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On November 17, 2022 at 2:57 PM 

show what we are?

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

14 Great Holdings

The Statement of the first hexagram

Great hold_ings:
supreme
every_where.

The changing lines

The fifth line:
His sincerity in meeting
leads to majesty and fortune.
The sixth line:
Divine help from heaven.
Fortune. Nothing but gain.
yin
yang
yang
yang
yang
yang
 

43 Decisiveness

The Statement of the second hexagram

Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.

Trust in the commands. Be stern.

There will be severity.

Announce to your own city.

There is no gain in going to war.

Gain by having a place to go.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Fire in heaven:
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.