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On July 17, 2017 at 3:46 PM
why do the hexograms seem to contradict each other?
and received a response of:
19 Arrival
The Statement of the first hexagram
The arrival of the maker: everywhere,
giving and pure.
When the eighth moon comes,
there will be misfortune.
The changing lines
The third line:
Luscious arrival,
but no place brings gain.
Once grieving passes, there is no fault.
The fourth line:
Having arrived,
no fault.
The sixth line:
Sincere arrival.
Gain without fault.
14 Great Holdings
The Statement of the second hexagram
Great hold_ings:
supreme
every_where.
The Image of the first hexagram
Earth by the lake: arrival.
The noble one
is inexhaustible
in teaching,
and boundlessly protects
the people.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire in heaven:
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.