I-Ching Hexagram 59
－ Huan － Dispersion [Dissolution]
辛卯/壬辰/己酉 赤口
風水渙 上九
ふうすいかん 59
ー 勾陳(土)卯父
ー 朱雀(火)巳兄(世
‥ 青龍(木)未子
‥ 玄武(水)午兄
ー 白虎(金)辰子(応
‥ 騰蛇(土)寅父
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離散・解散
渙。亨。王仮有廟。利渉大川。利貞。
（渙「かん」は亨。王有廟「おうゆうびょう」に仮「いた」る。大川「たいせん」を渉「わた」るに利あり。貞「ただ」しきに利あり。）
「渙」は散ること。散らすこと。渙卦は下が水で上が風（巽「木」）。風が水の上に吹けば、表面の水は小波で散る。水の上に風（巽「木」）木で船の意味があり、大川を渉るに利あり。大川を渉る冒険は良い。しかし、正道を進んできたもののみ利が得られる。苦難の中にあった人は今までの状態から（不運が散らされる）解放されたり、逆に喜びは終わろうとしている（吉運が散らされる）吉凶ともに散らされる。いまなにもないゼロの位置にいるならば、運を打破し新たなスタートがきれるチャンス。正道を持続した場合のみ、苦労のあと、喜びが得られますので、努力していきましょう。
渙其血。去逖出。无咎。
（其「その」血「いたみ」を渙「かん」す。去「さり」て逖「とおく」に出ず。咎なし。）
上九は換散の卦の最後にきていて下卦の水（険）から最も遠い。遠くにいれば咎（とが）はない。害から遠ざかることで、何の障害や問題はない。
DISPERSION. Success.
The king approaches his temple.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance furthers.
The text of this hexagram resembles that of Ts’ui, GATHERING TOGETHER (45). In the latter, the subject is the bringing together of elements that have been separated, as water collects in lakes upon the earth. Here the subject is the dispersing and dissolving of divisive egotism. DISPERSION shows the way, so to speak, that leads to gathering together. This explains the similarity of the two texts.
Religious forces are needed to overcome the egotism that divides men. The common celebration of the great sacrificial feasts and sacred rites, which gave expression simultaneously to the interrelation and social articulation of family and state, was the means employed by the great rulers to unite men. The sacred music and the splendor of the ceremonies aroused a strong tide of emotion that was shared by all hearts in unison, and that awakened a consciousness of the common origin of all creatures. In this way disunity was overcome and rigidity dissolved. A further means to the same end is a co-operation in great general undertakings that set a high goal for the will of the people; in the common concentration on this goal, all barriers dissolve, just as, when a boat is crossing a great stream, all hands must unite in a joint task.
But only a man who is himself free of all selfish ulterior considerations, and who perseveres in justice and steadfastness, is capable of so dissolving the hardness of egotism.
THE IMAGE
The wind drives over the water:
The image of DISPERSION.
Thus the kings of old sacrificed to the Lord
And built temples.
In the autumn and winter, water begins to freeze into ice. When the warm breezes of spring come, the rigidity is dissolved, and the elements that have been dispersed in ice floes are reunited. It is the same with the minds of the people. Through hardness and selfishness the heart grows rigid, and this rigidity leads to separation from all others. Egotism and cupidity isolate men. Therefore the hearts of men must be seized by a devout emotion. they must be shaken by a religious awe in face of eternity – stirred with an intuition of the One Creator of all living beings, and united through the strong feeling of fellowship experienced in the ritual of divine worship.
Nine at the top means:
He dissolves his blood.
Departing, keeping at a distance, going out,
Is without blame.
The idea of the dissolving of a man’s blood means the dispersion of that which might lead to bloodshed and wounds, i.e. avoidance of danger. but here the thought is not that a man avoids difficulties for himself alone, but rather that he rescues his kin – helps them to get away before danger comes, or to keep at a distance from an existing danger, or to find a way out of a danger that is already upon them. In this way he does what is right.