Ch'ien — The Creative
Ch'ien — The Creative
(3)
The Judgement
THE CREATIVE works sublime success,
Furthering through perseverance.
The Image
The movement of heaven is full of power.
Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
Hidden dragon. Do not act.
Six in the second place means:
Dragon appearing in the field.
It furthers one to see the great man.
Six in the third place means:
All day long the superior man is creatively active.
At nightfall his mind is still beset with cares.
Danger. No blame.
Six in the fourth place means:
Wavering flight over the depths.
No blame.
Six in the fifth place means:
Flying dragon in the heavens.
It furthers one to see the great man.
Six at the top means:
Arrogant dragon will have cause to repent.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
