The previous periods of your life allowed you to achieve almost all the goals that you previously set for yourself. Isn’t it true, now, looking back, you see how far you have come in your development and what valuable experience you have acquired during this time!
Of course, some of what you planned did not come true as you planned, and some of them had to be completely abandoned... Don’t be upset: believe that everything that happens is for your good. And this thought, truly humble, will fill your soul with joy.
I think you already understand: in life you need to be able to achieve what you want - such an attitude develops perseverance and patience in you. But this is not enough: you must also be able to give up things that are unattainable (or temporarily unavailable). Through this you will learn humility.
And also, as he claimshexagram Qian, every person should live as if in a continuously flowing and changing river. This river is life itself and the events that happen in it. If you are static, you will disrupt the flow of events around you. Therefore, learn to distract yourself from what has already been achieved: be, like this river, invariably directed forward. This is the only way you will be able to leave a whole series of conquered peaks behind you.
Hexagram "Qian"does not give any specific recommendations regarding
relationships with others. This side of life is left to your discretion. Try to overcome the power of internal egoism and become interested in the affairs of the people around you. Recently, you have been too straightforward in achieving your goals, and a certain “distortion” has occurred in your consciousness.
Take a little break from yourself and your problems. You are at a dead end, and it's time to look for a way out of it.
If you have the opportunity, try to give yourself a little rest . Your immersion in work Recently it has reached the point where it is not you who manage your affairs, but they manage you. If you don’t want to undermine your health in this way and disgust yourself, urgently switch to a different rhythm of existence.
What can we say aboutfulfillment of a specific desire,
what you have planned for this situation? You will be able to accomplish a lot in the right direction, but you will not be able to reach the end yet (that is, the last, most important goal for you is still, unfortunately, unattainable).
The total volume of your acquisitions will depend to a large extent on how calmly and open-minded you are about the inevitable delay in the implementation of your plans. Live by the principle: “everything that is done is for the better.” This is the only way you can achieve maximum results.
Modesty
An immodest man is often more dangerous than an evil one, for the latter attacks only his enemies, while the former harms his enemies and his friends.
Joseph Addison
Compound
GUA UPPER, KUN. EARTH. OBEDIENCE. MOTHER. SOUTHWEST. STOMACH.GUA LOWER, GEN. MOUNTAIN. REAL ESTATE. YOUNGER SON. NORTHEAST. HAND.
Keywords
Compliance. Happy character. Modesty. Humility of pride. Self-deprecation. Flexibility. Politeness.Structure explanation
In the flatness of the Earth, the greatness of the mountain is lost. Much is taken away, little is added, this is modesty.Structure of both gua
GUA UPPER, KUN. EARTH. OBEDIENCE. MOTHER. SOUTHWEST. STOMACH.
INITIAL YIN.
The vow of poverty, its fulfillment. Man is his own shepherd.
SECOND YIN.
Cultivating modesty from an early age, pride in modesty.
THIRD YAN
On the spot. Labor creates values, community, and this achieves happiness.
GUA LOWER, GEN. MOUNTAIN. REAL ESTATE. YOUNGER SON. NORTHEAST. HAND.
FOURTH YIN.
Fulfilling all the commandments, preserving moral values, not acting for personal gain, doing for others, for society, social work. Consonance with the city of the Sun Campanella.
FIFTH YIN.
Those who disobey can be punished, including those who rebel against modesty.
LAST UPPER YIN.
Military action can help neighboring states; cultivating modesty by any means.
The main thing in gua
Every situation has a beginning and an end. To get to the end of a situation, you need to have endurance, without which it is difficult to move from one situation to another. The beginning is always connected with the end.Main thesis
The process of creation and transformation is evident. Spirits-demons and Spirits-deities. Work in humility and share the benefits with others. If necessary, protect your property.Divinatory aspect
The main thing is a creative position, work for the benefit of society, society.All endeavors end happily.
Those who turn completely into stingy knights do not deserve a peaceful attitude. Frightening events are possible - expropriation of wealth by armed means.
Those who use wealth for bad purposes may be imprisoned and subjected to punitive actions.
