This hexagram is funny and tricky at the same time. It is variously interpreted as a ridgepole, sagging beam, etc., the main conveyed picture being that of something or someone that is caving-in, collapsing and sagging under a weight being placed on the middle of it. Two things work against this subject, A) weak ends …
Category Archive: Yi Toons
27.1 > 23, Where is my turtle?
Some explanation is due to those that are new to the I Ching. The first line of Hexagram 27 talks about a subject parting with his “magic tortoise”. Now, we don’t really know if the animal was given away, misplaced, just walked out of sight, etc. The thing is that the subject is regretting, or …
