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On July 13, 2021 at 11:06 AM 

...about my retirement?

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

49 Reform

The Statement of the first hexagram

Reform: on one's own day,

confidence is won-

making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.

Regrets vanish.

The changing lines

The third line:
Going is unfortunate. Pure harshness.

Reform is declared three times

before there is confidence.
The fourth line:
Regrets vanish. Have confidence,

alter the commands. Fortune.
The fifth line:
The great person changes like a tiger.

No need to divine: there is trust.
yin
yin
yin
yin
yin
yang
 

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.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Fire in the middle of the
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
 
 

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.