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On August 11, 2023 at 4:34 PM
My cauldron is overturned. Where is my concubine?
and received a response of:
49 Reform
The Statement of the first hexagram
Reform: on one's own day,
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
The changing lines
The third line:
Going is unfortunate. Pure harshness.
Reform is declared three times
before there is confidence.
Going is unfortunate. Pure harshness.
Reform is declared three times
before there is confidence.
The fifth line:
The great person changes like a tiger.
No need to divine: there is trust.
The great person changes like a tiger.
No need to divine: there is trust.
The sixth line:
The noble one changes like a panther.
The small person changes his expression.
Going is unfortunate,
staying is pure fortune.
The noble one changes like a panther.
The small person changes his expression.
Going is unfortunate,
staying is pure fortune.
21 Biting
The Statement of the second hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The Image of the first hexagram
Fire in the middle of the
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
