Deliverance
Upper Trigram:Chen, Thunderclap, Movement
Lower Trigram:K'an, the Abyss, Water, Danger
Governing Rulers:Nine in the second place
Six in the fifth place

The Image
Thunder and rain in a state of manifestation: The image of Hsieh. The superior man, in accordance with this, forgives errors and deals gently with crimes.

Miscellaneous Signs
Relieve and ease with Hsieh are sure to come.

The Judgement
In the state indicated by Hsieh, advantage will be found in the south-west. If no further operations be called for, there will be good fortune in coming back to the old conditions. If some operations be called for, there will be good fortune in the early conducting of them.

Commentary
In Hsieh we have the trigram expressive of peril going on to that of movement. By movement there is an escape from peril: this is the meaning of Hsieh.
'In the state indicated by Hsieh, advantage will be found in the south-west': the movement thus intimated will win all. That 'there will be good fortune in coming back to the old conditions', shows that such action is that of the due medium. That 'if some operations be necessary, there will be good fortune in the early conducting of them', shows that such operations will be successful. When heaven and earth are freed from the grasp of winter, we have thunder and rain. When these come, the buds of the plants and trees that produce the various fruits begin to burst. Great indeed are the phenomena in the time intimated by Hsieh.

The Lines and commentaries
Bottom six
Showing that its subject will commit no error.
The strong fourth line and the weak line here are in correlation: we judge rightly in saying that 'its subject will commit no error'.
Nine in the second place
Showing its subject catch, in hunting, three foxes, and obtain the golden arrows. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
The 'good fortune springing from firm correctness', is due to its subject holding the due mean.
Six in the third place
Showing a porter with his burden, yet riding in a carriage. He will only tempt robbers to attack him. However firm and correct he may try to be, there will be cause for regret.
For 'a porter with his burden to be riding in a carriage' is a thing to be ashamed of.
'It is he himself that tempts the robbers to come': on whom besides can we lay the blame?

Nine in the fourth place
Remove your toes (the subject of the weak first line). Friends will then come, between you and whom there will be mutual confidence.
'Remove your toes': their place is inappropriate to them.
Six in the fifth place
Showing its subject as the superior man and ruler, executing his function of removing whatever is injurious to the idea of the hexagram, in which case there will be good fortune; and confidence in him will be shown even by the small men.
When 'the superior man and ruler executes his function of removing whatever is injurious to the idea of the hexagram', small men will of themselves retire.
Top-most six
We see a feudal prince with his bow shooting at a falcon on the top of a high wall, and hitting it. The effect of his action will be in every way advantageous.
'A prince with his bow shoots a falcon': thus he removes the promotors of rebellion.



1. Ch'ien
Creative Principle

2. K'un
Passive Principle

3. Chun
Initial Difficulties

4. Meng
Youthful Inexperience

5. Hsü
Delay

6. Sung
Conflict

7. Shih
The Army

8. Pi
Seeking Unity

9. Hsiao Ch'u
Minor Restraint

10. Lü
Treading carefully

11. T'ai
Peace

12. P'i
Stagnation

13. T'ung Jen
Companionship

14. Ta Yu
Great Possessions

15. Ch'ien
Modesty

16. Yü
Enthusiasm

17. Sui
Allegiance

18. Ku
Arresting Decay

19. Lin
Approaching

20. Kuan
Contemplation

21. Shih Ho
Biting through

22. Pi
Grace

23. Po
Disintegration

24. Fu
The Turning Point

25. Wu Wang
Innocence

26. Ta Ch'u
Restraining Force

27. I
Nourishment

28. Ta Kuo
Excess

29. K'an
The Abyss

30. Li
Clinging Brightness

31. Hsieh
Influence

32. Heng
Endurance

33. Tun
Withdrawal

34. Ta Chuang
Strength of Greatness

35. Chin
Progress

36. Ming I
Sinking Light

37. Chia Jen
The Family

38. K'uei
Opposition

39. Chien
Obstacles

40. Hsieh
Deliverance

41. Sun
Decrease

42. I
Increase

43. Kuai
Resolution

44. Kou
Coming on

45. Ts'ui
Congregation

46. Sheng
Moving upward

47. K'un
Exhaustion

48. Ching
The Well

49. Ko
Revolution

50. Ting
The Cauldron

51. Chen
Thunderclap

52. Ken
Inaction

53. Chien
Gradual Progress

54. Kuei Mei
Marriageable Maiden

55. Feng
Abundance

56. Lü
The Wanderer

57. Sun
Gentle Penetration

58. Tui
Joy

59. Huan
Dispersal

60. Chien
Restraint

61. Cung Fu
Inner Truth

62. Hsiao Kuo
Small Excess

63. Chi Chi
Completion and After

64. Wei Chi
Before Completion