第 50 卦 · 火风鼎

鼎卦原文
鼎。元吉，亨。

象曰：木上有火，鼎。君子以正位凝命。

白话文解释
鼎卦：大吉大利，亨通。
《象辞》说：本卦下卦为巽，巽为木；上卦为离，离为火。可见木上有火，以鼎烹物，这是《鼎》卦的卦象。君子观此卦象，取法于鼎足三分，正立不倚，从而持正守位，为君上所倚重，不负使命。
《断易天机》解
鼎卦离上巽下，为离宫二世卦。鼎为鼎定、和美之意，多主吉，但对诉讼、求官不利。

北宋易学家邵雍解
因败致功，因人成事；万事通达，平步青云。
得此卦者，时运正佳，能得到朋友的帮助，取得不错的成就。与人合伙共事更佳。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：功名日进，贵不可言。
财运：自然得利，不劳而获。
家宅：小心火灾；正配内助。
身体：肝火上冲，顺气以治。

传统解卦
这个卦是异卦（下巽上离）相叠。燃木煮食，化生为熟，除旧布新的意思。鼎为重宝大器，三足稳重之象。煮食，喻食物充足，不再有困难和困扰。在此基础上宜变革，发展事业。
大象：木之上有离火，为燃炊烹饪之象，鼎有去旧立新，改过迁善之意。
运势：时运仍佳，事业可成，但诸事不宜迟滞，及防有诉讼之累。
事业：具备开拓事业的各种条件。耳聪目明，头脑冷静，应以端正的态度为人处世，严于律己，慎终如始，刚柔兼备，与有才德的人合作，勿妄进失度，则会无往不利。
经商：经过一番奋斗，已经可以比较顺利地发展自己的商业活动，遇到困难也能够克服。如果坚持商业道德，参与正常竞争活动，无轻举妄动和邪思，刚中自守，商业可大发展，但若不量入为出，坐吃山空，必败业。
求名：首先应积功累德，严于律己，不陷入与他人的怨仇之中，柔而上行，循序渐进。得到知人者的善用，更是前途广大。
婚恋：个人条件比较理想，顺利，但勿不切合实际。
决策：天资聪颖，反应敏捷，头脑灵活，具备随机应变，随时应变和随势应变的能力。因此，前程远大，即使暂时不受重视，无出路也无防，最终可实现抱负。

第五十卦的哲学含义

鼎卦卦象，火风鼎卦的象征意义
鼎卦，这个卦是异卦相叠，下卦为巽，上卦为离。燃木煮食，化生为熟，除旧布新的意思。鼎为重宝大器，三足稳重之象。煮食，喻食物充足，不再有困难和困扰。在此基础上宜变革，发展事业。
鼎卦位于革卦之后，《序卦》中这样分析道：“革物者莫若鼎，故受之以鼎。”最能变革的事物是鼎。鼎在古代为炊煮之具，使生食变为熟食，没有比此更彻底的变革了，所以接着要谈鼎卦。
鼎不但是煮食物的器皿，古代也将鼎看作代表君王权威与供养贤士的器皿。鼎上的花纹，有镇邪的作用，有时也将法律条文刻在鼎上，以显示法律的庄严。改朝换代后，新登位的君王的第一件工作就是铸鼎，颁布法律，以象征新朝代的开始，并表示吉祥，朝代改变也称作“革鼎”。《杂卦》中说：“革，去故也；鼎，取新也。”可见先革后鼎，才是真正的去旧更新。
《象》中这样分析本卦：木上有火，鼎，君子以正位凝命。这里指出：鼎卦的卦象是巽（木）下离（火）上，为木上燃着火之表象，是烹饪的象征，称为鼎；君子应当像鼎那样端正而稳重，以此完成使命。
鼎卦象征革故鼎新，属于中下卦。《象》曰：莺鹜蛤蜊落沙滩，蛤蜊莺鹜两翅扇。渔人进前双得利，失走行人却自在。

50　火风鼎(䷱)-高岛易断
《序卦传》曰：“革物者莫若鼎，故受之以鼎”。《鼎》者新命之象，昔禹平水土，九州攸同，铸九鼎以象九州，历代宝之。夏亡鼎迁于商，商亡鼎迁于周，故三代革命，以鼎为重器也。卦自《革》来，《兑》互《乾》金居上，火互《巽》木居下，有铸《鼎》之象。本卦火上木下，木能生火，有《鼎》烹之象，故其卦曰《鼎》。
鼎：元吉，亨。
▲　甲骨文鼎
▲　金文鼎
“元吉，亨”者，《巽》《彖》曰“小亨”，《离》《彖》曰“利贞，亨，畜牝牛吉”，皆不言元。卦下互《乾》；《乾》备四德，元亨盖自《乾》来，惟《乾》于四德外，亦不言吉。王弼曰，“吉然后亨”，程子以《彖传》只释元亨，吉为衍文，朱子从之。按鼎为三代革命重器，凡荐神飨宾，莫不用鼎，知器之吉，莫如鼎，用之吉，亦莫如鼎，不得以《彖传》未释，疑其为衍也。窃意亨则无不吉，《彖传》特略之而已。
《彖传》曰：鼎，象也。以木巽火，亨饪也。圣人亨以享上帝，而大亨以养圣贤。巽而耳目聪明，柔进而上行，得中而应乎刚，是以元亨。
凡器莫重于鼎，制器尚象，故曰“鼎，象也”。卦体下《巽》上《离》，《离》为火，《巽》为风，亦为木，中互泽水，爨以木火，是鼎锅烹饪之象。圣人用之于祭祀，烹犊以享上帝，用之于宾客，大享以养圣贤。鼎者三足两耳，卦体初爻下阴为足，二、三、四三阳象中实，为腹，五阴为耳，上阳为铉，是《鼎》象也。烹饪者，鼎之用也。下《巽》，顺也，上《离》为目，五为耳，有内巽顺而外聪明之象。卦自《巽》来，阴进居五，下应九二之阳，故其占曰元亨。享帝养贤，是极言鼎之用，“巽而耳目聪明”，是极言鼎之德。“柔进而上行”，由《巽》进《离》也，《离》为明，能明则通矣。“得中而应乎刚”，以五应二也，二中实，有实则大矣，是以元亨，此所以耳目聪明。三代圣王，皆以鼎为宝，岂徒取寻常烹饪已哉！
以此卦拟人事，卦体火上木下，中互金水，金以铸鼎，鼎以盛水，鼎下以木火炊之，为之烹饪，是古火食之遗制也。此为人事饮食之常，不可一日或缺者也。王者以鼎之贵，用以享帝养贤，而下民则为承祭款宾，亦礼所不废。或椎牛奉祭，感切露霜，或杀鸡欢留，情殷信宿，盖其真诚之意，有假器而形之者也。按《玉篇》云，“鼎所以熟物器也”；《说文》云，“鼎三足两耳，和五味宝器也”，乃知鼎为调味之具。凡味之变，水最为始，五味三才，九沸九变，火为之纪，时徐时疾，无失其理，鼎中之变，精微纤妙，口弗能言，智弗能喻，要其运用无过。调火，惟离得烹饪之功，惟巽得缓急之用。《离》，火也，火之功藉木而著，火之用藉水而济，遇木则生明，遇水则有声，生明则目可视，有声则耳可听。《鼎》以《离》为目，以五为耳，是内巽顺而外聪明也，故曰“巽而耳目聪明”。“柔进而上行，得中而应乎刚”，鼎有此二德，而鼎所以日用日新，其道乃得大亨也。人事之欲舍旧从新者，皆当取法于《鼎》焉。
以此卦拟国家，古者铸鼎象物，协于上下，以承天休，有德者得之，昏德者失之，是鼎以德为去留，故君子必“正位凝命”，以保此鼎也。推之调和五味，鼎之用在烹饪也；大武一斛，鼎之尊在享帝也；盛馔四簋，鼎之隆在养贤也。而能保守此鼎而不失者，则惟在夫德。德足应天，而天受其享，德能养贤，面贤受其养。然桀有鼎而迁于商，纣有鼎而迁于周，谓鼎无灵也，而俨有灵矣。鼎无耳而能听，鼎无目而能视，天下之物，聪明者莫鼎若也，故曰“巽而耳目聪明”。“柔进而上行者”，由《巽》而进《离》，《离》上炎，故曰“上行”。“得中而应乎刚”者，中虚以应二，二“有实”，故曰“应乎刚”，是鼎之所以成鼎，为帝王所世宝者，在此矣。中天之世，所谓明四目，达四聪，总不外此“耳目聪明”之用也哉。
通观此卦，《井》取用于水，《鼎》取用于火，故《井》《鼎》二卦，爻象相似。盖《井》以坎水为主，下象井而上象水；《鼎》以《离》火为主，下象鼎而上象享。井汲在上，故《坎》居上，而上卦多吉；鼎烹在上，故《离》居上，而上卦亦多吉。二卦居《革》之间，《井》《革》则修，《鼎》《革》则迁，鼎者，新也。有王才兴，必以鼎为受命之符，特牲告庙，酒醴飨宾，心之诚，礼之隆，无不以鼎为重焉。“巽而耳目聪明”者，即所谓“且聪明，作元后”是也。其命维新，其道大亨，其化则柔而上行，其德则中而应刚，其器也，则宗庙享之，子孙保之，所愿万世有道而不迁也。
《大象》曰；木上有火，鼎。君子以正位凝命。
木上有火，为木生火之象，即烹饪之用也。盖鼎，宝物也，三代以鼎相传，鼎之所在，即天命之所归，君子所以“正位凝命”也。“位”，君位也，“命”，天命也，君子履中居尊，“正位”而不使之倾，“凝命”而不使之涣，是所谓恭己以正，南面笃恭，而天下平也。《易·大象》言天命者二，《大有》曰“顺天休命”，《鼎》曰“正位凝命”。《大有》以“遏恶扬善”，故命贵夫顺；《鼎》以享帝养贤，故命取夫凝。要即《中庸》所云“大德者必受命”是也。
【占】　问时运：木上升，火上炎，有日进日上之象，大可成事立业。
○　问战征：践主帅之位，率三军之命，正有如火如荼之势，马到功成，此其时也。
○　问功名：贵不可言。
○　问营商：木生火，鼎烹物，得其自然之利，可不劳而获也。
○　问家宅：防有祝融之灾，宜谨慎。
○　问疾病：必是肝火上冲之症，宜以泄肝顺气治之。
○　问婚姻：爻为相生，鼎为重器，必是正配，又得内助。
○　问讼事：火势正旺，一时未得罢休，宜定心安命，自然得直。
○　问六甲：生女。

