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On August 20, 2018 at 11:45 PM
oscirz?
and received a response of:
2 Earth
The Statement of the first hexagram
Earth: maker, everywhere.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
The changing lines
The first line:
Treading on frost-
solid ice will soon arrive.
Treading on frost-
solid ice will soon arrive.
The second line:
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
The sixth line:
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
41 Decrease
The Statement of the second hexagram
Decrease. Have confidence.
Great fortune. No fault
if one can be upright.
Gain by having a place to go.
How should one act?
Two square bamboo baskets
can be used in offering.
Great fortune. No fault
if one can be upright.
Gain by having a place to go.
How should one act?
Two square bamboo baskets
can be used in offering.
The Image of the first hexagram
Ground as the power
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
The Image of the second hexagram
Lake below mountain:
decrease. The noble one
halts his anger
and curbs his desires.
decrease. The noble one
halts his anger
and curbs his desires.
