Splunk SPLK under CEO (Interim) Graham Smith

Splunk SPLK under CEO (Interim) Graham Smith

 

HEXAGRAM 49 – Ko – Revolution (Molting)

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    LI    THE CLINGING, FIRE

The Chinese character for this hexagram means in its original sense

an animal’s pelt, which is changed in the course of the year by molting.

From this the word is carried over to apply to

• the “molting” in political life,
  
• the great revolutions connected with changes of governments.
  

The two trigram making up the hexagram are

the same two that appear in K’uei, OPPOSITION (38), that is,

the two younger daughters, Li and Tui.

But while

there

• the elder of the two daughters is above, and
  
  • what results is essentially only an opposition of tendencies,
    

here

• the younger daughter is above.
  
  • The influences are in actual conflict, and
    
  • the forces combat each other like fire and water (lake), each trying to destroy the other.
    

Hence the idea of revolution.

 

THE JUDGMENT

REVOLUTION

On your own day

You are believed.

Supreme success,

Furthering through perseverance.

Remorse disappears.

Political revolutions are extremely grave matters.

They should be undertaken

• only under stress of direst necessity,
  
• when there is no way out.
  

• Not everyone is called to this task,
  
• but only the man who has the confidence of the people, and
  

  even he only when the time is ripe.
  

• He must then proceed in the right way, so that
  
• he
  
  • gladdens the people and, by enlightening them,
    
  • prevents excesses.
    

Furthermore,

he

• must be quite free of selfish aims and
  
• must really relieve the need of the people.
  

Only then does he have nothing to regret.

Times change, and with them their demands.

• Thus the seasons change in the course of the year.
  

In the world cycle also

• there are spring and autumn in the life of peoples and nations, and
  
• these call for social transformations.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Fire in the lake: the image of REVOLUTION.

Thus the superior man

• Sets the calendar in order And
  
• makes the seasons clear.
  

Fire below and the lake above combat and destroy each other.

So too in the course of the year a combat takes place between

• the forces of light and
  
• the forces of darkness,
  
  • eventuating in the revolution of the seasons.
    

Man masters these changes in nature by

• noting their regularity and
  
• marking off the passage of time accordingly.
  

In this way

• order and clarity appear in the apparently chaotic changes of the seasons, and
  
• man is able to adjust himself in advance to the demands of the different times.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Nine in the third place means:

• Starting brings misfortune.
  
• Perseverance brings danger.
  

When talk of revolution has gone the rounds three times,

• One may commit himself, And
  
• men will believe him.
  

When change is necessary, there are two mistakes to be avoided.

• One lies in excessive haste and ruthlessness,
  
  • which bring disaster.
    
• The other lies in excessive hesitation and conservatism,
  
  • which are also dangerous.
    

• Not every demand for change in the existing order should be heeded.
  

On the other hand,

• repeated and well-founded complaints should not fail of a hearing.
  

When talk of change

• has come to one’s ears three times, and
  
• has been pondered well,
  

he may believe and acquiesce in it.

Then he

• will meet with belief and
  
• will accomplish something- (1)
  

 

Nine in the fifth place means:

The great man changes like a tiger.

Even before he questions the oracle

He is believed.

A tiger skin, with its highly visible black stripes on a yellow ground,

shows its distinct pattern from afar.

It is the same with a revolution brought about by a great man:

large, clear guiding lines become visible, understandable to everyone.

Therefore

• he need not first consult the oracle, for
  
• he wins the spontaneous support of the people.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 51 – Chen – The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)

Above    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son,

who seizes rule with

• energy and
  
• power.
  

A yang line

• develops below two yin lines and
  
• presses upward forcibly.
  

This movement is so violent that it arouses terror.

It is symbolized by thunder, which

• bursts forth from the earth and by its shock
  
• causes fear and trembling.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

• Shock brings success.
  
• Shock comes-oh, oh!
  

Laughing words-ha, ha!

• The shock terrifies for a hundred miles, And
  
• he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.
  

The shock that comes from the manifestation of God

within the depths of the earth

makes man afraid,

but this fear of God is good,

for joy and merriment can follow upon it.

When

• a man has learned within his heart what fear and trembling mean,
  
• he is safeguarded against any terror produced by outside influences.
  

Let the thunder roll and spread terror a hundred miles around:

• he remains so composed and reverent in spirit
  

that

• the sacrificial rite is not interrupted.
  

This is the spirit that must animate leaders and rulers of men –

• a profound inner seriousness from which
  
• all outer terrors glance off harmlessly.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder repeated: the image of SHOCK.

Thus in fear and trembling

The superior man

• sets his life in order And
  
• examines himself.
  

The shock of continuing thunder brings

• fear and
  
• trembling.
  

The superior man

• is always filled with reverence at the manifestation of God;
  

he

• sets his life in order and
  
• searches his heart,
  

lest it harbor any secret opposition to the will of God.

Thus

• reverence is the foundation of true culture.
  

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