However, if visualized as actors rather than actions, these images become the important human archetypes of the Yielder , the Resister , and between them, the Mediator . The last two images, Heaven and Earth , are philosophical abstractions in the Ten Wings . But in hexagram 1 the Cerulean Dragon 11 ascending the summer sky is the concrete image of pure yang energy. Unfortunately, in hexagram 2 there is no equivalent image of of the pure yin element, although we may speculate that kun represents the altar of the Earth God or a clod of that sacred earth. Viewed in their totality, these three categories of images paint a very interesting picture of ancient Chinese religoius beliefs.
Quakes occur on the Earth , and the people encounter Pitfalls there.
In the Heavens appear Birds of Omen . These phenomena represent divine communication from gods to humans. Here is a case in point. The first character in the passage above is Di , or Deus . The myriad things emerge in Zhen, Are brought to completion in Xun, Are made manifest in Li, Serve one another in Kun, Rejoice in Dui, Struggle in Qian, Toil in Kan, And are accomplished in Gen. 14 While Di is clearly not the Hebrew God, in this passage, contrary to most of the ancient Chinese record, Di is a personal God that imposes His will on the world.