Read a record of the questions asked of I Ching, read the response, and read the comments of others
On January 9, 2011 at 3:55 PM
why was he looking embarrassed?
and received a response of:
42 Increase
The Statement of the first hexagram
Increase. Gain by having a place to go.
Advance across the great river.
Advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The second line:
Someone increases by ten groups of turtles
no one can defy. Everlasting firmness
and fortune. The king makes offerings to god.
Fortune.
Someone increases by ten groups of turtles
no one can defy. Everlasting firmness
and fortune. The king makes offerings to god.
Fortune.
The fourth line:
There is a middle path. Alert the duke
to follow. Gain by working for the sake
of moving the nation.
There is a middle path. Alert the duke
to follow. Gain by working for the sake
of moving the nation.
The fifth line:
Have confidence in a kind heart.
Unquestioned great fortune.
Have trust in the kindness of my conduct.
Have confidence in a kind heart.
Unquestioned great fortune.
Have trust in the kindness of my conduct.
38 Estrangement
The Statement of the second hexagram
Estrangement.
In small matters: fortune.
In small matters: fortune.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire above, lake below:
estrangement. The noble
one works with others,
but remains an individual.
estrangement. The noble
one works with others,
but remains an individual.
