59 · 渙

Hexagram 59, 渙. Original Chinese judgment: 亨。王假有廟，利涉大川，利貞。 Read the six line statements, commentaries and separately labeled editorial summaries.

Judgment

亨。王假有廟，利涉大川，利貞。

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Line texts

  1. 初六：用拯馬壯，吉。
  2. 九二：渙奔其机，悔亡。
  3. 六三：渙其躬，无悔。
  4. 六四：渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
  5. 九五：渙汗其大號，渙王居，无咎。
  6. 上九：渙其血，去逖出，无咎。

Tuan commentary

渙，亨。剛來而不窮，柔得位乎外而上同。王假有廟，王乃在中也。利涉大川，乘木有功也。

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Great Image commentary

風行水上，渙；先王以享于帝立廟。

Small Images · bottom to top

  1. 初六之吉，順也。
  2. 渙奔其機，得願也。
  3. 渙其躬，志在外也。
  4. 渙其群，元吉；光大也。
  5. 王居无咎，正位也。
  6. 渙其血，遠害也。

Traditional source · editorial summary in Chinese

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Judgment exegesis

Zhu Xi explains Huan through wind moving over water and dispersing it. Firmness comes to the center, while yielding obtains an outer position and joins above, allowing unhindered progress. Dispersal also includes gathering the separated anew around a shared center.

Traditional source · editorial summary in Chinese · Line texts

  1. At the beginning of dispersal, rescue is easiest. The first yin line can responsively follow the second yang line’s strength, like swift rescue with a strong horse, hence auspiciousness.
  2. Yang in the second position could bring regret, but in dispersal it reaches a supporting table, like running toward a stable support. Obtaining what is sought removes regret.
  3. Yielding yin in the third line lacks centered correctness and originally suggests selfishness, yet disperses private motives and directs purpose toward responding to the needs of the time and the wider world, without regret.
  4. The fourth yin line is correctly placed and supports the fifth, dissolving a small private faction to form a larger community. The dispersed gather again like a mound, hence primal auspiciousness.
  5. Firm, centered correctness in the honored fifth position spreads commands widely and distributes its accumulated resources to remedy dispersal. Correct placement makes this without blame.
  6. Yang at the extreme of dispersal in the top line can leave both dispersal and its harm and fear behind. Distance from danger is without blame.

Plain-language reading

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Judgment introduction

Huan uses wind moving over water as an image of dispersal, also including renewed gathering after barriers are removed. Facing disintegration calls for more than dissolving obstruction: connections must be restored around a shared center.

Plain-language reading · Line texts

  1. Dispersal has only just appeared and is easiest to reverse. Timely help from strong, dependable support can be auspicious.
  2. Amid dispersal, quickly find a stable place of support. Having a foundation removes regret.
  3. Disperse the private motives concerned only with oneself, subordinating individual concerns to a larger shared purpose; thus there is no regret.
  4. Dissolving a narrow faction and forming a broader community beyond the private group is an auspicious image not easily conceived by ordinary people.
  5. At the center of dispersal, issue instructions widely and use accumulated resources to respond to the situation. Giving those above and below a place to turn can avoid blame.
  6. Move away from the dispersed situation that causes harm and anxiety, without becoming trapped in it again; thus there is no blame.

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