4/2/2023 0 Comments Wilhelm baynes i chingFor us, this is a symbol representing a similar process taking place within the psyche. For the alchemists, the process took place in the material substances collected in the retort. The vessel of the alchemists, like the circle of the psyche and the mandala, must be closed if the transformation process is to proceed satisfactorily. Of course, the true esoteric purpose of the alchemist was psychological, not physical. The combined ideas of transformation and a cauldron used for sacrifices remind us of the alchemical vessel or retort which "cooked" its contents and transformed them into a higher state of matter - turned lead into gold in the popular conception. When the forty-ninth hexagram of Transformation is turned upside down, it becomes the fiftieth hexagram of the Sacrificial Vessel, thus giving us some valuable insights into the nuances of meaning in each of the figures. I prefer Blofeld’s title of the Sacrificial Vessel as more evocative of the ideas presented in the figure. The usual name for this hexagram is The Cauldron - specifically, a type of food-containing vessel which was used in ancient China for religious sacrifices. The Superior Man holds to the principles of the Work to attain transcendence. Judgment: You are the Sacrificial Vessel. They add that the reality of sacrifice is nourishing in this regard. The K'ang-hsi editors point out that the distinction between hexagram number forty-eight, The Well, and this one is the difference between the nourishment of the people in general and the specific nourishing of worthy men. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. The hexagram pictures this vessel - the divided first line represents the feet, the three undivided lines above represent the body, the divided fifth line shows the ears (or carrying rings), and the top line is the handle by which the container is carried or suspended from a hook. Legge: The written Chinese character for Sacrificial Vessel represents a cauldron with three feet and two "ears" used for cooking and preparing food for both the table and the altar. All these things give the auspice of successful progress. We have the trigrams of Flexible Obedience and Quick Intelligence, with the magnetic line advanced to the ruler's place and responded to by her dynamic correlate below. The sages cooked their sacrifices to God and nourished their able ministers with feasts. Thus the jun zi rectifies his position and consecrates the mandate.Ĭonfucius/Legge: The image of the Sacrificial Vessel shows us wood entering a fire, which suggests the idea of cooking. Wu: There is fire on wood this is The Cauldron. Leaders stabilize their mandate by correcting their position. Thus do superior people stabilize life in the proper position.Ĭleary (2): Fire over wood - The Cauldron. A chun tzu uses correcting the situation to solidify fate.Ĭleary (1): There is fire on top of wood a cauldron. Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position. Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees. Thus the superior man consolidates his fate by making his position correct.īlofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. Wilhelm/Baynes: Fire over wood: the image of The Cauldron. The superior man maintains his correctness in every situation to secure the appointment of heaven. Legge: Wood under a fire - the image of a Sacrificial Vessel. Wu: The Cauldron indicates great auspiciousness and pervasiveness. Shaughnessy: The Cauldron: Prime auspiciousness receipt.Ĭleary (1): The cauldron is basically good it is developmental.Ĭleary (2): The Cauldron is very auspiciously developmental. Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel, Spring significant. Success.īlofeld: A Sacrificial Vessel - supreme success! Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and success. Urn:oclc:716655011 Republisher_date 20120608025337 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120605162644 Scanner titles: The Cauldron, The Vessel, Rejuvenation, Cosmic Order, The Alchemical Vessel, "A complete transformation of a person or circumstance." - D.F. OL403974W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 90.05 Pages 816 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1400837081 Urn:lcp:ichingorbookofc00wilh:epub:775c2887-761b-4f50-b82a-bb753fab434d Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ichingorbookofc00wilh Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t47q04k4h Isbn 071001581X Lccn 76370823 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL22307661M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:10:48 Boxid IA146124 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donorĭanielsiders Edition 3.
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