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L'ouverture et l'accessibilité apportent le succès. Accueillez les autres avec sincérité et un leadership attentif. Saisissez les opportunités avec confiance tout en reconnaissant la nature temporaire de l'influence.
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Le début d'un nouveau cycle. La coopération et la persévérance mènent au succès.
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Une coopération harmonieuse avec les autres apporte bonne fortune et progrès.
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La complaisance peut mener à la stagnation. La conscience et la réflexion peuvent prévenir le blâme.
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Une approche complète et sincère mène au succès sans reproche.
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Une approche généreuse et ouverte conduit à la bonne fortune et est sans reproche.
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Embrassez le voyage. Restez adaptable et attentif. Équilibrez l'indépendance avec l'humilité. Le succès vient de l'acceptation du changement et de la débrouillardise.
Other titles: The Symbol of Advance and Arrival, Nearing, Overseeing, Condescension, Getting Ahead, Promotion, Conduct, Drawing Near, Becoming Great, The Forest, Advance, Advancing, "Two people advancing together; or a good influence which hasn't been seen or felt for some time, is approaching." -- D.F. Hook
Judgment
Legge: Approach means successful progress through firm correctness. In the eighth month there will be evil.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Approach has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. When the eighth month comes, there will be misfortune.
Blofeld:Approach.Sublime success! Righteous persistence brings reward. However, when the eighth month is reached, misfortune will befall. [The eighth moon of the lunar calendar corresponds approximately to September.]
Liu: Approach. Great Success. It is of benefit to continue. When the eighth month arrives, then there will be misfortune.
Ritsema/Karcher: Nearing, Spring Growing Harvesting Trial. Culminating tending-towards the eighth moon: possessing a pitfall. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of approaching and being approached. It emphasizes that acting without immediately expecting to attain what you desire is the adequate way to handle it...]
Shaughnessy: The Forest: Prime receipt; beneficial to determine; arriving at the eighth month there is inauspiciousness.
Cleary (1):Overseeing is creative and developmental, beneficial if correct. In the eighth month there is misfortune.
Cleary (2):Overseeing is very successful, beneficial if correct. If you go on until the eighth month, there will be misfortune. [If you ride on the momentum of the time and do not know to turn back, at a certain point deterioration will inevitably set in, after flourishing has reached its climax, and there will surely be misfortune.]
Wu:Condescension is great, pervasive, and persevering, etc. [Condescension as used in several judgments has two meanings: to condescend (or to look down from a higher position) and to press forward with authority.]
Hua-Ching Ni: Advance. It is beneficial to go forward with a positive attitude, but be mindful of the cyclical nature of things.
The Image
Legge: The earth over a marsh -- the image of Approach. The superior man is inexhaustible in his instruction and unflagging in his nourishing support of the people.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The earth above the lake: the image of Approach. Thus the superior man is inexhaustible in his will to teach, and without limits in his tolerance and protection of the people.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes land rising above a marsh. The Superior Man's teaching and his affection for his juniors are inexhaustible. Nothing hinders him in his care for the people. [The lower component trigram suggests the nourishment which the Superior Man gives joyfully to others. The upper trigram symbolizes the great bulk of those who benefit.]
Liu: The earth above the lake symbolizes Approach. The superior man's will for instruction has no limit. He is boundless in his support and protection of the people.
Ritsema/Karcher: Above marsh possessing earth. Nearing. A chun tzu uses teaching to ponder without exhausting. [A chun tzu uses] tolerating to protect the commoners without delimiting.
Cleary (1): Above the lake there is earth, overseeing. Superior people use
inexhaustibility of education and thought to embrace and protect the people without bound.
Wu: There is ground above the marsh; this is Condescension. Thus the jun zi realizes that there is no limit to the ideas of education and there is no boundary in the protection of people.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: In Approach we see the dynamic lines gradually increasing and advancing. The lower trigram is the symbol of Being Pleased, and the upper of Being Compliant. The strong line is in the central position, and is properly responded to. It is the way of heaven to bring progress and success through firm correctness, however the advancing power will decay after no long time.
