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Suivant17
Adaptez-vous aux changements, adaptez-vous aux circonstances et alignez-vous avec les autres pour un soutien mutuel.
↓ Line 1
L'adaptabilité et la volonté de suivre le bon chemin mènent au succès. La collaboration apporte des résultats.
↓ Line 3
S'aligner avec la force et la sagesse mène à l'épanouissement. Un effort constant est bénéfique.
↓ Line 6
Des alliances solides et la loyauté mènent à la reconnaissance et à l'honneur.
↓ Retraite33
Reculer et réévaluer. Se retirer pour gagner en force et en clarté. Se concentrer sur les ressources intérieures, conserver l'énergie et observer tranquillement. Lâcher prise avec grâce, éviter la confrontation et se préparer pour une action future.
17 Suivant
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 3
Legge: The third line, magnetic, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks, but it will be advantageous to adhere to firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: If one clings to the strong man, one loses the little boy. Through following one finds what one seeks. It furthers one to remain persevering.
Blofeld: He belongs to (i.e. is of service to) the adult and loses the boy. By following the former, he gains what he desires. It is advisable to make no move but to remain determined.
Liu: By staying with the strong man, you lose the boy. Through following, one will gain what one seeks. To continue benefits.
Ritsema/Karcher: Tied-to the respectable husband. Letting-go the small son. Following possessing seeking, acquiring. Harvesting: residing in Trial.
Shaughnessy: Tying the senior fellow, losing the little son; in following there is the seeking to get; beneficial to determine about dwelling.
Cleary (1): Involved with the adult, one loses the child. Following with an aim, one gains. It is beneficial to abide in rectitude.
Cleary (2): … It is good to remain correct.
Wu: She clings to her husband, but loses her child. Although she gets what she asks for, she will be privileged to remain persevering.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: By the decision of his will, he abandons the youth below. Wilhelm/Baynes: One's will gives up the one below. Blofeld: He is willing to give up what is inferior. Ritsema/Karcher: Below, purpose stowed-away indeed. Cleary (2): One’s aspiration leaves the low behind. Wu: Because she has given up her aspiration to hold on to what is below.
Legge: Line three is magnetic, but follows the dynamic line above it, thus abandoning the first line. This is just the opposite of the situation of the second line. It is magnetic, however, and line four is not its proper correlate: hence the conclusion of the paragraph is equivalent to a caution.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man joins with superior people and parts company with the superficial and the inferior.
Wing: You will find yourself parting ways with former inferior elements in your life as you make contact with worthwhile persons or ideals. By firmly following the superior path you will find what you are looking for, while your strength of character will greatly benefit.
Editor: The context of this line prevents using the gender symbolism employed in this book. It is opposite in meaning to line two, and unambiguous.
The divine principle in man, which constitutes him a human being, and by which he is eminently distinguished from the animals, is not a product of the earth, nor is it generated by the animal kingdom, but it comes from God; it is God, and is immortal, because, coming from a divine source, it cannot be otherwise than divine. Man should therefore live in harmony with his divine parent, and not in the animal elements of his soul. Man has an Eternal Father who sent him to reside and gain experience in the animal principles, but not for the purpose of being absorbed in them. Paracelsus -- DeFundamento Sapientiae
A. The image suggests a growth in perception. One exchanges an immature belief or attitude for a mature one.
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.
33 Retraite
Autres titres : Le Symbole de la Retraite, Céder, Retrait, Se Retirer, Manier, Retrait Stratégique, Inaccessibilité, Dissociation des Forces Inférieures, « Quand une opportunité pour quelque chose de mieux se présente, ne vous disputez pas avec une situation impossible. » -- D. F. Hook
Jugement
Legge :Retraite signifie progrès réussi. L'avantage vient de la fermeté correcte et de l'attention aux détails.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Retraite. Succès. Dans ce qui est petit, la persévérance est bénéfique.
Blofeld : Céder. Succès ! La persistance dans les petites choses apporte un avantage. [Une grande partie de l'enseignement du Livre des Changements concerne la sagesse de la retenue ou du retrait comme le meilleur moyen d'atteindre notre objectif dans certaines circonstances ; ainsi, cet hexagramme n'est pas nécessairement défavorable aux sages. Ce n'est pas un moment où nous pouvons espérer accomplir beaucoup ; mais l'attention aux petites choses nous sera utile plus tard.]
Liu : Retraite. Succès. Persister dans les petites choses est bénéfique.
Ritsema/Karcher :Se retirer, Croissance. Le petit : Récolter l'épreuve. [Cet hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de conflit et de réclusion conséquente. Il souligne que se retirer des affaires en cours pour se cacher dans l'obscurité est la manière adéquate de gérer cela. Pour être en accord avec le temps, on vous dit de : vous retirer !]
Shaughnessy : Manier : Réception ; peu bénéfique de déterminer.
Cleary (1) : Retrait est développemental. Le petit est bénéfique et correct.
