The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 27 No.20 Trigram Stripping
Exfoliation erosion
wisdom
Gen Shang
If Kun is peeled off, there will be bad luck.

"Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "To decorate, and then to prosper will be exhausted, so accept it and strip it; the stripper strips it."

"Peeling" means exfoliation and erosion.Blindly emphasizing ornamentation, reaching the extreme, will be completely formalized and become a sham, leaving nothing in substance, and it will inevitably peel off.In this hexagram, the yin grows from the bottom, five in a row, and the remaining one yang has also come to an end and cannot be kept.The peeling hexagram is also one of the news hexagrams, representing September.

In this hexagram, yin prospers and yang declines; that is, the moment when the villain gains power and the gentleman is in trouble.The inner hexagram "Kun" means smoothness, and the outer hexagram "Gen" means stop, obedience without action is a phenomenon of peeling; but the general trend is to obey, be cautious and forbear; therefore, it is not good to take positive actions.

"Tuan" says: Peeling, peeling, softness becomes rigidity. "Unfavorable has a future", the villain is also good.Go along with it, and observe the phenomenon.Gentlemen still have information about surplus and emptiness, and heaven moves.Stripping means peeling off, and it is the advancement of the soft line, to make the rigid line into the image of the yin line.

It is not conducive to going, because the villain's Yin line is stretched.It is not suitable for a gentleman to act, but to adapt to the current situation and stop acting. This can be understood from the image of inner and outer hexagrams.A gentleman should understand that all things must have the phenomenon of ebb and flow, which is the natural law of the universe.

"Xiang" says: "The mountain is attached to the ground and peeled off; the upper part is thicker and the lower part is home."In this hexagram, the upper hexagram "Gen" is the mountain, the lower hexagram "Kun" is the earth, and the mountain is attached to the earth.The mountain originally stands tall on the ground, but it is attached to the ground because the soil peels off, so it symbolizes peeling off.Those who are above should understand this truth, and treat those below with honesty, so that their own status can be safe.Because of everything in the world, the lower layer has a deep foundation, and the upper layer must be safe and will not peel off.

The sixth day: strip the bed for feet, despise chastity and viciousness.

"Xiang" said: "Peel off the bed to get the feet", so as to destroy the bottom.The peeling of yin and yang starts from the bottom. At the beginning of the "sixth day of the sixth day", the bed has peeled off to the feet. Evil despises integrity, so it is dangerous. "Xiang Zhuan" said: This is because the soil under the bed has been eroded and destroyed.

This line shows that peeling off is gradual.Sixty-two: Peel off the bed to distinguish, scorn chastity and fierceness.

"Xiang" said: "Peel off the bed to distinguish", there is no such thing as the same. "Discrimination" refers to the lower part of the bed board and the upper part of the bed foot.The peeling went from bottom to top, reaching the bottom of the bed, and the evil further corroded the integrity and became more dangerous. "Xiang Zhuan" said: Since there are not many party members in Yin, they are not too strong.

This line shows that the power of the villain is getting more and more fierce.Six three: strip it, no blame.

"Xiang" says: There is no blame for peeling it off, and it is also missing the top and bottom.

In this hexagram, the only corresponding ones are "Six Three" and "Shang Nine".The peeling hexagrams from "beginning" to "fifth" are all yin lines, and they are in collusion to peel off yang; Echoing and supporting the gentleman's actions, so there is no blame.

"Loss" means to cut off.Therefore, "Xiang Zhuan" said: "Six Three" cut off the relationship with the upper and lower Yin lines, and made friends with the gentlemen of "Shang Nine", so there is no blame.This line shows that at the moment of peeling off, one should not be in the same boat as the villain.June [-]th: Peel the bed and skin, fierce.

"Xiang" said: "Peel off the bed to get the skin", which is close to disaster.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: By the time of "June [-]th", the disaster has approached "Shangjiu" itself.The foot of the bed and the bed have peeled off.Now that it has reached the surface of the bed, it has been connected with human skin, so it must be dangerous.

This line shows that the danger of the villain is imminent, and there is no time to discuss whether it is evil or righteous, so it is directly said to be fierce.

Sixth Five-Year: Fish piercing, favored by palace people, no disadvantages.

"Xiang" said: "Be favored by palace people", and there will be no specials in the end. "Guanyu" refers to fish that run through together, and "gongren" refers to concubines in the harem. "to" is the same as rate. "Six Five" is at the top of the five yin lines, and is in the position of honor, so it is the queen, and the other yin lines are concubines. The queen of the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" leads the concubines in the harem, like a string of fish, to receive the favor of the king's "Shang Nine" in order of title, and there will be no unfavorable phenomenon of jealousy.According to the ancient etiquette, on the night of the full moon, the queen will attend the bed, before the full moon.From imperial wives, world wives, concubines, and wives, starting from the lowest in status; after the full moon, from the highest status to the south, entering the imperial court every night in order.In other words, if the leader of the villain can lead his accomplices to do good, he will be innocent.

