly, and will make this nation act and make this nation show its greatness, Removing the obstacles (reeds) will be easy and all of it will easily follow.
The masses will act boldly if the officer and the authority try something like attacking, even having the weak superior positions, they will try it too. To this nation is better attack the root of the problem, literary.

If the second part is too yang… Concealed, acting wading the river, not much distant, the friend is lost, obtain a reward while on a travel

Again trying to take risky measures, like cross the river, the friend is lost, something bad will happen perhaps with others but not you or this too strong line. Obtain a reward while on a travel, it is still good to venture outside if is not something dangerous.
The official is the supreme receptive place will generally accept and follow the orders of the other lines, but the context is not to do something dangerous but continue his works will be propitious.

If the third part is too yang… Not a smooth level without a slope, not a going without a return, difficulties, persist; not anxious in his faith, have blessings during the meal.

The too strong third part remember us the strength this group of yang lines, now with the leadership of this strong, in the second place of command, will have. But all smooth level have somewhere a slope, trips will be followed by a return, and this strength is followed by the weak parts of this hexagram following this place. The translation could mean “persisting in not have an anxious faith” or divided in two parts like mine. This would link the second part with the next phrase “if not anxious in his faith, you will have blessings during the meal”, meaning the patience and preparations made by a meal(restoring your energies) will attract something good.
Here the authority too active and his subordinates, lead by the powerful second place of power, will be followed by the weak superior group, advising to not think as conflicts to occur.

If the fourth part is too yin… Elegantly, not rich as his neighbor, not warned about so to have faith

Here the too much humble fourth line, the situation maybe will not be as rich, propitious as the neighbor, others persons, but is elegant with the three yang lines as a base and a humble to accept group, not as strong but capable, as someone that is not rich but is elegant. Not warned about so to have faith, is unexpected to a humble line act so well if it is not rich.
The weak minister act together with the humble upper group and despite the active lower part, that is not exceeding or in fewer number, act well as someone elegant that shows a sign of hierarchy, although not strong(rich).

If the fifth part is too yin… King Yi gave his daughter in marriage, in being happy, supremely auspicious.

The too much humble as King Yi, a King that, as a sign of thrust, although not having the possessions in great number as the other family. See the little sister marries hexagram 54, line five to know more about the story. If you are happy, being a humble, and continue as to thrust in the strong (as in the richer family). The use of the strong lines will bring supreme success.
The humble ruler will, as giving his daughter in a marriage, will have faith in the rest of the nation and guide this great country.

If the sixth part is too yin… The city walls collapse in the dry moat, don’t use the army, from the city comes the order. Persistence is problematic.

If the sixth part is to weak, even the great nation, has it problems as saw in the lines, the top line, the line that represent the exterior as the walls of a city is weak and will collapse. Don’t use the army, different from the prospect of not attack, here you shouldn’t use the army as a defensive measure, but a signal will show this will be not necessary, but persisting in this will bring trouble.
Here the too much weak personalities will with the humbleness of the upper part show a not protected nation as a city (the strong lines) without its walls.

12-Denied否fǒu
Yin yin yin yang yang yang

The Judgment: Denied by bad mans, not favorable the gentleman’s persistence, something big goes, something small comes.

Most scholars translate this hexagram as pronounced pǐ, bad, inferior; i prefer the translation fǒu, no, negate, deny. This character shows 口kǒu mouth and 不bù not, no. someone said a order of not doing something.
This hexagram shows two, equal in numbers, distinct groups, the weak base of yin lines and the superior yang lines. This comes after hexagram 33 Retreat 遯 dùn, that represent the trigram of wind, like 巽 xùn where the yin lines obey the yang lines, and before hexagram 20 Watching 觀 guān, like mountain 艮gèn, where the yang lines are left with only watching the majority of yin lines; is the time of imposing a force against the not in minority yin lines, the situation is as of the power of the nation blocked by its weak base. This hexagram represents 少陰shǎo yīn, or new yin, yin coming.

If the first part is too yin… Pull the reeds and roots, by means of its relationship, persistence is auspicious, prosperous

If the first part is too weak it will have to has persistence to support the strong action of the three superior lines, still in the beginning this effort will be necessary. If you remove the obstacles(reeds), will be a prosperous time.
The too weak masses in the start of this nation that will be blocked is time to pull the reeds, remove the impediments, and the roots will follow, it will be a easy task. Will be prosperous a too weak beginning to see the need

See the hexagram 11 line 1.

If the second part is too yin… Wrapped offering, small men are auspicious, big men are denied, prosperous

This too much humble second line in a nation with strength outward and softness inward, the second part is like offering a pack to the heavens, being the weakest line of all you will need offer something to receive favor. For humble man this will work but for big men, acting boldly and with riches this will mean a denial.
The too weak official in a time of blockage is time to make an offering, a sign of trust, for a weak nation this will be auspicious, for a great nation with great ambitions it will be a impediment.

If the third part is too yin… Ashamed of the wrapping

The simple package is a too small offering for someone of this place(second place of power), that, being too humble, is all he can do.
In this yang place the devotion and simplicity of the authority is seen as if he could do better.

If the fourth part is too yang … You have command, not a fault, the cultivated fields is separated from happiness.

If the fourth place is too active, you have the strength, the command, to continue your affairs, but the cultivated fields, your hard work is still away from happiness.
The too humble official make part of the strong group of yang lines, he have command, even been too strong will not be a error, but the deeds like the arable field still don’t offer happiness.

If the fifth part is too yang… Resting in denial, big men are auspicious. it will disappear, it will disappear! Wrapped in a flowery soapberry.

The fifth line too strong will be blocked but will have strength and place to command the nation, as if in a tranquil resting. Big men are auspicious, the vigorous action will bring deeds even if denied. Is listened “it will disappear, it will disappear” in a shock of the strong resistance of that nation will suffer, the Chinese had a word 乎 to describe a question, that is why I prefer the affirmation tone then the prefered by others scholars as a question. It’s like it was been wrapped in a soapberry, even if flowery and beautiful will be the reason of the denial.
The ruler of this nation will have a denial but will be tranquil with his power and command, under the others exclamations of fear.

If the sixth part is too yang… Overturn the denial, first denied afterwards happy.

Only in the highest place this nation will be able with the other two yang lines to maybe overturn the blockage, but at first you will still be blocked, but after the victory over the impediment you will be happy
The personalities will be over the all other parts and maybe with all the power of the three lines overcomes the denial, after some fight.

13-Among People同人tóngrén
Yang yin yang yang yang yang

The Judgment: Among people in the wilds, prosperous, favorable cross the great river, favorable the gentleman’s persistence.

These characters show 同tóng same, with, together, a cover of the lid and 冃mào a cover of a lid and 口kǒu mouth, an opening, fitting together; and 人rén man or men, two human legs(there is no differentiation of singular and plural in Chinese).
The situation is as if we are with other people in the wilds, we will be making useful plans and alliances or at risk of being outnumbered? The soft yin line in the supreme receptive place represents the person that whom people will gather around but the rest of the nation is to strong and want to act( the attack seen in the lines). Is favorable to cross the great river, overcome the obstacles, and the perseverance of a gentleman, an perseverance of a noble who is powerful and apt to act.

If the first part is too yang… Among people at the gate, no problem.

If the first line is too strong it is like a reunion of people at the gate, you are not venturing too much outside because this line represent the beginning, you still have the security of your house or city (is not clear what gate it is.), this will cause no problem.
The masses will be too active and plan things with others, at the gate, is not even possible to go too far, it will be not a problem.

If the second part is too yin… Among people at the clan, problematic…

This second unique and too much humble line, is the cause for the reunion, but been too week the plans of this nation, in the first place of power still discussing the plans in the clan, will be problematic among people of the clan, sharing too much proximity will lead to too narrow perspectives.

If the third part is too yang… An ambush in the bushes, ascend to the highest hill, three years won’t be prepared

Here with others preparing an ambush in the safest bushes, this too yang line decides climb in the top of the highest hill, which is a ground very propitious to fighting, but also exposes the army to a place where all can see it. During three years won’t stand again, maybe it is going to far where the plans should not be revealed yet.
The official, in a subordinate that obey him and a too much exterior part will take the plans too far.

If the fourth part is too yang… Take the city walls, but still can’t attack, auspicious

The fourth line too yang, is a strong action like taking the city walls, the attack is yet not possible, and maybe should be avoided because the time is of planning, but so far it is lucky.
The minister will succeed in the too yang nation, but it is not time to go too far.

If the fifth part is too yang…Among people, first cry and wail, afterwards laughs, the great armies can junction.

In the fifth line there’s a reunion, first the prospects seems not good, but after that the relief, help has arrived. This too yang line will maintain firm. Now the two great armies can junction, the attack is still not succeeded.
The ruler will be too strong and after some obstacles, the prospects of being among others will be auspicious.

If the sixth part is too yang… Among man in the outskirts, no regrets.

Among men in the outskirts of the city attacked, too far from security and from danger, this too much active line is past the activities of the plans, it will be among man exposed.
The personalities will act boldly in the time of being among men, in the midst of plans that had been carried, there will be not much left to be done.

14-Great possessions大有dàyǒu
Yang yang yang yang yin yang

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous

The character shows 大dà,big,人rén with extended arms, and 有yǒu have, possess, 𠂇yòu a hand possessing a 肉ròu meat, possessing the game, the food resulted from a hunt, although this character could also mean a more abstract 月yuè holding the moon, is a name of a movement of baguazhang (a internal martial art) and probably a common expression. Others translations include richness, big harvest, great lands, all with the concept of receiving great things.
This hexagram have the supreme yang place soft, which everything obey, possessing under his soft control the whole hexagram, it is like have a great things in your possession, the rest of the nation is what the supreme place have under control, the whole strong hexagram.

If the first part is too yang … don’t befriend harm, difficulties then no fault

In this too yang first part, don’t befriend harm, with the fifth line weak is important to not have great ambitions in the very beginning difficulties will arise but afterwards nothing wrong will happens.
The masses in a country with a humble leader in a too yang nation, it’s important to not act boldly or participate in a overthrown, there will be difficulties in act strongly in such a situation but will end well.

If the second part is too yang… big carriage with loads, have somewhere to go, not a fault

This second too active line is part of the richness of this country, is like a cartload of things, this represents possessions but also attract attention; Laozi said “When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe.” Is good to venture outside, you are prepared with such resources.
The official is too strong and in a situation of richness he is very rich and is prepared for doing deeds.

If the third part is too yang… duke act prosperously with the son of heaven, humble persons cannot.

In the third place too strong in a time of great possessions you can act as to offer a feast to the son of heaven (this should refer to the emperor), but humble person cannot, they are not educated to such formalities and probably will act in a improper manner, like this line acting too boldly in a time of such exaggeration.
The authority will act vigorously, and the time is proper to this, but if you not used to excess you will go to far.

If the fourth part is too yang… bandit makes sounds, not a fault

In this strong fourth line is where all the power of the four first line this could represent a danger for the weak fifth line, but probably you will be prepared to defend your possessions and the bandits will make sounds while trying to enter his house, and will bring no problem.
The minister in this too strong nation with all this four subordinates of the fifth line will result in insubordination, its like robbers trying to steal the peace of the possessor.

If the fifth part is too yin… it trust in the negotiation, seems powerful, auspicious

This too humble supreme yang place is controlling the too powerful nation, like the owner that have no power without it possessions but have richness, you have to have trust in the negotiation, you will have to exert control by means not of force, and in this way you will seem powerful.
The weak ruler is exerting power by means of negotiation because he has no power, but in this way, possessing the whole nation he is like a powerful man.

If the sixth part is too yang… from heavens comes helps, auspicious not unfavorable

The too strong sixth line will not represent a challenge to the weak fifth line that will have to deal with the rest of the nation, this line is above it and will strongly act to use the richness, like a unexpected help from heavens, in this context is auspicious will not be unfavorable like it seems.
The personalities will act to the conclusion of all this richness, something favorable and auspicious.