Legge: Approach suggests the approach of authority -- to inspect, to comfort or to rule. The figure shows two dynamic lines advancing on the four magnetic lines above them. Their action will be powerful and successful, but it must be governed by rectitude and a caution that understands the nature of continuous change.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: Two steps forward are followed by one step backward.
The Superior Man remains true to the Work regardless of fluctuations within the psyche.
The meaning of Approach is derived from the two dynamic lines advancing from below to encounter the magnetic lines above. These two are firm allies, and the action of the superior man in the Image suggests that their ascent is one of benevolent regard for the welfare of their subordinates -- only the third line need change for the hexagram to become number eleven, Harmony. We are reminded of the proper relationship between the ego and the Self -- when they advance together, the magnetic forces in the rest of the psyche are eventually transformed.
This hexagram recognizes the inevitably slow progress of the Work (" Rome wasn't built in a day"), and that advances are always followed by retreats. The point is that if one maintains the will to advance, one can be confident that the Work is advancing, regardless of appearances.
(Confucius) tried his best, but the issue he left to Ming. Ming is often translated as Fate, Destiny or Decree. To Confucius, it meant the Decree of Heaven or Will of Heaven ... Thus to know Ming means to acknowledge the inevitability of the world as it exists, and so to disregard one's external success or failure. If we can act in this way, we can, in a sense, never fail. For if we do our duty that duty through our very act is morally done, regardless of the external success or failure of our action. Fung Yu-Lan -- A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
Without changing lines, the hexagram suggests a progressive advance in the matter at hand. Nature being what it is however, no advance can be sustained indefinitely and an eventual regression can be expected. (This observation is such a truism that we must assume it is more than usually applicable to the current situation.)
Line 1
Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows its subject advancing in company with the subject of the second line. Through his firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Joint approach. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Blofeld: All approach -- righteous persistence will bring good fortune! [All approach can be taken to mean that all things desirable are converging upon us.]
Liu: Approach with sincerity. To continue brings good fortune.
Shaughnessy: Prohibited forest; determination is auspicious.
Cleary (1): Sensitive overseeing leads to good results when correct.
Wu: Pressing forward with a companion will be auspicious.
Hua-Ching Ni: Advance impartially. One should start in this manner and continue in this direction. Good Fortune.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: His will is set on doing what is right. Wilhelm/Baynes: His will is to act correctly. Blofeld: This is because what is willed is carried out in righteous ways. Ritsema/Karcher: Purpose moving, correcting indeed. Cleary (2): Because the intention and the action are correct. Wu: Because his aspiration is correct.
Legge: Line one is dynamic in his proper place. The danger is that he may be more strong than prudent -- hence the caution requiring firm correctness.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, the man advances with his associates to a higher position. He must remain more prudent than strong in doing right and not be carried away by the popular will.
Wing: Begin your endeavors in the company of those who share your enthusiasm. This will give you the kind of strong support necessary to achieve your aims. At the same time you should be certain that you are pursuing worthwhile goals. Continuing in your principles brings good fortune.
Editor: The texts of the first two lines are almost identical. As the only two yang forces in the hexagram they support and reinforce each other in their advance on the yin lines. The image suggests an ego-Self accord in the work of pacifying disparate forces within the psyche. If this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number seven, Discipline, which reinforces the idea of a disciplined dynamic advance. In the context of certain questions, the Confucian commentary here sometimes seems more accessible than the original line.
If you want to go your original way, it is the way you make for yourself, which is never prescribed, which you do not know in advance, and which simply comes into being of itself when you put one foot in front of the other. If you always do the next thing that needs to be done, you will go most safely and sure-footedly along the path prescribed by your unconscious. Jung -- Letters
A. Mutual advancement. Ego and Self are in accord. Advance the Work.
Line 2
Legge: The second line, dynamic, shows its subject advancing in company with the subject of the first line. There will be good fortune; advancing will be in every way advantageous.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Joint approach. Good fortune. Everything furthers.
