I Ching, Yijing or Zhou Yi
"Oracle of the moon": © 2000 LiSe
Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon
The image of hexagram 39
Jiăn Limping
What does it mean, 'inner' and 'outer trigram' (popup)
Gèn below Kăn: they are a difficult combination. One solid and still, the other without a form of its own and constantly on the move. Water needs movement, not as badly as Wind, but it can also become stale. When Kăn represents a pit, it is even more of a problem. To solve this, you will need a creative mind, because you have to figure it all out from scratch.
Ideogram of the hexagram name: A person upside down in a hut with straw or kindling. The upper part means 'cold' or 'plug', the bottom 'foot': cold feet. Meanings: lameness, slow action, bad horse or lame donkey, hardship, distress, not smooth, not fluent, stagnation, block, hard.
The 'Great Image' says: There is water on top of the mountain: limping. The noble one reverses his being to cultivate virtue.
Hex.39 is the contrast of 38, which is about social skills, figuring out when to trust and when to distrust.
Hex.39 is about tackling problems on your own.
Water on top of a mountain - it starts to go down, in any way it can find. Cascading down precipices or meandering through the grass, rushing among rocks or filling gaps before it can go on. Many little streams even disappear, they follow cracks in the rocks and show up at the foot of the mountain as springs.
Life is seldom an easy road, it is rather like this little stream. Obstructions everywhere. If you can handle them like the little stream does, your life or ventures will be an adventurous beautiful voyage. When you reach the valley and you look back at the big mountain you conquered, you will know your value, even when you often despaired.
The meaning of life is living it.