15-Modesty謙qiān
Yin yin yang yin yin yin

The Judgment: prosperous, gentleman will have an end

This character shows言yán words and 兼jiān maybe fonetic, two hands holding straws, meaning double, twice. Words repeated to a modest and submissive person.
Other translation include humbleness. I prefer the word modesty because it represents better the weak configuration of this hexagram, and the word modesty represents better this Chinese character, although humbleness is somewhat expected in this situation, sometimes not. First let me explain what humbleness should be, as many people have a misconception about it. Humbleness is not avoiding your qualities and simply say that all you do is inferior, as you see in the lines, cross the river is auspicious, alerting about it is auspicious, even attack with armies is possible. Now imagine if the authors of the Yi Jing were humble and saw the book as low work, as should have better and more experienced theories and decide to burn it, or Sun tzu decide there were better generals and thrown away the art of war. I doubt Sun Tzu was not humble sufficiently to admit there were someone better them him, but, after having studied all the methods of war, experienced practically of war (this is important), he was very clear: “Then I know the victorious and the loser. The General that listen to my plans, your use will certainly be victorious, he must stay; The General that do not listen to my plans, your use will certainly bring defeat, dismiss him”, you should not expect less of a humble person, a strong attitude toward what seems inferior. Humbleness should be the attitude of being prepared to change and know that all the person’s knowledge maybe wrong, but if he make his utmost and saw only person that act with mean attitudes, he should act vigorously.
This character depicts the second place of command (the third line) assuming the control, an less than ideal condition. But been in a place of command it will assume the weak hexagram, the rest of the yin lines, and the result is a modest but able hexagram, it will be prosperous, and although seem he will not accomplish nothing being so low, he will have a fortunate end. The reason why the lines of this hexagram shows so intense actions, even in a modest time, is underestimation. That’s why the Yi jing is a fascinating book; with the place considered of the danger, the place of rivalry with the command, being the only strong place, was expected an inauspicious., what does not happens.

If the first part is too yin… Modestly, the gentleman crosses the great river, auspicious

In the first place too humble, is perfect this humbleness in time of modesty, being too low it will act passively, this is auspicious, but you will have to cross the great river, fight against the lack of power of this hexagram.
The masses are modest and obedient, even with modesty you can undertake a great challenge.

If the second part is too yin… Announced modesty, favorable persistence

In the too weak supreme yin place, the modesty is announced, is evident for all this hexagram is modest because of the modesty of the most modest place, but this will make this hexagram to toil in persistence to overcome the lack of power.
The official the most humble of the positions is too weak and the modesty of the nation is then well known, if he persist he will be able to achieve something if he persist.

If the third part is too yang… working modestly, the gentleman have an end, auspicious

The too active third line is the difference of the modesty and weakness. If Actively toiling the gentleman will achieve things. Assuming the leadership of the hexagram will conduct this modest situation, will be auspicious.
The authority will assume the command of the hexagram, although not the supreme
place the second place of authority is enough to give it power, principally with the rest of the nation weak.

If the fourth part is too yin… not unfavorable, humble modesty.

The too weak fourth line will be not unfavorable, even weak the third line will command the hexagram, now this passive (yin) place will obey it because the superior lines are all weak, It will be humble it put itself lowly.
The official will obey the authority because there’s no one left to obey, is a humble place of the minister.

If the fifth part is too yin… not rich by means of his neighbor, favorable invade, not unfavorable

The fifth place will not receive any power of the other lines, as someone that will not receive richness by his neighbors. But is favorable to invade, act boldly, because it will have the command of the third line, and in the supreme yang place will carry things through, is not unfavorable as it seems.
The humble ruler will take things to conclusion, even not being rich, he can even invade. No one will think such a modest nation could do this.

If the sixth part is too yin… Announced modesty, favorable put the army on march, attack cities and nations

The last too weak line is the line representing the exterior, with this hexagram representing a modest situation, it will be like announcing out loud that modesty, but is under the good control of the third line, then is favorable to attack cities and nations
The personalities, the principal representatives of the nation, will announce out loud and the words of humbleness will be the perfect opportunity to attack by surprise under the well led nation by the authority.

16-Enthusiasm豫yù
Yin yin yin yang yin yin

The Judgment: favorable appoint officials and march armies

This character is composed by 予yǔ two hands meeting, give grant, and 象xiàng, elephant; grant the strength of an elephant, the happiness, contentment of receiving this bless.
This hexagram shows the strong fourth line, almost in the supreme place of command shows exactly this, happiness and pleased not exactly translate the meaning of this character, it shows more a suddenly, an intense feeling that maybe will be delude by the weak rest of the hexagram. The fourth line in a place of helping the supreme yang place shows a time that the action is almost coming, it’s favorable the preparations like appoint helpers (officials) and march armies( so they are ready to enter in action, but is not ime to attack).

If the first part is too yin… Announced enthusiasm, inauspicious

The first line too weak, and being in the very beginning will need the help of the fourth line, this obvious demonstration of enthusiasm is like announcing it, and enthusiasm is only a sudden happiness, sometimes with no reason, should not make known, it is not time to act, this will bring bad luck.
The too weak masses in an almost entirely weak nation will have to follow the minister, giving even more enthusiasm to this nation, it will become evident, this will bring misfortune.

If the second part is too yin… Between rocks, but not the whole day, persistence is auspicious

This too humble second line is like walking between rocks, that you could slip or some of them could move and hurt you, is better not be enthusiastic of your progress as something could suddenly give wrong, is better be cautious. The second line in the supreme yin place will follow the enthusiasm of this nation, but with carefulness and persistence in the affairs it will be auspicious.
The too humble official in a enthusiastic nation will have some problems having a enthusiasm but not of concrete, but with persistence it will overcome it.

If the third part is too yin… anxious enthusiasm, regrets, who comes late will have regrets

This too humble too close of the origin of enthusiasm will be anxious to use it, those who come late will miss the preparations and will not be able to act in the proper time.
The authority is anxious to act, and will regret. The ones that come later will miss the festive opportunity.

If the fourth part is too yang… The origin of enthusiasm, the great have a catch, don’t doubt, friends will be collected like in a hairpin

The too strong fourth line is the only yang line in this hexagram and close to the supreme place of command is where the enthusiasm emerge. If it is too active and great you can even obtain something, although the hexagrams shows more just contentment and not concrete achieviments. But with your great enthusiasm the friends will see the time is almost ripe and will join with easy, like a hair close together in a hairpin.
The minister have an almost place of power and his activity is source of enthusiasm, a hope in the future, if you are great you can even obtain something, the people of this nation will see this and join your cause.

If the fifth part is too yin… Persisting in decease, longlasting but no death

The translation is dubious but is obvious that you persist during a decease to maintain alive and not persist in getting sick. The too weak leader of the hexagram, in a time where all the parts of the hexagram is weak and encounter an illusion of power in the fourth line, is a dangerous time to this line, that the enthusiasm leads to an inappropriate action.
The ruler too weak is not in condition to sustain the strong enthusiasm of the nation, with his minister close to him strong and with so much support, an disobedience is even expected.

If the sixth part is too yin… Obscure enthusiasm, producing will accomplish, not a fault

The sixth line too weak, represents a not expected conclusion, like an explosion of enthusiasm that sudden pass, perhaps is possible to see that the enthusiasm had no reason and return to the hard reality. In this way it is possible to archive things, this sad moment will not cause a fault.
The personalities of this nation being too weak, representing the highest possible hierarchy of this nation, everyone will see no reason to enthusiasm, and maybe they advise the nation to produce things.

17-Following隨suí
Yang yin yin yang yang yin

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable persistence, no fault

This character shows 隋 that is a name, like the Suí dynasty, a fonetic component, and 辶辵 chuò go, following, along with someone. Others translations include the hunt. The chase , which would fit some forms of translating the lines.
This hexagram shows the first line encountering no resistance in the beginning with the two yin lines, but a command in the fifth and his assistant fourth place, but not going to far with the sixth line weak. The strong beginning needs and find guidance in the very strong(both the fifth and fourth) command, it needs only guidance.

If the first part is too yang… The official have to change, persistence is auspicious, go out of the gates for make friends have merit

The too strong first line is acting too vigorously in a time that guidance would be advised, this has to change, the persistence of trying to change the old habits is auspicious, go out the gates to make friends, still in the beginning is not known who to follow, find that person will have merit.
The masses has to change acting giving to much orders and learn to follow, and need to seek guidance of others.

If the second part is too yin… Connected with the inexperienced person, loses the experienced person

The translation could be “tying the little boy and loses the experienced person”, I continue with the idea of following someone that is the theme of the hexagram. The too much humble second line is like the strong active first line have no command of a superior, you with the wrong person, although the right person will be in your reach.
The official under the active pressure of the masses will be like following a non-able and lets escape the experienced person.

If the third part is too yin… Connected with the experienced person, loses the inexperienced. Following obtain the requested, favorable a persistence where one is.

This line that pairs up with the preceding, shows a too much weak third line, the second place of command, but in this time where the pair fifth and his assistant fourth line are strong, it will find the experienced man to get along, but will lose the inexperienced which should be considered a loss. If it follows will obtain what he wants, obtain, continue persisting in find someone to follow but not taking risks.
The authority too much weak will let an open space to the masses obey the ruler and the minister, what this nation wants will be accomplished, if not going too far.

If the fourth part is too yang… Following is captured, persistence is inauspicious, have faith on the road by means of brightness, what fault could be?

The too much strong fourth place

This line make a lot of sense when 孚fú faith, is translated as captives, and “following has a capture”. The too much strong fourth line shows a trust in something but is followed by treason, this line will be with the active first line encountering no resistance and showing a request for changes, shows a treason in following, the fourth line will assume a position of command. Have faith on your way showing your brightness, this will not bring trouble.
The minister too strong where the masses will find no immediate resistance, there will be too urge to act in a time of following.

If the fifth part is too yang… Trust on exceptionals, auspicious

With the fifth line too strong in the supreme yang place the command is restored and following is possible, . Is just a matter of choose the best persons to follow and all will end well.
The strong king will command the nation to follow the best possible options, lucky will be obtained.

If the sixth part is too yin… Restraining in that relations, so to preserve them, the king act prosperously in the western mountain.

It is time to follow, seek for assistance, not boldly action as the first line encountering no resistance and the two superior places of power. With the highest place too weak if you see this advise you will preserve the relations you are following. You can show even show your prosperity as long you care for not harming the strings that connects the follower and the followed.
The personalities are all too humble and the followers have to remember they are the followers, not the followed, restraining the masses and the strong duo minister and ruler is the way.

18-Ilness蠱gǔ
Yin yang yang yin yin yang

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable cross the great river. Before the first day three days, after the first day three days.

This character shows 虫chóng an worm tripled and 皿 a jar. An intestinal worm that should have afflicted much the Chinese with poor sanitation conditions, and that could be easily seen(putting in a jar) before or after expelling it through the excrements, and was easily blamed as cause of general illness as much as today outbreaks of illness is blamed by a virus even without a proof. This character is also the name of a venomous insect, meaning maybe also poisoned, an general illness. Other translations include corruption, decay, spoiling on what have been worked, etc, all with a meaning that something wrong that need to be fixed.
This character as a whole portraits the situation of the inability of the first weak line, that is followed by two strong lines, and the extreme sixth line strong with a weak ruler/minister pair. The situation is like of someone that is want to do things, with the highest place strong and second and third place, although low, commanded by the second in command, and but is unable, with the ruler and the minister weak and a weak base; like someone with an illness. Will be supreme prosperous because is not a serious illness, is favorable to cross the great river (face the problems ahead). Before the first day three days, after the first day three days probably means that will come before the new cycle, before things are almost settled, and will go away short after

If the first part is too yin… Working on the father’s illness, he has a son, examines him, no fault, severe but the end is auspicious

This too weak first line is like someone work on the father’s illness, and this is in important, in the majority of lines you are toiling to get your father better, not relying on some prediction of death or live, this father have a son who will care of him. He will examine and see the course of action of the future, this weak part is under the direct control of the two strong lines above. The illness is severe, you will see that the situation is dangerous but will end well, the weak line in the beginning will not cause much harm
The masses weak shows the illness still in an initial stage, is time to examine the situation, it is bad but probably will end in no death.

If the second part is too yang… Working on the mother’s illness, cannot persist

This second too active line on the supreme yin place is like a illness on a soft(yin) person like a mother, acting too much in a time of illness is not suitable, even if you want you cannot persist on treating this decease.
The official try to do something but the place is not proper, is like an illness in a fragile woman, he cannot continue

If the third part is too yang… Working on the father, the humble will be obscured, not have a big fault

This third part too yang will work hard on the father’s illness, but someone humble not possesses the power and will be obscured, this will not bring something wrong.
The authority is the place of command that will lead this nation, someone that not possesses the power cannot do this, using this activeness to try to will not bring a fault.

