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Hi, Dear all,
I would like to share my understanding of Hexagram 3 from the viewpoint of difficulty in initiating for your reference.
Juen is the first hexagram created by Chien (perseverance, the sky) and Kun (submissiveness, the earth). Its bottom trigram Chen (to quake, thunder), the thunder and the dominator of life, is roaring under water and beneath peril, i.e. the upper trigram Kan (the abyss, water), signifying life has formed in the ocean but encountering peril in emerging from waters and reaching the ground, presenting its difficulty in initiating. Juen, 屯 in Chinese, is a pictographic character, depicting a grass sprouting arduously and laboriously; Juen also means ‘to stockpile, like a newly sprouting plantlet, accumulating energy and prepared to thrive.
Hexagram: Juen (difficult to initiate), great and smooth progress; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to persist; do not take action to go somewhere; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to establish the ducal state.
The masculine and the feminine just mate, and the air is teeming with origination; this facilitates great and smooth progress, although it moves in peril, and it is advantageous to persist in maintaining one’s aspiration (i.e. to make a breakthrough and to become prosperous), since at this phase that life has been just created, it isn’t suited to undertake what is planned, but it is advantageous to enhance and prepare oneself by building a healthy and stable foundation for the future mission.
In the era of Juen (difficult to initiate, need to strengthen oneself), the line must persist with fortitude in enhancing momentum and attaining its target in accordance with its capability.
Line 1 is hovering; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to persist in remaining steadfast; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to establish the ducal state.
Hovering back and forth signifies peril in front and difficulty in initiating and proceeding. It is the first line borne in the era of Juen; it intends to move but with less energy. It is advantageous to persist in remaining steadily where it is, and preparing for the future mission.
Line 2 has difficulty in initiating and difficulty in moving forth, (like) riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front; it is not the bandit but the wedding parade. The girl is chaste and not pregnant; she gets pregnant after ten years.
Marriage and pregnancy, i.e. both initiation and progress, encounter difficulty, like riding a horse to move forth but encountering the barrier of lots of horses in front. No matter whether or not the marriage is the girl’s will; it is not ‘being forced’ but a formal engagement, i.e. a commitment. In the era of Juen, people should maintain determination and fortitude, as a breakthrough must be achieved and the mission will be accomplished eventually.
Line 3 is chasing the deer without a guide and entering the forest; a gentleman evaluates the situation; (it is) better to give up as there will be resentment in case of going forth.
It is going to march to the upper trigram Kan: peril. The road in front is vague and unknown; it is rather risky to move ahead without a guide. One should contemplate all those unfavorable factors; it is better to give up since to keep on going will cause resentment.
Line 4 is riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front; to propose marriage; it is auspicious to go forth, nothing unfavorable.
Difficult to process due to encountering lots of obstructions as line 4 has stepped into the upper trigram Kan; one must seek an alliance (i.e. line 1); it is auspicious to move forth (i.e. to sustain line 5) with joint forces and there is nothing unfavorable.
Line 5 is storing up its nourishment; it is auspicious to persist (in storing or initiating something) on a small scale; it is ominous to persist on a large scale.
Line 5 is at the core position for making a breakthrough; it is storing energy and ready to overcome difficulties and proceed. In era of Juen, one should gradually strengthen oneself or conservatively carry out one’s mission, it is auspicious to do it on a small scale but ominous to do it on a large scale.
Line 6 is riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front (or is stopped and alights); it is crying nonstop with bloody tears.
Staying at the extreme of difficulty and the end of initiation; it is sad to an extreme, as one will perish if one can’t make a breakthrough (i.e. to be given birth). Obviously a change requests to be made as the hexagram after this line change, is I: to enrich (hexagram 42), the text of which advises that it is instrumental in going somewhere, and it is instrumental in crossing the river.
Best regards
Tuck :bows:
www.iching123.com
I would like to share my understanding of Hexagram 3 from the viewpoint of difficulty in initiating for your reference.
Juen is the first hexagram created by Chien (perseverance, the sky) and Kun (submissiveness, the earth). Its bottom trigram Chen (to quake, thunder), the thunder and the dominator of life, is roaring under water and beneath peril, i.e. the upper trigram Kan (the abyss, water), signifying life has formed in the ocean but encountering peril in emerging from waters and reaching the ground, presenting its difficulty in initiating. Juen, 屯 in Chinese, is a pictographic character, depicting a grass sprouting arduously and laboriously; Juen also means ‘to stockpile, like a newly sprouting plantlet, accumulating energy and prepared to thrive.
Hexagram: Juen (difficult to initiate), great and smooth progress; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to persist; do not take action to go somewhere; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to establish the ducal state.
The masculine and the feminine just mate, and the air is teeming with origination; this facilitates great and smooth progress, although it moves in peril, and it is advantageous to persist in maintaining one’s aspiration (i.e. to make a breakthrough and to become prosperous), since at this phase that life has been just created, it isn’t suited to undertake what is planned, but it is advantageous to enhance and prepare oneself by building a healthy and stable foundation for the future mission.
In the era of Juen (difficult to initiate, need to strengthen oneself), the line must persist with fortitude in enhancing momentum and attaining its target in accordance with its capability.
Line 1 is hovering; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to persist in remaining steadfast; it is advantageous (or appropriate) to establish the ducal state.
Hovering back and forth signifies peril in front and difficulty in initiating and proceeding. It is the first line borne in the era of Juen; it intends to move but with less energy. It is advantageous to persist in remaining steadily where it is, and preparing for the future mission.
Line 2 has difficulty in initiating and difficulty in moving forth, (like) riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front; it is not the bandit but the wedding parade. The girl is chaste and not pregnant; she gets pregnant after ten years.
Marriage and pregnancy, i.e. both initiation and progress, encounter difficulty, like riding a horse to move forth but encountering the barrier of lots of horses in front. No matter whether or not the marriage is the girl’s will; it is not ‘being forced’ but a formal engagement, i.e. a commitment. In the era of Juen, people should maintain determination and fortitude, as a breakthrough must be achieved and the mission will be accomplished eventually.
Line 3 is chasing the deer without a guide and entering the forest; a gentleman evaluates the situation; (it is) better to give up as there will be resentment in case of going forth.
It is going to march to the upper trigram Kan: peril. The road in front is vague and unknown; it is rather risky to move ahead without a guide. One should contemplate all those unfavorable factors; it is better to give up since to keep on going will cause resentment.
Line 4 is riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front; to propose marriage; it is auspicious to go forth, nothing unfavorable.
Difficult to process due to encountering lots of obstructions as line 4 has stepped into the upper trigram Kan; one must seek an alliance (i.e. line 1); it is auspicious to move forth (i.e. to sustain line 5) with joint forces and there is nothing unfavorable.
Line 5 is storing up its nourishment; it is auspicious to persist (in storing or initiating something) on a small scale; it is ominous to persist on a large scale.
Line 5 is at the core position for making a breakthrough; it is storing energy and ready to overcome difficulties and proceed. In era of Juen, one should gradually strengthen oneself or conservatively carry out one’s mission, it is auspicious to do it on a small scale but ominous to do it on a large scale.
Line 6 is riding a horse but encountering lots of horses gathering side-by-side in front (or is stopped and alights); it is crying nonstop with bloody tears.
Staying at the extreme of difficulty and the end of initiation; it is sad to an extreme, as one will perish if one can’t make a breakthrough (i.e. to be given birth). Obviously a change requests to be made as the hexagram after this line change, is I: to enrich (hexagram 42), the text of which advises that it is instrumental in going somewhere, and it is instrumental in crossing the river.
Best regards
Tuck :bows:
www.iching123.com