The 64 Hexagrams

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Attentive Observation

Upper trigram: Wind · Lower trigram: Earth

Judgment

The attentive pause before a rite gives observation sincerity and focus.

Image

Wind above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yin, yang, yang.

Examine the observer's position as well as what is seen.

Six lines and their changes

  1. 1 / 6

    A child's view is partial; greater responsibility requires deeper observation.

    Move this line → An Increase Shared
  2. 2 / 6

    A view through a crack cannot stand for the whole scene.

    Move this line → Dispersing Division
  3. 3 / 6

    Examine your own conduct before choosing advance or retreat.

    Move this line → Progress by Stages
  4. 4 / 6

    Observe public life and institutions, not only their splendor.

    Move this line → Blocked Exchange
  5. 5 / 6

    A leader's self-examination includes effects on other people.

    Move this line → Erosion at the Base
  6. 6 / 6

    Observe a person's lived conduct rather than reputation alone.

    Move this line → Joining Together

Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.

Attentive Observation · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?

Wind / Earth. Wind above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yin, yang, yang.

Attentive Observation · Move this line?

Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.

Cast with this figure

Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.