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The Arousing is thunder, the dragon.
It is dark yellow, it is a spreading out, a great road, the eldest son.
It is decisive and vehement; it is bamboo that is green and young, it is reed and rush.
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Among horses it signifies those which can neigh well, those with white hind legs, those which gallop, those with a star on the forehead.
Among useful plants it is the pod-bearing ones.
Finally it is the strong, that which grows luxuriantly.
-Wilhelm
The seedlings of pod-bearing plants retain the pods.
- Wilhelm
This is unclear to me, but it may mean that the seedlings of pod-bearing plants -- as in the case of beans -- retain their seed coats. It can be a struggle for them to cast it off. Mature bean plants retain their pods, and as the plants mature and die, the seed dry and rattle in the pods. This noise making may be the basis of the association with the Arousing.
Zhen, among the useful plant (the corp) it is the pod-bearing ones: 反生 (fan3 sheng) in Chinese literally means to grow reversely, i.e. the sprout breaks through the shell but grows downward (into the earth), like the peanut ?
Zhen, among the useful plant (the corp) it is the pod-bearing ones: 反生 (fan3 sheng) in Chinese literally means to grow reversely, i.e. the sprout breaks through the shell but grows downward (into the earth), like the peanut ?
The Gentle is wood, wind, the eldest daughter,
{The first of these meanings need no further explanation.}
Tuck, 反生 can't refer to the peanut because ancient China had no peanuts:
The peanut was introduced to China by Portuguese traders in the 1600s and another variety by American missionaries in the 1800s. They became popular and are featured in many Chinese dishes, often being boiled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut
And even with the peanut, the green sprout from the seed grows upward. The peanuts, as I remember, develop at the tips of rootlets from the lower branches.
Maybe the peanut is not a good example but the fact is that it differs from the other crops; the wombs (?) of its pregnant flowers penetrate the earth and grow the peanuts under the ground. To my knowledge, the peanut is planted by its root instead of its seed.
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Khan suggests the idea of water; of channels and ditches (for draining and irrigation); of being hidden and lying concealed; of being now straight, and now crooked; of a bow, and of a wheel. As referred to man, it suggests the idea of an increase of anxiety; of distress of mind; of pain in the ears;--it is the trigram of the blood; it suggests the idea of what is red. As referred to horses, it suggests the idea of the horse with an elegant spine; of one with a high spirit; of one with a drooping head; of one with a thin hoof; and of one with a shambling step. As referred to carriages, it suggests one that encounters many risks. It suggests what goes right through; the moon; a thief. Referred to trees, it suggests that which is strong, and firm-hearted.
Hmmm..I note he makes no further comment on why The Abysmal would represent horses "with beautiful backs, those with wild courage, those which let their heads hang, those with thin hoofs, those which stumble." Anyone know?
-Rosada
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. . . the character of the trigram, which is firm without and hollow, or yielding within. This aspect accounts for the weapons, the fat belly, the shell-bearing creatures, and the hollow trees beginning to wither at the top.
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The Joyous is the lake, the youngest daughter; it is a sorceress; it is mouth and tongue.
{The sorceress is a woman who speaks.
The trigram is open above, hence it denotes mouth and tongue.}
It means smashing and breaking apart;
the dropping off and bursting open of ripe fruits.
{It stands in the west and is therefore connected with the idea of autumn, destruction, hence the smashing and breaking apart, the dropping off and bursting open of ripe fruits.}
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).