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I Ching hexagram 33: Thiên Sơn Độn (遯, Retreat)
Hexagram 33 in the received order of the Zhou Yi is Thiên Sơn Độn (遯, Retreat): upper trigram Càn ☰ (Heaven), lower trigram Cấn ☶ (Mountain); the six lines from the bottom: yin, yin, yang, yang, yang, yang.
- Upper trigram
- Càn ☰ (Heaven)
- Lower trigram
- Cấn ☶ (Mountain)
- Six lines, bottom up
- yin, yin, yang, yang, yang, yang
- Inverse
- 19, Địa Trạch Lâm
- Reversed
- 34, Lôi Thiên Đại Tráng
- Nuclear
- 44, Thiên Phong Cấu
Numbering follows the received Zhou Yi (King Wen order). The I Ching is an ancient work of philosophy.
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What Does Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn (遯), Say About Retreating at the Right Time? Structure, Judgment, Six Line Texts, and Lessons
Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn, covers timely retreat: the Qian and Gen trigrams, the Judgment, the six line texts, and lessons on preserving oneself.
Hexagram Phong Sơn Tiệm (No. 53, 漸): Gradual Advance in Order and the Six Stages of the Wild Goose
Hexagram Phong Sơn Tiệm No. 53 in the I Ching speaks of gradual advance in proper order, shown through the wild goose passing six stages.
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ (旅): The Wanderer Far From Home, How Should One Behave in a Strange Land?
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu (姤): The Unplanned Encounter and Why a Newly Born Yin Line Is Taken Seriously
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
What is 24 Sơn Hướng?
24 Sơn Hướng is a system of 24 positions on the feng shui compass, each spanning 15 degrees, used to determine the orientation of houses and graves.
How Are Thiên Thọ and Thiên Tài Placed and What Do They Say on a Chart?
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Đờn Ca Tài Tử Nam Bộ: The 20 Root Pieces, Improvised Playing Around the Đờn Mat, and the Connection to Cải Lương
Đờn ca tài tử Nam Bộ rests on 20 root pieces and improvised playing around the đờn mat, with a direct line into cải lương.
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển: Meaning of Hardship, the Judgment, the Six Lines, and the Lessons
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
What Is Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp? The Structure of a Kỳ Môn Chart: Earth Plate, Heaven Plate, Human Plate (Eight Gates), and Spirit Plate (Eight Spirits)
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Cửu Tinh and Bát Thần in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: the nine stars, the eight spirits, and where schools use different names
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Tản Viên Sơn Thánh: From the Sơn Tinh - Thủy Tinh Legend to the Leading Saint of the Four Immortals
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Hexagram 26: Shan Tian Da Xu (Great Accumulation) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
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What is Thiên Can?
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Hexagram 43, Trạch Thiên Quải (夬): Decisive and Public Removal of What Is Wrong
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What Is Tam Thức: How Thái Ất, Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp and Lục Nhâm Differ, and What Each Is Used to Divine
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Hexagram 46 Dìa Fēng Shēng (Địa Phong Thăng): Rising Step by Step Like a Tree Growing from the Earth, with the Judgment, the Image, and the Six Line Texts
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Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin, 晉): Advancing, Rising, and the Six Line Texts of the I Ching
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The Heaven and Lake Treading hexagram (䷉) of the I Ching: its origins, structure, and lessons in caution and propriety for modern life.
Decoding the Hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching - Structure and Lessons
The hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching symbolizes great prosperity, and its lessons center on staying humble and keeping a bright mind.
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