I Ching · #20
䷓
Contemplation
風地觀
observation
reflection
example
The Judgment
觀,盥而不薦,有孚顒若。
Contemplation. The ablution has been made, but not yet the offering. Full of trust they look up to him.
The Image
風行地上,觀;先王以省方觀民設教。
The wind blows over the earth: the image of Contemplation. Thus the kings of old visited the regions of the world.
In one line
Observe before acting; let example do the teaching.
Trigrams
Lower (inner)
☷
Earth
the earth · Earth
Upper (outer)
☴
Wind
wind · Wood