Judgment
Legge: The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and success.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The Cauldron. Supreme good fortune. Success.
Blofeld: A Sacrificial Vessel -- supreme success!
Liu: The Cauldron. Great good fortune. Success.
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel, Spring significant. Growing. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of the imaginative capacity of a sacred vessel. It emphasizes that securing and imaginatively transforming the material at hand is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: hold and transform things in the vessel!]
Shaughnessy: The Cauldron: Prime auspiciousness; receipt.
Cleary (1): The cauldron is basically good; it is developmental.
Cleary (2): The Cauldron is very auspiciously developmental.
Wu: The Cauldron indicates great auspiciousness and pervasiveness.
The Image
Legge: Wood under a fire -- the image of a Sacrificial Vessel. The superior man maintains his correctness in every situation to secure the appointment of heaven.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Fire over wood: the image of The Cauldron. Thus the superior man consolidates his fate by making his position correct.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes fire upon wood. The Superior Man, taking his stance as righteousness requires, adheres firmly to heaven's decrees.

Liu: Fire above wood symbolizes the Caldron. The superior man makes his destiny firm with a correct position.
Ritsema/Karcher: Above wood possessing fire. The Vessel. A chun tzu uses correcting the situation to solidify fate.
Cleary (1): There is fire on top of wood; a cauldron. Thus do superior people stabilize life in the proper position.
Cleary (2): Fire over wood -- The Cauldron. Leaders stabilize their mandate by correcting their position.
Wu: There is fire on wood; this is The Cauldron. Thus the jun zi rectifies his position and consecrates the mandate.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The image of the Sacrificial Vessel shows us wood entering a fire, which suggests the idea of cooking. The sages cooked their sacrifices to God and nourished their able ministers with feasts. 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. All these things give the auspice of successful progress.
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. 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. The lesson of the hexagram is that the nourishing of men of talent and virtue intimates great progress and success. 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. They add that the reality of sacrifice is nourishing in this regard.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: You are the Sacrificial Vessel. The Superior Man holds to the principles of the Work to attain transcendence.
The usual name for this hexagram is The Cauldron -- specifically, a type of foodcontaining vessel which was used in ancient China for religious sacrifices. I prefer Blofeld’s title of the Sacrificial Vessel as more evocative of the ideas presented in the figure.

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. 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. Of course, the true esoteric purpose of the alchemist was psychological, not physical. 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. For the alchemists, the process took place in the material substances collected in the retort. For us, this is a symbol representing a similar process taking place within the psyche. Thus it is said that a wall must be securely built about the psyche before the reconciliation of the opposites can take place within it, and before the new center of the individual can be created. ... For if anything is lost the process is nullified and the final product will be incomplete, imperfect. So long, for instance, as the individual continues to project his deficiencies, or his values, upon circumstances or upon another, he does not have an impervious vessel ... Thus the contents essentially involved in the transformation are seen to be the irrational, instinctual, not yet human factors of the psyche, the nonego. The human and civilized factors, those subject to the will, make up the wall of the vessel.
M.E. Harding -- Psychic Energy Now an ancient Chinese cauldron used to contain food intended for religious sacrifices is not the same thing as a hermetically sealed alchemical retort made to withstand extreme pressures, but symbolically they are identical images. The ego sacrifices its autonomy for the good of the Work in the same way that the alchemist
devotes his entire life to the transformation of base metal into gold -- i.e., to transform his psyche by following the extreme discipline of the Work. Thomas Cleary’s Taoist I-Ching explicitly tells us that this is the meaning intended here: The work of refinement is the means by which to sublimate earthly energy and stabilize celestial energy, causing the raw to ripen and the old to be renewed, whereby it is possible to illumine the mind and to solidify life. Therefore the cauldron is basically good and it has a developmental path. The basis is the potential of everlasting life of goodness; the cooking of the great medicine in the cauldron is the firing of this living potential to make it incorruptible and permanent. But in this path there is process and procedure; even the slightest deviation and the gold elixir will not form. Therefore people must first thoroughly investigate the true principle.
Liu I-ming
SUGGESTIONS FOR MEDITATION
In his commentary Legge mentions that the Chinese see an analogy between this figure and hexagram number forty-eight, The Well. Compare the two figures, noting the similarities between the first, third, fifth and sixth lines. The component trigrams of the

Sacrificial Vessel appear in reverse sequence in hexagram number thirty-seven, Family. What other similarities are there in the two figures? How is the idea of a family analogous to the idea of a sacrificial vessel?

