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On January 23, 2023 at 6:12 PM 

what does he wanr with me?

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

17 Following

The Statement of the first hexagram

Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.

The changing lines

The second line:
Binding to the child
loses the man.
The third line:
Binding to the man
loses the child. Follow
and seeking will bring achievement.
Gain by dwelling stoutly.
The fourth line:
Follow and there will be capture-but this is a sign
of misfortune. Put your confidence in the Way
and you will understand.
Then, how can there be fault?
The fifth line:
Confidence in excellence.
Fortune.
The sixth line:
Adhering and binding
to make following hold fast.
The king makes offering
on West Mountain.
yang
yin
yin
yang
yang
yang
 

26 Great Restraint

The Statement of the second hexagram

Gain by being upright.
Not eating at home brings fortune.
Advance across the great river.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder over the middle
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Heaven in the center of a
mountain: great restraint.
The noble one
frequently studies
the words and prophesies
of the past, and thereby
nourishes virtue.