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On March 11, 2011 at 11:35 PM
why is she afraid?
and received a response of:
59 Spreading
The Statement of the first hexagram
Spreading.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The changing lines
The third line:
Spreading his twisting body.
No regrets.
Spreading his twisting body.
No regrets.
The sixth line:
Spreading his blood.
Go far away. No fault.
Spreading his blood.
Go far away. No fault.
48 Well
The Statement of the second hexagram
Well. A city may change,
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
but the well does not.
It does not lose, it does not gain.
In spite of all who come and go from a well,
it remains a well.
But if the rope cannot reach,
or if the well's vase is upended:_
misfortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wood above water: well.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
The noble one encourages
the people and lends them
assistance.
