Hexagram 39:

jiǎnimpasse

Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

jiǎnimpasse; impediments, drawbacks; stumbling
worthwhile, rewarding, productive
西(from) west
nán(and, to) south [see note at 02.0]
(and, while) (it is) not; less than
worthwhile, rewarding, productive
dōng(from) east
běi(and, to) north [see note at 02.0]
worthwhile, rewarding, productive
jiànto see, encounter, meet with, consult
(a, the) mature, complete, realized, great
rénhuman being, character, one, person, man
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
(is) promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

蹇。利西南,不利東北。利見大人。貞吉。暫停、退卻、集結盟友、搵到適當領導。表面向後運動係克服嘅準備。

Image

shān(a, the) mountain
shàngover, above, on top of, atop
yǒuis, there is
shuǐwater, (rain, a storm)
jiǎnimpasse
jūn(a, the) noble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
fǎnturns (the, this) around; reverses
shēnbodily; torso, body, life, self, person
xiūto work (up)on; cultivate, adjust, attend (ing)
(the) character, merit, virtue, integrity, spirit

山上有水,蹇。君子以反身修德。劣等人責怪其他人;上等人喺自己入面尋求錯誤,透過內省外部障礙變成內在豐富嘅機會。

Digital Artifact

Gibson 嘅蔓城:層層障礙

William Gibson (1984)

Gibson《神經喚術士》入面嘅蔓城唔係一個障礙——係層層疊疊嘅障礙。上面嘅水(電腦空間嘅危險深淵、ICE、敵對 AI),下面嘅山(企業權力嘅陡峭難達架構)。Case 需要滲透 Tessier-Ashpool 嘅系統,但直接攻擊係不可能。所以佢退卻。西南——準備嘅地區,集結盟友。佢搵到 Molly,攞到甲板,獲得工具。加入 Armitage(即使 Armitage 自己受損)。將自己放喺 Wintermute 嘅領導下(一個等同於情況嘅實體,即使佢係有自己議程嘅 AI)。障礙唔能直接克服,所以方法變成傾斜。每個障礙揭示繞過佢自己、穿過佢自己嘅路徑。上等人轉注意力向內:Case 要喺能夠插入之前修復佢受損嘅神經系統。Molly 要處理佢自己嘅創傷。困難將佢哋拋返自己身上,變成內在豐富嘅機會而唔只係外部障礙。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
水(☵)在上,山(☶)在下——險在前面,艱在後面。被障礙包圍。
Traditional Use
Wilhelm 描述呢個為喺時間過程中出現但能夠同應該克服嘅障礙。西南(退卻、集結)有利。東北(直接前進)不利。見大人——搵到適當領導——有利。

Lines

Line 1: 往蹇來譽

wǎng(if, when, where) go, advance, progress (ing)
jiǎn(is) impassable, obstructed, halted, set back
lái(then) coming (back), arriving (is, means)
praise(worthy); respect, honor (able, ed)

Line 2: 王臣蹇蹇匪躬之故

wáng(a, the) sovereign's, king's, ruler's
chénminister, servant, retainer, attendant
jiǎn(is, gets) set back, obstructed, held up
jiǎn(and) interrupted, detoured, deterred
fěi(but, yet) it, this is not, never was
gōnga person, individual, body, self; a person-
zhīone ...'s; -al
cause, reason, purpose; lead(ing)

Line 3: 往蹇來反

wǎng(if, when, where) go, advance progress (ing)
jiǎn(is) impassable, obstructed, halted, set back
lái(then) coming (back), arriving (is, means)
fǎnturning around, reversal, redirection, return

Line 4: 往蹇來連

wǎng(if, when, where) go, advance, progress (ing)
jiǎn(is) impassable, obstructed, halted, set back
lái(then) coming (back), arriving (is, means)
liánalliance(s), allies, connections, continuity

Line 5: 大蹇朋來

(at) (a) major, big, mighty, important, great
jiǎnimpasse, obstruction, complication (s)
péngcompanions, friends, allies, partners
láicome, arrive, appear, show up, emerge

Line 6: 往蹇來碩吉

wǎng(if, when, where) go, advance, progress (ing)
jiǎn(is) impassable, obstructed, halted, set back
lái(then) coming (back), arriving (is, means)
shuòripeness, ripening, maturity, fruition
promising, auspicious, opportune, timely

Practical Guidance

你面對住唔能靠直接攻擊克服嘅嘢。障礙係真實、實質、唔會去任何地方。呢個唔係關於正面思維——係關於戰略回應。 呢度係協議:西南(退卻、集結、準備)有利。東北(直接前進)不利。當受到危險威脅,唔好盲目向前掙扎——呢個只係導致複雜性。退卻唔係投降。係準備。用時間搵盟友、獲得工具、修復你自己。 Case 唔能運行 ICE 直到佢嘅神經系統修復。嗰唔係隱喻——係字面。外部障礙(需要滲透 Tessier-Ashpool)揭示內部不足(受損神經路徑)。修復內部,然後唔同咁接近外部。 有一種情況你儘管困難堆積困難都直接對住障礙去——當責任嘅路徑直接導致佢。當你唔能根據自己意志行動但有責任喺服務更高原因時尋求危險。然後你去,但你做佢時冇關於困難嘅自我欺騙。 對所有其他嘢:直接方法唔係最短。如果你喺冇必要準備嘅情況下根據自己力量向前推,你唔會搵到你需要嘅支持。更好係退後、集結可以計算幫助嘅可信賴同伴。障礙當你安靜同堅持咁工作喺佢哋嘅移除時讓路,唔係當你宣佈你嘅意圖然後衝鋒。 只持續一段時間嘅障礙對自我發展有用。嗰係逆境嘅價值。唔係佢感覺好或你應該尋求佢,而係當佢到達——而佢會——你用佢作為修復需要修復、集結需要集結、學習需要學習嘅機會。然後當路徑打開,你準備好穿過佢。 山同水唔郁。你郁。唔同路徑、更好準備、適當盟友。然後堅持帶來好運。

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