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On June 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM 

Omen of plan, please.?

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

18 Poison

The Statement of the first hexagram

Poison brings the great continuing.
Advance across the great river.
Before starting: three days.
After starting: three days.

The changing lines

The fourth line:
Ample is father's poison.
Going forward, one will see deprivation.
The fifth line:
Manage father's poison.
Make use of honor.
The sixth line:
Do not serve king or lords.
Your own affairs
are of higher importance.
yin
yang
yang
yang
yang
yin
 

28 Great Excess

The Statement of the second hexagram

The ridgepole sags.

Gain by having a place to go.

Continue.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind below the mountain:
poison. The noble one
stirs the people
and nourishes virtue.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.