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On May 4, 2022 at 9:34 AM 

When you called me?

and received a response of:
old yang
old yang
yin
yin
old yang
old 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 first line:
By the saving strength of a horse.

Fortune.
The second line:
Spreading and going directly toward

his platform. Regrets vanish.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.

Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
The sixth line:
Spreading his blood.

Go far away. No fault.
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

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

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.