周易第五十卦初九爻详解
初六爻辞
初六。鼎颠趾，利出否。得妾以其子，无咎。
象曰：鼎颠趾，未悖也。利出否，以从贵也。
白话文解释
初六：将鼎倾覆，鼎足向上，筮遇此爻，利于清除恶人。以无子而纳妾。因纳妾而得子，没有灾祸。
《象辞》说：将鼎倾覆，这不是悖乱之举。清除朝中恶人，这是听从了上面的旨意。

北宋易学家邵雍解
平：得此爻者，因人成事，多喜事，或结婚，或生子，忧者喜，贱者贵。做官的会因功得晋升。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：因祸得福，荣封之喜。
财运：小损大利，以商为家。
家宅：修整有吉；妾生贵子。
身体：腹下泻症，即可痊愈。

初六变卦

  初六爻动变得周易第14卦：火天大有。这个卦是异卦（下乾上离）相叠。上卦为离，为火；下卦为乾，为天。火在天上，普照万物，万民归顺，顺天依时，大有所成。

初九爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第一爻，爻辞：初六：鼎颠趾，利出否；得妾以其子无咎。爻辞释义
颠：指颠覆，倾倒。否：同“痞”，指不好、丑恶的劣质的东西。“出否”指吐故纳新。
本爻辞的意思是：烹饪食物的鼎足颠翻，有利于倒出鼎中陈积的污秽之物；娶妾生子可以扶为正室，不会发生灾祸。
初六是鼎卦的初始，在这个时候，要鼎新必须先革故，正如用鼎烹饪食物前，必须要清除里面的残浊物一样，初六是为纳新在做准备工作。
《象》中这样分析本爻：“鼎颠趾”，未悖也；“利出否”，以从贵也。这里指出：“烹饪食物的鼎足颠翻”，看似反常，实则不然；“却顺利地倒出了鼎中陈积的污秽之物”，便于除旧布新，反常的现象得以向好的方面转化。
占得此爻者，若想开创新事业，最好先清理一下自己的思想，把陈旧的观念从大脑中排除，才能适应新的形势。
初六：鼎颠趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。
象曰：鼎颠趾，朱悖也。利出否，以从贵也。

初六：鼎颠趾，利出否。得妾以其子，无咎。
《象传》曰：鼎颠趾，未悖也。利出否，以从贵也。
爻体《巽》为股，初在股下，故曰“趾”，上应九四则“颠”矣。初至五为《大过》，“大过，颠也”，故初为“颠趾”。按《少牢·馈食礼》，“雍人概鼎”，概，涤也，所以去其宿垢。“趾颠”则鼎倒，而垢自出，“否”，即垢也，故“利出否”。“出否”不得谓悖。爻体三之五，互《兑》，《兑》为妾，《鼎》为器，“主器者长子”，故有“得妾以其子”之象，主器，是以谓贵。“无咎”者，盖因败成功，以贱得贵也。陆氏希声曰：“颠趾出否，虽覆未悖，犹妾至贱，不当贵，以其子贵，故得贵焉。”《春秋》之义，母以子贵是也。
【占】　问时运：有因祸得福，转败为成之兆。
○　问营商：初次小损，后获大利，且有商地成家之象。
○　问功名：有荣封之喜。
○　问家宅：此宅墙基有坏，修之获吉，且必出贵子。
○　问婚姻：是为小妾，必生贵子。
○　问疾病：腹有宿积，利在下泻，无咎。
○　问六甲：生男，宜于庶出。
【例】　缙绅某来，请占伊夫人之病，筮得《鼎》之《大有》。
断曰：爻辞为“颠趾”“出否”，是因鼎中有积污，倒鼎而出之也。论之病体，谓胸有积块，宜下泻之，在妇科或有血瘀等患，当破血以下之，不可作怀孕论也。今占夫人之症，得此爻象，知其病在子宫，因房事过度，子宫受损，宿秽未清，急宜调治，用法洗涤；但治疗后，防生育有碍，须另觅小妾，据爻象必有贵子，缙绅感悟，果蓄妾，而得子。

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Legge: The first line, magnetic, shows the cauldron overthrown and its feet turned up. But there will be advantage in getting rid of what was bad in it. Or it shows us the concubine whose position is improved by means of her son. There will be no error.
Wilhelm/Baynes: A cauldron with legs upturned. Furthers removal of stagnating stuff. One takes a concubine for the sake of her son. No blame.
Blofeld: To rid it of decaying remnants of meat, the vessel is turned upside down. [Some actions, though highly improper in themselves, may be properly performed if circumstances so require; a merely ritualistic conception of right and wrong is not desirable.] It is not shameful to take a concubine for the sake of bearing sons. [This is added as an example, immediately acceptable to a traditionally minded Chinese of something improper in itself which becomes proper when the motive is acceptable.]
Liu: A cauldron overturned by its legs -- it is beneficial to clean out the stagnating matter. One takes a concubine to get a son. No blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel: toppling the foot. Harvesting: issuing-forth-from obstruction. Acquiring a concubine, using one's sonhood. Without fault.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron's upturned legs; beneficial to expel the bad; getting a consort together with her son; there is no trouble.
Cleary (1): When the cauldron overturns on its base, it is beneficial to eject what is wrong. Getting a concubine, because of her child she is not faulted.
Wu: The cauldron tips over and conveniently spills its stale food, like a man taking a secondary wife because of her son. There will be no error.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The cauldron is emptied -- this is not incorrect. There will be advantage in getting rid of what was bad so that the subject of the line will thereby follow the more noble subject of line four. Wilhelm/Baynes: This is still not wrong. To follow the man of worth. Blofeld: There is nothing improper about up-ending a sacrificial vessel to rid it of decaying matter. Such actions are necessary in the pursuit of what is noble. Ritsema/Karcher: Not-yet rebelling indeed. Using adhering-to valuing indeed.
Cleary (2): That is not bad. To go along with what is valuable. Wu: There is nothing to worry about. The outlook is after prominence.

Legge: Line one is magnetic, and little can be expected from her, but she has a proper correlate in the dynamic fourth line. The overthrow of the cauldron, causing its feet to be turned upward towards the fourth place empties it of what was bad in it. This is deemed fortunate, because it thereby hastens the cooperation between the two lines. A similar idea is that a concubine is less honorable than a wife --like the overthrown cauldron. But if she has a son, while the wife has none, he will be his father's heir, and the concubine-mother will share in the honor of his position.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, the evil is being discarded. This opens up opportunities for renewal, no matter how lowly a position the man may temporarily occupy.
Wing: To attain a goal that is worthy in itself, you may need to use means that are considered unorthodox. If this goal has been a long-term objective, you may have to begin again, using entirely new methods. This is not a mistake. You can succeed no matter how inexperienced you are.
Editor: An alchemical vessel is a metaphor for the psyche undergoing the transformation of the Work. To rid the vessel of what is "bad" (Wilhelm calls it "stagnating stuff") is to rid oneself of limiting beliefs, negative emotions or whatever harmful element may be suggested by the matter at hand. After years of work, the testing process becomes
increasingly refined -- one goes through long periods of stress with perfect equanimity, and begins to take pride in one's strength of will. At about that point, something will happen to evoke an emotional response, and one becomes suddenly aware that the refining process is not complete until all of the scum comes to the top and is eliminated from the psyche. The symbolism of the concubine suggests a rather humble or simple emotional component, union with which produces a new and promising synthesis. When this part of the work has been accomplished it is as if the individual had built a psychic container, and this must be done to the very best of his ability, or it may go to pieces when the strains and stresses of the transformation process begin. For there will still remain certain things, and these usually the very darkest, that will come to light when he explores the unconscious ... These blackest shadows, that the alchemists called the state of nigredo, will probably prove to be connected with the unadapted emotions representing the nonpersonal part of the psyche, and it is most painful to realize that they actually exist within oneself.
M.E. Harding -- Psychic Energy
A. After ridding oneself of limiting beliefs, a conscious connection with basic principles brings forth new and valuable insights.
B. Expel dross and embrace simplicity.
C. The simplest, least complicated solution is the best one.
D. An image of dealing with unconscious material -- confronting one's hidden

issues.

