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Adaptez-vous aux changements, adaptez-vous aux circonstances et alignez-vous avec les autres pour un soutien mutuel.
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L'adaptabilité et la volonté de suivre le bon chemin mènent au succès. La collaboration apporte des résultats.
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Choisir de suivre ce qui est immature ou insignifiant conduit à la perte de force et de soutien.
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Le succès vient en suivant, mais la persistance aveugle peut mener à des problèmes. La sincérité et la clarté empêchent le blâme.
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Des alliances solides et la loyauté mènent à la reconnaissance et à l'honneur.
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Adaptez-vous aux situations en abandonnant la rigidité ; dissoudre les obstacles par l'ouverture et la flexibilité.
Other titles: According With, Acquiring Followers, Adapting, Adjusting, To Accord With, To Accompany, Concordance, Conformance to The Work, "Learn to serve in order to rule. Quit the old ways." -- D.F. Hook
Judgment
Legge: Following indicates successful progress and no error through firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Following has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame.
Blofeld:Following. Sublime success! Righteous persistence brings reward -- no error! [This sublime success comes, of course, only to those who follow what is right, namely the will of heaven or of those whose own will embodies it.]
Liu:Following. Great success. It is of benefit to continue. No blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Following. Spring Growing Harvesting Trial.
Without fault. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of being impelled or drawn into moving forward. It emphasizes that yielding to the impulse by accepting guidance is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: follow!]
Shaughnessy:Following: Prime receipt; beneficial to determine; there is no trouble.
Cleary (1):Following is greatly developmental: it is beneficial if correct; then there is no fault.
Cleary (2): Following is very successful, etc.
Wu: Following is primordial, pervasive, prosperous, and persevering. There will be no blame.
The Image
Legge: Thunder in the marsh: the image of Following. The superior man, in accordance with this, at nightfall enters his house and rests.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Thunder in the middle of the lake: the image of Following. Thus the superior man at nightfall goes indoors for rest and recuperation.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rumbling within a swamp! When darkness falls, the Superior Man goes within and rests peacefully. [The component trigrams can be read as thunder and marsh, but also as movement and joy. In the Book of Change, joy is frequently associated with willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right.]
Liu: Thunder in the lake symbolizesFollowing. In the evening, the superior man rests and relaxes in his home.
Ritsema/Karcher: Marsh center possessing thunder. Following. A chun tzu uses turning-to darkening to enter a reposing pause.
Cleary (1): There is thunder in the lake, Following. Thus do superior people go inside and rest when the sun goes down.
Cleary (2): … Leaders go in and rest at sundown.
Wu: Thunder in the marsh is the symbol of Following. Thus the jun zi retires toward the twilight of the day.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: In Followingthe dynamic trigram places itself under the magnetic. We see in them the attributes of Movement and Pleasure. Through firm correctness all under heaven will be found following at such a time.
Legge: Following comes after Enthusiasm, the symbol of harmony and satisfaction. When these conditions prevail men are sure to follow. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others.(Emphasis mine, Ed.) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the youngest daughter. The strong places itself under the weak -- esteeming others higher than himself, and giving the idea of following. The union of Movement with Pleasure suggests the same idea.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: Following means advancement through willpower.
The Superior Man rests on his inner virtue.
In Following, the trigram of Movement "follows" the trigram of Cheerfulness: independent action subordinates itself and allows itself to be led by cheerful obedience. In terms of the Work, this symbolizes our willingness to "follow" or adhere to its principles. Psychologically interpreted, Followingmeans the compliant subordination of ego-autonomy to the Great Work of psychic integration.
Blofeld points out that the trigram of Joy, or Cheerfulness is often associated with "willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right." Hence the cheerful following of the intent of the Self. He explains the role of the superior man in the Image as: "It is not hard to see the connection between following and resting peacefully; for, once we have given our allegiance to others [the Self], we no longer have to worry about what should be done."
At seventy ... Confucius allowed his mind to follow whatever it desired, yet everything he did was naturally right of itself. His actions no longer needed a conscious guide. He was acting without effort. This represents the last stage in the development of the sage. Fung Yu-Lan -- A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
When received without changing lines this hexagram often takes the meaning of: "To accord with" -- in such instances the answer is an affirmation to your query.
Line 1
Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Perseverance brings good fortune. To go out of the door in company produces deeds.
