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On June 3, 2009 at 10:02 PM  Karin asked:

How can I do a better job studying the I Ching?

and received a response of:
yang
old yang
yin
yin
yin
yang
 

42 Increase

The Statement of the first hexagram

Increase. Gain by having a place to go.

Advance across the great river.

The changing lines

The fifth line:
Have confidence in a kind heart.

Unquestioned great fortune.

Have trust in the kindness of my conduct.
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yin
yin
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27 Nourishing

The Statement of the second hexagram

Nourishing. Pure fortune.

Watch the jaws

and what one seeks to fill one's mouth.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder below the mountain: nourishing.
The noble one is
careful in speech
and temperate
while eating and drinking.