The Liberation (Oracle)
Liberation is the 40th hexagram of the Chinese oracle Yì Jīng ( Chinese 易經 / 易经 ). According to the Daoist philosophy on which the oracle is based, obstacles cannot last forever, but must at some point give way to liberating influences. Liberation means the dissolution of tensions.
Name and position in the oracle
The hexagram Liberation ( Ch.解, Xie) is in English as a deliverance and in French as la libération referred. Significantly, it follows the 39th hexagram The Hindrance (蹇, jiǎn) and is in turn replaced by the 41st hexagram The Reduction (損, sǔn).
Character and structure of the hexagram
The Hexagram Liberation is dominated by the yīn (陰), the feminine aspect. This can also be seen in the double lines , the 像 , Xiàng , which consist of the sequence 
water (young yīn, 少陰 , shǎo yīn ) - water - 
earth (old yīn, 太陰 , tài yīn ). It is also made up of the lower trigram gorge (坎, kǎn) and the upper trigram quake (震, zhèn). The ravine stands for danger, water (水shuǐ ) and clouds and is represented by the middle son. The quake is characterized by electrifying, exciting movement (hence also called Das Erregende ) and thunder (雷léi ) and refers to the eldest son.
The lower core trigram is 
the radiation (離, lí), the upper core trigram is again the gorge . The 63rd hexagram is formed from this as the so-called inner core sign. After completion既 濟, jì jì.
The opposite of the hexagram, also called the lurking sign , is the 37th hexagram The clan家人, jiā rén. Its inverted opposite is the 38th hexagram. The opposite睽, kúi.
Explanation
The chosen title liberation or (lot) solution results from the position of the trigram zhèn . It is located above and thus outside the trigram kǎn . The movement implied therein thus takes place away from the danger. In a certain way, the hexagram of liberation is a further development of the situation shown in the 3rd hexagram The Difficulty in the Beginning 屯, chún. With chún the movement remains within the danger, whereas with xìe it accomplishes the liberation from it. The obstacles of the previous hexagram are now removed from the way, the difficulties are in the process of being solved and there is "free travel" again. The liberation is not over yet, rather it is only just beginning, and its various stages are shown in the hexagram.
The judgment
LIBERATION. The southwest is beneficial.
When you don't have to go anywhere anymore,
think about going back.
If there is still something to be done, it
should be done immediately.
This is a time when tangles and tension begin to dissipate. The south west means getting back to normal conditions as soon as possible. Times of change in a situation are of great importance. Just like a liberating rain relieves tension in the atmosphere and allows buds to open, liberation under an oppressive burden has a relieving and stimulating effect. However, it is important not to overstate success and not go further than absolutely necessary. After achieving liberation, a return to the order of life should be sought. If there are still things to be worked on, it is advisable to proceed quickly so that the table can be cleared as quickly as possible.
The picture
Thunder rises and rain sets in:
the image of LIBERATION.
The noble one forgives mistakes
and forgives the guilt.
A thunderstorm has an air-purifying effect. So does the noble one with mistakes and misdemeanors of people that lead to states of tension. He creates liberation through clarity. But when there are failures during the day, then it does not persist, but simply passes over mistakes and unintentional transgressions like the fading thunder. Just as water removes dirt from everything, so it forgives guilt and wrongdoing.
The individual lines
- Initially a six means:
Without blemish.
Not many words are made according to the situation. The inhibition is over, the liberation is here. You can relax in peace and quiet. This is exactly the right thing to do in times of overcoming difficulties.
- Nine in second place means:
You kill three foxes on the field
and receive a yellow arrow.
Perseverance is auspicious.
This picture is from the hunt. A hunter catches three cunning foxes and receives a yellow arrow as a reward. Obstacles in public are often false foxes that flatteringly seek to influence their master. They must be eliminated before liberation can occur. But the conflict must not be carried out with the wrong weapons. The yellow color indicates measure and aim when taking action against enemies, the arrow indicates straightness. When one does the task of liberation wholeheartedly, inner straightness gives one such power that it can be used as a weapon against everything wrong and mean.
- Six in the third place means:
If someone carries a load on his back
and still drives up to the car,
he only attracts thieves.
Doing so leads to shame.
A person has come from a poor situation into a comfortable position in which he has everything. If he now wants to make himself comfortable in the manner of an upstart, without, however, really fitting in his inner being with these comfortable circumstances, he only attracts thieves. Anyone who goes on like this will be shamed.
Confucius says about this: Carrying loads on one's back is the business of ordinary people. However, a car distinguishes noble people. Now when an ordinary person uses a gentleman's device, he entices thieves into accessing it. If someone behaves cheekily upwards and hard downwards, they will contemplate attacking him. Driving in the storage seduces thieves to steal. Lush jewelry of a girl tempts to rob her virtue.
- Nine in fourth place means:
Get rid of your big toe.
Then the companion comes over
and you can trust him.
In times of standstill, it happens that ordinary people join a noble person and grow together with him through daily habit and become indispensable, like the big toe to the foot, which it makes walking easier. But when the time of liberation approaches with its call to action, then one should free oneself from such chance acquaintances, with which one does not essentially belong together. Otherwise like-minded friends, whom you can really trust and with whom you can achieve something, stay away full of distrust.
- Six in fifth place means:
If the noble one can only free himself, this is auspicious.
He shows the ordinary that he is serious.
Liberation times require inner determination. Ordinary people cannot be removed by prohibitions or external means. If you want to get rid of them, you first have to completely get rid of them internally, then they will notice by themselves that you are serious and withdraw.
- Six at the top means:
The prince shoots a hawk on a high wall.
He kills him. Everything is beneficial.
The hawk on a high wall is the image of an influential ordinary person in a high position who is a hindrance to liberation. He resists the influence of internal influences because he is hardened in his malice. It must be removed with effort, whereby the appropriate means are required. Confucius says about it: The hawk is the point of hunting. Bows and arrows are tools and means. The Sagittarius must properly use these means to an end. The noble holds the means in his person. He waits for the time and then acts. How should everything not go well there? He acts and is free. All he has to do is go out and kill the prey. So it is with a person who acts after having provided the means.
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Wilhelm: I Ching. The Book of Changes . Ed .: newly published by Ulf Diederichs, Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag, Munich 2005. Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Jena 1924, ISBN 3-424-00061-2 .
- ^ Cary F. Baynes: The I Ching or Book of Changes. The Richard Wilhelm Translation rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes . Routledge & Kegan Paul, London and Henley 1950, pp. 584-585 .