Blofeld: Those in power undergo a change -- righteous determination brings good fortune! Going forth from home and mingling with those outside will produce tangible results.
Liu: One's position is changing. To continue brings good fortune. Both friends and business are gained by going out. Success.
Ritsema/Karcher: An office: possessing denial. Trial: significant. Issuing-forth from the gate, mingling possesses achievement.
Shaughnessy: The office perhaps notifies; determination is auspicious; going out of the gate to interact has results.
Cleary (1): Standards change; it is good to be correct. Going outside and mixing is effective.
Cleary (2): … Interaction outside the gate is successful.
Wu: The way of conducting public affairs is subject to change. Perseverance will bring good fortune. Success can be had by communicating with people from without.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legg e: He will not fail in the method he pursues. Wilhelm/
Baynes: To follow what is correct brings good fortune. One does not lose oneself. Blofeld: The first sentence presages the good fortune derived from officials undergoing a change of heart and following what is right. The tangible results mentioned at the end of the passage imply that we shall not fail. Ritsema/Karcher: Adhering-to correcting significant indeed. Not letting-go indeed. Cleary (2): It is good to follow what is right …In the sense of not losing. Wu: Because following what is correct is auspicious … Because his position is not compromised.
Legge: The dynamic first line is the lord of the lower trigram. The magnetic lines ought to follow him, but he is beneath them in the lowest place in the figure. This suggests that he should change his pursuit. Because of his strength and correct position, he will be fortunate in this. Going beyond his gate for associates shows public spirit and an absence of selfish motivation.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, the man changes his objectives. He will succeed if he remains firm in principle and goes beyond selfish considerations to mingle freely with those who do not share his feelings, as well as those who do.
Wing: A change is occurring, whether in your own objectives or in the situation around you. In order to accomplish something you should now communicate with persons of all persuasions and opinions. Yet remain internally principled and discerning.
Editor: Psychologically, an inner transformation is taking place. If this is the only moving line, hexagram number forty-five, Contraction, is created, so a (possibly unconscious) re-arrangement of attitudes and perceptions is suggested. To "go beyond one's own gate" implies a need to expand your horizons during a shift in the balance of forces.
When I reached thirty I looked back on my past. The previous victories were not due to my having mastered strategy. Perhaps it was natural ability, or the order of heaven, or that other schools' strategy was inferior. After that I studied morning and evening searching for the principle, and came to realize the Way of Strategy when I was fifty. Miyamoto Musashi -- A Book of Five Rings
A. Change your focus, marshal your forces, and seek wider horizons.
Line 2
Legge: The second line, magnetic, shows us one who cleaves to the little boy, and lets go the man of age and experience.
Wilhelm/Baynes: If one clings to the little boy, one loses the strong man.
Blofeld: He belongs to (i.e. puts himself at the service of) the boy and thereby loses the adult. [The implied meaning is that he rejects what is superior and follows what is inferior.]
Liu: By staying with the boy, you lose the strong man.
Ritsema/Karcher: Tied-to the small son. Letting-go the respectable husband.
Shaughnessy: Tying the little son, losing the senior fellow.
Cleary (1): Involved with the child, one loses the adult.
Wu: She clings to her child, but loses her husband.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: He cannot be with the two at the same time. Wilhelm/ Baynes: One cannot be with both at once. Blofeld: He cannot be of service to both of them. Ritsema/Karcher: Nowhere joining associating indeed. Cleary (2): One is not with both at once. Wu: Because she cannot have both.
Legge: Line two is magnetic. His proper correlate is the dynamic fifth line, but he prefers to cling to the line below him, instead of waiting to follow line five.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man surrounds himself with the incompetent and dismisses the experienced.
Wing: Examine your goals and the standards you have set for yourself. If they are unworthy, inferior, weak, or nonexistent, you will remain low, and you will lose contact with productive, competent, worthwhile influences. You are forced to make a choice.
Editor: The content of this line prevents using the usual gender symbolism. Nevertheless, the message is unambiguous.
