A family, a group or a unit will mostly be prosperous and full of vitality when it is first born. Over time, after reaching a certain scale, it is inevitable that many disadvantages will occur and many situations will occur. At this time, the younger generation is needed to rectify the long-standing shortcomings and revive the country.
Gu Gu Gua in " Zhouyi " talks about how to clean up accumulated evils and manage chaos.
The upper hexagram of the Gu hexagram is Gen, which represents the mountain, and the lower hexagram is Xun, which represents the wind, so the Gu hexagram is also called "Mountain Wind Gu". This hexagram is like a mountain depression. If the air is not circulated for a long time, it will produce biogas and poisonous fog. As long as the wind blows through, the air will become fresh.
Let's look at the hexagram: "Gu, Yuanheng, benefit the great river. Three days of Jia first, three days of Jia after." The translation means: "The Gu hexagram is the most prosperous and suitable for crossing the river. The elimination of accumulated disadvantages must be carried out at regular intervals." "Three days of Jia first, three days of Jia after" refers to the cycle of time.
obtained this hexagram through divination and tells you: Just like general cleaning, every once in a while, you need to clean up the chaos and ills accumulated in your life and work. If you do this, you will be able to understand everything, and crossing a big river will be like overturning flat ground.
"The sixth day of the lunar month is the godfather's curse. If you have a son, you will be blameless. If you are strong, you will be lucky in the end." means: cleaning up the long-standing evils left by the father's generation proves that a suitable heir has been found and will not cause harm to the father's generation. Although there will be dangers in the process, the results are auspicious.
To get this line in divination, you must be aware of the shortcomings left behind by your predecessors and have the courage to correct and rectify them. Although difficult, it was ultimately auspicious.
"Ninety-two, the godmother's poison, you can't be chaste." Don't be too stubborn to correct the mistakes of your mother's generation. Mothers live in the harem. When we watch palace dramas, the queen mother did something wrong in the harem, but the emperor, as his son, had no choice but to tolerate it and deal with it slowly.
got this line in divination, which tells you that you need to use methods and strategies to clean up the accumulated evils, and you should not be anxious and stubborn.
"Jiu San, godfather's poison, small regrets, no big faults." Cleaning up and rectifying the long-standing shortcomings left by the fathers will cause small regrets, but no major harm.
got this line in divination, which tells you: Don’t indulge in evil because of some small resistance and small annoyance, otherwise there will be great harm.
"June 4th is the curse of rich fathers, who are stingy in the past." It will be dangerous to let the long-standing evils left by our fathers continue to develop.
Obtaining this line in divination shows that the person doing the divination has been shaken in his heart, so the line warns you: Do not let the accumulated evil go, as it is dangerous to continue.
"The Sixth Five-Year Plan is the godfather's curse, use reputation." Correcting the faults of the fathers will lead to praise.
Many reformers in history created a prosperous age by eliminating long-standing abuses. For example, Zhang Juzheng and Wang Yangming of the Ming Dynasty were able to eliminate the long-standing abuses left by the previous dynasties and thus became famous in history. Obtaining this line in divination means success in career, and clearing up accumulated shortcomings will be unanimously praised by people.
"Shangjiu, don't serve the king, do your job noblely." Don't serve the king, do what you want to do.
Eliminating accumulated abuses will offend people. For example, Shang Yang during the Warring States Period and Chao Cuo during the Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty did not end well. Therefore, some important ministers of the reform faction had better stay away from the king, stay away from right and wrong, and live a life without fighting against the world.
got this line in divination, which reminds you that it is time to retreat from the rapids.