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On January 12, 2011 at 7:51 PM
what effect has my cutting them off for good had?
and received a response of:
37 Family
The Statement of the first hexagram
A family benefits
from the women's purity.
from the women's purity.
The changing lines
The first line:
A family within its own walls.
Regrets vanish.
A family within its own walls.
Regrets vanish.
The third line:
The family scolds. Remorse from severity
is gainful. Women and children
laughing too much leads to loss.
The family scolds. Remorse from severity
is gainful. Women and children
laughing too much leads to loss.
The sixth line:
Be confident and dignified.
In the end, for_tune.
Be confident and dignified.
In the end, for_tune.
8 Joining
The Statement of the second hexagram
Joining brings fortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind emerges from fire:
family.
The noble one has
substance in speech and
constancy in action.
family.
The noble one has
substance in speech and
constancy in action.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water pooled
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