Most people learn how to think as very young children, and throughout their adult lives, they do not think any differently than they did as children. That is to say, most people use their minds in a manner not essentially different from the way they did when they were six years old ... It is significant that in Kabbalah, one's normal mode of thinking is referred to as the "mentality of childhood." ... More advanced modes of thought and states of consciousness, on the other hand, are referred to as the "mentality of adulthood." Aryeh Kaplan -- Jewish Meditation
A. Immature attitudes preclude growth.
Line 4
Legge: The fourth line, dynamic, shows us one followed and obtaining adherents. Though he is firm and correct, there will be evil. If he is sincere however in his course, and make that evident, into what error will he fall?
Wilhelm/Baynes: Following creates success. Perseverance brings misfortune. To go one's way with sincerity brings clarity. How could there be blame in this?
Blofeld: Following someone with an ulterior motive -- persisting in this course would bring misfortune. But, if as he goes his way he makes sincerity his beacon, what harm can come to him?
Liu: Success is gained by following. But to continue brings misfortune. Going the correct way leads to glory (brightness). How can there be blame?
Ritsema/Karcher: Following possessing catching. Trial: pitfall. Possessing conformity, locating-in tao uses brightening. Wherefore faulty? [Possessing conformity: "Inner and outer are in accord; confidence of the spirits has been captured..."]
Shaughnessy: In following there is a catch; determination is inauspicious. There is a return on the way; at the end of brightness, what trouble is there?
Cleary (1): Following has gain. Even if right, it is inauspicious. Truthfully remaining on the path, using understanding, what blame is there?
Cleary (2): Following gains, but it bodes ill even if right. Having faith in the way, thereby understanding, what fault is there?
Wu: To have a following may be advantageous. Despite perseverance, it will be foreboding. With confidence in his course, he can explain his intention. What blame can there be?
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: "He is followed and obtains adherents" -- according to the idea of the hexagram, this is evil. "He is sincere in his course" -- showing his intelligence, and leading to achievement. Wilhelm/Baynes: This bodes misfortune...This brings clear-sighted deeds. Blofeld: Following others with ulterior motives is surely evil; whereas sincerity along the way produces brilliant results. Ritsema/Karcher: One's righteousness: pitfall indeed... Brightening achieving indeed. Cleary (2): When following gains, the meaning is inauspicious. Having faith in the way, the understanding is successful. Wu: With confidence in his course, he can be successful.
Legge: Line four is dynamic, and in the place of a minister next to the ruler in line five. His having adherents will be injurious to the authority of the supreme ruler, and only sincere loyalty will save him from error and misfortune.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man acquires followers who flatter, scheme, and act subservient to seek personal gains. There is a chance that he will become dependent on them because of gratifying associations, which will detract from his authority in his position of influence. He must see through such adherents and free himself from egotistical encumbrances.
Wing: Those whom you appear to influence actually have ulterior motives in their allegiance to you. Look beyond the current flattering situation into your original principled aim. Strive to act independently.
Editor: The line is a clear warning about being corrupted by the projections of others. Viewed objectively, the ego is only a temporary personality created for the purpose of transforming psychic energy – a transitional tool or vessel emanated into matter by the Self for one brief lifetime. It is only a servant--never a master. Long dedication to the Work can concentrate power which the ego may be tempted to use for its own benefit--a dangerous seduction which can only harm the Work.
By permitting credulous and vulgar admirers to congregate about thee, there is liability of falling into the error of becoming puffed up with worldly pride. Guru Gampopa --Precepts of the Gurus
A. Don't let power go to your head. Sincerity prevents ego-trips.
B. Beware of elements which would distract you from the Work. That which seems "reasonable" is often just the voice of a demon: a temptation for the misuse of power.
C. What worked previously is now obsolete. A new strategy is now appropriate.
Line 6
Legge: The sixth line, magnetic, shows us that sincerity held and clung to, yea, and bound fast. We see the king with it presenting his offerings on the Western Mountain.
Wilhelm/Baynes: He meets with firm allegiance and is still further bound. The king introduces him to the Western Mountain.
Blofeld: He obtained people's allegiance and his followers clung to him. During the time he spent on the Western Mountain, the King made sacrifice.
Liu: Deeply involved with one's fellows, one tries to continue. The King offers the Western Mountain.
Ritsema/Karcher: Grappling, tying-to it. Thereupon adhering holding-fast-to it. The king availing-of Growing tending- towards the Western mountain.
Shaughnessy: Grabbing and tying him, and thereafter binding him; the king uses aromatic grass on the western mountain.
Cleary (1): Binding and tying up; the king sacrifices on west mountain.