Correspondence with Tarot
Here there is a reasonable coordination of the material and spiritual. Correct use of the values that life gives. This is Arcanum III, the Empress. At the level of the Minor Arcana, this is the suit of Pentacles and Wands: Ace of Wands - Good Accomplishments and Ace of Pentacles - Retribution.There is a defense of national or personal values. This is Arcanum VII, the Chariot, with intentions of change. The Ace of Swords is the Arcana of protection and the Ten of Pentacles is the Arcana of materiality.
If, having cultivated modesty in yourself, you have a large fortune, be ready to spend it as directed from above, this is where the sixteenth gua, YU, READINESS, MOOD comes from.
Summary. Interpretation for fortune telling
1. Social status, politics.
In all areas - a creative position. Work for the benefit of society. Success in politics. But here too - in the name of ideals, moral principles, for the good of one's neighbor, and not for the sake of self-satisfaction or prestige.
2. Business (everything related to the material world, Taurus, Pentacles).
Success in business is very modest, the beginnings are successful, but nothing more. The garden of a business requires that it be nurtured and protected until it is time to harvest.
3. Relationships (love, gender relations, family life)
In personal relationships, love ones - “slipping”, great determination is required. Relationships are at the “like” level.
4. Interpersonal relationships.
Relationships with people are calm, trusting, respectful. A fortuneteller can demand respect for himself and expect it from others.
5. Health (on the physical and subtle planes).
There may be problems with the thyroid gland and pancreas, but at an early stage. In women, bartholinitis (inflammation of the Bartholin gland) is possible.
It’s very difficult for you, a load of problems has fallen on you, but soon all difficulties will be left behind. If you can be moderate and restrained enough, you will take control of the situation. For a number of reasons, including financial ones, you are experiencing confusion and anxiety, but don’t worry - changes for the better are just around the corner. You should learn to give up things that are unattainable or inaccessible for one reason or another.
your wish
Your wish will come true, but only partially.
Explanation of the hexagram
full explanation of the 15th hexagram → Qian: Humility
Explanation of each trait
explanation of the hexagram features from bottom to top
Possession of great wealth, the entirety of the world, could be the ultimate goal if the world allowed the possibility of stopping. But the main position is the doctrine of variability, the continuous mobility of the world and how a person should be harmoniously included in this movement. Therefore, a stop in development is not a stop, a lag that causes a conflict with world development. Therefore, if you stop even at the height of the greatest achievements, then even in such a stop there will not be a correct attitude towards the world. But it is no longer possible to move forward in a straight line, because at the previous stage everything that needed to be achieved has been achieved. Consequently, only a complete rejection of what has already been achieved can guarantee the possibility of further development, keeping pace with the development of the world. This necessary renunciation of personal achievements is called “humility” and is expressed in the image of the hexagram itself, in which the mountain sign is placed under the sign of the earth. The mountain should generally rise above the ground, then the image of humility is expressed with the utmost laconicism. This situation should not frighten a person, because only in it is further development possible, and this development must be fruitful: it must be brought to the end, to completion. In this sense the text says: Humility. Development. The noble man faces completion.
At the first stage, humility is shown in its most intense, but also in its most general form. Therefore, it is impossible to concretize it in a specific image. It is only possible to point out that a person who has this property will have to overcome enormous difficulties, because thanks to this property he is predisposed to such overcoming. This is understandable, because here this property is considered in its unidentified state, and therefore its practical application is not indicated; on the other hand, judging by the composition of the “Book of Changes,” it is inherent in a person who, at previous stages, has already achieved enormous results and is therefore capable of overcoming the greatest difficulties. The text expresses it this way: In the beginning there is a weak line. The humblest of the humble is a noble man. He must wade across the great river. Happiness.
In the second position, something like a conflict arises between the specifics of the entire hexagram (humility, i.e. non-revelation, retreat into the shadows, etc.) and the nature of the second position, the meaning of which is that internal qualities are revealed on it. The resolution of this contradiction is also influenced by the fact that this position precedes the next one, in which the content of the concept of humility is most intensely manifested. As a result, it turns out that the identification of an internal property still occurs here, but this property is humility, i.e. that which cannot express itself, but is expressed only in self-giving, in consonance with what expresses itself. At the same time, the harmonious development here can be easily disrupted by the fact that the attention paid to the expression of one’s own property will be stronger than the property itself - humility: non-expression of oneself in the first place. Therefore, only persistent and unshakable humility leads to a happy outcome here, or, as the text says: The weakest line comes second. Consonant humility. Fortitude is fortunate.