If the fourth part is too yin… abundant father’s illness, proceeding will be problematic

A too much weak fourth place is a place of semi-command, with the active two lines in the second and third place and, principally, the extreme sixth line strong, the situation is like the father’s illness is too much( abundant maybe not carry the exact weight needed to express the condition), trying to accomplish something will be problematic.
The minister weakness in a ill nation is not appropriate, there’s not a strong ruler, and the extravagant personalities will contrast with the lack of command; try not to accomplish anything.

If the fifth part is too yin… Working on the father’s illness, use reputation

The situation of the too much humble fifth line is almost the same of the fourth line, but in the supreme yang place you have power to maybe use your reputation, bring the best healers to try to help.
The ruler, the supreme commander of the nation, will have reputation to work on the father’s illness.

If the sixth part is too yang… Not an affair of an aristocrat, of higher value is it matter

The lack of the phrase “work on the father’s illness” maybe means that this is not more on the hands of someone the fate of the sick (even been someone powerful as a aristocrat), maybe it’s on someone higher, beyond his influence or everyone’s influence. The too strong sixth line, will be an action in the higher place without support of the supreme yang place or his helper, the forth, or the base of the first line, this will make something of higher place to come to help. Is the last hope of illness in the end of the hexagram.
The personalities offer too much power in this sick nation, been in the highest place this maybe can cause something higher come to help, but there’s not much to do by themselves.

19-Supervising臨lín
Yang yang yin yin yin yin

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable persistence. Coming the eighth month will have misfortune

This character is composed by 臣chén, an employer, an eye sideway, an eye that bow to the superior, supervising his 品pǐn objects, protecting them from a ren (the two upper traces. Others translations include ), overlooking, taking charge, arriving; I prefer the more passive word supervising. For me arriving makes even more sense, this hexagram represents thunder, a sudden power approaching, but I think etymologically is not that meaning and the translation of the fourth line would be strange with that meaning (something like approaching the arrival).
The Hexagram has similar ideas of 51-Thunder 震 zhèn, it’s the shock of the beginning, the approach, the arrival of the activity over inactivity, but here the yang lines are in the very beginning, very low, and do not show the activity of the hexagram thunder. The two strong lines will cause movement that is only possible to the yin lines overlook them in a passive manner. This supervising will be supreme prosperous, if the persistence to control the sudden strength is maintained. In the eighth month comes winter, a time that too much action is not advised, the yin lines in majority and higher places will supervise the action provoked by the yang lines. Most people see this as a sign of the pre-existence of the sovereign gua in the Yi Jing, but the hexagram watching is not inauspicious, there is no motif to say that coming that hexagram will bring misfortune, and especially I don’t see why this would happen in this hexagram.

If the first part is too yang… Salty supervision, persistence is auspicious

In this too active first line is like a salty taste, that you need water to make it pass, this line will strongly excite the hexagram, the most he can do in this low position, but this excitement will provoke too much energy, is favorable persistence to contain this burst of movement.
The strong masses will provoke excitement in this nation, not that it cannot handle with certain persistence.

If the second part is too yang… Salty supervision, auspicious, not unfavorable

Again the strength of the yang lines will provoke an movement that will need a relief, like eating something salty, is auspicious because here the too much strength of the supervised will produce deeds, is not unfavorable as it seems.
The official too much active will together with the masses be a force difficult to supervise, but in the end will be what will make the subordinate produce accomplishments, will not be unfavorable.

If the third part is too yin… Sweet supervision, not distant of what is favorable, don’t be anxious, not a fault

This too much weak third line, will produce a sweet supervision, the supervised will obey the place of second command and the too yin third line will have the humbleness to accept the help of the other yin lines, that are not very weak (this line reading represents when only this line is very weak), and the majority of the yin lines in superior lines will supervise well the two yang lines, what is favorable is not very distant, is at hand, the help of the others. You will be anxious seen a situation like this, a weak command against active followers, but as explained, will not be a fault.
Although the authority is too much weak will be an easy supervision, because what is favorable is not distant, the other yin lines.

If the fourth part is too yin… Comes the supervision, not a fault

In the too humble fourth line is where the command start to show itself. The too weak fourth part will not be a fault, it still have the supervision of the other lines that are not too weak to supervise.
The weak minister is the place where supervision start to manifest, being too weak he’ll help in the supervision, not an error.

If the fifth part is too yin… Known supervision, proper a great ruler, auspicious

The too much weak ruler is the security of supervision, everybody know that, but for commanding being to weak will only be suitable to a great ruler, then is auspicious.
It’s expected too much from the power of the fifth line in a time of supervision, everybody knows it. Is only suitable for a able ruler that will use his humbleness to passively help the hexagram.
The ruler is weak, everybody knows that is him that leads the supervision, being too weak there’s a necessity that him will be a great ruler. The situation continues of supervision only and not control, it is auspicious.

If the sixth part is too yin… Kind-hearted supervision, auspicious, not a fault

In the highest place a too weak line will not be active, not causing problems to the supervision, is like a kind-hearted supervision, Is auspicious because being so humble it will not interfere in the supervision.
The personalities are inactive and kind-hearted towards the masses and the official, it is auspicious in a time of supervision, will not be an error.

20-Watching 觀 guān
Yin yin yin yin yang yang

The Judgment: Wash the hands but don’t make an offering. Have trust in a majestic way.

This character shows 見(见) jiàn see, giving its meaning, and 雚guàn heron and fonetic, observing a beautiful heron. The simplified form is 观.
This hexagram have similar ideas of 52-Limiting 艮gèn, it’s the apex, the peak, the end, shows a contemplation as on the height of a mountain, a contemplation of the yang lines disappearing over the yin lines, but the yang lines still have the supreme yang place. Wash the hands, make all the preparation but will not act, only observe, you should have more trust in yourself, the winter is coming(yin) but you can produce in a great way.

If the first part is too yin… A child watching, for modest person not a problem, for the gentleman is problematic

The too weak first part is like an innocent perspective of a child, the staring of a child has no problem, for an adult is uneducated. The first line too humble is a watching with no perspective of accomplishing something, for the modest person this will be not a problem but for someone greater is problematic this watching with certain ambition but no power.
The masses weak in a time of observing will be a nation with a perspective of a child with no much responsibility, for a modest mass this lack of ability will bring no problems.

If the second part is too yin… Watching in a peek, favorable the persistence of a woman

This too much modest second line will have a perspective for just a brief moment, without taken risks of being exposed but will have no much information, like in a peep. Being too weak, this hexagram has a limited perspective, is favorable persistence to continue trying to look what is around, but like a woman, that don’t expose herself being at home, in a soft manner.
The official with the two highest places strong, obey and observe the situation around, without exposing himself.

If the third part is too yin… Watching my life. Advance, retreats…

In the third part too yin in the second place of command is possible to start having a big perpective like analyzing an entire life, being to humble but in a position of command it is not possible to know if it should advance or retreat, the doubts remain.
The weak authority have a big perspective, is the hour for this nation to analyze if it should advance or retreat.

If the fourth part is too yin… Watching the brightness of the nation, favorable act as a guest of the king

The perspectives are good, here this weak line watches the nation glory, this weak line will assist with his humbleness the fifth line, being in the proper place for it, the place which assist the line above. Is favorable to be a guest of a king, even as a simple guest, being in proximity of a great person will bring you opportunities to show your talents.
The minister see a prosperous nation, a nation that have a obedient and humble minister and the two highest places strong, being a guest of someone powerful could bring opportunities to help.

If the fifth part is too yang… Watching my life, gentleman has no fault

The strong supreme yang place, where the activeness start, can overlook all his nation, watch his life and take the courses of actions necessary, acting like a great man has no fault, The situation of introspection also has window to great deeds.
The ruler look at his entire life, he can analyze all the paths and pick the good choices, acting like a great man will bring no problem, the strong position and the situation allow this.

If the sixth part is too yang… Watching their life, gentleman has no fault

In the last line, it is possible to see further, even watching other people’s life, this too strong line with the subordinates weak lines will have a great perspective and can choose to act (because the strength of this line) or not act( the majority of the lines yin). A gentleman attitude is beneficial, has no fault, this nation has the ability to conclude things with the highest place strong.
The personalities will act together with the ruler to see the pathways of this nation, being over all other people in the nation, they have the best perspective, and his strength allow them to act as great persons.

21-Bitting and chewing噬嗑shìkè
Yang yin yin yang yin yang

The Judgment: Prosperous, favorable use prisons

The character 噬shì shows a witch 巫 wū and bamboos on the top竹zhú, 筮shì a divination also phonetic, the right side shows a 口kǒu mouth, probably meaning eat, the herbs of the healers; the character 嗑 kè shows 去qù a lid and 皿mǐn a cup or a dish, 盍hé means “why not?” and is also phonetic, and again 口kǒu on the left giving its meaning, eating something stored in a cup with a lid, crack with the teeth, chew.
This character shows a hungry person avid for more, but he will find something on his food, this can be dangerous, he can choke, or good. The hexagram shows the first line encountering no immediate resistance and the fourth and sixth lines strong, with the supreme place of command weak, with the pressure of the fourth and the strength in abundance of the sixth line; is like eating eagerly something, with the risk of found something while chewing, eating so greedily.

If the first part is too yang… Stepping in stocks, cut of the toes, not a fault

In a time of so much greed, the punishment is not too far, this too strong initial line will be caught even before action. The fourth and sixth lines active and not having the command of the fifth line, this yang line without immediate impediment will be prevented from acting being in the very beginning and having no place of power.
The masses will act boldly but will be caught and punished by this greed.

If the second part is too yin… Bite the skin until disappears its nose, not a fault

The too weak second line will see the strong first line acting in a time of pressure of the fouth line and abundance of the sixth, the nation will act vigorously as biting a skin of a meat until the nose are buried in( although the translation cut of the nose, was a form of punishment as seen in other lines, is possible), but will cause no problem, the action of the first line is prevented from acting to boldly.
The official will be very humble but this will bring no problem since punishment is not too far.

If the third part is too yin… Bite preserved meat, finds poison, a little problematic, no fault

If the third part is too yin the command needed for the first line will not exist and not even the second line it will encounter a barrier, in a time where there is strength but lack of command, this too much weakness will be like a careless bite and could find a poison, but the poison is for the animal, not for him, will cause problem but will end well.
The authority will not accomplish the control needed and the nation will find something unpleasant for these actions, but will cause no harm.

If the fourth part is too yang… Bite dried meat, finds a metal arrow, favorable persistence while in difficulties, auspicious

The too active fourth place will, will be the strength that will go even through a hard dried meat, but can find something that can crack his teeth or choke him, it’s a metal arrow used in the hunt of the animal. Favorable persistence in these difficulties, but will be the strength used to accomplish something while the fifth line is weak, this will be auspicious.
The minister acting boldly in a time of greed may find something unpleasanty, but if he persist in these difficulties, he will accomplish what the fifth line can’t, this will bring lucky.

If the fifth part is too yin… Bite preserved meat, obtain gold arrow, persistence is severe, not a fault

The action continues and the too humble fifth line will encounter somethink good, although still dangerous, a gold arrow used during the hunt; the weakness of the leader will make the counter-balance the strong action of the nation, although cannot oppose it by its lack of power. Persisting in this situation will bring severe causes, but will not be bring an error.
The ruler will bring a soft leadership to stop this nation of continuing acting this way, but persisting in this course of action will be severe but will not be a fault.

If the sixth part is too yang… carry a cangue, cut of his ears, inauspicious.

The too much yang sixth line, the place above all the others, in a time of greedily acting, will not be advisable too much strength, in a place where there’s no one to stop it. This type of action will be punished, bringing misfortune.
The personalities will act without control in a nation that only acts to much but has sever weakness will get caught suffer a punishment, misfortune will fall upon this nation.

22-Adorned賁bì

The Judgment: Prosperous, is a small advantage having somewhere to go

This Character shows 卉huì three plants of 艸cǎo grass, old form of 艹草, and 貝bèi a cowry shell, also phonetic; embellished with flowers and shells. Others translations are embellishment, elegance, grace, all showing a demonstration of power but not boldness.
This hexagram shows the first and the third lines strong, a active start but is impeded by the third line, the supreme yin place soft showing the willingness of receiving orders; here we see again the lack of power of the fifth/forth pair, with the highest place yang, what could turn in extravagance is only a merely embellishment here, the rest of the nation is under control.