Cleary (2): In a binding involvement, the king sacrifices on the western mountain.
Wu: He is constrained and bound in order to follow. May a king make offerings to the gods of the western mountain.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The idea of the hexagram has reached its extreme development. Wilhelm/Baynes: At the top it ends. Blofeld: Those above us have exhausted their merit. Ritsema/Karcher: Exhausting the above indeed.
Cleary (2): This is the upper impasse of involvement. Wu: Because he has reached the upper limit.
Legge: The concept of Followingreaches its highest representation in the topmost line. The action, directed by the most sincere devotion to what is right, influences both men and spiritual beings. The Western Mountain is Mt. Khi, at the foot of which was the original settlement of the house of Kau in 1325 B.C.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The sage, who is retired, is recalled by the king because of his unique qualifications. The faithful and effective subject is rewarded.
Wing: You are called upon, by virtue of your wisdom and expertise, to lead another. You will unquestionably become involved, but you will be rewarded for your unselfish commitment.
Editor: Psychologically, Legge's commentary suggests the idea of devotion and sacrifice uniting forces in both conscious and unconscious realms of the psyche. The Confucian commentary suggests that the principle of Followingcomes to an end when ego and Self merge. To offer a sacrifice on the peak of the Western mountain: a high spiritual place where the sun sets (an image of the completed Work), implies this. Getting this line doesn't mean the Work is literally completed (it never is in this space-time dimension), but that you have probably integrated some significant inner complexes. Compare this line with 46:4.
The surrender of the limited purposes of the ego to the much larger goals of the Self -- goals within which the lesser egoic purposes are in fact meaningfully encompassed -- does not do away with the sense of freedom. On the contrary, only by subordinating the limitations of the ego to the Self do we truly justify our freedom and do we meaningfully validate our responsibility for our actions and decisions. S.A. Hoeller -- The Gnostic Jung
A. Devotion to the Work brings unity to the psyche.
Autres titres : Dispersion, Dissolution, Désintégration, Dispersion, Surmonter la Dissension, Éparpillement, Disperser, Non intégré, Réunification, Évaporation, Réorganisation, New Deal, Remaniement, Correction de cap, Catharsis
Jugement
Legge : Expansion indique qu'il y aura progrès et succès. Le roi se rend à son temple ancestral. Il sera avantageux de traverser le grand cours d'eau. Il sera avantageux d'être ferme et correct.
Wilhelm/Baynes :Dispersion. Succès. Le roi s'approche de son temple. Il est bénéfique de traverser la grande eau. La persévérance est bénéfique.
Blofeld :Éparpillement -- succès ! Le roi s'est approché de son temple. [Un présage de sécurité.] Il est avantageux de traverser le grand fleuve (ou la mer). [C'est-à-dire, entreprendre un long voyage.] La persistance dans une voie juste apporte une récompense.
Liu : Dispersion. Succès. Le roi s'approche du temple. Il est bénéfique de traverser la grande eau. Il est bénéfique de continuer.
Ritsema/Karcher : Disperser, Croissance. Le roi imagine posséder un temple. Récolter : traverser le Grand Fleuve. Récolter l'Épreuve. [Cet hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de confrontation avec des obstacles, des illusions et des malentendus. Il souligne que dissiper ce qui bloque la lumière est la manière adéquate de le gérer. Pour être en accord avec le temps, on vous dit de : disperser ce qui obstrue la conscience !]
Shaughnessy : Dispersion : Réception ; le roi s'approche du temple ; bénéfique de traverser le grand fleuve ; bénéfique de déterminer.
Cleary (1) : Dans Dispersion il y a développement. Le roi vient avoir un sanctuaire. Il est bénéfique de traverser les grands fleuves. Il est bénéfique d'être correct.
Cleary (2) :Dispersion est réussie. Le roi se rend à son temple ancestral. Le bénéfice traverse les grands fleuves. Il est bénéfique si correct.
Wu : Dispersion indique la diffusion. Le roi rend hommage à son temple ancestral. Il sera avantageux de traverser le grand fleuve, mais seulement avec persévérance.
L'Image
Legge : L'image du vent se déplaçant sur l'eau forme Expansion. Les anciens rois, conformément à cela, présentaient des offrandes à Dieu et établissaient le temple ancestral.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Le vent souffle sur l'eau : l'image de la Dispersion. Ainsi les rois d'autrefois sacrifiaient au Seigneur et construisaient des temples.
