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HEXAGRAM 57 – Sun – The Gentle (The    Penetrating, Wind)

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

Below    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

Sun is one of the eight doubled trigrams.

It

• is the eldest daughter
  

and

• symbolizes wind or wood;
  

it has for its attribute gentleness,

which nonetheless penetrates

• like the wind
  

or

• like growing wood
  

with its roots.

The dark principle, in itself rigid and immovable,

is dissolved by the penetrating light principle,

to which it subordinates itself in gentleness.

1. In nature,
   

it is the wind that

• disperses the gathered clouds,
  

  leaving the sky clear and serene.
  

1. In human life
   

it is penetrating clarity of judgment that

• thwarts all dark hidden motives.
  

1. In the life of the community
   

it is the powerful influence of a great personality that

• uncovers and breaks up those intrigues
  

  which shun the light of day.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE GENTLE.

Success through what is small.

• It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
  
• It furthers one to see the great man.
  

Penetration produces

• gradual
  

and

• inconspicuous
  

effects.

It should be effected

• not by an act of violation
  
• but by influence that never lapses.
  

• Results of this kind are less striking to the eye
  

than

• those won by surprise attack,
  

but

• they
  
  • are more enduring
    

  and
  

  • more complete.
    

If

• one would produce such effects
  
• one must have a dearly defined goal,
  

for only when

• the penetrating influence works always in the same direction
  
• can the object be attained.
  

Small strength can achieve its purpose

only by

• subordinating itself to an eminent man
  
• who is capable of creating order.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Winds following one upon the other: The image of THE GENTLY PENETRATING.

Thus

the superior man

• Spreads his commands abroad
  

And

• carries out his undertakings.
  

• The penetrating quality of the wind depends upon its ceaselessness.
  
  • This is what makes it so powerful;
    
  • time is its instrument.
    

In the same way

• the ruler’s thought should penetrate the soul of the people.
  
  • This too requires a lasting influence brought about by
    
    • enlightenment
      

    and
    

    • command.
      

Only when

• the command has been assimilated by the people
  
• is action in accordance with it possible.
  

Action without preparation of the ground only

• frightens
  

and

• repels.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

• In advancing and
  
• in retreating,
  

The perseverance of a warrior furthers.

Inborn gentleness is often carried to the point of indecisiveness.

One

• does not feel strong enough to advance resolutely.
  

  A thousand doubts crop up;
  

one

• is, however, not minded to withdraw
  

but

• drifts indecisively to and fro.
  

In such a situation,

• a military decisiveness is the proper thing,
  

so that

one resolutely

• does what order demands.
  

• Resolute discipline is far better than
  
• irresolute license.
  

 

Nine in the second place means:

Penetration under the bed.

Priests and magicians are used in great number.

Good fortune.

No blame.

At times

one

• has to deal with hidden enemies,
  

  intangible influences that slink into dark corners and from this hiding
  

• affect people by suggestion.
  

In instances like this,

• it is necessary to trace these things back to the most secret recesses,
  

  in order to determine
  

  the nature of the influences to be dealt with.
  

1. This is the task of the priests;
   

• removing the influences
  

1. is the task of the magicians.
   

The very anonymity of such plotting requires

an especially vigorous and indefatigable effort,

but this is well worth while.

For when such

elusive influences are

• brought into the light
  

and

• branded,
  

they lose their power over people.

 

Six in the fourth place means:

Remorse vanishes.

During the hunt

Three kinds of game are caught.

When a

• responsible position
  

and

• accumulated experience
  

lead one to combine

• innate modesty
  

with

• energetic action,
  

great success is assured.

The three kinds of animals referred to served

• for offerings to the gods,
  
• for feasting guests,
  

and

• for everyday consumption.
  

When

• the catch answered all three purposes,
  
• the hunt was considered especially successful.
  

 

Nine at the top means:

Penetration under the bed.

He loses

• his property
  

and

• his ax.
  

Perseverance brings misfortune.

A man’s understanding is sufficiently penetrating.

• He follows up injurious influences into the most secret corners.
  

But

• he no longer has the strength to combat them decisively.
  

In this case

any attempt to penetrate into the personal domain of darkness

would only bring harm.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

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.
  

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