周易第五十卦九二爻详解
九二爻辞
九二。鼎有实，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。
象曰：鼎有实，慎所之也。我仇有疾，终无尤也。
白话文解释
九二：鼎中有食物。筮遇此爻，家里有饭吃，仇家有疾病，再没有什么东西困扰我，吉利。
《象辞》说：家里有饭吃，家境优裕，犹宜重其身家，慎其出处。仇家有疾病，我可以安亨清福，终于没有灾祸。

北宋易学家邵雍解
吉：得此爻者，虽有收获，但须防忧。做官的秉公执政，须防小人的谗言之扰。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：功名正盛，小心中伤。
财运：袋中有财，须防盗窃。
家宅：富家防窃；不宜娶女。
身体：实热之症。

九二变卦

  九二爻动变得周易第56卦：火山旅。这个卦是异卦（下艮上离）相叠。此卦与丰卦相反，互为“综卦”。山中燃火，烧而不止，火势不停地向前蔓延，如同途中行人，急于赶路。因而称旅卦。

九二爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第二爻，爻辞：九二：鼎有实；我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。爻辞释义
仇：指与自己意志不合的者，相对立者。疾:指妒害之意。即：靠近，接
本爻辞的意思是：鼎中装满可供济养的食物，容易招来敌对者的嫉妒，却不能把自己怎么样，结果是吉祥的。
从卦象上看，九二爻以阳爻居于柔位，刚柔相济，上应六五之君，不致失
《象》曰：“鼎有实”，慎所之也；“我仇有疾”，终无尤也。这里指出：“鼎中盛满可供济养的食物”，应该谨慎行事，不要走错方向；“招来敌对者的嫉妒”，但因无隙可乘，故终将无所怨尤。
占得此爻者，要当心小人。在你推进事业中，可能取到了一些成绩，但是由此会招来嫉妒。你要持中守正，不能做出违法违纪的事，给人家抓住把柄。注意保持与嫉妒你的人的距离，不要与他们过于亲近，这样他们无机可乘，你才能平安无事。
九二：鼎有实，我仇有疾，不我能卽，吉。象曰：鼎有实，愼所之也。我仇有疾，终无尤也。
经文意思是：鼎中有食物，我的敌人有病，不能和我一起分享，吉祥。
象辞意思是：鼎中有食物，要谨慎地移动它。我的敌人有病，最终没有忧虑。

九二：鼎有实，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。
《象传》曰：鼎有实，慎所之也。我仇有疾，终无尤也。
“实”者，鼎之实，即为鼎中之肉。阳为实，阴为虚，二爻阳实，位当鼎腹，是鼎有实之象，故曰“鼎有实”，则可享上帝，可养圣贤。古之人爵高禄厚，每多不免凶祸，是由仇即我也，二应在五，为三四两阳间隔，故曰“我仇有疾”。“仇”者，害我者也，“疾”者，恼我者也。二自守坚固，不相比附，故曰“不我能即”。人能守正，不正者不能就，所以吉也。鼎之“有实”，犹人之有才，当慎所趋向，斯不陷于非义。故《象传》以“慎所之”释之，谓一鼎不能动，则万夫废，一心不可动，则万议息，慎所之之谓也。“终无尤也”，“无尤”，乃所以得吉也。又曰：“疾”字，有妒害之义，入朝见疾是也。小人之为害也，必托为亲爱，以伺其隙，在我既志洁行芳，嫉我者自无隙之可乘，不能即而害之也。
【占】　问时运：运途正直，奸邪自远，无往不吉。
○　问功名：“实”者，实获也。名成之后，多有忌嫉之者，宜慎防之。
○　问营商：曰“鼎有实”，即所谓囊有财也，宜防匪人盗窃。
○　问婚姻：二与五应，五变为姤，《姤》曰“勿用娶女”。“仇”，怨偶也，“不我能即”，是不娶也。
○　问家宅：“实”者，富足之家，防分人窃伺。
○　问疾病：阳为实，是实热之症，宜对症调治，吉。
○　问六甲：生女。
【例】　明治十二年夏，大阪豪商藤田传三郎、中野梧一两氏，被疑见拘，护送东京，当时各新闻怪二氏拘留，喋喋评论。一日有友来访，请占二氏祸福，筮得《鼎》之《旅》。
断曰：鼎为大器，未易摇动者也，今鼎中“有实”，是愈重而不可动也。藤田中野两氏，正当其象。动之者为司法官，今司法官“有疾”，不能展其力，则欲动而卒不能动也，是谓“我仇有疾，不我能即”。两氏之狱，想即日可解脱也。
既而果然。
【例】　一日友人某来，曰：近日有媒人来，为余说亲，请占此女娶之如何？筮得《鼎》之《旅》。
断曰：《鼎》有“耳目聪明”之象，又内卦《巽》为长女，其色白，外卦《离》为明，为丽，其女必有才智，且有美色。然曰“鼎有实”，恐胎已有孕，则有外遇可知也。至此女有妊，两亲必未之知，即媒人亦必不知也，足下毋须道破，婉言辞之可也。
某果善辞谢之。后闻此女所嫁，即为外遇情郎，未匝月而产。后某每面予，谈论此事，赞《易》理之灵妙也。
【例】　明治三十一年，占英国与德国交际，筮得《鼎》之《旅》。
断曰：鼎为调五味之器，能使味之不和者，终归于和也。今占英德两国交际，得《鼎》之二爻，二与五应，当以二属德，以五属英，二五阴阳相应，可见英德相亲，但为四爻障碍其间，故两国意志不能相通。必待四年后，四爻障碍退去，两国自得相亲也。《象传》所谓“慎所之”，言当谨持其向往；“终无尤”，自可得免其受害。按英国以多年积累之功，建成霸业，孛国先帝威廉，联合比邻小国，征挪威、奥地利，克服法国，因此构怨于奥法两国，恐两国潜图复仇，欲借德国之势，联络保护，是以不得不结好于德也。此两国交际上之密意也。

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Legge: The second line, dynamic, shows the cauldron with the things to be cooked in it. If he can say, "My enemy dislikes me, but he cannot approach me," there will be good fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes: There is food in the cauldron. My comrades are envious, but they cannot harm me. Good fortune.
Blofeld: The Ting possesses solidity. My enemies are in difficulty and there is nothing
they can do to me -- good fortune!
Liu: The cauldron is filled with food. My associates are jealous, but they cannot harm me. Good fortune. [Even though a person profits from his business or performs his work carefully and well, he should still beware lest others harm or disturb him.]
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel possesses substance. My companion possesses affliction. Not me able to approach. Significant.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron has substance: my enemy has an illness; it is not able to approach me; auspicious.
Cleary (1): The cauldron is filled. One’s enemy is jealous, but cannot get at one; this is lucky.
Cleary (2): The cauldron has content. My enemy is afflicted, but luckily cannot get to me.
Wu: The cauldron is full. My associates have ill feelings about me, but they cannot do anything to me. This is auspicious.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: Let the subject of the line be careful where he goes. My enemy dislikes me, but there will in the end be no fault to which he can point. Wilhelm/
Baynes: Be cautious about where you go. This brings no blame in the end. Blofeld: The first sentence indicates a need for caution. "My enemies are in trouble" indicates that I shall remain blameless to the end. Ritsema/Karcher: Considering places it indeed. Completing without surpassing indeed. Cleary (2): Being careful about where one goes. After all there is no resentment. Wu: Be mindful of where to go. There will be no resentment in the end.
Legge: The enemy is the first line which solicits. Line two is able to resist the solicitation, and the auspice is favorable.

NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man achieves great success, thereby incurring the envy of others. No harm will come to him, since he is not distracted from his purpose.
Wing: You may feel a need to stand apart from your fellow man to achieve a significant aim. Such a stance will invite envy, but this will not create a problem for you. Good fortune is indicated.
Editor: If the Sacrificial Vessel is seen as an analogue of the psyche, it is easy to see this line as a commentary on not allowing inner forces (appetites, passions, emotions, etc.) to overcome the ego's control of the Work. Note that the Wilhelm, Blofeld and Liu translations are not conditional like Legge's: "If he can say..." Liu's note is derived from the Confucian commentary, which seems unduly grave: note that the original line is not overtly cautionary. Generally, you are protected despite any perceived threats. The Oracles urge men to devote themselves to things divine, and not to give way to the promptings of the irrational soul, for, to such as fail herein, it is significantly said, "Thy vessel the beasts of the earth shall inhabit."
W.W. Westcott -- The Chaldean Oracles of Zoroaster
A. The situation is favorable, but you must be on guard to maintain it.
B. Divisive forces covet that which is under your control, but cannot harm you if you are careful.
C. Your idea has merit. (A cauldron with food in it.) Develop it carefully and don't get carried away. (Protect it from the enemies of doubt, over-enthusiasm, etc.)

