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Top Summary of the 1st 8 Yijing Hexagrams

Top Summary of the 1st 8 Yijing Hexagrams: 1. Qian 乾 The Creative: Power of creation and new cycle. Take initiative, lead and make things happen with continuous improvement. Strong internally 2. Kun 坤 The Receptive: Power of being receptive and open to new ideas, experiences, and people. Also have virtues to take on what comes in life. 3. Zhun 屯 Difficulty at Beginning: Persevere and overcome all obstacles. 4. Meng 蒙 Youthful Folly: Need for caution and wisdom in the face of youthful enthusiasm and impulsiveness. Learn from mistakes. 5. Xu 需 Waiting: Patience and careful observation, especially when waiting for the right time to act. 6. Song 讼 Conflict: Handle conflict with wisdom and diplomacy, rather than force or aggression. Resolve conflicts with peaceful resolution. 7. Shi 师 The Army: Assertiveness, leadership, discipline and order 8. Bi 比 Hold Together: People come together to achieve common goals by focusing on common values. Learn Yijing anytime anywhere via video course Course

From Sun Tzu art of war: THE MYTHS OF LEADERSHIP

You Don't Need to Look Like a Leader From Sun Tzu art of war: THE MYTHS OF LEADERSHIP 1.  A Leader Must Be Tough.  Softness doesn't mean not effective, and sometimes being tough will alienate followers instead. 2.  You Must Be The Best.  The best may not lead because they prefer to be led. That doesn't mean that the leader is mediocre and incompetent. 3.  A Leader Must Behave Like a Leader at All Times. This is called fake leadership because ultimately a leader is just a normal human being like anyone. A leader is not God or a representative of God. In fact, if you behave weak at times you will touch more people's hearts and get more loyal followers 4.  You Must Have A Strong Team In Order to Lead Well.  This is the most daunting and untrue requirement that frightens most people.  In fact a leader builds his own team.  Even if he already has a strong team, he still must turn the strong team into strong followers or he is just an ineffective leader. 5.  A Leader Cannot F

Since hexagram is generated randomly, why should we trust its reading? Is there magic in Divination?

Since hexagram is generated randomly, why should we trust its reading? Is there magic in Divination? Yijing is based on the idea of synchronicity, a psychological concept, that said events are "meaningful coincidences" if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be meaningfully related.  This means that the randomly generated hexagram is not significant in itself, but the meaning and insight it provides at a particular moment can be seen as synchronistically linked to the situation or question at hand Thus, it's not so much about the specific hexagram that is generated, but more about the reflective process it initiates. The interpretations help you to view your circumstances from different perspectives and could uncover insights that you hadn't considered before While the hexagram is generated randomly, its value in divination comes from the interpretive process and the meaningful connections one draws between the hexagram, its texts, and their own life or