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Libération de la tension et des obstacles. Libérez-vous, adaptez-vous et acceptez le changement. Trouvez du soulagement dans une nouvelle clarté.
Other titles: The Symbol of Harmonious Joy, Repose, Happiness, Providing-for/Provision, Excess, Merriment, Self-confidence, Contentment, Harmonize, Excitement, Intemperance, Self-deception "Repose in the absolute confidence that the action now being taken is right. Also refers to music." -- D.F. Hook
Judgment
Legge: Enthusiasm indicates that feudal princes may be set up and the army advantageously mobilized.
Wilhelm/Baynes:Enthusiasm. It furthers one to install helpers and to set armies marching.
Blofeld:Repose profits those engaged in building up the country and sending forth armies. [This means that perfect certainty as to the rightness of our cause is of great value under the conditions mentioned. The usual meaning of this character is "beforehand" or "happiness." In the English translation of Wilhelm's version, it appears as "enthusiasm." "Repose" was suggested by the Chinese experts who kindly vetted this manuscript. At first I felt hesitant about adopting it, until I realized that, where it is used favorably, it must be understood as the kind of mental repose which follows absolute confidence that the action now being taken is the right one. In lines one, three and six, however, it clearly means failure to act when action is essential; in line five, failure to act owing to incapacity.]
Liu:Happiness. It is of benefit to build up the country (or business), and send the army forth. [Receivers of this hexagram should be wary of exhibiting excessive enthusiasm when beginning a new undertaking. If they are not, there will be misfortune. The hexagram also advises that everything necessary for advancement should be made ready. Then if an opportunity presents itself, it should be seized immediately, without hesitation.]
Ritsema/Karcher: Providing-for , Harvesting: installing feudatories to move legions. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of what is needed to meet the future. It emphasizes that accumulating strength through foresight and prudence so things can be fully enjoyed is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: provide-for!]
Shaughnessy: Excess: Beneficial to establish a lord and to move troops.
Cleary (1):Joy. It is advantageous to set up a ruler and mobilize the army.
Wu:Merriment indicates the advantage of establishing principalities and taking military actions.
The Image
Legge: Thunder exploding out of the Earth -- the image of Enthusiasm. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, composed their music and honored virtue, offering it especially to God when they worshipped him at the service of their ancestors.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Thunder comes resounding out of the earth: the image of Enthusiasm. Thus the ancient kings made music in order to honor merit, and offered it with splendor to the Supreme Deity, inviting their ancestors to be present.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder over the earth. The ancient rulers venerated heaven's gifts with solemn music and they sacrificed abundantly to the Supreme Lord of Heaven in order to be worthy of their ancestors.
Liu: Thunder arising from the earth symbolizes Happiness. The ancient kings composed music to honor virtue, offering it to God and the spirits of their ancestors.
Ritsema/Karcher: Thunder issuing-forth-from earth impetuously. Providing-for. The Earlier Kings used arousing delight to extol actualizing-tao. Exalting worship's Supreme Above. Using equalizing the grandfather predecessors. [Actualize-tao:ability to follow the course traced by the ongoing process of the cosmos... Linked with acquire, TE: acquiring that which makes a being become what it is meant to be.]
Cleary (1): When thunder emerges the earth stirs: Thus did the kings of yore make music to honor virtue, offering it in abundance to God, thereby to share it with their ancestors.
Wu: Thunder breaks out above the earth with a boom; this is Merriment. Thus the ancient kings used music to praise virtuous accomplishments and made grand offerings to the Supreme Being to be accompanied by their ancestors.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: Enthusiasm shows one dynamic line inspiring responsive obedience in all the others: devoted obedience takes action. Such obedient action conforms to natural law and creates order and discipline in the people. The planets and the seasons follow their natural cycles. The sages similarly obey the laws of their nature and the people acknowledge their regulations and punishments as just.
Legge:Enthusiasm shows harmony and contentment throughout the kingdom -- a time when the people rejoice in their sovereign and readily obey him. At such a time his appointments and any military undertakings would be hailed and supported. Because he is close to the fifth place of dignity, the dynamic fourth line is seen as the chief executive officer of the ruler. The ruler has confidence in him, and all of the magnetic lines yield their obedience. Obedience is the attribute of the lower trigram which here takes the initiative and uses Movement, which is the attribute of the upper trigram.
