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On September 25, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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and received a response of:
54 Marrying Sister
The Statement of the first hexagram
Advance: misfortune.
No place will bring gain.
No place will bring gain.
The changing lines
The first line:
A younger sister marries as a secondary wife.
The lame can tread. Going is favorable.
A younger sister marries as a secondary wife.
The lame can tread. Going is favorable.
The second line:
Blind in one eye: able to see.
Gain by a solitary person's firmness.
Blind in one eye: able to see.
Gain by a solitary person's firmness.
The fourth line:
A younger sister marrying.
Overflowing expectations.
A late marriage has its season.
A younger sister marrying.
Overflowing expectations.
A late marriage has its season.
The fifth line:
Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage.
Her royal sleeves are not as fine
as the secondary wives'. The moon: nearly full.
Fortune.
Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage.
Her royal sleeves are not as fine
as the secondary wives'. The moon: nearly full.
Fortune.
8 Joining
The Statement of the second hexagram
Joining brings fortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder over lake:
marrying sister.
The noble one pursues
far-reaching goals
while keeping aware
of possible ruin.
marrying sister.
The noble one pursues
far-reaching goals
while keeping aware
of possible ruin.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water pooled
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
