涣 · 散
Judgement
亨，王假有庙，利涉大川，利贞。
Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers one to cross the great water. Furthered by steadfastness.
The Image
风行水上，涣。先王以享于帝，立庙。
Wind moves over the water: dispersion. So the former kings offered to the supreme lord and founded the ancestral temples.
The Lines
用拯马壮，吉。
The strength of a horse is used for rescue. Good fortune.
初六之“吉”，顺也。
The first line’s good fortune: obedience.
涣奔其机，悔亡。
Dispersal runs to its support; regret passes.
“涣奔其机”，得愿也。
Dispersal runs to its support: he gains what he wishes.
涣其躬，无悔。
Dispersing himself; no regret.
“涣其躬”，志在外也。
Dispersing himself: his will is outward.
涣其群，元吉；涣有丘，匪夷所思。
Dispersing his group; supreme good fortune. Dispersal to the mound — beyond ordinary thought.
“涣其群，元吉”，光大也。
Dispersing his group, supreme good fortune: great brightness.
涣汗其大号，涣王居，无咎。
The king’s great cry disperses; dispersing the king’s dwelling; no blame.
“王居”“无咎”，正位也。
The king’s dwelling, no blame: his place is set right.
涣其血去逖出，无咎。
Dispersing his blood; he goes far and out; no blame.
“涣其血”，远害也。
Dispersing his blood: he keeps far from harm.
Reading
风驱水上，吹散它。散以失开场，经文把它翻过来——散者可聚，而聚需要一件可供聚拢的象征。王至于庙：先化掉距离，再给散了的众一个可回之处。