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第35卦 晉(Jin)

Fine Art
J.M.W. Turner — The Fighting Temeraire

J.M.W. Turner — The Fighting Temeraire

J.M.W. Turner (1839)

透纳画了一艘老军舰被小蒸汽船拖走。夕阳正在落下。

Practical Integration

那艘大船叫「无畏号」,打过特拉法加海战,跟过纳尔逊。透纳1839年画这幅画的时候,它已经退役了,正在被一艘小蒸汽船拖去拆解。大船的帆是白的,蒸汽船的烟囱是黑的,冒着烟。后面是夕阳,金红色的,把整片水都染了。 「明出地上,晋。」太阳升起来,照亮大地。但透纳画的不是升起,是落下。也许这正是晋的另一面——升上去了,总有一天要下来。卦辞说「康侯用锡马蕃庶,昼日三接」,受赏赐,被重用。但那是过程,不是终点。 「君子以自昭明德。」太阳不解释自己为何发光,只是发光。透纳那艘老船,它的光辉已经过去了,但透纳把它画下来,让它永远停在那个黄昏。进步是什么?不是一直往前,是知道什么时候该让位。然后安静地走。

References & Citations

  1. The Fighting Temeraire — J.M.W. Turner-1839. Turner painted this in 1839 depicting the HMS Temeraire, a warship from the Battle of Trafalgar, being towed by a steam tugboat to be scrapped. The old sailing ship gives way to new steamship technology, showing progress through generational transition.

The Judgment

晋,康侯用锡马蕃庶,昼日三接。前进带来荣誉与认可,当内在清明变得明显时。

jìnexpansion
kāngthe prosperous
hóulord
yòngpresent
grants
of horses
fānin
shùthe multitude
zhòuand (in
one day
sānthree times
jiēmeet

The Image

明出地上,晋。君子以自昭明德。

míngthe light clarity
chūrises
^(the) earth
shàngover

The Lines (爻辭)

Line 1晉如摧如貞吉罔孚裕無咎

jìn^expansion
it may seem that v
cuī^ overwhelmed
is to be
zhēnbut persistence
is promising
wǎnguse wits
for trust
and be tolerant
no
jiùblame

Line 2晉如愁如貞吉受茲介福于其王母

jìn^ expansion
it may seem that v
chóu^ anxious
is to be
zhēnbut persistence
is promising
shòuaccept
these present
jièboundary
as (if
from
one's (own)
wánggrand-
mother [i.e. graciously and gratefully]

Line 3眾允悔亡

zhòngmany
yǔnpermission
huǐregret(s)
wángpass

Line 4晉如鼫鼠貞厲

jìnadvancing
just
shíthe squirrelly
shǔrodent
zhēnpersistence
is harsh

Line 5悔亡失得勿恤往吉無不利

huǐregret(s)
wángpass
shīabout
and gain
are not to be
taken to heart
wǎngsimply to go
is promising
without
doubt
worthwhile

Line 6晉其角維用伐邑厲吉無咎貞吝

jìnadvancing
one's
jiǎohorns
wéilimit
yòngthis practice
to subjugate
of the home town
that harsh
is promising
is not
jiùto be blamed
zhēnbut persistence
lìnis embarrassment

Historical Context

Oracle Bone Script

火(☲)在上,地(☷)在下——光从接受性大地升起,照亮隐藏的东西。

Period

周代

Traditional Use

古文描述晋进与前进,特别通过自己的光明与清明。君子自明其明德。前进发生于内在清明照亮前路时。

Character Analysis

晋字意味前进、进步、向前移动。火卦在地上暗示启蒙从坚实基础升起。Crowley 与 Harris:神秘学知识(坚实基础)通过艺术清明变得光明(升起之火)。

Configuration

Lower Trigram

Upper Trigram

Binary

000101

Energy State

火从地升起——太阳爬过地平线,照亮景观。光从接受性基础浮现。

Trigram Symbolism

☲ 火(上)— 离,清明,照亮 ☷ 地(下)— 坤,基础,实质 通过令内在知识可见与清晰而前进。