Cultivation
The Full Image:
The Development of the Present Moment experienced through the Joy of Power
The Moving Lines:
9 in the 6th | Dragons inspiring creation Modest, Sincere and Joyous | Inspiring the Moment |
6 in the 5th | Central and Divine Full of Power, furthering all things | Balanced in the Moment Flexible in Power |
6 in the 4th | Devoted and content Devotion leading to momentum | Receptive in the Moment Flexible in Joy Balanced in Power |
9 in the 3rd | Dragons taking flight Creatively Active, Joyous and Harmonious | Inspiring Development Furthering Joy Creative in Power |
9 in the 2nd | Dragons in the Meadows Sincere and Following Divine Truth | Furthering Development Creative in Joy |
6 in the 1st | Unlimited receptivity Attention to detail bringing success | Receptive in Development |
Sequence of "Cultivation" in the Chart of the Sequence
"Cultivation" is in the position of "Culmination of the Experience of Conception".
"Conception" is the third Hexagram of the "Outer Circle"
and the third Hexagram of "The House of Conception".
Relationship of "Cultivation" to the calendar and "The Great Wheel"
The calendar and "The Great Wheel" represent the 52 Hexagrams of
"The Outer Circle", or the physical universe.
"The Age of Cultivation" begins February, 2480 and ends in February, 2720.
"The Era of Cultivation" just as all 52 of the "Outer Circle" Hexagrams
occurs in each "Cycle" of "The Great Wheel".
The first "Era of Cultivation" begins in February, 2120 and ends in February, 2180.
The Hexagram of "Cultivation" corresponds to the third week of the Creative I Ching Calendar.