Hexagram 53 · ䷴
Development. The maiden is given in marriage. It furthers to be persevering.
Judgment
Development. The maiden is given in marriage. It furthers to be persevering.
Image
A tree on the mountain represents Development. The noble person lives in virtue and improves the customs.
Lines
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame. The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and...
Development. The maiden is given in marriage. It furthers to be persevering.
Development. The maiden is given in marriage. It furthers to be persevering.
Development means advance. The maiden is given in marriage: good fortune. Going forward brings the proper place. Going brings success. Going in the right way can set the state in order. In his position, the hard attains the middle. Keeping still and devoted, movement does not come to an end.
Development means advance. The maiden given in marriage brings good fortune. Going forward brings proper place and success. Going in the right way can set the state in order.
On the mountain, a tree: the image of Development. The noble person lives in virtue and improves the customs.
A tree on the mountain represents Development. The noble person lives in virtue and improves the customs.
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame.
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame.
Small Image
The young son is in danger: the meaning permits no blame. There is talk: he does not treat anyone ill.
Young son in danger permits no blame. Talk means not treating anyone ill.
The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and contentment. Good fortune.
The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and contentment. Good fortune.
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Eating and drinking in peace and contentment: he does not seek a full belly.
Eating and drinking in contentment means not seeking a full belly.
The wild goose gradually draws near the plateau. The man goes forth and does not return. The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth. Misfortune. It furthers to ward off attacks.
The wild goose gradually draws near the plateau. The man goes forth and does not return. The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth. Misfortune. It furthers to ward off attacks.
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The man goes forth and does not return: he separates himself from his group. The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth: she has lost the right way. It furthers to ward off attacks: to yield is to be protected.
Man not returning means separating from group. Woman not bringing forth child means losing the right way. Warding off attacks means yielding to be protected.
The wild goose gradually draws near the tree. Perhaps it finds a flat branch. No blame.
The wild goose gradually draws near the tree. Perhaps it finds a flat branch. No blame.
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Perhaps it finds a flat branch: he follows the yielding way.
Finding flat branch means following the yielding way.
The wild goose gradually draws near the summit. For three years the woman has no child. In the end nothing can hinder her. Good fortune.
The wild goose gradually draws near the summit. For three years the woman has no child. In the end nothing can hinder her. Good fortune.
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In the end nothing can hinder her: he attains what he wishes.
Nothing hindering her means attaining what he wishes.
The wild goose gradually draws near the cloud heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune.
The wild goose gradually draws near the cloud heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune.
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Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance: good fortune. He cannot be disordered.
Feathers for sacred dance means good fortune—he cannot be disordered.
What does Chien / Development mean in the I Ching?
Development. The maiden is given in marriage. It furthers to be persevering.
How should I study Hexagram 53 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame. The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Development means advance. The maiden given in marriage brings good fortune. Going forward brings proper place and success. Going in the right way can set the state in order.
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