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On March 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Follow up on poetry?
and received a response of:
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.
The fourth line:
A tied sack:
neither blame nor praise.
A tied sack:
neither blame nor praise.
The sixth line:
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
Dragons fight in the wild:
their blood is dark and yellow.
50 Cauldron
The Statement of the second hexagram
Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.
Great fortune.
Continue.
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
Fire on top of wood:
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
