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HEXAGRAM 31 – Hsien – Influence (Wooing)

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    KEN    KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

The name of the hexagram means

• “universal,”
  
• “general,”
  

and in a figurative sense

• “to influence,”
  
• “to stimulate.”
  

• The upper trigrams is Tui, the Joyous;
  
• the lower is Ken, Keeping Still.
  

By its persistent, quiet influence, the lower, rigid trigram

• stimulates the upper, weak trigram, which
  
• responds to this stimulation cheerfully and joyously.
  

• Ken, the lower trigram, is the youngest son;
  
• the upper, Tui, is the youngest daughter.
  

Thus the universal mutual attraction between the sexes is represented.

In courtship, the masculine principle must

• seize the initiative
  

and

• place itself below the feminine principle.
  

Just as

• the first part of book I begins with the hexagrams of
  
  • heaven
    

  and
  

  • earth,
    

the foundations of all that exists,

• the second part begins with the hexagrams of
  
  • courtship
    

  and
  

  • marriage,
    

the foundations of all social relationships.

 

THE JUDGMENT

Influence.

Success.

Perseverance furthers.

To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.

• The weak element is above,
  
• the strong below;
  

hence

• their powers attract each other,
  

so that

• they unite.
  

This brings about success, for

all success depends on the effect of mutual attraction.

By keeping still within while experiencing joy without,

one can

• prevent the joy from going to excess
  

and

• hold it within proper bounds.
  

This is the meaning of the added admonition, “Perseverance furthers,” for

it is perseverance that makes the difference between

• seduction
  

and

• courtship;
  

in the latter

the strong man

• takes a position inferior to that of the weak girl
  

and

• shows consideration for her.
  

This attraction between affinities is a general law of nature.

Heaven and earth

• attract each other
  

and thus

• all creatures come into being.
  

Through such attraction

• the sage influences men’s hearts,
  

and thus

• the world attains peace.
  

From the attractions they exert

we can learn the nature of all beings

• in heaven
  

and

• on earth.
  

 

THE IMAGE

A lake on the mountain: The image of influence.

Thus

the superior man encourages people to approach him

By his readiness to receive them.

A mountain with a lake on its summit is stimulated by the moisture from the lake.

It has this advantage because its summit

• does not jut out as a peak
  

but

• is sunken.
  

The image counsels that the mind should be kept

• humble
  

and

• free,
  

so that

it may remain receptive to good advice.

People soon give up counseling a man who thinks

that

he knows everything better than anyone else.

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

The influence shows itself in the big toe.

A movement,

before it is actually carried out,

shows itself first in the toes.

The idea of an influence is already present,

but it is not immediately apparent to others.

As long as the intention has no visible effect,

it

• is of no importance to the outside world
  

and

• leads neither to good nor to evil.
  

 

Six in the second place means:

The influence shows itself in the calves of the legs.

Misfortune.

Tarrying brings good fortune.

In movement,

the calf of the leg follows the foot; by itself it can

• neither go forward
  
• nor stand still.
  

Since the movement is not self-governed, it bodes ill.

• One should wait quietly until one is impelled to action by a real influence.
  

Then

• one remains uninjured.
  

 

0 Nine in the fourth place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Remorse disappears.

If a man

• is agitated in mind,
  

And

• his thoughts go hither and thither,
  

Only those friends On whom he fixes his conscious thoughts Will follow.

Here the place of the heart is reached.

The impulse that springs from this source is the most important of all.

It is of particular concern that this influence be

• constant
  

and

• good;
  

then, in spite of the danger arising from the great susceptibility of the human heart,

there will be no cause for remorse.

When the quiet power of a man’s own character is at work,

the effects produced are right.

All those who are receptive to the vibrations of such a spirit will then be influenced.

Influence over others should not express itself

as a conscious and willed effort to manipulate them.

Through practicing such conscious incitement,

• one becomes wrought up and is exhausted
  

  by the eternal stress and strain.
  

Moreover,

• the effects produced are then limited
  

  to those on whom one’s thoughts are consciously fixed.
  

 

0 Nine in the fifth place means:

The influence shows itself in the back of the neck.

No remorse.

The back of the neck is the most rigid part of the body.

When the influence shows itself there,

• the will remains firm
  

and

• the influence does not lead to confusion.
  

Hence

remorse does not enter into consideration here.

What takes place in the depths of one’s being, in the unconscious, can

• neither be called forth
  
• nor prevented by the conscious mind.
  

It is true that if

• we cannot be influenced ourselves,
  
• we cannot influence the outside world.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

Hexagram 11 – T’ai – Peace

Above    K’UN        THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

• The Receptive, which moves downward, stands above;
  
• the Creative, which moves upward, is below.
  

Hence their influences meet and are in harmony,

so that all living things bloom and prosper.

This hexagram belongs to the first month (February-March), at which time

the forces of nature prepare the new spring.

 

THE JUDGMENT

PEACE.

• The small departs,
  
• The great approaches.
  

Good fortune.

Success.

This hexagram denotes a time in nature when heaven seems to be on earth.

Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.

Then peace and blessing descend upon all living things.

In the world of man it is a time of social harmony;

• those in high places show favor to the lowly, and
  
• the lowly and inferior in their turn are well disposed toward the highly placed.
  

There is an end to all feuds.

• Inside, at the center, in the key position, is the light principle;
  
• the dark principle is outside.
  

Thus

• the light has a powerful influence, while
  
• the dark is submissive.
  

In this way each receives its due.

• When
  
  • the good elements of society occupy a central position and are in control,
    
  • the evil elements come under their influence and change for the better.
    
• When
  
  • the spirit of heaven rules in man,
    
  • his animal nature also
    
    • comes under its influence and
      
    • takes its appropriate place.
      

The individual lines

• enter the hexagram from below and
  
• leave it again at the top.
  

Here

• the small, weak, and evil elements are about to take their departure, while
  
• the great, strong, and good elements are moving up.
  

This brings good fortune and success.

 

THE IMAGE

Heaven and earth unite: the image Of PEACE.

Thus the ruler

• Divides and
  
• completes
  

the course of heaven and earth;

He

• furthers and regulates the gifts of heaven and earth, And so
  
• aids the people.
  

Heaven and earth are in contact and combine their influences,

producing a time of universal flowering and prosperity.

This stream of energy must be regulated by the ruler of men.

It is done by a process of division.

Thus men

• divide the uniform flow of time into the seasons, according to the succession of natural phenomena, and
  
• mark off infinite space by the points of the compass.
  

In this way

nature in its overwhelming profusion of phenomena is

• bounded and
  
• controlled.
  

On the other hand,

nature must be furthered in her productiveness.

This is done by adjusting the products to

• the right time and
  
• the right place,
  

which increases the natural yield.

This controlling and furthering activity of man in his relation to nature

is the work on nature that rewards him.

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