By far the best clear and concise explanation of the principles of I Ching that I have ever had the fortune of stumbling across. In a few short segments, decades of vague guesswork and highly subjective interpretations that I held have been clarified in a direct and remarkably simple manner. I really appreciate your sharing this on the internet and wish you the greatest success.
Thank you so much - all these videos are fascinating! One thing that stumped me even before you brought up that last diagram... Horse position, six fifth. The dragon's ideal positions are hidden (getting ready, yang-yang), then danger until alertness (where can settle again into the lower third), then leaps (danger, yang in yin), then in a happy place, nine fifths (yang-yang). Makes sense. Horse starts out in a place where hard work has to be demonstrated (yin-yang), then kinda comfy in six-second (yin-yin), then danger of overstepping in six-third (yin-yang).. then in six-fourth the horse is already an ideal subordinate, very needed, and the biggest risk is breaking that balance by blabbing or taking action.. but otherwise good. (yin-yin). It feels like (given that the last position is always 'overstepping' and 'stretching too far') six-fourth would be the ideal for a horse? Because when we move into six-fifth we are moving into a yin line in a yang position? Why is a horse's ideal position of balance there? This is all super cool but that's just not clicking for me, I apologize..
I'm going direct to your query point and my take is, ' Horse' has reached its maxium level at six-fifth line (yes,it is yin line at yang position ) , becoming the immidiate next-to-leader (dragon) at this level and probably gains the equal traits, attributes and qualities as leader. At this particular level , if 'horse' won't balance himself and carried over with an overtaking mindset ( the possibilities are very much there as now horse enters the regime of dragon) in your words "overstepping" or " stretching to far" scenarios would possibily arise. The consequence generally won't good for anyone. Political histroy supports this theory with many a evidence.
@@anjolinaalbuquarke8169 Thank you so very much for the response! And yea, that absolutely made sense from the description of that position (and history), very right. I guess I'm just getting thrown off by the line combination its self. I think I was understanding that in general yin lines in yang or yang lines in yin are implicitly dangerous / unstable. Which seems to contradict the idea that 'horse' should balance at a position where yin and yang are not in good positions relative to each other? Or am I fundamentally misunderstanding how the implications of the yin and yang lines?
@@hypnokitten6450My take is, the horse 5th line being odd yang doesn't necessarily mean it is dangerous, it's just a moment where you have to pay attention to not make mistakes (going to the 6th line in this case) progressing in the 5th line just means progressing as a person, as a follower, not progressing through the lines. What these two hexagrams clearly tell us is that having the mindset of just climbing the lines mindlessly is very dangerous. If you find yourself at the horse 5th line, you will need to progress a lot as a person and in your mindset, to know where you are and where you want to be. It is a dangerous line because it is very easy to want to become a dragon too, but with mental growth and insight (progress) you can avoid overstepping and remain growing in the 5th line. On the other hand, if we see the 1st chien hexagram, we will notice that instead of progressing as a person, it warns us about the opposite, which is being calm and thinking throughly, a defensive mindset in the sense that you should very clearly think about what you are about to do (for example, thinking twice before committing a genocide like the example in the video). Not thinking, not being cautelous and feeling over confident will cause pain and struggles with everyone. As you see, these two hexagrams warn us about two different opposite things, like Yin and Yang. Just remember that in Yin there is Yang and in Yang there is Ying. A leader must know how it feels to be a follower and needs to know how to listen to his followers and empathise with them, a follower needs to be able to make decisions for themselves to distinguish what is good and what is bad. Both are the same and fundamentally different and need similar and opposite mindsets to thrive. It all relates to Yin and Yang. I hope this was useful for you, good luck and your studies, remember the 3 truths of the universe and that matter can't be created neither destroyed, therefore existence is the only constant in the universe, reality is, nothing else and nothing more. Yin and Yang are fundamental parts of reality if not reality itself, therefore as long as reality is, Yin and Yang will continue to mix and match being totally different concepts. In this we will find peace and harmony. Take care
The contents are really heavey to digest especially for the beginners. You cann't help it because it's the nature of the genre. You did explain remarkably well . Hearty thanks to you for adding enough clarities to those two foundation hexagrams . Learning and understanding rest 62 will be comparatively easier. 👍👍
Many thanks for your videos! I am studying Chinese medicine at the moment, and your videos are a great add to my lessons. I keep repeating them and i understand them better and better. Keep up the good work Yang!
OK - so now I have watched your videos on the two most important Hexagrams in the I Ching - the first two Hexagrams, Chien and Kun. By the way, I visited a Chinese herb store once, and I was surprised to see that the I Ching even exerted its influence in the naming of Chinese herbs. You said that Kun is the Mother of all the Hexagrams, right? I was surprised to find that Yi Mu Tsao, or "Benefit the Mother Herb" - called Motherwort in English - is also called Kun Tsao, with the character Kun being the same one used for Hexagram #2 - the Mother of all Hexagrams! By the way, Yang - I think you should not stop with the first two Hexagrams, but do videos like these on other important Hexagrams of the I Ching, probably beginning with the other doubled Hexagrams, and then moving on from there. Good work!
Very good question. You can know your position by two ways. First, using I Ching reading method such as Wen Wang Gua. Second, using your own life experience. However, doesn’t matter what position you are right now, you need to be aware of all the rest positions as well.
Thanks 🙏🏻 you should show the ideal and unideal hexagram and explain them as examples pluss a few random ones. Thanks this is not soo simple for non chinese.
I have a question. So a Yang line in Yin position is bad, we want to move out of it if at all possible, but a Yin line in Yang is good? So Yang postion is always good/safe place to be. However in 6 fifth you are encouraged to keep making progress but the only remaining line to move to is 6 sixth which would be catastrophic. How do you progress while staying at the same line?
The yang line in yang position and yin line in yin position is fist indication to interpret when you first see a hexagram and know which position you are at the time. However, there are two things you need to consider also, first, when is the right time to act or withdraw ; second, compare to the whole hexagram and your own personal experience, is it necessary to go through this step? Remember, nothing is good or bad, purely based on your experience.
@@MistofIChing Thank you ! i believe i may know but am usually wrong. Four year cycles perhaps. From helpful info from your other videos and other things