The symbolism of the Image is more obscure than usual. The use of music at sacrifices is supposed to assist in producing the union between God and his worshippers as well as the present and past generations.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: Delegate authority and gather your forces.
The Superior Man synchronizes his will with the intent of the Self via the principles of the Work.
Enthusiasm is the reverse of the preceding hexagram of Temperance. In Temperance we saw the calm strength of a mountain concealed within the earth. In Enthusiasm we see thunder exploding out of the ground into the sky: the strength that was formerly tempered and restrained is now released. It is significant to note that while every line of Temperance is more or less "favorable,” every line of Enthusiasm is either negative or cautionary -- even the generally positive fourth line carries a hint of warning about “doubt.”
Negatively, Self-Deception (the passion of True Believers) seems to be what this hexagram is portraying. The figure often suggests a callow or deluded buoyancy -- the kind of outlook associated with romantic idealists. In its most negative aspect, Enthusiasm is Intemperance -- the exact opposite of the moderation and restraint shown in the preceding hexagram. The behavior of an untrained Great Dane puppy suddenly bursting into a formal dinner party could be described as "enthusiasm,” but hardly a desirable form thereof. The lower trigram of Obedient Devotion has suddenly employed the action and energy of the upper trigram of Thunderous Shock to express itself. This is inconsistent with the code of the superior man.
Conversely, in its most positive sense, Enthusiasm suggests the surety of total self-confidence. Blofeld translates this as Repose, explaining that the name was suggested to him by his Chinese advisors. We begin to understand this subtle distinction when we compare the seemingly obscure connection with music in the Image with a passage from Chuang- tse:
He who understands the music of heaven lives in accordance with nature in his life and takes part in the process of change of things in his death. In repose, his character is in harmony with the yin principle; in activity, his movement is in harmony with the yang principle. Therefore he who understands the music of heaven is not blamed by heaven or criticized by men ... It is said, "In action he is like heaven. In repose he is like the earth ... Because his mind has found repose, therefore the creation pays homage to him.”
To understand “the music of heaven” is to attain Repose, which is another way of describing the tranquility that comes with furthering the intent of the Self. The only dynamic line in the hexagram is in the minister's place just below the fifth-line ruler. He has the confidence of his sovereign and his actions therefore accord with heaven. We can turn to the Stoics to find an illustration of this idea:
My will is simply that which comes to pass. For I esteem what God wills better than what I will. To Him will I cleave as His minister and attendant; having the same movements, the same desires, in a word the same will as He. -- Epictetus
Thus we see that the hexagram can describe either one of two opposite conditions -- the intemperate Enthusiasm of ego-confidence (a synonym for Self-Deception), or the calm Repose of true SELF-confidence. The fifteenth and sixteenth hexagrams, each the inverse of the other, represent magnetic and dynamic aspects of the same general idea: Enthusiasm, when it emanates from the Self, is just Temperance in action.
Line 2
Legge: The second line, magnetic, shows one who is firm as a rock. She sees a thing without waiting till it has come to pass; with her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Firm as a rock. Not a whole day. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Blofeld: Unmoved as a rock; before the end of day, righteous persistence will bring good fortune. [Unmoved as a rock because of the repose which results from absolute confidence in a decision already taken.]
Liu: Firm and stable like a rock. Do not wait a whole day. Continuing brings good fortune.
Ritsema/Karcher: Chain-mail tending-towards petrification: Not completing the day. Trial: significant.
Shaughnessy: Scratched on a rock; not to the end of the day; determination is auspicious.
Cleary (1): Firm as a rock, not procrastinating, rectitude is good.
Wu: He is upright like a rock. In less time than the passing of the day, he discriminates the good from the bad. To be persevering is auspicious.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: This is shown by the central and correct position of the line. Wilhelm/Baynes: Because it is central and correct. Blofeld: This is indicated by the suitable position of this line which is central to the lower trigram. Ritsema/Karcher: Using centering correcting indeed. Cleary (2):
It is balanced in the right way. Wu: Because he is central and correct.
