巽之祟
柯鹤立
摘要：在中国古代的占卜中，生育或社会繁殖是其中重要的内容。新近面世的清华大学藏战国竹简第四册《筮法》篇，为了解古老的生育习俗提供了新的材料。在战国晚期与汉代对八卦的一些解说中，“巽”卦可以代指家庭中“长女”的角色，《筮法》则暗示了其与分娩有特定的关系。
The Evil Spirit of the Trigram “Xun”
Constance A. Cook
Birth and fertility were critical topics for ancient Chinese diviners. This is also evident in the newly discovered trigram divination text called the Shifa from Tsinghua University Warring States period bamboo manuscript collection (vol.4). The role of one trigram out of the eight, Xun, which seems to carry the role of “oldest sister” and is associated with the spring season, is particularly powerful with regards to birth and reproduction.
