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On August 26, 2023 at 8:21 AM
Will f and I unite as lovers and companions for life?
and received a response of:
44 Copulating
The Statement of the first hexagram
Copulating: the woman is powerful.
Do not marry such a woman.
Do not marry such a woman.
The changing lines
The first line:
Checked by a metal brake: pure fortune.
There's a place to go, but misfortune
will be seen. A weak pig will surely falter.
Checked by a metal brake: pure fortune.
There's a place to go, but misfortune
will be seen. A weak pig will surely falter.
The fourth line:
The wrapping has no fish:
the start of misfortune.
The wrapping has no fish:
the start of misfortune.
The fifth line:
Like a gourd surrounded by willows,
and held in place,
there comes a falling from heaven.
Like a gourd surrounded by willows,
and held in place,
there comes a falling from heaven.
The sixth line:
Copulating with a horn. Remorse.
No fault.
Copulating with a horn. Remorse.
No fault.
11 Prospering
The Statement of the second hexagram
Prospering: the vile goes,
the great comes.
Fortune. Continue.
the great comes.
Fortune. Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind under heaven:
copulating.
The sovereign
issues commands
to the four quarters.
copulating.
The sovereign
issues commands
to the four quarters.
The Image of the second hexagram
Heaven and earth combine:
prospering.
The empress uses wealth
to fulfill the way
of heaven and earth.
She supports the order
of heaven and earth for
people on all sides.
prospering.
The empress uses wealth
to fulfill the way
of heaven and earth.
She supports the order
of heaven and earth for
people on all sides.
