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On January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM
what is the first step i should take in meeting people?
and received a response of:
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.
Advance across the great river.
Before starting: three days.
After starting: three days.
The changing lines
The third line:
Manage father's poison.
The young have regrets.
No great fault.
Manage father's poison.
The young have regrets.
No great fault.
The fifth line:
Manage father's poison.
Make use of honor.
Manage father's poison.
Make use of honor.
59 Spreading
The Statement of the second hexagram
Spreading.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind below the mountain:
poison. The noble one
stirs the people
and nourishes virtue.
poison. The noble one
stirs the people
and nourishes virtue.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
