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On April 14, 2024 at 1:35 PM 

Omen of great,and lasting value, please.?

and received a response of:
yin
old yin
old yin
yin
old yin
yang
 

24 Returning

The Statement of the first hexagram

Returning. Continue.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.

The changing lines

The second line:
Resting, then returning:
fortunate.
The fourth line:
Returning alone
in the middle of the road.
The fifth line:
Honest returning:
no fault.
yin
yang
yang
yin
yang
yang
 

58 Exchange

The Statement of the second hexagram

Exchange: progress and steadfast gain.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder in the center of
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Joined lakes in exchange.
The noble one
investigates and explains
knowledge to friends.