If the first part is too yang… Adorned in the toe, abandon the carriage and walk

If the first line is too strong, is adorned in the toe, in the beginning of movement, but there’s no reason to act extravagantly, a simple adornment in the toe is propitious, not a great carriage (that was used probably only by the richest persons in ancient china); after all, if he continues in his carriage no one will see his feet adorned.
The masses act vigorously but not in a boldly way, they should continue like this.

If the second part is too yin… Adorned the beard

The second line too weak shows a adorned beard, a symbol of experience and on person of power (since beard grows only in man), this second place will be able to embellish the hexagram. In a place like this he will be able to receive the orders and accepting them, giving the softness needed to adorn the situation, not simply act recklessly.
The official is a experienced man (because he has a beard), capable of receive the orders and adorn the nation.

If the third part is too yang… Adorned, as if soaked, prolonged persistence is auspicious

This too much active third line is like soaked by getting too far and get caught by a rain. Too much activity when he has to control the first line with the superior line weak, but is easy to get too boldly and not simply adorn. Prolonged persistence is necessary to not act boldly when the pair fourth/fifth line is weak and the strong position.
The authority get too far in a time of adornment and is soaked, persist bravely in not get too far.

If the fourth part is too yin… Adorned as white. Comes in a horse pulled by its hair, it’s not bandits, is a proposal of marriage

The too soft fourth part will be no problem in a time of adornment, is like the purity of white, the too humble fourth line will embellish the hexagram with its humbleness and will together with the fifth line make of the highest line a simple ornament. But something will happens, this weakness will attract someone, that comes in a horse, with no saddle, pulled by its hair a symbol that’s not someone of status, there is a fear that is a bandit, but it turns out to be a proposal of marriage; it seems something bad but turns out to be good.
The minister too much weakness will be a pure adorned as white, seems unpleasant at first, but in the end will be a help that this weak minister needs.

If the fifth part is too yin…Adorned from the hill’s gardens, the cocoons of silk so small, problematic, in the end auspiciousness

The too much weak fifth line is adorned with signs of importance, gardens in the hills growing cocoons of soft silk, but they’re small, maybe there’s not enough to make a garment, this is problematic. The fifth line don’t have the power expected, will end in good fortune, other cocoons will grow in the future, the fifth line still posses the control of the supreme yang place.
The ruler has possessions, like silk but is in a state of weakness, don’t possess enough of them, after that will be auspicious, is just a momentary drawback.

If the sixth part is too yang… Plain adornment, no fault

In the highest place what would be the highest place with no impediment and without the command of the fourth and fifth place, is a simple adornment. This strong line will compensate the lack of strength of the fifth and fourth places with the base of the nation under control, won’t be good or bad, simply plain adornment.
The personalities will act vigorously, this with the lack of the ruler and the minister, in a time of adornment, will be a simple embellishment.

23-Cutting 剝 bō
Yin yin yin yin yin yang

The Judgment: Not a advantage having somewhere to go

The Judgment: Not favorable have somewhere to go

The character show a knife 刀dǎo on the right side, on the left 录lù, register, record, write, probably used in the sense of carving. Together they mean peel, flay, cut. Others translations include corruption, decay, decomposing, eroding, all with an idea of something bad that leads to slow misfortune.
The situation is that of the strong in a much higher position sixth line contrast with the modest rest of the hexagram. It’s not favorable to venture outside, is not favorable have somewhere to go, while your house is being cut down.
Here the personalities act boldly and make the nation look strong to the others countries when in a reality it is poor and weak, inviting trouble.

If the first part is too yin… Cutting the bed’s foot, ignoring persistence is inauspicious

The translation could mean “extinguished persistence, is inauspicious” or “nothing persisting, inauspicious” or even “ignoring in persisting, inauspicious” or else “extinguishing, persistence is inauspicious”. My translation of蔑miè in ignoring comes from the meaning disdain, scorn, insignificant, nothing. In the too weak first line, your bed is being cut out and you can do nothing; ignoring the fact that you should continue persisting is inauspicious. The first line will be like cutting the base of the bed, there will be difficulties in resting, is cause for concern but will not cause trouble if you persist in continuing.
The masses represent the too weak beginning in a time of difference of the high and low, it cannot do much, but ignoring persistence is inauspicious.

If the second part is too yin… Cutting the bed, and recognizing it, ignoring persistence is inauspicious

The bed is cut down, there is no place for resting, is necessary hard work in persisting or inauspicious will come. The second line will be too humble but in a time of the difference off the too high sixth line and the weakness of this part will not help.
The Official in the will have no rest, persisting while his things are cut.

If the third part is too yin… Cutting it, no fault
In the second place of command, all this hexagram need is strength. Being to weak, his things are still cut but the situation could be worse, seem bad but there is no fault.
The authority is too modest but that is the least of the problems of the nation, there will be no improper acting.

If the fourth part is too yin… Cutting the bed, with the skin, inauspicious

The cutting continues and cutting the place of rest will be so severe that accidentally cut the skin of someone. The fourth place will be of no help to the fifth line and the rest of this hexagram, even if the fifth line is not much weak, this will bring bad prospects; as it is could be dangerous.
The minister see his resting place cut down, and someone is harmed in the process, without help this will be harmful to someone.

If the fifth part is too yin… Pierce a fish, using the favors of the imperial maids, not unfavorable

The instruments that can be used to cut and destruct things also can be used to more benefic uses, as fishing. This too weak fifth line may have a useful participation in the hexagram if he has favors of someone with acess to the power that this line lacks, even if were simple imperial maids, is not unfavorable as it seems.
The ruler may use this uncomfortable situation turning in a good thing, if he use his influence to gain favors by his position, will not be unfavorable.

If the sixth part is too …Big fruit is not eaten, the gentleman obtains a carriage, the modest man have his house cut down

Is this line that is improper strong or the hexagram improper weak, probably none of the two, because in the Yi Jing the whole is more than the sum of its parts, is a combination of the two situations that bring the supposedly inauspiciousness of this hexagram. But it seems that is more lucky this line being to strong then the rest of the realm weak. The modest will have no lucky and will see his house cut down, but still there’s salvation, a big fruit not eaten, this strong line could not make the distinction of the modest rest of the hexagram but act in the highest place help with his strength, but this could only be made by men of superior virtue.
The luxuriant highest place of the personalities, contrasting with the poor realm, will make modest men suffer a disaster as have their house cut down, but the gentlemen will use this power to help the rest of the nation, will gain a carriage, is possible now go somewhere and face the difficulties.

24- Return 復fù
Yang yin yin yin yin yin

The Judgment: Go and come is not a mistake, friends comes, no fault, turn and return by the way, in seven days return, favorable have somewhere to go

This character shows 彳chì footsteps and 畐fú richness, the money 富fùand happiness 福fú that goes and return, with footsteps giving it more concrete meaning. The modern right side cold be a person on the top and 夂zhǐ legs carefully deciding to return, go and returning like the sun 日rì. The character, among others, have a meaning of “return” and “go and return”, to and fro.
Here the shock of the yang line appearing on the bottom produce movement but since it not have a position of power it will return. Here the masses are active and strong and try to produce changes, but, not having a place of power, the rest of the nation humble and weak, will turn back. Go and repent and turn back is not a mistake, it is exactly what is expected for this hexagram, you will have friends to help you, given the receptiveness of the majority of the lines yin. Will come back by the same way, in a cycle it will turn back, is favorable to venture like going somewhere.This is the most obvious reason why analyzing an hexagram by their trigrams can lead to confusion, here movement of thunder would encounter no resistance of the trigram of earth, producing movement a forward movement, what not happens.

If the first part is too yang… Don’t return from too far. If you don’t respect, regrets. Supreme auspiciousness

This too active line still in the very beginning can’t and shouldn’t go too far. If there’s no respect in his boldly action this will cause lament for his actions. But This line will be responsible for movement, and is better go and return that never try a journey, if acting accordingly, will be supremely blessed.
The masses are strong and being low and encountering no resistance, will cause turmoil but also will produce accomplishments; if they don’t go too far and act with respect, there is no problem.

If the second part is too yin… Rest in return, auspicious

If the second too passive part is too yin, will be a tranquil, like resting, return. The too much weak second line will be a cause to return, that will be easy because in the lower position will be made an easy transition from going to return.
The official in a time of return will be weak, but acting passively is what is expected from him.

If the third part is too yin… Frequently going and returning, severe, no fault

In the too inactive third line there will be doubts, in the second place of command it will continue and go or cease and return because its weakness? This will be severe, but will cause no fault, the whole situation is of indecision.
The authority will be indecisive of going or return, he has a place that allows him to go but too much weakness that make him return, will cause no problem since the hexagram is about this situation.

If the fourth part is too yin… Return alone in the middle of the road

The fourth place too modest will not offer the help to the fifth line expected, even if the fifth line is not too weak, will be dangerous as returning alone in the middle of the road, unprotected, with no company.
The minister will offer little support to the nation, will be a return like alone along the road, without help.

If the fifth part is too yin… Kind return, no regrets

The fifth line too passive will count with the other lines not much weak in the country to return safely, under the command that, if not strong, will be calm and kind-hearted. This will look like something bad, having a bad leadership in an almost completely weak nation but there will be no regrets.
The ruler lacks strength but has power, with a kind and soft leadership there will be no regrets.

If the sixth part is too yin… Is lost during return, inauspicious. There will be a disastrous error. Using the army, in the end will have a defeat, because of the monarch, inauspicious; for ten years, will not be able to attack.

This line reading, one of the longest of the Yi Jing, shows someone getting lost while returning; this line representing the exterior, the excess, will show a weakness not propitious in this ambiguous time of going and return, there will be a disaster. If going too far (acting to boldly, like in using an army), there will be no time, in the end of the hexagram, to return; will suffer a defeat, because of the powerful leaders, not the less powerful that don’t possess the capability to go so far. This will cause a forced return that will not be able to go again for a long period.
The personalities will show the weakness of this nation through their acts, something terrible will happens. If using an army (going to far) the time for recover from this error will be immeasurable.

25-Unexpected 無妄
Yang yin yin yang yang yang

The Judgment: Supreme prosperous, favorable persistence, his incorrectness will be an error, not favorable have somewhere to go.

The first character shows a person dancing, now dance is 舞; the simplified form, that existed for a long time with the traditional form, 无 looks like someone dancing like 天tiān heavens(that looked like a person), The next character show wáng 亡, perish, die, lose; and 女nǔ (nü) woman; today they mean absurd, chaos, improper, presumptuous, expectation, what to expect, in the Yi Jing they meant expectation. Together translations range from without falsehood, without expectations, innocence; but, by the line readings, is clear that this hexagram deal with events unexpected (harvest without plowing, an illness, a disaster, etc).
The situation is of the first line appearing on the bottom and not having a strong superior and second in command places, and the too strong group of the fourth, fifth, sixth, on the highest places. The movement provoked by the subordinated first line but without resistance, but too low to offer a base, and the too strong group of superior lines will provoke a too much strength supported by the excitement of the first line; this will cause unexpected things
Will be supreme prosperous, favorable to persist against the adversities, but the errors of the past will come to haunt as unexpected things will appear, but not favorable to have somewhere to go, something can suddenly happens.

If the first part is too yang… Unexpected, go is auspicious

This too strong line in the beginning will cause an initial shock, but being too low, the strength even more strong by being in the highest places, will invite something unexpected to happen, but staying in the very beginning is not yet possible to see if is a good thing or a bad, is auspicious to proceed.
The masses will provoke excitement but all the other parts of the nation are not in excess, this will provoke something unexpected, proceed to see what will happens is auspicious.

If the second part is too yin… Don’t plow but harvest, don’t prepare the field but it flourishes, then is auspicious have somewhere to go

The presence of the conditional word “then”, implies that maybe don’t plow but harvest, don’t prepare the field but it flourishes, will only be auspicious if this happens; maybe not, it will happens but only then, the counsel of not favorable have somewhere to go of the judgment will be auspicious. My view is that this is the only favorable text of the hexagram, if something bad was expected no matter what the name of the hexagram would be other. This second line will be the weakness in the supreme yin place, will be the softness in the first place of power will, even not acting by being to weak, collect the fruits of the activity and strength of the other lines that will not active beyond the necessary, then harvesting without plowing, flourishing even if not preparing the field; The unexpected will be good, is auspicious have somewhere to go.
The Official will with his simplicity will harvest by the actions of the rest of the nation, then the unexpected will be proven good.

