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Hex 39 in image and sequence...
We are using different images and meanings to the sequence. The first question is how much water is on top of the mountain and how big is the obstruction. Truly tall mountains have snow caps, that is a major investment of water that is stored on top of the mountain. And snow capped mountains are associated with major obstructions, like passes in major mountain ranges that close with snow in the winter.
Hex 4 is the artesian spring that bubbles up at the base of a mountain from the energy of the rain water absorbed by the mountain which is now expressing that elevation potential in a fountain. Hex 48 is the 8th of its set, or the active dyad or opposite to the structural relationship of hex 47 where there is a lake and water, but they go their separate ways leaving an empty lake bed. Thus hex 48 is where the water is structured into a well which is always full of water for village use and its lines represent the issue of stages of the well on their way to bringing up water and delivering it to people.
The general sense is that this hex. 39 refers to snowy mountain tops which are major obstructions that can close major roads through the passes in winter but will clear and open in the spring. The notion of the ultimate goal is in line with the massive scale of this image of snow capped Himalayas. Gia-Fu Feng translated this hexagram as referring to Mao's Long March, or an expedition to climb the Himlayas. As we worked on the Taoist translation of the I Ching in the summer of '74, watching the Watergate hearings, he chose the Nixonian term of art--Stone Wall as his name for hex 39. I used Valley Forge in my Flux Tome names since that work was later and Stonewalling was too topical a reference.
The Wilhelm also speaks of this being a "...hexagram of Obstructions that appear in the course of time but can and should be overcome." What is the point of overcoming obstructions but to achieve major goals worth the effort?
The notion of goals arises from what it is that would motivate one to face an ice closed mountain pass, accept that you must stop now, but also insist that you simply reorganize and plan to move forward by another route or another time.
In terms of the sequence, I use the decads or sets of 10. Hex 39 is part of the set beginning with hex. 31 and ending in hex. 40 which describes the human relationships that establish the family as the basic unit of Chinese society. Specifically, hex 31 is the sexual attraction between male and female which forms the family in hex 37 as the structure to channel that attraction. Hex 38 is the active bickering of the middle and younger sister stuck in the house because it is raining and getting into a row as the rest of the family is otherwise engaged. In detail, the younger sister is trying to follow upon the older; while the older, being just the middle daughter is trying to get away to play alone that for once she is the biggest daughter in the house. That is sibling rivalry and family dynamics as an active tumult.
Hexagram 39 is the accumulation and intensification of sexual energy and desire which is NOT now being released. The active energy that will motivate the interactions and continued family obligations of the marriage partners despite the hassles of the kids which is kept in perspective by their sexual desire for each other. Hex 40 is the regular sexual relations which is the final quiescence of that potential released, that also re-leases or recommits the marriage partners to each other and to their children as family and the offspring of their continuing relations.
The notion of goals in general is what this hexagram and the whole decad from 31-40 is all about. How is individual sexual desire between male and female harnessed to the goal of creating stable and dynamic families who raise children to be good citizens and maintain the nation. Achievement of ultimate and massive goals is built into each of these 10 hexagrams. For hex 39, it is important that there are ultimate goals that will motivate individuals to deal with and transcend whatever obstructions might occur to make sure the whole process is completed and maintained.
Frank
We are using different images and meanings to the sequence. The first question is how much water is on top of the mountain and how big is the obstruction. Truly tall mountains have snow caps, that is a major investment of water that is stored on top of the mountain. And snow capped mountains are associated with major obstructions, like passes in major mountain ranges that close with snow in the winter.
Hex 4 is the artesian spring that bubbles up at the base of a mountain from the energy of the rain water absorbed by the mountain which is now expressing that elevation potential in a fountain. Hex 48 is the 8th of its set, or the active dyad or opposite to the structural relationship of hex 47 where there is a lake and water, but they go their separate ways leaving an empty lake bed. Thus hex 48 is where the water is structured into a well which is always full of water for village use and its lines represent the issue of stages of the well on their way to bringing up water and delivering it to people.
The general sense is that this hex. 39 refers to snowy mountain tops which are major obstructions that can close major roads through the passes in winter but will clear and open in the spring. The notion of the ultimate goal is in line with the massive scale of this image of snow capped Himalayas. Gia-Fu Feng translated this hexagram as referring to Mao's Long March, or an expedition to climb the Himlayas. As we worked on the Taoist translation of the I Ching in the summer of '74, watching the Watergate hearings, he chose the Nixonian term of art--Stone Wall as his name for hex 39. I used Valley Forge in my Flux Tome names since that work was later and Stonewalling was too topical a reference.
The Wilhelm also speaks of this being a "...hexagram of Obstructions that appear in the course of time but can and should be overcome." What is the point of overcoming obstructions but to achieve major goals worth the effort?
The notion of goals arises from what it is that would motivate one to face an ice closed mountain pass, accept that you must stop now, but also insist that you simply reorganize and plan to move forward by another route or another time.
In terms of the sequence, I use the decads or sets of 10. Hex 39 is part of the set beginning with hex. 31 and ending in hex. 40 which describes the human relationships that establish the family as the basic unit of Chinese society. Specifically, hex 31 is the sexual attraction between male and female which forms the family in hex 37 as the structure to channel that attraction. Hex 38 is the active bickering of the middle and younger sister stuck in the house because it is raining and getting into a row as the rest of the family is otherwise engaged. In detail, the younger sister is trying to follow upon the older; while the older, being just the middle daughter is trying to get away to play alone that for once she is the biggest daughter in the house. That is sibling rivalry and family dynamics as an active tumult.
Hexagram 39 is the accumulation and intensification of sexual energy and desire which is NOT now being released. The active energy that will motivate the interactions and continued family obligations of the marriage partners despite the hassles of the kids which is kept in perspective by their sexual desire for each other. Hex 40 is the regular sexual relations which is the final quiescence of that potential released, that also re-leases or recommits the marriage partners to each other and to their children as family and the offspring of their continuing relations.
The notion of goals in general is what this hexagram and the whole decad from 31-40 is all about. How is individual sexual desire between male and female harnessed to the goal of creating stable and dynamic families who raise children to be good citizens and maintain the nation. Achievement of ultimate and massive goals is built into each of these 10 hexagrams. For hex 39, it is important that there are ultimate goals that will motivate individuals to deal with and transcend whatever obstructions might occur to make sure the whole process is completed and maintained.
Frank