『주역』에 있어서 점서(占筮)의 논리－괘(卦) 해석방법론을 중심으로－

Abstract

This paper aims to clarify the logic of the principle and method of interpreting the guà obtained by doing shé-shī(揲蓍). The fallacy of the preceding views on this may be attributed to the inability to grasp the meaning ‘guàcí(卦辭)’ and ‘yáocí(爻辭)’ and the relative meaning of the two. Therefore, this paper clarifies their meanings and then approaches its principle and method from the facts gained from them. As a result, this paper argues that the following procedures and methods should be followed in order to interpret the guà obtained by doing shé-shī. First, since the guàs obtained by doing shé-shī are combinations of shàng-guà(上卦) and xià-guà(下卦), the fortuneteller draws an image in relation to each other or in the whole of the guà. So from this, the fortuneteller deduces the situation[時] to come. Second, because yáo(爻) has its own position in the guà, the fortuneteller draws an image in relation to the yáo in that position and the other huàs[劃]. So from this, the fortuneteller deduces the circumstances[位] that will lie in the situation. Third, since there is a dynamic relationship between the circumstances and the situation, the fortuneteller finally predicts the future by considering how both conditions are satisfied. And the fortuneteller should decide on action guidelines by supplementing the short circumstances.