The moment of crisis here is expressed in the very image of the trigram. In the image of “mountain,” the third line, as the most elevated, depicts the specificity of a towering mountain. But at this position it is precisely the contact of the “mountain” with the “earth”, and precisely the highest point of the mountain with the lowest region of the earth. Thus, the content of humility appears here with particular force; but it is precisely because of this and to possess such humility that the greatest effort is required. Only through intense work can humility be achieved; it can truly be expressed in the image of a mountain (its meaning is to rise), but bending below the earth, which should be lower than everything. And only a person who has such developed humility can bring his work to the end and, having accomplished everything that is required by time and situation, stand in the correct attitude towards the world’s accomplishment, i.e. achieve happiness. Even if such a person has already achieved complete victory over all evil in the past, here he again enters into a struggle with it in order to set an example for others with his struggle. That's why the text says: The strongest trait is in third place. Humility from his labors, the noble man will have to complete [his deeds]. Happiness.
We have seen that the property of the previous position influences the property of the second position. But in the third position, this property is developed only through certain efforts. In the fourth position it has already been developed, and if at the previous stage humility turned out to be acting outward as a result of efforts (which is in accordance with the symbol of the line), then here (where the position is occupied by a weak line) the influence of force and coercion is no longer possible. But in the fourth position, the very presence of a developed property can have an impact on something else. This property acts as a fascinating example. Therefore, all actions here are free and do not encounter any obstacles. That's why the text says: The weakest line is in fourth place. Nothing untoward. Alluring humility.
The properties expressed in the third position found support in their environment. From within there was a “consonant humility” that created a resonance; from the outside there was a “alluring humility” that was only a further development of the properties of the third stage. Here, in the fifth position, the circumstances are different: the fourth position, devoid of its own powers, acts from the inside, and the sixth position operates externally, which, as a rule, symbolizes the loss of the properties of a given hexagram. Therefore, it is impossible to expect support from the environment, from the “neighbors.” Activity here is possible only as completely independent activity. But due to the entire previous process, the quality of humility has already been brought to such completeness and perfection that even for actions that are opposite to the action of humility, the latter is still the most characteristic, and therefore even such activity does not come into conflict with the general situation and does not encounter anything unfavorable to her. This finds the following expression in the text: The weak point is in fifth place. You won't get rich from your neighbors. The need to make a punitive attack is favorable. Nothing untoward.
In the sixth position, the situation and its characteristic features come to an end and lose their specificity. So here, humility remains only as an echo of the past, of those works that are mentioned in the third position. But the aggressiveness that began in the previous, fifth position, here receives even greater development, especially as the need to subjugate what has come out of obedience, because here neither the power of effort, as in the third position, nor the tempting example, as in the fourth, operates here. Here the basic tone of humility only sounds, but does not act, and the limitation emanating from humility recedes, for it must give way to the further situation of Liberty, which is characterized by the absence of restrictions. Therefore, the situation here is conducive to actions that are far from humility. In the text this is expressed as follows: At the top is a weak line. Sounding humility. Favors the need to move troops and go to cities and kingdoms.
Regardless of your position in society, humility is a deceptively powerful force. If you are in a high position but remain humble, those around you will support you. If your social status is low, humility will allow you to achieve higher status. True humility is a virtue that benefits everyone and something that everyone should strive for.
The most successful people are those who know how to balance situations. Such a person seeks balanced and stable relationships, not power over others. Humility is a virtue that allows you to balance in any situation. Humble people are not victims of illusions that arise from self-importance.
Interpretation of lines:
Line 1 (bottom line)
Arrogant people create unnecessary obstacles for themselves when faced with an important task. First, worrying about how they will be perceived or evaluated becomes an additional barrier to task completion. On the other hand, the unassuming attitude that accompanies humility supports the ability to pay greater attention to detail. While arrogant people worry about appearances or other people's opinions, humble people focus on what needs to be done. Make no claims or set conditions, and you will not meet resistance.
Deep humility is a gift for everyone.
There is no sadder picture than a man being impressed by his own glory, beauty or brilliance. The success of such people is usually short-lived because some degree of simple humanity is required to maintain positive results. One of the noblest achievements is when a person who, despite great success, maintains his humility.
