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On August 25, 2010 at 2:38 PM
madmur1 asked:
unavailable significance?
and received a response of:
1 Heaven
The Statement of the first hexagram
Heaven: maker, pervasive,
bountiful, and pure.
bountiful, and pure.
The changing lines
The first line:
A sunken dragon.
Do not act.
A sunken dragon.
Do not act.
The third line:
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
The fourth line:
Someone may leap from the depths.
Be without fault.
Someone may leap from the depths.
Be without fault.
59 Spreading
The Statement of the second hexagram
Spreading.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven moves with power:
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