Cleary (2) : Retrait est réussi. Petit bénéfice est correct.
Wu : La retraite indique la pénétration. Il sera avantageux pour les petits hommes d'être persévérants.
L'Image
Legge : Une montagne sous le ciel -- l'image de Retraite. L'homme supérieur garde les hommes inférieurs à distance par sa dignité plutôt que par hostilité.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Montagne sous le ciel : l'image de Retraite. Ainsi l'homme supérieur garde l'homme inférieur à distance, non pas avec colère mais avec réserve. [Il ne le hait pas, car la haine est une forme d'implication subjective par laquelle nous sommes liés à l'objet haï.]
Blofeld : Cet hexagramme symbolise des montagnes sous le ciel. L'Homme Supérieur, en gardant ses distances avec les hommes de caractère inférieur, évite d'avoir à montrer de la colère et préserve sa dignité. [Les trigrammes composants, symbolisant la montagne et le ciel, indiquent un retrait vers un lieu solitaire lorsque les circonstances sont défavorables.]
Liu : La montagne sous le ciel symbolise Retraite. L'homme supérieur garde ses distances avec l'inférieur, non pas avec colère, mais avec dignité.
Ritsema/Karcher : En dessous du ciel, possédant une montagne. Se retirer. Un chun tzu utilise la distance avec les Petites Gens. Un chun tzu utilise non pas la haine mais aussi l'intimidation.
Cleary (1) : Il y a des montagnes sous le ciel, qui sont inaccessibles. Ainsi, les personnes supérieures gardent les petites personnes à distance, étant sévères sans malveillance.
Cleary (2) : … Être strict sans malveillance.[Les petites personnes peuvent être utiles, donc il n'y a pas de malveillance, mais leur petitesse ne peut pas exercer d'autorité, donc soyez strict. En termes d'apprentissage pour devenir un sage, le souverain céleste est le maître, et le corps physique prend des ordres de lui, de sorte que les désirs des différentes parties du corps ne peuvent pas causer de perturbation.]
Wu : Il y a une montagne sous le ciel ; c'est Retraite. Ainsi le jun zi se distance des petits hommes, non pas par mépris, mais pour maintenir sa propre estime. [La différence entre le jun zi et les petits hommes est une question d'éducation et non de naissance. Confucius était d'abord un enseignant et ensuite un philosophe, car il disait : « L'éducation est sans classe. » Chacun de nous a le potentiel de devenir un sage.]
COMMENTAIRE
Confucius/Legge : Il y a du progrès dans Retraite. Le dirigeant dynamique à la cinquième place reçoit une réponse appropriée de son corrélat à la ligne deux. L'action est en accord avec les exigences du temps car ce qui est inférieur augmente et avance progressivement. Les actions requises pendant une Retraite sont d'une grande importance.
Legge : Retraite est l'hexagramme du sixième mois lorsque l'influence yin, représentée par les deux lignes magnétiques, a établi un point d'appui. Cela suggère la croissance des hommes inférieurs et sans principes dans l'État, devant l'avance desquels les hommes supérieurs sont obligés de se retirer. Pourtant, l'augure de Retraite n'est pas entièrement mauvais. Par une fermeté correcte, le mal menaçant peut être arrêté dans une certaine mesure. Ch'eng-tzu dit : « Sous le ciel se trouve la montagne. La montagne s'élève sous le ciel, et sa hauteur est arrêtée, tandis que le ciel monte de plus en plus haut, jusqu'à ce qu'ils viennent à être séparés l'un de l'autre. Dans cela, nous avons un emblème de retrait et d'évitement. »
Anthony : Le moment correct pour la retraite vient lorsque les autres ne sont pas réceptifs à nous, lorsque la délicatesse de sentiment est perdue, lorsque nous commençons à être attaqués par le doute, ou lorsque nos actions ne produisent plus de progrès. La personne qui peut maîtriser son ego a de nombreux moments créatifs qui s'ouvrent à elle.
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement : Lorsqu'elle est menée avec un discernement astucieux, Retraite est une stratégie de succès.
L'Homme Supérieur se retire des forces désintégrantes sans attirer l'attention sur lui-même. Il contrôle ses faiblesses en maintenant son but sérieux.
À l'exception possible de la ligne deux, il y a très peu d'ambiguïté dans l'hexagramme de Retraite. Sans lignes changeantes, c'est une injonction claire de vous retirer d'une situation, d'une influence, d'une émotion ou d'une façon de penser inférieure. La figure a certaines affinités avec l'hexagramme numéro quarante-quatre : Tentation qui dépeint également un élément inférieur s'infiltrant par en dessous.
Céder, c'est être préservé entier. Lao-tse
SUGGESTIONS POUR LA MÉDITATION
Comparez les hexagrammes numéro quarante-quatre, Tentation; numéro trente-trois, Retraite; et numéro douze, Divorce; dans cet ordre. Quels sont les trois hexagrammes logiques suivants dans la séquence, et quelles sont les implications de la série dans son ensemble ?