Stripping (23)
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The Judgement
SPLITTING APART. It does not further oneTo go anywhere.
The Image
The mountain rests on the earth:The image of SPLITTING APART.
Thus those above can ensure their position
Only by giving generously to those below.
Line Poems
- 6 - There is a large fruit still uneaten. The superior man receives a carriage. The house of the inferior man is split apart.
- 5 - A shoal of fishes. Favor comes through the court ladies. Everything acts to further.
- 4 - The bed is split up to the skin. Misfortune.
- 3 - He splits with them. No blame.
- 2 - The bed is split at the edge. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
- 1 - The leg of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Commentary
The dark lines are about to mount upward and overthrow the last firm, light line by exerting a disintegrating influence on it.The inferior, dark forces overcome what is superior and strong, not by direct means, but by undermining it gradually and imperceptibly, so that it finally collapses.
The lines of the hexagram present the image of a house, the top line being the roof, and because the roof is being shattered the house collapses.
The hexagram belongs to the ninth month (October–November).
The yin power pushes up ever more powerfully and is about to supplant the yang power altogether.
