Tiger in the I Ching by Wilhelm/Byrnes

Wind (the breath of Earth) follows the tiger. [page 9, hexagram 1 the creative; heaven]
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Couple the trigram heaven and wind:

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--------- Hexagram 9; Hsiao Ch`u

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---- ---- Hexagram 44; Kou

(10) Six in the third place:
"He treads on the tail of a tiger."
A man considers himself strong and consequently exposes himself to danger, he is inviting disaster, for his is undertaking something beyond his strength.

(27) Six in the fourth place:
"Like a tiger with insatiable craving."
With the greed fo a hungry tiger he is on the lookout for the right people [if for the good of all, no wrong in his zeal].

(49) Nine in the fifth place:
"The great man changes like a tiger."
A tigerskin, with its highly visible black stripes on a yellow ground, shows its distinct pattern from afar.

...large, clear guiding lines become visible, understandable to everyone.
...he wins the spontaneous support of the people.

Bibliography:
Wilhelm/Byrnes, "The I Ching". Princeton University Press. 1967

1 comment:

  1. Good Morning Charles,

    Please forgive my no knowledge on the I Ching book and its workings. But i do have questions and i enjoy learning. Who is he? in number 10?

    "(10) Six in the third place:
    "He treads on the tail of a tiger."
    A man considers himself strong and consequently exposes himself to danger, he is inviting disaster, for his is undertaking something beyond his strength."
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    and number 27 says: (27) Six in the fourth place:
    "Like a tiger with insatiable craving."
    With the greed fo a hungry tiger he is on the lookout for the right people [if for the good of all, no wrong in his zeal]."

    who is He???

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