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HEXAGRAM 53 – Chien – Development (Gradual Progress)

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

Below    KEN    KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

This hexagram is made up of

• Sun (wood, penetration) above, i.e., without, and
  
• Ken (mountain, stillness) below, i.e., within.
  

A tree on a mountain

• develops slowly according to the law of its being and consequently
  
• stands firmly rooted.
  

This gives the idea of

a development that proceeds gradually, step by step.

The attributes of the trigrams also point to this:

• within is tranquility,
  
  • which guards against precipitate actions, and
    
• without is penetration,
  
  • which makes development and progress possible.
    

 

THE JUDGMENT

DEVELOPMENT.

The maiden

Is given in marriage.

Good fortune.

Perseverance furthers.

1. The development of events that
   

leads to a girl’s following a man to his home proceeds slowly.

The various formalities must be disposed of before

the marriage takes place.

This principle of gradual development can be applied to other situations as well;

it is always applicable where

1. it is a matter of correct relationships of co-operation,
   

as for instance in

the appointment of an official.

The development must be allowed to take its proper course.

Hasty action would not be wise.

This is also true, finally, of

1. any effort to exert influence on others,
   

for here too

the essential factor is a correct way of development

through cultivation of one’s own personality.

No influence such as that exerted by agitators has a lasting effect.

Within the personality too,

development must follow the same course

if lasting results are to be achieved.

Gentleness

• that is adaptable,
  
• but at the same time penetrating,
  

is the outer form that should proceed from inner calm.

The very gradualness of the development

makes it necessary to have perseverance,

for perseverance alone prevents slow progress from dwindling to nothing.

 

THE IMAGE

On the mountain, a tree: The image of DEVELOPMENT.

Thus the superior man

abides in dignity and virtue,

In order to improve the mores.

The tree on the mountain

• is visible from afar, and
  
• its development influences the landscape of the entire region.
  

It does not shoot up like a swamp plant;

its growth proceeds gradually.

Thus also

the work of influencing people can be only gradual.

No sudden influence or awakening is of lasting effect.

Progress must be quite gradual, and

in order to obtain such progress

• in public opinion and
  
• in the mores of the people,
  

it is necessary for the personality to acquire

• influence and
  
• weight.
  

This comes about through careful and constant work

on one’s own moral development.

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

The wild goose gradually draws near the shore.

The young son is in danger.

There is talk.

No blame.

All the individual lines in this hexagram symbolize

the gradual flight of the wild goose.

The wild goose is the symbol of conjugal fidelity,

because it is believed that

this bird never takes another mate after the death of the first.

The initial line suggests the first resting place in the flight of water birds from the water to the heights.

The shore is reached.

The situation is that of a lonely young man who is just starting out to make his way in life.

Since no one comes to help him,

• his first steps are slow and hesitant, and
  
• he is surrounded by danger.
  

Naturally he is subjected to much criticism.

But

• these very difficulties keep him from being too hasty, and
  
• his progress is successful.
  

 

0 Nine in the fifth place means:

The wild goose gradually draws near the summit.

For three years the woman has no child.

In the end nothing can hinder her.

Good fortune.

The summit is a high place.

In a high position one easily becomes isolated.

One is misjudged by the very person on whom one is dependent –

• the woman by her husband,
  
• the official by his superior.
  

This is the work of deceitful persons who have wormed their way in.

The result is that

• relationships remain sterile, and
  
• nothing, is accomplished.
  

But in the course of further development,

• such misunderstandings are cleared away, and
  
• reconciliation is achieved after all.
  

 

Nine at the top means:

The wild goose gradually draws near the cloud heights.

Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance.

Good fortune.

Here life comes to its end.

A man’s work stands completed.

The path rises high toward heaven,

like the flight of wild geese when they have left the earth far behind.

There

they fly, keeping to the order of their flight in strict formation.

And if their feathers fall,

they can serve as ornaments in the sacred dance pantomimes performed in the temples.

Thus

the life of a man who has perfected himself

is a bright light for the people of the earth,

who look up to him as an example.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 36 – Ming I – Darkening of the Light

Above    K’UN    THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH

Below    LI    THE CLINGING, FIRE

Here the sun

• has sunk under the earth and
  
• is therefore darkened.
  

The name of the hexagram means literally “wounding of the bright”; hence

the individual lines contain frequent references to wounding.

The situation is the exact opposite of that in the foregoing hexagram.

In the latter

• a wise man at the head of affairs
  
  • has able helpers, and in company with them
    
  • makes progress;
    

here

• a man of dark nature
  
  • is in a position of authority and
    
  • brings harm to the wise and able man.
    

THE JUDGMENT

DARKENING OF THE LIGHT.

In adversity

It furthers one to be persevering.

One

• must not unresistingly let himself be swept along
  

  by unfavorable circumstances,
  

• nor permit his steadfastness to be shaken.
  

He can avoid this by

• maintaining his inner light, while
  
• remaining outwardly yielding and tractable.
  

With this attitude

he can overcome even the greatest adversities.

In some situations indeed a man

• must hide his light, in order to
  
• make his will prevail in spite of difficulties in his immediate environment.
  

Perseverance

• must dwell in inmost consciousness and
  
• should not be discernible from without.
  

Only thus is

a man able to maintain his will in the face of difficulties.

THE IMAGE

The light has sunk into the earth: The image of DARKENING OF THE LIGHT.

Thus does

• the superior man live with the great mass:
  
• He
  
  • veils his light,
    
  • yet still shines.
    

In a time of darkness it is essential to be

• cautious and
  
• reserved.
  

One should not needlessly awaken overwhelming enmity

by inconsiderate behavior.

In such times

• one ought not to fall in with the practices of others;
  
• neither should one drag them censoriously into the light.
  

In social intercourse

• one should not try to be all-knowing.
  
• One should let many things pass, without being duped.
  

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