Hexagram 58 · 兌 · duì
Hexagram 58. Duì · The Joyous, Lake
☱☱ Lake over lake: Duì above, Duì below.
T u i intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
T u i intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
Two lakes joined do not dry up: joy shared with others. Friendly intercourse, exchange, learning among friends — this is the element of the moment; in joy people forget their burdens and move mountains. But joy must rest on inner firmness — gaiety without a core degenerates into dissipation.
The Image
Lake upon lake: communicating waters — joy multiplied by exchange. The element of the moment is friendly intercourse: conversation, learning among equals, shared work that gladdens. Such an atmosphere lifts fatigue and moves mountains. But joy must stand on inner firmness: without a core it slides into pleasing and dissipation — and trusting the corrosive is dangerous.
Interpretation of hexagram 58
LVIII. The Tui Hexagram. correct and improve. Such as it is, however, it requires the operation of the strong and virtuous, ‘ the great man.’ Even all this criticism is not entirely satisfactory.
The lines of hexagram 58
First line
The first line, undivided, shows the pleasure of (inward) harmony. There will be good fortune.
Line 1 is weak, where it should be strong. The movements of its subject are expressive of perplexity. He wants vigour and decision.
Second line
The second line, undivided, shows the pleasure arising from (inward) sincerity. There will be good fortune. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Line 2 is strong, and in the right place, and has a good auspice. Things are placed or hidden beneath a couch or bed; and the subject of the line appears as searching for them. He calls in divi¬ nation to assist his judgment, and exorcists to expel for him what is bad. The work is great and difficult, so that he appears almost distracted by it; but the issue is good. For this successful expla¬ nation of the line, I am indebted to the Khang-hst editors. The writer of the Text believed of course in divination and exorcism; which was his misfortune rather than his fault or folly.
Third line
The third line, divided, shows its subject bringing round himself whatever can give pleasure. There will be evil.
Line 3 is in the right place for a strong line. But its position at the top of the lower trigram is supposed to indicate the restlessness, and here the vehemence, of its subject. And 6 is no proper correlate. All the striving is ineffective, and there is occasion for regret.
Fourth line
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious, but there will be cause for joy.
Line 4 is Weak, as is its correlate in 1. But 4 is a proper place for a weak line, and it rests under the shadow of the strong and central 5. Hence the omens of evil are counteracted; and a good auspice is obtained. The game caught in hunting was divided into three portions:—the first for use in sacrifices; the second for the entertainment of visitors; and the third for the kitchen generally. A hunt which yielded enough for all these purposes was deemed very successful.
Fifth line
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject trusting in one who would injure him. The situa¬ tion is perilous.
On line 5 ATMng-jze says:—It is the seat of honour, and the
Top line
The topmost line, divided, shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.
THE TUI HEXAGRAM.
Did hexagram 58 come up in your reading? The oracle itself gives the full reading, with changing lines and the second hexagram.
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