Hexagram 1

K’UN/THE RECEPTIVE
Bear with things as the earth bears with us:
by yielding, by accepting, by nourishing

 
K’UN =EARTH

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Receptivity is the rich earth without which creativity cannot take root in our lives.  This fundamental hexagram serves as a strong encouragement to concentrate on your capacities to nourish, to support, to accept, to work without desiring recognition, to follow the guidance of the Sage. 

Through humility and openness we become receptive to assistance of the higher power.

Hexagram 2

SUN/THE GENTLE (THE PENETRATING, WIND)Consistent correctness turns every
situation to your advantage

 
SUN = WIND

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SUN = WIND

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The image of this hexagram is that of a  gentle wind dispersing storm clouds.  A wind that changes direction often, even a very powerful one, will disperse nothing- it only stirs up the sky. The wind that causes real change is the one that blows consistently in the same direction.

Hexagram 3

K’AN/THE ABYSMAL (WATER)
Flow like pure water through difficult situations

 
K’AN= WATER

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The image of the hexagram K’AN is that of water: water falling from the heavens, water coursing over the earth in streams, water collecting itself in pure and silent pools.  This image is meant to teach us how to conduct ourselves in trying situations.  If we flow through them, staying true to what is pure and innocent in ourselves can reach a place of quiet refuge.