古井

第48卦 井(Jing)

Fine Art
Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Aqueduct of Nero

Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Aqueduct of Nero

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1775)

皮拉內西畫了羅馬的水道橋遺址。一千多年了,拱門還在那裡。

Practical Integration

一個拱門,又一個拱門,又一個拱門。皮拉內西十八世紀刻這幅版畫,畫的是羅馬郊外的水道橋——克勞狄亞水道橋,古羅馬人建的,從四十公里外的山泉引水到城裡。現在只剩下拱門了,石頭已經風化,但結構還在。羊在旁邊吃草,人在旁邊坐著,好像那些拱門一直都在那裡。 我想起香港的水塘。石壩很舊了,上面長了青苔,但水還是從那裡流下來。以前香港經常制水,我媽說過,要排隊,要用桶裝,很麻煩。現在不用了,開水龍頭就有水。但水塘還是在那裡,水壩還是在那裡。 「井」這個卦,水在上,風在下。木做的桶,放進井裡,打水上來。卦辭說:「改邑不改井,无喪无得。往來井井,汔至亦未繘井,羸其瓶,凶。」村子可以搬,井不能搬。來來去去都是那口井。如果打水打到一半,繩子不夠長,瓶子翻了,那就凶了。這話的意思大概是:井是不變的,但用井的人要小心,不能半途而廢。 《象》說:「木上有水,井。君子以勞民勸相。」木頭上面有水,這是井。君子要勞動人民,勉勵他們互相幫助。皮拉內西那些水道橋,古羅馬人花了幾十年建的,建好之後供水供了幾百年。現在水沒有了,但拱門還在。井不變,但人會變。那些打水的人都死了,那些建水道的人也死了。只有井留下來,等著下一個人來打水。

References & Citations

  1. Aqueduct of Nero — Giovanni Battista Piranesi-1775. Piranesi was an 18th-century Italian architect and printmaker who documented Roman ruins. This etching shows the remains of Aqua Claudia, an ancient aqueduct bringing water from mountain springs to Rome. The structure represents infrastructure that draws water from a distant source and distributes it to the city, relating to hexagram 48's image of the well.

The Judgment

井。改邑不改井,無喪無得,往來井井。汔至亦未繘井,羸其瓶,凶。——井。你可以改變村莊但唔可以改變井。佢既唔減少亦唔增加。佢哋嚟去並從井抽水。如果繩去唔到水,或罐破咗,凶。

jǐngthe well
gǎito change
the town
is not
gǎito change
jǐngthe well
neither
sànglosing
nor
gaining
wǎngin
láior coming
jǐngthe well
jǐngis the well
to almost
zhìreach
and but then
wèito fall
rope
jǐngthe well('s)
léior to break
its
píngbucket
xiōngunfortunate

The Image

木上有水,井。君子以勞民勸相。——水在木上:井嘅意象。君子鼓勵人們工作並教佢哋點互相幫助。

the wood
shàngover
yǒuis
shuǐthe water
jǐngthe well
jūnnoble
young one
accordingly
láoworks
mínthe people
quànto encourage
xiāngeach other

The Lines (爻辭)

Line 1井泥不食舊井無禽

jǐngthe well('s)
mud
is not
shíconsumed
jiùthe old
jǐngwell
with
qínto hunt for

Line 2井谷射鮒甕敝漏

jǐngthe well
is empty
shèaim
the fish
wèngits earthen bucket
is cracked
lòuand leaking

Line 3井渫不食為我心惻可用汲王明並受其福

jǐngthe well is
xièturbid
but nothing
shíis consumed
wéimaking
our
xīnheart(s)
sad
it is suitable
yòngto use
and to draw
wángwere the sovereign
míngmade clear
bìngall
shòureceive
in
enrichment

Line 4井甃無咎

jǐngthe well is being
zhòure- lined
no
jiùblame

Line 5井洌寒泉食

jǐngthe well
lièis
háncold
quánspring
shíto drink

Line 6井收勿幕有孚元吉

jǐngas
shōucomes in
do not
cover
yǒubeing
true
yuánis most
promising

Historical Context

Oracle Bone Script

水(☵)在上,巽(☴)在下——水從井抽上。

Period

周朝

Traditional Use

井係村莊嘅無盡源頭。朝代改變,村莊搬,但井保留。佢滋養每個從佢抽水嘅人而唔枯竭。古典教導:維護井,保持佢清潔,佢就無限服務。

Character Analysis

個『井』字描繪一口井——框架、牆、開口。井嘅結構令水可以取用。無井框,地下水保留喺去唔到嘅地方。呢個係原則:源頭存在,但有用嘅訪問需要小心構建。

Configuration

Lower Trigram

Upper Trigram

Binary

011010

Energy State

巽向上生長入水——水從深度抽到表面。井結構將源頭帶畀需要佢嘅人。上卦中央嘅陽顯示可用嘅真正滋養。

Trigram Symbolism

☵ 水(上)— 深度,源頭,滋養 ☴ 巽(下)— 生長,穿透,向上運動 巽上升遇水下降——井嘅功能實現。