Blofeld: All approach -- good fortune! Nothing is unfavorable. [All approach can be taken to mean that all things desirable are converging upon us.]
Liu: To approach with sincerity brings good fortune. It is beneficial for everything.
Ritsema/Karcher: Conjunction Nearing: significant. Without not Harvesting.
Shaughnessy: Prohibited forest; auspicious; there is nothing not beneficial.
Cleary (2): Sensitive overseeing is good, beneficial all around. [The second yang is also in the momentum of gradually increasing strength, but at this point it is best to keep still and not ride on the momentum to try to advance; then it will be good and beneficial all around.]
Wu: Pressing forward with a companion will be auspicious. Everything will be advantageous.
Hua-Ching Ni: Impartial advance without prejudice continues…
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: This is because those to whom the advance is made are not yet obedient to the ordinances of heaven. Wilhelm/Baynes: One need not yield to fate. Blofeld: This indicates that there is nevertheless some disobedience. Ritsema/Karcher: Not-yet yielding-to fate indeed. Cleary (2): This is addressed to those who are not yet in harmony with the universal order. Wu: There are still those who do not obey the ordinances of heaven. [Since prosperity of the yang is considered a good omen and meets the approval of heaven, presence of the four yin in the yang’s path of advance is indicative of disobeying the ordinances of heaven.]
Legge: Line two is dynamic, but in a magnetic place. This is counterbalanced by the central position and the proper correlate in line five.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: People who are not obedient to the ways of heaven are induced to follow the steadfast man in a high position. The future will be advantageous in every way.
Wing: What you propose to do wins sympathy and support from higher forces. So correct are your ideals that you can overcome even inherent difficulties. The future is bright indeed.
Editor: The differences in meaning between lines one and two are extremely slight in English translation. Cleary’s Buddhist commentary on the line suggests the idea of controlling the momentum of an otherwise favorable action. (See also his commentary on the Judgment.) Wu’s note on the Confucian commentary shows line two in immediate contact with four yin lines, interpreted here as recalcitrant forces. On another tack, if we take Ritsema/Karcher's version of "Conjunction Nearing: significant...” literally, we can imagine two possible approaching syntheses (line 1 and line 2), one of which may be more auspicious than the other. Only the context of your query can provide a plausible interpretation of these very different readings.
If Jung's method is used in the analysis, the change initiated by the conflict proceeds under the guidance of the individual's own unconscious. The analyst does not assume that he knows the answer to the problem but sets out with his patient to explore the unconscious and seek the solution. He is necessary to the proceeding because he has a technique for interpreting the obscure unconscious material thrown up in the dreams and fantasies; also, he is needed as a fixed point to which the patient can cling during the transition, when all values are under question and all landmarks may disappear. M. E. Harding -- Psychic Energy
A. An approaching conjunction of forces (or obvious choices) will nullify an adverse bias in the situation.
B. An alliance for progress furthers the Work.
C. Ego and Self administer the psyche.
Line 3
Legge: The third line, magnetic, shows one well pleased indeed to advance, but whose action will be in no way advantageous. If she becomes anxious about it however, there will be no error.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Comfortable approach. Nothing that would further. If one is induced to grieve over it, one becomes free of blame.
Blofeld: A willing approach, but there is nowhere towards which it would be advantageous to set out. Feeling regret on that account involves no error.
Liu: Cheerful approach does not benefit further. If one fears regret, no blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Sweetness Nearing. Without direction: Harvesting. Already grieving-over it: Without fault.
Shaughnessy: Sweet forest; there is no place beneficial; having been saddened by it, there is no trouble.
Cleary (1): Presumptuous overseeing is of no benefit. If one is troubled over this, there is no blame.
Cleary (2): … but if you trouble over it, there will be no blame.
Wu: Condescending for flaunting purposes has nothing to gain. If he is concerned of his behavior, he will make no error.
