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HEXAGRAM 64 – Wei Chi – Before Completion

Above    Li    THE CLINGING, FLAME

Below    K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

This hexagram indicates a time when

the transition from disorder to order is not yet completed.

The change is indeed prepared for,

since

all the lines in the upper trigram are in relation to those in the lower (1).

However,

they are not yet in their places.

While

• the preceding hexagram offers an analogy to autumn,
  
  • which forms the transition
    

    from summer to winter,
    

• this hexagram presents a parallel to spring,
  
  • which leads out of winter’s stagnation into
    

    the fruitful time of summer.
    

With this hopeful outlook the Book of Changes comes to its close.

 

THE JUDGMENT

BEFORE COMPLETION.

Success.

But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing,

Gets his tail in the water,

There is nothing that would further.

The conditions are difficult.

The task is great and full of responsibility.

It is nothing less than that of

leading the world out of confusion back to order.

But

it is a task that promises success,

because

there is a goal that can unite the forces now tending in different directions.

At first, however,

one must move warily, like an old fox walking over ice.

The caution of a fox walking over ice is proverbial in China.

His ears are constantly alert to the cracking of the ice,

as

he carefully and circumspectly searches out the safest spots.

A young fox who as yet has not acquired this caution

goes ahead boldly,

and it may happen that

he falls in and gets his tail wet

when

he is almost across the water.

Then of course

his effort has been all in vain.

Accordingly, in times “before completion,”

• deliberation
  

and

• caution
  

are the prerequisites of success.

 

THE IMAGE

Fire over water: The image of the condition before transition.

Thus

the superior man is careful

In the differentiation of things,

So that each finds its place.

When

fire,

• which by nature flames upward,
  

  is above,
  

and

water,

• which flows downward,
  

  is below,
  

their effects

• take opposite directions
  

and

• remain unrelated.
  

If

• we wish to achieve an effect,
  
• we must first
  
  • investigate the nature of the forces in question
    

    and
    

  • ascertain their proper place.
    

If

• we can bring these forces to bear in the right place,
  
  • they will have the desired effect,
    

  and
  

  • completion will be achieved.
    

But in order to handle external forces properly,

• we must above all arrive at the correct standpoint ourselves,
  

  for only from this vantage can we work correctly.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

He gets his tail in the water.

Humiliating.

In times of disorder

there is a temptation to advance oneself as rapidly as possible

in order to accomplish something tangible.

But

this enthusiasm leads only to failure and humiliation

if the time for achievement has not yet arrived.

In such a time

it is wise to spare ourselves the opprobrium of failure

by holding back. 2

 

Six in the fifth place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

No remorse.

The light of the superior man is true.

Good fortune.

The victory has been won.

The power of steadfastness has not been routed.

Everything has gone well.

All misgivings have been overcome.

Success has justified the deed.

The light of a superior personality

• shines forth anew
  

and

• makes its influence felt among men
  

  who have faith in it and rally around it.
  

The new time has arrived,

and

with it good fortune.

And just

• as the sun shines forth in redoubled beauty after rain, or
  
• as a forest grows more freshly green from charred ruins after a fire,
  

so

• the new era appears all the more glorious
  

  by contrast with the misery of the old.
  

 

Nine at the top means:

There is drinking of wine

In genuine confidence.

No blame.

But if

one wets his head,

He loses it, in truth.

Before completion, at the dawning of the new time,

• friends foregather in an atmosphere of mutual trust,
  

and

• the time of waiting is passed in conviviality.
  

Since

the new era is hard on the threshold,

there is no blame in this.

But

one must be careful in all this to keep within proper bounds.

If in his exuberance

• a man gets drunk,
  
• he forfeits the favorableness of the situation
  

  through his intemperance.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 58 – Tui – The Joyous, Lake

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

• This hexagram,
  
• like Sun,
  

is one of the eight formed by doubling of a trigram.

The trigram Tui denotes the youngest daughter;

it is symbolized by the smiling lake, and

its attribute is joyousness.

Contrary to appearances,

• it is not the yielding quality of the top line that accounts for joy here.
  
• The attribute of the yielding or dark principle is
  
  • not joy
    
  • but melancholy.
    

However,

JOY is indicated by the fact that

there are two strong lines within,

expressing themselves through the medium of gentleness.

 

True joy, therefore,

• rests on firmness and strength within,
  
• manifesting itself outwardly as yielding and gentle.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE JOYOUS.

Success.

Perseverance is favorable.

The joyous mood

• is infectious
  

and therefore

• brings success.
  

But

• joy must be based on steadfastness
  

if

• it is not to degenerate into uncontrolled mirth.
  

• Truth and strength must dwell in the heart,
  

while

• gentleness reveals itself in social intercourse.
  
• In this way
  

one

• assumes the right attitude toward God and man and
  
• achieves something.
  

Under certain conditions,

intimidation without gentleness may achieve something

• momentarily,
  
• but not for all time.
  

When, on the other hand,

the hearts of men are won by friendliness,

they are

• led to take all hardships upon themselves willingly,
  

and if need be

• will not shun death itself,
  

so great is the power of joy over men.

 

THE IMAGE

Lakes resting one on the other: The image of THE JOYOUS.

Thus the superior man joins with his friends

For

• discussion and
  
• practice.
  

• A lake evaporates upward
  

and thus

• gradually dries up;
  

but when

two lakes are joined

• they do not dry up so readily,
  
• for one replenishes the other.
  

It is the same in the field of knowledge.

Knowledge should be a refreshing and vitalizing force.

It becomes so only through stimulating intercourse

• with congenial friends
  
• with whom one
  
  • holds discussion and
    
  • practices application of the truths of life.
    

In this way

learning

• becomes many-sided and
  
• takes on a cheerful lightness,
  

whereas

• there is always something ponderous and one-sided about
  
• the learning of the self-taught.
  

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