Hexagram 42:

increase, expand, gain, add, augment (ing)

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Upper Trigram巽(風)
Lower Trigram震(雷)

Judgment

increase, expand, gain, add, augment (ing)
worth(while), reward(ing), benefit(icial)
yǒu(to) have, find, take on; (if) there is
yōusomewhere; (a) place, direction, purpose
wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
(it is) worthwhile, rewarding, favorable
shèto cross, ford, ferry, venture, experience
(the) great, big, major
chuānstream, river, current, water (s)

益。利有攸往。利涉大川。——呢啲時候唔會長久——用佢哋。執行項目。開始構建。條件有利。

Image

fēngwind
léithunder
increasing
jūnnoble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
jiànseeing, (upon) see(ing); perceive, observe
shànvirtue, goodness; good, virtuous, excellent
and (so, then)
qiānmoves to, migrates to; embraces, adopts
yǒu(if, when) having; (when) there is
guòexcess(es), fault(s), error(s)
and (so, then)
gǎicorrects, reforms; changes, alters, reforms

風雷,益。君子以見善則遷,有過則改。——透過觀察同修正嘅積極自我改進。

Digital Artifact

Hexagram 42 digital artifact

多人 BBS Door 遊戲:LORE 同 Legend of the Red Dragon

Seth Able Robinson (1989)

1989 年,Seth Able Robinson 發佈 Legend of the Red Dragon,呢個 BBS door 遊戲入面標題畫面上嗰條像素紅龍統一咗幾千個本地撥號社群。你會喺 2400 baud 連接——嗰種尖叫同握手——然後攞你嘅每日回合。但唔似單人遊戲,你嘅行動喺成個伺服器漣漪。殺咗條龍?所有人受益。升咗級?成個社群嘅力量分佈改變。遊戲明確激勵強者下降幫弱者:夥伴關係嘅婚姻獎金、指導獎勵、經濟互賴編織入機制。與此同時,sysop 以個人費用維護硬件同電話線令陌生人可以一齊玩。卦象四十二係益(增加)——震雷在下,巽風在上,每股力量放大對方。LORD 運作因為佢架構成互增:強者下降加強弱者、慷慨行動透過網絡傳播、紅龍監視從犧牲誕生嘅團契。

Historical Context

Period
周代
Oracle Bone Etymology
巽風(☴)坐上,震雷(☳)坐下——溫柔滲透喺動運動上。
Traditional Use
古文講增加係上面嘅強下降去加強下面嘅弱——唔係強制再分配,而係自然流動,似風同雷放大彼此。
Character Analysis
雷從下升,風從上降,喺佢哋嘅相互作用中兩股力量都增強。無減少;兩者都得。
Energy State
互相放大,生成增加。從下讀到上:陽線從上下降到基礎(雷),創造向上動力遇到向下溫柔滲透(風)。
Trigram Symbolism
☴ 巽(上)— 溫柔,滲透,下降 ☳ 震(下)— 動,運動,上升 風同雷增加彼此嘅力量。

Sources

Lines

Line 1: 利用為大作元吉無咎

worthwhile
yòng(to be) applied? practiced? carried out?
wéi(to) effect
great
zuòworks
yuánmost
promising
no
jiùblame

Line 2: 或益之十朋之龜弗克違永貞吉王用享于帝吉

huòsomebody
increases
zhī(to) (this) one
shí(by) ten
péng(matched) pairs
zhīof
guītortoise
(one) (is) not
able
wéi(of
yǒngeverlasting
zhēnpersistence
(is) promising
wáng(a
yòngapplies
xiǎng(the) offering
to
god
promising

Line 3: 益之用凶事無咎有孚中行告公用圭

increase(ing)
zhīis that of
yòng(the) way
xiōngill-omened
shìevents
no
jiùblame
yǒu(if
sincerity
zhōng(the) central
xíngconduct
gàoannounce
gōng(to the) prince
yòng(one) uses
guī(a) jade tablet

Line 4: 中行告公從利用為依遷國

zhōng(the) central
xíngconduct
gàoannounce
gōng(to the) prince
cóng(who) follows
worthwhile
yòng(to be) applied
wéi(to) effect
a mainstay
qiān(in) moving
guó(the) nation

Line 5: 有孚惠心勿問元吉有孚惠我德

yǒu(if
sincerity
huì(and a) kind(ly)
xīnheart
not at all
wènquestion
yuánmost
promising
yǒu(there is
sincerity
huìkind(ness)
my
virtue

Line 6: 莫益之或擊之立心勿恆凶

no one
increases
zhīthis
huòsome
strike(s)
zhīthis
(to) establish
xīnheart
not at all
héngconstancy
xiōng(is) ill-omened

Practical Guidance

你經歷緊真實增長。唔係抱負嘅種類,唔係簡報入面嘅曲棍球棒式投影——而家正發生緊能力嘅真實擴展。系統運作緊,資源可用,動力存在。 呢度可能意味乜:你有窗口。每個經歷過真正功能團隊嘅開發者都知道呢種感覺——功能出貨、錯誤得到修復、溝通流動。好誘惑以為佢會永遠持續。唔會。團隊改變、要求轉移、資源重新分配。 做法唔係囤積增加或防禦性保護佢。做法係喺呢個窗口期間構建嘢。嗰啲 BBS sysop 無將佢哋嘅資源留返之後——佢哋擴展 door 遊戲選擇、升級硬件、加更多電話線。佢哋用增加產生更多增加,趁佢可用。 同樣原則喺你嘅代碼:當你有動力,當架構穩固同團隊對齊——嗰陣係你處理雄心勃勃嘅重構、實施複雜功能、償還你一直背住嘅技術債務嘅時候。唔係魯莽,而係果斷。 古文對危險係正確嘅:呢個狀態係暫時嘅。佢係窗口。用佢用得好,或者睇住佢關埋。

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