Beware of false modesty. Even humility can be exaggerated. People in modest positions sometimes use false modesty as an excuse for weakness or indecisiveness. True humility does not mean having modest goals or disinterest in the cause.
The wise do not hesitate to take desperate measures when circumstances require it. When a responsible person takes bold action, he or she does so not out of a sense of self-importance, but simply because the situation demands it. In difficult situations, ensure that objectivity and clarity of purpose are consistent with your position. And, as soon as the battle is won, like an honorable warrior, disappear back into the crowd.
Line 6 (top line)
When mistakes are made and judgment strikes as suddenly as the north wind, we usually blame everything around us. Those who lack humility immediately raise their shields, thereby hiding the truth from their own eyes. The weak are offended and shrink in doubt and self-pity. But those who are sincere and humble view the situation as a challenge that must be met - first by examining themselves internally to determine their role in creating the current situation, and then by showing the courage to act decisively but fairly to correct mistakes. Humility is a true sign of nobility and always promises good luck.
The internal and external development of a person according to the book of destinies is reflected in how transitions occur between hexagrams of different nature.
This is how hexagram 15, the interpretation of which speaks of the need for humility as a sign of pure nobility, becomes next to hexagram 14, Da-yu, Possession of the Great, where a rapid rise is observed. The logical connection is that to achieve happiness you need not only to possess, but also to be able to manage wisely and moderately.
Hexagram 15, Qian, Humility:
- Kun (Earth) at the top. Obedience. Mother. Southwest. Stomach.
- Gen (Mountain) below. Real estate. Younger son. Northeast. Hand.
The associative meaning speaks of the lack of greatness of the mountain in its flatness. Modesty is expressed by giving more than you receive.
The I Ching book presents the interpretation of the 15th hexagram as the need for humility to preserve the natural variability of the world and life. If, after achieving greatness and wealth, one stops there, a person will come into conflict with the world order. Even the greatest life and spiritual achievements should not be the end point of development - this is the wrong attitude towards the world.
In turn, rectilinear movement is already excluded, since it has hit the top of the path. Thus, the opportunity to continue development appears to be the renunciation of what has been achieved and personal results - this is the expanded meaning of the definition of “humility”. This is exactly what the pictogram expresses, in which the mountain is placed under the sign of the earth. A great person is not embarrassed by such development, because this ensures a fruitful continuation of development.
Characteristics of Yao according to Zhou Gong
- The first six. A detailed interpretation of this Yao reveals the understanding that only a good and restrained person can cross the great river. There is also the luck of the humble person in the line, which may not initially seem like it, but will lead to prosperity in the future.
- Second six. Modesty and naturalness are natural and natural. Luck comes to those who show perseverance in this. Discreet complicity can save someone else's life. An omen of an unexpected uplift of spirit.
- Third nine. The Chinese Book of Changes conveys the meaning of this line that a noble and humble person remains persistent in business and does not become arrogant from recognition. Focus can give more success than pressure. You should do something out of love for it, and not out of a desire to surpass someone.
- Fourth six. The meaning of the hexagram Qian, Humility here states that modesty is not the opposite of action and movement. Hyperactivity causes many connections, including harmful ones. We must not forget that pride foretells a fall.
- Fifth six. Bragging to others is unacceptable. It's time for active action aimed at achieving a specific goal. Energy will give results.
- Top six. According to the book of destinies, this is the moment to rebuild and improve oneself in order to win and return the favor of society and subordinates. Anyone who does not correspond to the image he himself requires is unsuccessful in this.
Detailed meaning of the hexagram
- Reading the text of this stage of the hexagram according to the book of changes reveals to a person the need to show humility as overcoming. A multidimensional understanding of this moment suggests that this test is necessary because it falls to a person who is able to pass it. This is partly due to great successes on the previous path.
- A person faces problems of an internal nature when previously strongly expressed humility is not able to become a noticeable character trait, since this contradicts the very principle of humility. A situation develops of unshakable fortitude intertwined with modesty, which leads to a happy period.
- A crisis situation is approaching, reflected in the trigram with an elevated mountain touching the lowest point of the earth. This is a symbol of the combination of acquired personal strength with developed humility. Simply put, a person’s ability to independently lower himself from heaven to Earth and prevent in advance a situation that requires this. The achievement of happiness is close, but before that you need to show true perseverance, again defeating all evil, thereby becoming an example for others.