Hua-Ching Ni: Easy advancement. If one abuses one’s position, there will be trouble in the long run. If this tendency is corrected immediately, there will be no blame.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: She shows herself well pleased to advance, but her position is not that appropriate to her. If she become anxious about it her error will not be continued. Wilhelm/Baynes: The place is not the appropriate one. A fault that induces grief no longer exists. Blofeld: The foregoing is indicated by the unsuitable position of this line. However, if we grieve for it, we shall not be involved in error for long. [At present, there is no goal or destination towards which it would be profitable to move; however, if we sincerely regret this, it will not be long before we emerge from the rut.] Ritsema/Karcher: Situation not appropriate indeed. Fault not long-living indeed. Cleary (2): Once you trouble over it, blame will not last long. Wu: He is out of place. His error will be temporary.
Legge: Line three is magnetic, neither central nor in her correct position, and therefore her action will not be advantageous. Being at the top of the lower trigram of Pleased Satisfaction, she is well pleased to advance. Anxious reflection will save her from error.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man gains power, influence, and comfort. There is danger of relation and carelessness in dealing with others. But if he becomes apprehensive about his actions, he will not continue in his error and will avoid troubles.
Wing: An easy Promotion is possible now. This might lead to a careless attitude on your part. There is danger in such overconfidence. If you are quick to recognize the need for continuous caution, however, you can avoid mistakes that would otherwise harm you.
Editor: The image depicts a case in which one’s powers are not equal to the challenge. Ritsema/Karcher translate Without direction: Harvesting as: “No plan or direction is advantageous; in order to take advantage of the situation, do not impose a direction on events.” That is, success demands that you refrain from action or drop the subject of inquiry. Their rendition of: Grieving-over it means: “Sorrow, melancholy; mourn; anxious, careworn; hidden sorrow…heart-sick and anxious.” One can receive this line under conditions of deep grief, wherein (as in any line of the I Ching), extremely subtle insights often transcend an exact paraphrase.
Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalms 127: 1
A. Whether simplistic, overconfident, or just naive, your assumptions in the matter at hand are incorrect. Do not act on them.
B. Desire for something to be true doesn't make it true. Correct your viewpoint. If sorrow is involved, accept it as your teacher.
C. Unwarranted overconfidence. Nothing can be done now.
D. There are no free rides -- wake up and serve the Work.
Line 4
Legge: The fourth line, magnetic, shows one advancing in the highest mode.
There will be no error.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Complete approach. No blame.
Blofeld: A perfect approach -- no error!
Liu: Complete approach brings no blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Culmination Nearing. Without fault.
Shaughnessy: Arriving at the forest; there is no trouble.
Cleary (1): Consummate overseeing is blameless. [Being weak yet preserving rectitude, refining oneself and mastering the mind, thereby awaiting the newborn positive energy, is called consummate overseeing. Watching over the quintessential, when the great medicine appears one naturally does not make the mistake of missing it.]
Cleary (2): Consummate overseeing is impeccable. [In Buddhist terms, this represents using correct concentration corresponding to correct insight.]
Wu: Condescending at the right place is without blame.
Hua-Ching Ni: Correct advancement. No fault.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: This is due to the various appropriateness of the position. Wilhelm/Baynes: For the place is the appropriate one. Blofeld: This is indicated by the suitable position of this line. Ritsema/Karcher: Situation appropriate indeed. Cleary (2): In the right place. Wu: His position is proper.
Legge: Line four, though magnetic, is in her proper place and has for her correlate the dynamic first line. Hence her advance is in the highest style.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man advances to a high place because of the appropriateness of his ideas and behavior and the open-mindedness of a person of high rank who draws men of competence into service.
Wing: Your Promotion is well executed. Regardless of any difficulties you may encounter in assuming your new position, your behavior is so appropriate that you can continue successfully on your way.
Editor: The image suggests that the conscious attitude is in accordance with the aims and goals of the Work. Depending on the context of your query, some kind of fruition is indicated: something is concluding as fated or willed.
