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On April 6, 2010 at 3:22 PM  madmur1 asked:

wciei i remain committed to finding an alternate way to my desire?

and received a response of:
yang
old yang
old yin
yin
yang
yin
 

59 Spreading

The Statement of the first hexagram

Spreading.

The king draws near to the temple.

Advance across the great river.

Gainful purity.

The changing lines

The fourth line:
Spreading his flock. Great fortune.

Expanding and there are mounds.

No common person can understand this.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.

Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
yang
yin
yang
yin
yang
yin
 

64 Not Yet Across

The Statement of the second hexagram

Not yet across. Continue.

The young fox, nearly across,

soaks its tail.

No place is gainful.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.