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On July 21, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Reuben's wedding felt like a personal healing. Is that true?
and received a response of:
4 Youth
The Statement of the first hexagram
A youth must be steadfast.
I do not seek the naive youth.
The naive youth seeks me.
At the first divination, I explain,
but after three times, it is irritating.
Annoyed, I explain no further.
Nevertheless, a gainful omen.
I do not seek the naive youth.
The naive youth seeks me.
At the first divination, I explain,
but after three times, it is irritating.
Annoyed, I explain no further.
Nevertheless, a gainful omen.
The changing lines
The second line:
To have the joy of holding your own child,
take a wife. It will lead to fortune:
your children will lead the family.
To have the joy of holding your own child,
take a wife. It will lead to fortune:
your children will lead the family.
The fourth line:
A distressed and naive youth:
sorrow.
A distressed and naive youth:
sorrow.
35 Advancing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Marquis Kang receives gifts
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
The Image of the first hexagram
A spring gushes
below a mountain:
the naive youth.
The noble one nourishes virtue
with determination.
below a mountain:
the naive youth.
The noble one nourishes virtue
with determination.
The Image of the second hexagram
Brightness emerges above
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