The Master said:"Does not he who knows the inception of things possess spirit-like wisdom? The superior man, in his intercourse with the high, uses no flattery, and, in his intercourse with the low, no coarse freedom: does not this show that he knows the inception of things? Those beginnings are the slight stirrings of movement, and the earliest indications of good fortune or ill. The superior man sees them, and acts accordingly without waiting for the delay of a single day. As is said in the I Ching, `He is firm as a rock, and acts without waiting for the delay of a single day. With firm goodness there will be good fortune.' Firm as a rock, how should he have to wait a single day to ensure his knowing those beginnings and his course? The superior man knows the minute and the manifested; he knows what is weak, and what is strong: he is a model to ten-thousand."
Legge: The magnetic second line is in her correct central position in the lower trigram. Quietly and firmly she is able to abide in her place and exercise a far-seeing discrimination. All is indicative of good fortune.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man is quiet, but firm as a rock, yet sensitive to the first imperceptible signs of impending changes. He does not delay in taking action.
Wing: To be able to recognize the early signs of a change in fortune is a tremendous gift. While others may be swept away by compelling rhythms and fads, you adhere firmly to the underlying principles of your nature and react appropriately to the demands of the time. Such is the behavior of leaders.
Editor: All translations except Legge and Cleary's render the second sentence in the imagery of "not waiting for a whole day to pass,” which suggests action taken on the basis of foresight, premonition or intuition. This line is sometimes an injunction to follow your common sense -- saying in effect, that an oracle is unnecessary to proclaim the obvious.
You don't need a weatherman to know
which way the wind blows.
-- Bob Dylan
A. Proper discrimination knows when to act, and when to refrain from action.
B. Your own intuition already knows the answer to your query.
Autres titres : Délivrance, Le Symbole du Relâchement, Libération, Élimination des Obstacles, Démontage, Démêlé, Solution, Dissolution, Soulagement, Délier, Libération de la Tension
Jugement
Legge :Libération trouve un avantage au sud-ouest. Lorsque l'opération est terminée, un retour à la stabilité apporte de la bonne fortune. Si les opérations ne sont pas terminées, il est préférable de les achever rapidement.
Wilhelm/Baynes :Délivrance. Le sud-ouest favorise. S'il n'y a plus rien (Sic) où l'on doit aller, le retour apporte de la bonne fortune. S'il y a encore quelque chose (Sic) où l'on doit aller, se hâter apporte de la bonne fortune.
Blofeld : Libération. L'ouest et le sud sont favorables. Ceux qui n'ont rien à gagner en avançant trouveront de la bonne fortune en revenant en arrière ; ceux qui ont beaucoup à gagner en avançant doivent se hâter pour être sûrs de bien faire. [Ce n'est pas le moment de rester où nous sommes. Si nous n'avons pas de bonne raison d'avancer, il vaut mieux reculer.]
Liu : Libération. Le sud-ouest est bénéfique. S'il n'y a rien pour quelqu'un là où il doit aller, alors revenir apporte de la bonne fortune. S'il y a quelque chose dans un endroit où l'on peut aller, alors y aller rapidement mène à la bonne fortune.
Ritsema/Karcher : Démontage. Récolte : Ouest Sud. Sans endroit où aller : son retour est significatif. Possédant une direction : Aube significative. [Cet hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de réflexion et de libération de la tension. Il souligne que l'analyse et la compréhension des choses pour être délivré de la contrainte est la manière adéquate de la gérer...]
Shaughnessy : Démêlé : Bénéfique au sud-ouest ; il n'y a nulle part où aller ; son retour est de bon augure ; il y a un endroit où aller passer la nuit ; de bon augure.
Cleary (1) : Pour libération, le sud-ouest est bénéfique. Quand on ne va nulle part, le retour apporte de la bonne fortune ; quand on va quelque part, la promptitude apporte de la bonne fortune.
Cleary (2) : Pour solution, le sud-ouest est bénéfique. Ne pas aller nulle part, revenir est chanceux, etc.
Wu : Soulagement indique un avantage au sud-ouest. S'il entreprend de faire quelque chose sans cause, il sera de bon augure pour lui de revenir à son ancien poste. S'il entreprend de faire quelque chose avec une cause, il sera de bon augure pour lui de le faire tôt.
L'Image
Legge : Libération montre un orage qui clarifie l'atmosphère. L'homme supérieur, en accord avec cela, pardonne les erreurs et traite les crimes avec douceur.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Le tonnerre et la pluie s'installent : l'image de la Délivrance. Ainsi l'homme supérieur pardonne les erreurs et pardonne les méfaits.
