Thus the hexagram includes also the power of timeand the power of persisting in time, that is, duration. Time is regarded as the basis of this motion. Its energy is represented as unrestricted by any fixed conditions in space and is therefore conceived of as motion. The hexagram is consistently strong in character, and since it is without weakness, its essence is power or energy. These unbroken lines stand for the primal power, which is light-giving, active, strong, and of the spirit. If one moves through all the changes in Standstill it turns to Peace.The first hexagram is made up of six unbroken lines. In my book, “I Ching Prescriptions” I talk about using the hexagrams by seeing what happens if all the lines change. That’s what the I Ching is all about, “The Book of Changes.” So back to your question it really depends on the situation and your question. Like in Standstill the last line talks about the standstill coming to an end. But you will notice that in all the hexagrams – well, most all, there are always sections that point to a change for the better or the worse, depending on the hexagram. I got Obstruction 2 days in a row with no moving lines – eeeek! is what I thought to that. I frequently read the entire hexagram when this happens – the judgement and all the moving lines - just for general advice. There are as many different views on this as there are I Ching readers. My experience with receiving an I Ching response with no moving lines is that like with all questions, it depends on the situation. It is interesting that you get the hexagram for Standstill with no moving lines, sort of reinforcing the time of standing still. Thanks for commenting with your question. Ĭlicking the Plus one icon blow will take you to a free download of a PDF of these 2 charts. I have created a poster of the 2 charts which can be purchased at my Zazzle store. I have created a chart of all the hexagrams and their opposites that shows what a hexagram transforms to if all the lines change. Each I Ching prescription has seven parts to it the general meaning at the top and the six phases written from the bottom up. Look up the prescription distillation in the book and see how the advice applies to your life.Look at the list of the 64 Prescriptions.When consulting the I Ching as a prescription, instead of asking a question in the traditional coin throwing approach, decide what issue in your life that you either want to deal with or are now involved in.So I’m proposing a concept here with a different approach that goes against the traditional directions for consulting the I Ching. I have read a number of I Ching articles on how to use the I Ching where the writer says to read only the lines that are changing for guidance. This process of working with the I Ching led me to the idea of choosing a situation for I Ching guidance rather than to only rely on the synchronistic method. I absorb the meaning of each line as it relates to the hexagram as a whole in a different way than when I ask a question and then read only the lines that changed. I have to live with the hexagram during this process and came to feel that it is as if I had asked the I Ching a question and received all changing lines. During the process of creating images for I Ching Meditations I experience each hexagram as a whole, with the 6 lines as one continual organic process.Ĭreating an image for each line of a hexagram is a slow and meditative process. This version is different from my Prescriptions which are direct and easy to use, just like taking a pill might be. If you have been viewing this blog for a while you know that I have been working for a long time on my graphic interpretation, I Ching Meditations. I am excerpting some content from my book, I Ching Prescriptions (Choosing Change) to briefly describe the underlying premise of the book and why I was inspired to create it.
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