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On December 1, 2011 at 6:07 PM
what happened with the two of them?
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 first line:
By the saving strength of a horse.
Fortune.
By the saving strength of a horse.
Fortune.
The second line:
Spreading and going directly toward
his platform. Regrets vanish.
Spreading and going directly toward
his platform. Regrets vanish.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
The sixth line:
Spreading his blood.
Go far away. No fault.
Spreading his blood.
Go far away. No fault.
24 Returning
The Statement of the second hexagram
Returning. Continue.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
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
Thunder in the center of
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