周易第五十卦九三爻详解详解
九三爻辞
九三。鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食。方雨，亏悔，终吉。
象曰：鼎耳革，失其义也。
白话文解释
九三：鼎耳脱落了。筮遇此爻，打猎无所获。野味莫吃光，老天要下雨，不知何日能出猎，坐吃山空，食物将匮乏，节约渡难关，终于得吉利。
《象辞》说：鼎耳脱落，意在说其人行动失宜。

北宋易学家邵雍解
平：得此爻者，先难后易，老者多福，年轻人多不如意。做官的会遇到阻力，但最终的结果会好。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：妄意改变，难免有悔。
财运：目前滞销，须待三年。
家宅：须防突变；可能悔婚。
身体：小心失聪。

九三变卦

  九三爻动变得周易第64卦：火水未济。这个卦是异卦（下坎上离）相叠。离为火，坎为水。火上水下，火势压倒水势，救火大功未成，故称未济。《周易》以乾坤二卦为始，以既济、未济二卦为终，充分反映了变化发展的思想。

九三爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第三爻，爻辞：九三：鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食；方雨亏悔，终吉。爻辞释义
鼎耳：鼎腹两边高出部位谓之鼎耳，中空以便于穿进横木杠，搬运鼎身。雉膏：指甘美的山鸡汤。方雨：指下雨的时候。亏悔：指消释悔恨。
本爻辞的意思是：鼎的耳朵被破坏了，无法被移动，鼎中甘美的山鸡汤也喝不上了。待到阴阳调和，润雨出现才能消释悔恨，最终还可以获得吉祥。
《象》中这样解释本爻：“鼎耳革”，失其义也。这里指出：“鼎器的耳部被破坏了”，鼎无法移动，也就失去了它虚中纳物的意义。
从卦象上看，九三居下卦的顶端，虽然属于得正，但是失中，没在这卦的中间位置，这意味着其行动不能坚守中庸之道。本卦的最高领导六五这一爻，属于阴爻居阳位，与九三性格相异，意见等难以协调统一。加上九三与上面的九四逆比，行动受阻。九三如果能改变自己的行为，自思己过，听命于本卦最大的领导六五，那么阴阳调和，终能获得吉祥。
占得此爻，你是性格争躁、敢说敢做之人，可是你的领导却是做事优柔寡断，你不要为此看不起他，与之发生冲突，否则你会被闲置起来，再有才能也施展不出来。你应该听命于领导，凡事要请示和商量，这样才能最终实现目标。
九三：鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食，方雨亏悔，终吉。
象曰：鼎耳革，失其义也。
经文意思是：鼎耳掉了，移动鼎有困难，里面的山鸡肉也吃不上，刚好有雨，悔恨渐消，最终吉祥。
象辞意思是：鼎耳掉了，便失去了鼎耳的意义。

九三：鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食。方雨亏悔，终吉。
《象传》曰：鼎耳革，失其义也。
毛西河云：凡鼎既实，则以铉贯耳，扛近食前，仪礼所谓扃鼎是也。若未实，则撤铉脱耳，谓之“耳革”。凡物皆以足行，惟鼎以耳行，“耳革”则不能举之而行，故曰“其行塞”。上《离》为雉，下《巽》为鸡，鸡亦雉类，雉入鼎烹，故曰“雉膏”。雉膏，食之美者也，《鼎》之行既塞，雉膏虽美，人不得而食之矣。三动成《坎》，《坎》为雨，初之三为《睽》，《睽》上曰“遇雨则吉”，《睽》上互《坎》，雨皆取象于《坎》耳。“方雨”，乍雨也，雨之润者，谓之膏雨，喻言“雉膏”之芳润也。《坎》为破，亦为悔，故曰“亏悔”，谓有此美味，而不得食，举鼎者能无悔乎？悔则思变，将耳之革者不革，而行之塞者不塞，始虽悔，终则吉矣。古帝王铸鼎象物，以为世宝，鼎因一成而不易，举鼎之制，亦一成而不改，今欲以旧鼎变新鼎，妄革其耳，率至一步不能行，故曰“失其义也”。《井》《鼎》九三，皆居下而不用，《井》三“井渫不食”，《鼎》三“雉膏不食”，君子能调和其食，而不能使人之必食。此卦三虽欲革耳，五能以金铉实之，虽始有悔，终乃得吉也。
【占】　问时运：运非不佳，但妄意变改，以致所行辄阻，是以有悔也。
○　问功名：目下虽美不售，改就他途，反多灾悔。
○　问营商：业有改迁，致货物呆滞，须俟三年后，可复兴也。
○　问战征：兵队有变，恐粮食被劫。
○　问家宅：此宅两厢房。防有变动，或有火灾，遇雨得救。
○　问婚姻：恐有悔婚改适之变，所谓“失其义”也。
○　问六甲：生女。
【例】　明治二十年春，晤某贵显，遍论在朝诸公，余曰：若某公者，今年可登显秩。贵显曰：子何知之？余曰：余每年冬至日，占问在朝诸公气运，故得知之。某公今年运当《鼎》之《未济》。
断曰：三爻以阳居阳，才力俱强，与四相比，四爻亦阳，两阳故不相亲。三以位不得中，与五亦不相应，故“耳革”而不能受铉，遂致淹塞而不行也。虽鼎中“雉膏”之美，终不得而食之，喻人有济世之才，无以举之，终不能展其抱负也。“方雨”者，如大旱得雨，足慰民望，民之待泽，无异旱之待雨，所谓斯人不出，如苍生何？故始之“悔亏”，终乃得吉也。某公今年运途，其象如此，是以知其必得升用也，但嫌三爻阳刚过甚，太刚必折，防有不测之灾。某贵显闻之，深感《易》理之妙，后某公果升封伯爵，荣擢显要；翌年某公，猝道暴变，致有刖足之患，应在四爻“鼎足折”之兆。

Line-3
Legge: The third line, dynamic, shows the cauldron with the places of its ears changed. The progress of its subject is thus stopped. The fat flesh of the pheasant which is in the cauldron will not be eaten. But the genial rain will come, and the grounds for repentance will disappear. There will be good fortune in the end.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The handle of the cauldron is altered. One is impeded in his way of life. The fat of the pheasant is not eaten. Once rain falls, remorse is spent. Good fortune comes in the end.
Blofeld: The handles of the Ting have been detached, so it is difficult to move it. [A delay due to some remissness on our part.] The fat of the pheasant is not eaten. [Because of our remissness an opportunity goes to waste.] Suddenly rain [An omen of good fortune, of heaven’s nourishing powers] comes, regret wanes and, ultimately, there is good fortune.