But, O my friend, if this be true, there is great reason to hope that, going whither I go, when I have come to the end of my journey, I shall attain that which has been the pursuit of my life. And therefore I go on my way rejoicing, and not I only, but every other man who believes that his mind has been made ready and that he is in a manner purified. Plato -- Phaedo
A. The Work is progressing as it should. It's all coming together now.
Line 6
Legge: The sixth line, magnetic, shows the advance of honesty and generosity. There will be good fortune, and no error.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Greathearted approach. Good fortune. No blame.
Blofeld: A magnanimous approach -- good fortune, no error.
Liu: Benevolent approach brings good fortune. No blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Magnanimity Nearing. Significant. Without fault.
Shaughnessy: Thick forest; auspicious; there is no trouble.
Cleary (2): Attentive overseeing is good and blameless.
Wu: Condescending with honesty is auspicious, etc.
Hua-Ching Ni: Sincere advancing. Good Fortune. No blame.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: This is because her will is focused on the first two lines of the lower trigram. Wilhelm/Baynes: The will is directed inward. Blofeld: This good fortune arises from concealing our will within our hearts. [This would seem to mean that, for the present, we should gladly accord with others and carefully conceal our aims.] Ritsema/Karcher: Purpose located inside indeed. Cleary (2): The good of attentive overseeing is in the will being within. Wu: Because his aspiration is directed inward.
Legge: Line six is at the top of the upper trigram of Docility. Although the first and second lines of the hexagram are not her proper correlates, it is proper for the yin to seek for the yang, and it is emphatically so in this case.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The sage returns from retirement to teach and help others, who greatly benefit from his experience.
Wing: The person in this position will allow others to benefit from the wealth of his experience. Such generosity will bring unaccountable progress to all concerned. This is a true moment of greatness.
Editor: An "advance of honesty" suggests truth: to be "honest" about something is to acknowledge its truth. "Generosity" implies the unselfish acceptance of this truth: perhaps a tolerant concession to a less-than-perfect status quo. Wilhelm renders the Confucian commentary in the imagery of the will being directed inward; Blofeld interprets it as magnanimity coupled with a hidden agenda which is not inconsistent with good will. Ritsema/ Karcher's "Purpose located inside indeed," reinforces this idea. Tolerance or leniency is definitely implied: Wilhelm describes a sage, retired from the world, generously lending his wisdom to the people. Psychologically, the image can suggest that advance in the situation at hand consists of turning inward for support: the developing ego concentrates on connecting with the perfect will of the Self.
Since the mind which persuades and that which is persuaded are one in their basic unity, true persuasion consists in revealing the truth of the oneness of existence. Prince Shotoku
A. A charitable forbearance with an imperfect world makes room for the Work to grow.
B. Ego/Self alignment facilitates profitable interaction with others.
Autres titres : Le Vagabond, Le Symbole du Voyageur, L'Exilé, Séjourner, Le Nouveau-venu, Loger, Voyager, Le Voyageur, L'Étranger, Les Étrangers, L'Étranger Voyageur, L'Outsider, L'Alien, Le Gnostique, Le Fou du Tarot, Errant, Sans-abri, Non-engagé, Par Vous-même, "Peut se référer à être hors de son élément." -- D.F. Hook
Jugement
Legge: Transition signifie que de petites réalisations sont possibles. Si le voyageur étranger est ferme et correct, il y aura de la bonne fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes:Le Vagabond. Succès par la petitesse. La persévérance apporte la bonne fortune au vagabond.
Blofeld:Le Voyageur -- succès dans les petites affaires. La persistance en matière de voyage apporte la bonne fortune.
Liu: L'Exilé. Petit succès. Continuer mène à la bonne fortune.
Ritsema/Karcher:Séjourner, le petit : Croissance. Séjourner, Épreuve : significatif. [Cet hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de voyages errants et de vie en exil. Il souligne que se mêler aux autres en tant qu'étranger dont l'identité vient d'un centre lointain est la manière adéquate de le gérer...]
Shaughnessy:Voyager. Petite réception. Voyager; la détermination est de bon augure.
Cleary (1): Voyage est développemental quand il est petit; si voyage est correct, il mène à la bonne fortune.
Cleary (2): Voyage a un petit succès. Voyage est de bon augure si correct.
