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On August 2, 2021 at 9:29 AM
...it is time to retire?
and received a response of:
35 Advancing
The Statement of the first hexagram
Marquis Kang receives gifts
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
The changing lines
The first line:
Advancing halted.
Uprightness brings fortune, but no trust.
Be generous to be without fault.
Advancing halted.
Uprightness brings fortune, but no trust.
Be generous to be without fault.
The fifth line:
Regrets vanish. Loss and gain
are no longer concerns. Going forward
is fortunate: nothing but gain.
Regrets vanish. Loss and gain
are no longer concerns. Going forward
is fortunate: nothing but gain.
25 Innocence
The Statement of the second hexagram
Innocence: from the first, all must be
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Brightness emerges above
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder moves
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