Liu: The handles of the cauldron are changed. Its activity will be obstructed. The fat of the pheasant is not eaten. Once the rain comes, regret vanishes. Good fortune in the end.
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel: the ears skinned. Its movement clogged. Pheasant juice not taken-in. On-all-sides rain lessens repenting. Completing significant.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron's ears are bridled: his motion is blocked; the pheasant fat is not edible; the countryside rain diminishes; regret, in the end auspicious.
Cleary (1): The lifting hooks of the cauldron are removed; the activity is impeded. Rich meat is not eaten. When it rains, lack is regretted. It turns out well.
Cleary (2): The knobs of the cauldron are removed, so its use is impeded. Pheasant fat is not eaten. When it rains, regret is removed and all is well in the end.
Wu: The cauldron’s earrings malfunction. It cannot be carried. The delicious pheasant dish is not enjoyed. Timely rain washes regret away. There will be auspiciousness in the end.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: There is the cauldron with the places for its ears changed -- he has failed in what was required of him in his situation. Wilhelm/Baynes: He has missed the idea. Blofeld: What is said about the handles of the Ting implies our failure in carrying out our duty. Ritsema/Karcher: Letting-go its righteousness indeed. Cleary (2): When the knobs of the cauldron are removed, it loses its meaning. Wu: It loses its usefulness.
Legge: Line three is dynamic in his proper place -- if his correlate were the magnetic line five, the auspice would be entirely good. But instead of five, his correlate is the dynamic six. What is required is that he and line five, instead of six, should be correlates. The place of the ears at five has been changed and the advance of line three is thereby stopped; the good meat in the cauldron will not be eaten. But if he keeps firm line five will eventually seek his company, the yin and the yang will mingle, and their union will be followed by the genial rain. The issue will be good.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man is faced with obstacles. His abilities go unnoticed and talents unused. But this is only a temporary setback, as the tension will be relieved.
Wing: Your unique talents are not being used because they are not recognized. This may be due to erroneous thinking on your part. Maintain a positive attitude about yourself, and things will change for the better.
Editor: The Wilhelm, Blofeld and Liu translations all refer to the "ears" as "handles." We are justified therefore in combining the ideas of both. Ears are the organs by which we hear, and handles are devices by which something is grasped. To hear and to comprehend

what is heard are the ideas conveyed. However, the ears have been changed or altered, so the image suggests that a different message or new set of rules and/or circumstances is now operative; the old rules or concepts no longer apply. The situation has evolved, but progress is stopped because one hasn't comprehended the changes yet. "The fat of the pheasant is not eaten" is just another way of saying that one has missed the point, or has
not been nourished by the new insight. However, the situation will not remain static -- a coming union of thought and feeling will create the catharsis needed to effect the transformation. The rain showed that the tension between consciousness and the unconscious was being resolved. Although at the time I was not able to understand the meaning of the dream beyond these few hints, new forces were released in me which helped me to carry the experiment with the unconscious to a conclusion.
Jung -- Memories, Dreams, Reflections
A. The dynamics of your situation have changed, but you are still operating on old assumptions and have missed the point or not gotten the message. However, the condition is temporary and will resolve itself naturally.
B. The image suggests a stalemate followed by eventual resolution.

周易第五十卦九四爻详解详解
九四爻辞
九四。鼎折足，覆公餗，其形渥，凶。
象曰：覆公餗，信如何也。
白话文解释
九四：鼎足太轻，不堪重负，以致折断，倾覆王公的珍馐美味，弄得汁液满地，形容狼藉。这是凶险之兆。
《象辞》说：倾覆了王公的珍馐美味，这是喻指其人德薄而位尊，力小而任重，以致败坏军国大事，其结果如何呢？

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶：得此爻者，多灾之时，或生足疾。做官的有被贬职之忧。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：小损大刑，千万小心。
财运：有去无回，小心性命。
家宅：栋折之患；男女足疾。
身体：足上生疮，难保完整。

九四变卦

  九四爻动变得周易第18卦：山风蛊。这个卦是异卦（下巽上艮）相叠，与随卦互为综卦。蛊本意为事，引申为多事、混乱。器皿久不用而生虫称“蛊”，喻天下久安而因循、腐败，必须革新创造，治理整顿，挽救危机，重振事业。

九四爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第四爻，爻辞：九四：鼎折足，覆公錬，其形渥，凶。爻辞释义
公：指位高权重的王公大臣。錬：是一种用碎米与竹笋做成的菜粥。渥：汗流满面，沾濡之貌，这里指尴尬的样子。
本爻辞的意思是：移鼎不慎而折足，使得鼎中王公的粥饭洒了出来。王公为此汗颜，很不吉利。
鼎断了腿，那么就失去了平衡，里面的食物都翻倒在地。承担了自己所不能胜任的工作，才会既折了自己的足，又误了别人委托的大事。而且事态严重，不可收拾。个人信誉也有很大的损害。
九四这一爻紧邻六五，属于近君大臣。九四应该选用德才兼备的人来协助自己，去完成君主交给的任务，然而其却用人不当，“覆公錬”，差点砸了九四的饭碗。
《象》中这样分析本爻：“覆公诉”，信如何也！这里指出：“王公鼎里的粥饭倾倒出来了”，哪里还有什么信誉可言呢！
占得此爻者，在选人用人上，一定注意，要做到知人善用。如果选的人不堪
重任，会坏了你的事。在选择合伙人时，要深入地了解对方，如果不了解就合
作，可能会使得合伙计划流产，你也因此而前功尽弃。
九四：鼎折足，覆公餗，其形渥，凶。
象曰：覆公餗，信如何也。
经文意思是：鼎腿折断，（鼎倒使）王公的美味佳肴洒了一地，显得又脏又乱，凶险。象辞意思是：王公的粥都酒了，还怎么再受信任呢？

九四：鼎折足，覆公餗，餗其形渥，凶。
《象传》曰：覆公餗，信如何也。
鼎三足，象三公。案九四辰在午，上值紫微垣。三师，隋《百官志》曰：三师之不主事，不置府僚，与天子坐而论道，盖贵戚近臣也。四下与初应，初为趾，体《大过》为颠，四震爻，《震》为足，上互《兑》，《兑》为毁折，故初之“颠趾”，至四则“足折”矣。鼎之所以安定不动者在足，足折则鼎倒，凡二之“实”，三之“雉膏”，皆为之倾覆矣，故曰“覆公餗”。“餗”，《释文》以为键，《周礼》以为糁，要皆为鼎实而已。“形渥”，郑作刑剭，“屋诛”注云；屋读如“其刑剭”之剭，谓所杀不于市，而以适甸师氏者也，盖就屋中刑之也。服虔云：《周礼》有屋诛，诛大臣于屋，不露也。四位比近五，盖谓大臣，鼎之折足，喻言臣下旷官，君视臣如手足，足折则臣道失矣，诛之于屋，凶之极也。《象传》曰“信如何”者，言四不胜其任，咎由自取，无可如何也。
【占】　问时运：运途颠覆，小则损折，大则刑戮，甚为可惧。
○　问战征：有损兵折将之祸。
○　问功名：未成者难望，已成者必败。
○　问营商：资财覆灭，且有身命之忧。
○　问婚姻：必男女均有足疾，且于家道不利。
○　问家宅：有栋折榱摧之患。
○　问疾病：必是足上患疮，难保完体。
○　问讼事：凶。
○　问六甲：生女，防有残疾。
【例】　明治十五年七月，朝鲜国京城内变，杀戮大臣，并逐我公使，盖由其大院君之唆使也。飞报达我国，朝野为之骚然，某贵显过舍，请占，筮得《鼎》之《蛊》。
断曰：鼎三足，象三公，折足则三公有变，正今日朝鲜之谓也。四位近五，是为君之近臣，有专揽大权之象，《系辞传》所谓“德薄而位尊，智小而谋大，力小而任重，鲜不及矣”，大院君当之焉。“覆公餗”者，餗，鼎之实也，足折，则鼎中之实，倾覆无余，言朝鲜变起，其府库之资财，必皆耗散矣。“其形渥”者，形渥读作刑剭，谓重刑也。大院君以君父之尊，纵得免刑，恐遭幽辱。四爻变则为《蛊》，《蛊》者惑也，三虫在皿，有互相吞噬之象，是即开化、守旧、事大三党，互相轧轹而起衅。幸朝鲜当陛贤明，得九二贤臣相辅，不至覆国，幸矣！
贵显听之，惟惟而去。后大院君果为清所幽，国王亲政。

Line-4
Legge: The fourth line, dynamic, shows the sacrificial vessel with its feet broken, and its contents, designed for the ruler's use, overturned and spilled. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The legs of the cauldron are broken. The prince's meal is spilled and his person soiled. Misfortune.
Blofeld: The legs of the Ting snap. The prince's food is overturned and his person soiled - misfortune! [Through gross carelessness an opportunity to advance our interests is not only lost but transformed into an occasion of trouble.]
Liu: The legs of the cauldron are split. The duke's meal is spilled and his face turns red. Misfortune.
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel: a severed stand. Overthrowing a princely stew. Its form soiled. Pitfall.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron's broken leg: Overturns the duke's stew; his punishment is execution-in-chamber; inauspicious.
Cleary (1): The cauldron’s legs are broken, spilling the food received for service. The physical being is enriched, but there is misfortune.