Wu:Voyager indique une petite pénétration. La persévérance apportera de l'auspice.
L'Image
Legge: Un feu sur la montagne -- l'image de Transition. L'homme supérieur exerce une sagesse prudente dans ses punitions, et ne permet pas de litiges prolongés.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Feu sur la montagne : l'image du Vagabond. Ainsi l'homme supérieur est clairvoyant et prudent en imposant des pénalités, et ne prolonge pas les procès.
Blofeld: Cet hexagramme symbolise le feu sur une montagne. L'Homme Supérieur emploie une sage prudence dans l'administration des punitions et ne permet pas que les affaires portées devant lui soient retardées.
Liu: Le feu sur la montagne symbolise l'Exilé. L'homme supérieur est prudent et intelligent en imposant des punitions, et ne retarde pas les affaires portées.
Ritsema/Karcher: Au-dessus de la montagne possédant le feu. Séjourner. Un chun tzu utilise une considération éclairante pour se servir de punir et aussi ne pas retenir les litiges.
Cleary (1): Il y a du feu au sommet d'une montagne, transitoire. Ainsi les personnes supérieures appliquent les punitions avec compréhension et prudence, et ne gardent pas les gens emprisonnés.
Cleary (2): Feu sur une montagne – voyager. Etc.
Wu: Il y a du feu sur la montagne; c'est Voyager. Ainsi le jun zi exerce les plus grandes délibérations en infligeant des punitions de sorte que les prisonniers ne soient pas détenus sans cause.
COMMENTAIRE
Confucius/Legge:Transition indique qu'il peut y avoir une petite réalisation et un progrès -- la ligne magnétique occupe la place centrale dans le trigramme supérieur, et est obéissante aux lignes dynamiques au-dessus et en dessous d'elle. Nous avons également les attributs de Garder le Calme associés à l'Intelligence dans les trigrammes inférieur et supérieur. C'est pourquoi il est dit qu'il peut y avoir une petite réalisation et un progrès. Si le voyageur étranger est ferme et correct comme il se doit, il y aura de la bonne fortune. Grand est le temps et grande est la bonne voie à suivre dans ces circonstances!
Legge: Le caractère chinois écrit pour cet hexagramme désigne les personnes voyageant à l'étranger, et est souvent traduit par Étrangers. La figure s'adresse aux voyageurs étrangers, et leur dit comment ils doivent se comporter par la culture de l'humilité et de la correction ferme. Grâce à ces qualités, ils échapperaient au mal et progresseraient. Le statut de voyageur étranger est considéré comme trop bas pour espérer de grandes choses d'eux.
On suppose que le vagabond est dans la position de la cinquième ligne. Les idées d'humilité, de docilité, de calme et d'intelligence sont dérivées des attributs des trigrammes composants. Ce sont toutes des caractéristiques qui conviennent à un étranger, et qui sont susceptibles de mener à l'avancement et à l'atteinte de ses désirs. Concernant l'Image, K'ung Ying-ta commente : "Un feu sur une montagne s'empare de l'herbe, et court avec elle sur tout l'espace, ne s'arrêtant nulle part longtemps, et disparaissant bientôt -- tel est l'emblème du voyageur."
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement: Pendant une Transition, gardez votre volonté grande et vos attentes petites.
L'Homme Supérieur voit clairement et ne s'embrouille pas dans la complexité. Il est clairvoyant et prudent en jugeant la vérité de la situation, maintenant un détachement du milieu social.
La traduction de Wilhelm du titre de cet hexagramme est Le Vagabond. Un vagabond est quelqu'un qui n'a pas de maison, ou qui est entre une maison et une autre. Cela nous rappelle la notion gnostique de l'"Alien" : l'âme incarnée exilée pour errer dans la dimension espace-temps (c'est-à-dire, ce monde).
