Tales of the I Ching

Qian is firm, while Kun is yielding. Bi brings joy, while Shi brings worry. The meanings of Lin and Guan are to give and to seek. Tun reveals itself without leaving its place. Meng is mixed yet distinct. Zhen means rising. Gen means stopping. Sun and Yi mark the beginnings of prosperity and decline. Da Xu is about timing. Wu Wang is disaster. Cui gathers, while Sheng does not return. Qian is modest, while Yu is complacent. Shi He means eating. Bi is without color. Dui appears, while Xun lies hidden. Sui is without cause. Gu means putting things in order. Bo means decay. Fu means return. Jin is daylight. Ming Yi is punishment. Jing connects, while Kun brings things together. Xian is swift. Heng is enduring. Huan means scattering. Jie means restraint. Jie means easing. Jian means difficulty. Kui is external. Jia Ren is internal. Pi and Tai reverse their respective states. Da Zhuang means stopping, while Dun means retreating. Da You means abundance. Tong Ren means kinship. Ge means removing the old. Ding means taking up the new. Xiao Guo means going too far. Zhong Fu means trustworthiness. Feng means many troubles. When kin are few, there is Lü. Li is above, while Kan is below. Xiao Xu means little. Lü means not staying in one place. Xu means not advancing. Song means not being close. Da Guo means overturning. Gou means encounter: the yielding meets the firm. Jian means a woman waits for a man to take action before marrying. Yi means nourishing what is right. Ji Ji means settled. Gui Mei marks the end of a woman’s journey. Wei Ji marks a man’s exhaustion. Guai means decision: the firm overcomes the yielding. The way of the noble grows stronger, while the way of the petty person wanes.