If the third part is too yin… Don’t expected his disaster, perhaps a fastened bull, is the gain of the passerby, is the villager disaster

The too much weak third line his disaster was unexpected. The softness of this line was expected in this time of excitation, but this will have a bad result. Like a villager that fastened his bull and the passerby that found it, this will be bad for some but luck for others. This line will be soft as to not cause problems for some, but the principal use, as the place of command, as the owner of the bull, will be of no use; the excitement of this nation will only be greater.
The Authorities will be impotent seen the excitement of this nation and this will bring disaster for most, but their passivity will be useful for others.

If the fourth part is too yang… Can persist, no fault

In the fourth part too active, will be a force that in a time of unexpected events, will be only a force at the side of the fifth line and this group of strong lines, you will have the preparations to persist against the unexpected, will be not an error.
The minister will help the nation to persist if something unexpected happens, this strength is not a fault.

If the fifth part is too … An unexpected illness, do not cure, will have happiness

In the too strong fifth line, an unexpected illness will happens, the too much strength of this line and the group of strength higher lines will exposes the weakness of the excitement of the first line and the weak lines in the places of power. The important thing is not work on a cure, if trying to help the too much activity will only make things worse, in the end there will be happiness.
The too strong ruler will act as too expose the weak base of the nation, but being too powerful like in a frenzy with the superior lines all strong will only make things worse, happiness is not too far.

If the sixth part is too … Going in a journey is an error, don’t have advantage

The too strong higher line will be not in a place of power, will bring no problem, but exposing itself too much or starting a project will be cause of error, this too much active line will show a strength where there is risk of unexpected things happens, this will not have advantage.
The personalities will act boldly showing the nation with it richness that is not proper in a time of unexpected events, but will cause no problem if there is no exposing of it, then will be not advantageous.

26- Raising big animals大畜
Yang yang yang yin yin yang

The Judgment: Favorable persistence, don’t eat at home will bring lucky, favorable cross the great river.

This charactes shows 大dà big, and 畜 xù raising animal, also meaning livestock, taming, a 田tián field where the livestock was maintained and 玄xuán green, later meaning black, dark, profound; The green fields, and phonetic. Some translations include the taming power of the big, the big is tamed, with ideas similar of that rising an great animal. There’s a doubt if the meaning of this would be “the big taming” or “the big tamed”, that becomes clear when we use the sense of rising animals, that represents the big being tamed.
This hexagram has similar ideas of 9-Raising small animals小畜 xiǎo xù, the two places of supreme command and his assistant humble, the rest of the hexagram will be strong will try to force his will against the two modest but in high places yin lines, that will fight back, is a control like we exert on raising big domestic animals, a dangerous control of a such strong animals. The meaning could be of the two yin lines taming the other yang (big) lines, or the yang lines dominating the yin (small) lines, which would make sense taking in consideration the hexagram “raising small animals”, where the yin (small) lines are tamed; you could see this comparison of big-yang small-yin in others hexagrams, as 34 big using his strength, and the small\big surpassing, and the small/great person, but I do not think is the case of this hexagram.
This hexagram shows a the supreme yang place and his helper weak, contrary to the strong group of yang lines in the beginning and the highest hierarchical place. This will provoke a rivalry against the parts, that the strong lines in greater number will try to control, and the passive yin lines will submit to them. Is Favorable the persistence in taming the big animal and is possible to cross the great river with that strength. Will bring lucky eating out, is favorable to forage energy and seek for help.

If the first part is too yang… Have severity, advantage in stopping
In a time of dominating strong beings, the too active beginning will encounter problems especially because of the too strong group of initial lines and the lack of power of the fifth and fourth place. This mean an Inappropriate action, that may succeed since you are taming the inferior power, but is advantageous to stop.
The masses will encounter a severe obstacle acting too much too early, maybe will even dominate the antagonist but would be better to stop.

If the second part is too yang… Carriage is based on its wheels

This phrase you see in 9-Rising small animals line 3, in a hexagram that has obviously similar ideas with this hexagram. There and here is important the force that tames has to see where the power really comes, the active group of yang lines will have to know well how to control the situation. The too strong second line will need to know in what is based the control, able to see his weakness.
The officials in the supreme yin place will act to control the weakness of the fifth and forth line. Where the power starts to appear, will need to know how to exert this superiority.

If the third part is too yang… A good horse pursues, favorable persistence in a hardship, during the day stay protecting the carriage, favorable have somewhere to go

In the third line too strong, the group of strong initial lines will find a leadership in second place of command, and this strong action will lead to a great confront; mounted on a horse, symbol of strength, will pursue the big animal, the powerful duo fifth-fourth lines, and try to tame the situation, the tamed being so strong will cause the action to be boldly. Is favorable a persistence if you encounter a hardship while commanding, continue. Stay all day protecting the carriage, but protected against the perils that this dominance will lead, but is still favorable to venture outside in a new quest, you will tame the big animal
The Authorities will act severely in this place of command, but is favorable to control, as well guard your weakness to the upcoming confront and persist facing a strong opposition, is favorable starting a new task.

If the fourth part is too yin… A young bull in its pen, supreme lucky

Turns out that the big animal is not so strong, in this too yin position is a young and not powerful bull, complete dominated in its pen by the strong lines. The lack of power of the two main positions will be compensated by the activity of the other lines, this time of complete dominance will bring supreme lucky, the fourth line in assisting the fifth line will bring calm and no risk of acting against the opposition.
The ministers will be easily dominated, will bring calm to the

If the fifth part is too yin…The gelded boar tusks, lucky

In the too weak supreme yang place the big animal as a boar, but he is not so other translations are possible and you see how is complicated translating animals if you study for example Chinese astrology and the twelve animals, this could be a pig, hog, etc. but the only animal that have tusks is a boar. He is small and castrated(yin) even he looks powerful in this position, what could be dangerous, the sharp tusk, can be turned to useful ivory, this receptivity could be turned to advantage.
The ruler will be like an animal to be easily tamed, although the risk of the tusks it can be turned into something good.

If the sixth part is too yang… Carrying the heavens plans, prosperous.

The highest sixth line too strong will be the force necessary to tame, and the plans of heaven, what was expected to happen, will be conclude. In the highest hierarchical place There is enough energy and power to dominate the opposition.
The personalities will strongly influence the whole country and make the control complete, as heaven wished.

27-The Jaws頤yí

The Judgment: Persistence will bring lucky. The staring jaws, by itself seeking food for the mouth

This character mean the jaws, nourish, hungry; shows 𦣞yí, maybe a picture of a chin , perhaps of an eye like 臣chén, a 目mù eye, indicating the hungry staring for nourishment; with 頁yè page, as a component it is used meaning head, a picture of human legs 人rén and head like 首shǒu without the hair on the top. The simplified form is颐. Other translations include nourishment, the corners of the mouth, hungry mouth, etc.
The hexagram shows a obstinate search for something, like a jaw that almost gain life itself and search to fill its belly; is an search that never ends, you fill your belly and hours later you want more. The shock of the first line not encountering resistance will provoke a movement and, with the highest place given an illusion of strength, but all the places of power are yin, the desire will not be fulfilled.

If the first part is too yang… Give up your spiritual tortoise, and stare at my jaws masticating, unlucky.

If the first line is too active the hungry will be so much, that the own richness of this line, represented by having a spiritual tortoise, will not be sufficient, it will be staring for even more, because of the weakness of the places of power of the hexagram. This weakness, together with the illusion of power of the highest place will bring misfortune.
The too strong masses will push forward this nation in positions it has no strength to keep, this will cause problems.

If the second part is too yin… The jaws in the head, brushed away to the mount, the jaw attack is unlucky

The second part too soft will make this insatiable hungry be sent far away, this weakness will make this low position be knocked to a distance and unable to do anything. Boldly actions, like an attack, that are what is expected in a time like this, will bring problems; will be needed a strong will to resist.
The Officials will suffer a great pressure of the immediate position by side of the strong masses, and will be unable to act.

If the third part is too yin… The jaws brushed away, persistence is unlucky, for ten years cannot act. What is favorable is not distant

The third line too soft will be sent away like the previous line, although not too far as in a high mount, even been in a strong position is still too low for such an hungry. The second place of command will be of no use for a long time lacking strength, persisting in this way is unlucky; but what is favorable is not distant, it has the position to resist the force.
The Authorities will have a difficult time with such hungry they cannot act. Persistence against this will make the situation worst, but they still can found what is favorable if they resist.

If the fourth part is too yin… The jaws in the head, the tiger glaring, it desire is of pursue, no fault

The fourth line too passive will see the staring like of a tiger to a prey, it desire to hunt but it still not, in the almost supreme place, will see the hungry come to a point of almost chasing your objective. It is like a powerful like a tiger but lacking strength, it will hold itself and come to no fault.
The Ministers will have an important place but will lack activity for doing a great accomplishment. It will stare fixing his eyes but is still not time to give chase.

If the fifth part is too yin… A standstill persistence is lucky, cannot cross the great river

In the weak supreme yang place have a important position but it still be advisable to cede to the impulse and maintain a standstill persistence. Even if you try you will not be able to cross the great river, face the great difficulties.
The soft ruler will be in the time of hungry inappropriate. It will bring lucky persisting in a passive manner; the problems cannot yet be overcome.

If the sixth part is too yang… The motivation of the jaws, lucky in severity, favorable cross the great river

In the last and higher part too active, we will see the motivation of the jaws, the most important hierarchically but too high, that brings the supposed power, or at least is what is thought when seen the most external place, that is not more than a delicious scent that stimulate the desires but with no guarantee of food. There will be lucky in having the highest place able to use the strength to control the desires, although the severity of the situation; with such a strength will be able to overcome the great river.
The Personalities will show this nation as strong which, with the masses urging, will be the cause of desire. But it is strong and can have a influence on the nation been in the highest place, this will bring lucky even among the turmoil and will be favorable to subdue the great problems.

28-Great excess 大過dàguò

The Judgment: The ridgepole sags, favorable have somewhere to go. Prosperous

The first character shows 大dà a 人rén person with outstretched arms, meaning big, great, and 過guò pass, excess, too (much), 辶chuò go and 咼 guō a skeleton and a mouth, phonetic; together they mean great in excess, or perhaps the way of the great; I prefer the former because the line texts deals with something great that is so in excess that its base (the ridgepole) will sag. The simplified form is 大过. Others translations include big surpassing, preponderance of the big, etc.
This hexagram makes a pair with 62-Small excess 小過xiǎoguò, and make perfect sense if we use 大dà as the yang, rigid, unbroken line, as in excess or preponderance in this hexagram, in major number, and there the yin, flexible, broken lines are in major numbers, and have a preponderance, and perhaps 大人dàrén and 小人xiǎorén as the yang and the yin, as is for example used by various translators and the 彖傳tuànzhuàn; but I don’t have the same Idea, although here is where it makes more sense.
The idea behind this hexagram is of all the places of power are yang, representing a great excess of power, that makes evident that are in excess and not because the first and sixth line are weak and don’t offer support, like a big and luxurious construction that the ridgepole do not supports. The symmetry also plays an important role. Although this excess is a abundance of strength, is favorable going in a journey, start new projects; it will be prosperous.

If the first part is too yin… In the mat use white reeds, no fault

Although too much weak this yin line will see a passive start, in the time of great excess, the other yang lines are not too much strong (because a line reading is made to be read only when THIS line is the only in excess) so the excess is really not much. With the proper preparation, like preparing a mat, no fault will occur.
The masses will provide no excitement in an already excessive time, lay the preparations and there will be no problem

If the second part is too yang… A withered poplar bear sprouts. An old man obtains his wife. Not unfavorable

If the roof does not fall, and the situation of this hexagram resist to the obstacles through the time, then the fruits of all this strength, represented by this too much yang part, will produce deeds. An already withered poplar will in this low position produces a start for things, little sprouts; an old man obtain a wife that is a help for him but not necessarily in the patriarchal society of ancient china. Seems that something bad will happen but in the end is not unfavorable.
The Ministers will face difficulties, the ridgepole will sag with so much strength, but if their able to overcome these problems the time will bear fruits with so much strength.

If the third part is too yang… The ridgepole sags, unlucky

In the third part too active in the second place of command, all the places of power are strong, this too much strength, with the other lines not too strong, will be unsuitable, will be a strength with no support that the ridgepole will sag. Although the roof will not fall, but is a sign of danger, unlucky will not be too far.
The Authorities will use their place too act boldly but in a time of great excess this will be no good, the ridgepole will sag, the risk of an accident in imminent.

