The lines of hexagram 22

  For the meaning of Eminent - expansion. Harvest - determination click HERE

  This character, Bì, beauty, has several different meanings, pronounced differently. One is bi, 'beautifully adorned', there is ben, hasten, ardent, brave, energetic, to forge ahead, and fen 'large'. It is as if all of them are part of hex.22's name.
  Beautiful feet makes less sense than large feet or hurrying feet, but I think we should combine them. To see beautiful feet as the kind of feet which are really useful: strong, fast, well-shaped - and being used! When nature creates something beautiful, then it also means it is strong and healthy. A sick plant or animal, an eroded landscape or a polluted river is not a beautiful sight. Since there is no English word which combines all meanings, in the lines I used the meaning which makes most sense.

The lines:
Line 5: 丘園] qiūyuán, hilltop garden: expression for retirement. One of the emperors realised the amount of knowledge and experience hidden away and enticed (commanded?) them to come back to society, promising them bundels of silk. But those were very very small! (see John Minford I Ching 2015 - Fun fact: qiūyuán is also the name of "Kew Gardens"

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