Blofeld : Cet hexagramme symbolise le tonnerre et la pluie apportant la libération. L'Homme Supérieur tend à pardonner les torts et traite les crimes avec indulgence. [Les trigrammes composants suggèrent qu'une certaine quantité d'action énergique est requise.]
Liu : Le tonnerre et la pluie viennent, symbolisant la Libération. L'homme supérieur pardonne les erreurs et pardonne les criminels.
Ritsema/Karcher : Tonnerre, pluie, excitation. Démontage. Un chun tzu utilise le pardon des excès pour pardonner les offenses.
Cleary (1) : Le tonnerre et la pluie agissent, dissolvant. Ainsi les personnes supérieures pardonnent les fautes et pardonnent les crimes.
Cleary (2) : Tonnerre et pluie – solution. Etc.
Wu : Il y a du tonnerre et de la pluie ; c'est le Soulagement. Ainsi le jun zi pardonne les transgresseurs involontaires et atténue (Sic) les délinquants criminels.
COMMENTAIRE
Confucius/Legge : Libération montre le trigramme du Mouvement au-dessus du trigramme du Danger -- par le mouvement, il y a une échappatoire au péril. Un mouvement précoce vers le sud-ouest gagne l'allégeance des masses et ramène l'état à la normalité et à l'équilibre. Lorsque le ciel et la terre sont libérés de l'emprise de l'hiver, nous avons du tonnerre et de la pluie. Quand ceux-ci viennent, les bourgeons de la végétation fruitière commencent à s'ouvrir. Grands en effet sont les phénomènes au temps de laLibération.
Legge : Le caractère chinois écrit pour Libération est le symbole du dénouement -- défaire un nœud ou démêler une complication. Cet hexagramme dénote une condition dans laquelle l'obstruction et la difficulté de la figure précédente ont été supprimées. La leçon est de savoir comment cet état nouveau et meilleur du royaume doit être traité. S'il ne reste aucune tâche à accomplir, plus tôt les choses reprendront leur cours normal, mieux ce sera. Si d'autres opérations sont nécessaires, qu'elles soient accomplies sans délai. Les éditeurs de K'ang-hsi disent que se déplacer vers le sud et l'ouest est la même chose que revenir à la normalité.
Le tonnerre et la pluie clarifient l'atmosphère, et un sentiment d'oppression est soulagé. Les images du printemps dans le commentaire confucéen se réfèrent à la politique douce d'un souverain conquérant qui pardonne l'opposition de ceux qui cessent de résister.
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement : Faites ce qui doit être fait de toute évidence et revenez à la stabilité dès que possible.
L'Homme Supérieur pardonne, oublie et ne garde pas de rancune. (c'est-à-dire, la stabilité est plus importante que de blâmer ou de discuter de qui a raison.)
Si le trente-neuvième hexagramme de Impasse est retourné, il devient le quarantième hexagramme de Libération ou Délivrance. Les deux figures représentent des situations opposées : si Impasse crée de la tension, alors Libération la libère. Le trigramme supérieur du Mouvement monte pour échapper au trigramme inférieur du Danger, nous donnant une image sans ambiguïté de liberté et de soulagement.
En dehors de toute personnification, l'ensemble de l'espace dans lequel la vie se trouve a un caractère spirituel malveillant, et les "démons" eux-mêmes sont autant des royaumes spatiaux que des personnes. Les surmonter est la même chose que de les traverser, et en franchissant leurs frontières, ce passage brise en même temps leur pouvoir et réalise la libération de la magie de leur sphère. H. Jonas --La Religion Gnostique
Le commentaire de Legge dans l'hexagramme précédent explique que le "sud-ouest" est la direction de la "terre," la plaine fertile où la vie est naturelle et non contrainte. Confucius nous dit ici qu'un mouvement précoce dans cette direction gagnera l'"allégeance des masses." Interprété psychologiquement, cela se réfère au royaume intérieur de la psyché, où "les masses" sont les pulsions, les émotions et les complexes archétypaux qui composent notre être. Le symbolisme suggère une libération consciente de la tension intérieure.
Ces forces, par conséquent, ne doivent pas être laissées à l'état sauvage, mais devraient être disposées de manière inoffensive ou, mieux encore, utilisées à des fins constructives : activités créatives de divers types ; la reconstruction de notre personnalité, contribuant à notre Psychosynthèse. Roberto Assagioli -- Psychosynthèse