If the fourth part is too yang… The ridgepole is immense, lucky. But having it is dangerous

This place shows an immense, too strong, ridgepole, but it don’t sags, it’s a favorable time. The fourth line the place of almost supreme power will offer support to the nation to . But having it is still dangerous; the ridgepole may break in the future.
The Ministers will be too rigid, in this position they will only stimulate the great excess, but the risk is still imminent.

If the fifth part is too yang… A withered poplar bear flowers, an old woman obtain a noble husband, no fault and no praise

If this too strong line will produce great deeds after the great risk of the ridge pole sagging, like an already withered and old poplar will bear magnificent flowers, and old woman obtain a noble husband, something really necessary for an abandoned and not young and beautiful lady. This nation really needs the strong guidance and the strong fifth part will provide this. There will be not bad things if the nation is properly guided but there will be no praise in this time of too excess.
The Ruler will be the bulwark of the nation, but will spend his time controlling the excess of the country; nothing wrong or good.

If the sixth part is too yin…Exceeding in crossing the water until disappear its head, unlucky, no fault

In the highest place, the place of conclusion, all the excess will encounter a too weak end, and will exceed to the point of disappearing its head. The sixth line will be a non excess in a time of great excess, and this contrast will bring disarray to the too strong and powerful group of yang lines.
The Personalities, too passive, will be a weakness in the too strong nation, and will be both an impediment and a cause for ambition, that will make the nation even face strong current of water

29- Pits 坎 kǎn
Yin yang yin yin yang yin

The Judgment: Have faith in your prosperous heart, traveling have value

The character shows 土 tǔ earth and 欠 qiàn phonetic, a person yawning, signifying lack, a pit is a place where there’s lack of earth.
This hexagram has similar ideas of small excess. Here the situation of union and army together, here the supreme yin place and supreme yang place dispute the control of the yin lines and, in this context, the upper and bottom trigrams of water mean danger. Here the official assuming the control over the masses and the authority and the ruler assuming control over the minister and personalities, enter in conflict.

If the first part is too yin… Repeated pits, enter in a cave in the pit, unlucky.

The first part is too passive, in this time of danger, There is various pits, you should be thoroughly with the initiation in this first line, but you fall in and but find a cave that you can use as a shelter.
The younger son, showing his weakness, will start to demonstrate the danger of this situation of confront, where you impeded of acting, as trapped in a pit.

If the second part is too yang… In the pit there is danger, seek small gains.

You are in a dangerous situation indeed, in the pit, seek eat some plants or fruits, heal your wounds, but if you put this too strong part in use the outcome will be not good.
The middle son will, the most receptive, will act boldly in an inappropriate time, will be no problem if they don’t disobey and act boldly, small steps as seeking repairing the damages caused and small plains can be done.

If the third part is too yin… come pits and pits, danger even in rest; enter in a pit’s cave, do not act.

The path is full of pits; there is danger even while resting in this passive line. You enter in a pit’s cave, try not acting.
The elder son has not the strength to lead, it is important to not intervene in this time that there’s no place for action.

If the fourth part is too yin… A goblet of wine and bowls handed down, using clayware; received through a window, in the end will not be blame.

In the too much passive line the helper of the supreme yang line, will not accomplish deeds, will have help received in clayware, so easy to break… in the end nothing will happens.
The mother will have help in this time of difficulties, with care, will be able to endure.

If the fifth part is too yang… The pit will not be filled, if respectful and then will find level ground, no blame.

If the fifth line is too active the pit will not collapse and be filled. With respect the supreme yang place can maybe accomplish the task of going out of the pit and find level ground. It is not the greatest of accomplishments but will be no fault.
The father with his mighty will be able to save the dangerous situation of this family.

If the sixth part is too yin…bound by the use of a rope, if weren’t the thorns… three years will not obtain anything, unlucky.

In the sixty part too much inactive, where all is decided, even if someone use a rope to pull you from the pit there are thorns in the way, for a long time will not be able to accomplish anything, this is bad.
The text say the person is bound by a rope, in my interpretation I supposed that is someone trying to rescue them. The thorns were used in Ancient china to impede the passage of persons, as we use now barbed wire.
The too much weak grandparents in this dangerous situation will not offer the respect needed for this family, even with help they will be impeded.

30- Brightness 離lí
Yang yin yang yang yin yang

The Judgment: Favorable persistence, prosperous. Raise a cow, lucky.

This character shows 离, the ancient form of this character depict a bird getting caught (or maybe escaping, as departing and separating is one of the modern meanings of this character) and 隹 zhuī, a bird. The character is simplified simply removing the left part: 离.One of the meanings was of one bird that sang beautifully, supposedly yellow as the sun, then the meaning of brightness, taken principally from the text of the third line. Others meanings are light, fire, a net, Etc.
This hexagram shows a weak supreme yang and yin places, the rest of the hexagram is strong. The most passive and active, places are soft and will have to contain the rest of the active hexagram; it is like a light of the day that will bring all his energy but the night will inevitably come, the fire during night that, if not cared well, will extinguish; the light of the torch that will soon end.
Raising a cow, the text specify a female of a bull, can bring various interpretations, as a faithful helper docile as a cow; for me a female cow was a thing that the ancient Chinese had as a property of been an accumulation of meat (resources), and a female can provide milk constantly. This will bring good fortune in a moment of expenditure and that darker moments are coming.

If the first part is too yang…walking stumbling, respect them and no problem

In this strong start, maybe the too much activity is not appropriated, as walking too fast have a risk of stumbling, if you respect this strength and not try to oppose the force of this hexagram, nothing bad will happens.
The youngest son will act recklessly because the situation seems of disorder, it is not time to punish but guide him.

If the second part is too yin… A yellow light, supreme lucky

Here in the beginning, the supreme receptive place, is the most appropriate to establish an equilibrium, a too weak base will bring the peace and tranquility needed to this situation, A yellow and pure light, with no problems, this will mean a great luck.
This character could also mean a yellow li bird, even it is obvious confusingly, would be not the first time (see 49-Revolution, first line), because the Yi Jing is a artwork and not simply a book.
The middle daughter, offer an equilibrium of the younger and inexperienced son and the supposed leadership of the elder brother will offer an softness necessary to the whole hexagram.

If the third part is too yang… Brightness of a declining sun. Don’t beat the drums and sing, then will sigh as an old man, unlucky.

In the second place of command this activity, in this context, is not advisable, the activity, that will not be impeded, will soon end, as a sun disappearing in the horizon. If you don’t maintain the moral high, as beating drums and singing, as a flame that is not nourished, then you will find it extinguishing as the last sigh of an old man. This is inauspicious.
The eldest son will bright so much like the noon, and the decline is approaching. Don’t let the night come!

If the fourth part is too yang … like an on rush , come this way; burn it, death, abandonment…

And the light continues coming, as burning everything in its way, the death, both an end and a new start, abandonment, it won’t be used more… The fourth line too active will be a preannounce of the energy to come, but in this situation it will not last long
The mother, almost in the place of command, will look like a brightness blinding everyone but the situation of the hexagram will soon ends.

If the fifth part is too yin… tears overflow like a sigh a grief, lucky

The too weak supreme yang place, is where all expected the brightness to continues, this inactive will cause sadness, the water of the tears will extinguish the fire. All eventually end and this time is more than important that this happens, it is auspicious.
The father humbleness will influence the fiery assumptions of this family.

If the sixth part is too yang… The King goes in an attack, have an excellent cut of heads, capture disgraceful bandits, no problems

In the last part the too yang, “the flame burns more when it is about to die” none of the yang lines are in excess, changing, except this one. Here it is the final of the will produce the destructive power as an attack and will produce a explosive result, in this higher place this will be no problem.

The translation “eliminating leaders” is also possible, as 首shǒu means both leader and head (see 1-乾 qián vigorous: all lines changing.); capturing a leader means a swift conclusion, going direct to the point, that what this hexagram advise.
Only the Grandfathers can in this higher place produce a result, although through an risk action can use and put an end to wrong doings. This should bring no further drawbacks.

31-Influence咸xián

The Judgment: Prosperous, favorable persistence, get a woman means luck

This character shows 口kǒu and 戌xū destroy, the power of soft destruction of indirect speech, it is the influence of all, the salty responsibility to lead without acting.
This is one of the most difficult hexagram names 卦名guàmíng, because the context of the lines does not help much; I used the judgment to imagine this meaning. Other meanings are wooing, cutting.
This hexagram shows the most influential places, the two higher active places and the fourth place, the helper of the fifth place; the other yin lines means this hexagram will not have the power to direct act. Get a woman is auspicious, is favorable user your influence. The word 取qǔ means get and not have; this means you should exert your influence to obtain, not simply influence an already receptive (in the Chinese society) woman.

If the first part is too yin… Influence in the big toe

You influence in the very beginning, this will be not a difficult task.
The youngest son will be influenced by the characteristic of this family.

If the second part is too yin… Influence in the calf of the leg, unlucky. Reside brings luck

In this too soft supreme yang place, is the first place of power, is where the influence can lead to insubordination, but if is not a place of start of movement like the calf of the leg, and is a resting power like someone in his or her house this will be fortunate.
The too inactive middle daughter can bring difficulties to influence someone else, may seem to have an internal disorder; but if this not happens all be fine.

If the third part is too yang… Influence in the thigh. Captured is your followers, proceeding brings problems

Influencing as if a piece of the body that can easily move. This second place of command will have your followers, persons that you have influenced; it is not the place for this active action, just soft influence. Do not try to advance this way.
The elder brother, think he is much strong and try to act, but there are other important forces: the mother and the father. This will lead to the persons whom follow him to be chastised.

If the fourth part is too yang… Persistence is lucky, regrets disappear. Irresolute it comes, friends follow your thoughts

The fourth place too strong may seem not the best place in a time of simply influence, so much seem could be accomplished… but this regrets will pass. If you continue with persistence, although they seem full of indecision, persons with similar thoughts will appear to follow you.
The mother will be reluctant to influence, there is the strong men in this family, but the family will eventually follow her.

If the fifth part is too yang… Influence in his back, no regrets

In the supreme yang place, even a unprotected place like the back will lead with influence, you will not even regret venturing like this.
The too strong Father will influence the family with the help of the other strong place, no one will challenge him, even behind his back.

If the sixth part is too yin… Influence its jaw, cheek, tongue…

This higher place too weak will be the reason of acting just by influence, here the situation seems weak and is not time to act boldly, use speech; your mouth will be your greatest weapon.
The grandparents in this situation of influence will have the softness to influence by unusual means.

32-Constancy恆héng
Yin yang yang yang yin yin

The Judgment: No problem. Favorable persistence, favorable have somewhere to go

This character shows the heart and mind radical 忄of 心 xīn, and 亙gèng, a moon with a stroke above and beneath, the period of the sun 月yuè to pass from one side to another (the phases of the moon are used to calculate the passage of time), written similar to 亘 gèn, used in the simplified character 恒héng,旦dàn a dawn, but with a different meaning;
This hexagram shows a situation where the inactive start is followed by three strong places; the last, the preparation for the supreme place, are followed by the weak leadership and conclusion. Constancy is necessary against an inappropriate action by this incoming force. Is favorable persistence because you soon will get results. Have somewhere to go is good, risking in new journeys, your constancy will get rewards.

If the first part is too yin… Dragging constancy, persistence is unlucky, not distant from benefit

The first line too inactive will be seeking for constancy, but this pursue in that situation will bring misfortune; in the beginning may represent that this is not prepared to be constant.
The youngest son will be trying a constancy that will be not be possible, The rest of the family maybe will contribute with his constancy.

If the second part is too yang… Regrets disappear

The rigid second part will be a solid base for this time of constancy, all wrong doings will not torment.
The middle daughter too will act as the base of this preparation, here, so low, will not have causes to regret.

If the third part is too yang… Not constant in its virtue, perhaps subdue its shame, persistence is complicated

In this too strong part is important to take care with its virtues, perhaps get rid of the shame would help; what is done is in past. In this third line the activity may lead to inappropriate doings. Persistence will bring problems, the lack of discipline may bring problems.
The elder son when everything, including the mother, try to act against the higher places, may bring actions to repent.

If the fourth part is too yang… The field has no game

The fourth line too active in this context will try to accomplish things, but is time of constancy, deeds are yet to come. They will hunt, not a bad thing, but will not find a game, yet…
The mother will by the side of the father, but no higher place is strong, will be time for constancy, but not accomplishments.

