Li / The Clinging, Fire

above:Li The Clinging, Flame
below:Li The Clinging, Flame

The first [nine], undivided, shows one ready to move with confused steps. But he treads at the same time reverently, and there will be no mistake.

Line 1 is strong, and at the bottom of the trigram for fire, the nature of which is to ascend. Its subject therefore will move upwards, and is in danger of doing so coarsely and vehemently. But the lowest line has hardly entered into the action of the figure, and this consideration operates to make him reverently careful of his movements; and there is no error.