Blofeld : Cet hexagramme symbolise le vent soufflant à la surface des eaux. Les rois d'autrefois construisaient des temples pour sacrifier au Seigneur Suprême du Ciel. [Un temple est un lieu de sécurité contre les maux du monde. Le symbolisme ici est que le trigramme supérieur forme un temple où les gens sont à l'abri du gouffre (le trigramme inférieur) ; sa ligne médiane (cinq) signifie le Roi. L'implication est que nous devrions employer des moyens spirituels ou moraux pour nous préserver du danger menacé par le trigramme inférieur.]
Liu : Le vent soufflant sur l'eau symbolise la Dispersion. Les anciens rois offraient des sacrifices à la Divinité, puis construisaient des temples.
Ritsema/Karcher : Le vent se déplace au-dessus du ruisseau. Disperser. Les Rois Anciens utilisaient la présentation tendant vers le suprême pour établir les temples.
Cleary (1) : Le vent souffle au-dessus de l'eau, Non intégré. Ainsi les anciens rois honoraient dieu et érigeaient des sanctuaires.
Cleary (2) : Le vent voyage sur l'eau, dispersant. Les anciens rois honoraient Dieu et érigeaient des sanctuaires.
Wu : Le vent se déplace au-dessus de l'eau ; c'est la Dispersion. Ainsi, les anciens rois faisaient des offrandes à l'Être Suprême et consacraient leur temple ancestral.
COMMENTAIRE
Confucius/Legge : La ligne dynamique est centrale dans le trigramme inférieur, et la quatrième ligne magnétique est correcte dans le trigramme supérieur, s'unissant avec le dirigeant dynamique au-dessus d'elle. L'esprit du roi est sans déviation alors qu'il se rend à son temple ancestral. Il navigue sur l'eau dans un vaisseau de bois, et traversera le grand cours d'eau avec succès.
Legge : L'hexagramme de Expansion dénote un état de dissipation ou de dispersion. Il montre les esprits des hommes aliénés de la rectitude et sûrs de se diriger vers le désordre. Ici, une tentative est faite pour montrer comment la situation devrait être corrigée.
Le trigramme inférieur représente l'Eau, et le supérieur, le Vent. Le vent se déplaçant sur l'eau l'évapore, et suggère l'idée de dispersion. Le succès est indiqué car il y a des lignes dynamiques occupant les places centrales dans les trigrammes. La piété du roi émeut les esprits par sa sincérité -- lorsque l'esprit religieux règne dans les esprits des hommes, il n'y aura pas d'aliénation de ce qui est juste et bon. Dans de telles conditions, même des entreprises risquées peuvent être entreprises.
La deuxième phrase du commentaire confucéen commence littéralement par : "Le roi est en effet au milieu..." Cela signifie que son cœur et son esprit sont fixés sur la vérité centrale de ce qui est juste et bon. Le temple ancestral signifie la reconnaissance que des pratiques religieuses sincères contrecarraient la tendance à l'aliénation mutuelle et à l'égoïsme parmi les hommes. Le vaisseau en bois se réfère à l'un des attributs du trigramme supérieur, qui est le Bois. Il suggère un bateau naviguant sur l'eau (le trigramme inférieur), d'où : traverser la grande eau.
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement : Concentrez-vous sur les idéaux de l'Œuvre et maintenez votre volonté. Une synthèse majeure est possible.
L'Homme Supérieur soumet son ego pour atteindre son potentiel latent.
En raison de la relation intime entre cette figure et l'hexagramme numéro 45, Contraction, j'ai choisi le titre de Expansion pour mieux souligner leur polarité.
Les "anciens rois et sages" sont plus mythiques qu'historiques, nous pouvons donc supposer qu'ils symbolisent des forces archétypales ("dieux") au sein de la psyché -- dont l'ego n'est que le représentant actuel dans l'espace-temps (c'est-à-dire, serviteur-facilitateur). Le Soi est le point focal, le centre de ce complexe de conscience multidimensionnel.
