Today: “Witness the damage allowed by apathy. Engage the spirit awakened by the latest atrocities. Renew the foundations of liberty with informed intention. Reform the rules for justice. Live in peace.” – From the I Ching
Witness the decay / engage in spirit reborn / renew and reform
Witness the decay allowed by apathy. Engage in spirit awakened by atrocity. Renew the foundations of liberty with informed intention. Reform the rules for justice. Live in peace.
Winds sweep through the Mountain valley: The Superior Person sweeps away corruption and stagnation by stirring up the people and strengthening their spirit. You are blessed with an opportunity to resuscitate that which others have abandoned as beyond repair. This ruin wasn’t caused by evil intention, but by indifference to decay. Just by addressing yourself to the problem, you exhibit a new awareness, a fresh perspective. This is a time of recovery, renewal, regeneration.
Correcting his father’s error, a son treads dangerously close to dishonor. Yet sparing his father from blame brings good fortune in the end.
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father. If there is a son, No blame rests upon the departed father. Danger. In the end good fortune.
Rigid adherence to tradition has resulted in decay. But the decay has not yet penetrated deeply and so can still be easily remedied. It is as if a son were compensating for the decay his father allowed to creep in. Then no blame attaches to the father. However, one must not overlook the danger or take the matter too lightly. Only if one is conscious of the danger connected with every reform will everything go well in the end.
Heaven and Earth embrace, giving birth to Peace. The Superior Person serves as midwife, presenting the newborn gift to the people. The small depart; the great approach. Success. Good fortune.
Everything is in harmony, all obstacles are cleared from your Path, anything you could ask for is right at hand.
See Richard Wilhelm's translation for this reading from the original text
18 – Eighteen. Ku / Repairing the Damage
Winds sweep through the Mountain valley: The Superior Person sweeps away corruption and stagnation by stirring up the people and strengthening their spirit.
Supreme success. Before crossing to the far shore, consider the move for three days. After crossing, devote three days of hard labor to damage control.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are blessed with an opportunity to resuscitate that which others have abandoned as beyond repair. This ruin wasn’t caused by evil intention, but by indifference to decay. Just by addressing yourself to the problem, you exhibit a new awareness, a fresh perspective. This is a time of recovery, renewal, regeneration.
Six in the beginning means:
Correcting his father’s error, a son treads dangerously close to dishonor. Yet sparing his father from blame brings good fortune in the end.
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father. If there is a son, No blame rests upon the departed father. Danger. In the end good fortune.
And When Did You Last See Your Father? – William Yeames
Rigid adherence to tradition has resulted in decay. But the decay has not yet penetrated deeply and so can still be easily remedied. It is as if a son were compensating for the decay his father allowed to creep in. Then no blame attaches to the father. However, one must not overlook the danger or take the matter too lightly. Only if one is conscious of the danger connected with every reform will everything go well in the end.
11 – Eleven. T’ai / Peace
Heaven and Earth embrace, giving birth to Peace. The Superior Person serves as midwife, presenting the newborn gift to the people.
The small depart; the great approach. Success. Good fortune.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
It doesn’t get any better than this. Everything is in harmony, all obstacles are cleared from your Path, anything you could ask for is right at hand. This is the Elysian Fields, the Garden of Eden. The only thing wrong with Peace is that it, too, must change. Whether you are in this state of harmony now or it is predicted for your future, recognize it as your greatest opportunity to build your resources against less harmonious times.