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The trigram Kan (the abyss, water) under the trigram Kun (submissiveness, the earth), i.e. water under the ground, is Shi, the army, signifying to reserve the army among civilians, and a hidden peril. Shi; to persist (in righteousness); (with) a great leader; auspiciousness and no calamity (fault or blame). The army must act according to righteousness and persist in righteousness; then it can become the king of the world. Although the war will jeopardizes the world, with a greater leader, line 2, who is rigid but moderate and correlates with line 5, the representative line of the trigram Kun: the army the and the people, undergoes peril, i.e. the war, but with submissiveness in response to him, i.e. the army obey him and the people follow him; this is auspicious; and then it can be free from calamity. Line 2 isn’t at its right position, i.e. the war that it carries out is not something right; however line 2 acts moderately and obtains people’s support. How could it be blamed? Or, how could calamity befall him?
(Please see the attachment: Hex 7)
Line 2, the only masculine line and the representative line of Shi, is the marshal, and line 5 at the king’s position is the political leader who is responsible for declaring war, appointing line 2 the marshal or removing it from the post. Line 2 stays in the middle of the trigram Kan: peril as well as sincerity & trust, and correlates with line 5, the king; it is sincere & trust, undergoes peril or takes charge of the battle with submission to the king. Thus, although it occupies the core position of Shi (the army), auspiciousness and no calamity (or fault); the king offers (the governmental posts and gifts) three times, signifying the marshal can only be free from calamity after he successfully and correctly achieves his mission, and possesses bestowments, i.e. trust, from the king.
Line 3: As if Shi (the army) is riding on a cart fully loaded with cadavers (or, as if Shi is led by confusing orders); it is ominous.
Why is the army defeated? Line 2 bravely and justly leads the troops. However, the king delegates an auditor, line 3; the auditor or the influence of the king interrupts the marshal’s leadership, so that the troops are badly defeated and the casualties are very severe. According to Confucius’s commentary on the text tagging, lines 3 and 5 occupy different positions, but line 3 possesses the same function as line 5; thus, it acts an auditor for securing the loyalty of the army.
Line 5: Animals on the farmland; it is instrumental in insisting what is declared; no fault (or calamity). The eldest son (i.e. the experienced marshal, line 2) leads the troops, and the son of the younger brother (i.e. the inexperienced auditor, line 3) rides on a cart fully loaded with the cadavers (or, the son of the younger brother gives the confusing orders); it is ominous to persist. Animals on the farmland will damage the crops, signifying the enemy invades and the country is in danger. To protect the country from invasion is a good reason to declare the war and the troops are willing to fight; there is no fault. However, the confused leadership will lead to defeat; it is ominous to persist in interrupting the leadership of the marshal. The literal translation of 輿尸is a big cart fully loaded with cadavers, which signifies the troops being severely defeated. The eldest son leads the troops, but the son of the younger brother rides on a cart fully loaded with the cadavers, signifying the order given by the son of the younger brother causes defeat.
Line 1 is commoners who are recruited to be soldiers. The most important thing to the army is discipline; the discipline must be established right from the beginning. It is definitely ominous if the discipline is ignored. Line 1 is occupied by line 2 but it doesn’t stay at its right place, i.e. not to act righteously; misfortune will be caused if corrections aren’t made timely. Thus, dispatching the troops depends on discipline; it is ominous when the discipline is ignored.
Line 6 reached the end of Shi, i.e. the end of the war. It is the moment to give rewards in accordance with merits. The ancestral king had ordered, (in accordance with the achieved merit, to offer) the post of the duke or the clan leader; the villain should not be appointed, as villains will definitely disturb the country and create the war again.
The mission of the army is to win the war; advance and retreat are both tactical maneuvers in battle. Position 4 is a place full of fear and for rest, and the feminine line 4 tends to remain still; it can be free from calamity by avoidance if it can’t be sure of winning the battle. Thus, Shi (the army) retreats; no calamity. Should line 4 change to the masculine and march to position 5; the inner upper trigram would become Kan: peril. However, if it changes to the masculine and moves backward, by exchanging positions with line 3, Kan: peril, will disappear. Therefore it is better to retreat rather than to advance.