L'alien est ce qui vient d'ailleurs et n'appartient pas ici ... L'étranger qui ne connaît pas les coutumes de la terre étrangère erre perdu; s'il apprend trop bien ses coutumes, il oublie qu'il est un étranger et se perd d'une manière différente en succombant à l'attrait du monde étranger et en devenant étranger à son propre origine ... Le souvenir de sa propre étrangeté, la reconnaissance de son lieu d'exil pour ce qu'il est, est le premier pas en arrière; le mal du pays éveillé est le début du retour. Hans Jonas -- La Religion Gnostique
Dans l'interprétation la plus large alors, le message dans le Jugement : "Si le voyageur étranger est ferme et correct, il y aura de la bonne fortune" peut se référer à ne pas s'enchevêtrer dans les affaires de ce monde dans lequel nous errons -- une idée soulignée dans la première ligne. Ritsema/Karcher l'énoncent explicitement -- définissant notre défi comme "se mêler aux autres en tant qu'étranger dont l'identité vient d'un centre lointain." C'est un bon conseil général pour quiconque est sérieusement engagé dans le Travail, puisque le "centre lointain" ("Dieu," ou le Soi) représente l'essence que nous avons incarnée pour servir.
Nous sommes des étrangers dans ce monde, et le corps est le tombeau de l'âme, et pourtant nous ne devons pas chercher à nous échapper par le suicide; car nous sommes les biens de Dieu qui est notre berger, et sans son commandement nous n'avons pas le droit de nous échapper. Éthique pythagoricienne
Dans des situations plus spécifiques, l'hexagramme symbolise une phase de transition. Les lignes deux, trois et quatre décrivent toutes des "Auberges" ou des lieux de repos temporaires (souvent expérimentés dans les rêves comme des images d'hôtels ou de motels). Le symbolisme est identique : le psychisme reflète une situation intermédiaire pendant un état de Transition.
Par définition, une transition est fluide et pas encore fixée. Selon les choix faits, on peut aller dans différentes directions. En termes de conscience, il est évident que la transition peut être d'un état de conscience inférieur à un état supérieur, ou vice-versa. Parce qu'une transition est une opportunité de faire des choix délibérés, le commentaire confucéen conclut par : "Grand est le temps et grande est la bonne voie à suivre dans ces circonstances!"
Les lignes un, trois et six décrivent des situations très négatives impliquant des choix ignorants et arrogants. Nous pensons à l'ego poussant aveuglément la rivière de ses désirs, incapable de voir les conséquences malheureuses qu'il engendre ainsi. La ligne deux suggère un lieu de repos solide pendant notre voyage, tandis que la ligne quatre décrit une situation similaire mais précaire, bien que pas nécessairement incorrecte. La cinquième ligne conseille une sorte de sacrifice au souverain (le Soi) qui aboutit à une récompense éventuelle. Le message est de laisser le Soi vous guider à travers une Transition.
SUGGESTIONS POUR LA MÉDITATION
L'hexagramme numéro cinquante-six est l'inverse de l'hexagramme numéro cinquante-cinq. Comparez le rôle de l'homme supérieur dans l'Image de chaque figure. Comment sont-ils les mêmes ? Comment sont-ils différents ? Quelles sont les différences et similitudes des trigrammes composants de chaque hexagramme, et comment affectent-ils leurs significations respectives ?
Notes, 15 août 2009 : Une nouvelle paraphrase du Jugement et de l'Image :
L'Alien Gnostique. De petites réalisations sont possibles si l'Alien garde la tête claire et maintient sa discipline personnelle. L'Adepte initié est intelligent, discret, et fait preuve de sagesse vigilante : il maintient et protège sa gnose par une réserve prudente dans les disputes mondaines, évitant les contentieux inutiles. [Il peut le faire parce qu'il sait que c'est une réalité illusoire : un piège, une usine de Loosh créée par le Démiurge.] Un chun tzu utilise une considération éclairante pour se servir de punir et aussi ne pas retenir les litiges. [En d'autres termes, "faites le travail à l'endroit où vous vous trouvez" rapidement, et efficacement, avec le moins d'enchevêtrements possible dans les circonstances. Évitez le nouveau karma. Implicite est que cette expérience est une préparation pour le vœu du bodhisattva.]