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On October 27, 2022 at 12:38 AM
show my worth for him?
and received a response of:
36 Smothered Light
The Statement of the first hexagram
Smothered light.
Gain is difficult: persist.
Gain is difficult: persist.
The changing lines
The third line:
Smothered light on a southern expedition.
Their great chief is captured.
One cannot be hasty to establish rule.
Smothered light on a southern expedition.
Their great chief is captured.
One cannot be hasty to establish rule.
The fourth line:
Enter at the left front, capturing
the heart of smothered light.
Going in and out of gates and halls.
Enter at the left front, capturing
the heart of smothered light.
Going in and out of gates and halls.
The fifth line:
The smothered light of Jizi:
gainful virtue.
The smothered light of Jizi:
gainful virtue.
17 Following
The Statement of the second hexagram
Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
The Image of the first hexagram
Brilliance
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder over the middle
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