- The external nature of the causes that challenge human endurance disappears. An internal property arises, now directing the influence outward. There is complete calmness in actions.
- The developed property gains such strength that it independently copes with performing any actions and overcoming emerging obstacles, despite the lack of neighboring support. According to the Chinese Book of Changes, at this moment even actions that are contrary to the nature of humility fall under its influence, which eliminates the emergence of a conflict if a “punitive attack” is necessary.
- Humility, oddly enough, loses its dominant role, but at the same time leaves an imprint on the personality in the form of aggressiveness that manifests itself even at the previous stage. There is a need to subordinate the situation, objects and traits that are out of control. Humility is replaced by freedom, conducive to active action.
Expanded interpretation of the sign
Hexagram 15, Qian, Humility is a simple symbol of the fact that a stop in development is unacceptable at any level of human achievement. Here it is important to realize the significance of all the experiences gained throughout life. A look at the path left behind allows one to remember the joy of accomplishments, the bitterness of disappointments, the happiness of recognition, but in the final goal it gives birth to joy from how important the experience was acquired.
It is from the analysis of the process and results that humility arises - a person understands that the road to success is paved with passion and perseverance, but at the same time there are always things that you have to give up temporarily or forever.
The river of life continues to move regardless of someone’s personal achievements, so moving into a static state disrupts the harmony of relationships with it. Therefore, you should be able to refuse what you have received. Like a river that always continues its journey to new heights.
According to the Book of Changes, hexagram 15 does not give specific advice regarding connections with the environment. This area of life remains under complete human control. The main thing is to avoid selfishness. Complete passion for one's own affairs in the process of achievement somewhat shifts personal guidelines. We need to return to normal, showing complicity and empathy for others. This is a way out of the current impasse.
Another mandatory way to distance yourself from work is rest. High tension and excessive passion for work have a bad effect on performance. You need to monitor your health and change the rhythm of life if it becomes uncomfortable.
According to the Chinese book, the meaning of this period is to understand the inevitability of delays in the fulfillment of one’s deepest desires and to come to terms with it. Confidence and calm in any situation ensure the correctness of decisions and thoughts leading to further success.
Associative reading of the hexagram
- According to the Chinese book, the image of the full moon speaks of the reign of justice in everything.
- People standing on silk threads are a symbol of the ongoing debate between them.
- The meaning of the hieroglyph Gong also speaks about the primacy of justice.
- The deer rider symbolizes a man who was able not only to become rich, but also to achieve public office.
- A mirror in the hands of an official denotes the wisdom of a decision that was made in accordance with forces above human reason.
- The pictogram has a central image of a mountain disappearing inside a mountain shell.
Deciphering the symbol - the desire to obtain a dominant position leads to disappointment when achieving less.
Wen-wan's interpretation of the sign
- Success comes to a humble and good person who practices a thorough approach to business.
- Hexagram 15, Qian, Humility is September, so it is good in summer, winter and autumn. The five Yin Yao are controlled by the Yang one.
- A person's wealth is known and does not cause envy, since he is generous with the poor.
- According to the book of the I Ching, only a complete understanding of goals leads to success, not burdened by the sterility of life. The aimless pursuit of wealth may bring prosperity, but not happiness.
How to interpret a symbol for fortune telling
- The expanded meaning of hexagram 15, Qian, Creation, promises the approach of success in political circles. At the same time, one should maintain a creative attitude towards all public affairs and see the purpose of work as bringing benefit to others.
- In business, the hexagram does not bode well, but you shouldn’t count on great luck either. This is a fertile period for beginnings, but in the future you will have to work hard until the harvest.
- Love and family relationships are stalled and “stalled.” There is a possibility that the intensity of passions will decrease to the “like” level. Decisiveness is welcome, but it should be constructive, not destructive.
- In relationships with people, respect, measuredness, confidence and trust are demonstrated. A person has the right to demand such disposition towards himself in the absence of it.
- The associative reflection of the hexagram in health signals the possible onset of the development of ailments with the pancreas and thyroid gland, as well as the Bartholin gland in women.
In general, the I Ching Book of Changes interprets the interpretation of this hexagram as a statement that one of the main advantages of a great person is modesty, through which exaltation becomes a kind of consequence of internal development, without being its goal.