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On June 10, 2010 at 4:26 PM madmur1 asked:

wciei i focus intently on each phase of a carefully developed plan for atcitb?

and received a response of:

45 Collecting

The Statement of the first hexagram

The king draws near to the temple:
gain by seeing a great person.
Make an offering with purity,
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune.
Gain by having a place to go.

The changing lines

The second line:
Led by fortune. No fault.
Trust the gain of the summer sacrifice.

47 Distress

The Statement of the second hexagram

Distress. Continue.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.

The Image of the first hexagram

Lake above the earth.
Collecting. The noble one
collects the tools of war
to guard against
unforeseen danger.

The Image of the second hexagram

A lake without water:
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.