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On October 4, 2020 at 1:11 PM 

what now?

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

50 Cauldron

The Statement of the first hexagram

Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.

The changing lines

The second line:
No fault.
A cauldron is full. My enemies are ill
and cannot approach me: fortune.
The fourth line:
A cauldron's feet break.
The duke's sacrificial food pours out.
His person is stained. Misfortune.
The fifth line:
A cauldron with yellow handles
and a golden carrier. Gainful virtue.
The sixth line:
A cauldron with a jade carrier.
Great fortune. Nothing but gain.
yin
yang
yin
yang
yin
yin
 

39 Hindered

The Statement of the second hexagram

Gain in the west and south.

No gain in the east and north.

Gain by seeing the great person.

Pure fortune.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Fire on top of wood:
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Water on top of the
mountain: hindered.
The noble one
turns inward
to cultivate virtue.