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On August 5, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Should I continue to poison myself? I think so, but only at night.?
and received a response of:
64 Not Yet Across
The Statement of the first hexagram
Not yet across. Continue.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
The changing lines
The second line:
Pulls his wheels.
Pure fortune.
Pulls his wheels.
Pure fortune.
The third line:
Not yet across. Attacking: misfortune.
Gain by crossing the great river.
Not yet across. Attacking: misfortune.
Gain by crossing the great river.
The sixth line:
There is confidence in drinking wine.
No fault. Flooding one's head.
Have confidence in a vow.
There is confidence in drinking wine.
No fault. Flooding one's head.
Have confidence in a vow.
62 Small Crossing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Small crossing. Continue for gainful purity.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder above the
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
