Symbols - What does heaven look like
Fu
The gua hexagram as it is in the I Ching |
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The Chinese Element to which it corresponds |
Earth |
The name of the upper Trigram |
Earth |
The name of the lower Trigram |
Thunder |
The description of the symbol as it is given in the I-Ching |
Thunder under Earth An image of Turning back In correspondence with this The ancient king closed the gates of the passes On the winter solstice Travelling merchants did not travel Nor did the king make inspection of his states. |
Comment |
This is a form of Humility.
It is the admission of mistakes as well as recognising what is not good and going back – returning to start again. It implies that errors should not be repeated, a halt has to be called once there is realisation that the way ahead is blocked. |