Cleary (2): The cauldron breaks its legs, spilling your food; your face drips. This is unfortunate.
Wu: The cauldron’s legs are broken. The duke’s feast is spilled over, resulting in capital punishment. Foreboding.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: How can he be trusted? Wilhelm/Baynes: How can one still trust
him? Blofeld: The prince's meal is overturned -- how is it possible to continue enjoying his confidence? Ritsema/Karcher: Wherefore trustworthy thus indeed? Cleary (2): Now that you have spilled your food, what happened to your confidence? Wu: How can there be trust?
The Master said: "Virtue small and office high; wisdom small and plans great; strength small and burden heavy: where such conditions exist, it is seldom that they do not end in evil. As it is said in the I Ching, `The tripod's feet are overthrown, and the ruler's food is overturned. The body of him who is thus indicated is wet with shame: there will be evil.'"
Legge: Line four is the minister charged with difficult duties. Although dynamic, he is in a magnetic position with a magnetic correlate in line one. Weak in himself, and without an able helper, he has failed to do his proper work, and cannot be trusted again.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man fails to discharge his responsibilities because of personal inadequacies. Great plans supported by limited knowledge, heavy loads by meager strength, high office
by weak character -- these result in shame and disaster.
Wing: You do not have the capability to achieve the goals you have in mind. You have not been realistic about your position. You are lacking in either energy, commitment, information, or assistance. Going forth with your plans will invite disaster.
Editor: The image suggests misfortune brought about by inexperience, incompetence, lack of capacity, divided loyalties, willful disobedience, or plain ignorance. In my experience, the line does not necessarily always imply blame: sometimes, with the best will in the world, one just isn't capable of coping with superior forces in a situation. If this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes #18, Work on What has been Spoiled, implying that you should clean up the mess you’ve just made. If you have assumed a character above your strength, you have both acted in this matter in an unbecoming way, and you have neglected that which you might have fulfilled.
Epictetus
A. A failure is portended. Only you can determine if blame is involved.

周易第五十卦九五爻详解详解
六五爻辞
六五。鼎黄耳金铉，利贞。
象曰：鼎黄耳，中以为实也。
白话文解释
六五：豪华之鼎，上面装配有铜耳、铜铉。筮遇此爻吉利。
《象辞》说：豪华之鼎，上面装配着铜耳、铜铉，这样的食鼎，理应盛着佳霉美味。

北宋易学家邵雍解
吉：得此爻者，时运不错，多获利。做官的多吉兆，多升迁。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：守住大贵，自然吉祥。
财运：信息通达，可获大利。
家宅：富贵之家；联姻贵族。
身体：保护胸耳。

六五变卦

  六五爻动变得周易第44卦：天风姤。这个卦是异卦（下巽上乾）相叠。乾为天，巽为风。天下有风，吹遍大地，阴阳交合，万物茂盛。姤（gǒu）卦与夬卦相反，互为“综卦”。姤即媾，阴阳相遇。但五阳一阴，不能长久相处。

九五爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第五爻，爻辞：六五：鼎黄耳金铉，利贞。爻辞释义
鼎耳：鼎腹两边高出部位谓之鼎耳，中空以便于穿进横杠，搬运鼎身。黄：黄色为土色，以五行论属于中央位，寓意守中。铉：是古代横鼎耳用来扛鼎的杠子。金：指刚实坚硬之质。
本爻辞的意思是：鼎耳的位置适中，又配上了结实的鼎杠，这样在抬鼎的时候就能保持中正，不至于倾斜。
从卦象上看，六五以阴爻居君位，得中，具有怀柔之德，下应九二，上与九四、上九亲比有应。象征仁德之君，善于纳贤。黄耳金铉，这是功成名就之象，所以利于安居守正。
《象》中这样解释本爻：“鼎黄耳”中以为实也。这里指出：“鼎耳的位置适中，又配上了结实的鼎杠”，是由于六五爻居中，自然可获得实惠。
占得此爻者，事业会非常顺利，不会出现什么偏差，但是前提是你要广纳贤
立在坚实的基础之上，随着相互信任的加深，你们的事业也会蒸蒸日上。
六五：鼎黃耳，金铉，利贞。
象曰：鼎黃耳，中以为实也。
经文意思是：鼎上铸有黄色的鼎耳，铜饰的举鼎杠，利于守正道。
象辞意思是：鼎上铸有黄色的鼎耳，说明六五居中坚实。

六五：鼎黄耳，金铉，利贞。
《象传》曰：鼎黄耳，中以为实也。
五偶画居鼎端，象鼎耳，《鼎》上卦《离》，《离》为黄，故曰“黄耳”。铉与扃通，所以贯鼎而举之也。按鼎之制，天子饰以黄金，诸侯白金，五为君位，宜用金鼎，故铉为金铉。“利贞”者，鼎为国之重器，利在正固而不动，举鼎者，亦当以正固之心临之，使无颠覆也。挈一鼎者听于耳，挈天下者听于君，耳为一鼎之主，犹君为天下之主也。《象传》曰“中以为实”者，“中”，谓鼎耳中虚，贯铉则可举，而鼎之实乃有以享上帝，养圣贤。是二、三、四，实在鼎腹，五之实，上鼎耳也。
【占】　问时运：运途贵重，贞守得福。
○　问功名：大贵之象。
○　问营商：信息明了，贩运便捷，可获厚利。
○　问战征：防有洞胸贯耳之灾。
○　问婚姻：“黄耳”“金铉”，贵兆也，主联姻贵族。
○　问家宅：富贵之家。
○　问六甲：生女。
【例】　某商人来，请占气运，筮得《鼎》之《姤》。
断曰：鼎者国之宝器，其用则能调五味，以供飨享也。今足下占商业，得《鼎》五爻，观爻辞之意，谓鼎有耳，必贯以铉，可以举动，喻言商业有利，必得其术，可以谋获。“黄耳”“金铉”，珍贵之品，喻言其利之厚也。足下得此爻，财运盛大，正可喜也。
【例】　明治三十一年，占改进党气运，筮得《鼎》之《姤》。
断曰：鼎之枢纽在耳，耳之枢纽在铉，挈其枢纽，虽九鼎之重，可以举而行也。今占改进党进步，得《鼎》五爻，曰“黄耳”“金铉”，鼎耳有铉，则鼎可扛，喻言党中必有首领，则党议可行也。按改进党，素与自由党不协，今兹两党联合，得并入于议会，是以能达其意旨，可谓得其枢纽者矣。但其事要以正为利耳，不正则终有不利，爻辞详明亲切如此。
后两党果以联合，得并立于政府；然两雄不并立，未几又因两相猜疑，遂生倾轧，四阅月而复罢斥。此在不审“利贞”之旨也。

Line-5
Legge: The fifth line, magnetic, shows the cauldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The cauldron has yellow handles, golden carrying rings. Perseverance furthers.
Blofeld: The Ting has yellow handles with golden rings attached -- righteous persistence brings reward! [The faults described in the last two notes have now been put right; the position is even better than before they were committed.]
Liu: The cauldron has yellow handles and golden carrying rings. Continuing brings advantage. [A time of benefit.]
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel: yellow ears, metallic rings. Harvesting Trial.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron's yellow ears and metal bar; beneficial to determine.
Cleary (1): The cauldron has yellow hooks with a gold handle. It is beneficial to be singleminded.
Cleary (2): ... It is beneficial to be correct.
Wu: The cauldron’s ears are yellow and its carrying pole is covered with gold. It is advantageous to be persevering.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The central position of the line is taken as a proof of the solid virtue of its subject. Wilhelm/Baynes: The yellow handles of the cauldron are central, in order to receive what is real. Blofeld: The central position of this line in the upper trigram implies solid worth. Ritsema/Karcher: Centering uses activating substance indeed. Cleary (2): The knobs of the cauldron are filled through the center. Wu: What it holds is substantial.
Legge: "Line five," says the Daily Lecture, "praises the ruler as condescending to the worthy with his humble virtue." Yellow has occurred repeatedly as a "correct color," and here the yellow ears and strong rings of metal are intended to intensify our appreciation of the occupant of line five. As the line is magnetic, a caution is added about being firm and correct.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man is modest and approachable. He thereby attracts associates, who can provide able help and advice.