If the fifth part is too yin… Constant in its virtue, persist; women is lucky, men unlucky

The fifth part is too, will be need a constant virtue, persistence in bringing. It is important to be patient and helpful as a woman, and then this constancy will be reached.
The father’s lack of energy will be a constancy in this situation, even acting whith a more passive and other feminine characteristic.

If the sixth part is too yin… Arousing constancy, unluck

In the last part too soft, this will be the most , in this place the lack of strength and the arousing power of the hexagram will cause problems.
The grandparents will encounter an inconstant situation that the too much inactivity will not impede, and the too much inactive higher place will draw a lack of control.

33- Retreat 遯 dùn
Yin yin yang yang yang yang

The Judgment: Prosperous, small profit in persistence

The character shows someone going and retreating,辶辵 chuò, walking, to security like a pig 豚 tún. In fact some authors consider this a mistranscription and that this is a hexagram should be named 豚 the piglet.
This character shows similar ideas to 巺xùn, the bottom one-third in the lowest position
have no option, obey the majority two-thirds strong lines. But here the lines are too low and escaping is the only solution with the active higher parts. This make even more sense if this hexagram is named 豚tún , like a pig, obedient, enclosed in its pen. But the escape will succeed. Not much favorable persistence,

If the first part is too yin… At the tail of retreat

Here the too yin first line offers a weak base for a retreat. “Tail” is a common Chinese expression to represent someone in the last position of a chain, for example the last place of a line of people. But this could be evidence that this character was originally “the pig”, using the translation as the pig tail.
The youngest son is at the beginning, so weak, with a great distinction of strength, is better move.

If the second part is too yin… Secure with the use of brown ox hide, no one say it will succeed

In the second line too yin, will be impeded as with the use of hide (the color here is 黄huáng , yellow, also means brown giving the context, see the 五行 wǔxíng, five elements or phases, where yellow is a color attributed to the element of earth). Here is impossible retreat by the lack of power, and the position here in the base, will produce problems, will not be possible to escape.
The middle daughter will be weak in a place of passiveness, if the idea is to retreat it will be impossible to act.

If the third part is too yang…Bound in retreating, have a severe illness, nourishing male and female servants is lucky

He is bound 係 xi, that also can be translated as connected, will have impossibility to act as in an illness by his place of authority, have the subordinates under control in a situation of retreat.
The eldest son will be related to the weakness of the sons, retreat and draw with them.

If the fourth part is too yang… A good retreat, lucky for the gentleman, small men are denied

The retreat turns out well, in this active place will be a start of a organized retreat, there’s a opportunity for good man, mediocre man cannot.
The mother will help the retreat, in this position of assistance will be needed a great person.

If the fifth part is too yang… An excellent retreat, persistence brings lucky

In the fifth line too strong there will be command to coordinate a retreat, not without persistence.
The father have the place to bring the retreat to a conclusion, but hard work awaits.

If the sixth part is too yang… A productive retreat, not unfavorable

Here the too yang line command the retreat orderly. The word 肥féi could be translated as fat, which would make sense if this hexagram was named “the pig”, but also contain others similar meanings of fertile, fertilizer, etc. The higher place will bring appearance that there’s no retreat all is well, and in a time of retreat this is not bad. The power of the highest place in this time of organization will be of good use.

34- Big strength 大狀 dà zhuàng
Yang yang yang yang yin yin

The Judgment: Favorable persistence

The first character shows big, 人 rén, a man, with its arms streched out. The second
This Hexagram has similar ideas of the 58 discussion, the big (yang lines), lower two-thirds of the hexagrams in greater number try to uses his strength (yang) to persuade the weak leader and weak personalities even if they are higher in hierarch, will be a time that brute force will be used.

If the first part is too yang… Strong in the toes, attacking is inauspicious, have trustfulness

Power in the toes is good, isn’t it? But in this context where the yang lines try to use force against the yin lines, this power still much below and is not time to attack. Some translators seems this ambiguous passage and see a mistranscription of 狀zhuàng strong for 戕qiāng wounded in the toes, even if zhuàng was already in the text; but the complexity of the Yi Jing don’t allow to so simple conclusions, examples of difficult translations can easily be seen all over the book.
The youngest son, in this time of use of force, will try to act, but action too vigorous like attacking is not favorable, he certainly lacks force. Maintain the trust during this conflict.

If the second part is too yang… Persistence is lucky

The second part will bring the strong base to action, but there’s a battle ahead, you will need persistence.
The middle daughter will be a start of the power of the family acting strongly, but will need persistence for this supreme yin place.

If the third part is too yang… Simple people use strength, the gentleman use wits, persistence is severe, goat caught his horns in the fence, entangle his horn

Here the risk of acting too boldly is greater because of the place, not wrong using force, but this arm wrestling is far from being easy; someone with more resources could use an unusual strategy. Perseverance will be severe in this situation. Like a goat trying to break free by sheer force, there is the risky of a bad outcome, its horns are trapped in the fence.
The eldest son will have a power that certainly will seduce him, maybe its not the appropriate time, trying to persist will bring a bad outcome.

If the fourth part is too yang… Persistence is lucky, regrets disappear. Fence simply will not set free. The force of the big carriage is in the axle

In the fourth place too active, in the place of preparation, the moment is about to come, persist. Fence simply will not set you free, but remember that your force is not simply in your might, you bring with you the other yang lines with you.
The mother will possess the means to use the force, maybe it is in a place of assistance, close to the leader, but your family is with you.

If the fifth part is too yin… Lose the ship with easy, no regrets

The strength is not great (this line should be read when only this line is in excess, the other yang lines are not too strong), the subject is weak and will not offer resistance against a big force. The sheep will be lost in the battle, not in a direct confront but by its own stubbornness. The ship and the goat have probably the same meaning, but could mean a sacrifice using a sheep; see 54-marrying maid line 6. Although look a coward act, there will be no cause to regret this.
The father don’t have authority in the supreme yang place, the subordinates are strong. He continues to be the leader, but problems will occur.

If the sixth part is too yin… Goat entangled in the fence, cannot retreat, cannot proceed, not distant from what is favorable. Hardship then lucky
The leadership is not too weak, only this line is too weak. The goat will struggle, but cannot accomplish anything. What will be good is not far, there will be this problem but will end well;
The Grandparents will see the fight between the father and the subordinates, and in the safe higher place will be a cause of calm in this situation, afterward will influence for an order.

35-Advancement晉Jìn
Yin yin yin yang yin yang

The Judgment: The Lord bestows horses in a generous quantity. Is received three times in a day

This character shows 日rì sun coming out, the time advancing. I use the more restrict meaning of progressing. Other meanings are Advancement, etc.
This hexagram shows the assistance of the fourth place and the highest place strong. They try the progress allowed by the three lowest places and the soft leader. A strong movement are expected, blessed by the receptivity of the soft lines, like receiving horses and being received by the lord thrice a day.

If the first part is too yin… Like advancing, like destroying, persistence is lucky. You, very trustful, are betrayed. No regrets

While this hexagram advances, this will be like destruction to this too soft line, still in the beginning where there is no power; persist. In a time of advancement, you be very trustful, but you will be betrayed, you should proceed with care, but nothing bad will happen.
The youngest son, will think things will advance with easy, but his innocence, been the youngest soon, will produce trouble.

If the second part is too yin… Like advancing, like worried, persistence is lucky. Receive now, encounter abundant happiness, by the Queen

The second line too gentle, the advancement, here must aware of the situation; persist. But if help comes now will be a great bless, from someone near the power.
The middle daughter will know the situation and continue in the assistance of the advancement. Will be commanded by the mother or the grandparents, not exactly the places of power, like the father or the eldest son.

If the third part is too yin… With allowance of the People. Regrets disappear

The second place of power too weak will unite and receive help from the multitude, the three first lines, to assist the advancement. You will not regret.
The eldest son will be a command that will assist with his soft influence, the higher powers with advance.

If the fourth part is too yang… like advancing, a big rodent persistence is severe

If the fourth part is too yang, this where advance and desire start to manifest, close to the supreme yang place. But is advisable to be intelligent and precautious like the small rats so difficult to capture; too much ambition will be severe.
The mother will be the active force that will move forward the family. It is a place of

If the fifth part is too yin… Regrets disappear. Lose, obtain… but do not be anxious. Proceeding is lucky, not unfavorable.

The advancing will not cause regrets. May seem a gain, a loss, in this too much yielding place may seem a good thing, sometimes a bad thing, the pressure on the leader will be much, do not worry
The father between the two positions of the family trying to advance, be lead to proceed and all will end well.

If the sixth part is too yang… Advance in its horns, use to attack cities. Severe luck, no blame. Persistence is problematic.
In the most higher place, the advancements will be strong as this line. Frightful as horns, cities will be attacked. Will be a difficult prosperity, the blame will not fall upon this hexagram; but is better not continue for a prolonged time.
The grandparents will act boldly in this time of advancement, but care is necessary.

36-light obscured 明夷míng yí
Yang yin yang yin yin yin

The Judgment: Favorable, Persistence in difficulties

These characters show 明 míng clear, bright, a sun 日rì and a moon 月yuè, and 夷 yí, barbarians, exterminate, haze, wound, a big 大dà bow 弓gōng; the meaning may be simply a cloudy day, perhaps an eclipse, a sunset, a curtain… Other translations are wounded light, light obstructed, etc. Others see it as a mistranscription of “bright pheasant” 明雉míng zhì.
This hexagrams shows the command of the third line and the active beginning, would be a bright start if were not the obscure higher places and the inactive base of the supreme yin place.

If the first part is too yang… Obscured light. At flight, drop his wings. The gentleman in a journey, three days does not eat. Have somewhere to go. The lord will talk

This too active beginning, try fly high but will have danger; this could be a sign that this hexagrams means “bright pheasant”. The gentleman will risk a journey, will suffer some problems, the light is obstructed.. Is auspicious these actions , although the commentaries of powerful people.
The youngest son will be the energy of light, although still so inexperienced, is important that he shines.

If the second part is too yin… Obscured light, wounded in the left thigh, use the strong horse to rescue. Luck

The light is obstructed, as a wound in the thigh (the word 夷 is used two times here), not the most important of the two legs. But there still a latent brightness but impeded in this hexagram, will be the strong horse to rescue. Auspicious.
The middle daughter will be unable to act, but will be led by the shiny elder brother. This receptivity will bring luck.

If the third part is too yang… Obscured light at a hunt in the south, obtains its big leader. Cannot persist, is sick

The light obstructed, in a hunt in the south, the direction of the sun in China, captures the big leader as sun rays that escape the shadows and dry the earth and exhaust the animals and men. But cannot go too far, as been sick; is blocked.
The eldest son will actively lead the situation. Will shine but for not so much time, is obscured.

If the fourth part is too yin… Penetration in the left abdomen. Obtain the core of the wounded light, while going out the gates of the courtyard

In This line too passive you can see what is causing the block of the light if you have a ample view, like risking going outward the doors. You will see the place of assistance hurt, the cause to not bright.
The mother is what immediately impeding the sons to shine, she cannot help with the subject.

If the fifth part is too yin… Ji zi obscured light, favorable persistence
箕子Jī zǐ was a relative and against the last tyrant of the 商Shāng Dynasty, afterwards helping the estabilishment of the 周Zhōu Dynasty. As his virtues were obscured by the king of Shāng, after his persistence his light finally could shine.
The weak command of the father is just a temporary drawback, in this position will seen obcure but the light will eventually appear.

If the sixth part is too yin… Not bright, dark. First ascend to heaven, afterwards enter the earth.

The highest place will see a complete darkness, this line will not allow any light escape. Any attempt to fly high will result in a disastrous fall.
The grandfather will make this family not arise, but afterwards the lack of energy of the higher places will be severe, specially the highest that will bring a dark conclusion in a time of obscuring the light.

37- The Family 家人jiā rén
Yang yin yang yin yang yang

The Judgment: Favorable women persistence

This character shows a cover宀 and the domestication of animals as a pig豕shǐ, the estabilishment of a home after the errant life of the ancients, a house; and 人rén, two legs, a person; persons living under the same roof. Others translations are the household,
This character shows the two lowest receptive places yin, giving support to the other lines. The active lines shows the force sometimes needing to be tamed of this hexagram, ruled by the higher place strong. This hexagram is like a family, with its places of obedience and command as seen in the ancient Chinese society, principally the receptive women; 孝xiào filial piety but with the rigor of example, would say Confucius 孔子kǒng zǐ. Needing a tranquil organization, like the persistence of a woman.