Dans les expériences intemporelles et sans espace, le monde profane est pratiquement exclu. Bien sûr, l'inverse est vrai de l'état profane de la routine quotidienne, dans lequel l'unité océanique avec l'univers, dans l'extase et le Samadhi, est pratiquement absente. Ainsi, l'exclusivité mutuelle des états "normaux" et exaltés, à la fois l'extase et le Samadhi, nous permet de postuler que l'homme, le système auto-référentiel, existe sur deux niveaux : en tant que "Soi" dans la dimension mentale des états exaltés ; et en tant que "Je" dans le monde objectif, où il est capable et désireux de changer la dimension physique "là-bas". R. Fischer -- "A Cartography of the Ecstatic and Meditative States," Science:174, 1971
Le symbole d'un temple, où l'on vénère ses ancêtres, peut être pris comme la gestalt parfaite de l'Œuvre telle qu'elle existe en dehors de l'espace-temps, ainsi que le dépôt karmique de toutes les incarnations précédentes. Il représente à la fois l'Œuvre achevée et l'Œuvre en cours. Que le temple familial ait été considéré en Chine comme symbolique d'un standard idéal de perfection tel que celui-ci, est impliqué dans le passage suivant :
Les négociations diplomatiques se déroulaient dans le temple ancestral, en présence véritable, croyait-on, des ancêtres ; des banquets diplomatiques y étaient également donnés. Même une proposition de mariage était reçue par le père de la future mariée dans son temple ancestral, en présence des esprits ... (Le monde de Confucius), nous devons nous en souvenir, était un monde dans lequel il y avait une quasi-rupture complète des normes morales ... Ce n'est que dans l'exécution des cérémonies religieuses qu'on pouvait encore trouver, de manière cohérente, un type de conduite régulée par une norme de comportement socialement acceptée, dans laquelle les actions des hommes étaient motivées par un modèle d'action coopérative, plutôt que par la cupidité et les passions du moment. H.G. Creel -- Confucius and the Chinese Way
Psychologiquement, Expansion dépeint un état de pression intérieure capable de résolution fructueuse si elle peut être correctement guidée. Le roi dans l'Image (dans ce cas, l'ego) se sacrifie pour un idéal élevé : le bien de l'Œuvre. Le commentaire de Legge nous dit que la "deuxième phrase du commentaire confucéen commence littéralement par : `Le roi est en effet au milieu...'" Cela suggère une combinaison de sa deuxième et troisième phrases dans la paraphrase : "Le roi suit un cours moyen en traversant l'eau vers le temple ancestral." Cela donne l'image d'un vaisseau et de la manière appropriée de le guider vers une destination. Quiconque a déjà dirigé un bateau avec un gouvernail sait que sur-corriger d'un côté ou de l'autre est un signe de mauvaise navigation : l'objectif est de maintenir un équilibre dynamique dans notre guidage de l'Œuvre. Les lignes deux et cinq représentent une correction de cap appropriée car elles sont toutes deux au milieu de leurs trigrammes respectifs.
Expansion est l'inverse de l'hexagramme suivant de Régulations Restrictives. Ce qui est là confiné et accumulé est ici distribué -- mais cette distribution doit se conformer au bien ultime de l'Œuvre. Pas n'importe quelle libération de tension ne fera l'affaire -- elle doit se recombiner en une nouvelle et meilleure organisation, comme illustré dans la quatrième ligne. Si ce nouvel ordre est approprié, la tension libérée précipite une catharsis, comme illustré dans la cinquième ligne.
La forme, alors, sous laquelle nos complexes nous confrontent est la forme sous laquelle les matériaux fondamentaux de notre structure humaine entrent dans notre existence ici et maintenant. Comme des cristaux, ils sont toujours imparfaits dans une certaine mesure et souvent méconnaissables ou grossièrement défigurés par rapport à la forme "idéale", la forme qui représenterait l'incorporation "pure" du schéma cristallin. Mais nous devons les rencontrer sous cette forme plus ou moins imparfaite ou déformée et à partir de cette forme, nous devons les transformer en quelque chose qui peut être plus proche de l'"intention" aborigène inhérente à leurs noyaux archétypaux. Cette entreprise, ce processus, est ce que Jung appelle l'individuation. E.C. Whitmont -- The Symbolic Quest
SUGGESTIONS POUR LA MÉDITATION
Le Jugement de l'hexagramme numéro quarante-cinq, Contraction, mentionne également le roi se rendant à son temple ancestral. Une comparaison étroite de cette figure avec Expansion révélera beaucoup sur les dynamiques de l'Œuvre.