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On February 22, 2024 at 8:26 AM
The most common form?
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2 Earth
The Statement of the first hexagram
Earth: maker, everywhere.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
Gain from a mare's purity.
The noble one wanting to go far
is first confused, but later finds guidance.
Gain friends in the west and south,
Lose friends in the east and north.
Peace: this is a sign of fortune.
The changing lines
The second line:
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
Straight, square, great-
this leads to spontaneous
and undoubted gain.
The third line:
Hide your talents, but stay steadfast
if you would be of royal service.
Hide your talents, but stay steadfast
if you would be of royal service.
46 Rising
The Statement of the second hexagram
Rising. Great continuing.
Act now to see the great person.
Do not be distressed. Advance southward:
fortune.
Act now to see the great person.
Do not be distressed. Advance southward:
fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Ground as the power
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
of earth:
the noble one generously
supports all things.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wood growing in the
center of the land: rising.
The noble one is mild,
gradually raising what is
tiny into the tall and great.
center of the land: rising.
The noble one is mild,
gradually raising what is
tiny into the tall and great.
