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Why do you lose friends in the Northeast? Northeast is the position of Gen (Mountain) in the Latter Day trigram arrangement. Gen has been traditionally described as a doorway. It is a doorway between the chill/death of winter in the north, and the new life of spring in the east. Mountain has been referred to as a portal between the world of the dead and that of the living. Many traditional temples to the dead, wherever they were located in China, were branch temples linked to Dongyue Miao, a temple complex at Daizong Mountain in the Northeast of China! The Northeast is a place and season of ordeals and difficult passage to a new life. You have to undergo that sort of challenge alone. You have to part with your friends.
Thank you so much, this is really helpful. I do have a sense that 1) I’m not yet fully comprehending the situation (ie there are things I don’t yet know) and 2) I need to stand my ground, value myself more . The last few years have been free fall so I’m only now beginning to turn some things aroundIm just intuitively picking some line interpretions for your situation:
2 - Wing: You may feel a need to stand apart from your fellow man to achieve a significant aim. Such a stance will invite envy, but this will not create a problem for you. Good fortune is indicated.
3 -The Wilhelm, Blofeld and Liu translations all refer to the "ears" as "handles." We are justified therefore in combining the ideas of both. Ears are the organs by which we hear, and handles are devices by which something is grasped. To hear and to comprehend what is heard are the ideas conveyed. However, the ears have been changed or altered, so the image suggests that a different message or new set of rules and/or circumstances is now operative; the old rules or concepts no longer apply. The situation has evolved, but progress is stopped because one hasn't comprehended the changes yet. "The fat of the pheasant is not eaten" is just another way of saying that one has missed the point, or has not been nourished by the new insight. However, the situation will not remain static -- a coming union of thought and feeling will create the catharsis needed to effect the transformation.
4 - Siu: The man fails to discharge his responsibilities because of personal inadequacies. Great plans supported by limited knowledge, heavy loads by meager strength, high office by weak character -- these result in shame and disaster.
6 - The cauldron has a carrying ring fashioned from a fine piece of jade. Sensibility andsensitivity find common ground in a stylish understatement. A pleasant and usefulpresence will combine the best of both worlds. This cauldron will not be abused or ignored, or carried by random people to random places, or hung up on rusty nails. Respect can be a part of design.
I think the line 6 is about having self respect, developing a sense of self worth.
It then transform to hexagram 2:
"Legge: The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. If the superior man takes the initiative, he goes astray, but if he follows, he finds his proper lord. It is advantageous to find one's friends in the southwest, and to lose them in the northeast. Through a passively firm correctness, there will be good fortune"
denis_m wrote some interesting things about the directions:
Clarity,
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United Kingdom
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