Volume 4: A Brief Discussion on Zhou Yi and the Hexagram (Leaving the Lower Barrier)

Jiji, Heng Xiao, Lizhen, the beginning of the auspicious end of chaos.

"Yi" said: Ji, Heng, and small things. "Lizhen", rigid and soft and righteous. "Chu Ji", soft and medium. Stop its chaos, and its way is poor.

Interpretation: Both, already, both. Ji, crossing, finishing. Heng is small, and the small one is Shang Heng, let alone the big? The hexagram is to cross the water, symbolizing that everything has been completed and everything is helped.

When the economy is good, the yang is in the yang position, the yin is in the yin position, the big and the soft are small, each in its place, all have their place, not only the big one is prosperous, the small one is also prosperous, but we must be careful to follow the right path, in order to make a profit.

At the beginning of the economy, although they can obtain good fortune, only people often cannot be prepared for danger in times of peace, be cautious to the end, and in the end, often breed danger.

"Elephant" says: Water is on fire, both beneficial; The gentleman thinks about trouble and precautions.

Interpretation: Yu, with pre-warning. Water on fire has the power of water and fire, but there will eventually be troubles of overcoming each other. A gentleman should be prepared for danger in times of peace, think about future troubles and take precautions.

On the ninth day of the first month, drag its wheel, wet its tail, and have no blame.

"Elephant" said: Drag its wheel, there is no blame.

Interpretation: drag, pull, drag. Wet, wet. At the beginning of the first nine hexagrams, when "dragging the wheel", prevent things from going too far, "wet the tail", and prevent things from being too late, so that there is no blame.

Sixty-two, the woman mourns her husband, don't chase it, get it in seven days.

"Elephant" said: Seven days, to the middle way.

Interpretation: Fu, the ornament on the woman's chariot. The woman loses the door of her chariot, and if she is not prepared, she will not do it. Seven days, the metaphor is a quick turnaround. Sixty-two to the yin is upright, like a supple woman to abide by the virtue of civilization in the middle way, although the foreign thing is lost, since there should be a righteous king to give it, the lost one will soon be gained.

Ninety-three, Gaozong's ghost recipe, three years of grams, villains do not use.

"Elephant" said: Three years of grams, tired.

Interpretation: Gaozong, Yin Zhongxing's Jun Wuding; Ghost Fang, the Rong of the Northwest. Jiusan is about to change, just like Gaozong's conquest of the Ghost Fang Country after three years of fighting to achieve victory, extremely tired, has shown signs that it will not be helped, but at this time, if you resolutely do not use villains, you can still maintain the economy.

Six*four, with clothes, all day long.

"Elephant" said: All day long, there are doubts.

Interpretation: 繻, colored silk, borrowed to refer to beautiful clothes, 袽, refers to torn clothes. Six*Four has helped the lieutenant general to decline, although there are colorful clothes, but can not discard the old clothes, there are doubts, all day on guard, in case of disasters.

In the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the east neighbor kills the cow, and it is not as good as the elm sacrifice in the west neighbor, and it is really blessed.

"Elephant" said: The east neighbor kills the cow, which is not as good as the sacrifice of the west neighbor; It's blessed, and it's good to come.

Interpretation: Killing cattle refers to the holding of sumptuous and solemn sacrifices. The Yue Festival, the Spring Festival, the Meager Sacrifice. The east is the yang side, referring to the ninth five-year plan; The west is the yin side, which refers to sixty-two. Neighbor refers to one who helps each other. The way of mutual assistance and mutual aid in the Ninth Five-Year Plan lies in helping people with things rather than treating people with sincerity, just as the extravagant sacrifice of the owner of the cattle is not as good as the thin sacrifice of the west, and the pious and real sacrifice on time is far more able to bring blessings and auspiciousness than the casual and extravagant sacrifice.

On the sixth, wet its head, strong.

"Elephant" said: Wet its head, powerful, how long can it be.

Interpretation: Shangliu is poor, so there is a little fox crossing the river and drowning the head of the elephant, which is dangerous and difficult to last.