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On August 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM
My cauldron is overturned. Where is my concubine?
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 first line:
While penalties are useful to illuminate
the naive youth, take off the fetters-
to go too far leads to sorrow.
While penalties are useful to illuminate
the naive youth, take off the fetters-
to go too far leads to sorrow.
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 fifth line:
An innocent and naive youth:
fortunate.
An innocent and naive youth:
fortunate.
42 Increase
The Statement of the second hexagram
Increase. Gain by having a place to go.
Advance across the great river.
Advance across the great river.
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
Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.
