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On March 2, 2011 at 7:31 PM
why did he lose so much weight?
and received a response of:
56 Traveler
The Statement of the first hexagram
Traveler. Slight progress.
Be steadfast in travel: fortune.
Be steadfast in travel: fortune.
The changing lines
The first line:
A traveler, low and weak-voiced:
thus he summons calamity.
A traveler, low and weak-voiced:
thus he summons calamity.
The third line:
A traveler sets fire to his lodging,
loses his servants. Firm harshness.
A traveler sets fire to his lodging,
loses his servants. Firm harshness.
The fourth line:
A traveler in a dwelling place
gets his wealth and ax.
My heart is unhappy.
A traveler in a dwelling place
gets his wealth and ax.
My heart is unhappy.
27 Nourishing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Nourishing. Pure fortune.
Watch the jaws
and what one seeks to fill one's mouth.
Watch the jaws
and what one seeks to fill one's mouth.
The Image of the first hexagram
Fire on the mountain:
traveler. The noble one is
clear-minded and cautious
in meting out punishment
and yet does not delay trial.
traveler. The noble one is
clear-minded and cautious
in meting out punishment
and yet does not delay trial.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder below the mountain: nourishing.
The noble one is
careful in speech
and temperate
while eating and drinking.
The noble one is
careful in speech
and temperate
while eating and drinking.
