Ch'ien / The Creative
above: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
Nine in the second place means:
Dragon appearing in the field.
It furthers one to see the great man.
Here the effects of the light-giving power begin to manifest
themselves. In terms of human affairs, this means that the great man
makes his appearance in his chosen field of activity. As yet he has no
commanding position but is still with his peers. However, what
distinguishes him form the others is his seriousness of purpose, his
unqualified reliability, and the influence he exerts on his environment
with out conscious effort. Such a man is destined to gain great
influence and to set the world in order. Therefore it is favorable to
see him.