(Please see the attachment:7.4)
Under the ground, there is water; Shi. Confucius’s commentary on its images advises that a gentleman should generously accommodate people in order to gather them together.
Best regards
Tuck :bows:
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(Please see the attachment: Hex 7)
Line 2, the only masculine line and the representative line of Shi, is the marshal, and line 5 at the king’s position is the political leader who is responsible for declaring war, appointing line 2 the marshal or removing it from the post. Line 2 stays in the middle of the trigram Kan: peril as well as sincerity & trust, and correlates with line 5, the king; it is sincere & trust, undergoes peril or takes charge of the battle with submission to the king. Thus, although it occupies the core position of Shi (the army), auspiciousness and no calamity (or fault); the king offers (the governmental posts and gifts) three times, signifying the marshal can only be free from calamity after he successfully and correctly achieves his mission, and possesses bestowments, i.e. trust, from the king.
Line 3: As if Shi (the army) is riding on a cart fully loaded with cadavers (or, as if Shi is led by confusing orders); it is ominous.
Why is the army defeated? Line 2 bravely and justly leads the troops. However, the king delegates an auditor, line 3; the auditor or the influence of the king interrupts the marshal’s leadership, so that the troops are badly defeated and the casualties are very severe. According to Confucius’s commentary on the text tagging, lines 3 and 5 occupy different positions, but line 3 possesses the same function as line 5; thus, it acts an auditor for securing the loyalty of the army.
Line 5: Animals on the farmland; it is instrumental in insisting what is declared; no fault (or calamity). The eldest son (i.e. the experienced marshal, line 2) leads the troops, and the son of the younger brother (i.e. the inexperienced auditor, line 3) rides on a cart fully loaded with the cadavers (or, the son of the younger brother gives the confusing orders); it is ominous to persist. Animals on the farmland will damage the crops, signifying the enemy invades and the country is in danger. To protect the country from invasion is a good reason to declare the war and the troops are willing to fight; there is no fault. However, the confused leadership will lead to defeat; it is ominous to persist in interrupting the leadership of the marshal. The literal translation of 輿尸is a big cart fully loaded with cadavers, which signifies the troops being severely defeated. The eldest son leads the troops, but the son of the younger brother rides on a cart fully loaded with the cadavers, signifying the order given by the son of the younger brother causes defeat.
Line 1 is commoners who are recruited to be soldiers. The most important thing to the army is discipline; the discipline must be established right from the beginning. It is definitely ominous if the discipline is ignored. Line 1 is occupied by line 2 but it doesn’t stay at its right place, i.e. not to act righteously; misfortune will be caused if corrections aren’t made timely. Thus, dispatching the troops depends on discipline; it is ominous when the discipline is ignored.
Line 6 reached the end of Shi, i.e. the end of the war. It is the moment to give rewards in accordance with merits. The ancestral king had ordered, (in accordance with the achieved merit, to offer) the post of the duke or the clan leader; the villain should not be appointed, as villains will definitely disturb the country and create the war again.
The mission of the army is to win the war; advance and retreat are both tactical maneuvers in battle. Position 4 is a place full of fear and for rest, and the feminine line 4 tends to remain still; it can be free from calamity by avoidance if it can’t be sure of winning the battle. Thus, Shi (the army) retreats; no calamity. Should line 4 change to the masculine and march to position 5; the inner upper trigram would become Kan: peril. However, if it changes to the masculine and moves backward, by exchanging positions with line 3, Kan: peril, will disappear. Therefore it is better to retreat rather than to advance.
(Please see the attachment:7.4)
Under the ground, there is water; Shi. Confucius’s commentary on its images advises that a gentleman should generously accommodate people in order to gather them together.
Best regards
Tuck :bows:
http://www.iching123.com