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A complete Analysis of 22, Grace and Beauty in the realm of the Human Experience

laylab

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Hello Everyone,

Hexagram 22 is interesting. One one hand, the very mention of "Grace and Beauty" sounds positive, promising and even flattering depending on context.
On the other hand, Hexagram 22 reminds us not to preoccupy ourselves with the "adornment of our outer appearances" and when referring to the perceptions of ourselves or others, 22 can be saying either, "you are considered something graceful and adorned" or "you (or the situation) is an outer facade.

In order to understand 22 better, I thought it would be good to start a discussion about it, about all of our personal experiences with it and our ideas.

Here are some questions

1. How do we understand 22 better?

2. What does it tell us about ourselves and others?

3. What is positive in 22

4. What is negative in 22?

5. How is the context of a 22 with no changing lines, different from a 22 with changing lines?

6. Have you had any experiences with 22 in your life or observed it in the lives of others?
 

Trojina

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Have you already looked at 22 in the Memorising threads - we did it a few weeks ago, which isn't to say it can't be discussed again I guess.
 
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That's a good outline, Layla. I'll return later to this if the spirit of 22 comes. The "memorizing" threads are good, but as Trojan said, there's no reason not to open a new discussion (though I suspect Hilary may move this to the discussion area).
 

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Hi guys :)

I looked through the memorizing threads at 22 but, although very thorough it was more of an overview, not really addressing the specific "humanistic" aspects I was hoping to discuss.

Maybe Hillary can move these post to that thread and if anyone else feels like it we can have a brainstorming discussion :)

cheers
 

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laylab-
You're more than halfway there already, simply by recognizing that there IS another side to 22 beyond "grace and beauty". In fact, people's inability to see "the Dark side" of this one is exactly a huge chunk of the meaning of the hexagram itself. In witchcraft they call it a "Glamour" that prevents us from seeing the true thing. And in magic it's misdirection that keeps us from getting the picture in its proper perspective. With our limited view of things we are well advised by the Da Xiang to stay away from important decisions. And yet it's OK to not want to know how the magician does his trick. And it's OK to be fooled by the makeup artists and special effects of the movie. It's fun. And it's an important part of human culture.
 
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bruce_g

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On the upside..

In balanced proportion, it's also healthy, just as a glass of wine with a meal is healthy. The adornment of nature creates a positive impact on our lives. It allows us to experience something we humans call beauty; but it need not always only be superficial. Beauty is a gift. Perhaps that's why Wilhelm named it Grace.

Beauty is a relative thing, of course. It's more difficult for me to find beauty in some things than in others, or in some people than others; beauty is subjective. And thank God/gods for that, too! This way there's someone for everyone, even something for every thing.

There's consequences, however, in basing our decisions solely on these appearances and easy going sensations. That much is made pretty obvious, in the Yi and in the world around us.
 

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The most important 'humanistic' messages hexagram 22 holds for me (in my own life and observation) are firstly, that true grace and beauty come from the inside: outside adornment only has value if it enhances inner beauty - all else is ostentation or flattery; and secondly, that simple grace, a gracious attitude (both inner and outer), will get us through the trickiest of times, and create a climate of harmony around us, even with people we might have difficulties with - though it won't solve matters in depth.

It's the ultimate trading down hexagram. By pruning your life of externals, you enhance inner grace and beauty, which can then start to shine visibly.

It's a good fashion guide - true elegance is simple. Coco Chanel would have approved :rofl:

It also contains a warning not to take others at face value. A rough attitude might hide good intentions (22,4).

Beyond the humanistic - I would say that hexagram 22 alerts us to the spiritual dimensions of beauty. Beauty, in its pure form, can create a spiritual opening or rush - crying for joy at the sight of a child playing naked in a mountain stream...
 
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To make a complete analysis of 22 you need to focus on its spectrum since that covers the range of possible meaning at the general level where local context then customises.

Since the I Ching is derived from self-referencing of yin/yang, and since a property of self-referencing is entanglement (more so associated with the symmetry that comes out of the self-referencing) we can get the IC to describe itself in general.

See the summary of hex 22s spectrum in the "line meaning" section of:

http://members.iimetro.com.au/~lofting/myweb/lofting/x100101.html

For general explanation see:

http://members.iimetro.com.au/~lofting/myweb/introXOR.html

From an emotional perspective the focus is on grief in a context of acceptance. But note that grief in upper is proactive and so a focus on quality control (we learn discernment for suffering, from self-restraint, blocking etc)

Chris.
 
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22 and 52

22 -> 52

It is said 22 shares a complementary relationship with 52 but I cannot see by what means. I do know that the mountain is a element within the symbol of grace, but don't know anything beyond that superficial fact.

They also say: The generic properties of hexagram 22 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 36 with the generic properties of hexagram 15.

Modesty and social decorum or reserve. I seem to agree. This binary stuff is interseting but I don't know how much about it or weather to trust any of it.

-_-

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After asking about my relationship with girl. A relationship that has been complelty a distance one. One that hasn't moved a bit in the last 2 months or so. I've written her a few times but she has not responded. Last I heard she was moving back to NY for the summer. I don't feel like i've been dumped. But I do kind of want some reassurance that everything is OK. All of the previous hexagrams have had positive changes. Nothing negative, either neutral or positive. Last I heard from her things were better than ever... So I asked this morning.

Whats going on in this relationship, why haven't I heard from her?

It said 22.1 -> 52

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Optimisim: :cool:
In the context of grace. It would mean outward beauty in outward appearance. Everything looks good. Like is says in first post: You appear as somthing graceful and adorned. Grace can mean also singify somthing that hides and draws attention from somthing else. In this situation it could mean. That somthing else is drawing her attention from me.

Changing line 1: Just go your own way, leave the need for reassurance behind, walk on your own two feet. Trust yourself. Don't worry about the relationship.

In the context of 52 perhaps means stop trying to move forward. The need for self restraint. For internal disicpline. Forget about things and dicipline yourself internally.

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Pessismism: :footinmouth:
Grace can mean also singify somthing that hides and draws attention from somthing else. In this situation it could mean. That somthing else is drawing her attention from me perhaps it is another guy. lol. Or.... perhaps this is the distraction.. the void of non-communication is hiding the truth of a break-up (seems to be the feminine way)? That seems pretty ugly so deson't seem to imply hexagram 22 but 23 to me. So the Yijing would not reflect a facade but the truth... so that can't be it. hm...

Changing line 1: To me appears to have great negative possiblities. Perhaps it is saying just forget the relationship, becuase it has not moved forward so you're just going to have to walk alone. Alone forever? for good? ... well that doesn't seem right but ... perhaps alone for this archetype of time.

In the context of 52. It may be mean becomming individual, the end of a cycle - the end of a relationship?

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Concluding

To me interpreting this as a break-up and a end of the relationship seems absurdly negative. But perhaps thats it!?

Interpreting this as a cessation of activity due to other cirumstances seems mutally affirmative. I'm pretty much in the same situation. I don't feel like even if we could get togather that it would do any good anyhow. I do intuit that i need to calm down, keep still and walk alone.

I know that is entirely subjective but perhaps it will help those who read to understand 22.
 
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