Hexagram 30:

arising

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Upper Trigram离(火)
Lower Trigram离(火)

Judgment

arising, radiating, diverging, distinguishing
worth; rewarding, meriting, warranting
zhēnthe persistence, determination, resolve
hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
chùto care for, take care of, attend to, keep
pìnfemale
niúthe cows; bovine
is promising, auspicious, timely, hopeful

离。利贞。亨。畜牝牛,吉。——牛代表温柔、滋养、小心照料维持火的东西。

Image

míngclarity, brightness, the light
liǎngtwice, two times, again
zuòmanifests, appears, arises, creates
arising
a, the mature, complete, realized, great
rénhuman being, character, ones
accordingly, therefore, thus
is, are continuous, connected, coherently
míngin clarifying, elucidating, perceiving
zhàoand illuminating, shining, radiating
in, into, with respect to
the, all four
fāngdirections, quarter, domains, dimensions

明两作,离。大人以继明照于四方。——火必须附,但可以选择附在乜——愤怒定是清晰、绝望定是目的。

Digital Artifact

Hexagram 30 digital artifact

Blade Runner 的永恒夜火

Ridley Scott(导演) (1982)

洛杉矶 2019 以人造光燃烧——火焰从工业烟囱爆发、霓虹灯在雨湿街道反射、Voight-Kampff 机器的红眼在黑暗中发光。Ridley Scott 的 Blade Runner(1982)呈现一个自然阳光从未出现的世界;每个光子都是制造的,每个照明都附在他的燃料源。火在这里不是独立存在——他需要石油塔、电网、霓虹气室。复制人本身是附在形式的火:光辉、强烈、依赖他们四年寿命、绝望咁维持燃烧。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
在甲骨文,离描绘一只雀(可能是野鸡)在网或陷阱附近,暗示美丽但依赖的东西,必须附着先至生存的东西。
Traditional Use
到周代,这个字来代表火的本质性质:他无法独自存在,但必须附在他消耗的东西。

Lines

Line 1: 履錯然敬之無咎

taking steps; tread, walking; conduct
cuòmixed up, confused; random; side, cross-
ránbut so, seemingly; -ly; ways; wise
jìngto respect, regard, honor, attending
zhīfor, to oneself, this, that; results, outcomes
and no; avoids; no is done
jiùblame; mistake, errors; harm

Line 2: 黃離元吉

huánggolden, harvest gold, yellow
radiance, arising, distinction, articulation
yuánmost, supremely, extremely
promising, fortunate, auspicious

Line 3: 日昃之離不鼓缶而歌則大耋之嗟凶

the sun, day
declines, goes down; after noon, in decline
zhīin, with, has its; approaches, comes to
radiance, arising; departure, separation
not; there is no; instead of, rather than
drumming, beating, banging on, upon
fǒuclay, earthenware pots, vessels
érand, while
singing
leads to; as a result, in due order; due to
much, a lot of; very; great, ripe, old
diéold age, the elderly 70-80 years; infirmity
zhī's; and its
jiēlament, complaint, sigh, groan, moaning
xiōngunfortunate, sad, disappointing, bad luck

Line 4: 突如其來如焚如死如棄如

sudden, abruptly; surprise, breakthrough
so, quite, how; such, what a
one's, this, such a, an
láiarrival, emergence; arise, appear, coming
seems; appears
féna ablaze, aflame, on fire; burning
so, quite, how; such, what a
mortal, perishable; mortality, death, ending
so, quite, how; such, what a, an
soon forgotten, cast aside, waste, discard
so, quite, how; such, what a

Line 5: 出涕沱若戚嗟若吉

chūissuing, pouring out, discharging, gushing
tears
tuórunning water; streaming, flowing water
ruòlike, as
grief; grievous, pitiful
jiēand lament; and sad
ruòsuch, what; how, so
promising, lucky, auspicious; good fortune

Line 6: 王用出征有嘉折首獲匪其醜無咎

wánga, the sovereign, king, ruler
yònguses, utilizes; makes use, takes advantage of
chūissues, outcomes, emergencies, uprisings
zhēngto expedite; advance, go boldly forward
yǒuthere are, will be; abundant, plentiful
jiācommendations, awards, credit where due
zhéand severed; and broken, the breaking of
shǒuheads; leaders
huòthe captives, captured, prisoners
fěiare not; never were; were never
of, in this, such; his
chǒucategory, class, sort; disgrace; enemies
no; not; nothing; without, with no
jiùblame; wrong; a mistake, an error

Practical Guidance

你烧得光,但你附在乜?你的强度是真的。问题是:他是可持续的咩? 附在正确燃料的火——干木、目的、有纪律的实践——可以烧几年。附在挥发性物质的火——自我、绝望、不可持续的速度——光辉闪耀然后死。检查你的燃料源。 复制人暴力咁附因为他们怕死。Roy Batty 的最后独白——『我见过你们些人不会相信的东西』——是火承认他将要熄。那种演讲的强度源自他的不稳定。四年寿命、增强能力、无更新。他如此绝望咁附在活着,以致附着本身变得破坏性。 这里『畜牝牛』意谓乜:温柔、持续维护对激进干预。牛是驯良、生产、需要定期喂养。持久的火是每日照料的,不是消耗所有可用然后挨饿的。 这个直接对应持续创造工作。十年持续出货的开发者对六个月戏剧性地极限工作然后烧尽的。每日写 500 字的作家对周末写 10,000 然后几星期无法睇稿的。火必须附在东西。选择可以维持燃烧的基质。 Blade Runner 的洛杉矶以石油化学火燃烧——工业、有毒、不可持续。电影的视觉语言不停展示火焰同知道他无法持久。Deckard 的世界在消耗紧他耗尽紧的资源运行。复制人是同一系统的产品:光辉、强烈、一次性。 加倍火卦在中心有阴线——核心有些软、接受、滋养的东西。这个是燃料。如果你的核心是刚性(全阳、无弹性),火无法正确附。如果你的核心全是屈服(全阴、无结构),火消散。 你真正附在乜?不是你讲你的价值观是乜——你真正燃烧紧乜。追踪你的能量开支一星期。哪些活动令你精力充沛(可持续燃料)对耗尽(消耗自己)?火附在自己只是创造灰烬。

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