Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
Prosperity does not arrive by itself, it visits the people with the right attitude. The one who always carries along arrows is probably the only one who comes home from a walk with a rabbit for dinner. The lord of Kang grasped the opportunity of a gift to breed a meadow full of horses. The first one who sees a gap in the market builds up the multinational. Grasp the small chances, do not wait for the big one to arrive, stay alert with eyes and ears and hands ready, and a quiver filled with arrows.
Prince Kang was the younger brother of King Wu, rewarded for helping him. He was made Lord of Kang after the Zhou conquest, and then also Lord of Wei as a reward for his military role during the consolidation of Zhou authority. Perhaps 'Advancing' could be a military advance? ('Kang' wasn't known to be someone's name until it was found in bronze inscriptions in the 1920's, which is why Wilhelm translates simply 'the powerful prince'.)Advancing, Prince Kang used a gift of horses to breed a multitude.
In the course of a day, he mated them three times.
Shoes locked in the stocks, feet disappear.
Not a mistake.
Your wheels dragged back.
Constancy, good fortune.
Traveller burns down his resting place
Loses his young helper.
Constancy: danger.
Stripping the bed by way of the flesh.
Pitfall.
Resting when blocked.
Great person, good fortune.
It is lost, it is lost!
Tie it to the bushy mulberry tree.
Enthusiasm in the dark.
Results bring a change of heart,
No mistake.
The traditional view on this line – which I like – is that someone who has made a minor error is being stopped in their tracks before they can do anything worse. The stocks keep you out from running into trouble.Shoes locked in the stocks, feet disappear.
Not a mistake.
This is very similar to line 1, isn't it? What's the opportunity in being Not Yet Across? Not to have to rush into crossing; not to lose control of your momentum and be sent crashing down the bank into the river. So let's make the most of not being across the river – let's protract the crossing, take more time to think, be as safe as we can be while still moving forward.Your wheels dragged back.
Constancy, good fortune.
Here I am at a resting place on my journey – what's the opportunity here? How can I make the most of this? Let's get a really good blaze going and warm the place up!Traveller burns down his resting place
Loses his young helper.
Constancy: danger.
What's the opportunity in Stripping Away? To get rid of everything that's old and redundant! Let's make the most of this good, sharp knife! Out with the old! Onward!Stripping the bed by way of the flesh.
Pitfall.
How can you make the most of being blocked? What's the opportunity in that?Resting when blocked.
Great person, good fortune.
It is lost, it is lost!
Tie it to the bushy mulberry tree.
You can imagine Hexagram 16 – Enthusiasm, imagination on a grand scale – multiplying with the vigorous, optimistic engagement of 35. You'd surely have technicolor imaginings – but they're still in the dark. Real-world results will make a difference.Enthusiasm in the dark.
Results bring a change of heart,
No mistake.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).