Contemporary Interpretation
Disengagement is
"Death and Rebirth!"
Disengagement is
"Death
[The journey is over
when the road ends.]
And rebirth!"
[But
soon the warmth of life
will return: expression, passion.
A new cycle begins.]
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Qian, Heaven
2nd Core Character: Qian, Heaven
1st Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
Lower Trigram: Gen, Mountain
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Retreat (33) signifies to draw back.
The image
The mountain underneath heaven: the image of retreat. Thus the superior man keeps the inferior people at a distance, not angrily but with reserve.
The judgement
Tetreat. Success. In small matters perseverance furthers.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 32 → hexagram 33 → hexagram 34
- LI5 (YThe warm, vibrant Movement of a Mountain Stream)
- Autumn
- Sieben Stäbe