This line shows that at the moment of peeling off, there is no cure, and we can only hope that the villain will correct his mistakes and do good.

Upper Nine: If you don't eat the fruit, the gentleman will get the hut, and the villain will strip the hut.

"Xiang" said: "A gentleman gets his opinion", which is also recorded by the people. "The Venerable Master stripped the hut" is not usable in the end.

"Shuo" means big, and "Lu" means a house. The hexagram image of this hexagram is a house, with one yang line on top, which is the roof, and the other lines are walls.By the "Shangjiu", the yang has been peeled off, and only one is left, the only fruit left, which has not been eaten.However, when "Shangjiu" becomes Yin, not all the Yang will disappear completely. Immediately, another Yang will be produced from the lowest initial line, which will become the Fu Gua, even if the Kun Gua is pure Yin, the Yang will not disappear , but it has not yet been revealed.In short, "Shangjiu" is the extreme point of peeling off. At the moment of extreme chaos, the people are eager to restore peace, and are expecting the appearance of a virtuous and capable leader. Therefore, when a virtuous and capable gentleman appears on the "Shanghai" When the position is reached, the other five Yin Yao people will be excited, and they can't wait to embrace and follow, just like getting a car they can ride in.If it is an insidious villain who appears in the upper position.It becomes extreme peeling, just like the roof of a house is also peeled off, and the only remaining fruits can't be kept.Therefore, "Xiang Zhuan" said: If you are a gentleman, you will be supported by the people and play a role in politics;

This line shows that at the moment of peeling off, only by supporting the gentleman can one be saved.

Peeling the hexagrams, explaining the principles for dealing with corrupt times.When things are extreme, they will be reversed. When we blindly pay attention to form and hypocrisy reach the extreme, we will face an incurable dark period.This inevitable evolution process of profit and loss cannot be saved by manpower, and many great empires in history have all fallen because of this.At this time, the power of the villain.With continuous expansion, gentlemen are being persecuted more and more, reaching a dangerous level. Although there are some people who do not agree with others, it is difficult to expect it to have an effect. We can only expect villains to reflect on themselves, or to have virtuous and capable leaders, which is actually very slim.But a gentleman can only protect himself by adapting to the current situation, being cautious and forbearing.

Comprehensive overview of peeling hexagrams

【Meaning】Revealed failure—calmly reflect and face reality.

[Gua Yi] Peel off, corrode, deprive, rot.

【Introduction】Peel means to peel off, to cut.Yang Qi is gradually taken away, which is a sign of the crisis before the collapse. In "Xu Gua Zhuan", it is explained that after the destruction of culture to the extreme, what follows must be the decline of society.The shape of the hexagram indicates that the yin lines rising from the bottom overwhelm the remaining yang lines, and the towering mountains (gen) are reduced to flat land (kun) due to erosion.This shows that you have been seriously ill unconsciously, lost your trust with your subordinates, went bankrupt due to dissoluteness (one yang and five yin), etc., which are extremely bad luck.Don't push too hard and wait for the end of winter.As soon as winter comes, spring is not far away, and the hexagram of Yiyang Laifu is next.

[Gua Yi] The upper hexagram Gen is the mountain, the lower hexagram Kun is the earth, and the mountain is attached to the earth.That is to say, the high mountains are placed on the ground, and it is difficult to keep them safe, because the mountains are gradually cracked by the sun and the moon.It means that when a villain gains power, a gentleman should be more cautious when he is in trouble, and he must wait patiently and not rush forward.

[Hexagram Image] The upper hexagram Gen is the mountain, and the lower hexagram Kun is the ground. The mountain is attached to the ground.The deprivation of five yin and one yang is a sign of a villain's monopoly.

[Structural model] A gentleman gets his way, corrects his mistakes and pursues the good, harms himself, corrects the evil and returns to the righteous, the evil is dangerous, the villain succeeds, peeling (peeling and eroding).

[Yin and Yang] five yin and one yang.

[Position] The [-]st, [-]rd, and [-]th yao are in the yang position, and if they are not upright, the [-]nd and [-]th yao are upright.The only one yang line is where the six lines are out of alignment.

[Status] Keep an eye on the general trend and don't move against the timing.

[Thinking mode] The hexagram shows the things that should be paid attention to when the villain gains power, the gentleman's way disappears, and the career is in trouble:
(1) Read micro-knowledge and take precautions in time.

(2) When hit or unfavorable, we must treat the environment correctly.

(3) During the difficult period, you can only be patient and not rush forward.

[Philosophical Enlightenment] Everything has an end, and people should treat the corrosion and decline of things correctly.Therefore, society prevents corruption and individuals fear corruption.

[Decision-making thinking] It is necessary to conform to the laws of social and natural development.When the so-called "full moon has its own waning", the decay process of things from good to bad is a kind of gradual change and peeling off.At this time, we should turn our attention to those places that are beneficial to future development.Don't be hasty in dealing with things.Eliminate restlessness and anxiety.

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