no2DO - eine Annäherung aus Westen
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.]
The Changes






Upper Trigram: Qian, Heaven
2nd Core Character: Qian, Heaven
1st Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)
Lower Trigram: Gen, Mountain
Information regarding the interpretation modelClassical Interpretation
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.
Dynamics of the Hexagram

Lower Trigram: Gen, the Mountain
First Change: Gen → Sun, the Wind / Tree
Second Change: Sun → Qian, the Heaven
Third Change: Qian → Qian, the Heaven
Upper Trigram: Qian, the Heaven
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The interpretations shown above gradually moved away from Eastern concepts. Let us proceed even a little further. In this section I develop a model of interpretation from a Western perspective, more precisely: from the perspective of philosophical anthropology.
A detailed article on the subject can be found here: A Western Approximation
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