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On November 15, 2017 at 3:59 PM 

fir me?

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

36 Smothered Light

The Statement of the first hexagram

Smothered light.

Gain is difficult: persist.

The changing lines

The third line:
Smothered light on a southern expedition.

Their great chief is captured.

One cannot be hasty to establish rule.
The fifth line:
The smothered light of Jizi:

gainful virtue.
yin
yang
yin
yin
yin
yang
 

3 Sprouting

The Statement of the second hexagram

Sprouting begins everywhere,
abundant and pure.
No need to go far:
gain by naming allies.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Brilliance
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Clouds and thunder: sprouting. The noble one
considers the principles.