If the first part is too yang… Idle at home, regrets disappear

This too active line is still not in time of use, will be idle at home. All remorse for this action will disappear.
The youngest son still not have a place of power to use his force, there’s rigor in the family, The regrets will go away.

If the second part is too yin… not satisfied, amidst of preparing a meal, persistence is lucky

The too weak second part is not satisfied with rigor; there are the commander’s and the one’s that needs to obey. At home with domestic tasks; not the best thing.
The middle daughter will be disciplined, persistence is needed to bear the responsibility.

If the third part is too yang… The family member disciplines; regrets, severe luck. The wife laugh, in the end is problematic

With this only too much rigid line, there will be a rigorous discipline in this second place of command, but there’s higher places of command; this may cause a break of command if this line try to act too boldly.
The eldest son will regret, will be a difficult luck. May have disorder, then the end will be problematic.

If the fourth part is too yin… Rich house, great lucky

The fourth part very receptive may seem a weak support to the higher places, but in this context will be a necessary obedience to maintain the house happy.
The mother and his softness will be the counter-part to the action of the higher places, how fortunate!

If the fifth part is too yang… The king resting, have a house. Do not be anxious; lucky

There will be need a strong discipline; even if need to rest for a period, the powerful king will have a place to rest.
The father will be a the person that all look upon like a king, this will not be even a big burden. This command will be auspicious.

If the sixth part is too yang… Have trust, like if powerful. End will be lucky

This line, after all others, seems to be contradicting the almost perfect order of active and passive places; but is this line that will give the impression of strength and order in the family. The last part too active, will need trust, it is powerful and will maintain the house, in the end all will be well.
The grandparents are the ancestors, so venerated by the Chinese, respected as if they are powerful. With the higher place actively, will bring lucky in the end.

38- Embarrassment 睽kuī
Yang yang yin yang yin yang

The Judgment: Small matters are lucky

This character shows a 目mù eye, and 癸guǐ, two feet 癶bò and a 矢shǐ arrow, now 天tiān; two feet ascending and an arrow, a goal, the eye staring at a fixed point, The attention of an embarrassment. Others translations are Opposition, separation.etc., indicating the contradiction of this hexagram; you can see in the line texts uncomfortable situations, so the name I choose.
This hexagram represents a situation where the two places of command are soft but the rest of the hexagram are active. This create a latent energy that, when is ready to be used, is abandoned. This create an embarrassment of the strong subordinates and the weak but in place of conclusion of the third and fifth line; A difficult situation follows.

If the first part is too yang… Regrets disappear. A horse is lost, don’t pursue, by itself will return. See an ugly man, no problem

A horse is lost, a symbol of strength, carrying things and the subject. See an ugly man; 悪 can be translate also as evil, that you would be embarrassed by his past doings. A little uncomfortable but no problem.
The youngest son’s strength will be lost in a so low position, but will be of use soon. Embarrassment, but nothing wrong.

If the second part is too yang… Encounter the Lord in a Lane, no problem

In this too active place, you unusually encounter your master in a lane; it is a formal encounter? It requires respect? Informality? Embarrassment. The lord is not in a position to act with command, the strong subject also will not act as an superior. But no problem will be caused.
The middle daughter not face impediments, but the whole situation is of inactivity by the respectful members that she should obey.

If the third part is too yin… See a cart dragged, its bull pulling, its person tattooed and nose cut. Not started but will have an end.

A cart will be pulled by a strong bull, this command place is inactive but the force of others will be used, small matters can still be accomplished. The person is a condemned person, with his forehead tattooed and nose cut, a common punishment in ancient China; disorder will not be allowed. A different person like that is curious, look or not look? Embarrassment.
The eldest son will not be active and the whole hexagram tries to act, the leaders think the opposite. In the right time there will be use for this activity, not acting at first but will have a conclusion.

If the fourth part is too yang…Embarrassment alone, encounter an extraordinary man, befriend with him; believe. Severe, not a problem

Embarrassment will come from himself, you will find someone to follow, have trust. It is no time of putting this energy into use. Will be a complicated situation but, will not bring great problems
The mother will be embarrassed by the situation that he is, but if he follows there will be no conflict.

If the fifth part is too yin…Regrets disappear, lose consciousness and an ancestor bite the skin. Proceed; what error could be?

There will be no regret with the embarrassment . All this activity will be too much for this line that faints. Will be betraying by someone near; the word here 宗zōng can be a sect, a clan, a religion. But continue, will not interfere in the plans.
The father in this conflicting situation there will be almost a lost of control, but it must continue to guide the advance.

If the sixth part is too yang…Embarrassment alone, see a pig get lost from its mud. A well loaded cart, first pull out the bow, after explain why pulled it. They are not robbers, came to propose marriage. Proceeding encounter rain, then lucky.

If the sixth part is too active, will be embarrassed by itself. Lose a loyal subject as a domesticate pig escaping from its mud. There’s the higher place and strength, it is like a loaded cart; at the defense of it appears to be danger, but can be a cause for alliance. Small troubles then the resources will be of good use.
The grandfather can be a risk for the family in a time of confusion as if it were rich, loaded of goods. Will have a risk of conflict but in the end can help pass through the obstacles.

39-Stumbling蹇jiǎn
Yin yin yang yin yang yin

The Judgment: Favorable southwest, not favorable northeast. Favorable meet the great man, persistence brings luck.

This character shows a foot 足zú foot , and the upper part塞, a blockage; feet that are blocked while walking. Other translations are lame, obstruction.
This hexagram shows the act of stumbling in something, but for stumble you need to dare to give a step. We stumble in obstacle, sometimes caused by ourselves, if we are paying attention where we tread we would possibly not stumble. The two active places are the only ones that then lead the hexagram, but can cause a conflict; there will be advance but a risk of fall. The advices are somewhat contradictory; it advices going to the safety of southwest but facing a great man. Maybe is best to not risk but face it with its leadership once upon it. Persist.

If the first part is too yin… proceeding stumbling, arrives with reputation

It is possible to advance, you just need to know the right direction, this too weak line will have the reputation of the two strong lines in the command places, this will help it.
The youngest son walks stumbling, but has the indirect leadership of the strong places.

If the second part is too yin… The King’s servant stumbling, a situation to not bow

This line is passive as a servant, but still not time to bow, amidst the conflict it is better not choose whom to serve yet. While stumbling, we don’t know if it will continue to walk or fall, or their trajectories. In the humble base will be a time of introspection, a conclusion will soon follow.
The middle son will see this family stumbling, it is a place of power but it still not time to decide who to follow, the situation is of a chaos.

If the third part is too yang… Proceeding stumbling, then comes returning

In this too strong position the stumble will be intense. This too strong line will try a large step, and the stumble will be even bigger, but is possible to return yet.
The eldest son is strong enough to prevent the stumble.

If the fourth part is too yin… Proceeding stumbling, comes continuously

This too passive line will give support to the fifth line and no other line will be too strong, it will be a continously steps. It will continue to advance besides stumbling, there’s not an eager will so this line thinks advance is still good.
The mother will help maintain the control of this family, but will still stumble.

If the fifth part is too yang… Big stumble, friends come

If the fifth line is too strong, there will be sure a stumble, there will be much energy. But in this position there is command and the other lines will obey.

If the sixth part is too yin… Proceed stumbling, comes large; luck. Favorable meet the great man.

51-Thunder 震 zhèn
Yang yin yin yang yin yin

The Judgment: Prosperous. Thunder comes terrifying, laughs spoken “ha ha”, the thunder terrifies a hundred miles, don’t lose a spoon of sacrificial ladle.

This character shows a 雨 yǔ (rain), and 辰 chén phonetic.
This hexagram have similar ideas of 19 approach, like there the one-third lower of the Hexagram represent its start and the shock of the beginning, like the first sun rays when we are so used to darkness; but here this start is not so below, it is start everywhere, hence the attributes of thunder and earthquake; I prefer the former because of the component 雨 yǔ (rain).

52-Limiting 艮gèn
Yin yin yang yin yin yang

The Judgment: Limited in its back, but don’t catch his body. Go out in the courtyard, but don’t see his people, not a fault.

The ancient form of this hexagram show an eye over a man, similar to the character of見jiàn 目mù eye over 人 rén person, someone keeping an eye on someone; only in the Yi jing its pronounced gèn and have this meaning. Other translations are stopping, keeping still, cutting.
Others Translations are stilling, keeping still, stopping, all showing the exhaustion of the forces of this hexagram.
This Hexagram shows the yang third line in the second highest command place, with the majority of the others lines yin trying to assume a commandship, but the top yang line, ahead the place of comandment, with the rest of the lines constituing a weak croud.
Someone grab his back, but can’t stop him holding the whole body, he goes out in the courtyard but don’t see any known person.

54-Marrying maiden歸妹guīmèi
Yang yang yin yang yin yin

The Judgment: Attacking is inauspicious, not having benefit

This character shows a 𠂤duī wall over 止zhǐ foot and 帚zhǒu a hand on the top and a broom, . The simple form is 归
This character is said to depict a festive moment (perhaps because of the trigram 兑duì on the the bottom that some authors translate this hexagram as happiness, and the movement of thunder 震zhèn), but, by the judgment and the line readings, I don’t see it represents such situation. Perhaps we should see a little further from the festive reunion, the special garments, the party and the music that generally make part of the day of the ceremony. What the occasion of marrying a little sister really represents? Maybe I can help, since I had a younger little sister and we had to separate because she had to continue his life pursuits (she was not marrying, but if she were would be the same) and I was really not happy with this situation, it was a moment of sorrow.
This situation shows the strong two first lines with a weak command of the second highest yang place, with the fourth line strong too facing the leadership and highest position weak. The strong beggining represented by the two first lines don’t find a command in the third place nor fifth, and fourth place is the top most strong place ready to change the top most lines, its a situation that will bring changes, like the changing life of the little maiden and the people around her. It’s not auspicious to attack in a situation that had already to estabilish its new conditions. Not will be beneficial, is one interpretation according to my views of the hexagram already said, but the translation “Benefit is not very far” is also possible, although the common usage of 攸yōu throughout the Yi Jing do not suggests so.

55- Abundance 豐fēng
Yang yin yang yang yin yin

The Judgment: Prosperous. The king resting, have no worries, suitable the noon sun.

If the first part is too yang… Encounter his own lord, although ten days have passed, no problem, proceeding have rewards.

If the second part is too yin… Abundance, his screen in the noon sun, see the dipper, proceeding obtain doubts and illness, have trust as if developing, luck

If the third part is too yang… Abundance in his superiority, at noon sun sees stardust, break his right forearm, no problems

If the fourth part is too yang… Abundance in his screen, at noon sun sees the dipper, encounter his master destroyed. Luck

If the fifth part is too … Comes a badge, celebrate your reputation, luck

If the sixth part is too … Abundance in his room, screening his house, peeking through the door, Quiet in his solitude, three years cannot meet face to face, unluck

57-Obedience 巽 xùn
Yin yang yang yin yang yang

The Judgment: A little prosperous, favorable have somewhere to go, favorable see the great man

This character show two people kneeling on top (long ago belived to show two seals, but most recent excavations suggest the former hipotesis) and on bottom two hands over a table (not related with 共gòng together), showing the plans or orders over a table with the two hands, the two persons accepting it.
This has similar ideas of 33 retreat, the one-third low yin passive lines obey the majority two-thirds strong in a high position. The result is a time of peace and conformity.

58-Discussion 兌duì
Yang yang yin yang yang yin

The Judgment: Prosperous, favorable persistence

This character show a mouth 口kǒu with two human legs 儿ér, with something coming out of the mouth on top (in the modern character seems a little different 兑,not related with 兄xiōng older brother). It’s not much used as a word but more as component, as in the most used 說(说)shuō (adding言yán talk, meaning speak) (wich is used in 彖传tuàn zhuàn, an ancient and famous commentary on the hexagrams) and 悦yuè (adding 心xīn, meaning pleasure), wich most authors prefer to tranlate, but I prefer see 兑as a word with its own right, with a meaning probably broader then its conterparts. I think some of the original meaning was retained in the modern usage of the word, that means convert, exchange; a negotiation, a discussion.
This hexagram has similar ideas of the 34 Big uses force, the lower two-thirds yang in greater number try to persuade the yin lines, even in a higher place; but there the yang lines are on the bottom of the hexagram and the yin occupies the supreme yang place, here yin occupy the third line, meaning the bottom trigram has a weaker leader.

59- Flood 渙 huàng
Yin yang yin yin yang yang

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