Table Of Contents
The Judgement | Comments: Ancient | Me
The Image | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 1 | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 2 | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 3 | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 4 | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 5 | Comments: Ancient | Me
Line 6 | Comments: Ancient | Me <br /> <br />
The Judgement
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 巽 | Submission |
| 小 亨 | Small prosperity |
| 利 攸 往 | Benefit from long-term goals |
| 利 見 大 人 | Benefit from the insight of great people |
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Ancient Commentary on the Judgement
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 彖 曰 | Tuàn says |
| 重 巽 | Double Submission |
| 以 申 命 | So report on assignments |
| 剛 巽 乎 | Firmly submissive? |
| 中 正 而 志 行 | Center is correct, but intentions wander |
| 柔 皆 順 乎 | Gentle, in all ways agreeable! |
| 剛 是 以 小 亨 | Firmly correct therefore small prosperity |
| 利 有 攸 往 | Benefit from having a long-term goals |
| 利 見 大 人 | Benefit from the insight of great people |
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My Comments on the Judgement
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The Image
☴ Wind
☴ Wind
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Ancient Commentary on the Image
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 隨 風 | Bowing to the winds ... Submission |
| 君 子 以 申 命 行 事 | So, noble ones report on assigned responsibilites |
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My Comments on the Image
Bowing ... accepting, being humble, going along with, not resisting the winds ... the circumstances nature presents, the "wind" barked out by those above you, the "times", anything beyond our direct influence, or beyond our control <br /> <br />
Line 1
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 初 六 | 6 at the bottom |
| 進 退 | Advancing, retreating |
| 利 武 人 之 貞 | Benefit from the virtue of the soldier |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 1
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 進 退 | Advancing, retreating |
| 志 疑 也 | Convictions wavering? |
| 利 武 人 之 貞 | Benefit from the virtue of the soldier |
| 志 治 也 | Convictions harnessed! |
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My Comments on Line 1:
This is about submission to the winds of circumstance
And about bending all over the place, as the winds blow to and fro
Soldiers go to and fro, but they do it in submission to their commanders
thereby harnessing their convictions, rather than watch them chase every crazy idea.
however, its still an act of submission
it seems to imply that its better to submit to someone or something with purpose, rather than anything and everything that presents itself <br /> <br />
Line 2
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 九 二 | 9 at the second |
| 巽 在 床 下 | Submission in bed |
| 用 史 巫 | Trying out 'advice' from various 'sources' (historians and witches) |
| 紛 若 | Seeming haphazard |
| 吉 無 咎 | Good fortune, not a mistake |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 2
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 紛 若 之 吉 | Seeming haphazard's good fortune |
| 得 中 也 | Obtaining the center! |
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My Comments on Line 2
This is in submitting youself to the ideas of others
Even in things that are none of their business
It might seem a bit haphazard, but maybe "serendipidous" is a better term
You may discover things about yourself you didnt know, and become more complete (and a better lover) <br /> <br />
Line 3
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 九 三 | 9 at the third |
| 頻 巽 | Ongoing Submission |
| 吝 | Stingyness |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 3
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 頻 巽 之 吝 | Ongoing-Submission's stingyness |
| 志 窮 也 | Convictions exhausted! |
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My Comments on Line 3
This seems to be about continuous submission.
It dries you up and turns you into a grumpy old miser.
you lose your own purpose if you always carry out the purposes of others
because, in the end you have nothing left to give <br /> <br />
Line 4
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 六 四 | 6 at the fourth |
| 悔 亡 | regrets die |
| 田 獲 三 品 | field obtains 3 harvests |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 4
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 田 獲 三 品 | a field obtaining 3 harvests |
| 有 功 也 | has merit! |
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My Comments on Line 4
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Line 5
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 九 五 | 9 at the fifth |
| 貞 吉 | virtue, good fortune |
| 悔 亡 | regrets die |
| 無 不 利 | not without benefit |
| 無 初 有 終 | lacking at first, having in the end |
| 先 庚 三 日 | 3 days before the harvest |
| 後 庚 三 日 | 3 days after the harvest |
| 吉 | good fortune |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 5
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 九 五 之 吉 | 9 at the fifth's good fortune |
| 位 正 中 也 | position correctly centered! |
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My Comments on Line 5
This one seems to be about submitting to natural law
sometimes you have, sometimes you lack, and accepting that reality is how you submit to it
kind of like immediately before the harvest and immediatly after.
you need to be willing to bow to the changes that are delivered with the winds of time in order to reap that harvest, and fighting against it wont change much <br /> <br />
Line 6
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 上 九 | 9 at the top |
| 巽 在 床 下 | Submission in bed |
| 喪 其 資 | Wasting one's resources |
| 斧 貞 | Axing virtue |
| 凶 | Ominous |
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Ancient Commentary on Line 6
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 象 曰 | image says |
| 巽 在 床 下 | Submission in bed |
| 上 窮 也 | Utmost poverty! |
| 喪 其 資 | Wasting one's resources |
| 斧 正 乎 | Axing principles? |
| 凶 也 | Ominous! |
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My Comments on Line 6
Seems to be about submitting to lusts and appetites
Being tossed about by the winds of one's own inrefined impulses
Interestingly, there are two images in this set about sexual submission, both using sex as examples of different kinds of submission
this one is about losing control of your own appetites, the other is about being open to the ideas of others, both are about one's sex life (as a metaphore).
this one is bad because you are a slave to your own appetites, and the result is blowing your time, money, wealth, principles, reputation, etc.
the other is good because you expand your horizens and try new things, becoming more than you were before. apparently, submission can be good or bad, and you have to be careful which winds you decide to bow yourself to.
I guess the winds of inner animal desires are not the right thing to bow and submit yourself to. they are terrible task masters. <br /> <br />