Wing: If he is humble and receptive, a person in a position of authority will make further progress in the development of his character. He will attain insights and wisdom. He should continue developing his expanding awareness.
Editor: The Wilhelm version of the Confucian commentary gives us a more accessible clue as to the meaning of this line: "...In order to receive what is real." The essential idea is that of the ruler's receptivity to a higher power. Openness to advice is the basic gestalt -"ears" are receptive to messages, and "handles" suggest grasp or comprehension. Metal is often symbolic of the mental qualities, and yellow metal, rendered as "gold" in most
translations of this line, suggests the highest form of mentality -- wisdom, divine intelligence, cosmic truth, etc. Gold also often symbolizes intuition, the highest form of comprehension. The attitude of the serious adept was genuinely religious, and the most important of the philosophical alchemists confessed in their writings that the religious side of
their "art" was the focus of their interest and endeavors -- above all their inner experiences during the opus.
A. Jaffe -- The Myth of Meaning
A. The images suggests an open receptivity to harmonious influences: Go to center and listen to your inner voice.

周易第五十卦上九爻详解详解
上九爻辞
上九。鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。
象曰：玉铉在上，刚柔节也。
白话文解释
上九：金属之鼎配以玉石之铉。占得此爻，大吉，无所不利。
《象辞》说：上九爻辞讲玉石之铉配在金属之鼎上面，表明刚柔相接，上下安份，没有凌乱侵夺的现象。

北宋易学家邵雍解
吉：得此爻者，安稳利达，谋求遂意。做官的闲职者复职，离退者功成身退。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运：和善待人，无往不利。
财运：美玉待沽，自然有利。
家宅：地位甚高；金玉之盟。
身体：耳痛之症。

上九变卦

  上九爻动变得周易第32卦：雷风恒。这个卦是异卦（下巽上震）相叠。震为男、为雷；巽为女、为风。震刚在上，巽柔在下。刚上柔下，造化有常，相互助长。阴阳相应，常情，故称为恒。

上九爻的哲学含义

鼎卦第六爻，爻辞：上九：鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。爻辞释义
本爻辞的意思是：在用来抬大鼎的鼎杠上配上玉饰，十分吉祥，不会有什么不利。
从卦象上看，上九以阳爻居柔位，刚柔相济，又与六五爻成正比，受到六五的尊重，既有名声又有地位。
《象》中这样分析本爻：玉铉在上，刚柔节也。这里指出：配上玉饰的的鼎杠高处上方，表明刚柔相济，互相调节。玉是比金更贵重的物品。名至实归之象。占得“大吉，无不利”，一切都可称心如意。
占得此爻者，虽然不是单位的一把手，但也是受到领导重用和尊重的人，你应该为领导网罗人才，尽心尽力地做事。这样就会有升迁的机会，功名皆获。当然，你要身居高位而不自傲，懂得关心和尊重你周围的人，如果能做到这一点，可以功成名就了。
上九：鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。
象曰：玉较在上，刚柔节也。
经文意思是：鼎上配以玉饰的举鼎杠，大吉祥，没有不利的。
象辞意思是：玉饰的举鼎牡在上位，是刚柔调节。

上九：鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。
《象传》曰：玉铉在上，刚柔节也。
上居外卦之极，一阳横亘于鼎耳，有铉象。玉之为物，其性坚刚，其色温润，上以刚居柔，其德似之，故以玉为铉。或谓上处卦外，是为就养之圣贤，而无位者也。按鼎之饰，各有品级，天子黄金，诸侯白金，大夫铜，士铁；五曰“黄耳”“金铉”，此为天子之鼎，上无位，特以玉铉别之。《集解》引干宝曰，“玉又贵于金者”，是其旨也。《彖传》曰，“玉铉在上，刚柔节也”，上谓在六五之上，“节”者，适均之意，言上与五，金玉相配，刚柔相济，得以成鼎养之功，故“大吉，无不利”也。
【占】　问时运：温润和平，无往不利。
○　问战征：六师既张，进无不克，大吉。
○　问功名：位趋鼎铉，大吉。
○　问营商：美玉待沽，其价必善，无往不利也。
○　问婚姻：如金如玉，大吉。
○　问家宅：此宅地位甚高，大吉。
○　问疾病：恐是耳痛之症。
○　问六甲：生女。
【例】　缙绅某来，请占气运，筮得《鼎》之《恒》。
断曰：《鼎》以火为用，下象鼎而上象烹，其功用在上，故上卦多吉。今足下占气运，得《鼎》上爻，象为鼎铉。鼎重器也，玉，宝物也，以玉饰铉，以铉扛鼎，则鼎可举，而养可及于天下矣。喻言人得其运，则运亨时来，刚柔相济，所作所谋，无不大吉大利矣。

Line-6
Legge: The sixth line, dynamic, shows the cauldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The cauldron has rings of jade. Great good fortune. Nothing that would not act to further.
Blofeld: The Ting has jade handles -- great good fortune! [A further improvement on the progress indicated in the preceding note.]
Liu: The cauldron has carrying rings of jade. Great good fortune. Benefit in everything.
Ritsema/Karcher: The Vessel: jade rings. The great significant. Without not Harvesting.
Shaughnessy: The cauldron's jade bar; greatly auspicious; there is nothing not beneficial.
Cleary (1): The cauldron has a jade handle. This is very auspicious, entirely beneficial.
Cleary (2): The jade handle of the cauldron is very auspicious, beneficial to all.
Wu: The cauldron’s carrying pole is decorated with jade. There will be great fortune and nothing disadvantageous.

COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The rings of jade are at the very top -- the dynamic and magnetic meet in their due proportions. Wilhelm/Baynes: The jade rings in the highest place show the firm and the yielding complementing each other properly. Blofeld: The first part of the passage is indicated by this top line-- a firm line which meets the yielding fifth harmoniously. Ritsema/Karcher: Solid and supple articulating indeed. Cleary (2): The jade handle is above. Hard and soft join. Wu: The strong and the weak are balanced.
Legge: Line six is dynamic, but his strength is tempered by being in a magnetic place. It is this which makes the handle to be of jade, which, though very hard has a peculiar and rich softness all its own. The auspice of the line is excellent. The Great Minister (line six) performs for the ruler (line five) by helping his government and nourishing the worthy. This is the part that the handle does for the cauldron.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The sage imparts wise counsel to the benefit of the worthy recipient. His gentle and sincere behavior pleases the heavens, which dispense good fortune to all.
Wing: There exists a general atmosphere of clarity and greatness. All circumstances are favorable. The inner self has reached a highly developed stage. Everyone will benefit.
Editor: The top line of a hexagram often represents the sage or holy man. Here the wisdom of the sage is offered to the ruler. Psychologically, the ego is receptive to instruction from its higher Self. The Confucian commentary alludes to the proper union of
dynamic and magnetic forces -- this is the Holy Marriage of the Perennial Philosophy. The image suggests the Chinese concept of Li, the character for which combines the ideas of heaven's ordinances with that of a receptive vessel. The term Li signifies one of the most important concepts in Confucian ethics. [The character] is made up of two elements, one representing influence coming down from heaven, and the other ... representing a sacrificial vessel ... Li came to include all the customary regulations and acknowledged practices which govern social relationships.
D.H. Smith -- Confucius
A. One is receptive to the highest influence.
B. An image of the harmonious union of thought and feeling.
March 29, 2001, 4/25/06, 11/7/11