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Yes! I read it and found it very interesting.Elephants in 16. Birds in 62 (maybe elsewhere, too). Pheasants in 36 (Hilary wrote a blog post about this one just last month).
I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I think it is a minor work of Chinese fables which was translated into French by the same author.Blewbubbles, what is the Siao-hio?
I'm not sure which bushy tailed rodent it is, but this one from wikipedia fall within the habitat, and could easily have been the shi shu referred to in the Zhouyi.I never knew there was a flying squirrel! (I don't think, anyway.) I don't have Richter handy, but am interested to look.
Nine four, advance like a mole, steadfast and sharp.
"Xiang" says: Moles are steadfast and sharp, but they are in the wrong position.
Entering like a mole, insisting is dangerous.
The traditional interpretation of "mole" is a metaphor for being like a villain, greedy and burrowing everywhere, so you can't stick to it.
Mole is a ground mouse or a five-skill mouse. Here, we should look at it from the perspective of the use of tactics, and we should attack in a hidden way like a mole. Or we should not be restricted to regular tactics or a single tactic, but have five techniques like a mole. If we insist on regular or single tactics, it is "steadfast", and steadfastness is sharp, which is dangerous.
Nine four is in the mutual body Kan and Gen. Kan is hidden, Gen is rat, and the rat hiding below is the mole.
Mole: Mole, pronounced as "shi", there are many different opinions on what kind of animal a mole is. The traditional popular saying is that a mole is a kind of greedy rat that likes to burrow underground. It is used to describe a person's despicable behavior and personality. "Zixia Zhuan" calls it "Shuoshu". Zheng Xuan: "The Book of Songs says: 'A good rat, a good rat, don't eat my millet.'" The Book of Changes by Nine Schools: "Mole is a metaphor for greed, which refers to the number four. Its body is in Li and wants to rise, and its body is in Kan and wants to fall. It does not swim across the stream and does not go out of Kan. It does not fly onto the roof and does not reach the top. Its edge does not reach the extreme of a tree and does not go out of Li. Its hole does not cover its body, and the five Kun are thin. It does not run with its feet first, and the outer Zhen is below. Its five skills are all inferior, and the four Yaos are in line with it. Therefore, it is said that Jin is like a mole." "Explanation of Texts": "Mole is a rat with five skills. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Cricket is also called mole." Zhai Yuan: "Mole hides during the day and walks at night, and is greedy and vulgar. It means that although it inherits the number five, it lurks in the lower Yin and has been in an improper position for a long time, so it is dangerous." The silk book says "roasted rat".
Thank you Hilary, for including this post in the newsletter! Let’s see what comes out…...big livestock in 26, three tigers stalking through the lines (10, 27.4, 49.5), the geese of 53 and the wonderful crane of 61.2...
If no-one's written this book yet, someone should!
Yes, I know, somehow Google translate in the browser doesn't translate that site very well. But if you copy the contents into the Google translate app, the translations is much more accurate. Some kind of glitch. Try thatDitto the thanks!
What translation gizmo did you use for eee.learning.com? The one built into my browser doesn't seem to do as good a job.
Thank you blewbubbles! So exhaustive with the plants too!
It seems so odd to me that there isn’t a book on this already. I was interested in deepening animal symbolism in the I Ching. I personally know a little more about animals’ archetypes and meanings in other cultures and was curious to learn more about how each animal was regarded in the Chinese culture of that time. Also considering how each animal is connected to the different elements and the role the elements play in the I Ching - which is fundamental to say the least…
Sounds gruesome, but I am delighted to learn you know the plant! What would happen if you grasped it in your hands, as in the line? Would you be picking the thorns out for ages? (Of course I'm assuming it's the same plant, might not be, I don't suppose anyone can be sure... )I know this "ji-li" from childhood. Online the word 蒺藜 is used for tribulus terrestris, We used to go barefoot most of the time, and these thorns were our prime enemy. Their called "duwweltjies", dɜvɪlkɪs, in my mother tongue. The name means "little-doubles", since the thorny seeds of this plant have two thorny protrusions, and also come in clusters of four, which often seperate into pairs. But, because a single seed, on removal from one's foot, also has the appearance of a horny head, either a goat's head or a human head of grim aspect, we used to think of the name of the plant, or thorn, referring to "little-devils" instead, and so it became commonly called devil's thorn in South African English.
Thank you blewbubbles! So exhaustive with the plants too!
It seems so odd to me that there isn’t a book on this already. I was interested in deepening animal symbolism in the I Ching. I personally know a little more about animals’ archetypes and meanings in other cultures and was curious to learn more about how each animal was regarded in the Chinese culture of that time. Also considering how each animal is connected to the different elements and the role the elements play in the I Ching - which is fundamental to say the least…
Sounds gruesome, but I am delighted to learn you know the plant! What would happen if you grasped it in your hands, as in the line? Would you be picking the thorns out for ages? (Of course I'm assuming it's the same plant, might not be, I don't suppose anyone can be sure... )
Some of the chapter headings for 'Animals through Chinese history' are mouth-watering. Thank you for the link!
Emphasis added, just because the line changes to 28, which the Zagua says means "overbalancing".Now, if you are trapped in such a rocky place, and you were to lose your balance, you would instinctively grab at the green growth covering the rocks.
Amazing, I know what I’ll be reading next. Thank you so much blewbubbles!I found a direct link to a file hosted on the Max Planck Society document repository! Quite a lucky find. It is a Cambridge press publicatcion, but the pdf is made available here for a quick browse. Have a look..
link:
Animals through Chinese History
or,
Cambridge core open access link
It would work as a poetic parallel of sorts, wouldn't it? Something looks promising and supportive, but isn't.
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